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?
Monday, 11 February 2013
Obsidian (Lux #1) by Jennifer L. Armentrout
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.
Sunday, 10 February 2013
Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed: (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty) by Jeremy Greenberg
Title; Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed: (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty)
Author; Jeremy Greenberg
Publisher; Andrews McMeel Publishing
Publication Date; April 2nd 2013
Description; The cat's answer to Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe, Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed is a hilarious collection of full-color photos and letters of excuses and suggestions from cats to the people who love them—no matter what bad thing they’ve done!Inside Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of laugh-out-loud letters and photographs that offer a cat's eye view on common feline vs. human cohabitation conundrums. It's the perfect gift for crazy cat lovers and anyone who appreciates hilarious (and so true!) insights into cat—and human—nature, including:
Your cat sits on your laptop not just for warmth or attention, but to prevent you from interacting with the outside world. After all, isn’t the main reason to have a cat so you don’t have to waste time developing normal human relationships? If you spent a third of your life licking yourself, you too would occasionally forget to stick your tongue back in your face. Eating grass has medicinal purposes, and most cats believe grass should be legalized. The cat feels bad about barfing on your bed…because now it must get to up to go sleep on your clean laundry instead.
Goodreads Average Rating; 4*s
My Rating; 5*s
Would I read anything else by this author? I'd give his other books a go, yes.
Would I recommend this book? Yes.
Who would I recommend it to? Cat lovers. People who tolerate cats. Just...people in general.
My Review; At this moment in time I'm supposed to be reading other books to review, at least that was the plan, but then I downloaded this title and couldn't stop myself from reading! The smile never left my face whilst I read this little book.
As the co-owner of four cats, you could call me a cat lover, or even a crazy cat lady, and so when I saw this book on Goodreads I just had to check it out and I am so glad that I did.
This book made me laugh sometimes, it made me smile all of the time and I...I think I want to read it again already. I wish there was more of this book. There is no doubt that when this book is published I will be purchasing myself a copy, and I think you should all do the same.
This is definitely a book that can make you smile.
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Dare You To (Pushing The Limits #2) by Katie McGarry
Title; Dare You To
Author; Katie McGarry
Series; Pushing The Limits Book Two (This book CAN stand alone)
Publisher; Harlequin Teen
Publication Date; May 28th 2013
Description; "I dare you..."
If anyone knew the truth about Beth Risk's home life, they'd send her mother to jail and seventeen-year-old Beth who knows where. So she protects her mom at all costs. Until the day her uncle swoops in and forces Beth to choose between her mom's freedom and her own happiness. That's how Beth finds herself living with an aunt who doesn't want her and going to a school that doesn't understand her. At all. Except for the one guy who shouldn't get her, but does....
Ryan Stone is the town golden boy, a popular baseball star jock-with secrets he can't tell anyone. Not even the friends he shares everything with, including the constant dares to do crazy things. The craziest? Asking out the Skater girl who couldn't be less interested in him.
But what begins as a dare becomes an intense attraction neither Ryan nor Beth expected. Suddenly, the boy with the flawless image risks his dreams-and his life-for the girl he loves, and the girl who won't let anyone get too close is daring herself to want it all....
Goodreads Average Rating; 4.49
My Rating; 5*s
Would I read anything else by this author? I have and I will.
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Who would I recommend this book to? Those who enjoyed the first book, fans of YA, realistic fiction and romance.
Review; And I thought I loved Pushing The Limits...
If you have read Pushing The Limits, and you liked it, then you need to read this book...this book is better than the first. At least in my opinion it is.
I had always liked Beth's character, there's just something about her character that appeals to me. The damaged character. I don't know why, maybe because that's what I see as realistic. A damaged, flawed and afraid person. And so getting to know Beth's character in this book, I liked that. It made me see why she was damaged, helped me understand her character more. Beth was probably my favourite character in this book.
Ryan, hmm... I did quite like Ryan's character. A jock that isn't just dumb for once. I liked how... persistent Ryan was. And how he saw things for what they were...most of the time. He was a great character.
All of the character's were great, the plot and the whole book was great. I wish we could have seen more of Noah, Echo, and Isaiah.
Whether you have read Pushing The Limits (and if you haven't, you should) or not I recommend this book to you. I can't wait for Isaiah's story next. And I will definitely be buying myself a copy of this book when it gets published. It's one I could reread.
Tuesday, 5 February 2013
Red Zone by Sherri Hayes Blog Tour
Title; Red Zone
Author; Sherri Hayes
Series; Daniels Brothers Book Two
The books can stand alone.
Link To Buy The Book; http://ph.thewriterscoffeeshop.com/books/detail/82
Publisher; The Writer's Coffee Shop
Publication Date; February 7th 2013
Description; After a case ended badly for Rebecca Carson, she’s losing her mind sitting around her apartment waiting on her superiors to allow her to return to work. Since she was a teenager, the only thing she’d ever wanted was to join the FBI. Now that dream was in danger.
Gage Daniels has made a pretty good life for himself. A nice house. A career he loves. As a professional football player, he’s used to getting almost everything he’d ever want with just the snap of his fingers. This includes women. A well-timed smile is usually all it takes to attract the opposite sex, especially in Nashville.
When a stalker threatens Gage, the team owner calls an old friend, Rebecca’s ex-partner Travis Hansen, to help protect his star quarterback and find the person responsible. Hansen offers Rebecca the job, and she jumps at the chance. It’s work, and it will get her out of her apartment. How bad can it be?
Posing as Gage’s girlfriend, however, isn’t as easy as it seems. The man is relentless. Rebecca must work to protect Gage while staving off his advances. She’s there to do a job, nothing more. The last thing she wants is to be another notch on a hotshot athlete’s belt.
As the stalker continues to up the ante, Rebecca finds it harder and harder to keep her distance from Nashville’s star quarterback. He isn’t what she expected in one of the city’s most notorious playboys. Now all she has to do is keep him safe until they can find his stalker, and hope she doesn’t lose her heart in the process.
Goodreads Average Rating; 3.95
My Rating; 4*s
Would I read anything else by this author? Yes, I will and I have.
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Who would I recommend this book to? Fans of Sherri Hayes, fans of romance, and romantic suspense novels.
Review; This was an enjoyable story for me. I haven't read the first Daniels Brothers book yet, but each of the books can stand alone. So that wasn't a problem.
I quite liked the characters, although Rebecca could be slightly annoying, in the end I still liked her character.
The mystery was also good, I had no idea who the stalker was until I was told.
I honestly can't think of too much to say about this book, but that's not a bad thing, it's just that I read it a few days ago and so am not still entirely buzzing about the story.
This book was enjoyable and I would recommend you read it.
About The Author; Sherri is the author of four novels: Hidden Threat,Slave (Finding Anna Book 1), Need (Finding Anna Book 2), Behind Closed Doors (A Daniels Brothers’ Novel), Red Zone (A Daniels Brothers’ Novel), and a short story, A Christmas Proposal. She lives in central Ohio with her husband and three cats. Her mother fostered her love for books at a young age by reading to her as a child. Stories have been floating around in her head for as long as she can remember; however, she didn’t start writing them down until she turned thirty. It has become a creative outlet that allows her to explore a wide range of emotions, while having fun taking her characters through all the twists and turns she can create. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found helping her husband in his woodworking shop.
Guest Post From Sherri Hayes;
My Favorite Things About Being A Writer
1) I get to write down the stories in my head. When I was younger; I used to read books, watch movies, or television shows, and when they’d end, I’d continue the story in my mind. I’d always want to know what would happen next.
2) Creating characters is one of the best things about writing. Before I type anything into my computer, I spend hours getting to know my characters. I flesh out who they are, what type of personality they have. What’s their background? Do they have any hang ups? What are their likes and dislikes?
3) Over the last two years, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a lot of interesting people. I’ve held several book signings, and last year I was able to go to Lori Foster’s Reader and Author Event. This year, I’m hoping to make it to a few more conferences and continue to connect with my readers.
4) I love the flexibility I have with writing. As an emotional writer, it’s difficult for me to sit down at my computer to work if I’m not in the right frame of mind. The great thing about writing is that it’s not a nine–to-five job. In fact, since I’m not a morning person, I often times don’t start my workday until just before lunch time. Of course. it also means that sometimes I’m up until midnight working on things.
5) My absolute favorite thing about being a writer, though, has to be when I get that first book in the mail from my publisher. There is such a feeling of accomplishment each and every time I get to hold my newest book in my hands.
Saturday, 2 February 2013
The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay
Title; The Sea of Tranquility
Author; Katja Millay
Publisher; Atria Books
Publication Date; June 4th 2013
Description; I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk.
Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her—her identity, her spirit, her will to live—pay.
Josh Bennett’s story is no secret: every person he loves has been taken from his life until, at seventeen years old, there is no one left. Now all he wants is be left alone and people allow it because when your name is synonymous with death, everyone tends to give you your space.
Everyone except Nastya, the mysterious new girl at school who starts showing up and won’t go away until she’s insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of an enigma she becomes. As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she’s been hiding—or if he even wants to.
The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances.
Goodreads Average Rating; 4.65
My Rating; 5*s
Will I read anything else by this author? I would love to read anything this author writes in the future.
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Who would I recommend it to? Everybody.
Review; What does one say about a book like The Sea of Tranquillity? Well, I find I have nothing to say, simply because this book has left me speechless. I don't know what to say about this book.
I love everything about this book, every little thing and you can bet I'll never forget it. It's going to be a favourite and I'm going to have to buy my own copy of this book. Or maybe several copies so that I can give some to my friends and force them to read it and fall in love too...
This book is one of those books with all the raging reviews, one of the books that your not sure about, because a lot of the time a book doesn't live up to the reviews.
The Sea of Tranquillity does live up to those reviews.
The characters are amazing. They're real. The kind of characters you wish you knew in real life...well most of them are.
The plot, well you've seen damaged person meets another damaged person before, but you have not seen it the way Katja Millay writes it.
I feel like I'm not doing this book justice and like I'm not forming coherent sentences. Like I can't put into words how amazing this book is, how much of an impact it has.
There are only two things that I feel I need to tell you about this book:
This book is beyond amazing.
You should read this book.
That is all, because if I say anything else I will just be repeating how amazing the book is and it really will become incoherent. Pre-order this book! You won't regret it.
Friday, 1 February 2013
My Ex From Hell (The Blooming Goddess Trilogy #1) by Tellulah Darling
Title; My Ex From Hell
Author; Tellulah Darling
Series; The Blooming Goddess Trilogy Book One
Publisher; Te Da Media
Publication Date; April 1st 2013
Description; Sixteen-year-old Sophie Bloom wishes she’d been taught the following:
a) Bad boy’s presence (TrOuBlE) + teen girl’s brain (DraMa) = TrAuMa (Highly unstable and very volatile.)
b) The Genus Greekulum Godissimus is notable for three traits: 1) awesome abilities, 2) grudges, and 3) hook-ups, break-ups, and in-fighting that puts cable to shame.
Prior to the Halloween dance, Sophie figures her worst problems involve adolescent theatrics, bitchy yoga girls, and being on probation at her boarding school for mouthy behaviour. Then she meets bad boy Kai and gets the kiss that rocks her world.
Literally.
This breath stealing lip lock reawakens Sophie’s true identity; Persephone, Goddess of Spring. She’s key to saving humanity in the war between the Underworld and Olympus, target numero uno of Hades and Zeus, and totally screwed.
Plus there’s also the little issue that Sophie’s last memory as Persephone was just before someone tried to murder her.
Big picture: master her powers, get her memories back, defeat Persephone’s would be assasin, and save the world. Also, sneak into the Underworld to retrieve stolen property, battle the minions of Hades and Zeus, outwit psycho nymphs, slay a dragon, rescue a classmate, keep from getting her butt expelled from the one place designed to keep her safe…
…and stop kissing Kai, Prince of the Underworld.
My Ex From Hell is a romantic comedy/Greek mythology smackdown. Romeo and Juliet had it easy.
Goodreads Average Rating; 4.38
My Rating; 5*s out of 5
Would I recommend this book? Yes
Who would I recommend it to? Fans of Greek Mythology, fans of YA...everyone.
Would I read anything else by this author? I already have, and I loved her first book just as much as I loved this one. I will definitely be reading more of her work.
Review; Tellulah Darling has done it again. I loved her last book - Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide To Getting Girls - and I loved this books too, in a completely different way. I always like the stories and the plots, but what I like most is her writing. And how the writing never fails to make me laugh. Tellulah Darling is easily becoming one of my favourite authors. In fact, I think she's already made it to that list.
From the first word of this book I was drawn into this story. I did not want to put it down. And for the most part, I didn't. I just wish the sequel was out already!
Sophie Bloom was most definitely my favourite character in this book.
There's just something about the way Tellulah writes characters, I just always seem to love her characters.
I love the dialogue and I love that the characters aren't perfect but they're geeky and funny and you can relate to them. They're quirky and I like that.
I have tried to read some Greek Mythology books like this before, but most of the time I found that there was too much of an information overload, this is not the case with My Ex From Hell, you get the information you need but it's not dumped on you. Which I found awesome, and so much better. It stopped me from getting bored, as I did with the other books.
What I am trying to say is that I love everything about this book, and that I can't really put that into words. You should definitely buy this book, or add it to your to read list. I hope you love it as much as I do.
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