Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Winner: ARC copy of Blood Kin by M.J. Scott

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Prize: ARC copy of Blood Kin
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Review: Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur

Darkness Devours
Author: Keri Arthur
Release Date: June 26, 2012
Publisher: Signet Select
Dark Angels Book #3
ISBN:   0451237110
ISBN13: 9780451237118
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Publisher

Half-werewolf, half-Aedh Risa Jones can enter the realm between life and death, and she can see the Reapers who collect the souls of the dead. Now, she is using her gifts—and the investigative know-how of a man who broke her heart—to find a cabal searching for the power to control time, reality, and fate. And this is besides her work for the Vampire Council, half of whom want her dead.

But for now the Council needs her alive. Someone is killing blood-whore addicted vampires, and Risa must find the guilty party. If she succeeds, she may finally convince the council to lift the execution order on her life. But before she succeeds, she must first survive…

I had not picked up the first two books in the Dark Angel series until I received DARKNESS DEVOURED but loved reading them back to back. I loved Keri Arthur's Riley Jenson Guardian series so I had no doubt that I would enjoy this one. In the Riley series Risa is just a little girl so it was neat to see her all grown up and I also loved that Riley is a part of this series as well even if she is in the background. 

The book takes place in the same world as Riley's series so I have no complaints on that front and I love being back there. The progress of the storyline and the growth of the characters progresses nicely with each book. There is plenty of action and scenes filled with situations that feel like it would be impossible to escape from. Romance/relationship thoughts....Risa and Azriel... SO frustrating and filled with sexual tension towards each other but wow they make a good team, can't wait to see them in book 4. Risa and Lucian... I can NOT stand Lucian, yeah they have good sex together but he is so involved in her problems I just KNOW it and cant wait until he is revealed for the scum he is. I really enjoyed how Risa acted towards Lucian is DARKNESS DEVOURED and hope it keeps up. 

Final thought? I'm so glad I decided to read the series. If you have not read the first two books I'm sure you could jump in and not be lost but why would you want to? Go back and read, you wont be disappointed. Bring on DARKNESS HUNTS.

I gave it 4/5 stars  
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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Winner: Shadow Sight Prize Pack by E.J. Stevens

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Prize: ebook copy of Shadow Sight by E.J. Stevens, an Ivy Granger sticker (with Private Eye logo), and a signed Shadow Sight postcard
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Promotional Post: The Hallowed Ones by Laura Bickle

 The Hallowed Ones
Author: Laura Bickle
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Graphia
ISBN:   0547859260
ISBN13: 9780547859262
Genre: Young Adult/Dystopian

If your home was the last safe place on earth, would you let a stranger in?

In this captivating thriller, an Amish settlement is the last safe haven in a world plagued by an unspeakable horror…

Katie is on the verge of her Rumspringa, the time in Amish life when teenagers are free to experience non-Amish culture before officially joining the church. But before Rumspringa arrives, Katie’s safe world starts to crumble. It begins with a fiery helicopter crash in the cornfields, followed by rumors of massive unrest and the disappearance of huge numbers of people all over the world. Something is out there...and it is making a killing.

Unsure why they haven’t yet been attacked, the Amish Elders make a decree: No one goes outside their community, and no one is allowed in. But when Katie finds a gravely injured young man lying just outside the boundary of their land, she can’t leave him to die. She refuses to submit to the Elder’s rule and secretly brings the stranger into her community—but what else is she bringing in with him?


I just finished reading The Hallowed Ones and I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it. What are your thoughts after reading the blurb?

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Laura Bickle's professional background is in criminal justice and library science. When she's not patrolling the stacks at the public library, she can be found reaming up stories about the monsters under the stairs. She has written several contemporary fantasy nov-els for adults, and THE HALLOWED ONES is her first young adult novel. Laura lives in Ohio with her husband and five mostly-reformed feral cats. For more about Laura, please visit her website at: www.laurabickle.com.

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New Releases: 6/24-6/30

 
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Monday, June 25, 2012

Giveaway: Cursed by Benedict Jacka

Cursed
Author: Benedict Jacka
Release Date: May 29, 2012
Publisher: Ace
Alex Verus Book #2
ISBN:   1937007596
ISBN13: 9781937007591
Genre: Urban Fantasy


Benedict Jacka's acclaimed Alex Verus series continues with Cursed.

Since his second sight made him infamous for defeating powerful dark mages, Alex has been keeping his head down. But now he's discovered the resurgence of a forbidden ritual. Someone is harvesting the life-force of magical creatures—destroying them in the process. And draining humans is next on the agenda. Hired to investigate, Alex realizes that not everyone on the Council wants him delving any deeper. Struggling to distinguish ally from enemy, he finds himself the target of those who would risk their own sanity for power...

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Sunday, June 24, 2012

Week in Review: 6/17-6/23



Books Ive Bought/received

* In a Fix by Linda Grimes- eArc- Netgalley

* Consumed by Rebecca Zanetti- eArc- Netgaley

  
Books I read

Darkness Devours by Keri Arthur
Chosen by Sable Grace
Midnights Master by Donna Grant
Consumed by Rebecca Zanetti
Rogue's Pawn by Jeffe Kennedy

Reviews posted

Stalking the Others by Jess Haines
Echo Falls by Jaime McDougall
Black-Hearted Betrayal by Kasey MacKenzie
Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane


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* New Releases for the week. Was there anything you were looking forward to reading?

*Wednesday Author of Echo Falls Jaime McDougall Stopped in with a guest post on Investigating Werewolves.

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*If you see something on my books Ive read list that you are dying to know about let me know I'm back logged on reviews and can move it up on the list if I know people are wanting one.

* I love comments so if you see something you like (or not) please comment away and let me know.
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