Tales with Nicole

"Both seventeen. Both afraid. But both saying yes. It sounded like the perfect first date: canoeing across a chain of lakes, sandwiches and beer in the cooler. But teenagers Amelia and James discover something below the water’s surface that changes their lives forever. It’s got two stories. It’s got a garden. And the front door is open. It’s a house at the bottom of a lake. For the teens, there is only one rule: no questions. And yet, how could a place so spectacular come with no price tag? While the duo plays house beneath the waves, one reality remains: Just because a house is empty, doesn’t mean nobody’s home."   ( goodreads ) This novella tells the love story of James and Amelia. From their first date they knew they had found something special- literally. While canoeing on a lake, James and Amelia discover a house underwater. They take turns going under and exploring the house and become obsessed with this secret house. But are they alone in the house at the bot...

Below are a list of Banned Books I found through Penguin. I have highlighted in orange the few I have read and hope to work on this list in the future. How many banned books have you read? The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald The Catcher in the Rye J.D. Salinger The Grapes of Wrath John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee The Color Purple Alice Walker Ulysses James Joyce Beloved Toni Morrison The Lord of the Flies William Golding 1984 George Orwell Lolita Vladmir Nabokov Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck Catch-22 Joseph Heller Brave New World Aldous Huxley Animal Farm George Orwell The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemmingway As I Lay Dying William Faulkner A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemmingway Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale Hurston Invisible Man Ralph Ellison Songs of Solomon Toni Morrison Gone with the Wind Margaret Mitchell Native Son ...

"The fourth book of the scream-worthy cult series The Merciless combines Stephen King level terror with true crime stories like the Amanda Knox case." "The ropes tighten on Berkley Hubbard's wrists. Blood drips down her fingers and lands with a smack on the cold floor of the church basement. She's trapped, bound, and petrified by fear. A knife punctures her fragile skin as Berkley's captors search for the mark of the devil on her body. They say they want to save her--drive the devil away and cleanse her soul--but will she make it out alive? When Berkley arrived in Italy a week ago, the last thing she expected was that she'd end up fighting for her life. After spending six months at the Institute, confined to a room with the dangerous-yet-alluring Sofia Flores, Berkley was certain that a vacation in Italy with her two best friends would be the perfect getaway. But Berkley is hiding a terrible secret, one that threatens to undo everything. As she's ...

May18 book for Poison Apple Book Club Instagram: @taleswithnicole #poisonapplebookclub "When debut novelist Eliza Fontaine is found at the bottom of a hotel pool, her family at first assumes that it’s just another failed suicide attempt. But Eliza swears she was pushed, and her rescuer is the only witness. Desperate to find out who attacked her, Eliza takes it upon herself to investigate. But as the publication date for her novel draws closer, Eliza finds more questions than answers. Like why are her editor, agent, and family mixing up events from her novel with events from her life? Her novel is completely fictional, isn’t it? The deeper Eliza goes into her investigation while struggling with memory loss, the closer her life starts to resemble her novel until the line between reality and fiction starts to blur and she can no longer tell where her protagonist’s life ends and hers begins." ( goodreads ) I will immediately buy anything Sara Shepard writes, and usually...

"Ryan Adler and his twin sister, Jane, spent their happiest childhood days at their parents' mountain Colorado cabin - until divorce tore their family apart. Now, with the house about to be sold, the Adler twins gather with their closest friends for one last snowboarding-filled holiday. While commitment-phobic Ryan gazes longingly at Lauren, wondering if his playboy days are over, Jane's hopes of reconciling with her old boyfriend evaporate when he brings along his new fiancée. As drama builds among the friends, something lurks in the forest, watching the cabin, growing ever bolder as the snow falls - and hunger rises. After a blizzard leaves the group stranded, the true test of their love and loyalty begins as the hideous creatures outside close in, one bloody attack at a time. Now Ryan, Jane, and their friends must fight - tooth and nail, bullet and blade - for their lives. Or else surrender to unspeakable deaths in the darkened woods." ( goodreads ) I really lo...