Of books, writing, and life in general
Egad, I am delayed with a review again! I’m currently reading this book and it’s pretty interesting so far–flows easily and reads like a casual conversation. I’ll have my review before the tour ends!
In the meantime, read more about The Heart of Darkness Club and its author Gary Reilly (who passed away before any of his novels were published). Also, please check out the other tour stops. :)
You know I’ve been pretty open about my luck with online giveaways. I can’t remember how many times I’ve won e-books, print books, Amazon gift cards, and even DVDs. I haven’t won major cash prizes just yet–crossing my fingers on this one (hah!)–but books and GCs are pretty cool so it’s been really really awesome.
Since my last Offering to the Giveaway Gods, I’ve been blessed with winning the usual e-books, paperbacks and gift cards, but the last couple of months have been extra awesome! I won a super cool giveaway and I’m so excited for the prize to arrive. It’s still in transit so I’ll post more when it gets here.
And so I’ve decided that I’m due for another “Thank you, Giveaway Gods! Giveaway!” I’m having a mini giveaway to celebrate. Up for grabs: $10 in Kindle books from Amazon or PayPal cash!
Due to some limitations from my end right now, I can’t buy Amazon gift cards or send books from The Book Depository at the moment so the winner will have to choose between $10 worth of Kindle books from Amazon (which I will buy from my remaining balance and then send as a gift) or $10 in PayPal cash.
That’s it. Enter using the Rafflecopter! Good luck, friends! :)
So just got an email from myself from May of last year via futureme.org. I completely forgot about writing this letter and it just made me smile right now. Here is what the Me in May 2012 had to say to the Me today.
Well, well. I sent this around the time when I was just starting out with the whole freelance thing. I love that I was so positive and eager! Looking at the five points mentioned in my letter, I assess my current score to be about 2.5 out of those five. I don’t feel so bad about that though.
This heart-warming magical realism story has received an AIA Seal of Excellence and a B.R.A.G.MedallionTM for outstanding independent fiction. It offers real solutions for handling bullying that will inspire and empower teens and adults alike.
I saw this Mr. Darcy shirt on my Facebook newsfeed and I just had to share it. I’m not particularly in love with Mr. Darcy but I love the book enough to appreciate this cute tee. I would wear this in baby pink. Anway, on to T-Shirt Thursday! On!
Waiting For Mr. Darcy (Skreened): For Jane Austen fans everywhere!
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This (Threadless): I don’t know why but I love this shirt! Makes me think of the Mysterious Benedict series for some reason.
Hairspray (Threadless): I love the hair thing going on this shirt. Loooove.
Panda & Friends (Design by Humans): Where’s Panda? LOL.
The second book of the Diamond Peak series by author Tahlia Newland is here! I’ll be posting my review in a bit, but in the meantime, check out the book below and enter the giveaway!
I think this is the fifth to the last blog tour I have for this first half of the year! In this new book, Byzantine Gold by author Chris Karlsen, the characters from Golden Chariot (book #1), Charlotte and Atakan, go on another exciting and dangerous treasure dive. Check out the book and enter the blog tour giveaway for a chance to win a $50 Amazon GC, ebooks, and t-shirts!
Byzantine Gold
A sunken warship from the Byzantine Era carrying an unusual cargo of gold has been found off the coast of Northern Cyprus. News of the valuable cache has attracted the attention of a terrorist cell. They plan to attack the recovery team’s campsite and steal the artifacts. On the Black Market, the sale of the relics will buy them additional weapons.
Charlotte Dashiell, an American archaeologist, and her lover, Atakan Vadim, a Turkish government agent, are scheduled to be part of the recovery team that brings up the artifacts. While en route to Cyprus, they find themselves caught in the crosshairs of Maksym Tischenko, a Ukrainian contract killer bent on revenge. Charlotte, Atakan and Tischenko share a grim history. As a result, Tischenko is a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his goal—seeing them both dead. — Goodreads
I know, the movie’s been out for a while, but I had to post something movie-related again.
Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark a.k.a Iron Man NEVER. GETS. OLD.
Boom. That’s it. That’s my review of Iron Man 3 right there.
Right, so maybe I should say more. Okay, this is going to be very ‘rambly’ and probably chock-full of punctuation errors (em dash spree!) and ditzy expressions, so brace yourselves. No spoilers though, so no worries. You’ve seen the trailer, right?
So, the movie was pretty great. I think most people agree with that. Even those who haven’t seen it yet will agree to that. It was entertaining and funny and full of Robert Downey, Jr. goodness. If you didn’t like the movie, I don’t know, maybe it’s not your thing, that’s fine. Anyway, it was great, but I would just like to mention three things that always amazes me to bits everytime an Iron Man movie comes out.
A few weeks ago I had a blog tour stop for the book Submerged by author Cheryl Kaye Tardif. I finished the book a few days after I posted the tour stop, but only got around to doing my review now. Here it is!
About the book
Two strangers submerged in guilt, brought together by fate…
After a tragic car accident claims the lives of his wife, Jane, and son, Ryan, Marcus Taylor is immersed in grief. But his family isn’t the only thing he has lost. An addiction to painkillers has taken away his career as a paramedic. Working as a 911 operator is now the closest he gets to redemption—until he gets a call from a woman trapped in a car.
Rebecca Kingston yearns for a quiet weekend getaway, so she can think about her impending divorce from her abusive husband. When a mysterious truck runs her off the road, she is pinned behind the steering wheel, unable to help her two children in the back seat. Her only lifeline is a cell phone with a quickly depleting battery and a stranger’s calm voice on the other end telling her everything will be all right. — Goodreads.
