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This weeks question...

"What are your new years book blogging resolutions?"

 

Just to bring honest interesting reviews to my followers as I read the books I love. I hope to have more giveaways, guest blogs and interviews as well.

Winner: "Because its my Birthday Month" Giveaway

Thank you to everyone that entered!!

PRIZE: The winner will receive 1 copy of Afterlight by Elle Jasper, 1 Afterlight postcard signed by Elle Jasper and various bookmarks and swag from my overfilled drawer of stuff.

The winner chosen by Random.org is…

Donna (BLHmistress)

Congrats!! I have emailed winner who has 48 hours to respond with mailing address or I will pick another.

Review: Confessions of a Demon by S.L. Wright

Confessions of a Demon
Author:S.L. Wright
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Publisher: Roc
Allay Book #1
ISBN:  0451462327
ISBN13: 9780451462329 
Genre: Urban Fantasy

After accidentally stealing the life force of a dying demon, Allay became the only human-demon hybrid in existence. Demons feed on human emotions, so Allay decided the safest way to satisfy this need-and still retain some semblance of her humanity-was to open a bar. Here she can drink from, and ease, her patrons' pain, which has helped her to stay under the demon radar...until now.

When Allay is attacked and nearly killed by another demon, a human comes to her rescue. Theo Ram is tall, handsome, and mortal-and Allay feels a connection to him she didn't think she'd ever know. But that bond is tested when the demon community in New York begins to rise up, and two opposing clans fight for power. Now Allay is caught in the middle, and she must decide where her loyalties lie. 

CONFESSIONS OF A DEMON was a decent book. I found that it was pretty slow which is why it only got a 3.5 but the plot was nice and twisty making it a good read. Allay is a strong main character with great supporting characters to go along on her journey. I enjoyed the way demons were made in this story to feed off of human emotions, when they are made they go with the emotion of there makers last feelings so they end up being called what there fave emotions are, Allay, Revel, Shock, etc. The ending was much faster paced than the beginning was which helped make the story better for me. Interested to see what DEMON UNDERGROUND brings to the series.
 

I gave it 3.5/5

Review: Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff

Earl of Darkness
Author: Alix Rickloff
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Publisher: Pocket
Heirs of Kilronan Book #1
ISBN:  1439170363
ISBN13: 9781439170366
Genre: Paranormal/Historical Romance
Review Source Copy: Publisher

The magic she tries to hide . . . 

Born a lady, but reduced to surviving in the slums of Dublin, Catriona O’Connell has been hired to steal a mysterious book from Aidan Douglas, Earl of Kilronan. But Cat is secretly Other, an age-old mixture of Fey and human—something Aidan recognizes immediately when he surprises the lovely young burglar in his library, about to steal a magical diary.

. . . is the magic he desperately wants. 

From the moment Aidan sees her, Cat’s spirited beauty enchants him, but her uncanny abilities are what he truly needs, for Cat can understand the mystical language in the diary he inherited from his murdered father. So Aidan makes an offer: translate the book or be thrown in prison as a thief. And as Cat slowly deciphers each page, she and Aidan are drawn together by passion . . . and into the violence of the Other world that is the Kilronan legacy. Can they defeat those who seek the book, or are their lives in even greater danger than their hearts?

I think any fan of Paranormal/Historical Romance will enjoy EARL OF DARKNESS. It is packed with Romance, chemistry, magical powers and paranormal elements. The main characters are strong and well developed as well as the secondary characters and I hope to see more of them in the next two books. I had a bit of a hard time following along with people, places and powers in the beginning but it gets more defined as the story goes on.

I gave it a 4/5 stars

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My Soul to Steal by Rachel Vincent Release announcement

You can view my review here

Official shelf date is Jan 1, 2011 but many locations have it out on the shelf already so snag your copy!!

Official blurb:

YOU WANT MY SOUL AND MY BOYFRIEND?

Trying to work things out with
Nash—her maybe boyfriend—is hard enough for Kaylee Cavanaugh. She can’t just
pretend nothing happened. But “complicated” doesn’t even begin to describe their
relationship when his ex-girlfriend transfers to their school, determined to
take Nash back.

See, Sabine isn’t just an ordinary girl. She’s a mara,
the living personification of a nightmare. She can read people’s fears—and craft
them into nightmares while her victims sleep. Feeding from human fear is how she
survives.

And Sabine isn’t above scaring Kaylee and the entire school to
death to get whatever—and whoever—she wants.

I DON'T THINK SO.

New Release's Dec 27- Jan 2

Tuesday 12/28

Arcane Circle: Persephone Alcmede #4 by Linda Robertson 

Ascension by Caris Roane

Bloody Valentine: Blue Bloods Novella by Melissa De La Cruz

Captive Soul: Dark Crescent Sisterhood #6 by Anna Windsor Crimson Wind: Horngate Witches #2 by Diana Pharaoh Francis
 Dark Waters: Lady of the Lakes #2 by Alex Prentiss
Deadly Little Games: Touch #3 by Laurie Faria Stolarz 
Earl of Darkness by Alix Rickloff
 Eternal Prey: Gods of the Night #3 by Nina Bangs
 Fallen Angel by Heather Terrell

Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls: Ghost Hunter Mysteries #5 by Victoria Laurie
Hellforged: Deadtown #2 by Nancy Holzner

 Killing Rocks: The Bloodhound Files #3 by DD Barant

The Lost Saint: Dark Divine #2 by Bree Despain

My Fair Succubi: The Succubus Diaries #3 by Jill Myles
 Once in a Full Moon by Ellen Schreiber
Ruthless Game: Ghostwalker #9 by Christine Feehan 

Soul Hunt: Evie Scelan #3 by Margaret Ronald 

 Vampire Crush by A. M. Robinson


Saturday 1/1

My Soul to Steal: Soul Screamers #4 by Rachel Vincent
Tempest's Legacy: Jane True #3 by Nicole Peeler

Im a Featured Blogger

Im this weeks (12/27-12/2) Featured Blogger over at Every Little Thing. Be sure to stop by and check out my interview. Thanks Hannah for having me over.