Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

I lifted a finger and took a moment to admire the way his ass filled out his jeans. Even after sitting in the car for two days straight, he still looked hot with his stubble and road-weary smile. Too bad the mage part made him off-limits.

The Mage in Black - Jaye Wells pg.1

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader for the month of January. Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I got a few books this week:








Where She Went - Gayle Forman

















It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

Not one dang thing. I hate weeks like this

Books I am reading this week:

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis
Soulless - Gail Carriger




Books to finish this week:

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

Alexander whipped a roundhouse at Niko, kicking him in the jaw before the other man realized he had moved. He clobbered Tyler in the head with a downward jab. Then he was dodging and weaving as the two kept coming.

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis pg. 79

Love Me To Death - TLC Blog Tour January 24, 2011

Love Me To Death - Allison Brennan (TLC Blog Tour)


Synopsis:

• Mass Market Paperback: 496 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine Books; Original edition (December 28, 2010)

Six years ago, Lucy Kincaid was attacked and nearly killed by an online predator. She survived. Her attacker did not. Now Lucy’s goal is to join the FBI and fight cyber-crime, but in the meantime, she’s volunteering with a victim’s rights group, surfing the Web undercover to lure sex offenders into the hands of the law. But when the predators she hunts start turning up as murder victims, the FBI takes a whole new interest in Lucy.

With her future and possibly even her freedom suddenly in jeopardy, Lucy discovers she’s a pawn in someone’s twisted plot to mete out vigilante justice. She joins forces with security expert and daredevil Sean Rogan, and together they track their elusive quarry from anonymous online chat rooms onto the mean streets of Washington, D.C. But someone else is shadowing them: A merciless stalker has his savage eye on Lucy. The only way for her to escape his brutality may be another fight to the death.

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this book. Lucy is strong, vibrant, survivor and tough as nails, even with all she has been through. An amazing feat considering what all her character had endured. Sean reminded me of a big, strong teddy bear. I just wanted to hug him lol. Kate reminded me of the big mamma lion. Someone who would do anything to protect those she loved and at any cost.

The book was full of twists and turns. I was never fully sure who I should or shouldn't trust or really who the bad guys were. The storyline is one we all fear and hate to see in the headlines, sex crimes. Kidnapping, rape, murder, torture. Everything you don't want to see when you turn on the evening news.

If I had any complaints about the book, it would be, the mass amount of characters involved. Between victims, suspects, the good guys and filler characters, I noticed I spent a fair amount of time indexing people and trying to keep track of who was who. Not that this is a bad thing mind you. I think most of the characters are key players in book, you just have to be willing to take your time and really soak up the book.

Various Author/Book links:

Love Me to Death on Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/Love-Me-Death-Novel-Suspense/dp/0345520394

Allison's website: http://www.allisonbrennan.com/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/allison.brennan

Twitter: http://twitter.com/allison_brennan

Allison Brennan’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, January 3rd: Bewitched Bookworms

Tuesday, January 4th: Dren’s B-Spot

Wednesday, January 5th: A Bookworm’s World

Thursday, January 6th: Musings of an All Purpose Monkey

Monday, January 10th: Chaotic Compendiums

Wednesday, January 12th: Under the Boardwalk

Thursday, January 13th: Rundpinne

Monday, January 17th: Jen’s Book Thoughts

Tuesday, January 18th: Fiction State of Mind

Wednesday, January 19th: Along the Way

Thursday, January 20th: Reading with Martinis

Friday, January 21st: Inside of a Dog

Monday, January 24th: My Life in Not So Many Words

Tuesday, January 25th: Cafe of Dreams

Thursday, January 27th: Bookaholic Does Blogging

Friday, January 28th: Wordsmithonia

Monday, January 31st: Drey’s Library

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader for the month of January. Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I got a few books this week:








1) Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis (blog tour)

















2) The Girl Who Became the Beatles - Greg Taylor (publisher)















13 Rue Therese - Eleni Mauli Shapiro (publisher)
















It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

Wither - Lauren DeStefano

Books I am reading this week:

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis
Soulless - Gail Carriger



Books to finish this week:

Crimson Wind - Diana Pharaoh Francis

Wither - A Review

Wither - Lauren DeStefano (Publisher)

Product Details

• Pub. Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Format: Hardcover , 368pp
• Sales Rank: 253,382
• Age Range: Young Adult
• Series: Chemical Garden Trilogy Series
• ISBN-13: 9781442409057
• ISBN: 1442409053

Synopsis

In the not-too-distant future, because of genetic engineering, every human is a ticking time bomb.

Males only live to age twenty-five, and females only live to age twenty. To keep the population from dying out, girls are kidnapped and sold into polygamous marriages.

When sixteen-year-old Rhine is taken, she enters a world of wealth and privilege that both entices and terrifies her. She has everything she ever wanted--except freedom. With the help of Gabriel, a servant Rhine is growing dangerously attracted to, Rhine attempts to escape before it's too late.

My Thoughts:

This book sucked me in from the get go. I could feel Rhine's fear in the truck and throughout the story. Rhine is strong, independent, assertive and a fighter. Qualities that could either work for or against her in this future society.

Imagine knowing you would die at age 20 or 25? Crazy right? Not in this world. This world it's a fact. I loved the plot of the book. I also like knowing it's a start of a trilogy and not in and of itself. There's so many questions I have as to why and how. I hope we get some answers in upcoming books.

Let's talk about the characters. I think they were well written and executed through out the book. Cecily drove me nuts to be honest but her character was so well played, that I think it was meant to be that way. Jenna was sweet and a survivor if I ever saw one. A quiet person much like myself. Linden, he shocked me I wanted so very much to not like him. It didn't turn out that way though. I liked Gabriel. I liked all the little things he did for Rhine. Let's not forget Housemaster Vaughn. That character gives me the creeps in every sense of the word. I would not want to be anywhere near him, not even in the same building. He reminds me of a mad, sadistic, scientist.

Anyway, a great start and I look forward to then next installment!

Author's Website: Lauren DeStefano

Born At Midnight - A Review

Born at Midnight - C.C. Hunter (Library Thing)

Product Details

• Pub. Date: March 2011
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Format: Paperback , 416pp
• Sales Rank: 995,969

• ISBN-13: 9780312624675
• ISBN: 0312624670
• Edition Description: First Edition

Synopsis

Don’t miss this spectacular new series that will steal your heart and haunt your dreams, Welcome to Shadow Falls camp, nestled deep in the woods of a town called Fallen…

One night Kylie Galen finds herself at the wrong party, with the wrong people, and it changes her life forever. Her mother ships her off to Shadow Falls—a camp for troubled teens, and within hours of arriving, it becomes painfully clear that her fellow campers aren’t just “troubled.” Here at Shadow Falls, vampires, werewolves, shapshifters, witches and fairies train side by side—learning to harness their powers, control their magic and live in the normal world.

Kylie’s never felt normal, but surely she doesn’t belong here with a bunch of paranormal freaks either. Or does she? They insist Kylie is one of them, and that she was brought here for a reason. As if life wasn’t complicated enough, enter Derek and Lucas. Derek’s a half-fae who’s determined to be her boyfriend, and Lucas is a smokin’ hot werewolf with whom Kylie shares a secret past. Both Derek and Lucas couldn’t be more different, but they both have a powerful hold on her heart.

Even though Kylie feels deeply uncertain about everything, one thing is becoming painfully clear—Shadow Falls is exactly where she belongs…

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this book. Not a bad start to a new series and I'm curious to see where the series will go. Kylie is kind of whiny but at the same time I understand what turmoil she must me going through. Parents having issues, finding out everything she thought was a myth is true, finding out she might be different, hormones out of control, etc.

The boys in the book, wow hard to choose which one I like. I find Derek to be a great choice but then I think Lucas is a dang good choice as well. Hmm decisions, decisions. I loved Holiday's character. I think my only issue is she seemed almost like one of the teenagers at the camp instead of an adult running it. It's only a small issue though.

Okay I loved Kylie's roomies! They cracked me up with their constant bickering! Perry was pretty dang funny too. Kylie's parents annoyed the heck out of me but that's what parents are for lol.

All in all, not a bad read and I would definitely recommend it.

Author's Website: C.C. Hunter

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

I'd been having the same dream for the past month--the one where a dark stranger materialized out of smoke and shadows to play doctor with me.

First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones pg.1

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader for the month of January. Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I got one book this week:








First Grave on the Right - Darynda Jones (Publisher)

















It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann
Born at Midnight - C.C. Hunter (review to post this week)

Books I am reading this week:

Wither - Lauren DeStefano
Soulless - Gail Carriger



Books to finish this week:

Getting back to Wither so hoping to at least finish it this week.

Cryer's Cross - A Review

Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann (Simon & Schuster E-galley)

Product Details

• Pub. Date: February 2011
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Format: Hardcover , 240pp
• Sales Rank: 82,741
• Age Range: Young Adult
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• ISBN-13: 9781416994817
• ISBN: 1416994815

Synopsis

The small town of Cryer’s Cross is rocked by tragedy when an unassuming freshman disappears without a trace. Kendall Fletcher wasn’t that friendly with the missing girl, but the angst wreaks havoc on her OCD-addled brain.

When a second student goes missing—someone close to Kendall’s heart—the community is in an uproar. Caught in a downward spiral of fear and anxiety, Kendall’s not sure she can hold it together. When she starts hearing the voices of the missing, calling out to her and pleading for help, she fears she’s losing her grip on reality. But when she finds messages scratched in a desk at school—messages that could only be from the missing student who used to sit there—Kendall decides that crazy or not, she’d never forgive herself if she didn’t act on her suspicions.

Something’s not right in Cryer’s Cross—and Kendall’s about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.

My Thoughts:

Wow! This is the first book by Lisa McMann that I have read, and I got to say, I'm impressed! I was quickly drawn into the story and into the characters.

Kendall is one of the more unique characters I've read about. I loved having a main character who isn't perfect. I found it incredibly interesting to see life through Kendall's eyes with her OCD. It's not a subject you see in books often and I was instantly drawn into her daily struggles with maintaining control and how she has learned to cope and deal with it. My heart broke for this character and all she was going through and yet I found myself marveling at how strong of a character she really is.

The story was great as well. I admit I was wondering where it was going through a good portion of the book. I did start get an inkling about halfway through and I finally started understanding what the in between chapters were chanting about.

Author's Website: Lisa McMann

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

Just great. Her mother had barbecued her fathers shorts. That's it. Kylie was never eating anything cooked on that grill again.

Born at Midnight - C.C. Hunter pg.2 (not teaser from ARC subject to change)

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader for the month of January. Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I got one book this week:








1) 187 Victim's Revenge - Wade J. Halverson (author)



















It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

Love Me to Death - Allison Brennan (look for review on 1/24)

Books I am reading this week:

Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann
Wither - Lauren DeStefano
Soulless - Gail Carriger



Books to finish this week:

Cryer's Cross - Lisa McMann

Wither has been put on the back burner for now so I can finish up a tour book. Soulless I have restarted listening to the audio version instead and I'm loving that one.

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading and it asks us to...

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser this week:

A gunshot is the loudest sound in the universe. Especially if the bullet is coming at you.

Virals - Kathy Reichs Prologue pg 1

Mailbox Monday & What Are You Reading

This is a weekly meme hosted by Marcia at The Printed Page (not sure who January's host is just yet). Join the fun and post what you got in your mailbox last week!

I added yet another few more books this week.







1. Virals - Kathy Reichs (between a 50% coupon and $5 Border's bucks, I got this for $4. Love coupons!)
















2. Wherever Nina Lies - Lynn Weingarten (bought)

















Zero Day - Mark Russinovich (review)

















It's Monday What are you reading this week? Hosted by Sheila at One Person's Journey Through A World of Books. This is a meme to list the books completed last week, the books currently being read, and the books to be finished this week.

Books I finished in the last week:

None this week

Books I am reading this week:

Love Me To Death - Allison Brennan
Wither - Lauren DeStefano
Soulless - Gail Carriger



Books to finish this week:

Love Me To Death

Wither has been put on the back burner for now so I can finish up a tour book. Soulless I have restarted listening to the audio version instead and I'm loving that one.