Isle of Bones – We Witches Three Book One by Humphrey Quinn

Isle of Bones We Witches Three Book One by Humphrey Quinn

So.  Curious One.  I am gravely disappointed!  I have been searching for years for an amazing series of books centering around witches and I had so much hope that I had found it!  I had so much hope that after only reading the little blurb and basis of the series, I downloaded the first three books and began to read immediately!  However, what a crime I committed!

First off, they are only like 100 – ish – pages each and that’s SO short!  Second, I made the assumption that since they were all over 21, it would be centered more towards older young adults, like 20-30-year old’s; I was wrong.  Third, it felt like the author was struggling to give depth to her characters.  There is such potential here, but man, I was completely let down!

Of course, I’m talking about the first book in the We Witches Three series, Isle of Bones – written by Humphrey Quinn. 

After realizing how terribly short these books are, all three amounting to under 350 pages total, I debated reading them all and making one discussion about the series in general, but I just have so much to say, I didn’t want your curiosity to be annoyed by a discussion that was zipping all over the first three books.  This way, if after you read this, you can decide whether you want to continue to read the other two “books” with me, or just read my highlights. 

So, with that said, let’s begin, shall we? 

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Vampire In Denial by Dale Mayer

Alright, Curious One.  Today I took a chance on a topic that I typically stray from.  Vampires.  To me, vampires should be kept as dark, immortal, terrifying beings who hunt at night and take what they want.  They should always epitomize the genuine traits of what most people consider monsters.  No diamond skin, no surviving off blood bags or animal blood and definitely no love affairs with fragile humans. 

However, because I loved Dale Mayer’s Psychic Visions series first book, Tuesday’s Child, I decided to go ahead and check out her first book in the Family Blood Ties series, Vampire in Denial.

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Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson

Before I Go to Sleep by SJ Watson

Okay Curious One.  This next novel will get you!  I promise, if you are into psychological thrillers even in the slightest of ways, you will fall in love with this debut novel, Before I Go to Sleep, written by S.J. Watson. 

Hopefully, we can stay on the same page with this discussion as I do my best to navigate both my feelings towards the events happening in Before I Go to Sleep and depicting the events happening in a way that doesn’t lose you!  At the ending there are a few group discussion questions that the author posed and a couple of them I would love to explore with you.

I realize how often my brain gets tangled up in the web of the storyline that is being weaved by the author, but Before I Go to Sleep was astounding!  I undeniably loved it!  Even as the reader, looking into the life of Christine, you think you have found the answer and then get convinced you are totally wrong!  Surprisingly, one of the first thoughts that popped into my head was “what if Ben isn’t really Ben?” And then Bam!  You are convinced so deeply that he is and you forget you ever thought that until almost the very ending and you are left with a “What??!” expression on your face as you keep staring at the sentence you just read in complete bewilderment!  I mean…WHOA!  You see it coming, but even still, it slams into you like an avalanche.

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Timeline by Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton's Timeline

Okay, Curious One.  I took the initiative to branch out into my other category here and picked up a novel called Timeline.  It is written by none other than the American author everyone has heard of, but may not know it, Michael Crichton.  Now, Crichton is most famous for his fiction and science fiction works like Jurassic Park, The 13th Warrior, and the Andromeda Strain, but I wanted to go a bit farther out from them even, and hit up Timeline

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“An Uneasy Feeling In the Pit of My Stomach” – The God Project (Audiobook) by John Saul

The God Project by John Saul read by Mel Foster

Alright, Curious One.  If you read my last Curiosity, you will be aware that this is officially my second audio book!  I cannot say how thankful I am that the The God Project audio book was amazing.  It was good enough that I am contemplating visiting another thrift shop to find some more for my next few trips!

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