Review: Hidden by Meg Jensen

Hidden

Author: Magg Jensen
Series: Dragonlands #1


I cannot explain how happy I am to have been recieved this book. It was beyond my expactation. I read lots and lots of diffrent fantasy books and after a while it gets a bit dull. Nothing seems interesting or impressing but this book was awesome in one word. I was travelling when I started this book and it was over in a day.
Our story begins at Hutton's Bridge where there's mist around the town that no one can leave or enter and the last living person that was alive when the mist wasn't there is on the dead bed. Aferwards we witness the happenings on the town and the adventures of Tressa who enters the mist.
Tressa is such a strong woman even though she was raised in a little community, it is a total pleasure to journey with her. . I don't approve all of her choices but I can understand her.  Each chapter leaves you wanting more.
There was no cliffhangers which is a relief because I hate them. But there were thing that left unsaid or half. To make way to a second book probably. Not that I am complaining. The characters were deep and interesting but I believe physically there could have been more descriptions and a little bit more world building would be appriciated.
Overall this was an awesomne book every fantasy lover should read.

Rating: 5/5

Review: Memory's Wake by Selina Fenech

Memory’s Wake 

Author: Selina Fenech
Series: (Memory’s Wake Trilogy #1)
Publication date: June 16th 2011
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Synopsis:

Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead.

She takes the name “Memory” and knows she has just one goal – to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange. No technology to be seen, and iron is banned, thanks to a pact the humans have with the magical creatures who share their pre-industrial era world. In her t-shirt and torn jeans, Memory knows she’s different, even before she performs impossible magic.

Haunted by her past, chased by a dragon, wanted by the king and stalked by the strange, handsome savage that seems to know her, everyone is after Memory, and she suspects it’s not just for her eye-catching outfit. Her forgotten past holds dangerous secrets that will challenge everything she believes and risk the lives of everyone she loves.

Memory’s Wake contains over 45 illustrations by the author and artist.

I relly liked the suspense and the mystery surrounding the story. I was constantly wondering and instead of the answers I was searching for I was constantly being suprised with answers for the questions I haven't even thought of before. It was definitely a good read and I will admit that I enjoyed the illustrations a little too much. They were seriously well drawn and let me tell you the boys are hot and Memory is geourgeous. I waited eagerly for each illustration to come. I finished the book in one day and it worth my time. So go read it. :)

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12035671-memory-s-wake?ac=1

Purchase: 

Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005502KA8/
B&N- http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/memorys-wake-selina-fenech/1103877714?ean=2940016036694&itm=1&usri=2940016036694
Kobo- http://www.kobobooks.com/ebook/Memorys-Wake-Memorys-Wake-Trilogy/book-ggFjk88Ii0-lOlhPihV24g/page1.html
iTunes- https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/id595683715

Book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYgXkt6fpAs

Rating: 5/5

Memory's Wake by Selena Fenech

Memory's Wake

Author: Selena Fenech
Series: Memory’s Wake Trilogy #1
Publication date: June 16th 2011
Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult

Lost in a world full of monstrous fairies, a troubled sixteen year old has to find out who she is and why her memories were stolen before she is found by those who want her dead.
She takes the name “Memory” and knows she has just one goal – to find her way home, wherever that is. But this land is strange. No technology to be seen, and iron is banned, thanks to a pact the humans have with the magical creatures who share their pre-industrial era world. In her t-shirt and torn jeans, Memory knows she’s different, even before she performs impossible magic.
Haunted by her past, chased by a dragon, wanted by the king and stalked by the strange, handsome savage that seems to know her, everyone is after Memory, and she suspects it’s not just for her eye-catching outfit. Her forgotten past holds dangerous secrets that will challenge everything she believes and risk the lives of everyone she loves.
Memory’s Wake contains over 45 illustrations by the author and artist.

 Think about a girl from our world finding herself in a diffrent world with diffrent rules and no memories. What would you do? Well it's a story filled with mystery, imagination and wonder. I mean you keep wondering the truths, what's going to happen also try to get to know characters. I must admit that I find the subject refreshing after reading like 3 books which are replikas of each other. Just as I started to get bored of this genre I found something good again. Also very finely drawn illustrations adds to it even though most of the time I prefer to imagine the characters myself this time I think it helped me to visualize the story more firmly. So if you like hotties you can see more than imagine and a diffrent story than what's main stream here's your call. Go and enjoy it.

Rating: 5/5

Review: Kinetic by S.K. Anthony

Author: S.K. Anthony

Series: The Luminaries #1

Publication: September 20th, 2013

Category: New Adult (NA)

Genre: Urban Fantasy (UF)

Being strong is one thing. Being an unlimited source of power is quite another.

Genetically altered by the Organization, Annie Fox takes down criminals CIA-style with her luminary strength. With nothing to mend but her broken heart, she is relentlessly pursued by her boss Derek Lake. Just when Annie is about to give him a chance, her ex-husband unexpectedly comes out of hiding.

A wanted man, Nick Logan is a cold-hearted murderer who is considered enemy number one, and orders are clear: kill on contact. He is more powerful than ever and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear. His plan? Get his hands on Annie and use her Kinetic energy to destroy them all. When Annie finds herself with an opportunity to end him, she pauses, horrified by the scars covering the face she once loved. A split second that will cost her everything …

Review: Golden Couple by Stephanie Karpinske

Golden Couple 

(The Samantha Project Series #2)

Writer: Stephanie Karpinske

Release date: February 23, 2013

Genre:  Science Fiction/Romance/Thriller

Age Group: Young Adult

Buy Links:

Amazon- http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Couple-Samantha-Project-ebook/dp/B00BCL2M9S/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1365546742&sr=8-1

Barnes and Noble – http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-golden-couple-stephanie-karpinske/1114585061?ean=9780988752412

Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17412637-the-golden-couple

Book Description for The Golden Couple:

In this action-packed second installment of The Samantha Project series, Samantha and Erik go on a search to find a way to save themselves from the genetic time bomb ticking away in their cells. Along the way, they discover a shocking secret--one they wish they were never told!

Although Samantha's boyfriend, Colin, is back now, her feelings for Erik are getting stronger by the minute. It isn't long before she finally learns the real reason why she can't resist Erik. But only after she's gone too far with him! So far that Colin may never forgive her.

GlobalLife Genetics continues to pursue Samantha and they'll stop at nothing to get her. Sam still doesn't understand what GlobalLife's plan is for her but she knows it's something big. And she knows it isn't good.

Ok I loved it even more than the first book. You know why because it was packed with supernatural adventure ready to explode. You all know that I love paranormal books but do you know what else I love? Since I am engineer yup I love "science". :) This book brings two worlds together. I finished the book just in one day. Breathless. I had exams coming up but instead I just sit and read this book. It was that good. Just like the first book the characters had some serious depth. It was like you could connect with each and every one of them. Even I am still thinking between Erik and Collin. I was so connected that I even started suspecting the book. When Erik escaped I thought he couldn't at it was some duplicate or when Samantha guessed the code I was thinking that it's all wrong. More secrets revealed at the same time more questions appeared.It binds you to itself so be careful. ;)
Will I continue the series? Yes.
Would I read more books from this author? Yes.
Would I recomend it? Yes. Definitely to everybody. 

About the Author

A former editor for a publishing company, Stephanie Karpinske has worked on several bestselling nonfiction books. Now she freelances full-time, writing for a variety of books and national magazines. The Samantha Project is her debut YA novel and is the first in The Samantha Project series. Stephanie lives in Des Moines, Iowa.

Author social media links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Foodnuti

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17159917-the-samantha-project

Review:Blessed Tragedy by H.B. Heinzer

Maddie Neumann died the day she pulled away from her parents' house determined to make her dreams come true. She wasn't the perfect little princess she'd been raised to be, all she wanted to do was rock. Everything Maddie was tucked away in a box to allow for her re-birth as Rain Maxwell; a badass rocker who answered to no one and lived by her own set of rules.

Rain's world is shattered with one phone call from her estranged family. No sooner does she get home than everything she thought she knew about her life starts changing.

Colton Bradford knew there was something special about Rain the moment they first met. Unfortunately, she had a hard and fast rule about dating a bandmate so he was stuck in the friends zone. When Rain is going through her own personal hell, will Colton finally be able to make her see how he feels and convince her to take a chance on love?

  Let me tell you I am a total sucker for strong women. So I loved Rain. She is strong. She doesn't take shit from anybody and she is what she wants to be. Also the reason I liked her even more is that she is human. Most of the writers forget this in my opinion, a woman being strong doesn't means that she doesn't have feelings or she doesn't get hurt. It means that she can last longer that's all not forever. And Colton, if every man was like him no one would get a divorce great boyfriend with a dash of bad boy. I also love rock stars. I can hear you say everything you love at the same place. It also had a great character depth and backup. It wasn't instant love. What Rain and Colton had was what a real relationship sould stand upon. Love, friendship and understanding. It was the ultimate romance book.

Would I read more from this author? Definitely yes.

Would I continue the series? yup.

Would I recomend it? If you like this genre, then what are you waiting for. Go get it.

Available on Amazon  

Some writers can tell you what book piqued their interest in writing a book of their own. I can’t. Other authors tell you the name of a teacher who influenced and encouraged them to write. The only English teacher I can remember probably does deserve some of the credit for my success because she was one of the hardest teachers I ever had. Honestly, I don’t know why I write; all I know is it’s one of two things I can do that makes me feel completely free.

The first “official” writing I did was as a fifteen year old high school sophomore. My dad was part of an APAzine and, for whatever reason, I started guest writing on his zine. That led to me getting a zine of my own in the Turbo Charged Party Animal APA. Rope the Moon (named after the John Michael Montgomery song and a nod to my dad’s influence on me) was the ramblings of a child in a world of adults.

I was held to a high standard because most of the contributors were my dad’s age. They were somewhat hesitant to allow a kid in, but they voted me in after those guest contributions. To this day, I feel blessed to consider some of those members friends.

Sometime after high school, life got in the way of my dreams. They keyboard was dusty. Looking back, that’s also when I felt my most restless. After my daughter was born, I started my first blog, More Than Mom, as a way to vent about my struggle to hold onto the identity I’d owned for 27 years.

In 2006, I heard about NaNoWriMo for the first time. I jumped in with the enthusiasm of anyone who’s never tried to write a 50,000 word novel in a month. It was a damn good story. Did I mention I’d never written anything of that length before? Yeah, that’s important because it means I never lost a work in progress of that length before. It was November 14th and I was over 24,000 words when my hard drive failed. And with the loss of my manuscript, I lost the drive to write for a while.

In 2012, I attempted NaNoWriMo again, this time saving in so many places I’m sure I’ll be finding partial copies of Bent everywhere until the day I die. The thing they don’t tell you with NaNo? When you hit 50,000 words, that doesn’t mean you’re done writing! So, I kept writing until I was done. And then I edited. And edited some more. Deleted a bunch of scenes, added others in. Had some trusted friends and mentors read it and then tweaked it some more.

In January 2013, I made the single scariest click of my mouse that I will ever make. I published Bent. It’s been a whirlwind year and it keeps picking up pace but I’ve never before felt so blessed to be where I am!

I’d love to hear from you! Feel free to email me at hbheinzer@gmail.com with questions, comments or even a good joke!

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 Rating:5/5

Review: Hidden Gates and Broken Gates by D.T. Dyllin (P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy)

 (P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy #2)

Paperback

Expected publication: May 24th 2013 by Dragonfairy Press 

 ***Genre - New Adult Paranormal Romance.

P.J. Stone is a Seer who saw too little, too late.

In the past, her biggest worries were boys and school—but war has a way of changing things. Now, the alien Riders are trying to overrun the world. As the last of their kind, P.J. and her friends must find a way to save humanity before there’s nothing left to save.

After choosing a mate, P.J. hoped she'd have time to enjoy her love life. But with everything changing so quickly and major secrets revealed, who knows what the future will bring?

First of all I started this book with such excitement because I really loved the first book. I also liked this one and I will definitely continue the series but this time there was few things that disturbed me. First of all way too many turnbacks from the firstbook. It felt like I am reading the first book again and if you think that I read it juat a day ago it bored me to read some scenes again. Things got complicated at one hand and not that complicated at the other hand and it was awesome it was full of suprises. I don't want to give any spoilers so I'm not going to ralk too much about what happened but it can be also read as a stand alone even though I highly recommend you start reading it from the start. And now what really pissed me of is the cliffhanger. I just read all of it with such speed such passion and then it just ended where it shouldn't have. It kinda dissapointed me. I will read the third book when it comes because I am way too curious. But I don't like cut off cliffhangers. If you are going to start reading this book get ready for the cliffhanger so you don't get too dissapointed. Over all I loved thies serie and I will probably read more books from this author.

Rating: 4/5

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 (P.J. Stone Gates Trilogy #1) 

Paperback, 299 pages

Published February 28th 2013 by Dragonfairy Press

***Genre - New Adult Paranormal Romance

For P.J. Stone, being a “Seer” who has never seen anything is less than fun. And P.J. isn’t known for her patience.

To make matters worse, she must choose a suitable mate to continue the Seer bloodline. Duty always comes before her heart…at least that’s what her parents taught her. When she finds herself wanting someone who is considered off-limits, P.J. is forced to question everything she believes.

As if navigating her love life isn’t complicated enough, P.J. finally receives a vision—of a threat to her world that only she can perceive. But no one will believe a fledgling Seer’s warnings. With nowhere else to turn, she may decide to trust a stranger with her life, her world, and maybe even her heart.
 First of all I must admit I started the book without knowing the subject exactly. I just started reading it so it was even more suprising I guess and you kow what? I loved it.I am always looking after new paranormal stuff so yup it was nice. Last night as I was reading it I got so carried away that I even forgot that I had to sleep. I really liked the subject. I liked the style the length. I liked everything. And tell me who doesn't like three super hot boys fighting over you?It was so catchy and awesome.

Will I continue the series? Yes, absolutely.

Would I recomended it? If you like this genre, definitely.

Rating:5/5

 

About the Author

Cynical-Optimist. Chocolate-holic. Sarcasm Addict. Paranormal Believer. Romance Junkie. Self Imposed Insomniac. Animal Lover. Writer.
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