Colleen Houck Book Club- November

November 2, 2015

Welcome to

Last month’s pick was Sisters of Blood and Spirit by Kady Cross. For those of you who participated in the live chat on Goodreads thanks! For the next reading selection Colleen is excited to feature …

Prisoner of Cell 25

by Richard Paul Evans

Here’s a little teaser

“To everyone at Meridian High School, Michael Vey seems like an ordinary 14-year-old–he likes waffles and video games, hates homework and gets bullied at school. But Michael is anything but ordinary. He was born with special electrical powers.

When Michael’s best friends, Ostin Liss and cheerleader Taylor Ridley, make an accidental discovery, the trio learns that there are other children with electric powers–and that someone, or some thing, is hunting them.

After Michael’s mother is kidnapped, Michael will have to rely on his wits, powers and friends to combat the powerful Elgen and free his mother.”

“Michael Vey, The Prisoner of Cell 25 is the first book in a seven-book series by #1 bestselling author Richard Paul Evans. At a time when the YA (Young Adult) genre is flooded with increasingly darker and hostile themes, Michael Vey is an adventure story about hope, loyalty, courage and a son’s love for his mother. With strong, likeable characters, genuinely realistic and frightening villains and “high energy” tension, Michael Vey is a series that will resonate with youths and adults alike.”

Learn more at www.michaelvey.com.

Introducing Richard Paul Evans

“When Richard was a 29-years-old advertising copywriter he wrote a Christmas book for his two young daughters. That book, The Christmas Box, became an international bestseller with more than 8 million copies in print and the #1 television movie of the year. After its success, Evans became a full time writer. Since then Richard has sold more than seventeen million books, written 26 novels and four of his books have been made into television movies. In 2011 he began writing his first Young Adult series called Michael Vey¬ about a teenager with electric powers, which went on to be a #1 New York Times bestseller. When he isn’t writing, Richard loves to spend time at his ranch in southern Utah where he paintballs, drives four wheelers, and makes the world’s best crepes.”

You can find out more about him and his books on his website, at www.richardpaulevans.com.

I’m very excited to check out his novel and I look forward to discussing it at the end of the month with all of you on Goodreads for the live chat on November 30th at 6pm (PST).

So everybody who wants to join us, go get your hands on this book. You can start leaving your questions right away (but don’t share spoilers just yet).

Also, remember that you don’t need to read the book to participate in the live chat. It’s a GREAT opportunity to get to know the authors and ask any questions you’d like!

For fun there will be a GIVEAWAY during the live chat!

Happy reading everyone!

~Till next time,

Linda Louise Lotti

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I’m Linda Louise, one of the bloggers on this website and Colleen’s little sister. I’m just a girl in her mid-thirties who feels thirteen when I play outside with my boys, fifteen when I sing my heart out listening to tunes while driving by myself, and sixty five when I go out past ten at night. I have a thing for junior mints, Mt. Dew, shrimp and kale (though not all at once) and I have a crush on Superman. I still get girlish butterflies when I read Twilight, cry when I read These is My Words, and smile from ear to ear when I read Anne of Green Gables. I have nightmares about aliens on a regular basis and I have a bad habit of midnight snacking. I love everything sports, except golf (although can that honestly be considered a sport??), and I hate anything that slithers, hisses, or stings. I have a problem with giggling at inappropriate moments and I sometimes wish life was a musical. I love science, hate math, love Dr. Seuss, and hate olives. My family is my world and my joys come from their happiness. I’ve learned I don’t know much about anything and I live for a good adventure, naps, cuddles, stories, exceptional food and The Shire.

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