Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons, My Favorite Love Stories and/or Couples of All-Time 1.                 Ciena Ree and Thane Kyrell - Disney-Lucasfilm's new Star Wars canon has introduced some amazing characters. But in last year's Lost Stars by Claudia Gray, we were introduced to a tragic love story in the form of two Imperial recruits who are divided when one of them defects to the Rebellion. Ciena and Thane will go down in Star Wars history as two of the most determined lovers in the galaxy. Often heartbreaking, their story spans through the original trilogies and after. This made for an epic novel that had me reading into the night. 2.               Father Ralph de Bricassart and Meghann Cleary - Forbidden love is the premise of Colleen McCollough's Thorn Birds. Written in 1977, this story spans over decades ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms! The search for love in novels can be quite a daunting task with evil-doers, scoundrels, and creepers abound. But true love does happen on occasion, but when it goes wrong it can be catastrophic. Here is my list of the worst love interests in books.   Worst Love Interests (possible spoilers ahead) 1.     Opie from the SilverBlackthorn series by Kerry Wilkinson- I have been enjoying reading the Silver Blackthorn series. In this trilogy our main character is torn between two boys: Imrin and Opie. Imrin is infinitely stronger a character than Opie, and often I feel Opie can be a bit whiny. In book three readers will finally see who she ends up with. I hope it is Imrin. He is a lot more interesting a person than Opie.    2.   Jack Torrance from the Shining by Stephen King- How can you not add this man to this list? Jack is an abusive alcoholic who has harmed his young son in the past, and has li...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads Book Club that meets weekly to answer questions presented.  Our moderators are YouTubers, Lainey (GingerReadsLainey) and Samantha (ThoughtsOnTomes). I enjoy how every week this group brings the book community together. Great fun!   This week's question asks: What are Top 5 Books from 2017 that you did not read that you want to get to in 2018 ? .   Caraval by Stephanie Garber- I was ready to pick this one up, and for some reason it got lost in my TBR stack. With the sequel, Legendary, arriving on May 29, 2018. I definitely want to get to this. Into That Bright Unknown by Rae Carson- Since I have the trilogy and have read book one, it is time to take on book two and this book, part three. I loved Walk on Earth a Stranger so much, and this should be a fitting conclusion to this wonderful historical fiction trio. Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz- A bookseller literally shov...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads Book Club that meets weekly to answer questions presented.  Our moderators are YouTubers, Lainey (GingerReadsLainey) and Samantha (ThoughtsOnTomes). I enjoy how every week this group brings the book community together. Great fun!   This week's question asks: What are your Top 5 Reading Resolutions? I always love the turning of the year. I feel revitalized and feel that I can now begin with a clean slate. Here are my Top Five Reading Resolutions: Visit my local libraries more often- I have several libraries in my area that have a lot of great programs that I would like to attend. And I want to save money by checking out titles. Visit thrift stores for my books- Again, save money. I want to begin a weekly visit to my local thrift stores again. I fell out of that habit once the holidays began to arrive. Donate books to charity that I do not plan to read- I have a lot of book...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Top 5 Wednesday is a Goodreads Book Club that meets weekly to answer questions presented.  Our moderators are YouTubers, Lainey (GingerReadsLainey) and Samantha (ThoughtsOnTomes). I enjoy how every week this group brings the book community together. Great fun!   This week's question asks: What are your Top 5 Favorite Childhood Reads?     While I was gro wing up I loved reading books. The Scholastic Book Fair that a nnually occured at my elementary school was an epic part of my life at a kid. I would always get involved with read-a-thons and always had my book reports in on time. My teachers would reward readers with small trinkets like stickers o r candy pieces, and the library was always my haunt before and after school. When my elementary school was set to be demolished I knew that I had to visit one last time while it was open before the fences went up and the cranes got to work with the w rec king ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Many of you have been asking me: W hy does some one re-read a book?   I have a few reasons why I re-read books : Series Re-Reads - Many times I get involved in a series of books. Duologies, t rilogies and l ong- t erm s eries are my main factors. If a book was released in 201 5 and a year later its sequel comes out, I may have forgotten important details in the story line that I need to revisit. I can do this by referencing parts of the novel, or I can just set aside some time to re-read the entire book. I find that re -reading the entire novel is the best way.   Seasonal and Holiday Re-Reads- I tend to re-read certain books at certain times of the year. For Halloween I re-read the Exorcist by William Peter Blatty. For Christmas I pull out my Christmas Story leather bound book by Charles Dickens. I also have re-read S.E. Hinto n's Outsiders in the Summer, which reminds me of being a teenager and rea...