Wake by Amanda Hocking

Do you ever read a book and you are instantly fascinated by whatever type of characters the book is about. For instance Harry Potter had wizards, Anne Rice wrote about vampires etc, etc. Well I just finished reading Wake by Amanda Hocking. Now I’m fascinated with mermaids.

The book was a little slow at first but it quickly became a page turner. Gemma is on the swim team and loves to take late night swims in the ocean. Which her sister and father don’t approve of. Gemma quickly gets the attention of 3 beautiful strangers in town. They are so eager to have Gemma as their friend but why?  Below is the book trailer to spark your interest. I love how books have trailers. I think it’s the coolest thing ever.

 

  Well I’m off to read the second book in the series. I’m so hooked!

Thanks for stopping by,

Laura

Family Traditions

I was recently reading a blog and the topic was about family traditions. It got me to think about what kind of traditions my family has. I’m not sure if this is a tradition but it’s probably the one that my daughter will carry over when she starts her family.

Ever since my daughter was little she would get such awful colds and flu. So you can imagine how bad bedtime was. It was so hard for her to fall asleep. When I was pregnant with her I had started buying books for her library. One of them was The Winnie the Pooh book set. Well lets just say Pooh Bear and Christopher Robin helped her get through the night. When she got a cold or flu at bedtime I would read a couple of chapters and off to sleep she went. She must have been dreaming of Pooh and friends because she would always fall asleep with a smile on her face. I have read all 4 books to her about 10 times. That’s how sick my poor baby will get.

 

Now she is a teenager and she doesn’t get as sick as when she was little but when she does she still asks “Is it time for you to read to me yet?”  It’s not Pooh Bear that she wants and anymore. Now it’s Alice in Wonderland. Who doesn’t love Alice right?

I wonder if when she becomes an adult will I still be reading to her when she’s not feeling well. Um yeah! Of course I will. I wonder what story I will be reading to her then.

Thanks for stopping by

Laura

What I’ve Read This Week

My daughter bought a book about a couple of years ago and to my surprise she loved it. My daughter hates reading. Well she told me that I should definitely read this book. Actually what she said was “Mom you need to read this book. It’s amazing!”. So finally 2 years later she slapped the book onto my lap and said “READ”. I picked it up started reading and I couldn’t put it down.

This is one of the best YA books I have read in a very long time. And yes I’m over 40 and I read YA books. There’s magic, there’s romance, sisterly love and father and daughter turmoil's. It’s got everything!

So if you’re looking for a good summer read pick this book up. Or get it for your daughter. Hey! Get it for the both of you.