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March 27, 2013
Waiting on Wednesday (22)
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill from Breaking The Spine that spotlights upcoming releases bloggers are eagerley anticipating. These can be debut novels, sequels, eBooks,…as long as they aren’t released yet.
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I’m waiting for…
Etiquette & Espionage (Finishing School #1) by Gail Carriger
If I Should Die (Revenants #3) by Amy Plum
The Fiery Heart (Bloodlines #4) by Richelle Mead
Does anyone else tihnk the cover for “If I S...
March 26, 2013
Book Review: Terra (Terrestrials #1) by Gretchen Powell
I have to admit that I went in, not expecting too much from this book. The synopsis sounded all right, and I liked the cover, but well, dystopian novels kind of have this way of being either ‘above and beyond’ or ‘under and way under’. Terra was a pleasant surprise, offering engaging, sometimes even sheer amazing characters, a well-constructed dystopian world and a great plot.
After a plague, earth is split into two parts. The sky is inhabited by skywalkers, the rich people of the world, who l...
Teaser Tuesdays (21)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. In this meme, we grab our current read, open it to a random page and share two teaser sentences from somewhere on that page with our readers.
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Here is my teaser:
I thought about what Aunt Prue said to me. The Wheel of Fate…It crushes us all.
I looked my mom in the eye and noticed her face was streaked with tears, just like mine. “What is it, Mom?”
“Not it, my sweet boy.” She touc...
March 25, 2013
Book Review: If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
If you want me to tell you one characteristic of If You Find Me, then it’s this. It’s EMOTIONAL. This book is so freaking sad I practically cried from start to end. And it’s beautiful too. Sad and beautiful, and sad again.
Carey grew up in a broken-down camper in the middle of the woods, with her Mom and younger sister Jenessa. It’s clear from the start Carey’s Mom was mentally ill, or at least some of the time, and the girls struggled to survive, sometimes left alone for weeks on end. Their M...
Starter Day Party The Reluctant Goddess
We’re hosting the starter day party for fantasy novel The Reluctant Goddess today. The Reluctant Goddess will be touring from March 26th to April 26th.
Tour Schedule
March 26th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
March 27th: Review, Excerpt and Giveaway @ Passionata Encounters
March 28th: Book excerpt @ Regina May Ross’ Blog
March 29th: Guest Post @ Marsha A. Moore
March 30th: Book Review and Interview @ Books, Books and more Books
March 31st: Book Excerpt @ Hollow Readers
April 1st: Author Intervie...
March 24, 2013
Starter Day Party The Awakening & Other Stories
We’re hosting the starter day party today for short story collection The Awakening & Other Stories by Emma Meade.
Tour Schedule
March 25th: Starter Day Party @ I Heart Reading
March 26th: Book Excerpt @ Flirting with Romance
March 28th: Book Review @ I Heart Reading
March 29th: Book Excerpt @ Reviewing in Chaos
March 30th: Book Review @ I’m an Eclectic Reader
March 31st: Author Interview @ Cassidy Crimson’s Blog
April 2nd: Book Review and Promo Post @ Unshelved Reviews
April 3rd: Book Excerpt @ Loup D...
In My Mailbox (45) / Mailbox Monday (54) / Stacking The Shelves (10)
The purpose of this meme is to share the books that came into our house last week with our readers. These can be ARCs, books we purchased ourselves, books requested for review by authors and publishers, eBooks, free reads we stumbled upon and audiobooks. The only thing that doesn’t count are library books.
In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.
Stacking The Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews.
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In My Mailbox
14 by...
March 22, 2013
Book Review: Succubus Rising by B.R. Kingsolver
I’m not a fan of succubi. Every time I read a story based on succubi, I want to like it, but in the end, I never really do. It’s like, they’re just over the top. I’m not again some displays of sexuality, and I can live with a ménage thing, or even more than that, but succubi just never know when to quit. The reason why I started reading Succubus Rising was because a) I wanted to give them another chance and b) from the synopsis, the story seemed to have a great plot. At the end of the ride, I...
March 21, 2013
Friday Film Review: Beautiful Creatures
I read Beautiful Creatures before I watched the movie, and I’m glad I did. There are some differences between the book and the movie. First of all, the book dragged on, the movie doesn’t, but that’s another discussion. I’m going to review the book next month (once I finish reading Beautiful Darkness), but this is going to be all about the movie. Either way, keep in mind there are differences between the book and the movie, and ultimately I liked the movie more.
Alden Ehrenreich is a relatively...
March 20, 2013
Book Review: The Second Wife by Catherine Cavendish
The Second Wife is the story of Chrissie Marchant, the second wife of Joe Marchant, like the title suggests. Years ago the first Mrs. Marchant, Emily, died on Valentine’s Day. It took Joe a lot time to get over his pain, but now he’s found new love and happiness with Chrissie. They moved into Joe’s old home, a happily married couple.
Or not. While their love is strong, Chrissie feels Emily’s presence everywhere in the home. Emily decorated the entire house to her own taste, and no matter how m...
