I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.India was Oneon March 6, 2011 and has 370 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon An exploration of Indian culture via the life of two young Indians living in Mumbai and their friends and family. I received this advanced reading copy from the author. My Take Indian starts us with today, with Kaahi trapped in North India and forbidden to be with her husband, and then uses flashbacks to bring us up to speed. To explain why. For the most part, India was One was a good story, introducing us to the complexity of India’s people and its culture. I have such a craving for samosas, it’s just not funny! And part of me wants to move there! I loved how Indian included the paragraphs about the different groups that make up India and some of the explanatory paragraphs (I think Indian got a little too carried away with some of these). Setting them off with italics made it so much easier to switch back and forth between story and explanation. And it […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Black Tideon June 28, 2012 and has 256 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Disclaimer: This copy was provided by the publisher, Floris Books, Edinburgh Second in the Kelpies (or Red Fever) apocalyptic adventure series for middle-grade readers. My Take This is an engaging story about a young boy’s adventures saving his family and friends. That said, I also found it a bit dorky in spots where Clough is talking down to the reader. I never do appreciate that. Yeah, I know, I’m older than the intended audience, but I’m afraid I use J.K. Rowling and John Flanagan as my guides in this. Even though this is the second in the series, I found that it wasn’t necessary to have read the first, Red Fever, to be able to follow along as Clough does a nice job of providing us with enough backstory to fill us in. It is a dystopian world where dogs are more dangerous than you know and pirates swap people for food. I am so hoping that doesn’t mean […]

I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Bitter Seed of MagicIt is part of the Spellcrackers.com #3 series and is a in Paperback edition on February 17, 2011 and has 416 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books in this series include [books_series] Third in the Spellcrackers.com urban fantasy series revolving around Genny Taylor, a sidhe fae whose pregnancy everyone thinks will break the fertility curse. My Take Reading this is like trying to figure out the fae mind. Confusing, bewildering, and leaving you with a headache as you struggle to figure out what’s going on. McLeod drops all sorts of information, but rarely includes any hint of a suggestion as to how it may connect. Or, at least, not until the end. I feel like Genny does when Helen derides her for not knowing everything when no one actually tells Genny anything. Too irritating! Everything is so vague about anyone’s powers or what they know. In the past, I’ve gotten a bit irritated when the author keeps grinding away about what a particular character does or how […]