13 Bites By Strange Authors

13 Bites [Kindle Edition]

Lynne Cantwell (Author), Alesha Cary (Author),Jaime - Raechel Faulkner (Author), Daniel Fogg(Author), Shawn Inmon (Author), Joseph Picard(Author), Carla Sarett (Author), Terry Schott(Author), Catherine L. Vickers (Author), Alan Seeger(Editor)

 In 13 Bites there is a collection of 13 short stories by 10 different authors. For me they weren’t really frightening but they were interesting. Some were better than others, as it is in most collections of short stories. I liked a couple more than the others, one of those was Charlatan by Terry Schot. Jake has his future read by a physic for the next six years and finds out somethings are better off left unknown. In Nikolas’s Heart by Joseph Picard, Nikolas learns that things are not always what they seem and when you chose hate and revenge you often end up paying a high price. Baker’s Dozen by Jamie and Raechel Faulkner is delightfully dark and humorous tale

I recommend 13 Bites for the those with a dark sense of humor.

Jane Yellowrock Egg Hunt

Jane Yellowrock fans are aware that author Faith Hunter has quite the collection of books releasing within a 1-month timeframe – from the KICKING IT anthology, to the Jane Yellowrock World Companion, to the Cat O’Nine Tales audiobook (short story collection with a *new* story!), to the next Jane Yellowrock installment, BLACK ARTS!

So, to share in the wealth of Jane, we’re hosting an Easter Egg Hunt from December 2nd to December 23rd! Come and play!

http://www.ltpromos.com/2013/12/02/easter-egg-hunt/

Admirer's Secret By Pamela Crane

Admirer's Secret By Pamela Crane

Here is the blurb:
It started with a glance. And ended with a nightmare. 

Small-town girl Haley Montgomery meets two men who will change her life forever—the handsome Marc Vincetti, whom she falls head over heels for, and big-time Hollywood producer Allen Michaels, who has the power to turn her screenplay into a movie and hand her a ticket to a better future. 

It seems as though life couldn't get any better—until things take a decidedly dark turn when Haley spots Marc with his former high school sweetheart and Allen develops a consuming obsession with her… a fixation fueled by his disturbing past. 

As Haley faces a choice between love and fame, Marc becomes the target of a homicidal stalker and Haley's life is thrown into a tailspin. Suddenly everything she thought she knew about Marc and Allen is completely wrong—and Haley's life will never be the same again…

And here is my review: 
Where do I begin without giving anything away in my review. If you have read any of  my reviews you know that I like to tell as much as I can with only giving away small spoilers, if any. It takes a lot for me to even give three stars to a book. Yes I know I am a bit of a b...um well you get the picture. In Admirer’s Secret I don’t want to give anything away. Nada. Nothing Zilch. Why you may ask? I want you to have the same experience I had while reading it. If I had read any spoilers before engaging in this book it would have taken away from the emotional roller coaster ride that was Haley Montgomery.I would be thinking I had figured out something and then BAM! I was knocked for a loop. Everything I thought I knew was totally wrong. This book was well written and did in fact keep me invested in Haley till the last page. Then long after I was done I wanted to know what Haley was doing, where she was and so on. Ms. Crane’s writing flows on the page. There was a couple typos but nothing that took away from the story at all.

Nights Undone By K.S. Broooks

I didn’t read the previous book maybe if I had I would have had more of connection to Kathrin and Aleksey.. To me at first she seemed  narcissistic. Then it was as if she was the only one giving or willing to compromise everything for Aleksey’s benefit. He didn’t put in consideration that all that Kathrin knew was how to be a spy and adjusting to civilian was very difficult for her. She couldn’t just flip switch to turn it off, though that is what it felt like that Aleksey wanted. I didn’t find him give up or even try to meet half way with anything.
  To me the story line was predictable. There wasn’t a lot of action. Though the action that was there was really good. The writing was good with very few errors. 
To me the book was okay. Also you may want to take in consideration if you're reading this review to determine if you would like to read Night Undone that I am not a real big fan of romance. With that being said I didn’t put the book until I finished. 
*I was given this book in exchange for an honest review*

Proxy By Daniel Moore Book Review

Proxy By Daniel Moore

   The story had potential but it has an underdeveloped plot. I felt like I was missing a big part of the book.  Maybe if Mr. Moore could write a novella that predates this book would help me understand more about what was going on.
   Something happened to our protagonist in her past and it damaged her psyche. She apparently hadn't left her apartment in several months.She was running out of money and was offered a job by someone she should have known better to deal with at all. A simple data retrieval job turns into way more than she expected. Now she is trying to get the data, dodge cops and the Russian mob. While trying not to slip over the edge of oblivion
  You see what I mean, this could be a really good book. I had trouble understanding some of the things going on in the book because there wasn't enough information to explain what was going on or why it was happening. 
 Do I regret reading this book? Absolutely not. If Mr. Moore wrote another book in this world I would buy it. 
 I was given this book for an honest review.

Life of Recovery By Samantha Jacobey Book Review

If you are looking for a damsel in distress or a cutest helpless female in need of saving  then this is not the book for you at all. If you are looking for heroine that is flawed,honest and can take care of herself then look no farther. Slight spoilers in my review
  The book starts out with Tori Farrell in the aftermath of her escape from a crime cartel with unimaginable power and reach. Tori was raised and trained by a group mercenary bikers called the Dragons from a very early age. She has suffered more horrendous torture at the hands of her “family” than any one person should ever have to endure.She had to either learn to survive or die a very painful death.She chose to live.
 Then we have Eli,the FBI agent in charge of her case. Eli is enamored with Tori from almost the beginning. Which causes him some conflicting emotions later in the story. Eli is a good guy and Tori is not. She can’t be from what she lived through and the things she had to do. Tori is smart and resourceful but she is not good with emotions other than anger. She has never had anyone to be nice to her much less care for her the way Eli does.This makes her doubt Eli’s actions. At the end of the book we are left with a lot of unanswered questions that as Ms. Jacobey told us would be answered in following books. I am eagerly waiting on the next one.
 The transition from dialogue to action scenes was smoothly done. It was very easy to read Ms. Jacobey writing.The words seemed to flow off the page. I had no trouble picturing Tori’s world.
  Now with all of that being said I did have a couple issues with the book that I didn't like. When Tori was telling what she went through with  the Dragons she also told things that other people were feeling or thinking. How did Tori know what they were thinking or feeling? Its not even a real big deal just a irksome thing to me. There is some other small things but I don’t want to give away any more spoilers that I already have.

Fighting Demons

I would like to take a moment and apologize for not being here the last few days. For those that don't know a little over a year ago my kidney decided that wanted to go on vacation without letting me know in advance. At the same time a couple blood clots thought it would be a good time to drop by my lungs for an unannounced visit. So, in retaliation to the total lack of manners the rest of my body decided it would just stop working...End result was some messed up crap. When I finally left CCU and went to the main floor of the hospital I couldn't do anything for myself. I couldn't walk or even feed myself. Which totally vexed me. With the help of a really awesome support team I have improved more than the doctors said I would already. I am not walking yet but its in my future. Along with all of this I have manic depression,social anxieties,diabetes and Agoraphobia. Since the "episode” I  have memory lapses, attention problems as well as a stutter when I become excited or frustrated.
  I am not sharing none of this for sympathy or pity. I really don't like pity. Please don't feel sorry for me because I honestly feel that I have become a stronger person. With all of that being said, my depression sometimes gets the best of me. Sometimes I feel like I have been swallowed by darkness. Its hard to not let myself succumb to it. I  have to fight just to get up and paste on a smile for the world, at least my little corner of it.I have always had to fight this battle for as long as I can remember.For the past two weeks I have been really struggling with my demons.When I have thoughts that I everyone would be better off without all the  burdens that goes along with me right now it takes all I have to remind myself that is not me talking. Its the darkness the resides in my mind that is slipping out of its cage.
  That is why I have not been here much the last couple of weeks. If you could just bare with me I will make it through this “spell”.

Mind Crack and Squirrels

I have been sitting here staring at a blank screen for the past half hour. I have plenty of things going through my mind but then when I got to write something I go completely blank. Then when I take my fingers off the keyboard BAM its like there is a mouse on crack running around in my head. Its like I am thinking about a hundred different things at the same time. I will be thinking about something, for instant that I need to clean off my stand and where I need to put things and then I am thinking about why a squirrel’s tail is so fluffy. Then I will have to go google and search about squirrels. Now I know more than I should about squirrels. Since I am not going to be able to do anything productive I will leave you all with a picture of a squirrel.

Blue Monday By Nicci French Book Review

Here is my short review for Blue Monday By Nicci French. I was looking forward to reading this book from the moment I read the blurb. I don't know if I feel let down or not. I think sometimes my expectations may be a little too high.

  Frieda Klein is a psychotherapist and insomniac that walks the streets at night.( A lot, about half the book or at least it seemed to )She is reserved from those around her,even her niece. She gets drawn into helping the police looking for a kidnapper because her patient has dreams/fantasies of boy that looks just like the kidnapped boy. Even though by doing so would be a breach of her contract with her patient. The story weaves together all the lives that are touched by the crime, the kidnapped boy, his family,the patient, the detective, Frieda's colleagues, her niece , a prior victim from 22 years ago , her family and of course Frieda herself.
  Frieda is a flawed protagonist, which I do like. She does seem a bit cold to the ones around her.We don't really find out in this book why she keeps herself blocked off from everyone in her life. Maybe in Tuesday's Gone will find out more about Frieda.
  It was fairly easy to figure out who was behind the crime(s). There was a lot of scenes of Frieda walking and inner dialogue. That would have been okay except it was basically the same thing over and over again. A bit repetitive.
With all that being said it was an okay book and I will be reading the next book in the series.

                                                             The Frieda Klein Series By Nicci French

                                                            1.Blue Monday 
                                                            2. Tuesday's Gone
                                                            3.Waiting for Wednesday
                                                            4.Thursday Children (releases in 2014)
                                                                     

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Sorry everyone some of my posts are missing. I will try to get it fixed soon

Win a $25 Amazon Card

As many of you know (fine I pretend that I have tons of followers don't judge me) I currently have a group on Facebook with my sister,Holly. I am running a contest and the winner will get a $25 Amazon card.

✿*ﾟ’ﾟ･✿ Contest Time!! Since the last one went well I thought we would do the same this time. All you have to do is post on this thread. The person that has the most posts wins. The Winner will receive a $25 dollar gift card to Amazon. The Rules, yes I hate rules too, You can't post back to back unless its been twelve hours since your last post. I can't win but I will be posting. You can talk about whatever you want to talk about. You can talk about whatever is going on in your life,tv,movies or books. Starting today October 13,2013 and not ending till November 30, 2013.Martha Atkins won last time, will she regain her place at the top or will she be bumped off? Well what are you waiting for GET TO POSTING!✿*ﾟ’ﾟ･✿
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TwoSistersBookClubs/

Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts--Book Review

Devil May Ride by Wendy Roberts is the second book in the Ghost Dusters Series.
                       Contains Small Spoilers

Sadie Novak can see and talk to the dead. Sadie runs Scene 2 Clean,a crime scene clean up company. She has Zack, an ex-cop,who she slept with in the last book. This book takes up a year after the first one. Zack has kept his distance from Sadie and she is confused. Then she hires Jackie who is younger and you know what is gonna happen with that..Sadie deals with meth dealing crazed bikers who thinks she stole 100 grand from them,devil worshipers and all her normal stuff she has to deal with on a daily basis. She is also dealing with pressure from her mother to help with Dawn, her sister, baby shower.She meets a ghost/spirit that causes her harm,more than the icky feeling she normal feels when she comes in contact with them.<br> Sadie finds out more about what caused her brother to commit suicide and how she ended up being able to see the dead after his death. For some reason I wasn't able to connect with Sadie this time around. Sadie seemed to do the same mistakes over and over again. She also seemed somewhat  distant to me. She worried too much about how she was perceived that it did make her seem cold. At least that is how I felt but I will read the next book.

Wrong Ways Down By Stacia Kane-Review

I am a little bias because I LOVE Terrible. I really loved this book. The book takes place between Unholy Ghosts and Unholy Magic and its in Terrible's POV. We get to see Terrible's relationship with Bump a little more clearer. We get to see when he realized he was in love with Chess. We get to learn more about his past.I don't want to give too much away. I highly recommend this book. If you are a Downside fan you HAVE to read this book.

Zombie Chickens,Magical Desserts,,Witches and Sexy Werebears..

I see I caught your attention. How could I not? If you like any or all of the above in your books then I got a couple series for you! See how good I am to you?


All you have to do is start with  How (Not) to Kiss a Toad (Cindy Eller #1) by Elizabeth A Reeves? You can get it over on Amazon for 99¢.  I have been lucky to be a beta reader for Ms. Reeves twice now,once for each series.  The Cindy Eller series to me is a light paranormal romance mystery series. Cindy is a baker and she also has magic which she puts into her desserts. The series starts out with every guy she kisses turns into a toad! The newest book will be coming out soon.
 Elizabeth A Reeves has another series that has Cindy Eller's sister Goldie as the heroine. The first book well a novella really that introduces us to Goldie is free on Amazon. Its more of a short story than a novella. After I read it I was hooked. I mean who could not want to read about a Zombie Chicken named Fred? I will give you the link to get it free. Also I have a sneak peek at the cover for the next book in the Cindy series.
Get your Kindle copy of Baehrly Breathing By Elizabeth A Reeves

The Cindy Eller Series 

 How (Not) to Play with Magic (Prequel)

How (Not) to Kiss a Today

How(Not) to Kiss a Prince

How (Not) to Kiss a Beast

How (Not) to Kiss a Ghost

      Goldie Locke Series

Baehrly Beginning

Baehrly Breathing 

Baehrly Bitten 

My Eccentric Family

I have a very eccentric family. We are not dysfunctional,at least I don't consider us to be broken. The definition of dysfunctional is not operating normally or properly. I don't think that describes us. We work well together for the most part. I have had guests come over and they later described us as crazy and in the gripes of insanity. Who says "in the gripes of insanity"? That we were loud,argumentative,destructive,odd,impulsive and rowdy. Some even said dangerous and would not allowed their children to come back. I have even heard rumors that I held secret sex orgies. Really people? Come on if I was having orgies they defiantly would not be secret.There would photographs and video.
  Some of those descriptions are correct. Yes we are loud. Yes we are rowdy. Its not that we are argumentative we have heated discussion,often ending  in a agreement to disagree. Destructive. Yeah I guess that is an apt description. We have been known to demolish things just to see how they work. Impulsive. That one is about half way correct. Some of us are impulsive, others make lists and plan things out for days before we even begin to do tasks. I am one of the list makers. I even make a list for my lists.
   We all have different personalities. Right now there is ten of us living here. Yes ten. No I do not have eight children. Two was enough for me. I have told you all before who lives here. You can go check out this blog post for a refresher. I know I am awesome. You're welcome.
Back to the personality rainbow. We have shy, avoids confrontation and  is reserved. We have outspoken,loud and a stick in the mud. We have an egomaniac, narcissist and fearless. We have one that is a young adult trying to find her way. Three young ones including a young teen and one that in a couple months will be a teenager. Some of us are creative, artistic and imaginative. A couple of us are geniuses. Then you have me. :-) I know that is a lot of different personalities that are smashed together in one house. Somehow we all work together.

Book Review: Kiss Assitude By Trish Jackson

I won Kick Assitude over on Goodreads. When I got then book I didn't realize that it was a second book in a (hopefully) series. Even though I hadn't read the first book this one filled me in without it being an information dump for someone that had read the first one.Here is the blurb about the book:
Small town redneck P.I. Twila Taunton is hell-bent on solving her mother's murder. Accompanied by her canine companion, she follows the trail of a cold murder case and discovers a secret code on the skeletal remains--Cyder Hill 1952. Sexy cowboy Tanner Ferrano makes a concerted effort to seduce her and drive a wedge into her relationship with long distance boyfriend, hunky Harland O'Connor. When hard-drinking, weed-smoking Great Aunt Essie cracks the code, they head to a haunted mansion in the dead of night, mindful of the man-eating wild boars that patrol the grounds... Twila is not certain whether she'll succumb to Tanner's advances or end up rolling in the hay with Harland. She does know one thing, though. It's gonna be wild and passionate.

I liked most of the book. Once I started I had to finish.I was unsure of who the murders were until the end. I also liked how Ms.Jackson didn't make Twila out to be a "Saint" in her love life nor did she make a umm what is the word I am looking for..I will go with promiscuous.

Twila is what you see is what get type of woman. She is stubborn,loyal,strong and smart. She gets in a little overhead and knows when she needs to call for backup. If you like a want a book with a good southern girl,beer drinking weed smoking Harley riding Aunt,an adorable pup named Scratch and a mystery to solve well your search is over.

Keeper's Watch By Cynthia Robert

I won Keeper's Watch here on Goodreads. I entered the contest because the blurb sounded interesting but I wasn't too sure if I would like it.I don't normally read many books where romance is a major part of the book as it is in Keeper's Watch. I finished reading it this morning. It turns out that I did like it and will be buy the next book in December. 
Detective Beth Hunter has worked for the Alta police department for several years so when she woke up to the sound of someone breaking into her home she thought she was prepared to face the intruder. When she discovered the would be burglar was FBI agent Jeremy Steele and when he told her that he was there looking for an artifact that her recently deceased Archaeologist had found. Beth has no clue what Jeremy is talking about and sends him on his way. Then Beth finds a riddle her father left and the adventure begins. At first she refuses Jeremy help but when it becomes obvious to her that she isn't going to be able to get rid of him so they team up to find the artifact her father hid.
There is romance,mystery,action,adventure,volcano,mountain climbing,car chases,mysterious bad guys,sci-fi scavenger hunt and when they find what they are searching for it is so much more than Beth had expected.
Ms. Roberts writing flows well and is smooth. Her descriptive details is excellent. 

However there is a couple things that bothered in a couple of the scenes Beth went from the strong,independent woman to cowering behind Jeremy. Another thing and its just one of my issues. Beth is described throughout the book as a redhead then near the end of the book someone compared her to having wheat colored hair. 

Keeper's Watch was a good book. I recommend it.

Common Sense and Facebook don't mesh

I just don't understand why people don't understand that when they put things on Facebook or other Social Media sites that everyone will see and read it. Even if you have your privacy settings for "only friends" or "only family" because someone in the group will tell, share or re-post your post. I don't get why they complain that their boss,neighbor,classmate and associate end whatever relationship they have with them. There is a reason its called Social Media. Really people if you call your boss names or post yourself getting hammered with no clothes on or making out with your neighbors boy/girlfriend what did you think would happen? That they would give critic on your making out skills? Give you a raise or promotion? Get upset because parents complain to your boss that they don't want someone that does drugs while humping someones leg half dressed? You're surprised? Really? I think that a lot of people lack common sense. They may be intelligent people and have this or that degree but when it comes to common sense, they do not have any at all.
    I was trolling around and I seen this post that when I read it I thought it was a teenager. So I checked the profile and it was 38 year old woman. Is it a side effect of using Facebook that you revert back to puberty? I have to admit I like to play a couple of those games on Facebook. I joined a group that was for that game. Mainly for finding "neighbors" and help for the game. I was on there today and good grief they were cursing each other because someone apparently did something on their land when they were visited. The way they were going on you would think that someone had stole their husband, drained their bank account, sent compromising pictures to their boss and burnt their house down. I quickly left that group. Oh well I better go and check in on Facebook ....
 Take care of yourself and Smile for me.. Jenster Out!

I feel horrid

I have felt bad all week. I don't like to whine or complain cause I don't like to read post after post from someone who does nothing but complain so I try not to myself. So this is gonna be a whine post. You have been warned so if it bothers you skip this post. 
It started out just feeling down. Then it turned to just feeling tired and yucky. It all started Sunday evening. Now its Thursday and I feel horrid. My head is hurting so bad. My stomach is queasy. I don't feel like even playing my games on here. I don't even wanna read. I always want to read but not for the past couple of days. They checked my PT/INR was really low but that wouldn't have any effect on the way I feel. So, hopefully tomorrow I will be feeling better if not I may not even check in. So if I am not here you all have a good day.
 I hope to have some new reviews ready and etc. So take care of yourself and smile for me! Jenster Out

Review of Killing Critics By Carol O'Connell

Killing Critics By  Carol O’Connell

                                           Spoiler Free Review

Here is the blurb about the book: Andrew Bliss, art critic pens the phrase "art terrorism" to describe the murder of artist Dean Starr. No one suspects he knows anything about a crime committed in a gallery 12 years earlier. Detective Kathy Mallory wants to reopen the case and a number of people in high places start to get nervous

  This is the 3rd in a series. I really wanted to like this series. Its alright but its very repetitive, at least a 100 pages of this book. There is only so many times you can tell me that the main character is bad-ass and so beautiful and half the characters are in love with her and she has no idea. It was released back in 1995 so some of the things that Mallory can do on the computer that is suppose to be outstanding and wow us falls a little short. Mallory is determined to do things her way and refuses to bend.

I have read the two previous books and I was hoping that I would see some sort of character development for Mallory but no such luck.

Dead Drunk: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse One Beer At A Time By Richard Johnson Review

Dead Drunk: Surviving the Zombie Apocalypse One Beer At A Time By Richard Johnson Review Without Spoilers
I got this book back in June for free. I am so glad that I did. I laughed my ass off!
The characters are well developed. The plot moves quickly and held my interest(which is hard to do). Dead Drunk is a great apocalypse book.It is a  combination of laughter, grief, friendships and fear. Some of the character are more likable than others. For the most part the plot moves quickly.  I would recommended this book if your looking for an end of the world with characters that you can relate to.

This Side of Forever by Jo Chandler-Book Review

I won This Side of Forever By Jo Chandler over on Goodreads. I am glad that I did. I don't think I would have picked this book out for me. I tend to shy away from YA books. Especially one where the mail character has the issue that this one does. With that said I had to finish the book when I started it. I wanted to shake Annie and give her a hug all at the same time. 
                                                            ****SPOILER ALERT****
                                        Stop reading here if you don't want some spoilers!!
Our Protagonist,Annie, is a 16 year old alcoholic. Her best friend,Lexi,and Annie were going out partying one night. They both were drinking. Annie let Lexi drive her car. As you can imagine what happens next. Yep Lexi totals the car and dies. Now Annie is wracked with survivor guilt. So, she drinks more and pushes everyone that cares from her away. It takes a very dramatic experience after a night of binge drinking before Annie finally realizes she has a problem. She realizes what her actions have done to all that people that love and care for her.
   Three quarters of the book we see Annie abuses herself.I think that the ending of the book was a little rushed.  Annie woke up from nearly dying from alcohol poisoning and decides to stop drinking. It doesn't go into her treatment or anything along those lines. It does set it up for a sequel though.
But other than that, this is a sobering book that I think parents of teenager should read along with teenagers.

A Boring Post

Another day has passed. Sometimes the days go by in a blur and then others seem to take forever to come to an end. Most of the time I can deal with being stuck in the bed. Its been over a year and half now. I know that it will be another year before I can even attempt to walk. I've always had depression/manic episodes/bi-polar take your pick what you want to call it. I think that most of the time I do fairly well. I try to put as much as I can into the household. Currently there is 10 of us here, as I mentioned in previous posts. Sometimes it feels like I am surrounded and being pulled in five different directions at the same time. I am just exhausted lately and I feel like I do nothing at all. I am sure some o f you have felt that same way. When I try to express how I feel either I can't find the right words or I end up making people mad or hurting someone feelings. So its a no win situation.
    I am also fairly certain that my daughter's cat is stalking me. She is an odd looking cat. She is white with grey strips and spots. Her tail reminds me of a possums tail. She will sit and stare at me. Then lick her lips. She will do this for hours at a time. Yeah she is just waiting for me croak so she can have a Jenster Buffet.
    This month most of my favorite TV Shows come back with new episodes. There is even a couple new shows I want to watch. NCIS , Criminal Minds,Big Bang Theory, Maybe Bones I am just not that into it anymore. I wanna check out Shield and Blacklist. That is all I can think of right now. What about you? Any good shows you think will be good?
  I will bid you adieu for now. Take care of yourself and smile for me.........

Review The Hammer and The Blade By Pail S Kemp

  This book came out back in June of 2012. I personally loved it. The sequel, A Discourse in Steel, recently came out. I already have it on my kindle waiting on me. Back to The Hammer and The Blade. We meet are two protagonists Egil who is a Priest and Nix who is a Thief rob the tomb of an ancient entity. The dialogue between Egil and Nix is one of my favorite parts of the book. There is plenty of swords, sorcery, fight scenes and so on. It reminds of old school classic Sword & Sorcery Fantasy Book. I really don't want to give too much away. So if you like Fantasy books then go buy this one!

I am back from pondering about..

Have you missed me rambling on and on and never saying anything? Have you missed all my grammar errors and misspelled words? All the ..... I do at the end of sentences. How silly of me of course you have! I know its hard to get through your day without a daily dose of Jenster. I am terribly sorry that I have depraved of you of me over the last week. I will try to make up for it.

I was sitting here pondering on the vast decline of our modern society. When I had a..Nah I try my best not to think of all the turmoil that goes around me in the world. I use to like to watch those 24 hour news channels on television. That did nothing to help my mental health only make it worse. So, now I get my fix for news channel in the morning on HLN. They do the same 30 minute spiel all morning long and don't go to in depth. So, I get my news dose without making myself paranoid and more depressed than normal. Believe me when I say I can't take much more crazy and still function. Ya know what I mean?

 As many know in March of 2012 when I had the "episode"  (for those that don't know kidney failure other boring health things and I died). Now I have found that I like things that I did not like before the "episode". For instance I could not stand Supreme Pizza at all. Now its my favorite. Several people have commented on some personality traits that are a bit different as well. I know that the whole thing changed me and my outlook on life in general. Things that I thought were important before now not so much. My perspective on some things have changed. Things that I use to take for granted I really miss now. What do you think? Why do you think my taste and preference for things have changed? Am I the same person I was before? I don't know at times.

Now on to more happier subject. Guess what I got in the mail today? Two books! I won them in a contest. The Side of Forever by Jo Chandler. Ms. Chandler also included a nice note. I will read and have a review up soon. I also got Keeper's Watch By Cynthia Roberts. Ms. Roberts also included a beautiful card! Squeee!! I will have a review up as soon as I read it.

 I shall bid you farewell til next time. Take care of yourself and don’t forget to Smile for me.

Weekend Update

I was sitting here this morning writing a new pen pal back. I am not sure if this penpalship is going to make it or not. She wrote me first and I was responding. In her letter she said she was a born again Christian and what was my relationship with Jesus. Uh-oh Now we have problem.  I have issues with organized religion. I personally don’t give a rat’s ass in Hades what your Religious beliefs are or if the case, not. Settle down don’t get your panties in a bunch. I strongly believe that everyone has to right to believe in whatever faith/religion/God(s) they choose. Or not have one. I DO have a problem with someone shoving their beliefs down my throat.So, we will wait and see how this goes.

   Speaking of problems I think that I am heading towards another manic episode. I feel like I am not connected to people around me. I don’t know how else to explain it. I was sitting here (as if I would be doing anything else at this point) and I was just letting my wonder aimlessly. I glanced at the clock and two hours had gone by. It felt like it was just a couple minutes. I guess that's another wait and see what happens.

 I have several reviews to type up. Look for them this coming up week. I am also looking at giving Chronicles a new look. See you all later. If you can’t be good then be good at it. Jenster Out.

Getting outside your comfort zone

How are all you fabulous people today? I haven't been around for a couple days and I have missed you guys. Hopefully one day you will talk back to me. :) As I type this the power is out. Apparently my family does not know what  to do with selves without all of their electronics. I can already tell you we will be lucky to make it through this without blood being shed. Too many personalty shoved in one place with nothing to do but annoy whomever is next to you. At least that is what seems like to me. Since I can't walk(yet) I can not run away. They tend to converge next to me. As I am typing this (pretending I am doing something uber important) I have five people staring at me. Plus I can hear everything that the other four are saying and doing. Along with the tick tock of the clock. Freakin' eerie.

   I caught a little of  the news this morning about Google G-Mail not being private. People are outraged. First off I just automatically assume that everything I do on the internet isn't private. I even use a prepaid card to make all of my online purchases. I learnt that lesson the hard way. The internet is a good thing in many ways. Its knowledge at our fingerprints. Keeping in contact of people that otherwise you wouldn't be able too. It comes in handy for those of us for whatever reason is barricaded in our homes. :) Then on the other side its a breeding ground for people with dubious morals. It makes it easier for those depraved individuals to prey on our children. It makes it easier to become victims of Identity theft. Its just like everything else, you get the bad along with the good.

  I find that also stands true concerning books. I have been reading a lot of Indie books lately. You can find lots of  them on Amazon ranging anywhere from Free to 3.99. I have found in the Fantasy genre there is A LOT of young adult books. I personally do not want to read about a 16 year old being in love with a 200 hundred plus year old "monster". Or how the fate of the world depends on an orphan girl who only wants to be with her crush. Insert eye roll here. I suppose it wouldn't be too bad if there wasn't a gazillion of the out there. Its mostly those that are in the Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Genre. I suppose the Paranormal Romance is full of them. I try to stay away from those in general.

 Sometimes I like to read something that is different from what I normally read. I have found some good books that way. The main problem with doing that is because I have to finish what I start. In everything. If I start a book I have to finish it,even if I don't like it. Although I do have an exception,if it makes reading the book to feel like a chore I quit. I think there has only been two or three that I simply could not finish it. What about you? When do you call it quits? Do you ever try to read outside your "comfort zone?"

 I am surrounded yet again by people and cats so I bid you farewell till next time.

Poppin' my beta-reading cherry!

 I'm doing my VERY first beta-read! Yes ma'am/sir I am finally poppin' my beta-reading cheery. I am so super excited about it!! Yah! I am also very nervous. I already read the book and now I am gonna go re-read and make my notes. The book was a whole lighter than I normally read. Ya know what I mean? I tend to like my books gritty and dark. Not always but in the genre it is in I do. I found myself rolling my eyes several times. This author also has another series ( the main character is both books are siblings) which I do like (even though its a lighter read too) made a guest appearance in this one. As of now anyway. Anyone got any advice for me? Comment or shoot me an email at jeannieholbrook@hotmail.com. 
  My daughter finally enrolled in college. She is doing a mostly online thing. Which is still expensive as hell,if you ask me. Anyway she has finally decided on a major. Let us all cross our fingers and hope it makes her happy or at least content. What? Don't shake your head at me or do that deep sigh. I would be over the moon if my daughter was happy. Truly deeply ridiculously deliriously happy. I would be happy content as well. At least content is better than being unhappy or sad all the time. So, yeah content is something I can be content with as well.
  I promised I would watch a movie with my daughter and her friend once it got dark. Its not a little after dark so I guess I better go. I think we are going to watch the second GI Joe movie. Its got the Rock or Dwayne Johnson if you prefer, in the movie. Mandy, my daughter, really likes him. So, lets hope it doesn't suck. Later ya'll
  

It is what it is

 I am sorry for not posting the last couple of days. I know that I have some people that really do read what I post. Gasp! I know it makes me feel like I am accomplishing something. Yes, I know that sounds like an inflated ego but it was it is. That is my motto now "It what it is". I have been feeling a little, well I do not how to describe so lets just go with a bad case of the blahs on steroids. I try not to do the whole "why me" thing because why not me. I am no better than anyone else. That always irritates me when something bad happens to someone and they go on and on about why me? What did I do to deserve this? Well sweet pea why not you? What did you to deserve whatever it is that happened to you? More than likely not a damn thing. Fate is fickle bitch. I am sure you have all met her sister,Karma.
  Karma I am believer in karma. I think you get what you put in. No don't worry I am not gonna go on and on about it. Actually that is all I am gonna say about. I think that tells it all, don't you?
   I watched Repo! The Genetic Opera, a Rocky-Horror meets Blade Runner rock opera / movie musical. Its got its own cult following. I don't love this movie but I do like it. I think I like it cause its different. I like the grave robber. Hmmm I wonder what that says about me?I do know for a fact that I am getting cremated. Without a doubt. I mean its not like I will be needing it. Plus I have this issue with worms. I don't have nothing against them but I do not want to be a Jenster Buffet. At least not to worms ;).
   AAAAHHHH! I am having a difficult time concentrating today. So I will cut this short. Yes you are welcome. 

   

Stupidity, Manners and Man Candy

   I try my best to have an open mind about everything. I don't care what consenting adults do behind closed doors. I don't care what color you are unless your purple and that would fan-damn-tastic and I would be so jealous. I don't care how much you weigh or don't weigh. I don't care what your politics are or what religious belief (or is believes?) you have. I  guess I should not say I don't care cause that makes me sound like insensitive ass. Its not that I don't care it's more I well I guess it is that I don't care. What I do care about is stupidity. Especially when stupidity meets the internet. There really is no reason for stupidity with today's easy access to learning tools. Maybe I am being a bit harsh but I guess it can be one of my many flaws. I have no patience with stupidity. I don't like having to explain something to someone that they should already know how to do. I don't like having to repeat myself over and over again. It annoys me more  than you could ever imagine. I mean come on people READ DIRECTIONS please I am begging you.
    Do you know what is worse than stupidity? Someone being mean. Not sarcastic or snarky but plain mean. There is no reason for it at all. None. Words can and do hurt people. Sometimes we do not realize the effects our words have on other people. I know I am guilty of not thinking  through what I say to a person. It is even easier to do that when sitting behind a computer. You don't see what effect your words have on the person you are *talking* to. You become braver than you normally would be. More bold and maybe aggressive. I try to remember that the screen name I am talking to is a person just like me. I may slip sometimes but I try to have some manners. That is what we lack when we get behind a screen is manners. <sighs>
    Excuse my poor grammar I haven't had a good night sleep in weeks. I keep having nightmares. I think I have told you about them. They suck. I have tried my sleeping meds and I still have them. I guess I am stuck with them. I am bit grouchy, no bitchy is the more appropriate word. I can't seem to help it. I think I need some good look man candy to come give me a lap dance and feed me grapes.Not at the same time...wait a minute..yes at the same time!!! Oh yes that might help some...

The Cadet of Tildor By Alex Lidell Review

The Cadet of Tildor By Alex Lidell was a little but of a let down for  me. It was nothing at all what I expected it to be. The heroine,Renee, was suppose to be kick ass. She tried but she could not quite make it. She trained and trained and trained but still couldn't do it. She failed in her classes and even cheated. She acted like a spoilt child when she was punished. She spent a magority of the book feeling ashamed, wondering what she should do, or glaring at people
  The Cadet of Tildor wasn't a bad book by no means. I just could not get into it. May in the next book Renee will grow up some.

Dreams, Gods and Hookers

Today has not been a good for the most part. I woke up with a headache. I had nightmares most of the night. Not really nightmares more like bad dreams. I have always been a vivid dreamer. Sometimes I remember most of the what I dreamt and other times I forget within minutes of being awake. For some reason the bad ones stick around more  than the good ones. Some people say that dreams are just a result of manifestations of our deepest desires and anxieties. In the Greek and Roman periods, the people believed that dreams were direct messages from the gods or from the dead, and that they predicted the future. As for me I try to think to much on it. My brain is not a nice place to be most of the time. My mind wonders enough as it is during the night, no telling what goes in when I have no control over what I think. That would be like being a sex addict and living a block away from hooker central.
  I keep having this recurring dream about being chased by this wolf like creature, a werewolf. Its not a simple as me trying to outrun the monster though. I am in this mansion like house. There is people trapped in cages and I have to solve a riddle, puzzle or some kind of test in order to save them. There is a time limit on how long I have to save them and I am being chased by this werewolf creature at the same time. Actually it doesn't look like a werewolf it looks like the Hyena-Swine from Dr. Moreau Island. If I don't save them within the time frame allowed they are horribly killed and their ghost haunts the rest of the dream saying " Why didn't you save me. I am dead because of  you". The dream always ends the same I am running down a dark hallway I see the door at the other end but its locked. The monster is so close I can smell his putrid breath. I trip and can't get up cause my legs don't work and then the creature is laughing as the people in the cages are being killed and he is looming over me with his mouth open, blood and gore is oozing out of mouth on me. He gets ready to take a bite of good 'ol Jen. I wake him.
  So, what's your interpretation of that dream? Is it that I feel guilty for not protecting someone? That I feel that everyone depends on me? Or could it simply be because of the books I read? I don't know myself...
 What do you dream about?

Is there more danger now?

For some reason this post wasn't sent through when I wrote it so I will attempt to resend now.

My niece Lauren,9 years old, is playing on the carport. I can see her from where I am at and I find myself constantly looking to make sure I see her. I have everyone checking on her every five minutes. I am sure I have gave myself an ulcer. I am not worried that she will leave the carport. I worry about someone else getting  or causing harm to her. Yes I live in a small town but crime,evil, is everywhere. I remember when my kids were her age and younger how I would keep a close on eye  them when they were outside but I feel either there is more danger now or that I am more aware of how much bad is out there in the world. That the nice ol' grade school teacher down the road may not be such a nice person. That your smiling neighbor or helpful co worker or the ones that are suppose to be the ones you go to for help are going to cause more harm than anything else. Does the danger seem more so now or has it always been this way all along and now with technology and social media we just hear/see about it more?

The Sentinel By Jeremy Bishop Book Review

I just have finished The Sentinel By Jeremy Bishop. This was the first book by Mr. Bishop that I have currently had the pleasure of reading. I was tired of reading the same old plots and wanted something different. I'm glad that I chose this book. I think I may have even gotten for FREE from Amazon. The first half of the book is a little slower. We get to know the protagonist, Jane Harper. Jane is a strong, sarcastic and level headed. After the first half of the book (55% according to my kindle) things pick up pace and doesn't stop til the end. The book take place in the frozen landscape of Greenland. Jane starts out undercover aboard an anti-whaling activist boat and ends up stranded on a seemingly deserted island. There is a mixture of Viking myth and folklore (which I loved) concerning the "monsters". They were a mixture of Zombie/Vampire (no sparkling here hehe sorry I couldn't help myself). If you like your books with a little gore,action, adventure with a dose of dark humor and a splash of snark then you would like this book. When I got to the part about the polar bear I knew I had to finish this book and find more books by the wonderful Mr. Bishop. On a side note I loved the cover,mainly because our heroine is clothed and not showing off all of her assets. -:)

**I am not a representative of Amazon or the Author and/or Publishing Company. I was not paid or asked to make the above review**

Peace, Karma and Wizzard

 I swear I never have a moment of peace. How many times have we all said that in our life? I am getting really annoyed right about now. Let me explain a few things. Go ahead and get comfortable, lean back and prop your feet up. Alright first of  all let me be clear that I really do love all my wackadoo family. Thats settled. I don't know how much I have told you about my current health issues, thank you Karma for kicking my ass for past regressions. To make it a simple and quick as I can lets just go with this..March 9,2010 I died, twice. My liver and kidneys went on vacation without setting up a replacement. At the same time I had three blood clots that thought that they would have a party in my lungs.I also found out I was diabetic  I'm also a big girl. You know you love my curves. Its okay I won't tell anyone, maybe. Anyway I had a stroke-like event (hey don't give me that look thats what the doctor said). They are unsure on the amount of brain damage from lack of good 'ol  O₂. I know that things that use to be easy for me are harder. My short term memory sucks. I can't walk, yet. When I first came home I couldn't do anything for myself. Believe this has taught me humility. Of the seven deadly sins I think that pride has always been mine. And for six month I had to depend on others for every single thing. Not being to even feed myself or sit up. Lets not get into the bathroom end of things. UGH no, you really don't wanna know. No fast forward to present day. I still can't walk yet. I can do most everything for myself as long as walking isn't involved. I can now get to the side of the bed and put both feet on the floor. Yah! I do lots of exercise,yes I look ridiculous doing them on the bed but I am doing them. My right side of my body is a lot weaker than my left. Odd huh? I thought it was suppose to be the other way. Anyway when I got brought home from the hospital the doctors were not optimistic that I would be able to stay home. I was bound and determined to not go back to the hospital for fear of them illegally harvesting my organs or pronouncing me dead when I wasn't! Its happened before I read it somewhere on facebook so its fact, right? Anyway where was I? Oh yeah, so when I got sent home we set me up the living room because of all the equipment I needed at the time and lots of other reasons. Now at this time there was only 5 of us living here. Then my brother-in-law got medically discharged from the Army due to injuries he got in Iraq. They needed a place to stay due to financial reasons. So, they moved in with us. Now we are a family a 10. I am still in the living room. Just about everyone has to tell me everything they do. I mean everything. Most the time it does not bother me too bad. I guess its just everything that is going on in my head at the moment makes it harder to ignore all the noise. Its not really the noise its the talking to me. It feels like someone is constantly wanting to talk to me. Tomorrow I am going to tally it up. 
  Sometime when someone is talking to me I imagine chopping their heads off. But then I am afraid that I might have used a charmed blade and the head would still talk (Hey it happened in Sandman Slim). Then I think about how awesome it would be to have super powers so that I could blast them into smithereens  Then I think about all the dust, ash and bones that would be left. I wouldn't have anyone to clean it up cause I can't walk, yet. Then I think well if I had super powers maybe I could heal myself. Then somehow the government would find out and they would kidnap me and do all kinds of test on me. See this is all happening because people won't shut up for five minutes! Thanks a lot guys you know how I feel about the government and tests in general. Both sucks!
 Great now I forgot what I wanted to talk to you about.. Damnit.. Oh yeah I know cats! You know those people that carry around pictures of thier cats? Or have tons of posts with every single  thing their cat does? I use to complain about those people. I would say things like " They need to get life" Who in the hades cares?" I am sadden to say I have become one of those people. So, here is a treat for you..
     

 This was my baby kitty cat. He is name is Wizzard. Yes with two z'a because he is that awesome. This was what he looked like two years ago. Now he is this monstrosity.

This one is about six months old. Now here is one of him in his chair I got him. Yes I got my cat a chair. He needed one. He told me so.

Now I think I will end this post for the day. See ya around tomorrow or later or something...I feel like there was something I was wanting to say but forgot...

Dark Thoughts and Good Books

I woke up this morning to another day. I bet you thought I was going to try to say something clever. Nope, not me. If you are looking for clever you are at the wrong place. I am listening to Time after Time By Ozzy Osbourne. I find that listening to good ol' Oz helps soothe me. My mind has not been a good place lately. I feel like dark closing in. I try everything in my power to keep the storm clouds at bay knowing  regardless that I will be consumed by them in the end. Sometimes I wonder why do I fight a never ending battle that I know I can not win? Then I look to my daughter laughing at something her father told her. I listen to my son who has is discussion making a cricket farm, to use as bait for his latest obsession, fishing. My youngest niece who still thinks I am the smartest and best aunt ever. I know that what I am gonna say may sound lame but they are what keep me going. Music helps. Music helps use to help more that it does now. But I think I have damaged my hearing with all those years of music blaring as loud as I could get it go. So, now books have taken the front. A good book that can draw me and take me on an adventure outside of my head. My head is dangerous place to be sometimes. Here lately more so than it has been in a long time. If only I was talented enough to write but as you can tell my grammar sucks and I think the I love the genius who invented spell check.
   This morning I started reading, The Sentinel By Jeremy Bishop, it is different from what I have been reading lately. I a little over half way and it has just picked up to the action. Mr.Bishop has so far spent the first half of the book letting me  get to know the female protagonist, Jane Harper. I find that so far I like her. I will let you know when I am done if I still like her.I am reading it on my Kindle, who I am currently having a love affair with, and I have not skipped any pages at all. Here is the information on the book:
 In the frigid waters off the Arctic Ocean, north of Greenland, the anti-whaling ship, The Sentinel, and her crew face off against a harpoon ship in search of Humpback whales. When the two ships collide and a suspicious explosion sends both ships to the bottom, the crews take refuge on what they think is a peninsula attached to the mainland, but is actually an island, recently freed from a glacial ice bridge.
Seeking shelter, the two opposing crews scour the island for resources. Instead, they find Viking artifacts, the preserved remains of an ancient structure and a stone totem warning of horrible creatures buried in the island's caves. Facing violent, frigid storms, a hungry polar bear and the very real possibility that they are stranded without hope of rescue, Jane Harper leads the two crews, who must work together to defend themselves against an ancient evil upon which the modern stories of both zombies and vampires are based.
The original undead are awake and hungry. Beware the Draugar.
Its in the Horror Genre which is something I don't normally read. I am a fantasy chick. Here lately I felt like I was ready the same couple of books over and over again. Just change a couple of the "monster" and bam! Oh I digress ( I have ALWAYS wanted to say that in a sentence!) What was I talking about? Crap I forgot..anyway thats enough for today.. See ya around next time... Leave me a comment or two..

Am I overreacting?

I was just told something that happened that I was not told about.. That earlier in the week Matt was outside cleaning some fish he had caught. A police officer stopped and told him that he needed to stop cleaning the fish because there was kids in the neighborhood. Okay first off where he was cleaning them at nobody could see him. Number two only one other house in our neighbor has children and they weren't even at home. Number three its my damn house. This makes me mad. What do you all think? Should I be upset or am I overreacting?

Funky Rambling

I have been a funk lately. I hate it when I get in a funk. Why you ask? Well, because frankly it really sucks. In case you haven't noticed from my posts I have what is called "Manic Depression". Along with a side order of "Social Anxiety". Now add in all my other issues, throw in a dash of peculiarity and top it off with dark sense of humor and you have ME! 
  I know am far from perfect. What you thought I was? Why thank you, I am awesome. Where was I ? Oh yeah, perfection. Most of us have many flaws. Some we admit freely and others we don't even want to admit to ourselves much the world. I mean who wants to admit that they have flaws?  
  I have many flaws, imperfections if you will. I have terrible grammar. I tend to be impatient. I have little or no tact at all. As for physical imperfections I am not going there today. See there is another flaw. I own up to though and don't portray myself as something I am not. That annoys more than I can express. When someone acts like they are perfect. I am a lazy person (ha see another flaw) and it would take too much work to be perfect.
  How did I go from being in a funk to perfection? See another flaw, no I don't refer to them as flaw but quirks. I have many quirks. What about you do you have any quirks?