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 At one time I had a small reading group on "MSN Groups," but all the groups were eliminated, which lead me to start this blog. Originally, I started out just blogging about the books I was reading, but after awhile I started getting requests to review titles, and the rest is history.

Bethany House; 48 pages; $12.99; Amazon

If you've been reading my blog for the last few days, then you might have noticed a recurring theme about coloring books.

No, I'm not talking Batman coloring books or whatever else is popular with children these days. Instead I'm talking about adult coloring books. You know, the ones you can find at your local Walmart in the books section and around the checkout lines. These type of books have become extremely popular with adults of all ages.

Early this week, I received the Live Fearless: An Adult Coloring Book by Margaret Feinberg. It's a religious coloring book that is meant to help strengthen your relationship with the Lord.

The book kicks off with a one page biography of the author and followed by a two page introduction. Then there are twenty different illustrations with an included bible verse in each one. On the opposite side of every pictures is a journal page where you can write down your prayers or whatever is on your mind.

Rated PG; Running Time: 82 minutes

Arriving in select-theaters today, May 6, from Momentum Pictures, is the family-friendly robotic superhero computer-animated film Bling. Directed by Kyung Ho Lee and Wonja Lee, the film features the talented voice-cast of Taylor Kitsch, Jennette McCurdy, James Wood, Carla Gugino, Tom Green, Jon Heder and Jason Mewes.

Written by Chris Denk, Hyunjoong Kim and Kyung Ho Lee, Bling centers on Sam (voiced Taylor Kitsch), a low-paying robotic engineer at the Robo World theme park. Ever since he was just a little kid, Sam has dreamed of one thing - marrying the beautiful Sue (voiced by Jennette McDurdy), who is a popular reporter at the channel 7 news.

Sam was once told "Great Men Give Great Rings," so he is determined to find the perfect ring in time to propose to Sue on Valentine's Day.


Along with his robotic superhero best friends (a pig, a monkey, and a frog), Sam finds an engagement ring, but sadly things don't go as plan when he runs into the super villain Oscar (voiced by Jason Kravits), who is planning on proposing to Sue's aunt, Catherine (voiced by Carla Gugino).

Unfortunately for Oscar, his henchman robot, Victor (voiced by James Woods) has plans of his own.

To save the day, Sam and his friends must battle Victor's minions, locate a lost ring and race across to the city to find Sue.

HarperCollins; 128 pages; Amazon

It seems that my last few Thursday Rereads weren't actually written & posted on Thursday, so I thought I would make sure to read this week's title this morning and have the review posted today!

Yep, today's reread marks the 16th and final installment in the Rotten School series by bestselling author R.L. Stine, titled "Dumb Clucks."

If you're not already familiar with the series, I'll give you a brief (and final) catch up. The Rotten School books are set at a boarding school called Rotten School, and centers on 4th-grader Bernie Bridges, who has a bad habit of scheme his classmates out of money.

"Dumb Clucks" kicks off with Bernie trying to sell his friends t-shirts of the popular cartoon Tweenage Mutant Ninja Tadpoles, but he is shocked to learn that they no longer like the cartoon. What do they now like? Well, they like a new series called Stupid Chicken. Desperate to get rid of his t-shirts, Bernie attempts to sell them to the first-graders, but sadly the first-graders are fans of Stupid Chicken too.

To make matters worse, Parent's Day is just around the corner, and Headmaster Upchuck gives Bernie the responsibility of making sure that the campus is quite until Parent's Day, which isn't an easy task to do with all the Stupid Chicken craziness. And if anything goes wrong, Bernie has to pack his bags and leave Rotten School ...forever!

Zondervan; 96 pages; $15.99; Amazon

If you caught my other Spring Reads posts yesterday, you would know that I've taken an interest in the new fad of adult coloring books. Coloring is supposed to help get rid of stress and at the same time be a creative outlet.

Now available from Zondervan is Wonders Of Creation: Illustrations to Color and Inspire by Cindy Wilde and Pialada Phuapradit.

The 96-page coloring book kicks off with a two-page introduction, after that the rest of the pages are full of scenes of nature and illustrations of different creatures.

Tyndale Momentum; 112 pages; $15.99; Amazon

"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." - Pablo Picasso

It seems that coloring books are now the "in" thing for adults. You can't go into a department store without seeing dozens of different "adult coloring books" everywhere. Just like any other craft/art hobby, coloring can hep reduce stress and relax your soul.

I've been interested in trying one of these coloring books out, and luckily for me, I've recently received three different coloring books to review.

The first coloring I received is called Restore My Soul: A Coloring Book Devotional Journey by Ann-Margret Hovsepian, featuring 40 devotions with coloring pages.

Each devotional page starts out with a Bible verse followed by a short essay, where she talks about stress and other life's problems. On the other pages next to the devotionals are detailed illustrations with a religious theme.

A female bodyguard plus her star NFL client plus danger equals a great recipe for romance! Her One and Only, book four in Becky Wade's Porter Family novels, releases May 3. To celebrate, Becky is hosting an author chat party on her Facebook page on May 5 at 5 PM PDT/8 PM EDT. Join Becky for an evening of book chat with other bookworms and prizes.

Plus a portion of all pre-sales and sales the release week of Her One and Only will be donated to the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. For more details on how to purchase a copy, click here.

About the Book

PG-13; 98 mins; $34.98; Amazon

Now available to own on Blu-ray & Digital HD combo pack from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment is the horror flick "The Boy." Directed by William Brent Bell, the film stars Lauren Cohan (The Walking Dead) and Rupert Evans. There are no special features or bonus extras on the single-disc.

Like many horror movies today, The Boy is rated PG-13. The plot centers on a woman named Greta (played by Lauren Cohan) leaving her home in Montana for for the UK, where she would be taking a job as a nanny for the Heelshire family (played by Jim Norton and Diana Hardcastle). Upon arriving she quickly realizes this isn't any ordinary job as the boy she is babysitting is in fact a  porcelain doll!

The Heelshire's real son, Brahms, died in a fire in 1991, and ever since then they have treated the doll as their own son. They even call it Brahms. With the Heelshires leaving town for awhile, Greta will have take care Brahms by herself and must follow a set a rules that are left behind.

While at first it might seem like a bit of fun to live in the big mansion, Greta quickly learns that there is some sort of supernatural force among her. Even the grocery deliveryman,  Malcolm (played by Rupert Evans), believes something weird is occurring there. Soon she starts to believe that Brahms might be real.

Smoke and Ashes 
Montana Heroes Series Book One 
by Danica Winters
Publisher: Harlequin Intrigue
Pub. Date: May 1, 2016
ISBN/ASIN: 978-0373699070 / B015MO3ZV4
Pages: 217
Buy Links: Amazon, Harlequin, B&N, iTunes

I guess we all have our guilty pleasures. For me, my guilty pleasure would be reading the occasional Harlequin novel. Yep, male readers like to romances too.

Now available to purchase in bookstores this week is the Harlequin Intrigue novel "Smoke and Ashes" by Danica Winters, book one in the new Montana Heroes series.

Smoke and Ashes centers on fire inspector Kevin Jensen (and a single father), who comes to aid of Heather Sampson when her house catches on fire. He has known Heather for awhile now and always found her attractive, but always kept his distance because she was married. However, now that Heather's jealous husband wants out of their marriage, Kevin might finally have a chance to win her heart.

Bethany House; 432 pages; Buy Link; Blog Tour

There's nothing better to do on a rainy Spring day than to read an intriguing novel. Well, at least that's what I did over the weekend, when I took the time to sit down and read The Inheritance by Michael Phillips, the author of over 70 titles. My grandmother has read many of the author's books, which is one of the reasons why I wanted to review this one.

Set on the Shetland Islands, The Inheritance centers on the death of the Macgregor Tulloch, the patriarch of the clan of Whales Reef, which sends the community into chaos as he had no will. Everyone thought Tulloch would leave everything to his grandnephew, but with no will in sight that is never going to happen. Tulloch's estate covers almost the entire island, and David's cousin Hardy is more than willing to to claim it as his own.

This is where Loni Ford comes into the story, a woman who has found success working for an investment firm in Washington, D.C.. Out of nowhere she receives a letter from Scotland that will forever change her