Xepherus Reads

  Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,     Stephanie Plum is back and the forecast is calling for 100% Spooky with a chance of monkey business!   Plum Spooky is written by Janet Evanovich and is published by St. Martins Press. This "Between the Plums" novel takes place after the events of Fearless Fourteen, and s erves as the official lead-in to the Lizzie and Diesel series .   This time around Stephanie Plum is on the hunt for Martin Munch, a genius who decided to one day beat up his lab's project manager, Eugene Scanlon, and steal expensive scientific equipment. Munch decided not to divulge the whereabouts of the equipment, and Stephanie's cousin Vinnie (who posted the bond) is beside himself (as usual) with the case since Munch has disappeared. Add to this the arrival (and first appearance) of Gerw ulf Grimoire. Wulf is tall, dark, and likes to snap necks, while burning his hand imprint into his victim's flesh. Definitely not nor...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Tuesday Talks is a Goodreads Group serving the book community that is moderated by YouTubers, Janie Johnson and her book pal, Janelle. Check it out!    This week's Tuesday Talks question is:   If you do not enjoy the first book in a series do you still continue reading the series?   The answer to this question is yes and no. I have started many series that have bored me, but had likeable characters. With this type of book I have been patient. What I will do is wait for a month or so, and then I pick the series up again. Usually I do not have issues with continuing on. I also find that audiobooks help a great deal when continuing a series that I have issues with. The change in presentation is sometimes what I need to make me want to continue.  I especially love it when an audiobook has a voice actor that reads in character, and grasps the narrative in a way I could not have thought.   S...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms!   Tuesday Talks is a Goodreads Group serving the book community that is moderated by YouTubers, Janie Johnson and her book pal, Janelle. Check it out!    This week's Tuesday Talks question is: If you could throw together a soundtrack for your favorite book, what songs would you choose?       I decided to put a soundtrack together for the last book I read, which was a favorite of mine this year. Here are the track listings for Wicked Charms by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton. Tracks:  1.     Opener - Sea of Love by the Honeydrippers 2.   Dead Body in the Pirate Museum- The Black Pearl by Klaus Bedelt (from Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl) 3.   Meeting Martin Ammon- The Emperor's Theme by John Williams (from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi) 4.   Lighthouse Tumble- Blow the Man Down-Irish Rovers 5. Diesel- What a Man by Salt N Pepa...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   I was fortunate enough last year to pick up the first three books in the Wicked Series by Janet Evanovich at a book fair in Newtown, Connecticut. As many of you already know it was a crazy day for my roommate and I, and we came away from the fair with almost one hundred books. I recently wanted to break up my reading by introducing this series into my TBR pile. I found myself addicted to this series and read all three within a month's time. I have reviewed books one and two, and now it is time to tell you all what I thought of book three, Wicked Charms.     Wicked Charms is written by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton, and is distributed by Bantam Books. This time around we are given the opportunity to hear how famed screenwriter (Cheers, Newsradio, and Boston Legal to name a few), Phoef Sutton, interprets these much- loved characters. The result is an amazing collaboration with Evanovich that heightens the danger, s...