Sunday, May 19, 2019

Week in Review: 5/12-5/18



Books Received for Review

Dead City by Debbie Cassidy
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards

Books I've Read

Shadow Warrior by Christine Feehan
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry
Shadowspell Academy by Shannon Mayer
A Life of Shadows by Kristen Banet

Reviews Posted

Alien Minds by Christina Bauer @CB_Bauer, @MyMonsterHouse)
Variant Lost by Kaydence Snow (@Kaydence_Snow)

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

* Monday- Promo + Giveaway: Venus Falling by RaShelle Workman (@RaShelleWorkman, @XpressoTours)

* Friday- Cover Reveal: Dry Bones by Safari Spell (@SafariSpell, @XpressoTours)

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Friday, May 17, 2019

Cover Reveal: Dry Bones by Safari Spell (@SafariSpell, @XpressoTours)



Dry Bones
Long Live Dead Reckless #3
In the third novel in the LONG LIVE DEAD RECKLESS series, Talor must find a way to remember what everyone wants her to forget...or lose herself forever.

As a Grigori Princess, Talor has everything most women could ever want: love, eternal beauty, wealth, and power. Supernatural servants bend to her every will and no material desire is denied her, but that rose-colored reality begins to crack when she hears a mysterious voice speaking through music.

After she suffers a violent encounter with a sinister figure in the countryside, her husband Rami turns cold and possessive, blaming her for the growing storm between the Grigori and the Dissent. Confused and heartbroken, Talor soon becomes less like a princess and more like a prisoner in her own home.

But as the list of enemies seeking to abduct her from the Valley grows, she begins to wonder what it is they know that she doesn't. When she is faced with an unthinkable choice, she must be braver than she ever thought possible if she is to discover the shocking truth that will change everything.
 
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Thursday, May 16, 2019

Review: Variant Lost by Kaydence Snow (@Kaydence_Snow)

Variant Lost
Release Date: November 12, 2018
Publisher: Self Published
ASIN:   B07J5Q2Y3Y
Genre: Reverse Harem
Review Copy Source: Kindle 
Unlimited

When Evelyn Maynard receives a scholarship to the exclusive Bradford Hills Institute, she’s determined to make a fresh start. The Institute is world renowned for educating and training Variants – the 18% of the population fortunate enough to have superhuman abilities. As a human, she’s lucky to be admitted.

She’s done with fake identities, running and lying but once again she finds herself surrounded by secrets.

Some she’s been keeping her whole life.

Some have been kept from her.

Some she finds herself dragged into…

Ethan, Josh, Tyler and Alec have some of the rarest Variant abilities Evelyn has ever seen. They fascinate, intrigue and attract her, but is it their abilities, their own secrets or something more that Evelyn can’t seem to stay away from? The secrets they keep could drag Evelyn so deep into their dangerous and exciting world that she’ll never be the same.

And the answers she finds could get them all killed.

The main characters last name is Maynard, my last name is Maynard, why wouldn't I read this series?

I had pretty high expectations going in due to the shared last name and VARIANT LOST did not disappoint.  I found Eve to be a bit naive and juvenile at times, but she was also persistent and loyal. I had no trouble liking her even through her faults.

All of the guys in VARIANT LOST intrigued me. Alec was extremely frustrating, but the more you learn about him the more he grows on you. I really enjoyed all the different gifts that were represented as well as learning about how each gift works.

There was plenty of action in book 1 of the Evelyn Maynard series and I never found myself bored. The romance is a bit slow, but not too slow that it's frustrating. The world was interesting and kept me guessing. I had book two on my wishlist before I even finished the book and had it read within 24 hours of release. Now I have to wait for book three.

I gave it 4/5 stars
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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Quick Thought Review: Alien Minds by Christina Bauer @CB_Bauer, @MyMonsterHouse)

 *Sometimes I read a book where I just don't have a lot to say about it. Hence the name quick thought review. This will be short and sweet.

Alien Minds
Release Date: April 23, 2019
Publisher: Monster House Books
ISBN13: 9781945723254
Genre: Young Adult Dystopian
Review Copy Source: Edelweiss

DIVERGENT meets OCEAN'S EIGHT in this urban fantasy heist!

On my seventeenth birthday, I wake up in the hospital to find I just survived a sketchy-but-terrible accident. My perfect-looking parents say I live an ideal life inside the Boston dome. And although my swoon-worthy guard, Thorne, looks totally familiar, he says we don’t have a history.

What a bunch of crap.

“This world is something I've never read before … then add in the spunk of our female lead character and the creative and out-of-this-world science and I'm hooked - 100% hooked!” – Bee’s Blog On Books

I don’t remember anything—not even my real name—but I can still tell when someone’s lying. From what I figure out, my dystopian overlords wiped my memory, leaving only my super science skills behind. Now, instead of expecting me to scream for revenge, the government demands that I build new tech that will launch an apocalypse against anyone who isn’t perfect.

So I nod. Say yes. And scheme to blow the whole thing up.

My memory may be gone, but my sass remains intact. I round up a team of teenage scientists to take down the nasty-ass government without getting ourselves killed. Only trouble is, I must accomplish all this while avoiding my growing attraction to Thorne, who may or may not be an alien. Something tells me that protecting my heart from my hottie guard might be the most dangerous adventure of all…

“Have you read Dimension Drift and fallen in love with the characters like the rest of us?” - Radioactive Book Reviews

This new series is perfect for: fans of urban fantasy, cool science, hot alien guards, space operas, evil corporations and forbidden romance.

I enjoyed the characters and the world. Make sure you read the prequels or you will likely be lost.

My biggest issue with ALIEN MINDS was that there was just too much explanations about things that wasn't needed. It took me out of the flow of the story and made me want to skip ahead to the meat of things.

The romance aspect was well done and all of the characters were easy to navigate. I would read more.

I gave it 3/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

New Releases: 5/12-5/18


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Monday, May 13, 2019

Promo + Giveaway: Venus Falling by RaShelle Workman (@RaShelleWorkman, @XpressoTours)



Venus Falling
Immortals #1
Betrayal sucks! I should know. On my sixteenth birthday, it was my destiny to become immortal and the next queen of my home planet, Kelari. Instead I was betrayed and sent to Earth where I was given a choice by the gods. Suffocate and die by Earth’s atmosphere or help a human find his soulmate.

Of course, I chose the latter. The decree sounded easy enough until I met the guy. Michael is gorgeous; I’ll give him that. But he’s also an arrogant jerk! No one could possibly love him—least of all me.

But Michael is the least of my problems. There’s a government group after me whose sole purpose is to hunt beings from other worlds. They’ve found out about my unearthly identity, and despite my human appearance, they are intent on capturing and dissecting me like some kind of a lab experiment.

Thankfully my guardian Zaren followed me to this planet. He’s sworn to protect me. He’s done so my entire life. At least he’s supposed to. But Earth is different than Kelari in more ways than one, and the planet is affecting me in ways neither of us expected. I don’t think he counted on keeping me safe from my own traitorous heart. 

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PROLOGUE
When Worlds Collide
Christopher stood on the outskirs of Snow White’s house. He wouldn’t go in. Doing so would cause a hassle he wasn’t ready for. And neither was Snow. Soon though. He leaned against the enormous tree in her front yard, watching the changing leaves fall like colorful rain. Above, the stars twinkled in the clear night sky, as though it had no inkling of the grim trouble on the horizon.
Christopher sighed, pushing his hands into the front pockets of his jeans. He had come to Snow’s house for one reason. To get his head right. He had plans for Snow. Big plans. Traitorous plans. But for now, he’d been tasked with handling an impending problem of intergalactic proportions.
He closed his eyes against what he’d learned, but for some reason, that only made what he had to do more real. The Vampire Queen had asked him to infiltrate a high school and befriend some particular students. At her request, he’d laughed. He was too old for such an assignment. It didn’t matter that he still looked like a teenager because he’d been changed at that time in his life. He was a vampire, specifically a Hunter, and had been for decades. He could just kill them all. Wouldn’t that suffice?
But the Vampire Queen had other ideas. Plus, she hadn’t asked, she’d demanded. Going against her wishes was detrimental to his health. He sighed again, thinking of all she’d told him. When she spoke, his world had been turned upside down. Similar to the time before he’d become a vampire. Then, he hadn’t believed in the supernatural. Of course, now, he did. But there was more.
The queen told him life existed beyond humans and the supernatural. There were creatures not of this world, and they were determined to make Earth theirs.
He refused to let that happen.
So, he would do as she ordered and head to the wiles of Wyoming. He would join the high school there. According to the Vampire Queen, a princess would be attending. He was to search her out and turn her—make her one of them. But the princess wasn’t from Earth. She was from another planet, though according to the queen she would look human.
He shuddered with excitement at the strangeness of life. How would the alien princess taste? His body hummed in anticipation of her blood in his mouth. He wasn’t afraid. He was hungry. And determined to have his fill of her. The sooner, the better.
Let the hunt begin…

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RaShelle Workman is an international bestselling author. Under this name she writes reimagined fairy tales, science fiction, time travel, and romantic suspense. All of her novels have been listed on multiple bestseller lists, including her BLOOD AND SNOW series, which has sold more than a million copies. Three of her books have been translated into Turkish and several can be downloaded and enjoyed on audio.

NOW AVAILABLE: Blood and Snow is a CHOICE TEXT ADVENTURE game as is Alice in Demonland. Created by Delight Games. Pick them up free on your App Store today!

When RaShelle isn't writing, she enjoys baking, creating new taco recipes and watching Supernatural. She lives in Utah with her husband, three children, and their dogs. Find her online by visiting her website at: www.rashelleworkman.org. And sign up for her newsletter to receive free books and get information on book release dates: http://eepurl.com/chMcej.

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Sunday, May 12, 2019

Week in Review: 5/5-5/11



Books Received for Review

The Memory Thief by Lauren Mansy

Books I've Read

Supernatural Academy: Year One by Jaymin Eve
Rules of Stone by Alex Lidell
Heart of Stone by Lisa Edmonds
Reign of Dragons by Olivia Ash
Cruel Magic by Eva Chase

Reviews Posted

Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs (@Mercys_Garage, @AceRocBooks)

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

* Monday- Promo + Giveaway: Dawn of a Legend by R.K. Lander (@rklwrites, @XpressoTours)

* Thursday- Promo + Giveaway: Nobody’s Fool by Ophelia Bell (@OpheliaDragons, @XpressoTours)

* Friday- Interview + Giveaway: Legend by Nicole Conway (@ANConway, @RoxanneRhoads , @Month9Books)

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