Friday, March 4, 2016

Book Blog Hop: March 4th - 10th

Book Blogger Hop

Welcome to the new Book Blogger Hop!

If you want schedule next week's post, click here to find the next prompt question. To submit a question, fill out this form.

What to do:

1. Post on your blog answering this question:

  This week's question is submitted by Elizabeth @ Silver's Reviews!

Do you tend to read more in the winter or in the summer months?

2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).


3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower.  The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
  

My Answer: 

It's about the same amount for review titles; though I do have more time during the winter months to get some personal reading finished (non-review titles).


Linky List:

Review - Robert P. Parker's Blackjack


G.P. Putnam's Sons; 336 pages; Amazon
The western genre is a dying breed; while there are a few new titles still being published, those books are becoming harder to find.

Now available to purchase in bookstores is Robert B. Parker's Blackjack by Robert Knott, the eighth installment in the Cole & Hitch novels.

The first book in the series, Appaloosa, by Robert B. Parker was published in 2005. The book was adapted into a film of the same name in 2008 starring Ed Harris (he also directed, produced and co-wrote the screenplay) and Viggo Mortensen. Three sequels followed - Resolution, Brimstone and Blue-Eyed Devil, with the latter being released shortly before the author's death in 2010. With approval from the Parker Estate, Robert Knott (co-writer of the Appaloosa film) took over the series in 2013 with the release of Ironhorse. Two more sequels (Bull River, The Bridge) quickly followed.


Blackjack marks the eighth installment in the series and centers on a bounty hunter arriving in Appaloosa to apprehend Boston Bill Black for the murder of Ruth Ann in Denver. Unfortunately, Black's men get the upper-hand and the bounty hunter is shot; resulting in Black going on the run with his men.

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Review - Rotten School: Party Poopers


Amazon
Yeah! It's been a long day for me, so I'm just now getting around to writing this week's Thursday ReReads with my review for Rotten School: Party Poopers.

Book 9 of the R.L. Stine series finds the 4th-grader Bernie Bridges once again planning a scheme on his fellow students. This time he plans on selling flashlights and sweatshirts (which have a face of Bernie printed on them with the saying, "I Partied All Night With Bernie!") to all the students at the upcoming "The All-Nighter," the biggest party of the year.

The party is going to have a hard-boiled-egg-eating contest, a huge barbeque, a soccer game, a three-legged race across Pooper's Pond and a treasure hunt.

Sadly, there is one setback in Bernie's quest to make some cash - he has to be invited by a girl to attend the big party.

Now Bernie has to come up with a new scheme to get his crush, April-May-June, to ask him to the party, but there is another small problem - April-May-June doesn't like him.

Whom does like Bernie Bridges?

Well, that would be Jennifer Ecch (otherwise known as "Nightmare Girl"), the biggest and tallest Rotten School student, who just happens to have a crush on Bernie. However, Bernie want to avoid her at all costs.

Final Thoughts: At 111 pages this was a quick read (reread) for me this afternoon. The plot is just a really big scheme for Bernie to land a date, so he can go to the "The All-Nighter" and sell his cheap sweatshirts and pocket flashlights. Overall, Rotten School: Party Pooper is a hilarious read with plenty of jokes to get young readers entertained.

Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Winter Reads: Cold Shot by Dani Pettery


Enter the COLD SHOT Sweepstakes from Author Dani Pettrey

Bethany House Publishing
About the Book: In college, Griffin McCray and his four best friends had their lives planned out. Griffin and Luke Gallagher would join the Baltimore PD. Declan Gray would head to the FBI, and Parker Mitchell would go on to graduate school as a crime scene analyst. But then Luke vanished before graduation and their world–and friendships–crumbled. 

 Now Griffin is a park ranger at Gettysburg, having left life as a SWAT-team sniper when a case went bad. The job is mostly quiet–until the day he captures two relic hunters uncovering skeletal remains near Little Round Top. Griffin just wants the case to go away, but charming forensic anthropologist Finley Scott determines that the body is modern–a young social justice lawyer missing since spring–and all evidence points to the work of an expert sniper. 

When FBI agent Declan Gray takes over the case, past and present collide. Griffin soon realizes he’ll need to confront some of the darkest days of his life if he–and those he cares about–are going to escape a downward spiral of murder that crosses continents.

Billy's Thoughts: Dani Pettrey is one of my new favorite authors. You might recall me reviewing her Alaskan Courage books over the last few years; so naturally I was excited to be part of the blog tour for her newest novel Cold Shot, book one in the Chesapeake Valor series. 

I received my ebook copy only a few days before the review had to be published, so I had to have a few late night reading sessions and several cups of coffee to get this book read.

Three Health Strategies That Can Help Optimize Your Level Of Wellness


 





Although many people want to look and feel their best, most of us don't. This is unfortunate because being healthy is an important key that enables one to lead a productive, positive life. Luckily, there are several health strategies you can begin implementing now to start optimizing your level of wellness. Here are three of them:





1. Get Rid Of All Diseases.

Most people have at least one disease that compromises their level of wellness. Whether major or minor, the disease needs to be identified and eliminated. You can get the identification process started by obtaining a testing kit from online organizations such as Diagnostic Automation/Cortez Diagnostics, Inc. Companies like this offer a wide range of testing kits, including but not limited to:

tumor marker test
anemia ELISA kits
autoimmune disease kits
cancer ELISA kits

2. Optimize Your Diet.

Optimizing your diet is a wonderful way to take your health to a new level. This is the case for several reasons, including the fact that eating healthy food helps stabilize mood, improve blood

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Blu-ray Review - Strike Back: CINEMAX® Season 4



Arriving today on Blu-ray with Digital HD Strike Back: Season Four, the final season of the CINEMAX® action series. The 3-Disc set includes all 10 episodes. Bonus Features include 4 Production Recon Featurettes and 6 "How To Strike Back" Featurettes.

Based on the novel of the same name by Chris Ryan, Strike Back was originally a six-part British series that aired on Sky 1 in 2010 and starred Richard Armitage (The Hobbit trilogy) and Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead). Many changes occurred when a second series (season) was ordered. CINEMAX® would team up with Sky 1 as a co-producer; which would air the second series as season one in the United States. Actor Richard Armitage couldn't return due to his commit to The Hobbit trilogy, so he only had a cameo in "Episode 1."

Review - Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes For Kids


Buy Link: Amazon
Knock, knock. Who’s there?

Don’t get so excited, it’s just a joke.

Knock, knock. Who’s there?

Anita to borrow a pencil.

Nobody really knows who invented the first the knock-knock joke; though some people say the first one occurred in the second act of Shakespeare's Macbeth (around 1606). Nevertheless, knock-knock jokes have always been popular with kids. 

Now available in paperback from ZonderKidz is Lots of Knock-Knock Jokes For Kids by Whee Winn, featuring over 250 jokes.

The 126-page book is separated by seven chapters/sections - Name Jokes, Place Jokes, Holiday Jokes, Food Jokes, Animal Jokes, Object Jokes, and Bonus Jokes and Riddles.