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Always Looking Up by Michael J Fox was a very emotional read for me, but worth every tear shed.

It picks up from where his first memoir Lucky Man paused for a breath of life, and in the next 8-10 years that followed that memoir boy were there some deep breaths that Michael had to take.

He is very personable, easy going, and importantly – honest. He doesn’t pretend to be a movie star, a philanthropist, or any other major player in life. He’s just a human like you or me that got hit with an incurable disease and has had to alter his life to make the best of the situation for not only himself but also his family.

Life puts us all in situations we don’t want to be in but it is how we chose to respond that is key. If I ever met Michael J Fox I would just give him a hug and tell him that he is a beautiful person and my life is enriched from him sharing his with us.

I am continuing reading my way through the House of Night series written by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast and as I previously said, they are easy reading, but they are entertaining. It’s fun to have spells, magic powers and of course the ultimate fight against good and evil.

Somehow in a moment of shear genius that strikes me often, I thought book two, Betrayed was book three, and read Chosen in it’s place. I thought at the time what a brilliant twist until some of what was going on made no sense. Then I checked. So although there are four books, I only skimmed Betrayed, so it doesn’t count and I can’t really say how it was, but I’m sure the story makes more sense with it, but it is still pretty easy to pick up even if you skip it!

Untamed and it’s follow on Hunted were great fun but now I’ve caught up and like the rest of the people who are now addicted to this series, I have to wait for the next book to be released! Damn!

A new story arc is awaiting and I am looking forward to seeing where Ms Cast and her daughter take us on the next adventure of Zoey Redbird and nerd herd in the House of Night.

Marked (A House of Night Novel) by P.C. and Kristin Cast is a great take on the Vampire legend, learnings, and life as a fledgling vampire.

Although this is definitely aimed at the young adult audience (And I see nothing wrong with that. How many adults read Harry Potter?) it is fast paced, encourages people to be themselves, still has the good verses evil theme, and is nothing like Twilight, the Vampire Chronicles or True Blood.

For the religious beware: There are definite pagan/wiccan themes and imagery represented in a positive way and highlights how not to use negative energy or basically how not to be an ass to anyone. It also has Christian fundamentalism as a rigid background that is depicted as closed minded and intolerant of many species/races. As this is shown in a negative light I think a few people may not like this however it went with the story and it made sense with the characters development. It didn’t bother me in the slightest.

The characters are realistic, especially the Grandmother, and I found that every time they mentioned a cat, my cat would appear which started to creep me out a little. She’s still sleeping next to me as I type this.

This is easy reading I won’t deny it but it’s fun light hearted reading with a story that gets you in. It got me to the point where I wish to read book two, and I wish to read it now! Must Know What Happens Next! Perhaps I will make 20 books this year after all…

Sorry Stephen King. You will just have to wait on that there shelf a little longer until I’ve read the next few in this series!