Divine Appointments by Charlene Ann Baumbich

I have to admit that I chose this book because of the snow globe. I have an extensive snow globe collection so this book caught my eye. I just hoped that the story would satisfy me as well. And it did!

Josie is a 47 business analyst who swoops down on a company and suggests restructuring and downsizing. She does this job with no feelings for the people involved. And that is how she lives her life, with no feeling. 

The snow globe adds a mystical component to the story and we discover that people aren't always what they seem to be and that people can change. I think we all know that but this story is a nice reminder.

I really enjoyed reading this book and found myself having a hard time putting it down - I wanted to continue being a part of these character's world. This is the second book in the Snowglobe Connections Series and I can't wait for more. And I will be adding the first book, Stray Affections to my reading pile.  

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~~ I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

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Delirium by Lauren Oliver

I am so excited for this book to come out! I read Before I Fall by Ms. Oliver after receiving an ARC from B&N's First Look Book Club and absolutely loved it. I think the premise of the book was very intriguing and it was one that I wanted to read quickly but found myself reading slowly because I didn't want it to end.

Since reading Before I Fall, I have been anxiously waiting for Lauren's  next book. And Delirium is almost here! It sounds like a really great read!!

Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -the deliria- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy.

But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love. ~~from author's website

Delirium is Lauren Oliver's second book, and also, the first in the Delirium Series. It will be released on February 1st, 2011. 

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Great line from........

..... Divine Appointments by Charlene Ann Baumbich.  

"His dad taught him that when allowed to work in the relaxed subconscious -- his dad described the subconscious as 'the miracle space that lives in the background of life's noise' -- the mind could produce perfect solutions."

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