10 Great Audio Books To Try

 I've started reading or rather listening, haha, to audio books as I drive to town for work. Here are some I've listened to or I want to listening to or I'm trying to finish. 

Here are 10 audio books you might like....

Girl Wash Your Face

I liked listening to this book. It's uplifting, also a little sad. This one my not be for everyone. It's geared towards girl teens and women.

Charlie Thorne And the Last Equation 

I haven't listened to all of this book, cuz it I need to get it back on my checkout on the online library, but It was so good, so far. It's kinda a middle grade book, but it doesn't seem like its for just a young audience. 

A.D 30

This one as of now, I am listening too. At first I wasn't sure if I would like it. It's very good. Very interesting. It's more of an adult book. It's long. Hopefully it stays good. 

All the Wrong Questions 

I started the series reading the real books, but the ones on the online library were audio books, so I go them. And they were great. An awesome audio version. 

The Robe

I want to listen to this one. It might be easier to listen to than read. It's been on hold, for a while so I haven't gotten to it yet. 

Rebel of the Sands

I guess I find sands of the Arabia interesting to read. 

I saw this one somewhere and I wanted to listen to it. But I have much on my plate right now. 

Bloom

I really like this author. So this should be a good book. 

The Egypt Game

I've heard of this book. And saw it for audio, so it's on this list. It looks like a fun story to listen to. 

City Spies

I find a lot of middle grade books are fun to listen to on audio. This one looks quite fun.  

Fable

I saw this one on Instagram, I'm going to try it sometime... If I find time. 

What audio books do you recommend?

Have you read any of these books?

Let me know bellow! Also Happy Valentine's Day! 

The Awesome Blogger Award Tag / tagged twice

I am a little late on this one. I just had everything scheduled for May. Welcome to June and here is the tag, I was tagged twice which was cool! 

The rules:

Thank the person/blogger who nominated you, Brooklyne and Julian! 

Tag your post with #awesome blogger award

Answer all the questions given to you

Nominate at least 5 bloggers and inform them of their nomination

Give them 10 new questions to answer

Brookyne's questions: 

1. What is one thing that makes you sparkle? (what you get excited abt...)

Music, also getting a new book idea, thinking and writing a fun story. 

2. After a long day, would you rather watch a movie with your family or read a good book?

Most of the time I like to watch a movie, because it seems a little more relaxing in the evening time. 

3. Have you ever tried writing backwards or upside down? Or both at the same time? 

Yes, I have tried writing backwards, I like to try to do it with my left hand it makes it a little earlier. And is a little bit of a nice challenge. 

4. What is one sport that you are really good at?

I am not sure if I am good at any sport. I do have a good throwing arm. And I am good at riding if that is considered a sport. 

5. What is one sport that you better sit out on?...or else things could be disastrous.

Um... lets see, as I said above I don't do a lot of sport stuff. I wouldn't want to do football... is that an answer? Oh and soccer would kill me, to much running. 

6. What is one book that you could read over and over again and never tire of it? And what makes that book so memorable?

I'm not one to read books over and over, but I do have some I want to read again. The series Cooper Kids Adventures is a good series that I have read twice, I do want to read them again. So I say them. They are just good books and I love the story and adventure, the characters, the series is a treasure.

7. What is a life lesson that God has taught you through a difficult time in your life? 

That over reacting is not the answer to friendship crisis, just pray and wait. They just might be going through difficult things too. 

8. What is a book in the Bible that you rarely ever read? 

Oh, well, I would say Song of Solomon. It just isn't that interesting of a book.

9. What do you love about blogging?

There are so many things I like about blogging! I Like to get to know other writers, share my stories, and I like to talk about things I love. 

10. And a fun one, if you could create a dessert that has never been made before, what would you create? 

Oh, dear there are so many great desserts out there already, what could I create that isn't out there? Ok let me think. How about a pudding cake like a cake with pudding as a layer, than whip cream and a chopped up pretzels on top.  

Fun tag! Thanks Brooklyne!

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On to Julian's questions

A book you've had for a long time but still haven't read.

Oh, boy, this is a fairly good question... I have quite a few books sitting around and guiltily, I have not read them yet. ;0 

"Prisoner of the Pyrenees" by C.R. Hedgcock is one I have had on my self for a while, since my 16th birthday so 2 years... It is part of a series, I need to read it.  

A book you read right after buying it.

One book would be "The Boy Who Steals Houses" as soon as I got it I, more or less went to reading it. 

A book you regret buying.

This is a sad question, cuz I do not like getting a book I decided was not good.I have two right now that I want to get rid of. "The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding" was a bad buy, not a good book, maybe I will burn it. It was used and it is not worth much... I do not like to kill books though. 

A series that you wish you'd bought the entirety of while you were at the store but instead you just got the first one and now you have to wait to get the others.

Uh, I normally get books when all the books are already out. Ok, I know series, "Children of the Bard", by Bryan Davis. 

A book you wish they'd make into a movie.

Probably a million different books! Alright I'll just name one or a series anyway- "Homelanders" by Andrew Klavan. Please it would be the best movie! 

A book you'd love to step into and never return.

I think I would love to join Billy, Bonnie, Walter, and Ashley in the Dragons in Our Midst series, I love thought character so much! I would fight the bad guys with them. 

A book you convinced your siblings to read and they thought they wouldn't like it but they actually did.

I know I have recommended books to siblings, but I don't think they ever thought they wouldn't like them. It is very hard to get them to read my suggestions. I am going to say 

Computer or notebook for writing down story ideas/notes?

I am a note books person. All my books and story ideas are in a note book. I transfer everything to computer later. 

If you could have extra time to write some fanfiction for fun, what story would you delve into?  Would you add new characters or just use the original ones?

I haven't tried to do much fan fiction. I would really like to do some Lego stories, but I have been stalling on writing anything like that. Otherwise I think that Hardy Boy's fan fiction would be really cool. I think you just gave me an idea, Julian!

A book you can't wait to read.

I really want to get back into reading some of Bryan Davis book. There are all some newer series that are coming out I want to read them... all his books are awesome! 

I tag;

Megan @ Stories and Musings by Megs
June and Jose @ The Comic Book Bros
Nabila @ Hot Town Cool Girl
Kara @ Kara Armstrong
Faith @  Stories By Firefly

The questions:

1. What are the reasons you wouldn't finish reading a book?

2. Would you live in a land made of candy? 

3. Has the reason you started blogging changed? Why do you do it now? 

4. Detectives or spies? 

5. One book you like in a genre you don't like? 

6. What do you love about blogging?

7. One YouTube channel you recommend?

8. When writing do you listen to lyric music or instrumental?

9. Book of the Bible that you like to read the most?

10. Do you like vintage? 

What is a book you need to read?
Notebooks or Computer? 
Tell me below!

Book Review: Young Sherlock // Night Break

The 8th book and so far the last in the Young Sherlock Series by Andrew Lane. If you have not read the first ones I recommend you read them!!!

So I finally got around to reading Night Break. I fully enjoyed it and wanted to do a review about it. It is a excellent mystery although not much came as a surprise to me like some of the previous books.


The Review

Sherlock is visited by his brother and he brings bad news. Sherlock, Mycroft, and Matty, quickly head off to the Holmes estate were things soon get strange. Masked men break into the house. They are chased away, but Sherlock wonders what they were looking for. They didn't steal any valuables. When they got to see their sisters suitor more strange things happen. A letter is discovered that tell of a sabotage. Can Sherlock stop it?



The Good things

This one has got to be one of my favorites it was very interesting! I liked to be able to learn more about Sherlock's sister and really liked James Phillimore. The story is fast pace and I had a lot of fun guessing what was going to happen. I was right one time, spot on. The other times I think I had more of a conspiracy thought up than the writer did. *shrugs*
Sherlock learned to sward fight in this one, which was awesome you could really learn something about it form Lane's descriptions. I love to learn things from books!!
This book was published in England so the editing is slightly different than American books, I think that is cool!


The bad things

There were not too many bad things about this book. The beginning of the book is interesting though it kinda gave a little away, but also made things mysterious. I also wished to know if Sherlock's sister was going to get married, Lane never really settled that part. This is also the supposed last book. He might write more but it could be a while. It seemed like a good ending yet somethings were left hanging.

Over all I enjoyed this book and all the rest of the series! I want to read some other books Andrew Lane has written; they should be good as well. I also need to read some of the original stories of Sherlock Homes.
If you want to keep up to what I'm reading find me on goodreads.

Five Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Do you like Sherlock Holmes?
Have you read any young Sherlock books?
Are you interested?
Tell me below!!

My WIP // West Rover

Hay every one, today I am excited to share a little about my WIP.

I got this idea after watching the movie Nim's Island in 2015. West Rover became my main characters name. He was a cross between Indiana Jones and Alex Rover in the movie Nim's Island. I starting  writing it in March but I didn't do a lot of work on it for a while, although it was always on my mind. Finally this last year I started writing this story and haven't stopped. I first started writing it for the 100 for 100 challenge. That was in May. I am still writing it; though I am getting close to the end. I hope to finish it before February but I don't know if that will happen. I have been slacking off lately.

My story, The Adventures of West Rover, Siding with the Enemy. I plan to make it a series.

This story is set in the 50's but they are on an island so there isn't much to hair styles and such. I about had a big problem with pictures because of the fact than the characters didn't have 50's hair styles. But in the collage above they do have that style. 

I write in a note book, the story has taken two notebooks so far; it might be going on to a third. 

Here is the intro...

It swings in the midst of a dangerous fall,

What a rickety thing it might hit the wall,

unless you can fly,

You better go by and by.

West Rover has a mission: go to the island, find the book, and bring it back. but nothing in life is that easy. West Rover finds himself caught by natives and soon to be a sacrifice, but an old acquaintance Ace Cutter intervenes, and he isn't doing it for a thank you. He is after the treasure, the book (written long ago by an explorer) leads to by riddles. Cutter needs West's help to decipher the riddles, and West doesn't have much of a choice.

The jungle thickens and more troubles arise. Questions are presented, are riches evil? Does God exists?

West has choice to make, that will be the difference between life and death.  

Here today you can meet some of the Characters.

West Rover the main character and hero of course. He wears a brown leather jacket and long brimmed fedora.He caries around with him a bull whip and two revolvers; they get taken away from him in the story. He has blue eyes and blond, brown hair. In the jungle he has his hair wavy. West is just coming for the book (which is journal that was left in the jungle) to take it back to a rich man who wants the book. In the states West is an archeologist professor, who is more into adventure then teaching. He has a temper that gets him into trouble. 

Ace Cutter the enemy. He wants the treasure (a crown) and is willing to do anything to get it. He wears a long black coat and a brown hat. It is not in the picture. He has plenty of fire arms along with his Hench men to keep West in line. He has brown eyes, blond hair, and a commanding attitude. 

Indigo works with Ace; he is a mysterious boy to West, who looks to be from Arabia. He packs a rifle and  knives are stuffed in his rugged boots. His job is to keep an eye on West. Emmit is Indigo's pet pine martin. This little creature climbs around, causes trouble, and helps out as well. They make a threatening team. West is determined to make friends with them. 

Snips from the book.

"Cutter," West said under his breath, "run!" Cutter look at him. "What?"

West gave him a serious stare. Cutter moved just as an arrow thudded into the rocks, splitting in half. 

As West walked along he flipped through the book, stopping at his mark. West saw that the page was ripped out. He stopped in his tracks. It was gone, it was there before, so it must have been recently torn out. But who? And why?

West rubbed his head a big lump was forming. What did Cutting hit him with? And where was the devil?

"Do you have a plan West?" 

"I may... if you give me my whip."

Cutter paused before saying, "Nice try, West."

"This isn't some swindle Cutter."

"I've heard what you can do with the whip," Cutter remarked.

➤Some of the snips may change after editing. 

This picture above is some of my sketches inspired by my story. 

I hope to do another post at some point about my WIP. There may be some more collages and maybe some music.

*Disclaimer some pictures for the collages were found on Pinterest or the Internet. 

What do you think of this story?

Do you like adventure books?

Tell me below.