Cha 1 yr anniversary, Pale Horses

Dang it I am feeling sweeps deprived.  I have not one a single sweeps, outside of Goodreads, since my free trip back in July 2012.  I also have not won a Goodreads book since the beginning of May.  I know that I have a stack of books to read and review already but, I am missing out on some awesome free books in the meantime.
I am going to try to write more as always but, this time I am actually setting some goals down.  While I hope to post a book review with each post for posterity's sake I am going to post once a week whether or not I have finished reading and written a review.  Since it sucks working 5-6 days every week and still not even coming close to 40 hours a week I changed my availability to always have Thursdays off.  So I can write a post every Thursday, have one day where I can schedule appointments, etc..., and now I will always have that one day to count on having off.
Today it has been one year since our little girl Chanel died and tomorrow will be six-months since Duke left us.  This makes it extremely sad for my mom and me.  Duke has been with me for almost half of my life and from my memory what seems like my whole life.  Li'l Chanel was so vocal and energetic you always knew she was there making you happy.  She devoted her whole doggy life to making us happy and always had to be with a human.  Le Gur.    picture of little girl below

Next up a goodreads firstreads program won book: won in exchange for a fair review

Pale Horses: a Jade de Jong novel 

by Jassy Mackenzie

Okay, I finished reading this about a month ago so some details are not as fresh.  I have not read any of the previous books and did not need to either.  We are introduced to Jade, as a tough, smart, but still sensitive women and her investigation business.  Following along Jade, and then another troubled woman, we are slowly introduced to the case and make connections between each woman.  Who killed the female skydiver?  Jade follows along the woman’s path investigating her business and her father and seems to remain a step ahead of the police.  We are familiarized with both rural and city of South Africa, which I have never been to, a glimpse into the everyday life of it’s citizens.    The action and suspense slowly unravels with hints and tidbits until we reach the end of the book with unknown assailants stalking or assaulting Jade at almost every turn. 

Here’s the hitch to this book though; after reading most of the book and down to the last 50 pages, and starting on the big reveal I realized that you only had to read the beginning of the case and the last 50 pages or so for who done it.  The who-dunnit is first introduced as a viable murderer and reason and then is not investigated until the very end of the book and while I did enjoy reading the book I kept on waiting for her to investigate that line of thinking.  It was the most obvious and once I reached that conclusion the ending was very downhill.  Also, when revealing who the actual murderer was and how it happened it was just magically revealed without any supporting evidence or thought just like walking through the park and bam a flying murderer fell through the sky.  We are not given anything or any reason to believe that she is correct except for the fact that the villain does confess.  After reading this book, I felt it was pointless for me to have read the book in the first place.  I did enjoy the descriptions, characters, and everything about the book except that blatantly the plot sucked.   ☆★★☆☆

06.06.13 Spending money & Force of Habit

I am thinking that goodreads doesn't like me anymore, I am really behind on reading and reviewing, because I have not won any books in a month.  I am reading way more than I was a year ago bu  nowhere near as close to the amount that I read in high school and college.  I love my dvr, I record most shows and channel surf live between watching the show and listening to music and then watch them again straight through without any distractions.  This takes up a good amount of time, right now I am watching WWE, i generally watch this on dvr only so I can fast forward through all the crap and get to the matches.  I have borrowed a game from a coworker for my 3ds, it's the first 3d game I am playing on my new system.

I finally gave in and bought some new tires for my car.  My father told me I need new ones in January and I managed to put them off this long that he said I have to have new tires or increase my chances of an accident.  Thankfully, my two back tires are worn but it will be a while before I have to replace them.  I also FINALLY bought a new mattress!  I have been suffering so bad in my current rundown dilapidated mattress.  I had flipped it, turned it,  bought a mattress foam cover, and piled numerous blankets and comforters over it and I still woke up in physical pain.  I put off on buying it until I new if I was moving away to school because it would be pointless to buy a new mattress for only four or five months use.  I decided to downsize, and now that I have put my new mattress on my old bed I see just how small it really is.  I do not know how Tori and I are going to fit together at night.  Hopefully my back will get back to normal and my side will stop spasming.  On a side note, I received my passport in the mail so now I can win an international trip, if i'm lucky.



Force of Habit by Cash Peters

I received this book on Goodreads firstreads giveaway program for an honest review.

My first impression, come on, what about a ninja fighting nun doesn't look good?

The book’s premise is what happens when a perfectly devote nun has a secret past?    I read this book over a month ago and am overdue for a written review.  Obviously my memory is not as sharp as when freshly read but some time has passed and I can rehash the overall feeling of the book as compared to an endorphin rush from finishing a book.

We are introduced to Sister Madeleine and other various members of the nunnery.   The reader is thrown into the world and the action and introductions seem to be done by the fly of our seats.   Sister Madeleine is made the trust and sole heir of a multi-billionaire’s fortune and assets.  She considers it her duty to a former friend, to investigate his death, and goes against her vows and flies to the immoral land of Los Angeles dragging a failing nun in training along for the ride.  With secret organizations trying to overtake the world, we get a look into Sister Madeleine’s past and the link between the two.  Who was her friend howard really?  How will a sister who’s been in a convent for forty years handle the world’s technological advancements?  Sister Madeleine has a can do attitude, a crack sense of humor and great physical prowess for a senior citizen.  This book was an easy read, it took a little time, since we started mid-action, to catch up and every part was enjoyable and quite hilarious.  I believe I will be on the look out for more books in this series or by this author.   ★★★★★.  I am willing to read this book again (which says something to me) and was left with a smile after I finished reading.