Whatcha Reading Wednesday: The Curse of The Bruel Coven Book Review

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"The Curse of The Bruel Coven"

By: Sabrina Ramoth

Genre:Young Adult, Paranormal /Witches, Fantasy, Mystery, Fantasy/Magic

Paperback, 184 pages

Published June 3rd, 2016 by Exit 80 Publishing

When secrets from the past collide with the present, the consequences may be deadly. Vivienne Davenport is an ordinary teenager—at least, she thinks she is. Then the untimely death of her mother reveals a family secret. She's adopted . . . and her real mom is a witch. The truth only complicates Vivienne's life further. Buried deep within her family’s history of magic is a deadly curse that has plagued them for generations. When her birth mom disappears, Vivienne must tap into her suppressed powers to save her long-lost mother—and herself. Can Vivienne become the witch she needs to be? Or will her newfound powers prove too much for her to handle? Only one thing is certain: She will soon learn that all magic comes at a price. 

This book started out a little slow but gained momentum after a few chapters.  Yes, it's your typical YA book, but it kept me turning the page. It is a short and fast read, the story itself goes fairly quick.  I was very surprised at the lack of love interest but, it was really refreshing.  I really enjoyed Sabrina's descriptive writing style. I really could picture every scene  in the book. They way she describes the New Orleans witch/magic vibe is exactly the way I picture it. I would recommend this book for sure if you are into paranormal YA books. It is a great beginning to the series, and I can't wait for Sabrina to publish the next one. 

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Dumplin Book Review

Dumplin

By

Julie Murphy

 Genre:Young Adult, 

Contemporary, 

Romance, Fiction,

 Realistic Fiction 

Published September 15th, 2015 by Balzer + Bray

Hardcover is 375 pages

Self-proclaimed fat girl Willlowdean Dickson (dubbed "Dumplin'" by her former beauty queen mom) has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked...until Will takes a job at Harpy's, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn't surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.

Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet beauty pageant--along with several other unlikely candidates--to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she'll shock the hell out of Clover City--and maybe herself most of all.

I picked up this book solely on the cover and the title. I mean “Go Big or Go Home” with a crown and a fat girl on the front, come on, hello, it was screaming at me from the shelf, of course, I picked it up!  

When I grab this book from the library I had high hopes for me to get back into reading. I had this book in my possession for several weeks before I was finally forced to read it. We had a big storm blow through that knocked out my electric for over 24hrs so what better way to pass the time, right?

I really enjoyed this book. It was funny and witty. Dumplin has some of the best quotes, almost every chapter had me highlighting a quote. Some were funny while others were very thought provoking. I love Julie Murphy's realistic writing style. I have not read Julie’s other book, Side Effects May Vary, so I’m not sure if this is her normal writing style.

"I'm fat. It's not a cuss word. It's not an insult."

"...If it's not your body, it's not yours to comment on. Fat. Skinny. Short. Tall. It doesn't matter."

 "...the perfection we perceive in others is made up of a whole bunch of tiny imperfections..."

I would highly suggest you pick this up for yourself. It definitely was not your typical "and they all lived happily ever after" type book. It had a lot of ups and downs, twists, and turns. I would give this book 4/5 only because I'm mad at the ending! Like a good movie that just ends with no closure, yup, that's why I'm mad! But I'd seriously give 5 stars!  It took me just a few days to read. So to me, it was a pretty quick read. There is some language in it, and some sex talk, just a heads up. I would definitely recommend it for a high school girl going through some body issues or anyone, for that matter, young or old, boy or girl. Dumplin made me think about what I thought about myself and how I perceive others and how they perceive me. 

Dumplin is most definitely Bombshell approved! 

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Everyday Detox

I recently read the cook book Everyday Detox by Megan Gilmore. I was very happy I grabbed this book it gives you all the information you could ever want to improve your gut laying out how you should eat foods for better digestion, like eating animal protein with non-starchy veggies and then waiting 3-4 hours before switching categories.

In chapter 1 it explains how to detox and why eating this way is good for you. Its wrote in a way that even I could understand. It gives you a chart explaining each category and how to eat them, a seven day jumpstart menu, shopping plan.

Chapter 2 explains what and why you should have in your pantry and helpful kitchen tools. 

Chapter 3 starts the wonderful recipes with Liquid Nourishment. 

Chapter 4 is Morning Favorites

Chapter 5 Salads, Dressings and Sides. 

Chapter 6 Soups Sandwiches and Wraps

Chapter 7 Casseroles and Comfort Food

Chapter 8 Sweet Treats

Chapter 9 Back to Basics

All the recipes are so yummy and the pictures that accompany them are beautiful. 

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The Little Paris Bookshop review...

I just finished The Little Paris Bookshop.

 It's about a bookseller (Perdu) that sells books to customers who are in need of something in their life, like medicine for an aliment. Like on page 16 his neighbor lady who just moved into his apartment who is going through a divorce, he told her he could get a book for her.

 "The consoling kind."

 "I need to cry some more. I'll drown if I don't. Can you understand that?" 

 "Of course. Sometimes you're swimming in unswept tears and you'll go under if you store them up

inside." And I'm at the bottom of a sea of tears. "I'll bring you a book for crying then." 

 Page 27, Perdu reflects, that it is the common misconception that booksellers looked after books. They looked after people. 

 Page 30, "Books are more than doctors, of course. Some novels are loving, lifelong companions; some give you a clip around the ears; others are friends who wrap you in warm towels when you've got those autumn blues. And some...well, are pink candy floss that tingles your brain for three seconds and leaves a blissful void. Like a short, torrid love affair." 

 He finds himself stuck in his life that has become the bookstore (Literary Apothercary) on a barge in the Seine River. One day he finally had enough and set sail to the south of France with his neighbor Max Jordon. In a rash decision they left with no money and the clothes on their backs. The men are in search of love and a new lease on life. While on their journey they stop in many little towns selling books for produce, meat, etc to make things meet. In every town they they meet new friends,  about the towns. While in Cepoy, a little town that the people had been fighting for their homeland for centuries. 

 Page 119 "Here they work for the future, always for those who will come 

after them. And then their descendants do the same. This land will be destroyed only if one generation stops thinking of the next and tries to change everything now."This quote hit me like a ton of books. As I think about where our generation has gone because we've stopped thinking of our future. Ok off my soap box and back to the book. 

 "All the love, all the dead, all the people we've known. They are the rivers that feed our sea of souls. If we refuse to remember them, the sea will dry up." Perdu 

 I really wanted to love this book. It started out strong but after several chapters I became bored with it. It was a little slow, the diary inserts that came out of no where, and to me seemed a little all over 

the place killed the book for me. About half way I really wanted it to hurry up mad be finished and wishing that it would end but then the ending grabbed me. Made me tear up a bit. For the most part it 

was alright. It has some of the best quotes I've read yet in a book. 

 My favorite quote from this book, "Books aren't eggs, you know. Simply because a book has aged a bit doesn't mean it's gone bad. What's wrong with old? Age isn't a disease. We all grow old, even books. But are you, is anyone, worth less, or less important, because they've been around longer?" 

 I'd give this book 3/5 stars mostly because of the quotes. If you like romance or finding yourself type books then please give this one a read.

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I fell in love....

It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the weather was amazing for January. We were cooking out with the windows in the house wide open, which should give you an idea of how nice the weather was. We were sitting around visiting with friends when someone suggested a book that I should read. Being a VERY reluctant reader I didn't believe that it could be that good, so she let me borrow the book and I was unable to put it down! Monday, January 19th, 2015 is when I fell in love with reading! I have been reading everyday since. 

My reading goal for the year was 20 books. I reached that goal so I decided to shoot for more and bumped it up to 50. I probably hadn't read 20 books in my entire life! I had always hated reading, and found myself falling asleep most times. I would read the same page a billion times and still couldn't tell what I had read. So I am very shocked and proud of myself for becoming a reader! Now I have decided to start posting my reviews on the books I've read. I will not be going into to much detail for now but in the future I plan to have more in depth reviews.  

The first book I read which is the one that made me fall in love with reading was Marked by P.C. & Kristin Cast. The authors being from Tulsa, Ok and basing the book in and around Tulsa giving me details I myself could recall making the whole book series House of Night, (Marked being the 1st of the P.C. & Kristin Cast series) the series that captivated my attention. I'd give this book 5/5 🌟 and it gets my Bombshell approved stamp! 

#2 Betrayed by P.C & Kristin Cast 5/5🌟 

#3 Chosen by P.C & Kristin Cast 4/5🌟

#4 Untamed by P.C & Kristin Cast 4/5🌟

#5 Hunted by P.C & Kristin Cast 5/5🌟

#6 Tempted by P.C & Kristin Cast 4/5🌟

I had to take a break from House of Night while waiting on the library to order the others. 

#7 The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 3/5🌟 I loved the movie! But to me the book was slow. It was still a good read but I won't re-read it. There are a lot in the reading community that love this book. I just couldn't get into it. 

#8 Burned by P.C & Kristin Cast 3/5🌟

#9 Awakened P.C & Kristin Cast 3/5🌟 

Again took a break to wait! 

#10 Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James 4/5🌟

#11 Fifty Shades Darker by E.L. James 4/5🌟

#12  Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James 4/5🌟

Loved this trilogy! Definitely give it a recommend! 

#13 Destined by P.C & Kristin Cast 4/5🌟

#14 Fallen by Lauren Kate 3/5🌟 there is a few more in the series that I haven't had a chance to read yet. 

#15 A Shade of Vampire by Bella Forrest 4/5🌟 this is a big series I've read 3 books so far I've been told they get better so I'm holding out hope!

#16 That Night With My Best Friend's Brother by J.S. Cooper 

#17  Falling For My Best Friend's Brother by J.S. Cooper 3/5🌟 these 2 go together so I rated them 
together. 

#18 Fancy White Trash by Marjetta Geerling 4/5🌟 My daughter found this one for me at the library after reading the 1st page I had to read it! This book is hilarious! I read some to my husband who also found it hilarious! I definitely recommend giving this one a read! 

#19 Where The Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller 5/5🌟 this one gets the Bombshell stamp of approval! Highly recommend that you give this book a read! I read it in one night, I couldn't put it down! 

#20 A Shade Of Blood (Book 2 in A Shade of Vampire series) by Bella Forrest 4/5🌟

#21 A Castle of Sand (Book 3 in A Shade of Vampire series) by Bella Forrest 4/5🌟

Finally back to House of Night Series! I got tired of waiting on the 10th book to come from the library so I read the cliff notes from other bloggers and found out there wasn't much to miss so I moved on. 

#22 Revealed by P.C. & Kristin Cast (#11 of the HON series) 3/5🌟

#23 Redeemed by P.C. & Kristin Cast 3/5🌟 I couldn't be happier to be finished with this series! I loved it as a whole but after a book 6 it slowed down and dragged out with the exception of book 9. I was ready for it to end! I would still recommend the series because I thought it was good overall. Every book still had a good climax and cliff hangers wanting you to still know what happens next. 

I hope this helps some of y'all reluctant readers find your next book to fall in love with! 

Blessings,

Ashley

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