Steph Reviews Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti By Ted Oswald

Publisher:  Thomas & Mercer
Format Read: E-Book
Source: ARC from the publisher
Release Date:  July 22, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon* | Book Depository* | Barnes & Noble
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Blurb from goodreads:

When a mother and her infant are murdered on the outskirts of Cité Soleil, Haiti’s most infamous slum, two unexpected detectives emerge: Libète, a brash and headstrong girl of ten, and her brilliant but impoverished friend Jak.

Though made rough-and-tumble on the slum’s streets where gangs, police and U.N. peacekeepers have long battled for control, the murders stir Libète unlike anything she’s seen before. With the dead quickly forgotten as the community limps on in its grinding struggle to survive, Libète resolves to pursue the truth despite the costs, plunging headfirst into an insidious plot that will threaten her and everything she holds dear.

A profound journey set against the calamitous backdrop of modern-day Haiti, join Libète as she struggles to find herself and justice in an unjust world in Because We Are: A Novel of Haiti

Quote-Tastic #53 Midnight Man by Lisa Marie Rice

Join us every Monday and share a favorite quote that's grabbed you for one reason or another. Everyone's welcome to join in - authors, bloggers, readers. The more the merrier! Just grab the button and put up your post :) Don't have a blog? No worries, just leave your favorites in the comment section.  Quote-tastic is hosted by Herding Cats & Burning Soup.

This was a erotic romantic mystery I'd had sitting on my Kindle for a while and I decided to read it. Although it's from 2009, it has a 1970s Old Skool romance feel.

He was going to have to get through this evening. And probably a few others evenings after this one. Asking her out to dinner-out on dates-was necessary. There had to be something between meeting her and having sex. He couldn't just say, "Let's go to bed." It didn't work that way, not with ladies.

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Sex with John has been nothing at all like that. It had been earth shattering, so intense she had thought she would faint while climaxing. She'd barely slept since then and had hardly eaten. That wasn't at all what modern sex was about. Modern sex was about flirting and keeping it cool.

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Some primitive instinct told her that in calling John to come to her aid, she'd crossed a dangerous, invisible line. She'd given herself over to his care. She'd given herself over to him.
Something important had changed.

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They were bound by the most ancient law of all. 
He had fought and killed for her. She was his.

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Bea Reviews Little Roja Riding Hood by Susan Middleton Elya

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile 
Format Read: epub
Source: We Give Books free read
Release Date: April 10, 2014
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Blurb from goodreads:

While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise Abuelita. But Grandma's no fool and Roja's no ordinary chica. They send that hungry lobo packing with a caliente surprise!
This sassy retelling of Little Red Riding Hood has accessible Spanish rhymes and fresh illustrations, with hip cultural details throughout.

Bea Reviews Parenting Books Guide: Quick Secrets for Parenting Toddlers by Monica McBride

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Format Read: Kindle Book
Source: Owned by the reviewer
Release Date: October 13, 2011
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Blurb from goodreads:

So you think you weathered through the worst having nursed and cared for a colicky infant? You are probably looking forward to enjoying a restful sleep after seemingly endless months of waking up every 30 minutes or so. Well, you’re in for a surprise! As soon as your child hits the toddler age, you’re faced with a whole new set of challenges that will make 9 months of being pregnant seem like a walk in the park.

Make no mistake, parenting is profoundly rewarding. As your child turns two, you will no doubt enjoy watching your toddler knock out one milestone after another. At this stage, toddlers start to walk, talk, explore and discover the world beyond the safety and comfort of their parent’s protective embrace. They will also start to develop their own unique personalities and little by little start to assert their independence.

Stating that toddlers are a handful is a gross understatement. When you really think about it, it’s quite astonishing how a tiny child can effortlessly turn our worlds upside down and inside out.

August Kindle Fire Giveaway

It's time for August's $229 Kindle Giveaway Hosted by I Am A Reader. Enter to win 1 of 2 great prizes both valued at $229. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash! The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to those share this giveaway. You can find info on how to enter the 2nd giveaway in the rafflecopter. 

 

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June and July Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

I went a bit nuts this year with challenges; I hope I can accomplish them all. The only one I'm not tracking is my goodreads reading challenge; all the rest I'll include in my monthly wrap up post. This month I did a personal challenge (I'm not tracking) to read mostly books that I won or was gifted but I did sneak in a few review books and other books.

During the summer I'm also participating in the COYER Summer Vacation challenge, it runs into September. 

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

Reading BINGO Challenge

I've slowed down with this one and I'm not sure I'll finish but I haven't given up.

A Forgotten Classic - Bob, Son of Battle, by Sir Alfred Ollivant, translated by Lydia Davis.
A Book That Is More Than 10 Years Old - Much More Than the ABCs: The Early Stages of Reading and Writing by Judith A. Schickedanz

TOTAL: 16

Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge - Goal: 1-5

1. Be Careful What You Witch For by Dawn Eastman
2.  Home Improvement: Undead Edition