Memory of Water

The world’s geography and politics have radically been altered due to global warming/climate change. China (New Qian) rules Scandinavia and rest of Europe.  Water is a very rare and precious commodity which the military strictly controls.   Noria Kaitio is a woman training to be a tea master like her father. Her father shares with her the location of a hidden water source. However everything is changing her father dies, water is growing even more scarce and the army is determined to find the village’s secret water source. Noira and her best friend uncover evidence of a journey that discovered water in the forbidden lands.  Noria must figure out how to survive and what in life is really important.   This debut novel is poetically and compellingly written.  This thought provoking novel is hard to put down. 

In this dazzling and long-awaited conclusion to the acclaimed Mortal Instruments series, Clary and her friends fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. Sebastian Morgenstern is on the move, systematically turning Shadowhunter against Shadowhunter. Bearing the Infernal Cup, he transforms Shadowhunters into creatures out of nightmare, tearing apart families and lovers as the ranks of his Endarkened army swell. The embattled Shadowhunters withdraw to Idris - but not even the famed demon towers of Alicante can keep Sebastian at bay. And with the Nephilim trapped in Idris, who will guard the world against demons?

When one of the greatest betrayals the Nephilim have ever known is revealed, Clary, Jace, Isabelle, Simon, and Alec must flee - even if their journey takes them deep into the demon realms, where no Shadowhunter has set foot before, and from which no human being has ever returned... Love will be sacrificed and lives lost in the terrible battle for the fate of the word in the thrilling final installment of the classic urban fantasy series The Mortal Instruments!

 I loved this finale to a fantastic book series. I have to admit I was extremely annoyed that it was a long wait between Book 5 and Book 6. The characters are very compelling but I felt as though I needed to re-read the entire series to remember exactly what had happened prior. So I highly recommend this series and the final book. Stop by VCPL to check out a copy from Youth Services or visit Overdrive to check out our e-book. 

Western writer Louis L'Amour never disappoints.  Reader Edoardo Ballerini does an excellent job of reading this title which is a 4 disc audiobook set.  The characters include a wrongly accused honest man, escaped prisoners, a beautiful woman, and Yacqui Indians pursuing the group as they cross treacherous terrain and fifty miles of desert to try to reach a boat waiting for them in the Gulf.  Who will live and who will die?  The suspense continues until the final chapter answers that question!

Harry Dresden is the best at what he does. Well, technically, he’s the only at what he does. So when the Chicago P.D. has a case that transcends mortal creativity or capability, they come to him for answers. For the “everyday” world is actually full of strange and magical things — and most of them don’t play well with humans. That’s where Harry comes in. Takes a wizard to catch a — well, whatever.

There’s just one problem. Business, to put it mildly, stinks. So when the police bring him in to consult on a grisly double murder committed with black magic, Harry’s seeing dollar signs. But where there’s black magic, there’s a black mage behind it. And now that mage knows Harry’s name. And that’s when things start to get… interesting.

What happens when you take the tried and true detective genre and mix in a little magic? The Dresden Files, that's what. Murder, mayhem, and magic rule the world in Jim Butcher's Storm Front. The first installment in the Dresden Files series, Storm Front is a fun, fast-paced read that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

This read is about a character Kendra Michaels who spent most of her childhood and early adult year's blind, learning to use her other senses' as a secure foundation for everyday life as well as helping solve murder's, now that she has her sight again, she can not only see but she still has her amazing other sense's to help her on her path of stopping a killer.  This book has everything, humor, suspense, little bit of romance, but best of all it has really good and likeable characters.  Enjoy !!

This novel takes place in a not-so-distant future in which humans are taught to quit listening to their inner voice - "The Doubt" - and allow a smart phone app named Lux to make every decision for them. When Rory is accepted into the exclusive high school that her deceased mother also attended, she has hopes of learning more about her mom. What she uncovers is far more than her family history. She also finds that the creators of Lux may have sinister plans for the human race.

This exciting tale of high adventure on the South China Sea as well as across parts of Asia begins with the listener meeting Derrick, an American teen raised in China, son of murdered missionaries.  The time is the 1930s, between wars.  He has been placed in the care of his uncle, Terence Sullivan, Captain of The Wanderer.  Derrick soon experiences his first encounter with a typhoon and the narrator conveys the danger onboard The Wanderer in its desperate struggle to survive the storm.   His uncle and an elderly cousin, Professor Ayrton, an archaeologist, have decided Derrick’s formal education must be attended to, so he must be sent off to school.  However, he is to embark with them on one last journey before school to travel the Silk Road to the city of Samarcand.  We meet other memorable characters including Li Han, the ship’s cook; Ross, the Scottish business partner of Capt. Sullivan; Olaf Svenssen; Chingis, and a massive dog named Chang. They travel through areas patrolled by hostile warlords, and Red Hat monks, brave snow and ice, close encounters with unseen Yeti, and trecherous mountain regions.  Derrick receives an education in life experiences, just as important as scholarship. The narrator does an outstanding job of bringing the action-packed story alive for the listener. Patrick O’Brian is the author of many well-written seafaring tales, the best known being Master and Commander.  The Road to Samarcand is also available in print format at the library.

Veterinary intern Emily can’t believe she wound up in the small town of Sunshine, Idaho, instead of the Los Angeles clinic she had always imagined. Now she has to put her plans to move to L.A. on hold for a whole year while she fulfills the obligation of her vet school scholarship. Then Wyatt, her gorgeous one-night stand from a Reno vet conference, introduces himself as her new boss. And Emily is just as drawn to his seductive looks and quiet strength as she was on that very steamy night. She soon learns that Wyatt isn’t just a laid-back doctor, but a delicious alpha male tempting her away from her carefully laid-out plans...

Then Came You is book five is Jill Shalvis’ Animal Magnetism series. I loved this book because of how funny Wyatt was throughout the book. Emily is determined not to give in to their attraction. She just wants to finish her internship and get back to her life in L.A.. Wyatt uses his quick wit to keep her on her toes. I highly recommend this series. VCPL owns the first 4 books in this series in paperback so it is easy to read them in order and catch up to this new release!