Book Review: Red Moon by Benjamin Percy

Title: Red Moon
Author: Benjamin Percy
Release Date: May 9th 2013
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Source: Received from the publisher via BooksellersNZ for an honest review

They live among us.

They are our neighbors, our mothers, our lovers.

They change.

When government agents kick down Claire Forrester's front door and murder her parents, Claire realizes just how different she is. Patrick Gamble was nothing special until the day he got on a plane and hours later stepped off it, the only passenger left alive, a hero. Chase Williams has sworn to protect the people of the United States from the menace in their midst, but he is becoming the very thing he has promised to destroy. So far, the threat has been controlled by laws and violence and drugs. But the night of the red moon is coming, when an unrecognizable world will emerge...and the battle for humanity will begin.
 
My Thoughts

Red Moon is one of those books that has everything going for it including a really interesting premise and a thought provoking book trailer. But for me that’s where all the good stuff ended.

Red Moon is a very, very slow moving book. The action scenes take pages and pages of overly descriptive writing before very much happens and so instead of being heart pounding, frantic scenes of werewolf attack, you are left with a snore inducing story that is a lesson in procrastination and long-windedness!

The writing is detailed and thought inducing but terribly boring and just didn’t do enough to hold my attention, so sadly Red Moon has ended up on my DNF pile.
1 star :[

Quickie Book Review: Frostbite by Lynn Rush

Title: Frostbite (Touch of Frost #1)
Author: Lynn Rush
Release Date: September 17th 2013
Publisher: Lynn Rush, LLC
Source: Won an e-arc from the author

Amanda gives a whole new meaning to cool…

Amanda Smith is sick of getting chased from town-to-town. So when she lands in tiny Trifle, Arizona, she hopes it’s her last move for a long time. Despite hating the smallness of the town, she settles in and finds a best friend, and even a boyfriend. Normality at its finest.

But for a girl who can shoot snow from her hands and lift a two-ton truck over her head like a bag of feathers—normal is not an option.

The scientists who murdered her mother come barreling into Amanda’s quiet life. She must decide if she’ll run again or stay and fight. The price of either choice might be her life or the lives of those she’s come to love…

My Thoughts

Frostbite is full of unexpected twists and turns, I never really knew what would happen next and I loved that about this book.
It has also been quite some time since a YA book made me cry; such were the emotions of this story.
I especially loved the prologue – it really sets the scene; lots of dire events, fighting and surprising ice action!
 

A great story, well told with realistic relationships/friendships portrayed. I look forward to reading where this story goes next.
A lovely 4 star read ;]

Book Review: LICK by Kylie Scott

Title: LICK (Stage Dive #1)
Author: Kylie Scott
Release Date: July 1st 2013
Publisher: Momentum
Source: Received from the author for an honest review
 
Waking up in Vegas was never meant to be like this.

Evelyn Thomas’s plans for celebrating her twenty-first birthday in Las Vegas were big. Huge. But she sure as hell never meant to wake up on the bathroom floor with a hangover to rival the black plague, a very attractive half-naked tattooed man, and a diamond on her finger large enough to scare King Kong. Now if she could just remember how it all happened.

One thing is for certain, being married to rock and roll’s favourite son is sure to be a wild ride.

My Thoughts

I’ve been following all of the little sneak peeks of LICK on the author’s blog, chaffing at the bit for more with each tantalizing snippet. I drooled over the brooding image of David on the cover, anticipating its release with each passing day. And I squeeeed in an almighty fangirl fashion when it arrived in my inbox for review!

LICK is one of those books you stay up to the wee small hours reading.
It’s a book you read while trying to cook breakfast for the kids; a book so engrossing you’ll (well I did anyway) hold off going to the bathroom just so you can read to the end of the page... or even the next!

For those of you who have read Kylie Scott’s other books (Flesh, Skin, Room With a View: Hot Down Under, Colonist’s Wife) you’ll know about her talent for writing snazzy one liners and snarky, tongue in cheek conversations that have you swooning, giggling, and panting with lust. For those of you, who have yet to experience Kylie’s ninja writing skills, prepare for a great ride.  

LICK is an experience in awesome; I barely stopped to write notes (hello – you already know I barely stopped for bathroom breaks!!) but the ones I did write read like this…

HOT!
FUNNY!
HOT AND FUNNY!
OMG HOT!
OMG, F*&#ING HOT!!
RAWRRRR THAT’S HOT!!!!!

You get the idea!

Yes, LICK is a book I have fallen in love with; an array of characters who feel like friends, or people I’d like to befriend (or have sex with!) Kylie's characters came alive with every word, every turn of the page, to the point I felt bereft once I'd finished reading. I am physically aching for the next book in this series, I only hope the wait isn't too long!

There really are so many things to love about LICK and I could go on-and-on about it, but you really need to experience it’s amazingness for yourself.

I NEED this in paperback on my keeper shelf now!
So I'll definitely be ordering a signed copy a.s.a.p because author Kylie Scott has solidified herself as one of my all time favourite authors.

LICK gets a super sexy, well deserved 5+ stars ~<;]
 

Cover Reveal

So I've been a bit busy lately and completely overlooked this Cover Reveal post :(
But isn't it absolutely gorgeous!

 

Release Date: October 2nd 2013
Publisher: Starling Publishing

All things fall.

Even Witches.

Supreme in their dominion over seasons, storms and sea, the Witches have forgotten the unmatched destructiveness of mankind—and among the weapons men seek are the magical songs of the Witches.

Lilette is one of the few who sees the signs of decadence and decay within the Witches. An outsider amidst her own kind, can she delay her people's annihilation long enough for them to survive the war that is coming?

Here's the link:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15829923-witch-fall

For the first twelve years of my life, I lived in a two bedroom ranch house at the base of a mountain. Besides my parents, my family consisted of three brothers--the oldest of which enjoyed beating me up. Ironically, the younger two were terrible wimps. I rode horses, moved sprinkler pipe, and mucked out barns (when they could catch me). We didn't have a lot of money, and the part of the ranch we lived on was eventually repossessed by the bank. Subsequently, we had to move to town (I know. I should have written Westerns).

I graduated from Utah State University with a bachelors degree (English and physical education), a husband, and a two-year old. I was a member of the collegiate honor society and graduated cum laude (which basically means I'm an overachiever).

My second son had severe colic, often crying for 16 hours a day. By the time he was four months old, I was in a very dark place. I discovered that I could prop him up between my arms and type for brief periods of time. Creating stories quickly became a cathartic addiction I couldn't function without.

It took seven manuscripts and five very long years before my debut novel, Witch Song, came out.

I currently live in Northern Utah with my husband and three children.

Find Amber here:
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Spotlight On... Petronela Ungureanu

It is my great pleasure to shine a Spotlight On...
author Petronela Ungureanu :)

Petronela Ungureanu is a fantasy writer and a journalist living in a picturesque part of poetic Romania. She takes great pleasure in simple things like walking barefoot in the grass, or reading Jane Austen in front of a good fire, surrounded by her numerous purring cats. When the time feels right, she mysteriously withdraws in her favorite corner where she concocts fantastical stories about elves, fairies, gnomes and other wondrous creatures. She has recently published her first book, a romantic fantasy short story named Lost in the Seven Worlds that has received some great reviews so far. The short story is about a young woman who finds herself captive in another world and who makes the mistake of falling for a disgraced being that inhabits the Seventh World. In the name of love, she is confronted with a most disturbing demand and faces a crucial decision. Some reviewers say it is a fantasy/sci-fi romance written in the style of Jane Austen.

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Release Date: March 13th 2013
Publisher: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing

Lost in the Seven Worlds is the debut work of Petronela Ungureanu, an avante-garde Romanian writer.

When a young woman finds herself captive in another world, she makes the mistake of falling for one of the disgraced beings. In the name of love, she is confronted with a most disturbing demand and faces a crucial decision. Will she remain lost in the Seven Worlds, or will she accept the challenge of a love beyond mortality?

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Release Date: May 31st 2013
Publisher: Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing

Lost in a gloomy village away from the civilized world, a young man lives the most horrifying experience of his life.

This story is based on actual events and it follows faithfully the incredible narration reported by the very hero of this story. The reader might be tempted to doubt these facts... he should not.

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LINKS

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Amazon: Lost in the Seven Worlds
Amazon: I Met A Demon