Jennifer Schweitzer

A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3) by Sarah J. Maas Synopsis: Looming war threatens all Feyre holds dear in the third volume of the #1  New York Times  bestselling  A Court of Thorns and Roses  series. Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s manoeuvrings and the invading king threatening to bring Prythian to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit – and one slip may spell doom not only for Feyre, but for her world as well. As war bears down upon them all, Feyre must decide who to trust amongst the dazzling and lethal High Lords – and hunt for allies in unexpected places. In this thrilling third book in the #1  New York Times  bestselling series from Sarah J. Maas, the earth will be painted red as mighty armies grapple for power over the one thing that could destroy them all. My Thoughts: I’m sad to see it’s over…. or is it? I hope not. Sadne...

Title: Throne Of Glass Author: Sarah J. Mass Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 400+ I give it 4 out of 5 stars. Princes are not supposed to be handsome! They’re sniveling, stupid, repulsive creatures! This one….this…How unfair of him to be royal and beautiful. Synopsis: After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardothien is dragged before the Crown Prince. Prince Dorian offers her her freedom on one condition: she must act as his champion in a competition to find a new royal assassin. Her opponents are men-thieves and assassins and warriors from across the empire, each sponsored by a member of the king’s council. If she beats her opponents in a series of eliminations, she’ll serve the kingdom for four years and then be granted her freedom. Celaena finds her training sessions with the captain of the guard, Westfall, challenging and exhilarating. But she’s bored stiff by court life. Things get a little ...

HARD TELLIN Classic Rock, Southern Rock and Blues Band From Independence, Iowa When I was a teenager, I would sit in front of the T.V on Saturday mornings and watch M.T.V for hours. I had this dream that someday it would be me on stage singing for groups of people. Well 3 years ago that dream came true……. I went to an open night mic night at a local bar here in my town and sang a Fleetwood Mac song. Just a few days after that I got a message from Andrew Rasmussen one of the guitarist asking if I would be interested in auditioning for the lead singer position. It didn’t take me long to say yes..  I was offered the position that night. Fast forwarding to today we have had many practices and have had many shows. Many nights setting up equipment. Just to tear it down 4 hours later and drag it to the trailer. Many nights you come home at 3am in the morning and your so tired and your ears are still ringing. There has been days you wake up to find a bruises you can’t e...

The Awakening of Sunshine Girl (The Haunting of Sunshine Girl #2) by Paige McKenzie (Goodreads Author), Alyssa B. Sheinmel (Goodreads Author) Book Synopsis: Sunshine Griffith can communicate with ghosts. Even more amazing, she recently discovered—with the help of her would-be boyfriend, Nolan—that she’s a luiseach, one of an ancient race of creatures who have lived among humans for centuries, protecting them from dark spirits and helping them move on to the afterlife. Now, Sunshine’s powers are awakening and she feels spirits everywhere—intense and sometimes overwhelming. Eager to get her supernatural abilities under control, Sunshine agrees to begin training with her mentor, her estranged father Aidan. He takes her to an abandoned compound deep in the Mexican jungle. But what she learns there about her powers, and her family history, turns out to be more terrifying than Sunshine could have imagined. Can anything—Aidan’s experiments, her friendship with another luiseach ...

SEPTEMBER 2017 TBR Fall is on it’s way!!! Fall here in Iowa is approaching. The fields are turning brown so it’s almost time for the farmers to start picking. This time of year is my favorite. The weather starts to get cooler at night. All I want to do is curl up with a hot cup of tea and read a good book. What is on your TBR for September? Tell me what is on your TBR list for September. Are there any new releases that you are reading? Have you read any of these books, and did you like them? What should I read in OCTOBER? Do you have any suggestions for my TBR in October?  Let me know in the comments below. My TBR LIST FOR SEPTEMBER! All my reviews will be up after I finish reading them.. Throne of Glass  (Throne of Glass #1) by   Sarah J. Maas   (Goodreads Author) I’m reading this on my Kindle App on the phone. After serving out a year of hard labor in the salt mines of Endovier for her crimes, 18-year-old assassin Celaena Sardot...

Welcome readers to IowaButtercup’s Books And Things! A little about me: I’m a 40+ female from you guessed it IOWA. The great corn and bean state. I’m a mother of 2 children, photographer, lead singer of a classic rock band called  HARD TELLIN , a lover of everything that has to do with the outdoors, I love drinking beer and grilling for friends and family. Reading books has been a passion of mine for a long time. Reviewing books is new to me. This is why I started this blog. Remembering all the books I have read in the past I wish I would have kept track of why and what I thought about each and every book. From time to time you may even find other everyday things on my blog including things like: organizing your home, craft ideas, music, and many other things.