New Releases Feb 21-Feb 27

Tuesday Feb 22 

  American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford

Darkest Mercy (Wicked Lovely #5) by Melissa Marr 
Darkness Becomes Her (Gods & Monsters #1) by Kelly Keaton
Dead Waters (Simon Canderous #4) by Anton Strout 
Etched in Bone (The Makers Song #4) by Adrian Phoenix
Green Eyed Demon (Sabina Kane #3) by Jaye Wells
Haven by Kristi Cook  
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf (Naked Werewolf #1) by Molly Harper

Hunger Untamed (Feral Warriors #5) by Pamela Palmer
Iron Crowned (Dark Swan #3)by Richelle Mead
The Iron Thorn (Iron Codex #1) by Caitlin Kittredge
Pale Demon (Rachel Morgan/ The Hollows #9) by Kim Harrison
Rogue Oracle (Oracle #2) by Alayna Williams  
Serpent's Storm (Calliope Reaper-Jones #3) by Amber Benson
This Side of the Grave (Night Huntress #5) by Jeaniene Frost 
Xombies: Apocalypso (Xombies #3) by Walter Greatshell

 If you see a mistake or know of another release that is not listed let me know!! Happy Reading

What are you Reading??

This was pretty popular last week for the first time so I thought I would do it again this week. 

I am currently reading Dead on Delivery by Eileen Rendahl

Review: Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield

Aftertime
Author:Sophie Littlefield
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Publisher: Luna
ISBN:   0373803362
ISBN13: 9780373803361
Genre: Dystopian
Review Copy Source: Netgalley.com


The world’s gone.
Worse, so is her daughter.

Awakening in a bleak landscape as scarred as her body, Cass Dollar vaguely recalls surviving something terrible. Having no idea how many days—or weeks—have passed, she slowly realizes the horrifying truth: Ruthie has vanished.

And with her, nearly all of civilization. Where once-lush hills carried cars and commerce, the roads today see only cannibalistic Beaters—people turned hungry for human flesh by a government experiment gone wrong.

In a broken, barren California, Cass will undergo a harrowing quest to get her Ruthie back. Few people trust an outsider, let alone a woman who became a zombie and somehow turned back, but she finds help from an enigmatic outlaw, Smoke. Smoke is her savior, and her safety. For the Beaters are out there. And the humans grip at survival with their trigger fingers. Especially when they learn that she and Ruthie have become the most feared, and desired, of weapons in a brave new world...

 What a fabulous book set in an apocalyptic world.  From the beginning AFTERTIME had me glued to the pages. Cass has a troubled past and was trying to make herself better to get her daughter back in her custody when the world went to hell. She wakes up in the middle of nowhere, in pain and scarred having lost a bunch of time and not knowing what happened to her daughter. She doesn't trust anyone or let anyone in and prefers to be on her own. Smoke is a mysterious man that offers to help Cass find her daughter for his own reasons. This book seriously rocked. I have not read many Zombie books but if they are anything like AFTERTIME I think I will have to start reading them more. Emotional, shocking, high-stakes, zombie filled awesomeness is in your future if you pick up this book!! And YAY its the first in a series.

 I gave it 5/5 stars

Week in Review 2/13-2/19

Books Ive Bought/received

*Rogue Oracle by Alayna Williams- Signed- From Author for review on her blog tour

*Dead on Delivery by Eileen Rendahl- From publisher for review

*Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting- Purchased from Borders


Books I read
Aftertime by Sophie Littlefield
A Touch Mortal by Leah Clifford
Etched in Bone by Adrian Phoenix
Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
Dark Oracle by Alayna Williams

Other reviews posted

First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Blood Wyne by Yasmine Galenorn
Green Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells
Dead, Undead, or Somewhere In between by J.A. Saare
Girl Found by Lisa Hall


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*Winners of the Follower Love Giveaway hop have been posted. Congrats!!

*New Releases for the week.

*I must say how happy I am that my local Borders is not on the closing list. I recently purchased the Membership plus programs and I would be a tad upset if I couldn't use my in store coupons. Is anyone affected by a closing?

Review: Girl Found by Lisa Hall

Girl Found
Author:Lisa Hall
Release Date: November  2010
Publisher:  Self Published
Syndicate Stories Book #1
ISBN13: 9781456354602
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Review Copy Source: Author for review


Ellen Morris, she plans to finish college before starting a career as a chef. Until the National Bureau of Investigation picks her up off the street outside her house. Agents Jones turns everything in her life upside down. Ellen no longer has a life, only a past she knows nothing about.

The new colonies are being expanded every day. Those that can have found a new life off-planet. Nick's not waiting for a ride - he's building his own future right here. The Avenues of New Chicago are transforming Earth into a hedonistic getaway spot, and making Nick rich in the process. With the government weakening and his rivals falling into chaos, it’s a matter of time before he controls New Chicago. Everything is working to plan.

Until a rival's secretary drops a file on his desk…the heiress. Twenty years ago the heirs to Morelli house and Agostino house married. A year later they died, a hit rumored to be from inside one of the houses. Their daughter died with them. That's what everyone believed. Now Nick was looking at evidence that wasn't true. Was the file real, or bait?

If the girl, now a young woman, was alive...by rule of blood she controlled two Syndicate house seats. A lot of people would be very unhappy.

The rule of blood. Live by it or die for it. Time to make a choice.

In the first half of the book the situations were a little jumpy going from one to another, there were a lot of names of people thrown into the mix all at once and it was a bit confusing trying to remember everyone and who exactly they were related to or what there role was. I enjoyed Arianna the only issue I had was that sometimes I found myself forgetting how old she was because she came off younger than she was with the way she acted, Of course going farther into the book she grew quite a bit as the situations changed and she had to stick up for herself and what she wanted. The world Lisa has created for the future was easy to believe and easy to get into. The emotions of the characters were conveyed well and I found myself being mad, glad, sad right along with the characters. I genuinely hope that Lisa decides to continue her stories of the Syndicate and that they continue to follow Ellen aka Arianna as the main character as I'm defiantly intrigued enough to keep reading.

I gave it a 3/5

You can get an ebook copy through your Nook or Kindle as well as a hard copy through CreateSpace

Review: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between by J.A. Saare

Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between
Author:J.A. Saare
Release Date: February 7, 2010
Publisher: Mundania
Rhiannons Law Book #1
ISBN:  1770650229
ISBN13: 9781770650220
Genre: Urban Fantasy

One bad corpse can ruin your whole day. No one knows that better than Rhiannon Murphy. She’s left behind the flash and sass of Miami for the no-nonsense groove of New York City, eager for a clean slate and a fresh start. A bartender by trade, a loud mouth by choice, and a necromancer by chance; she’s managed to keep her nifty talent hidden from those around her – until now. 

The deliciously good-looking vampire Disco knows her secret, and when he strolls into her bar to solicit help investigating the mysterious disappearances of his kind from the city, she discovers he’s not the kind of person that appreciates the significance of the word no. 

But in a world where vampires peddle their blood as the latest and greatest drug of choice, it’s only a matter of time before the next big thing hits the market. Someone or something is killing vampires to steal their hearts, and unlike Rhiannon, this isn’t their first stroll around the undead block.

There is nothing simple about Rhiannon and she doesn't seem to get a break. She had a troubled past and she hides behind a tough-girl attitude and a blunt and crude mouth. There is a ton of character development that helps you get to know the various characters and there are quite a bit of them. There is a bit of slowness in the beginning of the book but I'm telling you to stick in there because it picks up fast and will blow your reading mind. Now the ending has a HUGE Cliffhanger, If I could use an emoticon It would be the guy with it's eyes bugging out. I mean HOLY CRAP, Why do authors do this to us poor readers its ridiculous I tell you. And for those who already read the book Who the heck would pick that number?? Really?? THE RENFIELD SYNDROME cant come out soon enough.

 I gave it a 4/5 Stars

Early Review: Green Eyed Demon by Jaye Wells

Green Eyed Demon
Author:Jaye Wells
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Publisher: Orbit
Sabina Kane Book #3
ISBN:   031603777X
ISBN13: 9780316037778
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Netgalley.com


The clock is ticking for Sabina Kane. Her sister has been kidnapped by her grandmother, the Dark Races are on the brink of war, and a mysterious order is manipulating everyone behind the scenes.

Working on information provided by an unlikely ally, Sabina and her trusty sidekicks–a sexy mage named Adam Lazarus and Giguhl, a Mischief demon–head to New Orleans to begin the hunt for her sister. Once there, they must contend with belligerent werewolves, magic-wielding vampires and–perhaps most frightening of all–humans.
But as much as Sabina is focused on surviving the present, the past won’t be ignored. Before she can save those she cares about most, she must save herself from the ghosts of her past.

I dont know why but snarky characters always make me love a book more. Sabina continues her kick butt adventures in book 3 GREEN EYED DEMON. The pace is fast and action packed from the beginning of the book. Adam and Sabina are a great couple in my opinion, I love how she opens herself up finally. New Orleans is always a fun city to read about and the extra supernatural flair Wells adds makes it that much better. I am excited to see what some of the new characters we met will bring to future books.  Action, suspense, romance, and tough life changing choices helps make this book a must read. I dont know what the future will bring for Sabina but I'm staying on the ride to find out.

I gave it 5/5 stars