Book Title: A Curse of Mayhem Author: Sunayna Prasad Publisher: S.A. Prasad Publishing Publisher Date: 7/15/19 (173 Pages, E-Book) Series: Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions #2 Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12) Genre: Fantasy
History, like magic, has a habit of repeating itself.
It’s been six months since thirteen-year-old Alyssa McCarthy left magic behind for good. Or so she thought…
Then the enchanted objects that protected her disappear. Now a skeleton named Errol has cursed her with magical powers that keep getting her in trouble. Suddenly strange things are happening with disastrous effects, and if Alyssa can’t remove the magic, she will lose everything she holds dear. In order to get rid of her unwanted wizardry, Alyssa will have to boost her bravery and confidence and determine who Errol really is. But every time Alyssa uses an enchantment, Errol is one step closer to getting his flesh back and becoming alive, and he will do anything to achieve his goals…even if it means destroying Alyssa’s happiness.
Originally published in 2016 as “Wizardry Goes Wild” and “The Unruly Curse” in 2019, “A Curse of Mayhem” is book two in the exciting and suspenseful “Magical Missions” series.
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A Curse of Mayhem is the second book of the series of Alyssa McCarthy Magical Missions. It is good. I seem to start up once again with Alyssa doing magic. How does she get this magic of hers? This seems interesting that she doing this and her ordinary person.
Do we find that there this person named Errol? Does Alyssa need to do somethings to defeat Errol? What they are you find out as she struggles to control her magic. It seems that she gets herself into trouble. Will her mentors be able to help or even Simon?
This book for me was slow going. It was adventures, but not as exciting as the first book. It is good with is as it is funny with animals that show up out of nowhere. Will Alyssa be able to save her loved ones and her friends?
If you are looking for a good book for your child or children this is good for them. As it teaches confidence in a person, responsibility. This is shown throughout the book. Not all at the same time. It has some fantasy to it. Good for fantasy fans and lovers of fantasy.
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Sunayna Prasad enjoys writing fantasy books for children, as well as cooking, creating artwork, watching online videos, and blogging. She has also written The Frights of Fiji, formerly titled as From Frights to Flaws. She is passionate about modern life, fantasy, and world-building. Aside from her website, she also has a blog about different creative and entertaining topics, including fiction and writing, called “Sunayna Prasad’s Blog”.
Sunayna has graduated from college in May 2017. She lives in Long Island, NY.
Publish Date: 6/1/2020 / Early Release Date 5/20/20 (256 Pages,E-Book)
Genres: Christian Fiction, Historical Romance, Historical Fiction, True Crime, History,
Series: True Colors #6
Fiction Based on Strange, But True, History True, riveting stories of American criminal activity are explored through a unique stories of historical romantic suspense. Collect them all and be inspired by the hope that always finds its way even in the darkest of times.
When Harriet Peters came to Boston in 1882, the Robinson family took her in like one of their own, and Harriet became closer to Lizzie Robinson than her own siblings. Now, four years later, Lizzie is deathly sick, failing quickly just like several others in her family have done over the past few years. How can so many in one family die from the same mysterious illness? Harriet doesn’t have answers, but she is determined to help the family, bringing in a new-to-the-neighborhood doctor, Michael Wheaton. As Harriet and Michael close in on the answer, putting their own lives at risk, can the cause be found before anyone else dies?
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The Green Dress is about a woman who is staying with the Robinson family. There seem to be strange illnesses or deaths occur. It seems to be about a woman named Sarah Jane Robinson. What is going on in the house is strange.
Harriet seems to bring in a Dr. Weaton. She moved into the Robinson family household but things seem to happen more once Lizzie passes away. But we do not know who it is. As the story goes on and more death occurs. The suspicions rise. Who is killing the Robinson family members and why?
The author does a wonderful job of having you trying to figure out the culprit. You get a history of some of the members. What a way to show some true colors in some folks. This story has you wanting to turn the pages and rooting for the heroes to save the day. You are pulled in emotionally as well. I was guessing Dr. Beers or even Mrs. Robinson. Can Michael and Harriet save the Robinson family members or will it all go bad?
Book Title: The F.I.G. Mysteries by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17) Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release dates: The Cadence of Gypsies (2011); The Wish Rider (2016); The Clock Flower (2018); The Nightjar's Promise (2020) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the
Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult
and adult readers.
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Book Title: The Cadence of Gypsies (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 200 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date:The Cadence of Gypsies (2011) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the
Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult
and adult readers.
Book Description:
Three high-spirited 17 year olds, with intelligent quotients in the genius range, accompany their teacher and mentor, Carolina Lovel, to Frascati, Italy, a few weeks before they are to graduate from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women. Carolina's purpose in planning the trip is to remove her gifted, creative students from the Wood Rose campus located in Raleigh, North Carolina, so they can't cause any more problems ("expressions of creativity") for the headmaster, faculty, and other students – which they do with regularity. Carolina also wants to visit the Villa Mondragone where the Voynich Manuscript, the most mysterious document in the world, was first discovered and search how it is related to a paper written in the same script she received on her 18th birthday when she was told that she was adopted – a search that will fill in all of the missing pieces of her past and help each of her students to discover something meaningful within themselves.
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Book Title: The Wish Rider (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 220 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date:The Wish Rider (2016) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the
Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult
and adult readers.
Book Description: Seventeen-year-old Dara Roux and her two best friends, Mackenzie
Yarborough and Jennifer Torres, the three collectively referred to as
the FIGs (Females of Intellectual Genius) because each has an
intelligence quotient in the genius range, have just returned from
Frascati, Italy. It was there that their much loved teacher and mentor,
Carolina Lovel, discovered that her birth parents were gypsies, and that
she had a connection to the Voynich Manuscript, the most mysterious
document in the world. Now, with graduation from Wood Rose Orphanage and
Academy for Young Women behind them, Dara asks Mackenzie, Jennifer, and
Carolina to help her locate her birth mother when she learns that she
might be living in New York City. All the young women have to work with
are five addresses, and when Mackenzie prepares a grid showing the
location of all five addresses, four of the locations form a square with
the fifth in the middle—which is also Grand Central Terminal. Relying
on Dara’s gift for speaking and understanding foreign languages, the
black and white images that stir musical cadences in Jennifer’s mind,
and Mackenzie’s mathematical calculations that normally provide
numerical solutions and answers to life’s most difficult questions but
now keep showing the number “61”, the determined young women tirelessly
go from one address to another in search of Dara’s mother. Their
determination turns to desperation, however, and they ignore caution and
the dissonant chords Jennifer frantically scribbles on her eight-stave
musical paper as they pursue one final address—the one located in the
middle of Mackenzie’s grid. Encountering a dark hidden society and sub
culture more dangerous and terrifying than they could have imagined, it
is there that Dara learns why she was abandoned as a seven year old in a
candy store all those years ago.
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Book Title: The Clock Flower (The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 180 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date:The Clock Flower (2018) Tour dates: May 25 to June 5, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the
Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult
and adult readers.
Book Description: The three FIGs—Females of Intellectual Genius—as they are called,
have graduated from Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women
after returning from New York City where Dara learned why her mother
abandoned her all those years ago, and they are now attending
universities where they can further their special talents. This means
they will be separated from each other and from Carolina, their
much-loved mentor and teacher who is “one of them,” for the first time
in their young lives. They vow to try living apart for one semester, in
the so-called real world that doesn’t include the orphanage; but if
things don’t work out, they will come up with another plan—a plan where
they can be together once again. Dara is invited through Yale University
to take part in an exciting archeological project in China. Jennifer,
once again visualizing black and white images and the unusual sounds of
another cadence that seem to be connected to Mackenzie, is engrossed in
creating her next symphony at Juilliard. Mackenzie, because of her
genius at problem-solving, is personally chosen by a US Senator to get
involved in a mysterious, secret research project involving immortality
that is being conducted in a small village in China—not too far from
where Dara is involved with the archeological site. Once there, however,
she finds herself facing a terrifying death from the blood-dripping
teeth of an ancient evil dragon. Her best friends, the FIGs and
Carolina, rely on their own unique genius and special talents to save
her as she discovers the truth of her birth parents.
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Book Title: The Nightjar's Promise (Book 4 of The F.I.G. Mysteries) by Barbara Casey Category: YA Fiction (Ages 13-17), 130 pages Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Publisher: Gauthier Publications (Hungry Goat Press) Release date: April, 2020 Format available for review: print, gifted Kindle, PDF
Will send Print Books to: USA and Canada Tour dates: May 4 to May 22, 2020 Content Rating: PG. There are some themes that deal with the
Jewish Holocaust and some frightening scenes appropriate for young adult
and adult readers.
Book Description:
Jennifer Torres, one of the three FIGs (Females of Intellectual Genius)
who is a genius in both music and art, is the last to leave the closed
rehearsal for her upcoming performance over Thanksgiving break at
Carnegie Hall when she hears something in the darkened Hall. Recognizing
the tilt of the woman’s head and the slight limp of the man as they
hurry out an exit door, she realizes it is her parents who were
supposedly killed in a terrible car accident when she was 15 years old.
Devastated and feeling betrayed, she sends a text to Carolina and the
other two FIGs—THURGOOD. It is the code word they all agreed to use if
ever one of them got into trouble or something happened that was too
difficult to handle. They would all meet back at Carolina’s bungalow at
Wood Rose Orphanage and Academy for Young Women to figure it out.
As soon as they receive the text, because of their genius, Dara starts
thinking of words in ancient Hebrew, German, and Yiddish, while
Mackenzie’s visions of unique math formulae keep bringing up the date
October 11, 1943. That is the date during World War II when the
Nazis—the Kunstschutz—looted the paintings of targeted wealthy Jewish
families and hid them away under Hitler’s orders. And as Carolina waits
for the FIGs to return to Wood Rose, she hears warnings from Lyuba, her
gypsy mother, to watch for the nightjar, the ancient name for the
whip-poor-will.
As they search for “The Nightjar’s Promise” and the truth surrounding
it, Carolina and the FIGs come face to face with evil that threatens to
destroy not only their genius, but their very lives.
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Meet the Author:
Originally from Carrollton, Illinois, author/agent/publisher Barbara
Casey attended the University of North Carolina, N.C. State University,
and N.C. Wesleyan College where she received a BA degree, summa cum
laude, with a double major in English and history. In 1978 she left her
position as Director of Public Relations and Vice President of
Development at North Carolina Wesleyan College to write full time and
develop her own manuscript evaluation and editorial service. In 1995 she
established the Barbara Casey Agency and since that time has
represented authors from the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and
Japan. In 2014, she became a partner with Strategic Media Books, an
independent nonfiction publisher of true crime, where she oversees
acquisitions, day-to-day operations, and book production.
Ms. Casey has written over a dozen award-winning books of fiction and
nonfiction for both young adults and adults. The awards include the
National Association of University Women Literary Award, the Sir Walter
Raleigh Literary Award, the Independent Publisher Book Award, the Dana
Award for Outstanding Novel, the IP Best Book for Regional Fiction,
among others. Two of her nonfiction books have been optioned for major
films, one of which is under contract.
Her award-winning articles, short stories, and poetry for adults have
appeared in both national and international publications including the
North Carolina Christian Advocate Magazine, The New East Magazine, the
Raleigh (N.C.) News and Observer, the Rocky Mount (N.C.) Sunday
Telegram, Dog Fancy, ByLine, The Christian Record, Skirt! Magazine, and
True Story. A thirty-minute television special which Ms. Casey wrote and
coordinated was broadcast on WRAL, Channel 5, in Raleigh, North
Carolina. She also received special recognition for her editorial work
on the English translations of Albanian children’s stories. Her
award-winning science fiction short stories for adults are featured in
The Cosmic Unicorn and CrossTime science fiction anthologies. Ms.
Casey's essays and other works appear in The Chrysalis Reader, the
international literary journal of the Swedenborg Foundation, 221
One-Minute Monologues from Literature (Smith and Kraus Publishers), and A
Cup of Comfort (Adams Media Corporation).
Ms. Casey is a former director of BookFest of the Palm Beaches, Florida,
where she served as guest author and panelist. She has served as judge
for the Pathfinder Literary Awards in Palm Beach and Martin Counties,
Florida, and was the Florida Regional Advisor for the Society of
Children's Book Writers and Illustrators from 1991 through 2003. In 2018
Ms. Casey received the prestigious Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime
Achievement Award and Top Professional Award for her extensive
experience and notable accomplishments in the field of publishing and
other areas. She makes her home on the top of a mountain in northwest
Georgia with her husband and three cats who adopted her, Homer, Reese,
and Earl Gray - Reese’s best friend.
Book Title: The Frights of Fiji Author: Sunayna Prasad Publisher: S.A. Prasad Publishing Publisher Date: 10/20/18 (136 Pages, E-Book) Series: Alyssa McCarthy's Magical Missions #1 Category: Middle-Grade Fiction (Ages 8-12) Genre: Fantasy
A world of magic and adventure awaits…
Sent to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents are killed in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy longs for the life she used to have—one filled with fun and love. Then one stormy night, a message appears in the raindrops on the window that will change everything.
"Your life will never be the same again, as magic will interfere."
Before long, Alyssa is kidnapped by Master Beau, a banished sorcerer with a mysterious connection to her who can only regain his power by weakening hers. Suddenly hurled into a world of wizardry filled with fantastical beasts and marvelous technology beyond her wildest imagination, Alyssa must defeat Master Beau if she ever wants to get home again. But Master Beau will stop at nothing, including using Alyssa’s friends, to ensure he is triumphant.
Originally titled "From Frights to Flaws", this story is the exciting and enchanting first book in the "Magical Missions" series.
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Well, I found a book to fall into during this strange time. That book is The Fright of Figi, it quite a good book. Once you get into it. This book is about a girl that somehow attracts magic into her life. Why this happens I do not know.
Her name is Alyssa and she lives with her Uncle and cousin. When things start happening, no one believes her. She gets into trouble. Will she get save herself and friends and family. Things get more interesting one she is kidnapped by an evil wizard.
This is good for middle-grade children and ages 8 to 12 years old. The author does a really good job with the plot of the story. The characters are developed well. If you are looking for a good fantasy book for your child or children this one is good. This one as a young girl as a hero.
This is a series. It is a good one at that. Alyssa McCarthy Magical Missions. I can not wait to pick up the second book. I am wondering if her friends from the previous book are going to need to help her or if she ends up doing it herself.
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Sunayna Prasad enjoys writing fantasy books for children, as well as cooking, creating artwork, watching online videos, and blogging. She has also written The Frights of Fiji, formerly titled as From Frights to Flaws. She is passionate about modern life, fantasy, and world-building. Aside from her website, she also has a blog about different creative and entertaining topics, including fiction and writing, called “Sunayna Prasad’s Blog”.
Sunayna has graduated from college in May 2017. She lives in Long Island, NY.
A Father-Daughter Genealogy Team Link Present to Past on Family Trees
A trunk abandoned at Denver’s Union Station more than a century ago leads Jillian and Nolan to untangle the mystery of its contents—including correspondence with the head of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency Denver office. While Nolan digs into the legalities of the findings, Jillian searches for the descendants of a stolen identity who might not be who they think they are on Colorado ranch land. When Drew seems anxious to hear what Jillian has to say but his Great Aunt Min slams the subject closed—twice—Jillian is all the more determined to find out what happened to the woman who never claimed her luggage, why Min doesn’t want to talk about it, and what will happen for Drew if he gets the answers he seeks.
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When I Meet You is well done. It another story about genealogy. We are brought in with Jillian being with her dad on a trip to Denver. She does not know why. But her reaction to the steamer trunk brings us to the start of Jillian's journey in finding out who the owner is.
I enjoy the way, the author brings the past to life and the future together. Though she does it with clues given to her. We will not be able to solve the mystery until the end. Jillian also is pulled to look at her family history or at least into the steamer trunk that she was given by her mother.
The timelines go back and forth between the 1909 storyline and the present-day timeline. Could have Jillian found someone special. Norlan seems to be more occupied to feed two hundred people. Will he be able to create a menu for that many people. Will get the help he needs as well.
There are historical events. The story is mostly on the train from Ohio to Denver. Pinkerton seems to be the one mostly corresponding that is sent to a woman that is the owner of a trunk that was abandon at Denver's Union Station. Whatever happened to the owner?
April came like never before. This month was stranger by we find ourselves fighting a war at home with a virus. How have you been doing dealing with your time at home? I been reading as much as my body lets me or I feel up to it.
I been watching tv a bit more. I been watching video games Let's Play on youtube. I enjoy some of the games people are playing. I want to say Thank you them and those on the front lines of this pandemic.
I am been watching my TV shows on demand as well. Some of them are Deadliest Catch, Little People Big World, Bringing up Bates, Portals to Hell, Teen Mom OG, Call of The Midwife, Sister Wives.
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Books Read in April:
The Frights of Fiji by Sunayna Prasad (Book Tour 5/14/20)
A Curse of Mayhem by Sunayna Prasad (Book Tour 5/28/20)
Big and Little Activity Devotional by Rachel Swanson
I Hate, Hate, Hate This Time of Day!: A Cute Bedtime Story by Alyssa Miracle
My books really fell in 2 different genres for this month. They
are in 2 different media categories I believe as well. They will be
shown below. Books by Genre:
Children - 2 Books
Fantasy - 2 Book
Books by Media Categories:
Paperback - 2 Books
E-Book - 2 Books
I have read a total of 440 Pages,
for the month of April. I finally am back to reading around what I
think I can for a month.
The total for 2020 is 4,095 Pages and 00 Hours of Listening.
Books by Pages Total:
The Frights of Fiji - 134 Pages
A Curse of Mayhem - 173 Pages
Big and Little Activity Devotional - 96 Pages
I Hate, Hate, Hate This Time of Day!: A Cute Bedtime Story - 40 Pages
Sent to live with her strict, aloof, and uncaring uncle after her parents are killed in a car accident, twelve-year-old orphan Alyssa McCarthy longs for the life she used to have—one filled with fun and love. Then one stormy night, a message appears in the raindrops on the window that will change everything.
"Your life will never be the same again, as magic will interfere."
Before long, Alyssa is kidnapped by Master Beau, a banished sorcerer with a mysterious connection to her who can only regain his power by weakening hers. Suddenly hurled into a world of wizardry filled with fantastical beasts and marvelous technology beyond her wildest imagination, Alyssa must defeat Master Beau if she ever wants to get home again. But Master Beau will stop at nothing, including using Alyssa’s friends, to ensure he is triumphant.
Originally titled "From Frights to Flaws", this story is the exciting and enchanting first book in the "Magical Missions" series.
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