Book Review: How to Catch a Prince By Rachel Hauck Published by Zondervan

How to Catch a Prince

Rachel Hauck

Book Description

Prince Stephen came to America to escape responsibility. But what he found complicates his life more than ever.

Corina Del Rey is happy with her life in Melbourne, Florida. She spends her days engrossed in her career as a journalist and has her sights set on climbing the corporate ladder-if for no other reason, to distract herself from her dissolving family. But when she is confronted with the past she fought so hard to put behind her, she struggles to make sense of her future.

BOOK REVIEW: Princess Academy: Princess Academy, Book 1 UNABRIDGED by Shannon Hale

"Finished in One Night."

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  This story was entertaining, but be forewarned in between each chapter is weird singing. The narrators have nice voices but the music is horrible. For me, it didn't hurt the book. I still enjoyed the story and the singing is very short lived (thank God). The singing & intermittent music is the only reason I took one star away from this book.
  
  

GEEK RIDDLE CONTEST: #geekriddle

Vin Du Rhône lips, 

Beauty like Dita Von Tease, 

Skin of a china doll, 

Hair darker than charcoal, 

And a heart of gold,

Who am I? ‪#‎geekriddle‬

BOOK REVIEW: One Good Knight: Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms, Book 2 UNABRIDGED by Mercedes Lackey

• "Addictive Series comparable to Once Upon a Time"

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  If you've seen the new TV show Once Upon a Time with all the most well know old fables and stories, and you liked that you will love how Gabra Zackman brings this series to life. Mercedes writes a good story but most of her books are read by terrible narrators (I found that out trying to listen to a couple others and then reading all the reviews).
  

The Iron King: The Iron Fey, Book 1 by Julie Kagawa

BOOK REVIEW: The Iron King

The Iron Fey Series

by Julie Kagawa

"Surprised and Enthralled. Lovely Modern Fantasy."

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I got the first book in this series during one of Audible's many buy one get one events. As an avid Audible addict, I've listened to literally hundreds of books (nearing 300+ at the time of this review). As the old saying goes, don't judge a book by it's fairy cover; ok I added the fairy part. At first glance The Iron King my look child-like and whimsical; which in a lot of ways is something I like, plus I love getting into series because it's more entertainment with characters you've already built a good rapport with. As long as the author throws in some variety to their writing style and doesn't beat a dead horse into the ground reviewing the same materials, not to worry that is not a problem in this series.

BOOK REVIEW: Winds of Fate: The Mage Winds, Book 1 UNABRIDGED by Mercedes Lackey

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I'd like to start off saying, I love this author. Maybe it was the narrator or just they style of writing. Mercedes Lackey did another book series called the five hundred kingdoms and it was beyond addictive.

If I actually tried to READ this book (instead of listen) I never would have made it and found my self rewinding multiple times. I think the story was there but either the narrator missed the mark (there where lots of distracting sound effects and voices used with whistling sounds and lisps) or it was the old english that was randomly interspersed. Can't tell but I don't think I will finish the series.