Everblossom by Larissa Hinton

Genre: Fiction/poetry/short story

Review: This is a collection of poetry and short stories. I was super excited to read it because I loved the picture of the flower on the front and I just had high hopes from that. As I read the poetry, I loved it. The poetry made sense and was deep. Some of the poems were deep and some were a little shallow but they were all fun. Then there were the short stories. I really wasn't a big fan of them. I felt they were poorly written and could have been so much better. They had plenty of potential and covered some pretty intense topics.
One of the stories was "Born Without a Heart" and I could totally relate to it... at least the beginning. I thought it would be something sweet and sad but then it turned into boyfriend girlfriend drama... again. These stories were just not able to hold my attention but I'm sure they're great for other people. :)

Author: Larissa Hinton was born in 1989 so she's 22 years old. She is from Virginia and is a grad student working towards becoming an english teacher. She is a writer, teacher and bookaholic and keeps a blog about books. :) To read more about Larissa Hinton go check out her blog here.

Rating: ** Two Stars

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Words of Inspiration by Rachel Greer

Genre: Poetry

Review: Words of Inspiration from Your Own Kind you realize that it isn’t merely your own life that may contain complexities. Through all of life’s adversities, it’s individually up to you to determine if you will surmount obscurity and persist on toward your destiny. If tomorrow never came, would you let what happened yesterday carry on to today?
Words of Inspiration from Your Own Kind is not simply inspiration to those in the ghettos of America; it’s encouragement to every type of person. All of us, as human beings, face hardships with life. This inspirational book of poetry expresses a variety of topics including relationships, love, pain, success, motivation, friendships, and negativity. You’ll be engrossed in deep thought, smiles, and perhaps even shed a few tears. This book portrays countless feelings and stories of life at both its paramount and its shoddiest.
Words of Inspiration from Your Own Kind becomes the national anthem of all individuals dealing with life’s imperfections.

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The Realmsic Conquest: The Candle of Crest by A. Demethius Jackson

Genre: Fiction/Poetry/Fantasy

Review: The Realm possesses magic and therefore must protect itself from others wanting to possess it as well. The Realm has never known peace. Warlord Damian tries to take over and King Maebus the Grand Wizard Kelm think it may happen until they discover an ancient legend that talks of a hero who will save them, Leoden.

The Realm finds itself in trouble again and King Maebus is wounded. The magic of the realm begins crumbling as Kelm and Leoden work to save the realm again and must locate the Candle of Crest before all is lost and the Realm is destroyed.

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Midnight Lantern by Tess Gallagher

Genre: Poetry

Review: This is a collection of poetry... some new and some old but all by Gallagher.Many of them are dark and very depressing. A lot of he poems at the beginning of the book made no sense to me and I'm not sure if they gradually made more sense or if I was starting to understand Gallagher's style of poetry but the poems did eventually start making sense to me. :) Some of the poems really made me think despite the darkness in them. Here are a few lines from her poem "Lie Down With the Lamb" so you get an idea of what I mean.

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