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Looking Back: Wendy's Favorite 5* Books from 2012

This week for our Looking Back post I am going to share some of my favorite 5* rating books from 2012 along with links to my reviews on Goodreads.

Like I said last week I normally review everything I read on Goodreads, so this is a great way for me to share with you some of the things I read and loved before I joined At Random.

Previous Posts (Dates are linked to the posts)
Jan. 3rd – Jen posted 4* books from 2012 that she didn’t review
Jan. 4th - I posted some of my 4* books from 2012
Jan. 10th - Jen posted 5* books from 2012 that she didn't review



For You (the Burg series) by: Kristen Ashley

* This book & series had alot going on in it, but it was an awesome read.




Slammed by Colleen Hoover

*I read this because of a friends recommendation and I just loved it, I thought it was very hard to put down.





Playing For Keeps (Neighbor from Hell series) by R.L Mathewson

*The characters in this series will have you laughing out loud!




Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful series) by Jamie McGuire

*This book was so addicting, I literally read it in one sitting! 





Boycotts & Barflies by Victoria Michaels 

* This book is just plain fun! I laughed so hard while reading it!




One Less Warlock (Babet & Prosper) by Judith Post

* A great start to a series, also a perfect lunch hour read! 



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Emerald Hills Novellas by Judith Post

More than Bonbons 
(An Emerald Hills Novella)

Goodreads Summary:

Emerald Hills is a tourist town, with a secret. It has magic tucked here and there in its nooks and crannies. Tana has put all of her time and energy into making her Emerald Hills’ candy shoppe a success. Nate has traveled the world, building his career as a photographer. When he visits Emerald Hills to see his aunt, he stops at Tana’s shop to buy candy and shows her a photo he took of the woman who runs a vegetable stand near town. But Midu’s image has faded from the photo until only her farm stand remains – Emerald Hills’ magic at work. Tana and Nate are forced to work together to save Midu, so that she doesn’t fade for real.
  
 More than Bonbons on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble


Mallory’s Magical Gourds 
(An Emerald Hills Novella)

Amazon Summary:

Emerald Hills attracts tourists with its quaint shops, national park, and dashes of magic. Mallory and Leigh co-own Nature’s Bounty, a shop that sells Leigh’s flower arrangements and Mallory’s painted gourds. Mallory’s working on a new batch of gourds to replenish their depleted supply when she looks out her cottage’s window at the park across the stream from her property. The new ranger has discovered illegal traps there, and someone is resetting them. Mallory calls Neil to tell him and finds herself involved with a trapper who has a temper and a ranger who has more charm than she expected. Add in Emerald Hills’ magic, and things get complicated.
  
 Mallory's Magical Gourds on Amazon and Barnes & Noble


My Thoughts on both:
Both novellas take place in the magical town of Emerald Hills. They are only 40 pages each but are still great stories despite the short length. I definitely recommend them if you’re looking for quick reads with great characters, romance, food, magic, and a touch of mystery. I loved them and the warm & fuzzy feeling I was left with…and I can only hope that Judith will write more in this series at some point!


Overall rating for both: 5 out of 5



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Destiny with Death by Judith Post (novella)

Goodreads Summary:

Loralei has always been able to see souls who stayed behind when they died. But when Loralei takes Death for a lover, she develops the gift of being able to call a spirit back after it left this realm. Now she is able to communicate with the dead to help families find the bodies of missing loved ones. But when a grieving mother and father ask her to locate their daughter, Mandy, Loralei gets more than just a body. Mandy's battered body is lying beside another girl's, and when the police dig up both girls' remains, their killer knows someone tipped them off. The killer learns about Loralei and her gift--a gift that can point the police in his direction. He's killed before. He can kill again, but Death has no intentions of losing  Loralei.

My Review:


Destiny with Death is a perfect lunchtime read. It’s very short and is interesting enough to hold your attention despite break room distractions.

Just for fun, I’m going to use a dorky kayaking analogy for this novella.

The beginning of the story is like paddling in high winds, the water’s choppy and it takes more time and concentration to make any progress. Then once the winds die down you’re able to relax and enjoy your journey.

If you don’t speak Kayak, here’s a translation…
The descriptions in the first few pages of the book almost felt awkward and/or forced and because of that it was harder to read. But once through that the story began to flow more smoothly. There are also a lot of interesting aspects of the storyline that were unique to me.

I think overall I would rate this novella a 3.5
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