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The King's Mercy by Lori Benton Book Review

When captured rebel Scotsman Alex MacKinnon is granted the king's mercy--exile to the Colony of North Carolina--he's indentured to Englishman Edmund Carey as a blacksmith. Against his will Alex is drawn into the struggles of Carey's slaves--and those of his stepdaughter, Joanna Carey. A mistress with a servant's heart, Joanna is expected to wed her father's overseer, Phineas Reeves, but finds herself drawn instead to the new blacksmith. As their unlikely relationship deepens, successive tragedies strike the Careys. When blame falls unfairly upon Alex he flees to the distant mountains where he encounters Reverend Pauling, itinerate preacher and friend of the Careys, now a prisoner of the Cherokees. Haunted by his abandoning of Joanna, Alex tries to settle into life with the Cherokees, until circumstances thwart yet another attempt to forge his freedom and he's faced with the choice that's long hounded him: continue down his rebellious path or embrace the f
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Let's talk Midterms

Midterms... ah, can I just *groan. First off, they're pointless. I mean like seriously! We have Finals, isn't that enough? I have online classes and they expect me to take midterm exams? Ha! I have enough to do. I mean, it'd be one thing if they lightened up the weekly workload and had us just do the exam... but no... they have us do our normal school week AND a high point exam or project. WHY? Are you trying to make me go gray early? I have compiled the stages of midterms.... enjoy. When you see the midterm.  The frantic studying (more like student dying). When you've reached your limit and you just need a moment to vent. Then.... the stressful moment of taking the exam: During the exam... When there's a trick question, but it might not be a trick question. Submitting the exam. When you realize that pass or fail you can get a job at Mcdonalds and you're cool with that. No more college. You just don't care... there is

Meet Monkey!

Hi! I have had my Monkey girl for a few months now and she is so cute and SO soft. I thought I'd introduce her to you guys. Her name is Monkey, you can follow her on Instagram  @monkey_thekitty  and see her latest escapades and mischief.  She is part Tabby and part Maine Coone. She has many middle names and it gets longer daily. A few are Lycan, Tigeris, Charlie, Boots, Flannel, Mischief, and Bella. Here are a few pictures of her.. please excuse the yellow date in the corner.  She isn't the biggest fan of my sisters' cat...  Such a lover. A lover and a fighter!  "Who? Me?"  "You know you love me.."

Broke out my camera the other day

Finally charged my camera and took a few pictures the other day. Here are a few of the shots I took... "'You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take'- Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott. *please excuse the incorrect date in the corner

Fire (Graceling #2) by Kristin Cashore

It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men. This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she had the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own. Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City, The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom. If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was. ** spoiler alert **  Ok........ so I loved Graceling. It was awesome! The fighting, the humor, th

Choice Summer (The Nikki Sheridan Series #1) by Shirley Brinkerhoff

Life for Nikki Sheridan has always been the same no surprises, no scrapes, no crises, no escapes. This summer will change all that. "Sure enough, honey-" Her hollow words reverberated off the cold, antiseptic walls of the examination room, and inside my head. I stopped listening. How could this have happened to me? More accurately, how will I ever forget? Especially now that there's this little reminder to think about. What am I going to do? Telling my parents - I don't even want to think about that! And Grandma and Grandpa would be so disappointed. No. It's just like the nurse at the clinic said I can have it taken care of, and then my life can just go back to normal. But I have to do it right away, before anyone finds out, before I start gaining weight- Her worst fears confirmed, Nikki's plans come to a screeching halt when she realizes that, for the first time in her life, the choice is hers to make. What will she decide? And can she follow through wit

Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

I liked the science behind the wolves. I thought that a few scenes were either slow or not needed. I don't know. That's probably just me. It also seemed like the characters weren't fully developed and that they flip-flopped a lot throughout the story. While reading it I felt like I was reading all the horror stories of high school drama.  Language: Mild and rare. Adult Stuff: Kisses, sometimes passionate. There is also a bedroom scene that kinda 'fades to black' but not really. A lot of the scene and descriptions didn't need to be added. Violence: One of the characters had a horrific childhood and the main character gets.... hurt a few times with blood mentioned. There is also descriptions of how the shifting happens and a few fight scenes. Overall Age Rating: 16+