Freda's Voice

Welcome to the May edition of the monthly news!   Still under lockdown. 🤷 Mother's Day came and went. Just as uneventful as Easter. I worked, does that count? I got my first vaccination on the 21st! I received the Pfizer vaccine. Wasn't bad at all. I got a sore arm, mild headache and felt tired. For being a diabetic with severe allergies, I was surprised. Hope my second dose in September goes as smoothly. We also (silently) celebrated Victoria Day. Since the government opened things up a little bit, we went to my aunt and uncles for smoked meat, drinks and fun!  I know it doesn't look like I read much, but I read review books that are not released yet, so they are not listed. Plus that Joe Hill book was a biggin'!! I have to admit, I am in a bit of a slump though due to the nice weather. Happens every year. Nice weather comes and I want to do more outdoor activities that are hard to read whilst doing said activities. Anyone else have this problem??  BOOKS : Nos4a2 - Jo

ASIN:  B08ZWXW3YK Publisher:  Amazon Original Stories (April 29, 2021) Kindle:  3902 KB Print:  22 pages AMAZON Jessica Simpson collected so much emotional baggage over the course of her life that she began to feel like she couldn’t carry anything else. She knew she needed to confront her fears. She made a to-do list for the life she wanted. No more struggling to please everyone else. No more dulling the pain. No more avoiding the scary stuff. From now on, she’ll focus only on the expectations she has for herself. With her inviting warmth and trademark intimacy, Jessica reflects on the example of her daughters and son, reclaiming her power and taking the lead in her own life. Jessica Simpson is a musician, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist, producer, and the instant #1 New York Times bestselling author of Open Book. A unanimously celebrated bestseller, her memoir was included in Time’s 100 Must-Read Books of 2020 and Rolling Stone’s Best Music Books of 2020. She released six origin

Welcome to week 530! 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 . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy Memorial Day weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my 56... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Who is your favorite character... of all the books you've read? Why? A:  These are pretty loaded questions sometimes, y'know like asking what a persons' favorite song, food, color, etc is...ONE thing? UGH! K, tantrum over and I'll just go with Cinder from the Lunar Chronicles. Why? Because she was the first character that turned me onto loving tha

Welcome to week 529! 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 . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy Victoria Day or Memorial Day weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my 56... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:  Do you have a monthly/yearly budget for books? Or are you a "what's a book budget?" kind of reader? A:  I am definitely the latter. I don't buy a lot of books since I get so many for free for review. No point in budgeting random, seldom, shoppings of a prized possessions. **This post is part of a weekly book meme. Compensati

Welcome to week 528! 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 . If you don't link up, we may not know to visit. Also join in the fun on Instagram using the hashtags #Instagram56 #Friday56 Happy weekend to you all! Check out this read on  Amazon . Here is my 56... View this post on Instagram A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56. Q:   What book character do you think you are most like and why? A:  I haven't a clue....I really cannot think of a single character that I have connected to in that way. **This post is part of a weekly book meme. Compensation may be earned from the link within.

ASIN:  B009NF6Z2K Publisher:  William Morrow; Reprint edition (April 30, 2013) Kindle:  5623 KB Print length:  995 pages ISBN:  0062222996 AMAZON The spine-tingling, bone-chilling　novel of supernatural suspense from the #1　 New York Times　 bestselling author of　 The Fireman　 and 　Horns —now an AMC original series starring Zachary Quinto, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Ashleigh Cummings. "A masterwork of horror."—　 Time Victoria McQueen has an uncanny knack for finding things: a misplaced bracelet, a missing photograph, answers to unanswerable questions. When she rides her bicycle over the rickety old covered bridge in the woods near her house, she always emerges in the places she needs to be. Charles Talent Manx has a gift of his own. He likes to take children for rides in his 1938 Rolls-Royce Wraith with the vanity plate NOS4A2. In the Wraith, he and his innocent guests can slip out of the everyday world and onto hidden roads that lead to an astonishing playground of amusements he

Genre:  Suspense Published by:  Thomas Nelson Publication Date:  May 11th 2021 Number of Pages:  320 ISBN:  0310348587 (ISBN13: 9780310348580) Series:   Aftermath  is a stand-alone novel Purchase Links:   Amazon  |  Barnes & Noble  |  Christianbook  |  Goodreads This gripping new thriller from New York Times bestselling author Terri Blackstock will leave you on the edge of your seat. A devastating explosion. Three best friends are at the venue just to hear their favorite band . . . but only one of them makes it out alive. A trunk full of planted evidence. When police stop Dustin with a warrant to search his trunk, he knows it’s just a mistake. He’s former military and owns a security firm. But he’s horrified when they find explosives, and he can’t fathom how they got there. An attorney who will risk it all for a friend. Criminal attorney Jamie Powell was Dustin’s best friend growing up. They haven’t spoken since he left for basic training, but she’s the first one he thinks of when