Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

Monday, 18 February 2013

On My Kindle: A Weekly Event. (#2)

There are definitely some good sounding books this week! I also didn't realise just how many I had acquired!

This Week On My Kindle (11th to the 17th of February 2013);
- Painted Faces by L.H. Cosway - £1.91 - 17th Feb
- Sins & Needles (The Artists Trilogy #1) by Karina Halle - £1.94 - 17th Feb (Currently reading this one, I'm 21% through it. I quite like it, definitely enjoyable, and something new for me.)
- Wishing Stars: Space Opera Fairytales by Nenia Campbell - £0.77 - 17th Feb
- Fearscape (Horrorscape #1) by Nenia Campbell - £0.77 - 17th Feb
- Endgame (Voluntary Eradicators #1) by Nenia Campbell - £0.77 - 17th Feb
- Big Bad: An Erotic Tale by Tricia Fleming - £2 ish (From UpsetAppleCartPress, the publisher) - 17th Feb - 4*s - Review to come
- A Weekend Temptation by Krista Caley - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Someone To Believe In by Kathryn Shay - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Suddenly A Bride (Across The Stars Book 1)  by Ruth Ann Nordin - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Sojourner (Sojourner Book 1) by Maria Rachel Hooley - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- If I Never Knew You by Aubrey Bailey - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Secret Seductions by Various - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- When You Wish by Lori Handeland - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Iced Romance by Whitney Boyd - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Private Dancer by Kimberly Dean - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Destiny Redeemed by Gabrielle Bisset - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Sweet and Wild by Cerian Hebert - £0.00 - 16th Feb
- Deadly Drive by Justine Korman Fontes - NetGalley - 16th Feb
- Beyond Eden by Kele Moon - NetGalley - 15th Feb
- Witch Fire by Laura Powell - NetGalley - 15th Feb
- The Disgrace of Kitty Grey by Mary Hooper - NetGalley - 15th Feb
- Plan B by SJD Peterson - £0.00 - 14th Feb (Valentine's Day Deal on Publishers website.)
- Reflections of Love by Various - £0.00 - 14th Feb (Valentine's Day Deal on Publishers website.)
- Heart of a Stripper by Cyndi Harris - £1.95 - 14th Feb - Currently Reading - 32% - Kind of disappointed so far. Kind of predictable, a lot of annoying characters, but that could change.
- Gift by Andrea J. Buchanan - NetGalley - 14th Feb
- If Tomorrow Never Comes by Elizabeth Lowe - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- The Lighter Side of Large by Becky Siame - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Blue Rose In Chelsea by Adriana Devoy - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- A Collection of Great Dance Songs by Ronald Ragan - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Intentions of the Earl by Rose Gordon - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- The Breaking of Day by Sadie King - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Chased (How Not To Be Seduced by Billionaires: Book 1) by Marian Tee - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Amethyst, a YA paranormal romance/fantasy (#1 of the Guardian series) by Heather Bowhay - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Perfect for You: Laurel Heights Series, Book 1 (A Laurel Heights Novel) by Kate Perry - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Grimm's Fairy Stories by The Grimm Brothers - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Devil Black by Laura Strickland - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- MAID in the USA (The BAD BOY BILLIONAIRES Series) by Judy Angelo - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Looking For love (Boxed Set) by Rita Herron - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- A Kept Man by Kerry Connor - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- My Future Husband by Karen Clarke - £0.00 - 14th Feb
- Abby Road by Ophelia London - NetGalley - 14th Feb
- The Messenger by Stephanie Pippin - NetGalley - 14th Feb
- Mark of the Sylph by Rosalie Lario - NetGalley - 14th Feb
- Qualia by Marie Browne - £0.00 - 13th Feb
- Concealed by Sang Kromh - NetGalley - 13th Feb
- Makeover Miracle by Charmaine Ross - NetGalley - 13th Feb
- Voodoo on the Bayou by Elle James- NetGalley - 13th Feb
- A Noble Groom by Jody Hedlund - NetGalley - 12th Feb
- The Nightmare Affair by Mindee Arnett - NetGalley - 11th Feb - Currently Reading - 49% - I thought, or at least I was hoping, that this one would be better than it is. It's not terrible, but I'm not in love with it either.
- Call Me Zelda by Erika Robuck - Edelweiss - 11th Feb
- The Time Between by Karen White - Edelweiss - 11th Feb
- The Devil's Metal by Karina Halle - NetGalley - 11th Feb
- And All the Stars by Andrea K Höst - NetGalley - 11th Feb

There is definitely a lot this week! I better get reading and reviewing! What's on your Kindle (or other eReader) this week?

Monday, 11 February 2013

On My Kindle #1 (A new weekly event)

On My Kindle is going to be a weekly event where I will list the new titles I have downloaded on to my Kindle that week. I will list the price that I paid for each title (if it says Edelweiss or NetGalley next to the title, then I got that book from that site for review) and if I have read it I will also post my rating and a link to my review, if I have reviewed the title.
As this is the first week, and I have over 600 titles on my Kindle, I will only be posting those that I have downloaded this week. So, any titles that were downloaded prior to the 3rd of February will not be featured, because that would take me about a year.
All of these titles were purchased from Amazon UK.
This will be heavy on the free books, if a book's free I always feel like I have to give it a chance. Besides, who doesn't love a free book?
I will include the date I downloaded the book as well just in case you would like to request the title on NetGalley or Edelweiss, or in case you'd like to see if the book is still free.

This Week On My Kindle (3rd to the 10th of February 2013);
- By Chance (Courtland Chronicles #1) by Cat Grant - £0.00 - 10th Feb
- The Godling Chronicles: Book One (The Sword of Truth) by Brian D. Anderson - NetGally - 10th Feb
- Love Unscripted by Tina Reber - NetGalley - 9th Feb
- Unwanted Woman by Simon Smith-Wilson - £0.00 - 8th Feb
- Academically Horny by Chris Johns - £0.00 - 8th Feb
- Spring's Fury by Denise Domning - £0.00 - 8th Feb
- What About Us? by Jacqui Henderson - £0.00 - 8th Feb
- When She Was Gone by Gwendolen Gross - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Love Water Memory by Jennie Shortridge - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Nice Is Just a Place In France by The Betches - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- The S-Word by Chelsea Pitcher - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Three Graves Full by Jamie Mason - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- It's Hard to Fight Naked by Niecy Nash - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Courting Greta by Ramsey Hootman - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Whistling Past The Graveyard by Susan Crandall - Edelweiss - 8th Feb
- Rocked Under by Cora Hawkes - £0.00 - 7th Feb
- Fixer by Gene Doucette - NetGalley - 7th Feb
- Code Red by Amy Noelle - NetGalley - 7th Feb
- A Taste of Trouble by Gina Gordon - NetGalley - 7th Feb
- Over The Edge by Suzanne Carroll - NetGalley - 7th Feb
- Blood Flows Deep In The Empire by N. Isabelle Blanco - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- Girls & Monsters by Anne Michaud - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- FLEE by Miranda Kavi - £0.00 - 6th Feb
- A Different Kind of Fairy Tale (Spring Towers) by Morgan Rayne - £0.00 - 6th Feb
- Summer Loving by Rivka Spicer - £0.00 - 6th Feb
- Temptation by Kathryn Barrett - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- Wolf With Benefits (Pride #8) by Shelly Laurenston - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- Promises In Every Star by Todd Gregory - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- The Tease by Nikki M. Pill - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- Another 365 Days by K. E. Payne - NetGalley - 6th Feb
- Wicked Kiss (Nightwatchers #2) by Michelle Rowen - NetGalley - 3rd Feb

So, I have quite a lot to read this week - I might have overdone it on NetGalley and Edelweiss requests...considering I have to review them all... What's on your Kindle (or other e-reader) this week? 

Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout

Title; Obsidian

Author; Jennifer L. Armentrout

Series; Lux series, book one. (There are at least 5 books, three have been released so far.)

Publisher; Entangled Publishing

Publication Date; May 8th 2012 (2nd edition)

Description; When seventeen-year-old Katy Swartz moved to West Virginia right before her senior year, she'd pretty much resigned herself to thick accents, dodgy internet access, and a whole lot of boring, but then she spotted her hot neighbor, with his looming height and eerie green eyes. Things were looking up...until he opened his mouth. Daemon Black is infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. It's hate at first sight, but when a stranger attacks her and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, well, something...unexpected happens. The hot guy next door? Well, he's an alien. Turns out that Daemon and his sister have a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal their abilities and Katy is caught in the crosshairs. Daemon's touch has lit her up like the Vegas Strip and the only way she's getting out of this alive is by sticking close to him until her alien mojo fades. That is if she doesn't kill him first.

Goodreads Average Rating; 4.40*s

My Rating; 5*s

Would I read anything else by this author? Definitely, I can see her becoming one of my favourite authors.

Would I recommend this book? Do you even need to ask? Yes, I recommend this book.

Who would I recommend it to? I would say all, but I understand that that would be too vague, so all of you who like romance, YA, fantasy/science fiction...

Review; Okay,I can't believe I waited so long to read this book. I loved it.
Daemon is a jerk, but I love him anyway. Dee is awesome. Katy is also awesome. I just, I love these characters and I need to read the second book, like, nowish.

I don't really think there was anything I disliked about this book, other than a few characters which you're supposed to dislike anyway.

Now, what I liked about this book. Sure, I could just say everything, but that would probably be a bit too vague.

What I liked about this book was...it wasn't all about the romance (I just hate when books are all about the romance,) this book has plot, and no love triangles.
Katy has a backbone! I do love heroines with a backbone, rather than those who cower away from the action and are people pleasers.
Daemon Black. Yes, this is a valid reason.
Dee, her personality, and the fact that Katy's friends weren't bitches. I hate when the heroine has these supposed friends that are just nothing like friends. None of that in this book.
Before we find out that they're aliens (it says this in the description, so this is not a spoiler,) there are so many little mentions of aliens and ET. It made me laugh, actually, quite a few parts of this book made me laugh.

And, I'm going to stop there before I gush too much and give too much away.

You should definitely pick up a copy of this book if you haven't already. I loved it and I hope you will too.

I'm off to read the sequel.

Monday, 7 January 2013

Whispers In The Dark by Claire Gamblin

This is not a review!

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/271888

This book is written by me. I just thought that I'd advertise it with you guys. It is currently $0.99 which is roughly 62p in Britain.
That is the cheapest the Smashwords will allow me to put it at.

I hope you decide to check it out. :)