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Sunday, March 13, 2011
Beth Revis - AMAZING FIVE (5) Book Giveaway!
Friday, March 11, 2011
It's Friday!!!
It's Friday - let's hop! The Book Blogger Hop is from Crazy For Books
and it happens every week Friday until Monday!
This week's question:
"If I gave you £50 (or $80) and sent you into a bookshop right now,
what would be in your basket when you finally staggered to the till?"
Wow! I would love you! My wishlist is staggering! What would I leave with?
As many books as I could for certain!
The Cat Adams Trilogy - Blood Song, Siren Song, Demon Song
Something Secret This Way Comes by Sierra Dean
Nancy Holder's Possession series
and
Archangel's Consort by Nalini Singh
* there are so many more - but I think I have run out of money - - again:(
Hope you have a weekend filled with comfort foods and great stories! Happy reading!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Review: Blameless (Parasol Protectorate #3) by Gail Carriger
Amazon Product Description:
Quitting her husband's house and moving back in with her horrible family, Lady Maccon becomes the scandal of the London season.
Queen Victoria dismisses her from the Shadow Council, and the only person who can explain anything, Lord Akeldama, unexpectedly leaves town. To top it all off, Alexia is attacked by homicidal mechanical ladybugs, indicating, as only ladybugs can, the fact that all of London's vampires are now very much interested in seeing Alexia quite thoroughly dead.
While Lord Maccon elects to get progressively more inebriated and Professor Lyall desperately tries to hold the Woolsey werewolf pack together, Alexia flees England for Italy in search of the mysterious Templars. Only they know enough about the preternatural to explain her increasingly inconvenient condition, but they may be worse than the vampires -- and they're armed with pesto.
My thoughts:
I love this series! I completely enjoyed the first two books and was looking forward to this one! I was not disappointed! I was less than thrilled with Lord Maccon's behavior, but of course I was supposed to be. I was thrilled that Professor Lyall gets to play such a large role in this book. He has been one of my favorite characters throughout the series and it was great to see him get so much print in this book.
The author once again builds an incredible story that is both believable and too much "the thing". She continues to create characters that the reader can truly sink their teeth into. The relationship dynamics between many of the characters are so balanced that it seems one could not stand without the other. In this third book of the series, suddenly these interdependent characters are playing strong, independent roles - it is pleasantly surprising.
The thing that stands out the most for me is the spectrum of emotion in this story - the reader is sent on a roller coaster ride throughout the story.
I love the end - I am always excited when a series is not over at the end of a book - no one really wants a book to end in a cliff hanger, but I get so involved in the lives of the characters that I just don't want the series to be over. So, on that note - can't wait for the next one!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Review: The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason
Amazon Product Description:
Voss, also known as Viscount Dewhurst, relishes the sensual pleasures immortality affords. A member of the Dracule—a cabal of powerful, secretive noblemen marked with a talisman that reveals their bartered souls—the mercenary Voss has remained carefully neutral…until Angelica.
Angelica Woodmore possesses the Sight, an ability invaluable to both sides of a looming war among the Dracule. Her very scent envelops Voss in a scarlet fog of hunger—for her body and her blood. But he is utterly unprepared for the new desire that overcomes him—to protect her.
Now Voss must battle his very nature to be with Angelica…but this vampire never backs down from a fight.
My thoughts:
I LOVED these Characters! I can't say enough about the author's ability to create incredible characters. Voss of course is my favorite - who could read this story and not walk away absolutely in love with Voss. Angelica is the perfect match! Her personality is fantastic, her spunky attitude is great. There are so many characters that seem to play small parts, but as the story progresses they become more.
The setting is ideal! Jane Austen meets Bram Stoker! I enjoyed the chaperones and social engagements of the time. The fashions and trends were fun considering how important appearance is to Voss.
I found myself not wanting to put the story down. I was so into the lives of the characters that I just had to know what was going to happen next.
This is not your average hot, fast romance story - - - it is a wonderfully thought out, beautifully written story of life, love, the differences between people, the journey to happiness, and the chance to be the person you choose to be.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Review: Gunnar - Hurricane Horse by Judy Andrekson
Gunnar: Hurricane Horse by Judy Andrekson
Amazon Product Description:
Each book in the True Horse Stories focuses on a contemporary horse from a different part of the world, and each animal is, in his or her own way, a hero.
PBJ Decks Smokin Gun (Gunner) is an American Paint Horse, one of the many of Heather Lott Goodwin's herd, and a valuable show animal that won the World Championship Paint Horse title. When Hurricane Katrina passed over the Goodwin property, it took with it the fences, the cattle, and several horses. Heather and her family lived in their horse trailer for six weeks and considered themselves lucky to have safe, comfortable shelter. After the storm, they searched for the animals and recovered many of them. But three months passed before they located Gunner, a hundred miles away. They were told he was in terrible shape and should be put down. Nevertheless, Heather drove on washed-out roads to bring him home, starving, dehydrated, and blind in one eye. With the help of a vet and her mother, she nursed him back to health. Amazingly, nine months later, he was well enough to compete again in the World Championship Paint Horse Show. Gunner's story is a testament to love and to determination.
My thoughts:
I wasn't ready for this book - I thought that this would be a light, fast read. This idea was reinforced by the illustrations and the short length of the book. I enjoyed the story very much. I found the descriptions of the world of training and showing horses to be accurate and interesting without getting too involved. I found myself laughing and crying. I had no idea that the story would take ahold of my heart the way it did. I was not prepared for the end of the story and the dedication. It's a great read - be ready with the tissue.
Monday, March 7, 2011
Monday - is it already Monday?
The meme is hosted by Shelia at Book Journey!
What have I been reading?
I just finished reading -
The Vampire Voss by Colleen Gleason - - review to post on 3/9/11
Gunnar: Hurricane Horse by Judy Andrekson - -review to post on 3/8/11
Currently reading:
The Darkest Fire by Gena Showalter
What am I reading next?
Betrayed by PC Cast & Kristin Cast
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