tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13652353009291888662024-03-05T09:18:29.680-08:00The Book BurpDevoring Books And Bruping Up ReveiwsMindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-17698356927057167622012-10-22T21:17:00.000-07:002012-10-22T21:38:38.388-07:00Something Witchy This Way Comes (Jolie Wilikins #5)<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">(Jolie Wilkins #5)</span></h2>
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A witch’s work is never done, and in bestselling author H. P. Mallory’s mesmerizing new novel, Jolie Wilkins finds that the real magic is only just beginning.<br />
For smart and sexy witch Jolie Wilkins, being Queen of the Underworld is a royal pain. Back from a round of time travel, Jolie must now protect her realm from the sinister Lurkers—a powerful breed of half-humans bent on conquering the undead. And if there’s one thing she knows, it’s that the supernatural never go down without a fight.<br />
At least Jolie has her soul mate (and finally official boyfriend), warlock Rand Balfour, by her side. Honorable, brave, and unbelievably handsome, Rand is everything Jolie wants in a man. So why can’t she forget the dangerously alluring vampire, Sinjin Sinclair? With her private life heating up and a battle boiling over, Jolie sets out to prove that in matters of love and war, the fairer hex has its own set of charms.</div>
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I really hate to sound redundant but I really do love these books, the same gushing will be seen when I review the Dulce O'Neal books. I love H.P.'S writing! That being said the last book in this series gave us a little something naughty while this books had my stomach in knots hoping Jolie would be ok. The Lurkers get a hold of Jolie and we learn a few new things about her (like everything we have been wondering) and get a few nice Rand scenes. And of course Sinjin makes his appearance just as breath taking as usual, lets face it I'm team Rand just so it could free up Sinjin for me (not that I think he's real but hey it's nice to fantasize). All of the new details that fill in the blanks that have been there from the beginning are very welcome after having to wonder through 4 other books just what Jolie was. This book just like the one before it didn't disappoint. We get a few shockers and a few duh's and even a alright finally! These books make for a quick, upbeat, delightful read, so if your into that kind of thing or just want to break away from the usual YA drama and hard core mind twisters pick this series up or just continue loving the series with me.</div>
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Pages: 336</div>
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Author Website: <a href="http://hpmallory.com/">http://hpmallory.com/</a></div>
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Amazon link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345531582">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0345531582</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wasn't the biggest fan of the last book in this series it just didn't do Sookie any justice and was pretty boring as far as a Sookie book goes, I'm Just hoping she takes Sookie out with a bang and doesn't go where the last book went....Dullsville. I Love Sookie and have really gotten to know the character after all of the books I've read but the last one just tanked in my eyes.This Book will be out on May 7th. 2013.</span></div>
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<br />Mindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-78821837429424214572012-10-19T15:04:00.000-07:002012-10-19T20:27:43.816-07:00Hidden (Firelight # 3 ) by Sophie Jordan<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride. But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse, a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.<br />The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself, though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control. As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be only the beginning....<br />Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan's Firelight trilogy.</span><br />
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First of all I must say that the covers for all three of these books are swoon worthy, they capture the imagination right of the bat. I like this series, and this book did not disappoint. Jacinda is a Draki a descendant of dragons that have a more human appearance. Jacinda is very special among her kind because she is a fire breather and those are very rare. Jacinda's clan has big plans for her and wants her to bond with Cassian a powerful male Draki that is the son of the clan's leader. But Jacinda has other plans and has fallen in love with a human named Will.<br />
In this book enemies have to work together, relationships are tested and the series comes to an abrupt end. Jacinda, Will, and Cassian must find a way to work together and reascue Cassian's sister Mirim.<br />
I was on the edge of my seat for much of this book and had a hard time putting it down. Jacinda is forced to bond with Cassian at the end of the last book and the mix of emotions that Jacinda had to feel were described perfectly. Jacinda can feel everything that Cassian feels including his disdain for Will and his confusion as to why Jacinda doesn't want him. The three are set against the Enkors who are the enemies of the Draki. While the book isn't the best thing I've ever read it was well worth the read and I am sad to see the series end. I think the way that it ended could have been hugely improved upon, but the story telling is very good.<br />
All in all this is a great series with a really bad ending, well worth the read. If you haven't entered the world of Firelight yet and don't have a book you have been dying to read this series is worth picking up.<br />
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Pages: 272<br />
Author Website: <a href="http://www.sophiejordan.net/ya/books.html">http://www.sophiejordan.net/ya/books.html</a><br />
Amazon Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061935123">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0061935123</a><br />
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<br />Mindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-74100370862661710322012-10-19T14:05:00.001-07:002012-10-19T19:08:01.098-07:00The Witch is Back (Jolie Wilkins #4)<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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The witching hour has arrived in bestselling author H. P. Mallory’s captivating and sexy new novel, starring the most dazzling denizen of the undead, Jolie Wilkins.<br />
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Funny and feisty witch Jolie Wilkins is back—or rather, she’s back to her humble beginnings. Propelled into the past to her old Los Angeles fortune-telling shop, Jolie has no idea she possesses extraordinary powers, and she definitely doesn’t remember becoming Queen of the Underworld. But at least she has two incredibly sexy men vying for her affection: Rand Balfour, who looks very familiar, though Jolie can’t place his gorgeous face, and Sinjin Sinclair, who is tall, dark, and perfect . . . except for the fangs.<br />
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One Word : Yummy!<br />
These books are just that Yummy! I love everything that comes from the desk of H.P. Mallory. The Jolie Wilkins books are are so very entertaining and her characters make you love and drool over them.<br />
In The Witch is Back Jolie is Thrown back in time before she ever meets Rand her true love. This isn't the first time in the series that we have seen time travel but it didn't get boring or overplayed H.P. made it fit just right. As a fan and reader of all of these books I must say getting to see Jolie with Sinjin even for just a little while was a tasty treat. I don't know about any of you but I have always wanted to read a steamy scene between Sinjin and Jolie without having it totally screw up the awesome relationship between Rand and Jolie. I am and will remain team Rand he may be a bit stuffy at times but man his descriptions just make me want to take him on ice cream cone style (lick him). You know for certain that Rand will always do what he feels is right for Jolie and that he Loves her with all of his heart. That being said Sinjin is the bad boy who hides all of his feeling but you can tell that he loves Jolie...what else is up his sleeve you never really know. Getting to step outside of the story where Jolie hasn't even met Rand so that Jolie gets that little tryst with Sinjin for me was great! This book is full of twists and turns and gives the reader just what they want. I couldn't put this book down reading it well after my bed time just to finish. If you haven't read this series You Should the story and character building will make you really care about all of the characters and what happens to them even some of the bad guys make you kinda like them.<br />
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Pages: 370<br />
Author Website: <a href="http://hpmallory.com/">http://hpmallory.com/</a><br />
Amazon Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Witch-bonus-short-Witched-ebook/dp/B006411VN4">http://www.amazon.com/Witch-bonus-short-Witched-ebook/dp/B006411VN4</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">As many of you know I really loved The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin. Well the new book will be out in three days! I am very excited and I am sure many of you are too so here is the synopsis and the awesome teaser trailer to get you started.!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.78333282470703px;">The truth about Mara Dyer’s dangerous and mysterious abilities continues to unravel in this gripping sequel to the thrilling</span><span style="line-height: 20.78333282470703px;"> </span><i style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i><span style="line-height: 20.78333282470703px;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Mara Dyer once believed she could run from her past.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.78333282470703px;">She </span></span><span style="line-height: 20.766666412353516px;">couldn't</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 20.78333282470703px;"> imagine that after everything she’s been through, the boy she loves would still be keeping secrets.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In this gripping sequel to <i id="yui_3_7_2_1_1350674898672_1182" style="border: 0px none; font: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer</i>, the truth evolves and choices prove deadly. What will become of Mara Dyer next?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Two days after Mara walks into a police station in Miami at the close of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, she is committed for psychiatric treatment for what her parents believe is a mental breakdown. But what seems like a hallucination to everyone else is a chilling reality for Mara. Someone from her past has discovered her strange, disturbing secret and that someone wants her to pay. But she's about to discover that the price is more than she can bear.</span></span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dark and thrilling, suspenseful and passionate, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will have readers breathlessly turning pages to find out what will become of Mara Dyer next.</span></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Welcome to the Pendleton. Built as a tycoon’s dream home in the 1880s and
converted to luxury condominiums not quite a century later, the Gilded Age
palace at the summit of Shadow Hill is a sanctuary for its fortunate residents.
Scant traces remain of the episodes of madness, suicide, mass murder—and
whispers of things far worse—that have scarred its grandeur almost from the
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But now inexplicable shadows caper across walls, security
cameras relay impossible images, phantom voices mutter in strange tongues,
not-quite-human figures lurk in the basement, elevators plunge into unknown
depths. With each passing hour a terrifying certainty grows: Whatever drove the
Pendleton’s past occupants to their unspeakable fates is at work again. And as
nightmare visions become real, as a deadly tide begins to engulf them, the
people at 77 Shadow Street will find the key to humanity’s future . . . if they
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One Word: Awful<br />
I was going to do the first reviews on the H.P. Mallory books but figured I should just get this one out of the way. I never thought I would have to say this about a Dean Koontz book but here it goes...This book Sucked there is just no other word to use. I am a huge Koontz fan and have read every book that he has written. The second a Koontz book hits the shelves it's in my hands. I was so excited to read this book and in the end I couldn't even finish it. Koontz has a talent for making a reader feel as if they are part of the world the book is set in, but this one had way too much description and far to many things and characters to keep track of. I tried so hard to finish this book hoping the end would justify the mind numbing effects this book had on me. The One is this omnipresent being that I could never quite grasp, and Witness a part plant, part robot, part human is just out there! There were present characters and past characters abound they were all over the place. There were so many characters that you couldn't focus one any one long enough to really care about what happened to any particular one. I read many reviews for this book before I read it and I should have heeded the warnings. The characters are very separate throughout the book so there is very little said between the plethora of characters that the reader is assaulted with. It is basically a haunted house book that could have been so much better if there wasn't so much to keep track of. I started to feel like I should be taking notes about which character was facing which challenge at the time. Many different types of "monsters" lurked about challenging the characters, each character had there own different kind. There were also many sentences that were just left unfinished. All in all I won't be recommending this book to anyone and it will stand out as one of the worst books I have ever read. Sorry but this is my first one monkey review!<br />
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Pages:720 pages <br />
Author website: <a href="http://www.77shadowstreet.com/">http://www.77shadowstreet.com/</a><br />
Amazon Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553593064">http://www.amazon.com/dp/0553593064</a><br />
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<br />Mindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-61875130283219792372012-10-19T10:37:00.002-07:002012-10-19T10:37:33.279-07:00I've been away for AWHILE!!Hi there to all of my readers. I have been away for a good long time and plan on getting back to it this week. I am going to be writing several reviews. I started home schooling my son this year and my time has just been sucked up. I now have a good routine down and am getting more time to do the things that are important to me. I never stopped reading I just didn't have time for all of my reviews and to stop by and read other blogs. So get ready for the return of the book burp! I'm baaaaack! I am currently devouring Something Witchy this way Comes by H.P. Mallory and I have read one more in the series before this one that I haven't bloged about so I am going to start off with those two and then work through a few more that I have already read.<br />
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Mindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-18884323826835699092012-05-31T10:15:00.000-07:002012-05-31T10:15:42.304-07:00So Excited!<h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Evolution of Mara Dyer</span></h2>
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<span id="btAsinTitle">Oh I'm so excited for this one!!! The Evolution of Mara Dyer has a release date! </span>October 23rd 2012!<br />
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Here is the synopsis:<br />
Two days after Mara walks into a police station in Miami at the close of The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer, she is committed for psychiatric treatment for what her parents believe is a mental breakdown. But what seems like a hallucination to everyone else is a chilling reality for Mara. Someone from her past has discovered her strange, disturbing secret and that someone wants her to pay. But she's about to discover that the price is more than she can bear.<br />
Dark and thrilling, suspenseful and passionate, The Evolution of Mara Dyer will have readers breathlessly turning pages to find out what will become of Mara Dyer next.<div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">by Alyson Noël </span></h3>
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This time, Riley might really have bitten off more than she’s ready for. After practically begging the Council for a more challenging Soul Catch, she is assigned an actual Roman gladiator—Theocoles, the Pillar of Doom. How is Riley, a skinny twelve-year-old, supposed to get through to him? Then she meets the beautiful Messalina, who convinces her that her only chance is to become part of this world. To accomplish this, Messalina helps Riley through a dramatic, mystical makeover, transforming her into the beautiful and mature teen she’s always wanted to be. Finally, Riley can experience her first boyfriend and her first kiss. With a dream this enchanting, will she ever want to leave?<br />
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This is such an upbeat little series! I always loved Riley when she was just Ever's little sister in the Immortals series, and getting to see her in her own series is just awesome. Yes these books are a little on the younger side but I just eat them up. Riley is a burst of pure innocence. She is quirky and sneaky and absolutely lovable.<br />
All Riley ever wanted was to turn thirteen, but she dies in a car accident when she is twelve and never gets to that all important birthday when she would finally become a teen. In this book Riley finally gets to see herself grown up a bit with the help of a ghost that is in love with Theocoles the soul that she has been sent to catch. She also gets a first kiss! The story is light and heartfelt and just left me with a happy feeling. These books are a very fast and enjoyable read and this one didn't disappoint. If you loved Riley in the Immortals then you should defiantly check this series out. And if you have never met Riley then you should defiantly check out both of the series.<br />
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Pages: 240<br />
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Author Website: <a href="http://www.alysonnoel.com/radiance/">http://www.alysonnoel.com/radiance/</a><br />
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Amazon Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Riley-Bloom-Alyson-No%C3%ABl/dp/0312641567">http://www.amazon.com/Whisper-Riley-Bloom-Alyson-No%C3%ABl/dp/0312641567</a><br />
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<br />Mindihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08349518533862279786noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1365235300929188866.post-11129138445663655692012-05-31T09:29:00.001-07:002012-05-31T09:31:33.206-07:00Black Dawn (Morganville Vampires # 12) by Rachel Caine<h2 style="text-align: center;">
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Ever since the draug—mysterious creatures that prey on vampires—took over Morganville, the lives of student Claire Danvers and her friends have been thrown into turmoil. Most of the town’s residents have evacuated, but Claire, Shane, Eve and Michael have chosen to stay and fight. <br />
Using the city’s water system to spread, the draug have rapidly multiplied. Things in Morganville look grim, especially since vampire Amelie—the town founder—has been infected by the master draug’s bite. <br />
Now, if Claire and her friends don’t figure out how to cure Amelie and defeat the draug, it looks like Morganville will become little more than a ghost town…</div>
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This whole series is awesome! I have followed Claire from her very first steps into Morganville and I have loved the whole ride. You figure when getting to the 12th book in any series that the author is just trying to hold on to their characters and it is usually pretty sad to see a great story get washed out and tired, but that just isn't the case with these books! You can tell that Rachel still has passion for Morganville and she still writes every book in the series with the same enthusiasm as the last.</div>
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In this book and the last one the Vampires of Morganville are the ones being hunted and the tables are turned and the play of power is changed. I'm not used to seeing the predators as prey and it's really been a nice change. Amelie is one of my favorite characters in these books, she is the founder of Morganville and rules with a dainty iron fist. She has been bitten by a Draug and is slowly turning into one of them. And of course it's up to Claire and her loyal friends to save the town once again. I love all of the characters in these books each one brings something to the story and without each one the story wouldn't be the same.</div>
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I like the fact that you get to see little parts of the story through each characters eyes and see what they are feeling and thinking as well as the main character Claire. I liked this one just as much as the last eleven books in the series and I got caught up wondering if Rachel was actually going to take out Amelie (you'll have to read it to find out), and whether or not Eve and Michael can get through a very ruff spot in their relationship. Myrnin gets up to his scheming in his vampire bunny slippers and always has you guessing about both his feeling for Claire and his secret motives.</div>
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All in all this is one awesome series that hooks you from the beginning and always has me waiting with baited breath for the next, and this book didn't disappoint even being the twelfth in the series. If you haven't started the series you should! And if you have you need to get this one quick.</div>
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Author Website:</div>
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This whole series is awesome! I have followed Claire from her very first steps into Morganville and I have loved the whole ride. You figure when getting to the 12th book in any series that the author is just trying to hold on to their characters and it is usually pretty sad to see a great story get washed out and tired, but that just isn't the case with these books! You can tell that Rachel still has passion for Morganville and she still writes every book in the series with the same enthusiasm as the last.<br />
In this book and the last one the Vampires of Morganville are the ones being hunted and the tables are turned and the play of power is changed. I'm not used to seeing the predators as prey and it's really been a nice change. Amelie is one of my favorite characters in these books, she is the founder of Morganville and rules with a dainty iron fist. She has been bitten by a Draug and is slowly turning into one of them. And of course it's up to Claire and her loyal friends to save the town once again. I love all of the characters in these books each one brings something to the story and without each one the story wouldn't be the same.<br />
I like the fact that you get to see little parts of the story through each characters eyes and see what they are feeling and thinking as well as the main character Claire. I liked this one just as much as the last eleven books in the series and I got caught up wondering if Rachel was actually going to take out Amelie (you'll have to read it to find out), and whether or not Eve and Michael can get through a very ruff spot in their relationship. Myrnin gets up to his scheming in his vampire bunny slippers and always has you guessing about both his feeling for Claire and his secret motives.<br />
All in all this is one awesome series that hooks you from the beginning and always has me waiting with baited breath for the next, and this book didn't disappoint even being the twelfth in the series. If you haven't started the series you should! And if you have you need to get this one quick.<br />
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Pages: 384<br />
Days To Read: 4<br />
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This whole series
is awesome! I have followed Claire from her very first steps into Morganville and I
have loved the whole ride. You figure when getting to the 12th book in any
series that the author is just trying to hold on to their characters and it is
usually pretty sad to see a great story get washed out and tired, but that just
isn't the case with these books! You can tell that Rachel still has passion for
Morganville
and she still writes every book in the series with the same enthusiasm as the
last.</div>
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In this book and
the last one the Vampires of Morganville are the ones being hunted and the
tables are turned and the play of power is changed. I'm not used to seeing the
predators as prey and it's really been a nice change. Amelie is one of my
favorite characters in these books, she is the founder of Morganville and
rules with a dainty iron fist. She has been bitten by a Draug and is slowly
turning into one of them. And of course it's up to Claire and her loyal friends
to save the town once again. I love all of the characters in these books each
one brings something to the story and without each one the story wouldn't be the
same.</div>
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I like the fact
that you get to see little parts of the story through each characters eyes and
see what they are feeling and thinking as well as the main character Claire. I
liked this one just as much as the last eleven books in the series and I got
caught up wondering if Rachel was actually going to take out Amelie (you'll have
to read it to find out), and whether or not Eve and Michael can get through a
very ruff spot in their relationship. Myrnin gets up to his scheming in his vampire
bunny slippers and always has you guessing about both his feeling for Claire and
his secret motives.</div>
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Author Website:<br />
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Amazon Link:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dawn-The-Morganville-Vampires/dp/0451236718">http://www.amazon.com/Black-Dawn-The-Morganville-Vampires/dp/0451236718</a><br />
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San Francisco saloon owner Cera Cassidy offers redemption to any woman looking for honest work. At Cera's Place, men can get a decent hot meal with a whiskey, but if they want anything more, they have to take their desires elsewhere. One summer night, a distraught Chinese girl bursts through the swinging doors with a shocking tale of murder, kidnapping, and prostitution. Outraged, Cera vows to set things right. <br />
Jake Tanner, a scarred ex-soldier haunted by the horrors of the Civil War, is on a mission to fulfill a friend's dying wish. The trail has brought him to Cera's door. Captivated by her Irish beauty, he wants to join her fight - but will she let him?</div>
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One word: Charming</div>
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I peeked at this book before I actually read it, and I read the first several pages. I really wanted to drop the book I was reading at the time (Deadlocked) and get into this book. The beginning grabbed me right up in it's arms and didn't want to put me down. Of course I have a reading order list and I had to wait but the opening left me breathless and really wanting to get back to it soon.</div>
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Once I actually got to start it I couldn't put it down. I got emotionally involved with all of the characters in the book from the moment each hit the scene. The way that Elizabeth describes her characters makes you either love them or hate them right away.</div>
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The book starts with a jarring scene involving Jake a former Civil War Captain who's features have been hardened by the toubles of war, but have still left him with kind eyes and a sexy as hell cowboy persona. Then leads the reader from there into a very charming and sometimes downright seizing mixture of a Historical Love Story/ Western.</div>
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Cera is a saloon owner and she is a proud and sturdy woman with a softness inside for the weak and helpless. You can't help but love her and all of the workers in her saloon that she brings in to get them away from the hard life of the streets. She runs the saloon with a smile on her face and a Derringer in her pocket.</div>
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The love story between Jake and Cera is gradual leading up to some pretty awesome love scenes that left me tingling and wanting more. The action in the book revolves around the extremely detestable Biggs, a man with no morals that is selling Chinese women into prostitution. Cera decides she has to put an end to this mans reign of terror over the city. You soon find out in the book what Cera wants she damn well gets and by her owns means and determination not by passing the job off to any man. She has the help of her loyal team and family behind her and of course the sexy Jake. </div>
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All in all this book was well worth the read. I will recomend this one to many people for a quick and great read. I have one complaint about this one...it was too short! Elizabeth McKenna is a new author that really does deserve some more attention.</div>
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Thank you Elizabeth Mckenna for sending me your book for review</div>
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Pages: 272</div>
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Days to read: 1 1/2</div>
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Amazon Link : <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ceras-Place-ebook/dp/B005PNP3BI">http://www.amazon.com/Ceras-Place-ebook/dp/B005PNP3BI</a></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jose Enrique De La Cruz the CEO of the De La Cruz, Inc. needs a fiancée in time for the 25th anniversary celebration. La familia is anxious to meet his fiancée, but he doesn’t have one. His hermana Patricia agreed to obtain una novia for him. Paty enticed her amiga to pretend to be his loving fiancée. <br />Jessica Maria Acosta agreed to be his fiancée for two reasons. One, she has always loved him and prays she can make him love her. Two, this is a great opportunity to achieve her dream of working as an Interior Decorator Design Manager.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Review:</span><span style="font-size: small;"> Dio's Mio!<br />This book lives up to it's title! It is very Hot & Spicy and has love scenes that will leave you biting your nails.The story revolves around the Del La Cruz family, a very tight nit and passionate Mexican family that has built their empire from the ground up.<br />The Boss Jose Enrique has a terrible problem to deal with...he has told his family that his is engaged and that he will be bringing his fiance' to the families anniversary dinner. Paty helps him out by finding the perfect girl for him. But all is not perfect for long as the Mexican Cartel gets involved.<br />This is a good first book and is very steamy. The characters are well defined, but I felt there were too many and I got confused with all of the cousins and friends. The author is very descriptive and builds her scenes up quite a bit, sometimes with a bit too much detail. The use of Spanglish in the book makes you almost feel as if you can speak Spanish by the end of the book but it is a bit over used and might get taxing for some. The action scenes happen late in the book making for a slow start other than the lovemaking (muy claiente'). When the action happens it comes on with a bang and has you really anxious for the safety of the whole family.<br />All in all it was worth the read and good for a first book. I am hoping the next book will be a bit more polished up, but you should give this new author a shot.</span></div>
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I wish there was only today, just right now, and no forever. <br />
It seems fitting that I fell in love in Paris. Peel back a thin layer of reality and under the city's glamorous surface is a battleground for immortal enemies.<br />
Because with Vincent, reality is an illusion. Handsome, chivalrous, and witty, he's got everything I've ever wanted in a boyfriend...except mortality. But when I chose Vincent, I chose love over reason and safety.<br />
Vincent swore to avoid death--to resist his very nature so that we could be together. But I refuse to stand by and watch him suffer.<br />
I know I'll do whatever it takes--even if it means lying to the people I love--to fight against a fate that is trying to tear us apart.<br />
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One word: Cliffhanger<br />
I really do adore this series. The covers for these books are so gorgeous! This series is about Kate a seventeen year old girl who falls in love with a Revenant named Vincent. Revenants sacrifice themselves to save the lives of humans so that they can finish their life's purpose. They reanimate three day's later at the age that they first died and trying to resist the urge to save lives is painful for them .I love this love story and the first book had me checking release dates for months for the second. It's not often I will forsake all other books in my 2 read list to read a title that just came out. Let's put it this way I have the new Morganville Vampires book and haven't started it. This one didn't disappoint. It was a little slow to begin but soon picked up the pace and I was carried along by the great writing. I never had a wish to see Paris before but now with all of the realistic imagery in Amy's writing I would love to visit that amazing city.<br />
The male characters in the book are drool worthy with my absolute favorite being Jules. Jules is Vincents best friend and has a fondness for flirting, and boy oh boy he's good at it. But there are times I think that he is more than just flirting with Kate and has his own feelings for her. Vincent is described gorgeously as well with his black hair in his eyes all the time. And I absolutley love Georgia, she is Kate's older sister and the love she has for her Katie-Bean is never overshadowed by her crazy party life style.<br />
The only part that bothers me about this series is the fact that Vincent and Kate often hide things from each other unnecessarily and put each other through some tough feelings about the other hiding things.<br />
The ending of the book nearly brought me to tears and shocked me silly. I can't belive what Amy did! Now I'm going to be checking release dates again.<br />
To sum it all up I love this book, and the series. They are well worth the read but have a few things I didn't like, the slow parts and the unessasary dishonesty between the couple being two.<br />
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I really do adore this series. The covers for these books are so gorgeous! This series is about Kate a seventeen year old girl who falls in love with a Revenant named Vincent. Revenants sacrifice themselves to save the lives of humans so that they can finish their life's purpose. They reanimate three day's later at the age that they first died and trying to resist the urge to save lives is painful for them .I love this love story and the first book had me checking release dates for months for the second. It's not often I will forsake all other books in my 2 read list to read a title that just came out. Let's put it this way I have new Morganville Vampires book and haven't started it. This one didn't disappoint. It was a little slow to begin but soon picked up the pace and I was carried along by the great writing. I never had a wish to see Paris before but now with all of the realistic imagery in Amy's writing I would love to visit that amazing city.</div>
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The male characters in the book are drool worthy with my absolute favorite being Jules. Jules is Vincents best friend and has a fondness for flirting, and boy oh boy he's good at it. But there are times I think that he is more than just flirting with Kate and has his own feelings for her. Vincent is described gorgeously as well with his black hair in his eyes all the time.</div>
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The only part that bothers me about this series is the fact that Vincent and Kate often hide things from each other unnecessarily and put each other through some tough feelings about the other hiding things.</div>
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The ending of the book nearly brought me to tears and shocked me silly. I can't belive what Amy did! Now I'm going to be checking release dates again.</div>
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To sum it all up I love this book, and the series. They are well worth the read but have a few things I didn't like, the slow parts and the unessasary dishonesty between the couple being two.</div>
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<i>“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve,” Neeve said. “Either you’re his true love . . . or you killed him.”</i><br />
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It is freezing in the churchyard, even before the dead arrive.<br />
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them—not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her.<br />
His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble.<br />
But Blue is drawn to Gansey, in a way she can’t entirely explain. He has it all—family money, good looks, devoted friends—but he’s looking for much more than that. He is on a quest that has encompassed three other Raven Boys: Adam, the scholarship student who resents all the privilege around him; Ronan, the fierce soul who ranges from anger to despair; and Noah, the taciturn watcher of the four, who notices many things but says very little.<br />
For as long as she can remember, Blue has been warned that she will cause her true love to die. She never thought this would be a problem. But now, as her life becomes caught up in the strange and sinister world of the Raven Boys, she’s not so sure anymore.<br />
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From Maggie Stiefvater, the bestselling and acclaimed author of the <i>Shiver</i> trilogy and <i>The Scorpio Races</i>, comes a spellbinding new series where the inevitability of death and the nature of love lead us to a place we’ve never been before.</div>
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So it's reading week here in Vegas and I must say for once I am impressed with the Clark County School District. My son came home today with a large pile of free books from his school to read over the summer break. He even made me an adorable book mark. The school district here is very bad and the parents have to supply everything all the way down to the copy paper for the teachers. It's nice to see them stepping up to make sure that all the kids have reading material for the summer break. My son is also very excited about my new blog and wants to do a guest review for me on one of the books he got, so don't be surprised when a review for Double Fudge by Judy Bloom shows up here. Happy Reading Week To All Of You! And look out for my new book review coming soon, I have spent quite a bit of my free time getting this blog all purdy but I am almost ready to review Until I die by Amy Plum.</div>
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<span style="color: white; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><strong>It’s vampire politics as usual around the town of Bon Temps, but never before have they hit so close to Sookie’s heart…</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Growing up with telepathic abilities, Sookie Stackhouse realized early on there were things she’d rather not know. And now that she’s an adult, she also realizes that some things she knows about, she’d rather not see—like Eric Northman feeding off another woman. A younger one. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"> There’s a thing or two she’d like to say about that, but she has to keep quiet—Felipe de Castro, the Vampire King of Louisiana (and Arkansas and Nevada), is in town. It’s the worst possible time for a human body to show up in Eric’s front yard—especially the body of the woman whose blood he just drank.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Now, it’s up to Sookie and Bill, the official Area Five investigator, to solve the murder. Sookie thinks that, at least this time, the dead girl’s fate has nothing to do with her. But she is wrong. She has an enemy, one far more devious than she would ever suspect, who’s set out to make Sookie’s world come crashing down.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One Word : Sorry Folks no one word can describe this book<br /> OK so Lot's of questions were answered in this book, all of those what abouts? and what ifs? were pretty much cleared up. And then you are left with new what abouts and what ifs. Sookie also makes one choice that some would say was huge and I would say was natural. She is put to a kind of test at the end of the book and she just simply makes the choice Sookie would make she doesn't even think about it as a choice. There were quite a few twists and turns in the book and one shocking revelation about a certain flamboyant fairy.<br />I really enjoyed the writing, and as usual with Charlaine's work couldn't put it down. But I must say in someways I was disappointed. In all of the Sookie books there are some pretty steamy love scenes that are never too raunchy but totally can get a girl worked up, this scene never happened and I waited for it through the whole book. Though I loved the book it just didn't feel like a Sookie book, it felt more like a Harper Connelly book (if you haven't read them you should) less blood, sex and action and more murder mystery.<br />She spends a total of ten minutes with Eric through the whole thing and those moments are none to happy.<br />Charlaine says she knows who Sookie will end up with at the end of the series and from what I see at the end of this book he might be more on the hot side than the cold (if you know what I mean). Charlaine has also said the next Sookie book will be her last, this breaks my heart because I have gotten to know Sookie throughout her adventures and will greatly miss the character. My only hope is that Charlaine let's Sookie go out with a little more Pizazz than this book held. I can tell that it's getting hard for her to write Sookie with the same enthusiasm that she used to put into this character and after twelve books I can understand why. I was very happy to see a appearance by Bubba my favorite vampire in all of the books he always brightens the scene up a bit but his part was sadly very short.<br />To sum it all up it was a great book, but didn't feel right in the series. I loved the writing and the mystery plot of the book, but missed the action and sexiness that a Sookie book should have. Well worth the read, and I can't wait for the next book, but hope that the next one gives Sookie the send off she deserves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Pages: 336</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia;">Days to read: 4 1/2</span><br />
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by Paula Brackston</h2>
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My name is Elizabeth Anne Hawksmith, and my age is three hundred and eighty-four years. Each new settlement asks for a new journal, and so this Book of Shadows begins… <br />
In the spring of 1628, the Witch finder of Wessex finds himself a true Witch. As Bess Hawksmith watches her mother swing from the Hanging Tree she knows that only one man can save her from the same fate at the hands of the panicked mob: the Warlock Gideon Masters, and his Book of Shadows. Secluded at his cottage in the woods, Gideon instructs Bess in the Craft, awakening formidable powers she didn’t know she had and making her immortal. She couldn't have foreseen that even now, centuries later, he would be hunting her across time, determined to claim payment for saving her life.<br />
In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life for herself, tending her garden and selling herbs and oils at the local farmers' market. But her solitude abruptly ends when a teenage girl called Tegan starts hanging around. Against her better judgment, Elizabeth begins teaching Tegan the ways of the Hedge Witch, in the process awakening memories--and demons--long thought forgotten.<br />
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One word : Entertaining<br />
This book was different it combined Historical Fiction with Paranormal Fiction with Romance. I really enjoyed the book but it wasn't one of those books that I just couldn't put down, It took me much longer to finish than most books (partly due to my sons boy scout expo). I loved the character Elizabeth sometimes known as Bess, Eliza, Elise and many others over her 384 years, she was believable and easy to like though sometimes I felt she was a bit to serious. Her relationship with the young Tegan puts a lightness to her otherwise slightly gloomy nature.<br />
I love the story settings in this book. Paula Brackston obviously did her homework for the time periods that the book is set in, I could feel the settings around me as I read. There have been many mixed reviews on this book and I can understand why, it mixes so many different genres that many people will only like certain parts of the book. I like all of the genres so that didn't get in the way of me enjoying the wonderful story line.<br />
Gideon Masters makes for a truly hateable bad guy, he puts Elizabeth through so much for so long that I truly gained a personal hate for him. Just like Elizabeth he plays many characters throughout the book and each is just as vile as the last. The author also wrapped the story up nicely so that I didn't feel cheated in the end like I didn't get the full story.<br />
To sum it all up this book is worth the read, it is enjoyable but not one that will pop out in my mind years from now to recommend to a friend. The settings make you feel like you are part of the book, but the gloomy nature of the book leaves out the luster needed in any story to make the reader really excited to get back to it soon. In the end it was a satisfying read but not one that will stick with me.<br />
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Pages : 320<br />
Days to read: 7<br />
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Authors Website: <a href="http://www.paulabrackston.com/?page_id=4">http://www.paulabrackston.com/?page_id=4</a><br />
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Amazon Link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Witchs-Daughter-Paula-Brackston/dp/031262168X">http://www.amazon.com/The-Witchs-Daughter-Paula-Brackston/dp/031262168X</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The Unbecoming Of Mara Dyer</span></h2>
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By Michelle Hodkin</h2>
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<span id="freeTextContainer2062690924529694562"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Mara Dyer doesn't think life can get any stranger than waking up in a hospital with no memory of how she got there.It can.She believes there must be more to the accident she can't remember that killed her friends and left her mysteriously unharmed. There is. She doesn't believe that after everything she's been through, she can fall in love. She's wrong</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">I Loved This Book! I haven't read a book this gripping in awhile.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">This book is dark & creepy, full of twists and turns. Just when you think you might have it figured out, you realize you were dead wrong. It is hard to review this book without giving to much away.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia;">The book is full of rich detail so you feel like you are standing right there with Mara as her mind slowly unravels. Mara is dealing with PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) and her brain makes things up to help her deal with the trauma of losing her best friend and two other people to a terrible accident where she was left almost unharmed. There are times when you just can't tell what is real and what is completely made up by Mara's mind. The romance in the book is not automatic which is nice for a change, the guy actually has to work to get the girl. Not many books make me want to read with the bright light on but this one succeeded I cannot wait for the sequel. The male lead in the book has the good guy/bad guy theme going so you never know if you should trust him with Mara. Mara is also no run of the mill I have no personality but everyone loves me character. Do yourself a favor and check this one out you won't be disappointed.</span></div>
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