Jencey's Writer's Corner

Welcome to the second prequel of the Hunger Games series!  “May the odds be ever in your favor.”  In this novel, we learn about Haymitch's background and his experiences in the games.  Or why is he the way he is? If you have watched or read the succeeding books, then you know what the results will be.  About the Book:  “As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch’s name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He’s torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a young friend who’s nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begi...

  Janice Cantore is a Christian writer who shares stories that involve her experiences in the police force in Long Beach, California. She continues to write to this day.  The story that I am interested in sharing is from her novel Visible Threat.   This story is told from multiple points of view.  About the Novel:  “Officer Brinna Caruso wants perfection―perfect justice and a perfect world. She wants to save and protect all the innocents in the world, no matter the cost. Orphaned and struggling to get by, Ivana and her sister left Bulgaria for America with dreams of a better life. But since they arrived in Long Beach, everything they were promised has turned out to be a lie. After a dead girl is found in the river with a mysterious tattoo on her hip, homicide detective Jack O’Reilly asks for Brinna’s help. Unaware of the depths of evil that will be uncovered, Brinna finds herself flung into a dangerous frontier―an organized human trafficking ring.” My Thoughts:...

  Have you ever noticed how choices impact relationships?  In Kristin Harmel’s novel When We Meet Again, the choices of the characters directly affect the story.  It is a story of strong women.   This story is told through the events of World War II.  Did you know that there were prisoner camps that housed enemy prisoners beyond the Japanese?  About the Book:  “Emily Emerson is used to being alone; her dad walked out on the family when she was just a kid, her mom died when she was eighteen, and her beloved grandmother has just passed away as well. But when she’s laid off from her reporting job, she finds herself completely adrift…until the day she receives a beautiful painting of a young woman standing at the edge of a sugarcane field under a violet sky. She recognizes the woman as her grandmother, but the painting arrived with no identification other than a handwritten note saying, “He never stopped loving her...” Curious, Emily begins to do some digg...

Last year, Elin Hilderbrand released her last Nantucket book last year.  I always look forward to her latest book.   I would like to visit Nantucket one day.   Nothing says beach read like an Elin Hilderbrand book.  If you didn’t know, this book is number four in the Nantucket series, with many cameos from her other books.   Sit back and relax, and enjoy! About the Book:  “Chief of Police Ed Kapenash is about to retire. Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. But when a 22-million-dollar summer home is purchased by the mysterious Richardsons—how did they make their money, exactly?—Ed, Sharon, and everyone in the community are swept up in high drama. The Richardsons throw lavish parties, flirt with multiple locals, flaunt their wealth with not one but two yachts, and raise impossible hopes of everyone they meet. When their house burns to the ground and their most essential employee goes missing, the entire island is up in arms. The last of Elin Hilderbrand'...

  This is the first Emily Henry book that I have wanted to share with you!  I also love that the main character is a Children’s Librarian.  A great summer read!  Many will enjoy this book.  About the Book:  Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the ...

  I was a big fan of John Grisham when his books first came out.  I read the Firm more than once.  I also wrote a paper in school about how the book was better than the movie.  I had stepped away from John Grisham in recent years and was pleasantly surprised to find a sequel to The Firm, The Exchange.  Now it is time to catch up with Abby and Mitch for another adventure. About the Book: “What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is found in The Exchange , the riveting sequel to The Firm , the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of America’s favorite storyteller. It is now fifteen years later, and Mitch and Abby are living in Manhattan, where Mitch is a partner at the largest law firm in the world. When a mentor in Rome asks him for a favor that will take him as far as Istanbul and Tripoli, Mitch finds himself at the center of a sinister plot that...