The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman – Great for All Ages!

The Graveyard Book Neil Gaiman

Hey there, Curious One!!!  So, today we are going to explore learning lessons from others.  Whether they are your peers, elders, your parents or your siblings, lessons can be taught in so many ways by so many different people.  Sometimes, all it takes is a single word or statement.  Other times, you have to learn them by yourself and solve them by yourself. 

Making mistakes is the only way you can learn, and learning is the only way you can grow.  So, let’s grow and explore the beautifully curious world of Neil Gaiman in his 2008 fantasy book titled, The Graveyard Book.

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Isle of Echoes- We Witches Three Book Three by Humphrey Quinn

Isle of Echoes by Humphrey Quinn

Alright.  Curious One?  I caved.  I absolutely read the third book in the We Witches Three series by Humphrey Quinn.  Isle of Echoes was about the same as the others.  It answered one question and left me with a thousand more.  The most frustrating part is that I want to know what happens to this family, even though I can hardly stand the style of writing.  It’s bugging me so badly!

Isle of Echoes was pretty well rounded in regard to each of the characters, however I am still bewildered that Eva keeps getting to them so easily.  What’s the point of acknowledging your instincts if you ignore them and walk into traps every day?

And did I call Riley and Melinda?!  Ugh.  Totally Romeo and Juliet vibes which is obviously predictable and absolutely annoying. 

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Isle of Wolves – We Witches Three Book Two by Humphrey Quinn

Isle of Wolves Time for a Book

Oooookay Curious One.  So, I decided to read the next installment in the We Witches Three series by Humphrey Quinn.  Isle of Wolves was a little unexpected.  I still have the same problem as with the first one, too short and the style of writing not quite fitting the age of the characters, but this one held a bit of annoyance for me.  Hahah!

I promise, I am NOT a picky reader!  But man, I just wanted this series to be so good and it’s just not happening…

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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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