Category: Books

Psychological Analysis: Cristin Terrill + Giveaway of All Our Yesterdays!!!

October 14, 2013 5 Comments Regina

Cristin Terrill is a young adult author and aspiring grown-up. She grew up semi-nomadic and graduated from Vassar College with a degree in drama. After getting her masters in Shakespeare Studies from the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon, she lived in London, Austin, Boston, and Washington, DC while working as a theatrical stage manager. Now she writes and leads creative writing workshops for DC-area kids and teens. All Our Yesterdays is her first novel. Twitter / Tumblr / Facebook Cristin Terrill’s […]

TWD Post! I’m so amused with myself right now.

October 14, 2013 2 Comments Erin

So I’m listening to the audiobook version of Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout at work. I totally forgot that in Opal Katy, Daemon and Dawson have a George Romero zombiethon in this book where during it Daemon morphs into a zombie (lolol)… I immediately thought of Daemon as a zombie and then remembered that the new season of The Walking Dead premiered last night..and then I had a genius thought…and then I giggled and opened […]

Book Review: The Only One by Magan Vernon

October 13, 2013 4 Comments Erin

Erin’s Review: We first meet John Boy in The Only Exception when he is introduced to us as Trey Chapman’s Big Brother at their Fraternity Alpha Mu. In The Only Exception he appears to be your stereotypical Frat Boy; Only there for the Booze, Girls & Parties… He continues t0 give us this impression at the beginning of The Only One, being that it’s a halloween party and he’s only wearing a loin cloth(say […]

Review: Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

October 13, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… I’m a fan of reading the heroes POV in stories. I like to experience how they perceived things. I loved Travis Maddox in Beautiful Disaster so I knew that I needed to read his story. I’m happy that I did. I really enjoyed it. I think the author did a great job writing this companion novel. I didn’t grow bored with it. I didn’t find myself skimming. It captured and held my attention […]

BOO!ks for October: The Descartes Legacy by Nina Croft

October 12, 2013 0 Comments Regina

The Descartes Legacy is a Blockbuster movie waiting to happen. Okay, this book might not be spooky in the BOO! sense, but it’s definitely creepy and suspenseful, thus making it fit for a BOO!ks for October rec. Lucas Grafton– Tall, dark, and handsome. A man on a mission. Our male MC. Jenna Young– Tall, blonde, and beautiful. A woman with a purpose. Our female MC. The Conclave– Exclusive terrorist organization I really enjoyed the […]

Blog Tour & Review: Worth the Flight by Vi Keeland

October 11, 2013 2 Comments Christy

My thoughts… Where to begin with this one. I loved this book and it’s characters. The synopsis caught my attention and I couldn’t wait to get started reading it. It captured and held my attention from the beginning until the very end. I kept turning page after page to see what would happen next. Speaking of… I really liked both Elle and Nico. In the beginning Elle is described as plain and boring. She lives […]

BOO!ks for October/ARC Review: Conjured by Sarah Beth Durst

October 9, 2013 4 Comments Regina

Conjured is Magical Realism at it’s finest. (Okay, I am posting this ARC review waaaaay late, but as the saying goes, “Better late, than NEVER!” ) Conjured is the kind of story that makes me want to invent words to use to describe it. Basic vocabulary seems unfitting for such a unique story. After reading it, the first thought that sprung to mind was, ” Man, I really want to interview this author!”. The cover […]

Book Review: One To Hold by Tia Louise + Giveaway

October 8, 2013 3 Comments Erin

Melissa has the year from Hell and somehow her best friend Elaine has managed to talk her into running away for a week at a spa thousands of miles away from the mess that her life is. While sitting at the hotel bar drinking the only cocktail she could think of that she doesn’t even like, she somehow catches the attention of the sexy Derek Alexander. When Derek comes her way, she’s floored by this […]

Review: Losing It by Cora Carmack

October 7, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… I’ve read this one once before. I left a four star rating on Goodreads a while back and said “From the beginning until the end I loved everything about this story.” Not much of a review, but it’s straight and to the point. I’d like to add I loved Bliss and Garrick from the beginning. The chemistry they share is apparent from the beginning. Upon meeting in a bar their attraction is so […]

Review: Hell Without You by Ranae Rose

October 6, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… I have so many mixed feelings about this book. The synopsis captured my attention and I couldn’t wait to get started reading it. It wasn’t to far into it that things started to go wrong. The characters or should I say the hero has issues. A lot of issues. I found Donovan’s actions to be odd at times. In some ways I could see why he acted the way he did at times, […]

Saturday Night Shrine: Caleb Lane

October 5, 2013 0 Comments Regina

I stumbled across Caleb Lane while doing research for The Academy series by C.L. Stone. I was developing my own private ”dossier” (as C.L. likes to call it) of boys that I found suitable for casting as the magnetic, magical 7 guys in her books. Nathan happens to be one of my favorite boys in The Academy series, and I needed to find someone extra special (and extra HOT) to fill his role for me […]

Review: Found in You by Laurelin Paige

October 5, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… I’m sort of conflicted about this book. After reading Fixed on You (book one) I didn’t think a book two was necessary, but I was excited to get more Hudson Pierce. Immediately things started to frustrate me. Alayna was doing things that had me shaking my head. Literally. I couldn’t understand the point of some of her actions. There was a lot of back and forth with her decisions. I almost started to […]

Cover Reveal: Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

October 3, 2013 1 Comment Erin

Don’t Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: April 15th, 2014 Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Goodreads: Add to your bookshelf Pre-Order: Amazon | B&N Samantha is a stranger in her own life. Until the night she disappeared with her best friend, Cassie, everyone said Sam had it all-popularity, wealth, and a dream boyfriend. Sam has resurfaced, but she has no recollection of who she was or what happened to her that night. As she tries to piece together […]

BOO!ks for October: Author Spotlight: Darynda Jones

October 3, 2013 0 Comments Regina

For reasons known only to the Big Guy upstairs, NYTimes and USA Today Best Selling author Darynda Jones won both a Golden Heart and a RITA for her manuscript FIRST GRAVE ON THE RIGHT. But even before that, she couldn’ t remember a time she wasn’ t putting pen to paper. When she was five, she would pick up a pencil and notepad, scribble utter chaos onto the page and ask her mom to read […]

Stars in September:ARC Review: Made of Stars by Kelley York

September 30, 2013 0 Comments Regina

“Even the stars are lies. They sparkle so brightly, but their shine takes years to reach us. …………… Maybe I, too, am a star that has already burned out, and nobody has realized it yet.” Made of Stars was not what I was expecting. I can’t tell you exactly what I was expecting when I saw the title and skimmed the synopsis, but it was along the lines of a Sci-Fi or romance book. MOS […]

Stars in September: Still Star-Crossed by Melinda Taub

September 30, 2013 0 Comments Regina

Melinda Taub’s Still Star-Crossed is full of bloody brawls, Princess Bride style adventure, chivalrous rescues, and Bard-level story crafting. It definitely put me in the mood to re-watch Franco Zeffirelli’s Romeo and Juliet. The Main Players: Rosaline- Romeo’s prior infatuation Prince Escalus- Prince of Verona Benvolio- R0meo’s kinsman Livia- Rosaline’s younger sister Paris- Juliet’s intended before Romeo For the past 15 years of my life, I have DESPISED Rosaline. Ever since I saw Leonardo DiCaprio […]

Review: Out of Line by Jen McLaughlin

September 30, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… Out of Line is written by a new to me author. A publicist I follow on twitter tweeted about it. It was on sale for 99¢ so I thought I’d give it a try. For the most part I liked it. I thought the main characters were interesting. Things start off a little rocky between the hero and the heroine. Finn almost seems a little stalkerish at first. I can understand why he’s […]

Review: Fixed on You by Laurelin Paige

September 29, 2013 1 Comment Christy

My thoughts… It took me a little bit to get into this one, but after 50 or so pages I found that I could hardly put it down. The plot was really interesting and I enjoyed reading this story. It’s a humorous, sexy, and sometimes emotional read. I admit I teared up a couple times while reading it. I liked both the hero and heroine and most of the secondary characters. The heroine is Alayna. […]

Review: Midnight Lies by Ella Grace

September 26, 2013 0 Comments Christy

My thoughts… Midnight Lies is the second book in the Wildfire series. As with the first one I loved this book. This is turning out to be a great series. The plot was intriguing and I couldn’t wait to get started. Author Ella Grace is a pseudonym for Christy Reece. I’ve read all of her previous books and loved them. She writes really good romantic suspense series. I loved both Quinn & Samantha. They were […]

Book Review: Unchained by J. Lynn

September 25, 2013 4 Comments Erin

This book started out slow for me. It took a while for me to warm up to Lily, but eventually I got there. Like other female characters of JLA’s, Lily was full of some good snark and I think that is what finally got me. Lily is one kick-ass girl who hardly ever gets into a situation that she can’t get herself out of. Though, that doesn’t mean she doesn’t have a guardian angel looking […]

Cover Reveal: Royally Lost by Angie Stanton

September 24, 2013 0 Comments Erin

Royally Lost by Angie Stanton Release Date: May 6, 2014 Publisher: Harper Collins Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Group:Young Adult/New Adult (Harper Collins is releasing it as YA, however, the characters are 18 and out of high school. It is a sweet book appropriate for any age.) Goodreads: Add to your bookshelf Dragged on a family trip to Europe’ s ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Trapped with her emotionally distant father, […]