Bluegrass and Bluegrass Brothers Series; By: Kathleen Brooks

      I have just recently finished all of Kathleen's books from both of her Bluegrass series. A disappointment fell over me when I realized I had just finished the last book involving such interesting characters that  evolved dramatically with the plot twist pointed towards them in the various books.
   
      Kathleen's books are eye catching, sitting on the edge of your seat, shocking, hilarious, exciting, drama and action packed. Her books are much more than that though because by the time you finish only one book in her series you feel as if you are part of characters lives, almost like that is reality. All the figurative language, diction, imagery, syntax that goes mostly unnoticed to the reader only makes the plot lines, characters, the setting, etc. even more enticing. If I could list out everything that makes Kathleen Brook's, books so fantastic I would be writing a book on how great a book is.

The Voice Within My Writting

   My personality described from other persons would be energetic, occasional fast talker, quite, bouncy, shy, athletic, insane, etc. My description of myself is similar but I would probably say something along different lines. Although my personality is mostly conveyed through the one line/ phrase the is in different wordings each time but approximately the same is "rolling through my mind," or " thoughts piling up" and many other versions .
   
      My diction really doesn't add to my personality as I use some higher level words to describe or talk about something but not much form diction is considered throughout my blogs. In real life though I tend to use the word "presume" quite often as someone will ask a question and I'll say " I presume so..."  although for some reason I don't use if at all in my blogging/ writing. My sentence length on the other hand tends to be quite varied. Although in my last blog I used more of the occasional 1 word to 5 word sentences to mix up my typically useless lengthy sentences. For example in my last post I started of my second paragraph with "Cy" then that was the sentence adding an effect where the reader begins to churn the wheels.

 All these aspect combining together adds the effect energetic voice deeply involved in the post and adding mystery where there would typically be none. My diction and syntax for the beginning if the trimester and now has greatly improved as I am able to really look at my post and critique it saying maybe I could've done that better or this diction could've been more elevated. Although overall I have to agree with myself that I am able to better clearly define my voice and convey the plot of the post than in the beginning of the trimester were it looked as if it were a sloppy joe of words all smashed together. My incorporation of quotes adding to my voice is a life saver giving the reader a sense of what the character is feeling without summarizing it to 2 to 3 words.for example in my last post I used a quote from Kathleen Brooks author of Secret Santa : Bluegrass Brothers  where Tammy Fields talks about Secret Santa before they have a passionate kiss, "Santa was hiding some seriously ripped muscles under his red coat" and you were truly able to get the full image rather than if you were to summarize it ( Kathleen 664) . To have more of  an idea of a good way to add voice check out this video in voice.

"Secret Santa" What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

    The Rose sisters had everything planned and set, in other words their Christmas party was going great with no suprises, or was there?  A suprise indeed as they "tried to figure out why a big, fat Santa Claus had just walked in. They hadn't hired a Santa for the party," so why was there a big, fat Santa (Kathleen 525). Whom could it be? Is it a local? Or is it some random person? Those thoughts just rolled around in my head again and again as I read more and more. I don't want to spoil who it was but I have to tell you. Wow. What a shock it was to know it who it was but in the back of my mind and many other readers minds was the same thought after that passionate kiss with "Little Tammy Fields" as "Santa was hiding some seriously ripped muscles under his red coat" according to Tammy (Kathleen 664). It obviously wasn't John Wolf the "potbellied", 70 year old man (Kathleen 682).

     Cy. He of all the people in the small town of Keeneston, Kentucky. The one that wasn't even supposed to be home and no one had heard from in weeks.  The hiddedn Santa Clause exposed to everyone had come just in time for Paige's , his sister, water to break. Not only does Paige go into labor but another suprising event happens at the very climax of the book. The unexpected events are starting to make my mind overload on memories of what has just happened in the book already. If you need more reviews on how this impacts you go to this link. If you read this book you will comepletely understand, hopefully. For one thing this kind of book doesn't come around every day. Especially if you want the action packed drama and crazy event after crazy catastrophe. Who knew it Secret Santa with ripped muscles was Cy.

Secret Santa: Bluegrass Brothers Series

             Well I am back Kathleen Brook's series again and I have just gotten through some her next book Secret Santa. So far I have to say I am totally lost on what is going to happen, she has not started this book the same as she has her other books in the Bluegrass, and Bluegrass Brothers series where you know right from the beginning whom one of the main characters is. Although in this book I am still digging to see whom the main characters are, I have my predictions on Tammy and Pierce but so far from how this book has been going you never know it might even be the long lost, but not so long lost brother Cy from the famous/ infamous Davies family. I won't be suprised if it someone who is out of the spectrum of any of my predictios on who the romance and maybe crime is between this time.

  

Kathleen Brooks

This week since I have talked already so much about the books in her series "Bluegrass" I am going to talk about her, the author, Kathleen Brooks. Kathleen has written a total of 11 books and they were all series. She is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author. The genre of her books are romantic suspense, featuring strong female roles, happily-ever-afters, and humor. You can imply that she is an animal lover from her book "Rising Storm" where the crime they encounter in the book is surrounded by dogs. She also supports animal rescue organizations and other non-profit organizations to help protect our four-legged family members. There is much known about this author although mostly you can imply what her personality is and what she likes based upon her books  for example you can imply that because it sounds like she knows a lot about Kentucky that maybe she has lived/ lives there or has visited many times and really enjoyed the area. You can also imply that because it is about girls falling for farmers and the women are typically business related workers that she has lived or enjoys farms. So if you read her books you might come to find more out about her that you can imply.

Bluegrass series: analysis

I decided for this week I am going to talk about the series "The Bluegrass Brothers". Overall these books are quite enticing. They are actioned filled along with romance to give an interesting twist. The books have great diction, tone, figurative language, etc. The tones are timid, angry, frustrated, scared, embarrassed, over joyed, and many more. Figurative language includes personification, metaphors, similes, hyperboles, etc. Also the setting of each of the books are varying backgrounds of the main characters from lawyer, eterny, sheriff, farmer, veteranarian, and lots more. Those little bits of pieces fit together like a puzzle making the many of books in this series really good.

Fahrenheit 451

     I haven't read much of my personal book so I'm going to talk about my current class book. I am going to ask questions, look at different writing techniques, figurative language, etc. 

   So far this book is quite confusing in other words you, the reader will ask many, many questions. For example I have asked this question too many times to count "why?", "what's going on?", "what in the world just happened?". Those questions and many other questions pop up as you near the end particularly in part 3. This book also is written with great figurative language including metaphors, similes, hyperboles, personification, etc. Those kinds of figurative language are used often in Montag's thoughts on the life outside of the city with many of the smells, sounds, sights, and many more things. The author also uses lots of cliff hangers jumping from one topic to the next but eventually getting back to it and leaving you questions on things that make no sense at all. Te author engages you in the book as if you are the actual main character and you have the same insights as them. I could go on forever about the different things that Bradbury does in Fahrenheit 451 but then I'd have an enternity number of pages talking about all the questions that pop out of the book and his writing style. So to see more on what Bradbury does in this book look up his writing styles/ techniques or just read the book.

Bluegrass Brothers: Rising Storm

 So between my last post and now I have finished the next book in the Bluegrass Brothers series "Rising Storm". Although I have to say that the "Undercover" was much better but I've already told you about that book so I'll give you a little bite of what "Rising Storm" entails.

   This book it not as good as "Undercover" as I said before but it is still good as it has a strange twist to it that you would never expect as there really was no crime to start with in the beginning as the other books had entailed. So in some ways this book was a bit more enticing to see how they would be able to pull it off. This book had a little bit of everything ranging from drama, romance, action, shock, comedy, etc. Now your probably wondering what could possibly be this well they hint I'll give is that it involves dogs sadly but it is truly interesting. The main characters Marshall the town sheriff and Katelyn a town veterinarian. Hince the dogs so to give you a stronger view upon that here is a quote from when the crimes have just begun to come to knowledge, "Katelyn grunted and gasped as the heavy man shifted to straddle her. His arm pushed her shoulder into the ground that was wet with dew. She opened her mouth and tried to find the breath to scream, but a cold, leather-gloved hand came down over mouth. Her nostrils flared as she tried to get some air into her lungs. Her chest burned, her head swam, and she felt as if she was suffocating." To know more search the web for the overall summary.

Bluegrass Brothers: Undercover

        I have just picked up reading the brother/ sister series that bases of they same kind of setting but is in the view of two people as the views alternate between the two characters. The first series was really suspense full, on the edge of your seat know whats going to happen but not sure that it will kind of way. So far I just finished the first book "Undercover" and I just can't wait to begin the next one with all the cliff hangers you left thinking about when the first book is wrapped up.

      For those whom have read the book(s) might be wondering what crime will they chose next? how will they make this romance story have you sit on the edge of your seat while you bite back your tongue so that you don't randomly start yelling at the book and completely embarrass yourself while waiting for the reveal of this book's adventure? Well I could tell you but then it would ruin the suspense that it gives you in the beginning, wondering who will this woman (Annie) fall for in Keeneston, Kentucky as she goes undercover for the DEA. Now your probably wonder why would a person ever need to go undercover in a small, quaint town of Kentucky especially a DEA agent.

  As I read the book and sat in suspense holding my tongue back as the action and unexpected events had me saying "Just one more page" then 40 pages later your still reading. This new view from two different characters had you even more enticed to read on and you were engaged in the book as if the world they set up was where you lived, worked, and gossiped with the whole town. I know I gave you nothing to barely any details on the book but every detail that I could think of would spoil it. Meaning that if I said one detail I'd then have to explain it only making this review upon this great book a spoiler. If your one of those people that like to have the book slightly spoiled go the this link and you'll get a better gist of what I can only barley give any very, very little detail.

Book Review: Bluegrass State of Mind

     This book by Kathleen Brooks is extremely suspensful, practically on the edge of you seat scared and praying for what you know should happen. The entire book has the feel of a mystery murder novel although on the other hand it feels like an intense romance novel that has one expected and unexpected event after another. In terms of the writting in this book it is very well written the grammar is phenominal with great descriptive words that makes the book even more interesting. So interesting that you have no ideo whats going on that at the same time you know whats going and don't want to put the book down.
   
     Mckenna the main character in this book has the personality that is strong, bold, as she is an attorney for a large firm but she has soft interior that makes her rough exterior look deciving. Though don't take that last scentce and think she is mean person because she is a caring, strong, and independent woman. Without Mckenna as the main character in this book the details on the background story wouldn't be as strong. With that strong background the trouble she got herself mixed into wouldn't seem as bad as it truly is in reality. So yes there isn't much detail here but it gives you an idea of what the story baseline is with suspense, trouble, and romance thrown into that wild mix.   (Here is a link the the author's website to learn more about her and her books http://kathleen-brooks.com/