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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Top Ten Tuesday: Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

This is a meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish where each week bloggers share a list of books for the prompt given.

This week the topic is:

Top Ten Books On My Fall 2013 TBR List

A lot of these books have been on my TBR for awhile but I really want to get to them this fall!

1. A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4) by George R. R. Martin

2. The Reckoning (The Taker, #2) by Alma Katsu

3. Grave Witch (Alex Craft, #1) by Kalayna Price

4.The Butler: A Witness to History by Wil Haygood

5.The Last Werewolf by Glen Duncan

6. The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran

7. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

8. Nightshade (Nightshade, #1) by Andrea Cremer

9. A Lion Among Men (The Wicked Years, Vol. 3) by Gregory Maguire

10. Shadows of the Dark by John Zaffis and Brian McIntyre

Stacking the Shelves (September 17, 2013)

What is Stacking The Shelves all about?

We are all book lovers and the need to share our enthusiasm is sometimes overwhelming. Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

If you’re anything like me, you are probably hoarding books and even though you are excited about your latest book arrival, it might be a while before you get to review it and Stacking The Shelves is a good way to express your undying enthusiasm for those titles!

How to participate? Just head on over to Tynga's Reviews and sign up!

FOR REVIEW

from Kensington Publishing Corp

JFK Has Been Shot by Charles A. Crenshaw with Jens Hansen and J. Gary Shaw

The Savage Dead by Joe McKinney

The Hungry Dead by John Russo

Fatal Strike by Shannon McKenna

from The Cadence Group

True Hollywood Noir by Dina Di Mambro

PURCHASED

from Paperabackswap

Neferet's Curse by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

More Than a Housewife by Vicki Gunvalson

Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning

from Amazon

The Wolf Gift by Anne Rice (only $1.99!)

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Book Review + Giveaway: Blood Between Queens by @BKyleAuthor

Blood Between Queens

Series: Thornleigh, #5

By: Barbara Kyle

Publisher: KensingtonPublishing

Publication Date: April 30, 2013

Format: ARC

Source: Publisher

Justine Grenville, the ward of Richard Thornleigh, is tasked with a very important mission on behalf of Elizabeth I. She must befriend Elizabeth’s cousin Mary, Queen of Scots and report back any suspicious behavior. To do this will win her great favor with her betrothed, Will Thornleigh. She must prove that she is a loyal Protestant and deny her Catholic upbringing. After someone from her past makes an appearance, her faith is put to the test.

Though the characters are engaging, the plot line was a bit predictable. It did however have everything that I love about a good Tudor novel, schemes and betrayal. Each page brought the reader further into the intrigue but also at times got a bit complicated with the abundance of characters that come in and out and obviously have a back story but this being the fifth novel the reader is unaware exactly what it is.

Even with the few downsides to Blood Between Queens, I would still recommend this to all Tudor era readers. The blend of historical facts and Barbara Kyle’s imagination flows seamlessly and at times you can picture yourself standing in the halls alongside Elizabeth I.

PURCHASE BLOOD BETWEEN QUEENS

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DISCLOSURE: I received this book from the publisher at no charge and in no way influenced my review.

GIVEAWAY

Thanks to Kensington Publishing I have one ARC copy of Blood Between Queens to give away! To enter you must fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Book will be mailed by me. Winner will be picked on September 26, 2013 and will have 48 hours to respond to my email within 48 hours or another winner will be picked. US/Canada only.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Book Review: Blessed by a Demon's Mark by @ES_Moore

Blessed By a Demon’s Mark

Series: Kat Redding, #3

By: E.S. Moore

Publisher: KensingtonPublishing

Publication Date: December 31, 2012

Format: Paperback

Source: Publisher

In Moore’s third installment of his Kat Redding series, we find Kat hiding in Delai. She hopes by being here that she will overcome her compulsion to feed. Kat still does not like what she is or her kind. Unfortuneatly her demon’s mark that she wears is pulling her back into the real world. She must answer for the favor she asked of the crazy demon Beligral.

Back in the “real world” Kat is faced with a lot of people looking for her. The vampire Countess Baset and the hunky werewolf Adrian in particular. She also comes home to a new roommate and her old roommate’s new affiliation with the Luna Cult. One thing she discovers is that Delai is not what she thought it was. There is strange magic and she needs to break all ties as soon as possible. Kat wants to but there is a little girl there that needs saving. So even though she fulfills her first demon’s mark she decides to take on another one to save the little girl.

Kat has her major issues that haven’t been resolved or looking to be resolved anytime soon. Storylines go every which way and the reader finds that Kat has a lot on her plate and it is no wonder she doesn’t know which way to go. At times I didn’t like how Kat treated but I guess you can be a bit of b*tch if you have all these things being thrown at you at once.

I still love this series even thought this installment let me down a bit. Definitely recommend reading from the first book, To Walk the Night.