2018 has been very busy for me so far. Between my duties with the DC Anime Club (www.dcanimeclub.org), conventions, and general everyday life, I'm happy I've been able to carve out a block of time to devote to reading on a daily basis. I started off the year reading "Michael Vey: The Final Spark" by Richard Paul Evans. When I finished reading that, I wandered along "The Broken Road." (Also written by Richard Paul Evans.) I just finished reading "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon. today. I'm eager to embark on another "Journey Through A Book," this time with "Love & Gelato," written by Jenna Evans Welch (the daughter of Richard Paul Evans)
Michael Vey is missing and it’s up to the Electroclan to find him in this electrifying seventh installment of the New York Times bestselling series!
The final book in the "Michael Vey" series opens with the Electroclan facing a devastating loss: Michael is missing. He made the ultimate sacrifice to save his friends and now he’s gone. What is next for them and the revolution?
The battle on the island of Hades ended with a devastating explosion that left the island a smoking ruin and much of Hatch’s army dead. However, Hatch survived and while his plans have certainly suffered a setback, he’s more determined than ever to bring the world’s governments under his control. But first, he wants to wipe out the Resistance and capture the remaining members of the Electroclan.
As Hatch’s forces storm into action, it seems nothing can stand in their way. The Electroclan is divided. The voice is captured, and Michael’s mother is being used as bait to lure the leader of the Resistance out of hiding. Can anything—or anyone—stop the Elgen? Or is this the end? To be honest, it was my least favorite book in the series. Michael is absent (or so it would seem) for most of the book, leaving the other characters dangling like participles! Will Hatch be destroyed? Will someone presumed dead be "resurrected? Perhaps...
"Michael Vey" led me to "The Broken Road," a story about a broken man, a twist of fate, and a second chance. Chicago celebrity Charles James can't shake the nightmare that wakes him each night. He sees himself waking down a long, broken highway, the sides of which are lit in flames. Where is he going? Why is he walking? What is the wailing he hears around him? By day, he wonders why he's so haunted and unhappy when he as all he ever wanted-fame, fans, and fortune and the lavish lifestyle it affords him. Coming from a childhood of poverty and pain, Charles finally has the life he's dreamed of . But now, at the pinnacle of his career, he's started to wonder if he wanted the wrong things. His wealth has come legally but questionably, from the power of his personality and his ability to seduce people out of their hard-earned money. When he learns that one of his customers has committed suicide because of financial ruin, Charles is shaken. The cracks in his façade widen, spurring him to question everything: his choices, his relationships, his future, and the type of man he's become. Then a twist of fate changes everything. Charles is granted something remarkable: a second chance. The question is, what will he do with it? "The Broken Road" is the first book in a much-anticipated new trilogy by beloved storyteller Richard Paul Evans. It is an engrossing, contemplative story of redemption and grace and the power of second chances. It is an epic "journey" you won't soon forget. This book wasn't a tearjerker like some of Evans' past novels, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. I am eager to continue the saga with "The Forgotten Road," which is due to be released on May 1, 2018! I can't wait, but obviously I have to. In the meantime, I have just finished reading "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon and can't wait to get started on "Love & Gelato" by Jenna Evans Welch (daughter of Richard Paul Evans.) "Everything, Everything" was a great movie (one of the few times it was better than the book). It is the story of Maddy Whittier, a smart, curious and imaginative 18-year-old who is unable to leave the protection of the hermetically-sealed environment within her house because of an illness known as Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Olly is the boy next door who won't let that stop them from being together. Gazing through windows and talking only through texts, Maddy and Olly form a deep bond that leads them to risk everything to be together, even if it means losing everything. Very few people are aware of Maddy's existence: Carla--Maddy's nurse, Rosa--Carla's daughter, and Madeline's tutors. After seeing the movie and reading the book, I developed a strong dislike for Dr. Pauline Whittier, Maddy's mother. The movie did leave out a few minor characters mentioned in the book, such as Zach, a friend of Olly's. I still enjoyed to book overall. Now, I'm ready to take a "journey" through "Love & Gelato" by Jenna Evans Welch. Lina is spending the summer in Tuscany, but she isn't in the mood for Italy's famous sunshine and fairy-tale landscape. She's there only because it was her mother's dying wish that she get to know her father. But what kind of father isn't around for 16 years? All Lina wants to do is go back home. But then she is given a journal that her mom had kept when she lived in Italy. Suddenly Lina's uncovering a magical world a secret romances, art, and hidden bakeries. A world that inspires her, along with the ever-so-charming Ren, to follow in her mother's footsteps and unearth a secret that has been kept for far too long. It's a secret that will change everything Lina knew about her mother, her father--and even herself. People come to Italy for love and gelato, someone tells her, but sometimes they discover much more....I don't yet know what Lina will discover, but I do know one thing: If Welch inherited her father's writing talent, then I'm in for one amazing "Journey Through a Book" with "Love & Gelato!"
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