Book Junkie Trials TBR #Scribes

I am going to participate in a readathon for the month of July called the Book Junkie Trials. This sounds like a fun readathon. I have my books picked out according to the quiz that I took. I am a scribe. I have also included the announcement for the trials below incase you would like to join.She explains it better than I ever could. So onto my TBR.  The first book I must read is for the Dwarf Mount challenge which is to read a book with a hint of romance and I chose to read The Bride Test by: Helen Hoang. This book has 296 pages. Then I go onto Apothecary Towers which is to randomize my TBR. The book for this is People of the Weeping Eye by:W. Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear which has 550 pages. When I finish this book I have to go to The Great Library which is to read a book that has been on my TBR forever and that book is The 19th Wife by: David Ebershoff which has 507 pages. The 2nd to last area I have to travel to is The Drowning Deep which is to read a book with rich world-building that will suck you into its own world and I will be reading The Color of Magic by: Terry Pratchett which has 277 pages. The last stop is The Bookie Grail and that is the group book which is Stardust by: Neil Gaiman which has 248 pages.

Why did I list the pages; well we are given an ability and a weakness. The ability is that we can change one of our books on our tbr as long as it completes a challenge. The weakness is that one of the books has to over 500 pages. 

After you watch this video take the test and find out what team you own. Hope you are a scribe and come join the fun.
Until next time keep reading.

Cherry Scones and Broken Bones A very Cherry Mystery #2 Review

Cherry Scones and Broken Bones: A Very Cherry Mystery #2
By: Darci Hannah
Midnight Ink
General Fiction (Adult)
Mystery and Thrillers
Publish Date 8 June 2019
360 Pages
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I really enjoyed this book and I gave it 4 stars even though I was able to figure out who did it.
This book is about a lady who goes back home because of a mishap with her advertising job in Chicago. Home is in Wisconsin to an Inn that her parents own and run. She makes her living baking cherry items and helping her parents in the Inn. This is the second book in this cozy mystery series. That was back information that you get so you don't have to read this series in order if you don't want too. In this book there is yet another murder in the Inn of a famous painter. This painter is not a friendly a person and she went after everyone verbally.  The main character is the main person of interest so she tries to find out who the killer is. I just love the setting of a small town where everyone knows everyone. Who killed the painter and can you blame them. There are a few people who could have done and they have their reason to have done but who actually did the deed. I highly recommend that you give this book a try.

The Sins Of A Child Review

The Sins Of A Child   By: S. M. Stryker
Independently published
Contemporary Romance
454 pages
Published on 15 May 2019

I highly enjoyed this book. It grabbed me from the beginning and it was hard for me to put this book down. I am grateful that I was given a chance to be able to review this book. I gave it five stars and highly recommend that you read this book.
This is a book about a girl who has a rough life but is able to turn it around with the help of a friend that she met in first grade.
This book is action packed with a lot going on. It is easy to follow with chapter headers to know who is talking.
It is hard to go into much of the story because it would be spoilers.
I haven't heard of this author before and was a little leery going into the story not knowing what I was getting myself into. I am glad I gave this new to me author a try.

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine review

Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine

By: Gail Honeyman

Published by Penguin books 

325 pages

I read this book in May but didn't get finished until earlier this month. I gave this book a three star rating. This was an okay book. I had a hard time getting into this book. The writing style was okay but I didn't like Eleanor. She seems so into herself and didn't have any compassion for those around her. It was her way or no way. Later in the story you do find out why she is like this but she doesn't change much. She is a very opinionated women. I am surprise that Raymond gives her the time of day.

She is obsessed with a musician who doesn't know anything about her and goes into detail on how she tries to get him. She does come around and realizes what she is doing.

I have added a short question and answer video by the author for you watch.

Let me what you think about this book. 

Until next time keep reading

May Wrap Up

 I haven't done a wrap up in a couple of months, so thought I would. I have not included the books from the borrowathon. But first I want to give you the statics. I read 20 books this month for a total of 6,734 pages.  7 are male authors, 11 are female authors and 2 are more than one author. I read 2 middle grade , 5 young adult, 1 humor, 1 graphic novel, 4 fiction, 1 classic, 2 nonfiction, 1 short story, 2 mystery, and 1 Historical fiction. My star rating is as follows: 10 4 stars, 3 5 stars, 4 3 stars, and 3 4.5 stars. So in all it was a pretty good reading month. I did have a slow start but ended up strong. Now onto the books. The Burning Maze By: Rick Riordan is a middle grade book. I gave it 4 stars and this is the book that I have been to David. Calypso By: David Sedaris is the humor book and I gave it 3 stars. I wasn't impressed, but not a bad book. The only graphic novel and a 5 star read is My Brother's Husband Volume 2.

 See Me By: Nicholas Sparks I gave 4.5 stars. I actually started this book as an audio that I was listening to in the car but ended up finishing physically. I needed to know what happened next and didn't want to wait. When the Moon By: Anna-Marie McLemore was ours is a young adult that I gave 4 stars. Ivy Aberdeen's Letter To The World By: Ashley Herring Blake is a middle grade book and I gave it 5 stars. Les Misérables By: Victor Hugo is the classic and I gave it 3 stars. This is an abridged book that my middle daughter has but I listened to the unabridged book. This book is way to long.

 Daisy Jones &The Six By: Taylor Jenkins Reid I gave 4 stars. I recommend that you listen to this book on audio instead of reading physically. It is a good book but nothing like her Evelyn Hugo book. Random Sampler: Helpful Hints for Latter-Day Living From The Ensign is a short story and I gave it 3 stars. It isn't really short stories but some personal self help articles. Death On The Nile By: Agatha Christie. This is a mystery and I gave it 4 stars. Truly Devious By: Maureen Johnson is a young adult mystery and I gave it 4 stars. This book is a series so the mystery isn't solved yet. Where'd You Go, Bernadette By: Maria Semple I gave 3 stars too. I listened to this in the car. I wouldn't call this a mystery so I put it as fiction. I wasn't fond of this story but it wasn't bad either. The Traveler's Guide To Historic Mormon America is nonfiction and I gave it 4 stars. This is a quick read and tells you about what to see if you go through Mormon historical sites. It is a 1999 copy so I am hoping for a newer version soon with more updated information.

 Review up for this book. This is an e-arc for Net Galley. I gave this book 4.5 stars and is a historical fiction book.

Review up on this book. This is another e-arc from Net Galley. I gave this book 5 stars and is a young adult book.
Sorry that I didn't go into much detail on these books. Most of them you have heard about because they are back listed. The newer two I already have reviews up on them so go read them. I hope you give these books a try and let me know what you think. Until next time keep reading.