Grey

This is the 4th book in the 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy. It follows the first book 50 Shades of Grey only from Christian's perceptive. I found this just as annoying as the first book from Anna's perspective. It was more mature but it still lacked in other areas that I found quite for real? Like for the fact that he says the f word way too much, way to much sex scenes, and he is way more too controlling and stalker ish. But I still enjoyed reading this because it really gave the reader insight to what he thinks. I love getting into the minds of the characters. It also talked about his past with his mother, his trauma, and more of his relationships with Mrs. Robinson and past subs. I loved how after Ana left him it explained what he went through and how he really realized now much he really abused her. The ending was great! I would recommend this to anyone who read the trilogy but I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't like sex. I hated the cover. too creepy.

12 Smart Things to Do When the Booze and Drugs are Gone

This book was about 12 things that addicts should do when in recovery. It was very informative and encourage anyone to read it. It had lots of examples.

The Everything Health Guide to Adult ADD/ADHD Expert Advice to Find the Right Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment

This book was very good. It talked about what a person goes through when the have ADD/ADHD. It provided the most up to date research studies and talked about how it affects kids but mostly focused on adults. I found it even humorous at times. It talked about how psychologists determine if someone has it, challenges/limits, how to overcome challenges, how to choose the right treatment, using meds, types of therapy, coping mechanisms, relationships, marriage to a person who has it, and the positives  and negatives of having it.
I would recommend this to anyone who has this disorder and for those curious to know more about the disorder. Especially if you are in a relationship with someone. It really opened my eyes to why I do some of the things I do and really made me understand myself better.

The Land of Stories #2 The Enchantress Returns

This was the second book to the Land of Stories Series. It has been a year since the twins have been back to the land of stories and they are anxious to return. The fairy tale land is having it's own problems. The enchantress is back, the stepmother to sleeping beauty, and is trying to take over the world. The fairy godmother puts the twins under protection after their mother is kidnapped by the enchantress. The leave and go to their granny's cottage to find a portal to go there and rescue her. They are reunited with old friends at Little Red Riding Hood's castle. Everyone is in a panic because they don't know what to do.

      The twins discover the Wand of Wonderment. They think it will help defeat the enchantress. They need to collect the 6 most prized possessions of the 6 most hated people in the fairytale world. The Ice Queen (scepter), the Evil Queen (the magic mirror ), the Giant (harp), the Sea Witch (jewels), the Wicked Stepmother (marriage ring), and the Enchantress (pride). They team up and build a flying boat and go on the quest. They encounter many things along the way. They receive some help from a ghost and find out that she is trying not just to rule the fairy tale world but also the twins world. She will accomplish this by conquering the 7 deadly sins and the world's past, present, and future. She imprisoned her former lovers for lust, stripes people's happiness for envy, controls Rumplestiltskin for sloth, takes over the worth with greed and gluttony, and the world is exposed to her wrath which satisfies her pride. She destroys historical landmarks conquering the past, wants the kings and queens to hand over their kingdoms for the present, and stole Cinderella's baby and the heir to a throne of magic, which I am not going to spoil that, for the future. They defeat the enchantress and save the world. Then their mom finally gets purposed to by Dr. Bob. There is another ending besides the defeating of the enchantress but it would spoil the book so I am not gonna write about it. Overall another amazing read!

This Book is Gay

I read this solely for the purpose of research. This book focused on the many LGBT topics including sexual orientation, gender identity, how to come out of the closet, stereotypes, homophobia, where to find others, relationships, dating, sex, marriage, having kids, and tips of encouragement. I really enjoyed this book. I learned some new things and I would recommend it to all LGBT questioning their identity or looking for answers. This book was written by a gay guy so I found the perspective humorous but serious about what LGBT people go through.

The Land of Stories Book #1 The Wishing Spell

This book was about the adventure that Alex and her twin brother Conner had the land of fairy tales where everything they have ever dreamed about is real. They slip into the pages of their grandmothers fairy tale book by accident. They meet a frog who tells them that the only way to escape back to their world is to go the hunt for the Wishing Spell items. The Wishing Spell poem is glass that housed a lonely soul up till midnights final toll. (Cinderella). A Saber from the deepest sea, meant for a grooms mortality (Keeping this one a secret). A bark of a basket held in fright while running from a bark with bite (Red Riding Hood). A stony crown that's made to share, found deep within a savage lair (Keeping a secret too). A needle that pierced the lovely skin of a princess with beauty found within (Sleeping Beauty). A wavy lock of golden hair that once was freedom's only hope. (Rapunzel). Glittering jewels whose value increased after preserving the false deceased (Snow White). Teardrops of a maiden fairy feeling neither magical nor merry. The ventured thorough the different kingdoms meeting the famous people the Grimm brothers wrote about. Each of the princesses castles they snuck into, each with their own different personalities, offering advise, escaping from wolves, and getting into lots of trouble. The heard the story of the real evil queen (the one from snow white) and discovered their dad was from the Land of Stories. How they get back home I am going to leave a surprise though. I don't want to ruin the story.
      I have always enjoyed anything fairy tale and magic related. This book was a combination of Narnia and Once Upon a Time. The author even had some modern things mixed in with it. I really enjoyed this and want to continue with the rest of the series. I also discovered a new author.

Map of the Land of Stories

Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children

This is the first book in the Miss Peregrines Peculiar Children series. Jake's grandfather tells him that something is after him. He checks it out to find that his grandpa is dead. He is given a book with a letter in it that leads him to an island in Wales. He needs to find out what it all means. After convincing his parents to go there he flies there with his dad. He discovers a house for peculiar children. They all have special powers, he learns about them and plays with them every day. The original house was destroyed by WWII but Miss Peregrine created a time loop that keeps them from aging. He learns the truth about his grandpa and even falls in love. He later finds out that these creatures are killing the peculiar children because it is there sole purpose. He is supposed to be their protector. He gets in a battle with 2. The peculiar's help him. But they have to chase after them because they kidnap Miss Peregrine. All the time loops around the world are failing and they start a journey to find them and help the children that are left.