Of books, writing, and life in general
Yay another blog tour with a giveaway for yah! Read about Byzantine Gold, a new book by author Chris Karlsen. Last year I posted a review of her book Golden Chariot, which was about sunken treasure. In Byzantine Gold, the main characters from Golden Chariot–Charlotte and Atakan–find themselves in another exciting and dangerous situation involving treasure (what else?), terrorists, and a contract killer looking for revenge! Read more about the book and find out how you can win an ebook copy of Golden Chariot and a $50 Amazon GC! Arrr!! (Wait, are we finally going to see some pirates?!?)
Akshully, it’s T-Shirt and Hoodie Thursday!! Yayyyyyy.
The Seasons (Threadless): Yayyy more Game of Thrones inspired stuff. I’m on book four of this mind-blowing epic series. George R.R. Martin is da man.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (Threadless): I like this. That is all.
In Dog Beers I’ve Only Had One (Loops and Pluto): Yep, and it’s off to the alcohol detox treatment center with you!
A House Full of Ninjas (Threadless): Awww look at all those adorable ninjas doing adorable ninja things in little ninja ways.
Oh wow, just four shirts this time.
I’m losing my touch.
Finally finished reading the follow up to The Grimoire: Lichgates by author S.M. Boyce! In my review of Lichgates, I mentioned that I had a hard time getting into the book. Luckily, it wasn’t the same with the second book, Treason.
About the book
Ourea has always been a deadly place. The lichgates tying the hidden world to Earth keep its creatures at bay—for now.Kara Magari ignited a war when she stumbled into Ourea and found the Grimoire: a powerful artifact filled with secrets. To protect the one person she has left, she strikes a deal that goes against everything she believes in. But things don’t go as planned.
Braeden Drakonin can no longer run from who—and what—he is. He has to face the facts. He’s a prince. He’s a murderer. He’s a wanted man. And after a betrayal that leaves him heartbroken, he’s out for blood.
To survive, both Kara and Braeden must become the evil each has grown to hate. — Get this book on Amazon
The weather’s been really nice and cool lately. Not cold enough to make you wanna get one of those nifty snow jackets, but cool enough to make me feel slow and lazy. Now I didn’t want to seem unproductive so today I decided to feature another book from my review pile! Yayyyyy. I feel bad about making these authors wait so long for my reviews, so I’m trying to make up for it by featuring their books in the meantime. Mwahaha. Anyway, I first saw this book on Goodreads and I was intrigue. Check it out, folks!
About the book
The grandeur of the traveling circus is at its peak in the early 1920s when sixteen-year-old Laila Vilonia is searching for an escape from her bleak future. Behind the gates of the legendary Marvelle Circus, she is thrust into a mysterious world she never knew existed—a paradise populated with outcasts. It’s in this glamorous new home that Laila sparks a controversial romance with notorious sideshow performer, “The Disappearing Man,” and learns just how dangerous her new life can be.
Touring the picturesque eastern coast of America, Laila’s immersed in friendship, vaudeville, festivals, sequins, and serial killers. But behind the curtain, a sadistic plan is brewing that will crack the very foundation upon which she’s become so dependent. — Get this book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and iBooks.
Today we’re featuring author David M. Brown’s fantasy novel A World Apart. I won an ebook copy of this book from a blog giveaway some time back and I wanted to do a review for the blog tour, but I wasn’t confident I’d be able to read it in time. I still have loads in my review pile!
Enjoy this guest post by Samantha Durante, author of the book Stitch (YA paranormal/dystopian romance). Here she talks about bad reviews. I’m sure many readers wonder how authors feel when their books receive negative reviews. I, for one, hate giving bad reviews and I always try to be diplomatic and fair whenever a book falls below my expectations. I always try to make it balanced and fair and I make sure to say the review is only from my point of view and others may not share it. Anyway, here’s our chance to hear it from an author who’s had her share of negative reviews. :)
Welcome to another blog tour! Hah. I know, I’m up to my neck in blog tours again, but I just couldn’t turn down the chance to read books by up and coming authors. Today I have a review of Tournament of Chance and a quick interview with the author S.G. Rogers. I won an ebook copy of this book in a giveaway some months back and when the invitation for the tour came out, I decided to jump in and join the fun. There’s a $25 Amazon gift card giveaway so don’t forget to enter at the end of this post!
The Sullivans by Bella Andre is a romantic series about a family whose love know no bounds. There are currently seven books in this series and I read them all in about a week, not in order, mind you. The series can be read out of order as each book is a different love story about a Sullivan family member.
After reading all seven books one after the other, I learned three things.
Okay, I think I’m just suffering from romance novel overload and that’s likely the reason for the rambling below.
