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Lately, and My Dreams: Book Review

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Lately, and My Dreams  by Jessica L. Lyons Description Aundri can't stop dreaming. She closes her eyes and can barely tell the difference between her nightmares and her real life. Her dreams are interferring with her waking life, and the issues in her waking life seem to be the main source of all the strange dreams. Can Aundri take control of her problems,or will the line between her real life and her dreams become permanently unrecognizable? Review Lately, and My Dreams is about Aundri Martin who cannot seem to keep her dreams and real life straight. In the beginning of her story, Aundri is caught in a horrible dream that involves taco day at the cafeteria and an angry stomach. But I won't spoil it. As we go through a typical week in Aundri's life, we see that she takes a back seat in all of her relationships--from her husband to her best friend to her mother to her co-workers.  Instead of speaking up for herself, Aundri doesn't want to rock the boat. Alt...

The Other Slipper: Book Review

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May contain spoilers, but not details. The Other Slipper by Kenechi Udogu The story begins with the preparations for the great ball where (Cinder)Ella will meet her prince and live happily ever after. However, this story is not about her. It is about Jo, and to a certain extent, her brother Ron. When Jo stumbles across a pumpkin and glass slipper and takes them home, she alters her destiny. When the slipper starts to hum for its mate, Jo is forced to accept the rumor about Ella and an enchanted slipper. Hoping she can just return the slipper and go back to normal, she seeks out Ella who is now living in the palace. However, Ella's godmother Arla tells Jo that she must now return the pair to their rightful owner, the Lady of Ould. Jo can no longer doubt the existence of magic as everyone has heard of the great and powerful Lady of Ould. So in the company of her protective older brother Ron, Jo begins a journey that reveals truths about her family origins that expand her small world ...