Egocentric Predicament ~ Roddy J Dryer

The Egocentric Predicament by Roddy J. Dryer
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This novel was very disturbing, but I believe that was Dryer's plot all along. The Egocentric Predicament is mostly about human trafficking, which is still very prevalent today. Dryer really really (I cannot stress this enough) described in detail how twisted a tormented soul can really be and how power and control can exacerbate social issues in an already struggling country. ]

For about seventy-five percent of the story line Dryer made complete since. Although I thought the extreme descriptions of how the children were being raped was a bit much, it fit the plot of the human trafficking plot. The last twenty-five percent of the story was something out of a science fiction movie. It did not fit the story, it was if Dryer put two novels together towards the end to make the heroes and villains attack. I wished it would have ended in a more sensible (as it can be) way.

Egocentric Predicament has a good number of grammatical errors, but fortunately it does not change the meaning of the story. The reader can overlook the errors, but really should not have to. It was a struggle to get through this book due to its topic, however it is a good novel. Dryer has a way with words that makes you feel as though you are right there with those tormented children, with the Spencer while searching for his and right in the midst of the war.

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Promise Cove ~ Vickie McKeehan

Promise Cove by Vickie McKeehan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Promise Cove by Vickie Mckeehan is an absolutely wonderful novel. Mckeehan catches the essence of a romantic novel quite well in this story. This story line is so relevant today with so many of our heroes, our soldiers fighting for us and not returning back home. Mckeehan gives us just a glimpse on what happens when war strikes, a young family is separated, and a new family is formed and bonded by the tragedies of the past.

The main characters Nick and Jordan are so well developed in this novel. I was so glad that Mckeehan, made Jordan’s character a strong woman. That in its self was inspirational to me. Jordan did what she needed to do to keep her and her little girl safe and well cared for; she did not stop “living” and that is the important part of this story-line. Nick with all of his guilt and pain still remained gentle toward the widow and her child; he was the epitome of a true gentleman and friend.

Mckeehan story telling through this romance novel is impeccable. The plot just flows and it was extremely hard to put this novel down. I am looking forward to reading more of her work in this series.

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Shop Local ~ Heid Butzine

Shop Local: A Practical Pain-Free Guide to Shopping with Purpose by Heidi Butzine
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Shop Local by Heidi Butzine is quite enlightening short read that this very informative in regards to shopping local and feeding money directly back into the community. Shop Local opens my eyes and hopefully others in why it is important to shop local. Not only does Butzine give us the reasoning for shopping local, she also provides statistics to back up her claim on how shopping local directly affects the community in which we live. No she does go hard on big corporations throughout the book but this only reinforces her points on the benefits of shopping local. As Heidi implies we need to really support our community, by doing so we support our immediate economy as well.

Shop Local is not only full of statistics it has a lot of nice graphics, charts and pull outs sporadically placed in some of its chapters. I believe this helped move the information along; when Butzine made reading for lack of better words interactive. As I will not implement all of her recommendations I am quite thankful that she laid quite a few instructions on how to shop local while not breaking the bank to do so.

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