07 January 2014

Release Day Review: Incubus Episode 1 by Rachel Bateman


Incubus Episode One by Rachel Bateman
Release Day: January 7, 2014
Synopsis: 


All Kyle Prideaux wants is a normal life.



But with a serial killer in town, murdering women the same way her mother died seven years ago, and a silent stalker watching her during the day and invading her dreams at night, normal is impossible.




After she's attacked at work one night, Kyle wakes in the hospital to discover things of nightmares exist and walk among us every day.




And she's the only one who can stop them.


Meet The Author: 
Rachel Bateman is a writer and editor who spends too much time thinking she can out-bake the Cake Boss. (Spoiler: she can't.) She lives in The Middle of Nowhere, Wyoming, but dreams of living by the ocean. When not writing, editing, or reading books, she can be found playing with her husband, young son, and herd of alpacas.


99 Days of Laney MacGuire is her first novel.



Links:
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelbatemanbooks

My Review:
I received Incubus Episode 1 by Rachel Bateman from the publisher and this is my honest review. 

The synopsis of Incubus Episode 1 pulled me in right away. I am not accepting e-book review copies anymore because I am backed up to no end, but I could not help but sign up for this one because the book sounded so good! 

This novella type book is about a girl named Kyle (one of the things I loved about this is her name is Kyle because it is very unique for a girl) who lives in a town experiencing a slue of murders. Her mother happened to be one of the first murders and this caused her father to become a detective on the case. 

Kyle has two friends that make themselves evident in the book Jayne who is not a huge part of the story she’s just Kyle’s best friend, and then Colter who at first seems like the biggest jerk (not surprising am I right?) But do not get me wrong he makes himself a big part in the story which you will have to read the book to find out. But I love his part in the story its mysterious, and who doesn’t like mysterious boys?

The only thing that kind of turned me off to the story was that the first half is basically about the murders so it seems like a murder mystery. But then halfway through Kyle like starts showing some weird powers that we get like no explanation for so that was kind of annoying. But I am hoping that we will get a better explanation when the second episode comes out! 


Overall this was a great start to a new novella type series, and I am extremely excited to read the upcoming books and other books from Rachel Bateman as well!


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Stolen Wishes Release Day Blitz


Stolen Wishes by Lexi Ryan
Synopsis: **Contains sexual content and adult language and situations. Intended for mature readers.**

Cally… 
A sexy smile. Intense blue eyes. A goodness that makes him want to save me from these rumors when no one else would care. I didn't ask for a hero. William Bailey was never supposed to be anything more than a wish, a dream, an unrequited crush. Not for a girl like me--a girl whose fractured family has stolen her chance at a decent life.

William… 
Since the death of my parents, I've always done what’s expected of me, what's "best" for me. Until Cally. The moment her haunted eyes meet mine, the fractured pieces of my heart feel whole again. I don’t just want to save her. I need her to save me.

Stolen chances. Unbroken wishes. Two lonely souls grasping for hope in the darkness. 


**This novella takes place seven years before the events in WISH I MAY and shows William and Cally falling in love for the first time. It can be read before or after WISH I MAY or on its own.**

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Meet The Author:
A New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author, Lexi Ryan considers herself the luckiest chick she knows. Her books have been described as intense, emotional, and wickedly sexy. Lexi herself has only been described using two of those adjectives (feel free to guess but she’s not telling). When not writing, she enjoys watching football, perfecting her chocolate martini, and reading her way to the title of Biggest Romance Fangirl Evah. A former college professor, her biggest fears include faculty meetings and large stacks of ungraded freshman composition papers. She now writes full-time from her home in Indiana, where she lives with her husband and two children and their neurotic dog. 



Find Lexi:
Website: www.lexiryan.com
Twitter: @writerlexiryan


Excerpt:
“Thank you for tonight,” she says. “Most guys wouldn’t have gone to such lengths because of a stupid rumor.”
“You think I wanted to date you to satisfy the rumor mill?”
She focuses on the pavement in front of us, avoiding my gaze. “Didn’t you?”
“You’re not that naïve, are you?” That gets her to look at me. Her eyes are narrow and frustrated. “Cally, I took you to dinner tonight because I wanted to. I don’t like what they’re saying about you, but my reasons for asking you out were more selfish than they were noble.”
She stops and leans one shoulder against the trunk of a thick maple as she studies me. “How were they selfish?”
“I wanted a chance to have some time alone with a pretty girl.”
She stares at me for two heartbeats. “I really like you, William Bailey.”
I tuck a lock of hair behind her ear then shove my hands in my pockets to keep myself from touching her more. “I like you too, Cally Fisher.”
Her teeth sink down into her bottom lip and her eyes drop to my mouth. 
I fist my hands in my pockets and exhale slowly. “I really want to kiss you right now.”
“I really want you to,” she whispers, flicking her eyes to mine.
I take a cautious step forward and press my hands against the tree trunk on either side of her head, then slowly lower my mouth until it’s a breath above hers. “Has anyone ever kissed you before?”
“Yes.”
Jealousy burns in my gut. It’s silly, but it’s there at the thought of another guy touching his lips to hers. “Who?”
“Davey Mills kissed me on the lips behind the school in second grade.” Her eyes flash with mischief and she bites back her smile.
“Lucky Davey,” I grumble.

Giveaway:
All the participating blogs are able to give away one e-copy of Wish I May which is Lexi's first novel and the first book in this series! So to enter just leave a comment below with your email address :)

06 January 2014

Book Blitz: Lost Without You by Liz Hannah


Lost Without You (Haven #1)
by Liz Hannah 
Release Date: 12/30/13

Summary from Goodreads:
Grace Young thought she was a survivor - until the day her twin brother died, leaving her parents heartbroken and their relationship with Grace fractured beyond repair. Now all Grace wants is a chance to experience something of a normal life, before it's all too late.

Going to college hundreds of miles from home seems like the right way to embrace her new found freedom, especially after years of homeschooling, but while Grace takes to her classes naturally, it's the other side of college that she's unprepared for.

The parties. The friendships. The boys. Especially one Dean Michaels, the Haven University's star soccer player. Fate throws the pair together, and their friendship starts to turn into something more. But can Grace keep the secrets of her past hidden without hurting those she's come to count on the most?

About the Author
Liz Hannah is a New Adult author that calls both Scotland and Australia home. Currently studying at university, when she’s not busy reading or writing, Liz can be found procrastinating from her studies pinning everything on Pinterest or collecting GIFs from Tumblr. 
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05 January 2014

Book Blogger New Years Challenge Day 2: Pros & Cons of Blogging


The Book Blogger New Year's Challenge is this awesome 14 day challenge of everything about the book blogging world, and it was created by Rachel over at Parajunkee!

Day 2: Pros & Cons of Blogging

Pros:
  • Getting to do more with my reading then just read and forget.
  • Talking to all the different people in the book blogging community about books
  • Getting free books from publishers
  • Reading in general!
  • Being contacted by authors who want you to read their book or promote it somehow
  • Book hauls

Cons:
  • Blogger Malfunctions
  • Not being able to finish books on time.
  • Accepting books to review that you end up not liking
  • Getting so backed up on review books that you cannot accept anymore
  • Backed up schedules

Thanks for stopping by! Here's the schedule :)




03 January 2014

Book Blogger New Years Challenge 1: Blogger Resolutions



Anyone who knows what these posts are know that I am obviously a little behind considering that it is day 3 but I noticed a few blogs participating so I decided to do so as well!
The Book Blogger New Year's Challenge was created by Rachel over at Parajunkee as you can see from the banner above. So go and check her out. But I also want to give a shout out to the blog were I found this first and that is Giselles, Bo-ok Nerd, which is also an amazing blog so be sure to check her out as well.

DAY 1- Blogger Resolutions

1. Put Together More Original Posts
My first resolution is not stolen from Giselle (promise) because I really do need more original posts! Lately my posts have just been posting reviews, and blog tours/book blitzs and things like that. Nothing has really been things that I have thought of on my own. So this year I am going to try and put together a bunch of my own original posts!

2. Post Regularly
This is something that was not a really big problem until I started my new job and my senior year. Up until then I had always had posts up 6 or sometimes 7 days a week. But when I started getting busier those posts started getting less and less frequent. This shouldn't really be that much of a challenge because blogger does have the option to schedule posts it is just a matter of getting it to work!

3. Put Comfort Books Out There
I have been blogging for a little over 4 years and I only have 364 followers which is pretty bad for how long I have been blogging. I've been trying to get the blog more publicity with the blog tours and things like that and I get a lot of page-views but not that many stay long enough to follow which is sad, but I am hoping to fix that this year. Feel free to leave suggestions on how to get more followers below :)

Those are all of my resolutions for this year considering I am entirely too busy to take on anything other than the three I have already established! So thanks so much for stopping by and be sure to leave links to your posts and any suggestions in the comments! 

P.S. Here is the schedule!


02 January 2014

2014 TBR Pile Challenge Sign Up Post


The TBR Pile Challenge is hosted again this year by the ladies over at Bookish!
The challenge is to pick a reading goal and read that many books off our your TBR Pile! 

The Goals are:
1-10 A Firm Handshake
11-20 A Friendly Hug
21-30 First Kiss
31-40 Sweet Summer Fling
41-50 Could this be love?
50+ Married w/ Children

My Goal: 
11-20 A Friendly Hug!

Suggestions? Check out my TBR Pile shelf on goodreads and throw me a comment on this post to suggest what I should read for my challenge! :) 
(You have to be friends with my I believe to view the shelf so add me!)

 
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