Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Review: A Fistful of Frost by Rebecca Chastain

A Fistful of Frost
Release Date: May 8, 2018
Publisher: Mind Your Muse Books
Madison Fox Book #3
ASIN:  B07BD3QWXM
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: Author

Madison’s job—and soul—are on thin ice.

Madison Fox is determined to reform Jamie, her half-evil pooka, but the bond linking her to Jamie works both ways. Already, it has manipulated her into bending the rules. If she continues down this path, she could doom her soul. Since her judgment can’t be trusted, a high-ranking inspector now dictates Madison’s every interaction with Jamie, and each directive drives them further apart.

Unfortunately, Madison has bigger issues than the potential degradation of her soul. Winter has struck with a vengeance. Frost moths plague the entire state, reinforcing the artificially frigid temperature. Worse, cold-blooded, soul-stealing enemies are flocking into her region from the north—creatures Madison has little defense against.

With the inspector scrutinizing her every misstep, Madison is in for the battle of her life. If she hopes to survive, she must make an impossible choice: save herself and her region or save Jamie.

An imaginative urban fantasy filled with heart, humor, and plenty of butt-kicking action—A Fistful of Frost is a book you won't want to miss.
It's been about 2.5 years since I read book two in the Madison Fox series. I was a little hesitant to start A FISTFUL OF FROST and I will admit that it took me a bit to remember some of the past events and really get into it. Soon things started flooding back and I quickly started to remember why I enjoyed Madison and her group of co-workers and friends.

There is quite a bit of action going on in A FISTFUL OF FROST. There's always evil to clean up and get rid of and there is a pretty big battle at the end of the story. The addition of Jamie took me a bit to really get into and I didn't always love it, but I enjoyed his character. Nothing was easy between Madison and Jamie, but I think they navigated things pretty well considering the circumstances.

There is a bit of go-stop-go on the relationship front. There is Dr. Love whom Madison has already went on a date with and enjoyed. They are still "dating", but it isn't in any way in the forefront of the story and things don't always go as planned with them. We also get some action with another character and Madison. I have to say that I am excited to see what happens in future stories with Madison and this person. I bet it will be hot if they let a relationship happen.

Since it's been a good amount of time since the last book I think I would have liked a little bit of backtracking on past events in the beginning of the story.  It didn't take me a long time to remember things, but I think it would have helped me enjoy the earlier events in the story more instead of me trying to remember who certain people were. But having said that, I still really enjoyed the book and will read more.

I gave it 3.5/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

New Releases: 5/6-5/12


Mon. May 7th

 Owl and the Tiger Thieves (The Adventures of Owl #4) by Kristi Charish

 Tue. May 8th
The Queen Underneath by Stacey Filak
Strange New World (Brave New Girl #2) by Rachel Vincent
Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson
What Should Be Wild by Julia Fine

Happy Reading!!
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Monday, May 7, 2018

Cover Reveal: Awaken the Darkness by Dianne Duvall



Awaken the Darkness

Immortal Guardians #8
Releasing July 10th, 2018

Return to the "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), “fast-paced and humorous” (Publishers Weekly) world of New York Times bestselling author Dianne Duvall's Immortal Guardians. 

 He awakens encapsulated in dirt with no knowledge of how he came to be there. Riddled with injuries, he can remember neither his past nor who he is. Nor can he remember what he is. But surely no mortal man could survive being buried deep beneath the earth. All he knows with certainty is that the soothing voice and presence of the woman moving around above enables him to endure the agony of his wounds. And he will do whatever it takes to be with her.

When Susan first sees the old two-story house for sale, such warmth and longing fill her that—against all reason—she makes an offer. It will take years of hard work and money she frankly doesn’t have to fix up the place. So she can’t explain why she bought it. She also can’t explain what compels her to spend hours one night, digging in the basement until she unearths a man. A man who still lives and breathes despite having been buried alive. A man whose intense brown eyes glow amber with pain, declaring him far more than ordinary. Susan knows she should keep her distance. He has no memory and possesses gifts that would make most fear him. But as the two work together to unravel the mystery of his past, she finds herself drawn in by his teasing nature and tender touch. So much so that she loses her heart to him even as they find themselves hunted by unknown enemies who are ruthless in their quest to capture them. 

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About the Author
Dianne Duvall is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the Immortal Guardians series and The Gifted Ones series. Reviewers have called Dianne's books "fast-paced and humorous" (Publishers Weekly), "utterly addictive" (RT Book Reviews), "extraordinary" (Long and Short Reviews), and"wonderfully imaginative" (The Romance Reviews). Her books have twice been nominated for RT Reviewers' Choice Awards and are routinely deemed Top Picks by RT Book Reviews, The Romance Reviews,and/or Night Owl Reviews.

Dianne loves all things creative. When she isn't writing, Dianne is active in the independent film industry and has even appeared on-screen, crawling out of a moonlit grave and wielding a machete like some of the vampires she creates in her books.

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Sunday, May 6, 2018

Week in Review: 4/29-5/5



Books Received for Review

Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy
Whisper by Lynette Noni

Books I've Read

Wild Hunger by Suzanne Wright
Shades of Midnight by Debbie Cassidy
Venom in the Veins by Jennifer Estep

Reviews Posted

Dark Queen by Faith Hunter
ISAN by Mary Ting

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Friday, May 4, 2018

Review: ISAN by Mary Ting

ISAN
Author: Mary Ting
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Publisher: Vesuvian Books
ISAN Book #1
ISBN13: 9781944109561
Genre: YA Dystopian/ SciFi
Review Copy Source: NetGalley

The world has changed.

Scientists warned it would happen.

Meteors devastated the Earth. World Governments developed plans to help surviving citizens. The United States disbanded and salvageable land was divided into four quadrants—North, South, East, and West—governed by The Remnant Council.

Struggling to survive, seventeen-year-old Ava ends up in juvenile detention, until she is selected for a new life—with a catch. She must be injected with an experimental serum. The results will be life changing. The serum will make her better. To receive the serum Ava agrees to join a program controlled by ISAN, the International Sensory Assassin Network.

While on a mission, she is abducted by a rebel group led by Rhett and told that not only does she have a history with him, but her entire past is a lie perpetuated by ISAN to ensure her compliance. Unsure of who to trust, Ava must decide if her strangely familiar and handsome captor is her enemy or her savior—and time is running out.

I didn't know if I would like ISAN going in, but by the end I wanted more.

It started out a bit slow, but I enjoyed ISAN. I felt myself caring for not only Ava—although she could be very naive at times—, but many of the supporting characters. Once things got going the story had a nice flow to it.

Hold onto your pants because there is a lot of action in ISAN and you never really know which characters to trust. It seems like a few characters have hidden agendas and I'm not quite sure if they are on the good or bad side of things yet. I look forward to finding out.

There is a bit of romance going on in ISAN, but I don't really have a lot to say about it yet. One thing that ISAN was missing was details about the world. The world building was minimal and I think some more detail would have pulled everything together.

I'm excited to read more of the ISAN series and will keep checking the authors website for news on when it will be coming out.

I gave it 3.5/5 stars

* This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Thursday, May 3, 2018

Review: Dark Queen by Faith Hunter

Dark Queen
Release Date: May 1, 2018
Publisher: Ace
Jane Yellowrock Book #12
ISBN:  1101991429
ISBN13: 9781101991428
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Review Copy Source: NetGalley

Jane Yellowrock used to hunt vampires, but now she must fight--and win--beside them.

As Enforcer to the vampire Master of the City of New Orleans, Jane Yellowrock stakes her reputation and her life on keeping her territory safe. But Leo has been issued a blood challenge by the emperor of the European vampires, who seeks to usurp all of his power and possessions. If Leo loses the match to the death, the city will be forfeit, and the people of New Orleans will suffer the consequences. Jane can't let that happen.

Preparing for the duel requires all of Jane's focus, but with so much supernatural power in play, nothing goes according to plan. She has to rely on herself and the very few people she knows she can trust to stand and fight. Only two things are guaranteed: nothing is sacred, and no one is safe.

There were quite a few shocking moments in DARK QUEEN and I still can't decide how I feel about some of them.

I love how much Jane has grown and evolved in the series. She has a vast 'family' now and I love reading about their interactions. Beast continues to be enjoyable to listen too. Jane's relationship with Bruiser is in a great place and I enjoy their times together. We learn a lot more about Jane's past along with her in DARK QUEEN and I feel that a new character that was introduced will open a lot more of her past up to her and us.

I want to avoid spoilers so some of my issues with DARK QUEEN aren't going to be voiced. I felt there were some filler moments that could have been avoided. I don't really need to know the ins and outs of how Jane dresses over and over. I also didn't need to excessive detail about rooms that characters spent two seconds in. There were a lot of new characters introduced and I didn't always see their purpose in the story.

I didn't love the end. It was a bit slow which was understandable with what was going on, but the last events that happened felt stilted. Like one event was supposed to happen, but then it changed at the last minute and there wasn't time to elaborate. Things were left very uncertain.

I gave it 3.5/5 stars

 * This book was provided free of charge from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Promo: Electric Gardens by M. Black


Electric Gardens
Electric World #1
Amazon Goodreads
Lexi019, like many other young adults, are confined to what is called a Compound controlled by Tins. Upon their eighteenth birthday they are relocated to serve in the Electric Gardens. But Lexi019 has never been compliant, being glitches frequently for misbehavior that leads her into many hot nights in the cells of the Compound.

Friend Kyle53 wants to escape too, and with a war raging inside of him after his sister was taken to be Meshed (tries inserted into the human brain to render humans compliant), the two embark on a dangerous journey of escape. When they run into some unlikely friends, the two eventually enter the Electric Gardens to forge a way out of the Compound, but will they get out in time or will the Tins, like with the rest of world, find the first?

4 Book Electric World Series:
Electric Gardens, Electric Grids, Electric Wars, Electric Ends
 Book Trailer: https://youtu.be/86xJ8lDtVOw
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M.Black is a TOP #100 AMAZON Bestseller. She is the author of EXOTIQA WORLD (Cyberpunk Dystopia), GRAPH WORLD (SFF Post-Apocalyptic), SIM WORLD (SciFi Dystopia Post-Apocalyptic) and ELECTRIC WORLD (Robot Post-Apocalyptic).

A semi-finalist author of Lauren Hemingway Contest, she is now published with CREATIVIA.

ENTER TOMORROW with M. Black are YA and NA Dystopias or Post-Apocalyptic stories with a healthy does of SyFy, Fantasy, Future Tech or Robots.

Her books are socially relevant, original, dark & sexy, with characters that dig into your heart, and plot lines that really do surprise. Stories focus on robots, AI, SIMS, genetics, climate, environment, wildlife, grafting, social divisions, neural laces, and future tech.

M.Black is passionate about the Earth, animals, robots and technology. You will find all of these concepts as parts of the themes used in her brand of books ENTER TOMORROW.

M. Black loves to explore future worlds that are falling apart and she likes to keep the reader guessing.

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