Sunday’s In Bed With….

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Welcome to our Sundays In Bed With… Meme! The meme that dares to ask what book has been in your bed this morning? Come share what book you’ve spent time curled up reading in bed, or which book you wish you had time to read today!

This is being hosted by two of the sweetest people I have the privilege of knowing in real life, Kate and Kim. Sadly we don’t talk like we use to because you know real life happens but there is not a day that goes by that I don’t think of them both. If you click on the banner it will take you right to the Midnight Book Girl blog.

Its another  holiday weekend here in Quebec (Canada Day) so not quite sure what is planned today but I am hoping that it will be a chill weekend probably indoors because we are in a special weather advisory warning which is a heat warning. Its going to be hot and humid the next few days which I am trying not to complain about because Newfoundland got snow again last week.

What are you doing today?

This past week I read:

Golden Hour: A Pippa Greene NovelGoing Into Town: A Love Letter To New YorkInvisible EmmiePositively Izzy

Let's Pretend We Never MetPlaying Her Secret CrushSmall Town Rumors

This week I am currently reading:

To All the Boys I've Loved Before (To A…Love, Hate And Other Filters

I am half way through To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before and the reason I am taking longer to read this is because its a library book and I hate going to bed with library books. Anyone else like that? So I am currently reading two books at once and wow that is really strange for me to do but I take my own books to bed.

If I finish those I am hoping to tackle these:

 

P.S. I Still Love YouAlways and Forever, Lara Jean

What are you reading?

SYNC Summer Audiobook 2018 week 10

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I just wanted to take a quick moment to remind you about SYNC is a free summer audiobook program for young adults but you can do this to.  From April 26th to July 25th, SYNC gives away two complete audiobook downloads a week –pairs of high interest titles, based on weekly themes. Sign up for email or text alerts and be first to know when new titles are available to download at www.audiobooksync.com.

I have always wanted to give audio books another chance and what better way then through SYNC Audio Books. These are actually both books I have never read so I am excited to give them a try.

The audiobooks this week are:

Published by L.A. Theatre Works

Infamously known as the cursed “Scottish play”, Macbeth is perhaps Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy. When General Macbeth is foretold by three witches that he will one day be King of Scotland, Lady Macbeth convinces him to get rid of anyone who could stand in his way—including committing regicide. As Macbeth ascends to the throne through bloody murder, he becomes a tyrant consumed by fear and paranoia. An L.A. Theatre Works full cast performance featuring: James Marsters as Macbeth Joanne Whalley as Lady Macbeth Josh Cooke as Banquo/Others JD Cullum as Macduff/Second Murderer Dan Donohue as Ross Jeannie Elias as Second Witch/Others Chuma Hunter-Gault as Lennox/Servant Jon Matthews as Malcolm Alan Shearman as Angus/Others André Sogliuzzo as Donalbain/Third Witch/Others Kate Steele as Lady Macduff/First Witch/Apparition Kristoffer Tabori as Duncan/Others Directed by Martin Jarvis. Recorded before a live audience at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood in May of 2011.

by Billy Coffey | Read by Gabe Wicks

Published by Thomas Nelson

With the “profound sense of Southern spirituality” he is known for (Publishers Weekly), Billy Coffey draws us into a town where good and evil—and myth and reality—intertwine in unexpected ways. Everyone in Crow Hollow knows of Alvaretta Graves, the old widow who lives in the mountain. Many call her a witch; others whisper she’s insane. Everyone agrees the vengeance Alvaretta swore at her husband’s death hovers over them all. That vengeance awakens when teenagers stumble upon Alvaretta’s cabin, incurring her curse. Now a sickness moves through the Hollow. Rumors swirl that Stu Graves has risen for revenge. And the people of Crow Hollow are left to confront not only the darkness that lives on the mountain, but the darkness that lives within themselves. “Coffey spins a wicked tale . . . [The Curse of Crow Hollow] blends folklore, superstition, and subconscious dread in the vein of Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Lottery.’” —Kirkus Reviews
Review/The Summer We Saved The Bees

Review/The Summer We Saved The Bees

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Review/The Summer We Saved The BeesThe Summer We Saved the Bees by Robin Stevenson
Published by Orca Book Publishers on September 1, 2015
Pages: 227
Goodreads

How do you plan for the future when your own parents don't believe you have one?
Wolf’s mother is obsessed with saving the world’s honeybees, so it’s not too surprising when she announces that she’s taking her Save the Bees show on the road—with the whole family. Wolf thinks it’s a terrible plan, and not just because he’ll have to wear a bee costume—in public. He likes his alternative school and hates the idea of missing weeks of classes. His teenage stepsister doesn’t want to leave her boyfriend, and one of his little half sisters has stopped talking altogether, but Wolf’s mom doesn’t seem to notice. She’s convinced that the world is doomed unless ordinary people take extraordinary action. It isn’t until the kids take some drastic action of their own that she is forced to listen when Wolf tells her that dragging the family around the province in a beat-up Ford panel van may not be the best idea she ever had.

I had the pleasure of meeting Robin Stevenson a couple of years ago at the wonderful independent bookstore in Pointe-Claire Village called, Livres Babar Books.  Robin’s enthusiasm for life can be experienced by those around her and this ability transmits to the books she writes.  “The Summer We Saved the Bees,” is no exception.

When Wolf chooses the fragile future of the bees as his school project, he had no idea how this would change his life and those of his siblings.  Wolf’s mother launches the family into a cross-country mission to spread the demise of the bees to everyone else in Canada.

Filled with real life challenges and disagreements, this story takes you on an emotional roll-a-coaster ride through the eyes of a tween.  Part family peace-maker and part rebel, the life experiences Wolf goes through is enhanced with examples from the dance of the bees.

I really felt for the main character in this story.  I felt Wolfe’s frustration as I read deeper into the story.  He wants to obey his mom’s wishes and please her, like a good son would, but he also wants to scream and shout at her for being completely irrational about this whole journey and ruining his life. This was a school project and now he’s leaving his best friend behind to drive across country in a cramped van with his family to spread the word of… bees!  And having to wear a bee costume on top of this!  At times I had to put the book down because I wanted to grab his mom and give her a shake.  How could she do this to her kids?  How could she be so self-absorbed that she has no clue wants going on within her own family, yet she wants to take on the demise of the bees? ARG!

Well, I guess you can see that this is a book full of angst.  I rooted for Wolf and cheered him on.  Thank goodness he had more patience than I ever would for my mom, if I found myself in the same situation.  In fact, Wolf was more of a parent than his mom ever would be.  It shows his strength of character.  This book captures very typical emotions and behavior experienced by anyone who was ever a tween.  With summer at our doorsteps and bees buzzing in the air, tweens everywhere should embark on an adventure with Wolf across Canada to save the bees.

 

Can't Wait Wednesday June 27th

Can’t Wait Wednesday June 27th

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Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted here, at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine.
If you’d like to join in, you can use the image above, the one below, or make your own. Please link back to Wishful Endings in your post and also add it to the linky widget posted each week so we all can come see what you’re excited about. If you’re continuing with the Waiting on Wednesday feature, feel free to link those up as well!
Check, Please!: # Hockey
Check Please Book 1 #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu is coming out September 2018

Helloooo, Internet Land. Bitty here!

Y’all . . . I might not be ready for this. I may be aformer junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and verytalentedamateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey teamis a whole new challenge. It’s nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking. And then, there is there is Jack-our very attractive but moody captain.

A collection of the first half of the megapopular webcomic series ofthe same name, Check, Please!: #Hockey is the first book of ahilarious and stirring two-volume coming-of-age story about hockey, bros, andtrying to find yourself during the best four years of your life.

Release Day Blitz/ Glass Vault

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I am so excited that QUINSEY WOLFE’S GLASS VAULT by Candace Robinson is available now and that I get to share the news!
 
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Candace Robinson, be sure to check
out all the details below.
 
This blitzalso includes a giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Candace Robinson and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
About The Book:
Title: QUINSEY WOLFE’S GLASS VAULT
Author: Candace Robinson
Pub. Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: The Parliament House
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 242
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, iBooks, TBD
Some see it… Some don’t…

People in the town of Deer Park, Texas are vanishing. There is a strange
museum, known as Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault, that appears overnight. Perrie
Madeline’s best friend and ex-boyfriend are among the missing. Perrie and her
friend August go on a pursuit for them in the mysterious museum. Could the
elusive Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault have anything to do with the
disappearances?

Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault is the start of a thrilling duology full of magic,
danger, and romance.
Book Trailer:

 

Excerpt:
Maisie takes Oak Street, which I have always found ironic. The street is lined on both
sides with tall trees, each one reaching toward the other as if longing for
their touch. For a town called Deer Park, I have seen more trees on a street
corner than actual deer. Not. One. Single. Deer.

Suddenly, Maisie slams on the brakes and my chest strikes hard against the seat belt.
Then I smash back into the seat just as hard. The only thing I can think is,
are my organs still intact? Seriously, they feel like they’re bleeding
profusely.

“What the hell?” August and I say at the exact same time. Maisie is staring across the
street to the left. 

“Look!” she exclaims.

Now I see what Maisie is pointing at. Across from us stands an enormous stone building,
unbelievably tall, and its walls are lined with huge rocks all along the base.
Among the rocks, it appears there are absolutely no windows of any kind. The
entrance has an archway that frames one of the tallest wooden doors I have ever
seen. It’s creepily unusual.

“Impossible,” I breathe.

“This has never been here before.” August appears flabbergasted.

He’s right. He’s beyond right. There’s no way this place was just magically built
overnight. Even if it were possible, it’s obviously old. It has to be over a
hundred years old.

“Maybe we never really noticed it before.” Maisie unbuckles herself and opens the car door, completely taken by the sight
of this building.

I throw my hands up hysterically and wave my hands around like a lunatic. “Never noticed
it before? This giant stone mansion?”

“Perrie has a point, Maisie.” August stares up at the building in shock.

Hesitantly, I step out of the car and August follows. We walk around to stand beside
Maisie, completely speechless as we continue our staring marathon at the place. It’s really an
unusual structure to be sitting in the middle of our town. One would think
something like this would have drawn major attention from the locals.

“We should investigate!” Maisie is moving before either of us can protest.

“Just a quick look,” I say, falling into step beside her, fingers itching with
curiosity. 

We walk to the door at a leisurely pace, as if we have all night to see what’s going on.
As we inch closer to the arched doorway, where overgrown grass meets a block of
cement, two things pop into my line of sight. First, there’s a plaque on the
door that reads:
Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault
It’s written in an elegant, yet outdated script.
Maisie tilts her head to the side, skeptical of the plaque. “Not sure what a glass vault is.”
I point at a sign to the right of the door. Moving closer to see what it says, I read it aloud:
The illustrious Quinsey Wolfe presents a wonder of the world, a true sight to behold in his infamous glass museum. A forewarning to onlookers and wonderers, beware of your imagination and curiosity. This is not for the faint of heart.
About Candace:

 

My name is Candace Robinson. I’m just your average hemiplegic migraine sufferer. My days are spent writing, book reviewing and traveling through books for my blog, Literary Dust. I live just outside of Houston, Texas, where it feels like the hottest place on Earth with the crazy weather. No, seriously, one day it’s 30 degrees and the next it’s 70 degrees! I live with my husband and awesome daughter!
 
You can also follow me on my review blog Literary Dust
 
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Instagram | Goodreads
 
 
Giveaway Details: All International

 

1 winner will receive an Amazon Gift
Card, International.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Release Day Blitz/ Glass Vault

Posted on by Cindy
I am so excited that QUINSEY WOLFE’S GLASS VAULT by Candace Robinson is available now and that I get to share the news!
 
If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Candace Robinson, be sure to check out all the details below.
 
This blitz also includes a giveaway for a $25 Amazon Gift Card courtesy of Candace Robinson and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.
About The Book:
Title: QUINSEY WOLFE’S GLASS VAULT
Author: Candace Robinson
Pub. Date: June 26, 2018
Publisher: The Parliament House
Formats: Paperback, eBook
Pages: 242
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, B&N, iBooks, TBD
Some see it… Some don’t…

People in the town of Deer Park, Texas are vanishing. There is a strange museum, known as Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault, that appears overnight. Perrie Madeline’s best friend and ex-boyfriend are among the missing. Perrie and her friend August go on a pursuit for them in the mysterious museum. Could the
elusive Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault have anything to do with the disappearances?

Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault is the start of a thrilling duology full of magic, danger, and romance.
 
Book Trailer:

Excerpt:
Maisie takes Oak Street, which I have always found ironic. The street is lined on both
sides with tall trees, each one reaching toward the other as if longing for
their touch. For a town called Deer Park, I have seen more trees on a street
corner than actual deer. Not. One. Single. Deer.


Suddenly, Maisie slams on the brakes and my chest strikes hard against the seat belt.
Then I smash back into the seat just as hard. The only thing I can think is,
are my organs still intact? Seriously, they feel like they’re bleeding
profusely.
“What the hell?” August and I say at the exact same time. Maisie is staring across the
street to the left.
“Look!” she exclaims.
Now I see what Maisie is pointing at. Across from us stands an enormous stone building,
unbelievably tall, and its walls are lined with huge rocks all along the base.
Among the rocks, it appears there are absolutely no windows of any kind. The
entrance has an archway that frames one of the tallest wooden doors I have ever
seen. It’s creepily unusual.
“Impossible,” I breathe.
“This has never been here before.” August appears flabbergasted.
He’s right. He’s beyond right. There’s no way this place was just magically built
overnight. Even if it were possible, it’s obviously old. It has to be over a
hundred years old.
 “Maybe we never really noticed it before.” Maisie unbuckles herself and opens the car door, completely taken by the sight of this building.
I throw my hands up hysterically and wave my hands around like a lunatic. “Never noticed
it before? This giant stone mansion?”
“Perrie has a point, Maisie.” August stares up at the building in shock.
Hesitantly, I step out of the car and August follows. We walk around to stand beside
Maisie,  completely speechless as we continue our staring marathon at the place. It’s really an
unusual structure to be sitting in the middle of our town. One would think
something like this would have drawn major attention from the locals.
“We should investigate!” Maisie is moving before either of us can protest.
“Just a quick look,” I say, falling into step beside her, fingers itching with curiosity.
We walk to the door at a leisurely pace, as if we have all night to see what’s going on.
As we inch closer to the arched doorway, where overgrown grass meets a block of
cement, two things pop into my line of sight. First, there’s a plaque on the
door that reads:
Quinsey Wolfe’s Glass Vault
It’s written in an elegant, yet outdated script.
Maisie tilts her head to the side, skeptical of the plaque. “Not sure what a glass
vault is.”
I point at a sign to the right of the door. Moving closer to see what it says, I read it
aloud:
The illustrious Quinsey Wolfe presents a wonder of the world, a true
sight to behold in his infamous glass museum. A forewarning to onlookers and
wonderers, beware of your imagination and curiosity. This is not for the faint
of heart.
About Candace:

 

My name is Candace Robinson. I’m just your average
hemiplegic migraine sufferer. My days are spent writing, book reviewing and
traveling through books for my blog, Literary Dust. I live just outside of
Houston, Texas, where it feels like the hottest place on Earth with the crazy
weather. No, seriously, one day it’s 30 degrees and the next it’s 70 degrees! I
live with my husband and awesome daughter!
 
You can also
follow me on my review blog Literary Dust
 
Website | Twitter | Facebook | Tumblr | Instagram | Goodreads
 
 
Giveaway Details: All International

 

1 winner will receive an Amazon Gift
Card, International.

a Rafflecopter giveaway