A Death Displaced (Lansin Island Series #1) - Andrew Butcher

A Death Displaced by Andrew Butcher
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A Death Displaced is quite a paranormal drama normal with a hint of romance here and there. This book starts off slow but readers still need to pay attention to the facts of the story and keep reading. A little before midway the book picks up. Although I do wish the meat of the story and action per se would have picked up faster.

Butcher‘s style of writing is good, he’s able to tie in today’s life, with the past and also bring a sense of supernatural mystery to the story. The main characters are young but they have a maturity about them that quite frankly surprised me. Although the novel did take a while to get started in my opinion, once the action started it became an easy read.

I am glad that Butcher decided to make this a series piece, I can see at least 3 more books off of the characters introduced in this first novel alone. If a reader is looking a leisurely read that dabbles into witches, future seers and the likes, this book definitely delivers. Although the book is set in present day, it does make many references to the past and the history of the town; Butcher did an excellent job setting up the background story.

Quite enjoyed this read and I am looking forward to the next book A Body Displaced in 2013.


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Cancer vs. the Hockey Mom – by Rob Broadhead

This book is ultimately amazing, very well written and catches the audience in a sort of cheering spirit for a positive outcome. Broadhead displays the true fight of not only a mother, wife, friend, sport’s enthusiast’s fight against cancer; it shows how a family fights the disease just as hard. Upon reading this book was a little leery about reading a book on the topic of cancer. I put my preconceived notions behind myself and pushed on. I am glad that I did. Although, the beginning of the book was a little slow; I, as a reader, kept wondering when the “hockey mom” portion would appear in the story. I would like to reiterate keep reading the story picks up and then the reader truly understands why Broadhead built up the storyline in anticipation of how hockey was used to fight (essentially) cancer.

Broadhead tells the story of his wife’s battle with cancer in a way that draws the reader in and keeps them wanting to know more, despite the fact that we as readers know the end of the story. Cancer vs. the Hockey Mom left me humbled with much respect for the entire Broadhead family. This story has a very sad topic: Cancer. But the story is not all doom and gloom. Broadhead approaches the recap of wife, Suzie, eloquently from the diagnosis to after her passing. This book was very touching, very emotional, and very “real.”

The Lost Pearl

The Lost Pearl by Lara Zuberi
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

They lost Pearl takes one on journey through times not too long ago in one girls transition to womanhood with a secret, an emotional childhood, and a fear that has followed her through adulthood.

Zuberi, brings such a wonderful masterpiece in the sense of words that tell a very captivating story. I have never read anything fiction/novel regarding Pakistan and the struggle of that country. It was quite an eye-opening experience with a great story-line.

The author has a very good choice of words display the memories of a child's first interaction with her sibling. The word phrasing or artistry of words that the authors chose to use displayed an incredible amount emotion that was going on at the time.

The raw emotions that the author presents in her life for her friends and her love is astounding and really touches gives a vivid picture to the reader of how things were for Pakistani woman in those times of war. The nervousness, the pain, the remembrance is emoted through the authors words; I felt that this book displayed itself just as if it were a movie. There are no dull points in the book; it grabs you at the beginning and is simply an exciting ride through the very end. Simply amazing!

I didn't want to put this book down. The raw emotion that Zuberi wrote had me truly captivated. Watching the main character grow and how all the puzzle pieces of the troubled family, to experiencing true friendship, a love life and having to go through all this with a mystery in the background. Simply amazing and I cannot wait to experience more writings from Lara Zuberi in the future


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