tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37356179903625793742024-03-21T20:49:29.262-04:00Kiki & Jules ReviewsThis blog is dedicated to honest reviews and insights on anything from books, movies, pets, family and more...Kiki and Jules are two sarcastic, fun-loving BFF's that are here to share there thoughts, reads, quibs, and tales... If you have a book you would like us to read and/or review, a delicious insight on all things paranormal, or just want to ask us a question drop us a line...we'll be waiting!!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-60812254303462863942014-09-13T20:59:00.000-04:002014-09-13T20:59:42.204-04:00Unlit Star by Lindy ZartWhat a more fantastic way to get back into the action than with this book. I can truly count on one hand the books that move me to want to take action or make a change. This book was one of them. Zart paints us a world similar to the ones we might find with Nicholas Sparks. Actually, this book reminded me of A Walk to Remember. But there was something in the plot to this story that takes the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-89197484674123333412014-09-13T20:35:00.000-04:002014-09-13T20:35:53.269-04:00Back in ActionTo say that Jules and I have had some rough times recently is major understatement. So I deeply apologize for the long absence in sharing. But never fear we did not stop reading. Surprisingly though, in the reading world, there also seemed to be rough times because we found ourselves rereading more of our go to favorites than what was out there.
So instead of rehashing what you all are certain Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-11936792069492125392012-10-10T01:00:00.000-04:002012-10-10T07:32:01.367-04:00Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet Feature/Giveaway
Yay Darynda Jones Fans! We are excited to host the next stop in the Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet Blog Tour!! Today we have THREE specials for you! First off we are excited to have Cookie in the house spilling the beans on herself and all things Charley! And thanks to her, Darynda, and the Gimlet Street Team we have a Cookie excerpt from Fourth Grave! And if that isn't Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-37385385866135283972012-10-04T11:18:00.001-04:002012-10-04T11:56:58.073-04:00The Aisling Grey Guardian Series by Katie MacAlister
Kiki's Rating: 5 Stars
Thank goodness for Half Priced Books or else I would have never found this wonderful author and series! I have entered into the world of of Magic, Mayhem, and Dragons! I didn't picture myself as a follower of dragons or dragon folklore, that is until I read MacAlister's books. If I would have know how delicious and sexy dragons could be I would have signed Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-29384996655775791182012-10-04T10:06:00.001-04:002012-10-04T10:06:34.591-04:00Notability & CourseNotes Apps
Don't you love it when your child knows more than you do? My 7th grader recently introduced me to two new apps for the iPad and iPhone: Notability and CourseNotes. I must say that after he played with them for a couple of days he feels he can not live without them.
Notability is an app that lets you download PDF documents, ie. class notes, and work on them. You can Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-82042361772787924032012-10-01T19:54:00.001-04:002012-10-01T19:54:46.495-04:00October Reading List October brings us all kinds of good trick or treats, and book releases. Hope everyone is having a great fall !! My favorite time of year, light weight jackets, leaves turning beautiful colors,Cincinnati Reds won the Central NL Title, football (Who Dey), in 3.5 months my husband will be home. What more could a girl want? Great books to read you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-24111993468572369672012-09-30T21:57:00.000-04:002012-09-30T21:57:22.329-04:00Full Moons and Other Scary ThingsWow, this past full moon really took a toll on Jules and myself. We have been battling with our schools this year trying to figure out the all elusive 504 plan that each of our children holds. To this day and years of dealing with the plan myself as a teacher, I must say we do not have a hold on it. This being said our blogging has paid the price. Lucky for me my spouse is at Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-35186230446592110002012-09-30T21:31:00.002-04:002012-09-30T21:35:02.161-04:00Darynda Jones Blog Tour
Coming this Oct. 10th Cookie is stopping by. Yes! One of our favorite characters from Darynda Jones Charley Davidson series is stopping by for chat. Make sure you wander over to see what goodies we can pry from Cookie!!
If you haven't picked up the books make sure you head over and pick them up because book 4 comes out this month!!!! Also, check out Darynda's new YA book "Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-75765786827579422392012-09-04T10:41:00.000-04:002012-09-04T10:41:42.531-04:00September Reading List Wow September is here, kids are back in school(Woohoo). My husband is that much closer to coming home from his 4th deployment overseas.( Big Woohoo) Of course, now I have extra time to read, read , read, and re-read some of my favorites!!!
The Mageri Series by Dannika Dark
Sterling, book 1
Twist, book 2
Impluse, book 3 out this fall
DannikaAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-13708715096157743292012-09-02T13:12:00.000-04:002012-09-02T13:12:15.717-04:00Just because ......
This just cracked me and Kiki up !!!
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-87265669807861009822012-09-02T12:58:00.000-04:002012-09-02T12:58:02.650-04:00The Iron's Prophecy( The Iron Fey) by Julie Kagawa
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Jules Rating: 5 stars
What a magical world Kagawa has in The Iron Fey series. I had forgotten the impact she has with her writitng. This is a short, action packed story that has left me wanting more. You catch up with Meghan, Ash, Puck ,and of course our very favorite cat Grimilken. With a prophecy that can either Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-50828185773726243232012-08-04T14:15:00.001-04:002012-08-04T14:16:45.968-04:00Abby Sinclair Series by Allison PangJules Rating: 5 Stars
Wow !!! This is going to be short and sweet, because I'm not giving anything away if you haven't read this series. I have just finished A Brush of Darkness( book 1), and A Sliver of Shadow( book 2)by Allison Pang. I need book 3, A Trace of Moonlight, which is due out this October.
This is a great and different Urban Fantasy series.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-77377940153200395832012-08-01T11:02:00.000-04:002012-08-01T11:13:43.067-04:00Shadow of Night by Deborah HarknessKiki & Jules Review: 5+ stars
For the first time, in a long time, We feel the need to put this:
***This review contains slight spoilers. If you have not read the book please proceed with caution.***
As hard as we have tried we are unable to write about this review without divulging some information, but promise that the innermost secrets of the plot will not be discussed.
"It Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-5608201213442237432012-07-31T23:29:00.001-04:002012-07-31T23:45:39.088-04:00She Flies With Her Own WingsMy first book is coming together slowly, but is getting there. As a special treat I am giving a very small preview. This preview only gives you a glimpse into the story line and the brief description of Celeste Montgomery. I am also showing the cover...YEA!!
Please follow the link and check it out https://www.createspace.com/Preview/1106440
It is still very rough around the edges, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-25864696561284948142012-07-28T09:04:00.000-04:002012-07-28T09:04:52.160-04:00An Anniversary Interview With...Jamie McGuire
Can you believe it? It has been a YEAR since Jules and I kicked off our blog!! What better way to celebrate than with the author that started it all...New York Times Best Selling Author JAMIE MCGUIRE!!!
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-54432554872026002782012-07-28T08:19:00.000-04:002012-07-28T08:19:33.238-04:00Bravado/Dramatique by S.L. MaddenKiki's Rating: 4 Stars
S.L. Madden does it again. If you haven't started the "Only Human on the Block" series yet I suggest you bust over to Amazon or Smashwords and pick it up. Bravado/Dramatique is the second book in the series and I must say I can't wait for the third.
This go around Nick has his hands full. Not only does he have to continue with Severance protecting the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-76745665493941146622012-07-27T15:29:00.000-04:002012-07-27T15:29:11.737-04:00Keeping Secret: Secret McQueen, Book 4 by Sierra DeanKiki & Jules Review: 5 Stars...and then some!
http://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Secret-ebook/dp/B007XL69RM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1343417225&sr=8-1&keywords=keeping+secret
Not to sound too repetitive, but Oh My Sierra Dean!! Every time Jules and I even try and guess which way the next book will go we end up surprised! We can talk for hours about which turn Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-38518616720499924542012-07-27T13:23:00.000-04:002012-07-27T13:23:06.249-04:00Encouraging Our Children To Read
When it comes to encouraging our children to read it is sometimes like pulling teeth. In the world of video games, iPhones, and overactive lifestyles how do we encourage our children to site down and read? For many of us there is no choice because schools have stepped up and have added AR reading to the curriculum. Now it is our task at home to get our children to All Things Enchantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368460880857456937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-6652660618200111782012-07-27T11:51:00.004-04:002012-07-27T11:51:50.515-04:00Cheers for Jamie McGuireAnd I thought it couldn't get any better...Recently read the news that Beautiful Disaster will have a second book, Walking Disaster, told from Travis Maddox's POV. As if that wasn't enough I heard yesterday that studios are in a bidding war for the rights to Beautiful Disaster! I couldn't be more excited for Jamie. Beautiful Disaster was a fabulous YA story that I personally have read three All Things Enchantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368460880857456937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-86807702124457276122012-07-23T23:25:00.001-04:002012-07-27T16:37:48.378-04:00Meeting Deborah Harkness
Kiki & Jules Rating of Cuyahoga County Library Q&A: 5 Stars
What a dream to have the opportunity to meet one of our favorite authors, Deborah Harkness. Jules and I recently traveled 4 hours to Cleveland to a Q&A hosted by the Cuyahoga County Library. Each in attendance had the opportunity to have our books signed and questions answered by the author.
Let me just startAll Things Enchantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12368460880857456937noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-16888431732000341922012-07-11T15:00:00.001-04:002012-07-11T15:00:30.966-04:00New Product...Hot!Kiki's Rating: 5 stars
I am so excited to show you the new plug that my hubby installed for me the other day. This product may have been on the market for a while, but as Mark Twain said, "When the end of the world comes, I want to be in
Cincinnati because it's always twenty years behind the times." So I'm just sharing. This is a new plug that we all need with Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-64389465906234642472012-07-11T14:35:00.000-04:002012-07-11T14:40:11.476-04:00Easy by Tammara WebberKiki's Rating: 5 stars
http://www.amazon.com/Easy-ebook/dp/B0085ZHMA8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1342031312&sr=1-1&keywords=easy+by+tammara+webber
Yet another compelling YA book that pulls at your heart strings. This book was recommended to me through GoodReads and I am so glad I took their advise. It is a book that all mothers should read and then hand Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-91162003909066853942012-07-08T18:19:00.002-04:002012-07-08T18:19:59.852-04:00A Day at PompeiiKiki's Rating: 4 Stars
Yesterday, I took my son and my sister-in-law to the exhibit of Pompeii at the Cincinnati Museum Center. I must say that I was very impressed. Pompeii was a city in Italy that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The exhibit let us witness the life of those living in Pompeii, the artifacts that were dug up at the site, and some of the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-80980309020303471322012-07-07T16:00:00.000-04:002012-07-07T16:00:52.688-04:00Children's Birthday PartiesKids parties, where do you start. My daughter just turned ten, and I figured this is a good time to stop the bigger parties(hopefully). I decided I would share some of the neat parties she has had over the years.
There are so many neat parties to have in the Cincinnati Area. Megan's top choices are:
The Jump Zone in Milford, Ohio. 5 Stars
They are great, and all you Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09777834446446320926noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3735617990362579374.post-47027178462959220452012-07-06T15:36:00.002-04:002012-07-06T15:55:29.933-04:00Looking for the Next 50 ShadesLike many other women across the world I was captivated by the 50 Shades of Grey Trilogy. After I finished I found myself wishing there was more. Luckily for me some of my favorite authors had their books coming out, but I still found myself searching for another similar series. Why? Well, we all have to admit we all want another Christian Grey. I agree sex sells, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12233159649968046004noreply@blogger.com0