News: I am super excited about Lisa Kleypas' book Tempt Me at Twilight being released tomorrow. So this is the last time that announcement will be up...which I am sure your glad of.
I bought a book from Amazon a book recommended to me by a friend. It is This Times a Charm by Don Wilhelm. It is a story about his battle with cancer. Here is the website where you can read some of the book and get more information about this inspirational man! http://www.thistimesacharm.com/blog/entry/01-27-2009/Read-This-Times-a-Charm-for-Free/15
Todays review is on S.J. Day's Marked series. There are three books Eve of Darkness, Eve of Destruction, and Eve of Chaos. I really enjoyed this series and thought is was wonderful. I am hoping there will be more books released in this series.
Eve of Darkness is the first book. and is very fast paced and intense. Now this one is very risque in the begining so be prepared for that. But Day is a wonderful story teller and this is a fast paced adventure. Eve is an interior designer who is marked with the mark of cain. In which we are introduced to the origianl Cain and Abel and Angels, Demons, and other supernatual characters make up the colorful cast of characters.
Eve of Destruction is next and I liked it, but not as much as the first one. I had a hard time sometimes keeping with the story, I thought it was a bit slow sometimes and wanted it a bit faster. I think it was becuase the first one was so fast, but it is still an enjoyable read and the ending was super exciting.
Eve of Chaos was a nice third book and I was really with this book. Day really brings the characters to interesting levels and we develops them nicely. I really liked the direction she took them, while I can see some being a bit unhappy, but it should not suprise anyone. I loved this book. I really look forward to more books in this series.
Overall I would highly recommend this series. If sex, religous themes, and violence are not your thing, these books are not for you. But overall these elements aren't distracting or over the top. They are super fun books!!
S.J. Day is on twitter http://twitter.com/sjday. and her website is http://www.sjday.net/
Currently I am reading Lure of Darnkess by Jennifer St. Giles. Which is the third book in her Shadowmen series. I am really enjoying them and can't wait to write up my reviews!!!
Have fun reading!!!!!
Monday, September 21, 2009
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Jennifer St. Giles, Mark Henry, and Susan Kearney....Fun at Dragon Con
News: The release date for Lisa Klepas's new book, Tempt me at Twilight, is Semptember 22nd according to Amazon right now. So that is very exciting.
Last weekend I attended a convention in Atlanta. Dragon-Con is a huge gathering of people and it was very interesting and a lot of fun. There were not as many authors there as I was hoping to encounter, but the is ok. So a run down of the book adventures in Georgia is the theme of todays blog.
First I did meet Jennifer St. Giles, who I had the honor of meeting at the Romance convention I had attended in May. I had bought her first book, Touch a Dark Wolf, which I am reading now. I spoke with her for a few moments and bought the next four books in the series. So right now I am planning on reading those four books next. She was very nice and I look forward to reading her books and meeting her again at some point. Her website is http://www.jenniferstgiles.com/ if you are intersted in learning more about his author.
My friends and I also attended a reading from Mark Henry. The reading was a lot of fun and I am interested in reading his books. He has a wonderful righting style and form of story telling. The first book in the series is Happy Hour of the Damned. He writes urban fantasy about the supernatural such as zombies, vampires, ect. Except he has a different twist on them, which I got from the reading he gave from his 3rd book in the series. I am excited about reading his books and will soon review them here. His web site is http://www.markhenry.us/ and he is also on twitter http://twitter.com/mark_henry so he is an interesting person, but not for the faint of heart or easily offended....but I got a giant kick out of him. Urban fiction is a newer area I am getting into, which I will discuss another example in a moment.
I did meet another author at Dragon Con and that was Susan Kearney. I bought her first book in a series entitled Lucan it is part of the Pendragon Legacy. The author was very nice and after taling to her I was interested about her books. Her website is http://www.susankearney.com/.
And finally there was a Charlene Harris panel which I did not attend, but a friend did and she said it was fantastic. It was also much more crowded then they thought it would be. So I hope more author will be included in following years. Especially since I do not tend to read sci-fi it would be a good way to meet new authors and discover some great adventures.
I just finished Eve of Chaos by S.J. Day which is the third book in her Marked series. So next post will be reviews and thoughts on those three books. This is also a romp in urban fiction, which I am actually greatly enjoying and I really hope she writes more in this series.
Have a nice night.
Last weekend I attended a convention in Atlanta. Dragon-Con is a huge gathering of people and it was very interesting and a lot of fun. There were not as many authors there as I was hoping to encounter, but the is ok. So a run down of the book adventures in Georgia is the theme of todays blog.
First I did meet Jennifer St. Giles, who I had the honor of meeting at the Romance convention I had attended in May. I had bought her first book, Touch a Dark Wolf, which I am reading now. I spoke with her for a few moments and bought the next four books in the series. So right now I am planning on reading those four books next. She was very nice and I look forward to reading her books and meeting her again at some point. Her website is http://www.jenniferstgiles.com/ if you are intersted in learning more about his author.
My friends and I also attended a reading from Mark Henry. The reading was a lot of fun and I am interested in reading his books. He has a wonderful righting style and form of story telling. The first book in the series is Happy Hour of the Damned. He writes urban fantasy about the supernatural such as zombies, vampires, ect. Except he has a different twist on them, which I got from the reading he gave from his 3rd book in the series. I am excited about reading his books and will soon review them here. His web site is http://www.markhenry.us/ and he is also on twitter http://twitter.com/mark_henry so he is an interesting person, but not for the faint of heart or easily offended....but I got a giant kick out of him. Urban fiction is a newer area I am getting into, which I will discuss another example in a moment.
I did meet another author at Dragon Con and that was Susan Kearney. I bought her first book in a series entitled Lucan it is part of the Pendragon Legacy. The author was very nice and after taling to her I was interested about her books. Her website is http://www.susankearney.com/.
And finally there was a Charlene Harris panel which I did not attend, but a friend did and she said it was fantastic. It was also much more crowded then they thought it would be. So I hope more author will be included in following years. Especially since I do not tend to read sci-fi it would be a good way to meet new authors and discover some great adventures.
I just finished Eve of Chaos by S.J. Day which is the third book in her Marked series. So next post will be reviews and thoughts on those three books. This is also a romp in urban fiction, which I am actually greatly enjoying and I really hope she writes more in this series.
Have a nice night.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Stephanie Laurens and Lucy Monroe.
Well it is September. Can't belive how this year has flown by. In news Lisa Kleypas's book Tempt Me at Twighlt is being released September 23rd, according to Amazon. So that is very exciting. I have 2 books ro review today, I've been busy busy busy. I read Mastered by Love by Stephanie Laurens and 3 Brides for 3 Bad Boys by Lucy Monroe. So those are what I will be talking about in today's blog.
I was actually pretty disappointed in Mastered By Love by Stephanie Laurens. I have read a couple of her books, but she is one of the few I don't seem to read in order or anything like that, which actually doesn't seem to matter. Which is good, you can jump around and still know what's going on. This book is the last book in her Bastion Club Series. I liked how the story opened and was very engaged in the book. My problem with the book is that about half way through the plot seems to disinagrate a bit. to be blunt there is a point where there are just too many sex scenes. I really enjoyed the two main characters and would have really liked to see more conversation between them and more bantering. I did start losing interest in the book, around the middle. But the end was action packed and well written, if not a little quick. I would recommend reading this whole series most liekly and reading this to finish it. It make be more entertaining or a nice finish to the series. But as a stand alone book it leaves a bit to be desired.
The next book 3 Bride for 3 Bad Boys by Lucy Monroe was exactly what I thought it would be. It was light and entertaining. I would reccomend this book as a delightful fluff read, which is not an insult becuase I love them. It is 3 short stories about 3 brothers. it is delightful and a very quick read.
well that is all for now readers!!
I was actually pretty disappointed in Mastered By Love by Stephanie Laurens. I have read a couple of her books, but she is one of the few I don't seem to read in order or anything like that, which actually doesn't seem to matter. Which is good, you can jump around and still know what's going on. This book is the last book in her Bastion Club Series. I liked how the story opened and was very engaged in the book. My problem with the book is that about half way through the plot seems to disinagrate a bit. to be blunt there is a point where there are just too many sex scenes. I really enjoyed the two main characters and would have really liked to see more conversation between them and more bantering. I did start losing interest in the book, around the middle. But the end was action packed and well written, if not a little quick. I would recommend reading this whole series most liekly and reading this to finish it. It make be more entertaining or a nice finish to the series. But as a stand alone book it leaves a bit to be desired.
The next book 3 Bride for 3 Bad Boys by Lucy Monroe was exactly what I thought it would be. It was light and entertaining. I would reccomend this book as a delightful fluff read, which is not an insult becuase I love them. It is 3 short stories about 3 brothers. it is delightful and a very quick read.
well that is all for now readers!!
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