Betrayal by Dwayne S. Joseph

Title: Betrayal

Author: Dwayne S. Joseph

Pages: 215

First Trade Printing: October 2009

Published by: Urban Books

What this book is about:

Zeke found out his wife was screwing around on him with another man from pictures that were mailed to him at his office. He was so pissed off. They were married for 34 years and she goes and does this to him. Also, he finds his son-in-law Sam screwing an intern. He decides that his wife Sapphire has to pay for what she has done, and his son-in-law has to pay for betrying his only daughter Jewell. He tells his son-in-law that he has to murder Sapphire. His son-in-law Sam is torn. He owes to much to Zeke. Zeke helped him get a job instead of turning him into the police and making him go to jail, but he doesn't want to cause the death of his mother-in-law.

My thoughts:

I found Dwyane Joseph on Goodreads and thought his book sounded really good and I bought it from Amazon. I really loved this book. I could feel the rage that Zeke had toward his wife for what she did to him. How could she betray him and just lie about it like there was nothing wrong. I also felt his wife's loneliness and her emotions as she was being satisfied by this other man. She met him in Barnes & Noble and he told her that for a price he could satisfy her since she isn't getting it from her husband.

This book was a page turner. I was shocked by how the story ended and it really made my stomach churn. I was on the edge of my seat! If you haven't read any books by Dwayne, you really should. I can't wait to read another one of his books!

I gave it 5 out of 5 stars!

In My Mailbox

Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy #5) by Richelle Mead
ISBN: 9781595142504
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 489
Publish Date: 05/18/2010
Publisher: Razorbill
Language: English

"Dimitri gave Rose the ultimate choice. But she chose wrong…

After a long and heartbreaking journey to Dimitri’s birthplace in Siberia, Rose Hathaway has finally returned to St. Vladimir’s—and to her best friend, Lissa. It is nearly graduation, and the girls can’t wait for their real lives beyond the Academy’s iron gates to begin. But Rose’s heart still aches for Dimitri, and he's out there, somewhere.

She failed to kill him when she had the chance. And now her worst fears are about to come true. Dimitri has tasted her blood, and she knows in her heart that he is hunting her. And if Rose won't join him, he won't rest until he's silenced her...forever. "

Yeah! I ordered this from Overstock.com and I got it yesterday! It just came out and I am so excited to read this book. I just love this series. If you haven't read it, you should!

Teaser Tuesdays - May 18, 2010

TEASER TUESDAYS hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. asks you to:

1. Grab your current read.
2. Open to a random page.
3. Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page.
4. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
5. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!

The book that I am reading is Betryal by Dwayne S. Joseph

My teaser is: p 4

Zeke had received an anonymous package at his office.

A manila envelope with photographs of his wife fucking another man.

Giveaway from La Femme Readers

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else by Erin McCahan

Enter this giveaway at the following blog:

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Giveaway from Daisy Chain Book Reviews

The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell

Go to Daisy Chain Book Rewiews here: http://daisychainbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/05/competition-time-win-carrie-diaries-by.html for your chance to win!

Giveaway from Simply Stacie - Pajamas!

Nimli is giving awayDream Sacks Mandarin Pajamas in Pool in extra large to one of Simply Stacie's readers.
Enter at:

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Mailbox Monday, May 17, 2010

Mailbox Monday is hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page.We share what books that we found in our mailboxes last week.

This is what I won!



Firefly Rain by Richard Dansky won from:
Brenda at The Wayfaring Writer A Journey in Reading & Writing found at: http://moonsanity.blogspot.com/
Thank you Brenda!

A riveting supernatural mystery like you've never read before.

The prodigal son leaves the big city to return to his dearly departed parent's house in North Carolina only to find, now that he's home, that something is trying to make damn sure he stays there--even if it means burying him out back.

In a small town with dark secrets, one man struggles to find a way out before the spirit of the town can find a way in.

Marking the debut of our brand-new imprint dedicated to showcasing the best new voices in speculative fiction, Firefly Rain is one of the most chilling, unique ghost stories ever penned. Mystery lovers will devour the clues. Fantasy readers will be sucked in by the magical atmosphere. No one will be able to put it down--until the very last twist comes to light.

I can't wait to read this book!

Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child by Marc Weissbluth, M.D.

I pretty much just skimmed through this book. A lot of it is advice for younger children. My 1 (almost 2) year old is a perfect sleeper. She acts tired, I put her in for a nap. She goes to bed at 8:00 at night, no fuss. My 8 year old is a different story. That is the main reason for reading this book. What I got from this pretty much is that if she can't fall asleep and never slept very good, she may need to seek a child psychologist (p.359). I am currently seeing a psychologist who says that my daughter's problem is lack of attention, so we are trying a different approach. I put the baby to bed first (which I hadn't been doing before). I read to my 8 year old and spend time with her for a 1/2 hour after my 1 year old goes to bed. I go in her bed and tickle her back and tell her stories that I make up. It is working better than anything else I have tried and her attitude has gotten way better.

I gave this a 2 out of 5 stars.

The Pull of the Moon by Elizabeth Berg

I love Elizabeth Berg's books, and this one has to be my favorite of her books. I started this last night and finished it this morning. Nan is a 50 year old woman who writes a note to her husband and takes off on a journey to find herself. She just drives along and talks to people and tries to remember what it is in life that she really wants and likes.

Here are some of my favorite parts of the book:

p. 31 "And I began to cry because I had this thought about people, that they do this all the time, deny the wise voice inside them telling them the right thing to do because it is different.

p. 35 "Right", I said, and thought, how can it be that two strangers are exchanging such intimate things? Well, most women are full to the brim, that's all. That's what I think. I think we are most of us ready to explode, espcecially when our children are small and we are so weary with the demands for love and attention and the kind of service that makes you feel you should be wearing a uniform with "Mommy" embroidered over the left breast, over the heart."

p.114 " I wanted to get something special, a real treat, something I liked to cook and liked even more to eat, but everything I picked up, I put back. Finally I leaned against the dairy case and thought, well, come on, Nancy, what do YOU really like? And then I thought, my God, I don't know. I've forgotten.

It is so true that after you get married and have kids, you lose who you are and what you like. You are so used to doing what everyone else wants that you forget what you like and suppress your feelings to make everyone else happy.

I think every woman should be able to go on a journey like this, but not necessarily wait until 50 until everything builds up so much that you feel like exploding.

I know that I used to love to read, and thanks to Staci I have gotten heavy into reading again and it really love it. I also love music. I kind of let that go to the wayside. I was lucky enough to get free tickets to go see Third Eye Blind a couple months ago. Joshua James was the opening band who I had never heard of before. Now I just love Third Eye Blind and Joshua James and I have been wearing their t-shirts and listening to their music all the time, and it makes me happy. I am glad I have part of myself back again. Also, I am so happy I have a hairsylist that gave me such a cool hairstyle. My husband thinks it's weird, but I don't care. I love it and it's more me than any style I have ever had. It's different and it's good to be different.

5 out of 5 stars!

Crashed by Robin Wasserman

I am glad I finally finished this book. There were some parts that were exciting, but there wasn't enough of those parts. I almost stopped reading the last 50 pages or so because I just wanted to move on to a different book already! I have been reading this book all week. I gave it 2 out of 5 stars.