Category: Reviews

Review & Giveaway – Seeress by Ednah Walters

Title: Seeress Series: Runes #3 Author: Ednah Walters Release Date: April 28th, 2014 Genre: YA Paranormal Romance Publisher: Firetrail Publishing Presented by: As You Wish Tours Pages: 296 Goodreads Rating: 4.61 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Making out and some brief talk of sex) Summary from Goodreads: I love Torin St. James… I need his strength… But someone from his past wants me dead. Raine Cooper is certain of two things: her love for Torin St. James and her destiny to be a […]

Posted May 2, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 0 Comments

5 Star Review & Giveaway – Prisoner of Night and Fog by Anne Blankman

“Debut novelist Blankman’s account of life in Munich prior to Hitler’s 1933 elevation to the chancellorship is completely engrossing….Blankman creates riveting tension for her heroine and pulls readers through with an irresistible subplot featuring forbidden love.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “I’m in awed envy of the daring with which Anne Blankman plunges into her difficult and sensitive subject matter. To read Prisoner of Night and Fog is to be immersed in a breathtaking evocation […]

Posted April 18, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 0 Comments

5 Star Review & Giveaway – The Mind’s Eye by K.C. Finn

There are so many reasons that I loved this book! While historical fiction isn’t always my thing, I’ve always been interested in World War II – not necessarily the battles, but the human stories that played out in that time (in fact, I’m reviewing another WWII book on Friday – I think that these are the only two WWII books I’ve read since Anne Frank when I was in middle school and I’ve managed […]

Posted April 15, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 1 Comment

Review – Mine to Tarnish by Janeal Falor

Title: Mine to Tarnish Series: Mine #0.5 Author: Janeal Falor Release Date: December 2, 2013 Pages: 128 Goodreads Rating: 3.9/5 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: 13+ (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: Katherine’s place is the same as any woman’s—on the shelf next to the dresses and bolts of cloth. When she’s sold to a warlock, life grows even bleaker. Her new owner is as old and rancid as he is cruel, driving her to do the unthinkable: run. […]

Posted April 14, 2014 in Reviews / 1 Comment

Review – Chasing Forever Down by Nikki Godwin

Title: Chasing Forever Down Author: Nikki Godwin Release Date: March, 2013 Pages: 273 Goodreads Rating: 4.31 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Nothing more than kissing; Some language) Summary from Goodreads: After seventeen-year-old Haley Sullivan meets a mysterious stranger who plays by his own rules, she’s more than determined to learn every trick of the trade from the master himself. But her dream-chasing mentor disappears after that night, and according to the local newspapers, he’s been dead for years. Knowing […]

Posted April 11, 2014 in Reviews / 2 Comments

Review – The Here and Now by Ann Brashares

Title: The Here and Now Author: Ann Brashares Release Date: April 8, 2014 Pages: 288 Goodreads Rating: 3.37 Stars My Rating: 4/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (Talk of sex, but nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: An unforgettable epic romantic thriller about a girl from the future who might be able to save the world . . . if she lets go of the one thing she’s found to hold on to. Follow the rules. Remember what happened. Never fall in […]

Posted April 9, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review Origin by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Origin Series: Lux #4 Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: August, 2013 Pages: 364 Goodreads Rating: 4.52 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: Mature YA (Sex shown) Summary from Goodreads: Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his […]

Posted April 8, 2014 in Reviews / 0 Comments

Review & Giveaway – The Unwanted by Jeffrey Ricker

Title: The Unwanted Author: Jeffrey Ricker Genre: Gay YA Fantasy Release Date: March 18th, 2014 Pages: 264 Goodreads Rating: 4.7 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: YA (LGBT – Nothing more than kissing, Sex implied, but not shown) Summary from Goodreads: Jamie Thomas has enough trouble on his hands trying to get through junior year of high school without being pulverized by Billy Stratton, his bully and tormentor. But the mother he was always told was dead is actually alive—and she’s […]

Posted April 4, 2014 in Giveaways (Ended), Reviews / 0 Comments

5 Star Review – Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary

***NOTE: This review may contain spoilers for the first ten editions of this book.*** I know what you’re thinking. This edition was released in 2003. What took me so long to review it? I know, you’re totally right. I have to confess that I’ve had this book sitting on my shelf for quite some time and while I’ve occasionally rifled through it and read bits and pieces, I’ve just never been able to work up to […]

Posted April 1, 2014 in April Fools, Reviews / 13 Comments

Review – Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title: Obsession Series: NA spin-off of the Lux series Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: May, 2013 Pages: 275 Goodreads Rating: 4.16 Stars My Rating: 4.5/5 Stars My Content Rating: 18+ (Explicit sex) Summary from Goodreads: This is a stand alone novel that is an adult spin-off of the Lux Series. You do not need to read a Lux book to read Obsession and vice versa. He’s arrogant, domineering, and… To. Die. For. Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly […]

Posted March 29, 2014 in Reviews / 8 Comments