Cassie's Babblings

Saturday, October 1, 2016

Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton

Curious Minds by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton
Published by Bantam Dell in August 2016
Knight and Moon #1

"Emerson Knight is introverted, eccentric, and has little to no sense of social etiquette. Good thing he’s also brilliant, rich, and (some people might say) handsome, or he’d probably be homeless. Riley Moon has just graduated from Harvard Business and Harvard Law. Her aggressive Texas spitfire attitude has helped her land her dream job as a junior analyst with mega-bank Blane-Grunwald. At least Riley Moon thought it was her dream job, until she is given her first assignment: babysitting Emerson Knight.

What starts off as an inquiry about missing bank funds in the Knight account leads to inquiries about a missing man, missing gold, and a life-and-death race across the country. Through the streets of Washington, D.C., and down into the underground vault of the Federal Reserve in New York City, an evil plan is exposed. A plan so sinister that only a megalomaniac could think it up, and only the unlikely duo of the irrepressibly charming Emerson Knight and the tenacious Riley Moon can stop it." -- From Goodreads

Will you like it?
I love this new series by Janet Evanovich and Phoef Sutton. As I was listening to the audiobook at work, I couldn't help but giggle. A LOT. I don't want to give away a lot of the plot, but I liked how Riley and Emerson had chemistry, but their characters were getting to know each other. The flirtatious banter was exactly that, and we didn't have to worry that they were going to end up in bed together. Will they eventually? Probably. But I love seeing the slow burn happen.

Disclosure: I borrowed the audiobook from my local public library.

Friday, September 30, 2016

Debut Author Challenge: September Check-in

I've decided to do quarterly check-ins for the ONE challenge I'm doing this year. The Debut Author Challenge is hosted by Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl.

My goal for 2016 is to read 12 debut books, and by the end of September I have read 9 out of 12 books.

After the Woods by Kim Savage

After surviving a kidnapping, Julia finally understands why she was taken.

The Killer in Me by Margot Harrison

Nina is connected to a serial killer.

Rebel of the Sands by Alwyn Hamilton

She’s more gunpowder than girl—and the fate of the desert lies in her hands.

How is your challenge coming along?

Update me in the comments below!

Thursday, September 29, 2016

Movie Releases Oct-Dec 2016

As we get into fall and winter, there always seems to be some movies that I can't wait to see. Today I'm highlighting my can't wait movies in October through December 2016.

The Girl on the Train

Release Date: October 7

A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.

Trolls

Release Date: November 4

Poppy (Anna Kendrick), the optimistic leader of the trolls, and Branch (Justin Timberlake), her polar opposite, embark on an adventure that takes them far beyond the only world they've ever known.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Release Date: November 18

The adventures of writer Newt Scamander in New York's secret community of witches and wizards seventy years before Harry Potter reads his book in school.

Passengers

Release Date: December 21

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

What movies are on your radar?

Leave me a list or link in the comments.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday: Journey's End

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted at Breaking the Spine, which shines a light on eagerly anticipated upcoming releases. This week, my pick is:

Journey's End by Rachel Hawkins
Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Date: October 25, 2016

"The town of Journey's End may not literally be at the end of the world, but it sure feels like it to Nolie Stanhope. Spending the summer with her scientist father in the tiny Scottish village isn't exactly Nolie's idea of a good time, but she soon finds a friend: native Journey's Ender Bel McKissick.

While Nolie's father came to Journey's End to study the Boundary--a mysterious fog bank offshore--Bel's family can’t afford to consider it a threat. The McKissick’s livelihood depends on the tourists drawn by legends of a curse. Still, whether you believe in magic or science, going into the Boundary means you'll never come back.

…Unless you do. Albert Etheridge, a boy who disappeared into the Boundary in 1914, suddenly returns--without having aged a day and with no memory of the past hundred years. Then the Boundary starts creeping closer to the town, threatening to consume everyone within.

While Nolie's father wants to have the village evacuated, Bel's parents lead the charge to stay in Journey's End. Meanwhile, Albert and the girls look for ways to stop the encroaching boundary, coming across an ancient Scottish spell that requires magic, a quest, and a sacrifice."