Weekend Wishes

 

Did You Know

 Did you know, Amelia Earhart and Eleanor Roosevelt were good friends and once ditched a Washington party to take a joyride/flight  to Baltimore and back?

 

IWSG Wednesday

 

The first Wednesday of every month is officially IWSG day. IWSG was formed by Ninja Captain Alex Cavanaugh. Members post about their doubts and fears, discuss struggles and triumphs, and offer words of encouragement to others who are struggling.

 

Twitter handle: @TheIWSG  

Hashtag: #IWSG.

The awesome co-hosts for the August 2 posting of the IWSG are Kate Larkinsdale, Diane Burton, Janet Alcorn, and Shannon Lawrence!

Every month, we announce a question that members can answer in their IWSG post. These questions may prompt you to share advice, insight, a personal experience or story. Include your answer to the question in your IWSG post or let it inspire your post if you are struggling with something to say. 

Remember, the question is optional!

August 2 question: Have you ever written something that afterwards you felt conflicted about? If so, did you let it stay how it was, take it out, or rewrite it?

 

 

July/August Reviews in no particular order

 

* Disclaimer. If I run into an occasional typo, I ignore them and don't factor them into my review.

 

 

SOUL SWALLOWERS by D. Wallace Peach

In her usual poetic style— “A crimson fire snapped in the hearth, the room overly warm, air thick despite a blustery rain tapping insistent fingers on the windowpanes.”—Ms. Peach has created another page-turning fantasy about a young man who blames the death of his wife on his father and brother.

As always, the world building is exemplary and the characters are folks we’d like to get to know.

Intrigued by the title? That’s exactly what this tale is based on. Folks that swallow souls to gain knowledge or fighting skills or altogether different abilities. But beware, swallowing too many souls can make the swallower go mad.

SOUL SWALLOWERS is the first of a duology. I’m a D. Wallace Peach follower and definitely looking forward to the second read.

Available at Amazon

 

LEGACY OF SOULS by D. Wallace Peach

Raze wants nothing but peace for him and his, but political intrigue, power and greed interfere. To fight for those he cares about he must swallow another soul.

In this story, the author has built a world the reader can step into and characters we either love or hate. Ms. Peach has created the ultimate villain in Benjmur. Except for the love he has for his daughter, the man is pure evil.

As always, the author’s words swirl with description. “Oarsmen fought the chop, and plumes of silver spray joined with the morning fog, swallowing the vessel in a cloud of wetness.”

Tension builds till the end at which point the author wraps the story up nicely with a large red bow.

Available at Amazon

 

TRADS

 

KILLING THE BLUES by Michael Brandman

This is the tenth book in the Jesse Stone series. I didn’t know what to expect because this is a different author. But Brandman did a great job. Jesse’s character and Dix’s remained the same. Molly’s changed a little. A bit more of the TV version’s character. In the TV series, Stone nearly always has a dog, which hasn’t appeared yet in the books. Though Mildred Memory the cat—who I haven’t seen on the television series—makes an appearance and is a welcome addition. I thoroughly enjoyed this one. On to number eleven.

Available at Amazon

 

FOOL ME TWICE by Michael Brandman

This series just keeps getting better and better.
Michael Brandman has done an excellent job taking over for Robert Parker.

 

DAMNED IF YOU DO by Michael Brandman

I loved Brandman's take on Jesse Stone (and the introduction of Mildred Memory, which took place in book #10). This story was no exception. Damned if You Do is the last book Brandman writes and it's the last of the series I'm reading.

I started the next of the series, with a new author, but it just didn't click for me, so I stopped reading.  Plus, he took Mildred Memory out of the book and that didn't work for me either.

 

Read any good books lately?

 

 

 

Ketch-up Day

 

Happy August 1st. How is your week going? 

I'm all for moving this summer along It's still dry and hot here. This is one of our crepe myrtles during a more normal summer. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that this year. What's it like in your area?

On the other hand, the potatoes in the mulch pile are thriving. It's always interesting to see what will pop up:)

And in other parts of the garden:

And 

Louie peeking in.

And

 

 

And in other parts of the country

 

From  Florida

Thanks, Shane.

From Illinois

Thanks, Randy

This big guy was caught and released.

And from Illinois

Thanks, Jan.

 Have a great week, blogger buds.

Weekend Wishes

 

AND

Did You Know

 Did you know, President William Howard Taft had a pet cow named Pauline Wayne that used to graze on the White House lawn?

 

Writerly Wednesday

 What's your synonym or sentence for:

Example: Being a mugwump, she voted for person not party.