First Frost by Sarah Addison Allen

TITLE:  First Frost (Waverley Family #2)

AUTHOR:  Allen, Sarah Addison
GENRE:  Fantasy

DATES READ:  6/7/2015 - 6/11/2015

MY RATING:  4.5/5

I bought this book for my mom's birthday.  She highly recommended it, and I needed a good fantasy pick me up.

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Overall, it was really lovely!  This book continues the Waverley sisters story from Garden Spells.  The first frost is always a magical time in the Waverley household and this time is no different.  Allen weaves the family's new spell involving candy the creates emotions, hair styling that changes lives, and the sisterly love that always brings the family together. 

I love that each of the sisters possesses special "gifts".  The only character that bothered me a little was Sydney with her baby crazy.  However, I have seen friends get baby crazy and this book is a realistic portrayal.

As in all of Allen's stories, the settings are delicious.  Old victorian houses, magical gardens  with apple trees, and warm kitchens filled with potion-like candies to save the day!

I would recommend this book to any reader who enjoys a little magic and whimsy.  It also brings home that family comes first, no matter what.

Will read and write soon!

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Heaven's Queen by Rachel Bach

TITLE:  Heaven's Queen (Paradox #3)

AUTHOR:  Bach, Rachel
GENRE:  Science Fiction

DATES READ:  5/23/2015 - 6/7/2015

MY RATING:  4/5

The ending to the Paradox trilogy.  Getting started right away!

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All of the Devi's adventures on the Glorious Fool are coming to a close, and it looks like there's a intergalactic war on the horizon.

A satisfying ending  to the trilogy.  Everything did end up a little too happy-ending-ish right at the close, but I happen to like those kinds of endings on occasion.  Especially for characters that I care about.  Devi has much more emotion in this installment, and is not the usual stoic mercenary.

As always, I loved the crew of the Glorious Fool, and most of the loose ends were neatly tied.  I'm happy that I read this series that was far out of my comfort zone.  But it will be nice to take a little break from science fiction for a while.

If you love science fiction, outer space, strong female leads, and alien battles, this is definitely the series for you!  So recommended!!!

Will read and write soon!

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