Title:The Reluctant Sacrifice 

Author: Kerr-Ann Dempster

Publisher:Ink City Books

                                                               Published Date: August 7th,2015

Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis:Centuries ago, sibling rivalry tore Aramith apart. As punishment, the losers were stripped of their immortal birthright and banished to Earth. There, they wasted away from old age and diseases. However, there is hope… 

If a Shaw child, born on the 12th day of the 12th month offers her soul in a public sacrifice, then the exiles will be forgiven and welcomed home to Aramith. 

Aubrey Shaw is that child, but dying for the exiles is not on her to-do list. Using her gift as a Jumper, Aubrey leaps between bodies to escape relentless shape-shifting hunters. Only, shedding her skin is not enough. Not when Joshua, her best-friend-turned-hunter, is hell-bent on dragging her to the altar. 

Will Aubrey’s love for Joshua change his mind? 

Or, will she have to trust the scarred stranger who shows up out of the blue cloaked in lies and secrets? Doing so means giving up on Joshua. But betting on Joshua's love could do more than break her heart. 

It could kill her.

This book was so unexpectedly refreshingly good. The author took this new concept, one that I've never seen explored in any book that I've read and took up deeper in the tapestry of the whole picture and how everyone is connected. This story follows the main character, Aubrey who is basically put into a horrible situation that is out of her control. 

Basically her former best friend is out to kill her to put her on the altar as a sacrifice, and this story tracks how she survives and works through this. She has major conflicts and betrayals with those closest to her and at points she honestly doesn't know who to trust, and who wants the best for her. It's highly-suspenseful, definitely a page-turner that makes you drool for the sequel that will come out.

The only reason why I personally didn't give it a full five stars is because the ending was disappointingly rushed up, because something that Aubrey had been preparing for... didn't exactly work out let's just say that. A minor plot twist thrown in there which I wasn't expecting and kind of put a negative damp to the book overall.

The writing is fast-paced, and I honestly just sat down and read this book in sitting, which is always a sign of a superb book in my opinion. Would highly recommend to anyone who likes action/adventure types of stories.

*I got this review copy of a book thanks to "For Love of a Book" Read and Review Program in exchange for an honest opinion.*

Title:The Invisible Library 

Author: Genevieve Cogman 

Publisher:Roc

                                                               Published Date: June 14.2016 

Rating: 3 Stars

"She just wanted-had always wanted-a good book to read. Being chased by hellhounds and blowing things up were comparatively unimportant parts of the job. Getting the books-now, that was what really mattered to her." (Page 16)

Right off the bat, I knew that I could find a similar identity in the protagonist, Irene who was purely a lover of books whose mission it was to preserve them. This really just resonated with the life choices that I have made and my personal calling to be an elementary librarian.Don't get me wrong; all of the action was quite delightful Here's my little summary of the content:

Irene, a junior librarian is sent to this completely unknown alternative world that is chaos-infested and she is confronted with unpredictable magic and supernatural creature. Not only that, but then she discovers that she is in a game of claiming possession on a dangerous book, and it's even more perilous than she thought. What is she really willing to do to secure this prize of a book?

For most of this book you are left in the dark, thirsting to know more. A thriller that is almost at its highest potential, albeit only one that deserves three out of five stars. If I'm completely honest, after reading so many fantasy books the worldbuilding in this book isn't up to par or up to my personal standards. I think that there needs to be more explanations and less info-dumping because an author should make it a point to seamlessly feed information into the pages with the right amount of balance. I needed to know more about the Fae and dragons and Cogman only gave us the bare details and therefore I really had to struggle with imagining what is happening. Overall though, this will get a 3 rating of stars and I can't wait to continue on with Irene on this journey in book #2.

*Disclaimer: I received this book from this publisher in exchange for my honest opinion and review.*

Title:Face/Mask

Author: Gabriel Boutros

Publisher:CreateSpace
Published Date: December 5th 2014
Rating: 3 Stars

Synopsis: Montreal in the year 2039. Like most major cities, the air is poisonous. On the other side of the planet, the war on terror rages with no end in sight. A devastating attack on Canadian soil leads to the installation of a militaristic administration. Civil rights are curtailed and the justice system is rife with corruption. In the middle of this decaying world lives Allen Janus: husband, father, bureaucrat and backstabber. In a moment of petty vindictiveness he will betray the people who love him, setting the lives of everyone in his family on a tragic course.
Gabriel Boutros, author of The Guilty, brings you a story about how lies can entrap both the deceiver and the deceived.
For me at least, it is known that it's the characters who make it or break it.  The first 60% percent of the novel was hard to get into, because in all honestly I didn't like any of the characters. Not the prick Janus, the bastard Sevigny, the dutiful Terry, the saintly Joe(which was unrealistic). It's increasingly difficult to continue on with the story where the main character annoys you to no end so that you have to take a break from reading it.

Some of the main themes that the author explored were: corruption, greed, cheating, love, and guilt. I've also found a direct correlation between this book and his other one that I have read "The Guilty" because they both have written very unlikely male protagonists, except this time I wasn't even rooting for Janus even at the unexpected ending.

One of the positive things that I could find, is that it was interesting to see how history had been written in the future in this kind of dystopian way which was a path that I didn't expect the writer to take but it was established at the beginning of every chapter with the different laws that were stated. The title relates to the state of the environment in the setting, which is established early on, quite appreciated given the fact that I didn't have to keep on guessing what's going on; I knew what was happening in the game.

Overall, I can't say that I liked this book but I didn't hate it either, so after some long thinking I've decided to give this the neutral rating of 3 stars. Some more avid dystopian readers may find it more fascinating, but it didn't just do it for me.

*I have received an ebook version from "For Love of a Book" club in exchange for an honest review.*

Title:Tournament of Hearts (The Librarian Gladiator-Book One)

Author: Dustin Bilyk

Publisher: Perfect Wave Design House 
Published Date: January 1st ,2015
Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis: Hamelin, a town separated from the rest of the world, has a deadly problem. Fierce, flying beasts ravage the countryside and cull the sparse human population, forcing the majority of Hamelin’s citizens to live within the safety of her boundaries for fear of being snatched away and torn into pieces. With no help in sight, the Town Council look to their gods for salvation and unearth a chilling answer to their problems. 

The Tournament of Hearts – a much-celebrated, barbaric event that pits four gladiators against each other in deadly combat. Winning The Tournament brings rich rewards, fame and glory for one’s bloodline. Losing, however, results in a deadly trip to the Sacrificial Altar for you and all of those who share your blood: man, woman and child. The sacrifice is said to be a blood offering to the gods in payment for reprieve – a necessary evil for the greater good of all. 

Neven Fairchild, adolescent town historian and librarian, is chosen by random draw to fight for the survival of his bloodline. Utterly inept at doing much other than reading and writing his histories, Neven must find the courage deep within himself to defeat his stronger opponents, for he discovers that much more than the lives of those he loves hangs in the balance. An evil lurks, waiting for its moment to deliver the death blow, and Neven is all that stands in its way, whether he likes it or not.

Disclaimer: I received an ebook copy of this book from the author via "For Love of a Book"

Initially, what first drew me into this book was the subtitle "The Library Gladiator" because I have always respected librarians. Well, how off I was on the content of what was about to come while reading this book. With every page, I was scrolling furiously because there was so much intense-action that was fast-paced, some of it flying over my head before I could even register the facts. Couple that with my typical speed-reading, and I definitely got confused on some parts of the chapter. That's probably my only reason why I didn't give it a full stars, because I believe that every book needs some slow and fast parts, and here there was minimal lull in the waves regarding plot, and that bothered me while trying to catch up with the surroundings. 

This book outlines Neven Fairchild struggle of survival and journey to accepting his faith. It really explores what it actually means to "go out of your comfort zone" and "recreate yourself." The writing of some scenes seemed so vivid and real that I couldn't help but place myself in exactly that situation, and so both of the books I was gasped in anticipation, let's be honest. None of the characters had any special connection with me, and for that I was sorely disappointed because that's a main factor that I search for in books, and this one just didn't do it for me.

I do have to say, that some parts of this get very graphic with various types of injuries, which made my stomach turn and cringe a little bit in certain situations. This book isn't for the faint-of heart, because you are going to reading images that may stick in your mind for some time after.

Overall though, this was very hard to stop reading or put down, even though life dictated that I had to. I also really am grateful that the author didn't end a major cliffhanger, or then I would have to wait for a long time because the second book came out. I would definitely recommend it to fantasy adventure looking readers who aren't afraid to look outside the book in that genre.

Title:The Chronicle of the Three: Bloodline

Author: Tabitha Caplinger

Publisher: Vox Dei
Published Date: November 3,2015
Rating: 4 Stars

Synopsis: Zoe thought the loss of her parents would be the most difficult thing she’d ever have to endure. When she began seeing things she couldn’t explain in her new home of Torchcreek, Virginia, she was sure the grief was driving her mad. Instead Zoe discovers she is part of an ancient bloodline, one destined to defeat the powers of darkness from condemning the world. But Zoe, the daughter of the three, isn’t just another descendant–she’s the key to humanity’s salvation. 

In this first installment of the Christian fantasy trilogy The Chronicle of the Three, Zoe Andrews learns that not all shadows are harmless interceptions of light. Some are a more sinister darkness that wants to torment the soul.

Ohmygoodness! I literally devoured this book in one sitting, being so spellbound that I couldn’t move from my chair and therefore read all of it in basically one sitting. Where to start?

This book outlines Zoe’s journey to finding herself and creating her fate. The book starts off with her moving far away after losing both of her parents, and staying under her Aunt Claire’s care. At school she observes something that changes everything and forces Claire to do something that she’s never wanted to, something that she really hoped that she could protect her niece from, <i>simply tell her the truth</i>. The worldbuilding was absolutely stellar, as it's not really the typical dystopian feel that you get with a lot of books these genres, it goes beyond that because it’s 10x more mysterious, and both the reader’s and Zoe are left in the dark,which I’ll elaborate on later.

One plot device that the author really utilized was that the author paints signs & symbols and scatters them throughout the whole book, which makes everything seamlessly connected. There was so much creativity overflowing onto these pages, because I didn’t even realize that this is Christian fiction, it was displayed very indirectly and subtly. So its not one of those convert-right-now type of stories at all.

Onto the characters, they were some of the most honest warriors that I’ve ever met, and by the end I felt myself rooting very hard for them, especially for the ever-dutiful hurting Aunt Claire. The speed at which they were able to adjust and grow so close together, like a mini-family was actually quite adorable to watch and process throughout.

The only reason why I didn’t give this a full star five stars, was actually because I thought there  were too little explanations, (Zoe and the readers deserved to know more).It kind of seemed like everything just suddenly “happened” even though there was some foreshadowing, I still wanted the reasoning of why behind the brain and plan. At points in the plot moving along, it seemed like some things just “popped out of the blue” and I guess that this isn’t really my thing as a reader.

Overall though, I am definitely looking forward to the next book in this series, as this was a cliffhanger of sorts and I’m dying to see what happens next. If you have never heard of this book, it’s totally worth a try, and hey, you may end up liking it just as much as I do.

Disclaimer: I received an ebook copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.

Title:God's Not Dead 2 Author: Travis Thrashher Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers Published Date: March 1st 2016 Rating: 4 Stars “Books can be dangerous. The best ones should be labeled "This could change your life.” ― Helen Exley-- This book was an up from the first one, as I thought that it jumped around in POVs a little bit too much, and generally wasn't that passionate as this one is. It's told by the perspectives of two main characters; Amy the reporter/blogger and Tom the lonely lawyer. In the book, there are many haunting questions that will stick around with you, in particular I remember the memory: "Who do you say I am? This was, as I could identify it, the thread that runs through the whole book and makes it message loud and clear. It's not just a book about a court case and faith on trail, it's also all of the characters on trail everyday in their personal life.As Grace Wesley says in a metaphor, which really seemed to strike a chord with Tom the Lawyer. I would classify this as Christian fiction- but apparently it's based on the true story of a court case which now I can better understand and imagine. I do realize that this is a about faith-based principles book, and so I think that it stuck to that main idea very well, because it wasn't trivial about relationships or upholding the appearances, it was more about the internal struggle. To whomever may be reading this review, I beg of you to not make the same mistake as I have in regards to this. Always read the book first before watching the movie, because in this particular story is much more deeper with diving into belief systems, past mistakes, and dysfunctioning relationships. The fact is, that the author can definitively cover more ground with 378 pages than an almost two hour movie ever good. I would recommend this to anyone who is curious or searching about information on Christianity. This book provides a realistic relatable journey of struggles and doubts, and it's not one of those works that try to push their religion in your face, all of the characters play it out in quite a subtle way. And you honestly won't walk away the same, it's that dangerous!

Title:Sins of the Father

Author: Jamie Canosa

Publisher: Amazon Digital Services
Published Date: February 6th 2016
Rating: 5 Stars

Synopsis: Monsters exist. Not in closets or under the bed, but within each of us. And sometimes . . . they win. 

Kidnapped. Confused. Afraid. 
Ophelia wakes up to find herself an unwilling pawn in a plot for revenge. 

Pain. Blood. Loyalty. 
These things bind Sawyer to a promise he struggles to keep. 

Sawyer doesn't want to hurt Ophelia. Ophelia doesn't want to be hurt. But somethings are unavoidable. What happens when trust is broken? What happens when fear and love collide? 

Hearts get broken and lives get shattered when the Sins of the Father are brought to bear.

This book could be described as heart-breaking and then hear-mending. It successfully portrays those dark topics such as: betrayal, abuse, kidnap, revenge, neglecting, and death; while in the same breath portrays hope,trust, belief, and wanting. All of these things are combined and churned in a realistic world with crazy circumstances that make your head spin, in a positive way.

It is truly one of the best romances that I've got my hands on in a long time. It's not cliche or superficial or anything like that, because to me, it really seemed genuine, like you could feel it bounce off the pages at  you. The author skillfully weaves a blossoming love story in the most unexpected of places. But if I'm honest, the thing that magnetized me towards this book, is the characters. I almost couldn't believe how attackingly I fell in love and rooted for these strong characters, that deserved a happy ending.

I guarantee you that this is just one of the books that you'll feel compelled to read in one sitting, as you can't tear your gaze away from the pages. Now stop reading this review and go get the book yourself!

Title: The Guilty

Author: Gabriel Boutros

Publisher:Gabriel Boutros (Self-published)
Published Date: December 31st 2012
Rating: 5 Stars

It is the story of Robert Bratt, once a high-flying defense attorney, but now haunted by doubts over his chosen profession and the violent people he represents. He is hired to defend Marlon Small, a young tough who is accused of a brutal double-slaying. The accused's mother is a devoutly religious woman who is certain that her son has been falsely accused, and looks to Bratt to save him. Despite the mother's protestations, Bratt's instincts tell him that Small's airtight alibi is too good to be true, and he is very probably guilty. But Bratt's drive to succeed, combined with his sympathy for the heartbroken mother, push him to defend the young man.

-Can he continue to turn a blind eye to what his client has done, and manipulate the truth as he so often has in the past, while no longer being able to look himself in the mirror?

-Loosely based on a multiple-murder that shocked Montreal in the 1990s, this riveting story pulls the reader into the inner workings of a murder trial, and reveals what one lawyer must do when he has to defend "The Guilty."

When I picked up The Guilty, I didn't expect an enthralling tale of how far you can go to twist the truth, how to determine what your moral compass is as a law-practicing individual, how much you can sacrifice to set things straight, and really exploring the dark side of practicing lawyers. But that's exactly what Gabriel Boutros manages to paint with his words in this courtroom drama. It is definitely one of those that make you rethink something about yourself, that type of book that can have major impact on your life and what you thought "guilty" means.

At first, Robert Bratt was not a likeable character at all, making me hesitate to continue, but then as the plot progresses, intriguing interesting things happen, and you end up rooting for his happy ending, once you realize what the plot twist means to him and the reader. You can also relate with his failing self-confidence, drive to be victorious, and nonstop soul searching and doubting everything that's he's building for himself.

The thing that can be appreciated about the way that this is written, especially since it's the author's brilliant first novel, is that he doesn't overbearingly use formal legal terms that get  you lost or confused. In fact, he tries to state things simply enough so that even someone like me, who is reading a courtroom drama for the second time ever can understand everything that's going around Bratt.  I would highly recommend checking out this book, it's a five-star read and you'll never forget nor regret reading it.

Disclaimer: I received this ebook from the author in exchange for an honest review on this novel.

Hour 24 Readathon WrapUp:

Pages read: 864
Book finished:3 

1. Which hour was most daunting for you?

Actually, right about midnight I fell asleep while listening to an audibook, and actually I didn't even sleep timer it so it kept on playing. Luckily though, after I had my beauty's sleep I woke up at 5 a.m. and I'm finishing this audiobook.

2. Could you list a few high-interest books that you think could keep a Reader engaged for next year?

I would say The Nightingale, but I may be biased since that's in my top reads of all time. <3

3.Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next season?

Maybe more cheerleaders should be interacting via blogs and comments, and although I did try to drop some encouragement on some posts, I think that other people should feel more encouraged to actually go on the only bloggers (not-tweets) and help them.

4.What do you think worked really well in this year’s Read-a-thon?

Audiobooks really worked, so did the Dewey's Reading Club on Goodreads, and so I think that this ecosystem of enthusiasts. 

5. Which did you enjoy least?

The not eating, because my barely ate anything. The problem is that my mom has strict rules that I can only eat in the kitchen alone. 

6. How likely are you to participate in the Read-a-thon again? What role would you be likely to take next time?

I will participate again, and next time I'll try to be an even more hardcore readathon. Possibly someday in the near future I think that it would be great to connect and co-host by leading a couple of hours, if they'll have me!

Hour 10:

Pages read: 528
Book finished:2
The Red Queen got about 4 stars from me and I also reread The Nightingale which is one of my all time favorite books ever. So obviously a five star read.

Next up on the list, is this recommended book with a beautiful cover. I actually have the audiobook only, so I might just save it for the nighttime!

It's been an awesome, amazing, and rewarding first readathon so far, and we're not halfway there yet. I can't wait to see all of the other exciting books that I will get my hands on!!!

Hour 12:

Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now?

Currently I'm reading the audiobook "The Selection" by Kiera Cass.

2. How many books have you read so far?

About 1 and 1/2 books so far, but the pagecount are pretty long/large.
3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?

Umm, probably one of my books that I'm supposed to from NetGalley to review. I don't really know which one I'll choose in the wee hours of the morning. 
4. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?

Very few, and so I usually shoo those people out of my basement cave where I am literally living today. ;)
5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?

How much of an escape books are. This quote is my motto/theme"

"Reading is escape, and the opposite of escape; it's a way to make contact with reality after a day of making things up, and it's a way of making contact with someone else's imagination after a day that's all too real." ~Nora Ephron

I am doing something and exciting and adventurous doing, Dewey's 24 hour Readathon! I am so excited to be participating and I will be reguraly updated my blog as a place to be keeping track of this. But first of all, I'll start with hour zero, aka the pre-event:

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today?I'm coming from the basement in the eastern USA, let's just leave it at that because I like to keep my location private.
2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?

The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I've heard so many good things about this book, and various people have been recommending this to me. I honestly think that I'm going to enjoy it lots!
3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?
Probably orange juice, it's my favorite beverage and I have a whole gallon to myself to fill up and drink in today!
4) Tell us a little something about yourself!
I'm a fairly new book-blogger, though I aspire to be a full time librarian in the future. Books are the love of my life, my escape, my hobby, what I can't breathe without. And so that's why I'm "sacrificing" these 24 hours in order to do something that I absolutely love to do!
5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?I'm most looking forward to participating in a group type of setting and making friends. I think that it's just so much fun making friends and being cheered on my other lovely readers. It's quite a community bonding experience to never forget!

Title: The Thief's Daughter (Kingfountain Series #2)

Author: Jeff Wheeler

Publisher: 47North
Published Date: May 31st,2016
Rating: 4.5 Stars
Synopsis: Owen Kiskaddon first came to the court of the formidable King Severn as a prisoner, winning favor with the stormy monarch by masquerading as a boy truly blessed by the Fountain. Nine years hence, the once-fearful Owen has grown into a confident young man, mentored in battle and politics by Duke Horwath and deeply in love with his childhood friend, the duke’s granddaughter. But the blissful future Owen and Elysabeth Mortimer anticipate seems doomed by the king’s machinations.

A pretender to Severn’s throne has vowed to seize the crown of Kingfountain. But Severn means to combat the threat by using Elysabeth as bait to snare the imposter—and forcing Owen, as a pawn in the dangerous charade, to choose between duty and devotion. With poisoners and spies circling ominously, and war looming on the horizon, Owen must make painful sacrifices to beat back the advancing shadows of death and disaster. Will Owen’s conflicted heart follow the king’s path or risk everything for his love?

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this ebook in from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Brilliant book that really captured my attention, the only thing that I may regret is not reading the first one of this series before this one. Anyways, I absolutely thought that the way the story was written, it felt like a woolen rug being weaved together. This here really explored such common phrases: "loyalty is what binds us all" and "history repeats itself", and what true betrayal means and looks like on the devastating circumstances that are happening all around him and kingdom. It added another layer of what risks you would take for your King, and how far you can go to retain the love that you've kept your whole life.

The magic was a creative process, for the reader and the author I'm sure. It's similar in the fact that the fountain-beings possess specific and special sorts of magical skills, but then they get that source of the magic from a central fountain. In this book, the magic system was subtle, but very complex so I appreciated when Owen taught and explained this reasoning and practice to Etayne.

The relationship between Owen and Evie was just darling heartbreaking and it felt so natural while reading this. I know that many people stereotype romance, saying that it's cliche and too sappy, but in this book it was truly unique in the way that it just fit for this to gradually develop. So even if you're not a fan of romance here, there are no inappropriate scenes included within this book, so don't be scared off by that.

The only thing that made me give this amazing book a four star, or more accurately a 4.5 star(but that's just not possible to mark out sometimes) review is that the characters and their alliances really got muddled in my head at some points of the book, and I didn't really feel fear when I was supposed to; probably to the fact that Owen with great pride was over-confident that King Severn was unbeatable, instead of showing some humanly doubts. Sometimes I wanted to feel the physical fear and curl up into fetal position in my head, but this book just didn't give me that feeling when it should have. Overall though, I do recommend reading this book, after reading the first book of this Kingfountain series(The Queen's Poisoner), because although there is quite a big time leap here, it really gives some of Owen's backstory. Plus, if you're interested, there's an epilogue and I'm a delightful sucker for those (in a positive way)!

Title: Confessions of a Failed Environmentalist

Author: Jennifer Ellis

Publisher: Moonbird Press
Published Date: 16th August 2015
Rating: 5 Stars

Synopsis: Alana Matheson always tries to do the right thing for the environment, even when it means boycotting school meatball day, forgoing the use of makeup, or getting entangled in a bet with her non-chicken-loving ex-husband over which of them can be the most environmentally conscious.

So when a mining company proposes developing a mine right in the middle of the community watershed, well, of course Alana is going to be on the front lines opposing the development.

Except she isn’t. To her own shock and dismay, she finds herself taking a job… with the mining company. Worse, she finds herself drawn to her attractive and mysterious boss, Nate: a capitalist mining executive. The enemy.

Alana struggles to do right by the community, deal with her feelings for Nate, and maintain her own environmental morals. But as the conflict over the mine heats up, it gets increasingly difficult to be on the “wrong side,” and both Nate and Alana are cracking under the pressure.

Part satire, part serious, Confessions of a Failed Environmentalist is about the cast of characters who seem to pop up in all environmental disputes, and how all of us fail sometimes to do the right thing for the environment, in both big and small ways.

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this ebook from the author in exchange for an honest review. 

This book-wow(page turner, jaw-dropper)-it went higher than my expectations are first glance. When I picked up this book, looking at the cover and title, I didn't expect a drama-packed, "take it slow" romance, slight humour, and mild mystery all jampacked inside. But that's exactly what Ellis carefully crafted as subplots and sub genres, combining them effortlessly.

The main character, Alana is one of the most relatable humans with struggles of self-doubt and self-deprivation that most of us go through. The amazing thing is that we watch her grow up as a person & environmentalist, from the beginning to the end. If you enjoy characters that you can deeply root for, than you will fall in love with Alana's character; this book is yours to read!

Alana gets mixed up in a very controversial mining project, one that she's unwilling pulled into. There's no way to stay neutral, and all of her fellow colleagues think that she's entered the "dark side". So will this project essential go against her belief system? How will she be able to guide her own moral compass in the face of falling in love with the "enemy"? Not only that is going on, but she has to juggle a developing farmstead, taking care of her kids as a single mom, and working a part-time, and then full-time job. Find out how she struggles and falls flat on her face, but then how she can manage to get up and overcome.

This is unlike any book that I've read, in a positive light. Even if you are not an environmentalist, I still highly recommend reading this!