Freda's Voice

Welcome to the April  edition of the monthly news! It was kind of a boring month.  My husband's birthday came and went. We went to The Keg. It's our favorite place to go, though this particular experience was sub-par. Easter came and went, and I went to my brother's. My sister-in-law is a champ. She fed 28 people!! And to think, we weren't even all there. 3 of my sisters and their families were absent.  Yup, I sure do feel blessed when I look at how big my family is. Having so many siblings is awesome sometimes. I'm averaging a book a week it seems. The older I get, the slower my pace. I wish I could read more but I just don't have the ambition at the moment. With work, and life in general, I guess I am happy I still read. Do you see a change in your reading habits? BOOKS: My Mother Was Nuts by Penny Marshall  (recommend ) Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout (recommend) Pretty Little Liars by Sara Shepard The Recovery by Suzanne Young MOVIES:

Kindle:  1991 KB Print:  76 pages Publisher:  Simon Pulse (February 24, 2015) ASIN:  B00PNQG6UO AMAZON Realm hopes that with each past he helps to recover, he’ll be able to reclaim a small bit of his own in this spinoff story to Suzanne Young’s bestselling duology, The Program and The Treatment. Six months after the fall of The Program, ex-handler Michael Realm is struggling with his guilt. After all, he was instrumental in erasing the memories of several patients—including one he claimed to love. With a lifetime of regret stretched before him, Realm vows to set things right. Along with his friend (yes, friend) James Murphy, Realm will track down those he’s hurt in an attempt to give them back their lives—starting with Dallas Stone. He’s not looking for forgiveness or redemption; he’s not a hero. But helping others may be the only way to save himself. Suzanne Young is the New York Times bestselling author of The Program series. Originally from Utica, New Y

Welcome to week 423! A better late than never 56. Sorry folks. RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! Please excuse the stupid links that Linky adds to my link up. I am frustrated but there is nothing I can do about it. I am not even able to delete them. Please do not click on them. You will know which ones they are. Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from 56% on my Kindle... View this post on Instagram A great series... here is a novella for this week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Apr 26, 2019 at 11:26am PDT Book Beginnings leave your links in

Kindle: 2798 KB Print: 307 pages Publisher: HarperTeen; Reprint edition (October 6, 2009) ASIN: B000SGGUWS AMAZON The first book in the #1  New York Times  bestselling series that inspired the hit ABC Family TV show  Pretty Little Liars. In ultra-trendy Rosewood, Pennsylvania, four beautiful girls are hiding very ugly secrets. High school juniors Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily have grown apart since their best friend Alison DiLaurentis went missing three years ago. But now someone is sending them anonymous notes, threatening to reveal their darkest secrets. There’s only one person who knows that much about them, but Ali’s gone . . . isn’t she? Sara Shepard currently lives in Pittsburg, P.A. Having also written The Lying Game, The Heiresses The Perfectionists, The Visibles and The Elizas.  Follow Sara on twitter at @sarabooks, on Instagram at @saracshepard, and on Snapchat at sarabooks.  REVIEW: This was okay. It was like Clueless in a lot of ways

Welcome to week 422! Happy Easter weekend to those who celebrate. RULES: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to Page 56 or 56% on your  ereader . If you have to improvise, that is okay. *Find a snippet, short and sweet. *Post it, and add the url to your post in the Linky below. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! Please excuse the stupid links that Linky adds to my link up. I am frustrated but there is nothing I can do about it. I am not even able to delete them. Please do not click on them. You will know which ones they are. Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my snippet from page 56 on my Kindle... View this post on Instagram Pretty Little Liars for this week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Apr 18, 2019 at 5:26pm PDT Book Beginnings leave your links in the commen

Kindle:  1297 KB Print:  294 pages Publisher:  Entangled: Teen (May 8, 2012) ASIN:  B00K48GW96 AMAZON Starting over sucks. When we moved to West Virginia right before my senior year, I'd pretty much resigned myself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring...until I spotted my hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up. And then he opened his mouth. Daemon is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. We do not get along. At all. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot alien living next door marks me. You heard me. Alien. Turns out Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities, and Daemon's touch has me lit up like the Vegas Strip. The only way I'm getting out of this alive is by sticking close to Daemon until my alien mojo fades. If I don't kill him first, t