Monday, June 27, 2016

My Lady Jane Review

My Lady Jane

Synopsis  ( goodreads)-

The comical, fantastical, romantical, (not) entirely true story of Lady Jane Grey. In My Lady Jane, coauthors Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows have created a one-of-a-kind fantasy in the tradition of The Princess Bride, featuring a reluctant king, an even more reluctant queen, a noble steed, and only a passing resemblance to actual history—because sometimes history needs a little help.
At sixteen, Lady Jane Grey is about to be married off to a stranger and caught up in a conspiracy to rob her cousin, King Edward, of his throne. But those trifling problems aren’t for Jane to worry about. Jane gets to be Queen of England.
Like that could go wrong.
    My review: 
 Truth . I guess I had no idea what this book was about . I thought I had an idea but when I showed up to the signing and heard the authors talking about it I realized it was totally different than I thought it was. 
But. It wasn't a bad thing. At all , it was probably better that way , because I had no idea what the book was really about so when I opened it up my head was ready for anything new. 
Love. I loved this book. It was refreshing , humorous , and magical . I throughly enjoyed it . However it was different and the characters were very unique . My Lady Jane has three different perspectives making the book different , interesting and complex . It flowed wonderfully , you would never be able to tell three authors wrote it . Saying that I finished it in four days and it was 500 pages. 
Get ready.  Get ready for a man that is a horse ... But that's all I'm going to give to you. 
Go get the book and read it !!! 
About the authors :
Here are all three of the lovely authors and me . I had the chance to meet them at there tour stop in Salt Lake City for the release of My Lady Jane. 



Far left Jodi Meadows - 
Jodi Meadows is the author of the Incarnate series and The Orphan Queen. She lives and writes in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, with her husband, a cat, and an alarming number of ferrets. She is a confessed book addict and has wanted to be a writer ever since she decided against becoming an astronaut.
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Middle Cynthia Hand- 
  Cynthia Hand is the New York Times bestselling author of the Unearthly trilogy. A native of southeastern Idaho, she has graduate degrees in creative writing from Boise State University and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. For the past seven years she has taught writing at Pepperdine University in Southern California. She and her family have recently moved back to Idaho, where they are enjoying the fresh air.
Good reads link - 
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3290920.Cynthia_Hand?from_search=true
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Far right ( in the chair) Brodi Ashton -
Brodi Ashton is also the author of Everneath and Everbound, both of which were named VOYA Perfect 10s. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Utah and a master's degree in international relations from the London School of Economics. Brodi lives in Utah with her family.

Sunday, June 12, 2016

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart Review

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart 
Review: 
 Review:
I do not know where to start with this review. Gosh dang, this book will blow your mind and your heart. 

It took me two tries to get into this book. We Were Liars is written in a poem like form, It is interesting and different. I started it on a plane and never finished it , so I started it again on another plane ride. I finished it , as I closed it and put it down I was in shock.

We Were Liars is a 5/5 Ice Cream cone read (stars) 

Beautifully written, memorable characters, amazing setting for the book. Pick it up and see why the book has such an amazing plot twist. 






Synopsis: 
A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

AUTHOR: 


E. Lockhart is the author of We Were Liars, The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, The Boyfriend List and several other novels. 

website: www.emilylockhart.com
Liars site: www.wewereliars.com
blog: www.theboyfriendlist.com
Twitter: elockhart