Wicked Love: A Weeping Willow Novel (Weeping Willow Series #3)

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Wicked Love: A Weeping Willow Novel
(Weeping Willow #3)
By Sandra Madera
YA Paranormal Romance (16& up)
Published by Sandra Madera
Pub. Date: February 1, 2015
ebook
My Rating: ♥♥♥♥♥



Summary ~ from goodreads~

Waking up in a foreign land, Nalin ventures home only to find that it is not as he remembers it.  His parents are dead and buried. His sister has been ruling in his place.  He is wounded, and he dreams strange things...about a girl who call out to him in the darkness. 

Now that Nalin has returned to the Realm of Magic, the Elves hope that the end of the war is near, and the Ljósálfar can finally defeat the Dökkálfar after driving them underground.

However, it becomes clear that Nalin is not himself, and he knows it. He can't remember a large portion of  his life, and his parents have been killed. everyone around him is just as oblivious to the time that has been robbed from them.  Everyone except for the one that calls himself Avery. Nalin senses dark magic is at work when Avery talks of a raven-haired Elfling that traveled to the Realm of Disorder to save him from the clutches of the Dark King, a girl that has not returned. The same girl that cries out to him from his dreams.

Nalin knows better than to trust his Dökkálfar enemy, but something tells him this Elfling is not an ordinary girl.  He is determined to find the one called Willow and set time right.

My Review:

WOW! Sandra Madera is a wonderful story teller!  Another great cliffhanger ending!
Wicked Love is book 3 of the Weeping Willow Series and is a great addition to the series.
A fantastical story about Good vs. Evil, finding trust,  love, peace and redemption with others and  within ourselves.  
From the beginning of Willows life, Willow and Nalin have had many struggles, obstacles and tough choices to make. They have a love that is so intense that their souls complete each other. They are stronger when they are together.  Power hungry beings from different Realms plot with the Dark King  to get what they desire and  Nalin and Willow become victims in this plot.  Nalin will do anything to get Willow back and he finds one Realm that helps him by guiding him in the right direction to achieve in getting Willow back! Willow is everything to him. Willow is his love and completes his soul. 

After I finished the story what came to mind, is our life  left to fate or  destiny?  I would say yes and no. I believe we choose a path to take and depending on that choice we face certain obstacles and we have to make those right choices to keep us on the correct path.  If we make a wrong turn, we don't give up. We keep moving on to help others and ourselves. If we make awful choices we can't erase them but we can rectify what we've done by not making the mistakes again and moving forward. How we handle our struggles influences us into who we are as a person. It's easier to forgive others and difficult to forgive ourselves.

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Weeping Willow Series:

Book 1 - Wicked Chemistry: Original Weeping Willow Shorts
Book 2 - Wicked Magic: A Weeping Willow Novel
Book 3 - Wicked Love: A Weeping Willow Novel
Book 4 - Wicked Voices: A Weeping Willow Novel ( Coming 2016 )

Here are links to get more info on Sandra Madera.

http://sandra-madera.blogspot.com/

https://twitter.com/S_Madera

Goodreads Author Page

Amazon Author Page

Happy Valentines Day!!

 For Valentines Day, share your love of  books with someone today!!
I hope all my book friends have a wonderful Valentines Day!

♥ Josie

♥Thankful for Terrific Authors♥

Today I'd like to recognize all the terrific authors, that took me on many journeys and gave me the opportunity to live so many lives. Here is a list of  authors I have read since last Thanksgiving.

In alphabet order:

• Alexandra Adornetto  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/696372.Alexandra_Adornetto
• Alivia Anders  http://aliviaanders.blogspot.com/p/author-bio.html
• Jennifer L.Armentrout  http://www.jenniferarmentrout.com/
• Julianna Baggott  http://www.juliannabaggott.com/
• Lisa Tawn Bergren  http://lisatawnbergren.com/books/
• Kristin Cashore  http://kristincashore.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-books.html
• Nicky Charles  https://sites.google.com/site/nickycharlesbooks/home/about
• Cassandra Clare http://www.cassandraclare.com/ 
• Kate Evangelista  http://www.kateevangelista.com/
• Amanda Hocking  http://amandahocking.blogspot.com/
• Michelle Hodkin  http://www.michellehodkin.com/p/books.html
• Julie Kagawa  http://www.juliekagawa.com/
• Alma Katsu  http://www.almakatsu.com/books.php
• Heather Killough-Walden  http://www.killough-walden.com/
• Mary Lindsey  http://www.marylindsey.com/books.php
• Marie Lu  http://www.marielu.org/index.html
• Sandra Madera  http://www.sandramadera.com/AboutMe.html
• H.P. Mallory  http://hpmallory.com/
• D.M. McDaniel  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6032881.DM_McDaniel
• Erin Morgenstern  http://erinmorgenstern.com/
• Jackson Pearce  http://jackson-pearce.com/books/
• Rose Pressey  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1188608.Rose_Pressey
• J.R. Rain  http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5753883.J_R_Rain
• Veronica Roth  http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/p/books.html
• Angie Sage  http://www.angiesage.com/
• Kira Saito  http://kirasaito.blogspot.com/
• Thomas E. Sniegoski  http://www.sniegoski.com/
• Maggie Stiefvater    http://maggiestiefvater.com/
• Ashley Stoyanoff   http://www.ashleystoyanoff.com/p/the-souls-mark-series.html
• Nicholas Taylor   http://nicholastaylor.co/books/
• CyndiTefft   http://ctefft.blogspot.com/
• Carole Wood   http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5830488.Carole_Wood

Funny Friday!!!

I haven't posted on Friday for awhile. So here you go...some pics I found.......

Thursday Thougths

There are so many Wonderful Authors out there!

I get so excited to get a new book delivered to my door. Opening up the box, eagerly awaiting to see, hold and yes smell. Getting a book for the first time is like opening a Christmas present I have been wishing for. 

I can't find the words to express how I feel when I actually flip through the pages of a wonderful book. 

Only other people with the love of reading can understand. 

With that said, I do have to give thanks to owning an e-reader. I know it's just not the same as holding a book, but with out it, I would have never found so many amazing Independent Authors. Finding a book that impacts me emotionally is an amazing feeling. Finding an author that is just beginning their journey as a published author and writes a wonderful story, is like finding buried treasure. 

Next Tuesday, November 20th, I will post a list of Authors I am thankful for giving me an escape to many lives. I will supply links to their Author Pages.

♥Everyone Have a wonderful weekend!!!!!      

Haunted Week - Written in the Tombstone ~ Day 7

Day 7 of Haunted Week and one more day to go.
The epitaph is the inscription on a tombstone - you could say it's a person's last words.
Today, I quote the last lines of five books.

#1 - "Not filling in all the cracks, not replacing ones that lingered back in the Catskills, but filling enough that I felt a little better, a little saner".  Pure (Covenant #2) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

#2 - "We lie there together, watching the lightning and listening, to the thunder, and waiting for the beginning of a rainy dawn."  LEGEND by Marie Lu

#3 - "I lingered round them, under that benign sky, watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine uniquie slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth." Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

#4 - "For the first time in years, she felt as if she was finally exactly where she was meant to be."
The Souls mark: FOUND (The Soul's Mark #1) by Ashley Stoyanoff

#5 -  "He felt the steady beat of Abby's heart under his palm and the softness of her skin and he was sure that for once, he was in exactly the right place." WARD 3 by Carole Wood


This was a little difficult to do. I had to make sure there were no spoilers. I hope I did okay. :)

Haunted Week - Trick or Treated ~ Day 6

Day 6 of Haunted Week!!! Tricked or Treated?
Five books I've read that pleasantly surprised me, or was a nasty surprise.

The first two books on my list I felt tricked me.

#1 - My Blood Approves by Amanda Hocking,  I enjoyed Amanda Hocking's Trylle Trilogy. So I was disappointed with My Blood Approves, because I was expecting more from it. The first several chapters had too many similarities to a well known book. I am not one to give up on a book so I read on. It did improve as the story went on and it became a book I liked. I did finish the series and liked it.

#2 - The Girl With a Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson.  This book was recommended to me by my son in law. I had trouble getting into the story. At times it seemed to have way too much detail. I did like the mystery and suspense in the story.  Overall it was a good story, it just seemed to drag on and on for me.

The next three, pleasantly surprised  me and were definitely  treats.

#3 - City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. In January 2009, I stumbled upon a blog that had a link to Cassandra Clare's, City of Bones. Cassandra Clare had her book free to read online(for a limited time). I decided to give it a try. I found myself instantly sucked into the shadow hunter world. I couldn't stop reading it, and my back was getting sore reading it at my desktop computer. I made the decision to go to my local 24 hour grocery store and find a copy to buy. I found it, bought it and took it home to read and finished it that night. I became a huge fan and I have loved everything she has written.

#4 - Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen This book was an impulse buy. I needed something to read on the plane. I new the movie was coming out and decided it may be interesting. This book is amazing!! I love that this is a historical fiction story. It was wonderfully written. Sara Gruen obviously did a lot of research to create this world. I felt transported back in time.

#5 - The Host by Stephenie Meyer I would first like to say I do like Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga. I know there are some readers who do not like the books because they feel she is not a good writer. In her book The Host, she shows she has grown and improved as a writer. I loved this book. This story takes on the human complexity of relationships and the human psyche. This was a wonderful surprise and treat.

Haunted Week - It Came From the Web ~ Day 5

Five Amazing Book Blogs I have recently discovered

There are so many book blogs out there that I find amazing. Here are my 5 most recent discoveries in random order:

Chocolate Coated Reviews

♥Lace Vintage Book Reviews♥

The World of Ashley Stoyanoff

{ This Girl Reads }

Walking on Bookshelves

Haunted Week - Back from the Grave ~ Day 4

(I am a day late with this post, I am still going through the unpacking stage and I am overwhelmed)

Here are several books I dug up from my past.

Caution : I was born in 1967 :P

Looking back to what I have read...I have to admit, I was not much of a reader as I am now.
I decided I want to share the books that I can remember as far back as First grade.
These books sparked my interest and stayed in my memories.



#1 - Richard Scarry's - What Do People Do All Day? 




#2 - Richard Scarry's - Best Word Book Ever!

“I'm not interested in creating a book that is read once and then placed on the shelf and forgotten. I am very happy when people have worn out my books, or that they're held together by Scotch tape.”

― Richard Scarry

Richard Scarry's books are the earliest books I remember and love. I still read them to my preschool class today.

#3 - Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene, Mildred A. Wirt Benson

Love a good mystery! I enjoyed reading these books when I was in 5th and 6th grade.

#4 - A Ring of Endless Light by Madeleine L'Engle

A book  I absolutely loves and it introduced me to Madeleine L'Engle's other books, such as her well known book A Wrinkle in Time.   This book also became my daughters favorite.

#5 The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

On of the most memorable books I read in school.  I now have discussions at school with my older children in our after-school care program, who have read it. 

Haunted Week starts tomorrow!!

 A big thanks to Cheyenne, from {This Girl Reads} for hosting Haunted Week. There will be eight topics, one each day leading up to Halloween Day. The eight topics are:

10/24 -  Ghosts of Books Half-Read
Five books I began reading and never finished.

10/25 - Bats in Your Book Pages
Five things that drive me crazy in books.

10/26 - Skeletons on My Bookshelf
Five books that I have owned for a long time and never read.

10/27 - Back from the Grave
Five books I have read and loved as a kid.

10/28 - It Came from the Web
Links to five amazing book blogs I have discovered recently.

10/29 - Tricked or Treated
Five books I have read that was either a pleasent or nasty surprise.

10/30 - Written in the Tombstone
Five quotes from the last line of five books.

10/31 - Beware of Book Review
My review of a scary story I have just read for Halloween Week.

It all seems impossible until it is done......

I hope to get back to posting my book reviews this week. I have to take baby steps to get back in a routine, I have become very far behind.
 My Plan IS:
**To do very short reviews for those books that are popular
**To do longer reviews for books I feel do not get enough recognition
 (authors and books I consider to be hidden treasures)♥

My posting has become very few because of that thing called LIFE! I am making major changes in my life which has caused me to put  my posting on hold.
My life has felt like it has been stuck in cruise control for the past 5 years. I guess when life becomes stuck on auto pilot you do not recognize it until you have someone push you hard or slaps you out of it....
Being single (coincidentally for 5 years) and 44 years old, I just accepted what life has thrown my way and settled for what I was given. With out realizing it, I gave up on finding things that will boost my confidence and make me happy. I am taking control of my destiny and making a new path leading me where I want to go. I am setting new goals in my life to achieve  my dreams.

Accepting things in your life, trying to stay positive, and not creating waves, aren't necessarily a good thing. With a huge push from my daughter I am in the process of trying to purchase a house that seems just right for me. This has become a long and difficult undertaking. I have been excited, overwhelmed, frustrated, and on the verge of feeling like giving up. Making this huge effort to get this house (on my own) has really inspired me to better myself in every aspects of my life.

** I would like to give a huge shout out to my son Alex, my daughter Beth, and to my two best friends & cheerleaders Christy and Shannon. I love you guys!! You deserve my rating of ♥♥♥♥♥ plus infinity ;)

FYI
I decided that I will be working on two new pages to add to my blog. It will be a page with a list of my goals and achievements and a page of quotes that inspired me.

Happy Release Day to several books!!

 So excited  today!! There are several books that were released today, May 1st. I wish it was possible to read them all in one week!! These are on the top of my to read list.......

Third book in the Graceling Realm series by Kristin Cashore
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12680907-bitterblue

Second book in the Divergent Series by  Veronica Roth
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent

Fourth book in the Dulcie O'Neil Series  by H.P. Mallory
http://hpmallory.com/dulcie-oneil-series/

Taste by Kate Evangelista
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13484226-taste