Divided (Brides of the Kindred) by Evangeline Anderson

Divided (Brides of the Kindred) by Evangeline Anderson
One girl who was supposed to be a nun 

Two hot twin warriors separated at birth 

Both of them want her 
But neither one can have her alone. 
Because with Twin Kindred, it takes two... 

How does a girl who's about to take her vows as a nun wind up with two hot warriors to pick from? 

That's Becca Malone's problem. After eating a piece of bonding fruit cake, she wound up with Far and Truth, Twin Kindred warriors who were separated at birth and never formed a proper Twin bond. Because the twins hate each other, Becca feels free to choose between them...until the three of them fall into a vision of unspeakable terror...a vision that is about to come true if Far and Truth don't quickly form a bond. And guess who has to be the bridge between them? 

Becca is scared to death she's going to wind up bonded for life and Far and Truth aren't too thrilled about the prospect of sharing her. But when the ominous vision sends them on a trip to a rogue planet where the inhabitants live out their lives in a strange, mental internet called the Mindscape, they have no choice but to come together in the most intimate way possible. 

Becca comes to realize she can't choose between the light twin, sweet and gentle Far and the dark twin, intense and passionate Truth. But how can she be with both of them at once when the twins have sworn to be forever...Divided?

Summer is meant for reading ridiculous trashy romance novels and not feeling bad about it.

I first discovered Anderson's Brides of the Kindred series a couple of summers ago while recovering from foot/ankle surgery. I would definitely recommend starting the series from the beginning rather than jump right in with Divided.

Anderson follows the same formula for this installment of the series that has proved successful for the previous books.

Having said that, this wasn't my favorite of the series. I found Becca's character to be slightly annoying and extremely hard to relate to. The Truth and Far's story was a little too much to handle.

The Weirdness by Jeremy Bushnell

I have a confession to make.

I totally judge and pick books by their covers.

The "cooler" the cover, the more likely I am to buy it. Even if the reviews are crappy.

And it also goes the other way....dull cover but really good reviews? Meh. I won't likely pick it up.

The cover of The Weirdness by Jeremy Bushnell is what originally drew me in. But the suggestion by the bookstore manager is what made me buy it. And I am oh so glad I did.

The Weirdness by Jeremy Bushnell
At thirty, Billy Ridgeway still hasn't gotten around to becoming a writer; he thinks too much to get anything done, really, except making sandwiches at a Greek deli with his buddy Anil. But the Devil shows up with fancy coffee one morning, promising to make Billy's dream of being published come true: as long as Billy steals The Neko of Infinite Equilibrium, a cat-shaped statue with magical powers, from the most powerful warlock in the Eastern United States.

The Devil's bidding sends Billy on a wild chase through New York City, through which Billy discovers his own strength, harnessing his powers as a hell-wolf and finally fighting the warlock face-to-face. God even makes a guest appearance, and He's not who you thought He was. 

Bushnell's stunningly imaginative debut is about finding meaning in life, confronting your biggest critics, and discovering that a boring life might be the best life of all.


The Weirdness was, in fact, kind of a weird book. But I LOVED it. It was one of those books that I delayed finishing because I didn't want it to end. And that fact that  Billy, the main character had a weird existential moment over bananas, which I myself have had in the past, pretty much had me hooked from the first page.

To explain why I loved this book so much is a bit difficult. There is kind of a lot going on; the devil, hellwolves, a demon who has his own Starbucks. And at times I did find myself thinking, "Huh?!" but it was so well written and such an unique story, I couldn't help but love it and suggest everyone run out and grab a copy for themselves.

Radio Silence

Whoa.

Talk about radio silence.

Eeeesh.

Things were kind of put on hold around these parts for a few reasons. Travel. Summer. School. An inability to finish a book.

But I'm super excited to get back at it because for me, a lazy summer afternoon on the back porch with a good book is pretty much perfection.

And I have a TOWER of books to read this summer while on break from school.

What are some of your favorite things to read during the summer months? Any "go to" authors you HAVE to read?