Sarah Marsh

Reading this novel was very eye opening. It really gave me a view on how the deaf have to really work to learn and interpret words with lip reading alone. I really learned a lot from this book and I am so glad I read this one. Weaved with historical fiction, this novel follows a student of Alexander Graham Bell and the work he did with the deaf as well as his constant strive for inventions. I did not know much about Alexander Graham Bell and so this was a fascinating read into the type of person he was as well. There was so much history and I felt the author really did an amazing job writing Ellen's characters and giving us a better understanding of what it is to be deaf. The struggle they had being looked upon as someone who could never achieve anything and how there was not really a set universal sign language at that time. This novel was very eye opening and I recommend it to anyone who loves historical fiction and wants to learn more about Alexander Graham Bell, and to have a better understanding about the deaf community and struggles of having to live with no hearing. Thank you to HTP Books for the complementary novel. This review is of my own opinion and accord.… (mehr)

Barrett by Sarah Marsh
Happily Evil After book 2

Light, fluffy, over the top was what I thought this book was heading toward but then about page forty things changed as Lynni appeared, Dori’s plans for Lynni and Barrett began to materialize, and the magic mystery problems both were facing were shown to possibly have a solution. Then, I was hooked and couldn’t stop reading till I finished the story.

This is the second book in the series, and I do wonder if I had read book one, Viktor, I would have been more clued in that Dori was going to be matchmaking misfits and doing some sleuthing and fixing along the way. The book stands on its own perfectly well, but I am now curious about what I might have missed.

I loved Barrett with Lynni and how the two grew closer through the story. They were perfect with and for one another. It was interesting to learn their backstories, find out about their parents, and learn why they were on the fringes of their communities. Dori was there just enough in the story to matchmake and show a bit of what will be happening in her own storyline in the future. Dori’s desire to hep misfits find happiness is going to provide plenty of fodder for future stories in this series.

This is a new-to-me author that I look forward to reading again. Thank you to NetGalley and Evernight Publishing for the ARC – this is my honest review.

4-5 Stars… (mehr)

"4 out of 5 stars! Eve (Evangeline/Evie) lost her job and was out at a club to lighten her mood with some of her girlfriends when on her way home some alien pirates kidnap her. A while later, different aliens who are a part of the Coalition (the alien government) save her, become enamored with her, and rush into marrying her without her knowledge. Yet, once she learns the truth, she won’t just be accepting the changes in her life without some say so, even if that means denying the new men in her life until they get that she means business…


This novel is so fast-paced that it gives you no time not to enjoy the bursting chemistry between Eve and her men!"

Read more of this review, THREE TEASERS, & an EXCERPT here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2015/07/blog-tour-feasted-on-eves-resc... ** POSTED AS PART OF A BLOG TOUR WILL BE LIVE ON MY BLOG ON JULY 29TH 2015 **

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"4 out of 5 stars! Eve (Evangeline/Evie) lost her job and was out at a club to lighten her mood with some of her girlfriends when on her way home some alien pirates kidnap her. A while later, different aliens who are a part of the Coalition (the alien government) save her, become enamored with her, and rush into marrying her without her knowledge. Yet, once she learns the truth, she won’t just be accepting the changes in her life without some say so, even if that means denying the new men in her life until they get that she means business…


This novel is so fast-paced that it gives you no time not to enjoy the bursting chemistry between Eve and her men!"

Read more of this review, THREE TEASERS, & an EXCERPT here: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/2015/07/blog-tour-feasted-on-eves-resc... ** POSTED AS PART OF A BLOG TOUR WILL BE LIVE ON MY BLOG ON JULY 29TH 2015 **

Until then check out my blog to see my other reviews :: http://frommetoyouvideophoto.blogspot.com/… (mehr)