Here are the rules: 1. Grab your current read 2. Open to a page 3. Pick out 2 lines that are SPOILER FREE 4. Name the title, author, etc. I am reading a couple books right now but The Darkest Surrender by Gena Showalter is by far the funniest. So […]
“Begin with a Bang (Your First Chapter)”
There has been some debate on whether the first or last chapter of your novel is the most important. I say they are both important for different reasons. But let’s talk about your novel’s first chapter, for it is the chapter that will sell your book (or not, for that matter). […]
Review: Broken by Dean Murray
Broken by Dean Murray Publisher: Self-Published (Release date is the last week of December)Genre: YA Paranormal RomancePages: ebookSource: Author Review Request (ARC) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 stars) Summary Adri Paige is too busy dealing with emotional fallout from losing half of her family to deal with boys. At least she […]
Follow Friday #7 / TGIF #1
Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read This Weeks Question: When you’ve read a book, what do you do with it? (Keep it, give it away, donate it, sell it, swap it..?) Answer: I keep all my books. I like having […]
Review: White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
White Witch, Black Curse Book #7 of the Hollows Series by Him Harrison Publisher: EOS (February 2009)Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 549 (paperback)Source: Personal Library Purchase at: Rating: ★★★☆☆ (3 stars) SymmarySome wounds take time to heal . . . and some scars never fade. Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has […]
Review: The Darkest Secret by Gena Showalter
The Darkest Secret Book #7 of the Lords of the Underworld Series by Gena Showalter Publisher: Harlequin (March 2011)Genre: Paranormal RomancePages: 410 (paperback)Source: Personal Library Purchase at: Rating: ★★★½☆ (3.5 stars) SummaryKeeper of the demon of Secrets, Amun can manipulate the darkest thoughts of anyone nearby. But when new demons […]
Follow Friday #6
Feature and Follow Friday is a blog hop hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read This Week’s Question: Keeping with the Spirit of Giving this season, what book do you think EVERYONE should read and if you could, you would buy it for all of your family and friends? Answer: […]
Review: Frayed: A Madison Lark Novella by Blakely Chorpenning
Frayed: A Madison Lark Novella Volume 1 by Blakely Chorpenning Published: Self-Published (December 2011)Genre: Urban FantasyPages: Novella Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) SummaryFray loves being a semi-pro fighter and free spirit. However, when a deadly faction begins abducting supernatural teens in the Blue Hills of North Carolina for excruciating experiments, […]
Review of Spider’s Revenge by Jennifer Estep
Spider’s Revenge Book #5 of the Elemental Assassin Series by Jennifer Estep Published: Pocket Books – September 2011Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 367 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★☆ (4 stars) SummaryOld habits die hard. And I plan on murdering someone before the night is through. Killing used to be my regular gig, after […]
Review of Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
Tangled Threads Book #4 of the Elemental Assassin Series by Jennifer Estep Published: Pocket Books – May 2011Genre: Urban FantasyPages: 357 (paperback) Purchase at: Rating: ★★★★★ (5 stars) SummaryI’d rather face a dozen lethal assassins any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings. But […]