Never Never - Colleen Hoover & Tarryn Fisher

A few friends have mentioned 

having read 

Never Never

and loving it.

So of course,

I had to add it to my TBR list. 

And I'm solo glad

I did!

Charlie and Silas

are at school.

When suddenly,

they realise they have no idea

where they are,

or who they are.

They have no memories at all.

Eventually they realise,

they are both in the same position.

They learn they have been dating for the last 4 years.

They learn their relationship has been rocky 

recently.

But they still have no idea who they are

or what has happened to them.

Never Never follows their journey

to learn what has happened to them.

It covers 48 hours in their life,

then,

it suddenly ends,

making you wait for.....

Did you ever see that

Friends episode

where Joey is reading

Little Women and it gets sad

so he puts the book in the freezer

to "cool off" a little?

Well,

that's what 

Never Never Part Two

did to me.

Every couple of chapters,

I had to put the iPad down

and calm myself down a little. 

Silas suddenly finds himself in his car.

He has no memory of how he got there.

In fact,

he has no memory of who he is.

He finds papers and letters all around him

saying that this has happened before.

For the past week,

every 48 hours,

at 11:00 am,

he looses his memory.

Charlie has gone missing.

And it's up to Silas to find her.

But with no memory of who they are

how can he do this?

So now...

I wait...

for Part Three to come out.

Soon. 

I hope.

Eighth Grave After Dark - Darynda Jones

Charley's back!!!

I love her.

If she were not a fictional character

we'd be buds!

She's crazy, sarcastic

and loves coffee.

Although in this 8th installment

she's pregnant and off the 

caffeine.

Charley and her husband,

Reyes,

also known as Satan's son,

have taken refuge in an old convent.

The 12 Hellhounds

are after her

and her unborn baby.

This is the one place

they are all safe,

on sacred grounds.

But this is Charley.

You know she'll find trouble,

or does it find her?

Her step-mother,

who always mistreated her,

suddenly wants to make amends.

Reyes seems to be getting sick

and weak.

And then, 

she's given a case.

A teen has gone missing.

And all this happens, 

just as she's about to pop!

Writer's Workshop - A Visit with the Principal

Tell us about a time you were sent to the Principal's

office.

It was the third grade.

I was a fairly quiet one.

I think.

I was a pretty decent kid.
I think.

But that was all about to change.

One winter day,
I took the school bus home.
We had those bus patrols.
You know,
those sixth graders,
who wore a bright orange sash,
and were allowed to walk
and stand on the bus,
while everyone had to be seated.
Someone behind me
wrote in the frost on the window.
I turned to my friend,
sitting next to me,
to see if she could figure out what was written.
I recall me just turning my head.
But maybe,
and I highly doubt it cos I was a good kid,
I stood up.
All I remember
is one of the bus patrols
coming up to my friend and I
pointing into our faces and yelling
"I'm reporting you!"

Remember,
I was a good kid.
Being reported on was a big deal.
What it entailed?
Darn if I know.
I just remember being terrified.

So the next day,
I quietly get on the bus.
I don't look up, side, or back.
I get to school,
terrified.
And then it happens.
I'm saved
(or so I think).

My friend's older sister
didn't do her homework
or something
and doesn't want to get in trouble.
So she comes up with a brilliant plan.
And I mean brilliant.

We skip school!
We walk home
(it's bloody winter)
and hang out in her backyard
(did I mention it's winter?)

After what seems like hours,
we hear a car,
and there is my friend's parents.

Turns out,
a friend of mine
saw me on the bus,
saw me leave
and told on me.
The school called my mum
and my friend's mum
who then came to get us.

We were dragged to school
where
you guessed it
we went straight to the
Principal's office!

Happy Birthday Dad

I've learned that

regardless of your

relationship with your

parents,

you'll miss them

when they're gone

from your life.

                               - Maya Angelou

Today would be my dad's birthday.

Tomorrow marks

6 months since his accident.

And I am still fluctuating

between

denial and anger.

I haven't really moved beyond that.

And while members of my family

celebrate a wedding this weekend.

I miss my dad.

I miss my dad.

Everyday.

I cry at least 4 times a week.

I'm in denial,

cos I still can't believe he's gone.

We hadn't been very close

in years,

but I am having a hard time understanding

that I can't just call him.

Or see him.

Ever again.

And I'm angry.

Not for him leaving,

but for everyone else

who feels they can tell me

what he would want.

I've been wanting to write 

a beautiful birthday post

for my dad,

but every time I start

I go off on one tangent

or another.

It never comes out right.

But it's his birthday today,

and since I can't wish him a 

happy one,

I'm going to stop being angry for 

five minutes.

My dad taught me to value one's family.

He loved his siblings.

They were the world to them.

My brother and I 

may not have been close growing up

but he's the best baby brother a girl

could ask for.

My dad believed you could do anything

you set your mind to.

He's taught me

the importance of the encouraging word.

My dad loved to travel.

He showed me there was a big wide world,

just outside your door.

You could learn a lot,

just by hopping on a plane to a new destination.

And when you get there,

take advantage of what there is,

no matter how small it may seem.

It hurts that he is gone.

2015 is an amazing year.

He'd be so proud of everything 

that's going on.

I have a cousin

who got into an amazing Masters

program.

When she told me,

I thought

I can't wait till dad hears.

Meanwhile,

her sister got engaged.

Dad will be so thrilled!

And another cousin is expecting.

Dad has another great niece/nephew to spoil.

Each time good news comes,

I'm angry that dad won't be here

to see these things.

But,

I will soon learn to breathe

and remember

that he sees it all

and that he's smiling at us.

So dad,

for your birthday,

I promise to try

to be angry less.

I will try.

And since that's all you ever asked of me

that I try,

I know you'll be proud.

I've learnt

that people will forget what you've said,

people will forget what you did,

but people will never forget

how you made them feel.

       - Maya Angelou

Happy birthday dad.

Writer's Workshop - Throwback

Throwback Thursday: Choose a photo

from a previous May and write a poem

or a blog post.

May 9th, 2014

Dessert

Artistic, appealing

and airy. 

Beautiful, blissful

and bursting with flavour.

Crunchy caramel

crisp and creamy.

Decadant, delicate

and delicious.

Elegant, exceptional

and enjoyable.

Flavourful, fulfilling

and fantastic.

Glorious, gourmet

golden goodies.

Heavenly, high calorie,

house-specialty.

Inspiring, irresistible

and indulgent. 

Lavish, light

and lip-smacking.

Melt-in-your-mouth,

and magical.

One-of-a-kind,

orginial.

Petite, precious

and prized. 

Sweet, sticky,

and smooth.

The Shadows - J.R. Ward

Meet Trez and iAm.

The Shadows.

Twin brothers

born into the S'Hsibe tribe.

When their parents sell

Trez to the Queen of the S'Hsibe

he and his brother escape the territory.

And while Trez leads a life

of self-destruction,

iAm lives to protect his brother.

The Shadows focuses,

primarily,

on these twins.

Trez has fallen in love with

the Chosen Selena,

but tragedy has fallen.

And now he's torn between

his love and his fate.

The romance and love

these two have is beautiful.

While Trez does what he can

to fulfill Selena's wishes,

iAm returns to the territory in hopes of

finding a cure, an answer.

Not having ever thought of himself,

iAm is now torn between

helping his brother

and meeting his destiny.

Daywalker - Tessa Dawn

Being a huge 

Blood Curse

fan,

when I saw this short by Tessa Dawn

I knew I had to read it.

Daywalker is a re-release

of a previously published book

under her pseudo-name.

It looks like it's the beginning of a series,

but it's hard to tell from the short.

Lacy Logan decides to start a

paranormal-investigation business.

On her first day,

a strange man walks in,

and basically sucks up her essence.

She learns she has cancer 

and has been given less than a month to live.

Lacy decides to find this dark stranger

and get him to give her

her life back.

And this is where she learns

there are things that live in the dark.

She is thrown into a world

of demons and dragons

and must fight for her life.

Literally!

Unsure how I feel about this book.

But we shall see what the second one

is like.