The Wicked Wyckerly by Patricia Rice

I can't vouch for this story, but she can. And without further ado, here's Kelly Ferjutz with her review. It can also be found at:

http://www.sanfranciscobookreview.com/featured-fiction/the-wicked-wyckerly-the-rebellious-sons/

The Wicked Wyckerly: The Rebellious Sons

Filed in Featured-Fiction, Romance on November 14, 2010 with no comments

By Patricia Rice
Signet, $7.99, 374 pages

With no hesitancy whatever, I will quickly state that this is the BEST romance novel I’ve read this year, and maybe even last year, as well. It has absolutely everything a reader could wish for: a wicked, outrageous, laugh-out-loud sense of humor, endearing characters and a great plot!

The heroine, Abigail Merriweather, is a no-nonsense woman of many talents who thought she knew who and what she was, before, that is, she met up with the most audacious, charming rogue of a hero you’ll ever want to meet. Or read about. Of course, he’s tall, dark and handsome — on the outside. Inside, however, he’s a mass of quivering insecurities, set off by the most astonishing romantic notions you’ll ever encounter. John Fitzhugh Wyckerly, seventh Earl of Danecroft, is truly a hero to die for!

Fitz has an illegitimate daughter, aged six or seven; while still innocent in the ways of the world, Abby has the care of four half-siblings. These children are more than just a means to take up space in the book; they’re real characters, and you’ve certainly seen children behave just like them. All readers should join with the author in thanking the contributor of the unique and colorful epithets used in the book. If you don’t laugh out loud while reading this joyous epistle, you’d better check to be sure you’re still breathing! I’d happily give it ten stars if I could!

Reviewed by Kelly Ferjutz

Happy Birthday (yes, I'm conceited. Complain to my mother.)

Beginning Farmer Program

Got lots of cool stuff today. Not only is it my birthday, but the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has a beginning farmer program. It’s a lot of bureaucracy, but still of interest. Find it at www.nifa.usda.gov.

Audio Books and Graphic Novels

I must confess, geek that I am, I’ve only recently read my first graphic novels. And from the first, I was hooked. They’ll never replace books for me certainly, but the ones I’ve enjoyed thus far definitely complement the books they’re based on. Diana Gabaldon’s The Exile is amazing, and my Buffy the Vampire Slayer craving got sated with The Long Way Home. Still looking forward to Angel: After the Fall to see what happens after Los Angeles gets sucked into hell. I’ve been a Patricia Briggs fan for some time and the graphic novel of Mercy Thompson, Homecoming, really stretched my fantasy imagination. I even went to far as to take serious notice of a college that offers an MFA in graphic novels, though I’m not up to taking the plunge into that just yet.

On another note of alternative literature, I drive. A lot. And radio certainly leaves something to be desired some days. So I’ve recently become a convert of audio books. Just to zen out and listen to someone read, doing the work for me, is really turning into a treat.

Related to this messy discussion of art forms and ways to enjoy books, there’s an ongoing debate about the hard copy book versus the digital book. To me, really, there is no debate. If it gets people to read, digital, graphic, hardback, or pogo stick, it’s legitimate. Some ways of delivery work better for some than others. I love my hard copy books, but reading while driving simply isn’t an option. With audio books I can have my drive and my books too. For someone who has limited space or limited need to hold a book in their hands, a digital reader is a great option. Granted, technology could crash, so there will always be us purists who clamor for print. But either way, if technology can help people read more and stretch their minds, I’m all for it.

Okay, end of ramble and happy birthday to me :p

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Nightshade

Can't vouch for the book, but the review makes it sound awesome!

Nightshade by Andrea Cremer, Reviewed by Missy Watkins

http://www.sanfranciscobookreview.com/young-adult/nightshade/

Book Reviews

I know I promised grazing, but I'm whupped. Books instead.

Smooth by Rachel Kramer Bussel
http://sacramentobookreview.com/relationships_sex/smooth-erotic-romance-for-women/

The Exile: An Outlander Graphic Novel by Diana Gabaldon
You have no idea how much reviewing this made my month! Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series has met the graphic novel and I may or may not have been late to work or thought of calling in just to stay home and drool over this book. Beautifully illustrated, beautifully written, I just can’t laud this one enough. And to have my name near one of my fav authors’… just wow.
http://sacramentobookreview.com/sequential_art/the-exile-an-outlander-graphic-novel/


These aren’t my reviews, but the books looked worth a look.

Firelight by Sophie Jordan, Reviewed by Debbie Suzuki
http://sacramentobookreview.com/young_adult/firelight/

Live Like a Hot Chick: How to Feel Sexy, Find Confidence, and Create Balance at Work and Play by Jodi Lipper, Cerina Vincent, Reviewed by Sky Sanchez
http://sacramentobookreview.com/self_help/live-like-a-hot-chick-how-to-feel-sexy-find-confidence-and-create-balance-at-work-and-play/

The Iron Duke by Meljean Brook, Reviewed by Angela Tate
http://sacramentobookreview.com/romance/the-iron-duke/

Start second (third?) job tomorrow! Then I can add barista to my repertoire yey!