Xepherus Reads

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons !   Tuesday Talks is an wonderful group on Goodreads that is a weekly discussion forum created by BookTubers Janie Johnson and her pal, Janelle. It is a fun and active group to be a part of.    This week's subject is: Stories that could be interesting crossed between two books .   I often wonder what my favorite characters i n books would be like in other stories. I would love to see a time traveling collabo ration between Kerry Wilkinson's Silver Blackthorn and Rae Carson's Le ah Westfall. T hese two characters are young women who believe in fighting for what is right. They are bold, caring, and fearless. As the Reckoning trilogy went on we saw many elements of scie nce fiction brought to the story, includin g teleportation. Silver could be discovering more technology from the king, and accidentally travel back in time to the 1800s.   Leah and Silver were both on the run, fought against tyrannical ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons!   Here is my updated Reading Challenge that began August 2015 and ends August 2016. I have tried to pre-fill categories to better understand what I would like to read. On occasion I will change the books to better reflect my current reading mood.  Have fun with it. And feel free to use my list as a guide! I will update this list every time I finish a book. If a book that I read does not fit any of the 55 categories, I will list any extra below the list. Extra books will be added to the “read” count. Books Read : Challenge Books Read (22/55) Extra Books Read (7) Total Books Read: (29)                                                                                    Updated 02/20/2016 Currently...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms and Book Dragons,   Last month I managed to get only a few books finished and reviewed. March has started out pretty slow due mainly to my schedule. But I have goals, and I wanted to share them with you.   I will be releasing my answers to Tuesday Talks and Top 5 Wednesday weekly.  I am also working on a Comic Book Pull List for this blog that will run also every Tuesday of the month.  I am looking to write at least six book reviews.  I will be going through my Advanced Reader Copies to pick upcoming books for review, starting with Double Down by Gwenda Bond. I plan to catch up on my graphic novels, with reviews coming for those, as well.   In march I am looking to finish at least six books. On my to read list I have the flowing:   Dashing Through the Snow by Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark Lois Lane: Double Down by Gwenda Bond Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates Find Her by ...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms! I have a lot of fun answering questions from the Goodreads group Top 5 Wednesday. It is a group created by Lainey from You Tube's GingerReadsLainey . Every Wednesday we answer a question and share our answers to the book community. You should check it out if you have not already.   The Shining Series by Stephen King-   The characters in these two horror novels are very memorable and fun to read . I fo un d myself missing them, and I wished there was a third installment that I could continue my visit with them. Particularly in Doctor Sleep we were introduced to Abra Stone, a very powerful girl with the Shining, like Danny Torrance. But I also loved her family , especially her grandmother. The Lucky Santangelo Series by Jackie Collins- Who can resist reading about this p ower-house mobster family dealing with murder, sex, and illegal goings-on? Not me! Ever since high school I have been reading this series whenever a new book comes out. Sa...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms,   In 2015 St. Martins Press sent me an advanced reader copy of Kerry Wilkinson's latest novel, Renegade, for review. It was the second book in the Silver Blackthorn Trilogy, a dystopia-futuristic, young adult series set in England. Even though I did not read the first book, Wilkinson's writing was excellent enough to catch me up on the story thus far. After reading Renegade (my review can be found in my blog archives) I was left wanting more. I decided to track down the first book, and found it on Book Outlet at a very reasonable price.     Reckoning begins an exciting and often heartbreaking coming of age story of Silver Blackthorn. She is an ordinary (to herself at least) girl living a quiet life in the post-war English village of Martindale. The world has drastically changed since her parents were children. Many wars have ravaged the world, and countries have fought against one another for years. King Victor has risen, almost god-...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms,   As many of you know I love to join book discussions or groups that love books. I just recently watched a video with YouTuber, Trina from Between Chapters, and found a wonderful group on Goodreads named, Monthly Recommendations. This book club is moderated by Trina and her friend Kayla from YouTube's Kayla Rayne. And each month we are treated to a topic that is up for discussion.    This month's topi c is: Not Another Love Story , a boo k, books, or series that we recommend that do not have love stor ies in them. And here are my four picks: The Witch's B oy b y Kelly Barnhill - this mi d dle-grade book will appeal to fans of H arry Potter, with it s whimsical narrative and mag ical characters. It follows two y oung protagonists who set o ut to protect an ancient magic from falling into the wrong hands . Filled with excellent world building and often hysterical characters, this book is a fast and joyful read that left me smiling...

Hello, Fellow Book Worms! I am happy to be answering my first question from the Goodreads group Top 5 Wednesday. It is a group created by Lainey from You Tube's GingerReadsLainey . As a fan of her channel I was excited to become a part of her book group. Every Wednesday we answer a question and share our answers to the book community.  I am a bit late answering this one, but I wanted to answer nonetheless. Based on my current reading, here are my choices (hero and villain) from books and comics. Name Your Top Five Biggest Badasses  Wonder Woman- The Amazon Princess (queen, demi-god and God of War) has always been the ultimate badass in my opinion. In 1985 Len Wein and George Perez re-introduced Wonder Woman to the world after DC Comics relaunched their titles post- Crisis on Infinite Earths. In this new version, Diana was a young and naive woman with an idealistic view of what the world should be like. She did not speak English, was pagan, and was infinitely mor...