Lash by L.G. Castillo

 

This was different from the normal kind of book i would go for. But i was instantly pulled to it when i saw the cover, it's just so pretty right? (the half naked hot guy had nothing to do with it:)

Lash was different from the other Angels, he was rebellious, but he always got away with it with nothing more than a light scalding from the Archangel Michael. However, one day when he takes matters into his own hands once more and saves the life of someone who was meant to die, Lash's disregard for rules can no longer be ignored and he is sent to earth as one of the Fallen. Stripped of most of his Angel powers, he has to learn to live with the humans, which he does for over thirty years, until he gets his chance to return home.

All he has to do is protect a girl name Naomi. A girl who doesn't want protection, a girl who has lost everything even her belief in God. 

Protecting her is no easy mission. Not when she drives a motorcycle like she is in the X Games or when she no longer wants to live. But Lash wants to go home, that is why he is so determined to keep her a live and safe. The fact that he is beginning to fall for her and the strange visions of a past life with her have nothing to do with his protectiveness of her, or so he tries to tell himself. 

I enjoyed this book and the relationships between Lash and Naomi was genuine and i was able to relate to the characters. The supporting characters were brilliant also and gave some good laugh-out-loud moments. Even Bear the Chihuahua. 

Will be continuing with the series.

Wings of Arian by Devri Walls

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I started reading this about a month ago. It seemed like my kind of book but turned out not to be, i got about a third of the way through it before i stopped reading. 

At time i felt like i didn't know what was going on, one minute the book seemed really rushed then it would just drag. 

The chemistry between the two main characters, for me, just wasn't believable. It started off as one of those love-hate relationships which normally i love, but even when they hated each other it just felt emotionless. 

For me the story wasn't strong and there wasn't enough to keep me interested. It just seemed to be lacking in everything, i feel if the characters were better written then this could have saved the book but sadly it just wasn't enough. 

Have to give this one star i'm afraid!

 

 

Chasing Invisible by Karen Pokras Toz

 Blurb:

Could you handle life in the spotlight?

Julia Alexander is a quiet girl from a small town. Content to spend her days with her small group of friends and a pile of books, Julia thinks her future is set. When she unexpectedly meets Chase, a fellow college student and budding musician, she is unaware of just how drastically things are about to change.

Suddenly thrown into the limelight, her life is no longer her own. Relentlessly followed by the paparazzi, Julia is forced to make tough decisions about fame, love, family, and relationships. But just how much will Julia have to sacrifice to become invisible...

Chasing Invisible – Excerpt 


“Jules, you’re home! I have to admit, I was a little worried you might not come back.” Chase gave me a kiss as I walked through our front door with Susan and Grace in tow.
“What are you talking about, of course I’d come home.”
Chase looked to me first, then to Susan. “So you haven’t seen?”
“Seen what? Chase, will you please tell me what’s going on?” My patience was beyond thin after sitting in traffic for so many hours.
“Now just promise me you won’t don’t get upset, Jules.” Chase pulled a newspaper from behind his back. It was an issue of some supermarket rag called National Gossip Magazine. He held up the cover.
The headline read:
Honeymoon Over! Julia and Baby Spend Night in Hotel After Brawl at Royal Family Home.
The picture underneath showed me with a scrunched up face, no makeup, messed up hair, wearing a bathrobe, and holding a crying baby. The scene from when I opened the door at the hotel room just yesterday.
I grabbed the paper. “I can’t believe this! How can they do this? Can we stop them?”
“I’m afraid it’s too late. Congratulations, babe. We’ve made it to the tabloids!” Chase said, smirking.
“Why are you laughing? This is horrible!”
“Really, Jules, don’t worry about it. Nobody takes this paper seriously. This same paper reports that our president has aliens in a hidden room in the West Wing and a 10-year-old boy was found in the jungle raised by elephants. Besides, if you read the article, I’m the one who was out boozing all night, hanging with prostitutes. You were the heroic one, taking our daughter away from my evil ways.” Chase playfully kissed Grace on the cheek and guided me to the couch, as Susan headed upstairs.
Grace squealed in delight and giggled as Chase played with her tiny nose.

 Bio    
Karen Pokras Toz, recently discovered her love for writing. Karen writes middle grade and adult contemporary fiction. Her middle grade children’s novels have won several awards including the Grand Prize in the 2012 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards and First Place for a Global E-Book Award for Pre-Teen Literature. Karen is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). A native of Connecticut, Karen now lives outside of Philadelphia with her family. For more information, please visit www.karentoz.com.

Twiiter Party:

June 18 at 8 pm eastern Hashtag= #ChasingInvisible

Links

Website: www.karentoz.com
Blog: http://kptoz.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/karenptoz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/karentoz
Amazon: http://amzn.to/11wuyqn
Barnes & Noble:
Smashwords: Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325554
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5009570.Karen_Pokras_Toz

Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dXsHrPUBm8

Giveaway Prize: $25 amazon gift card, 

tote bag, 

key chain, 

bookmarks, 

notebook,

postcard 

Giveaway at the bottom of the page!

 Disclaimer: A GWR Publicity event paid for by the author.

Giveaway is sponosored by the author and is responsible for prize fulfillment. 

YOUR BLOG NAME received no compensation for this post.
 

 Blurb:

Could you handle life in the spotlight?

Julia Alexander is a quiet girl from a small town. Content to spend her days with her small group of friends and a pile of books, Julia thinks her future is set. When she unexpectedly meets Chase, a fellow college student and budding musician, she is unaware of just how drastically things are about to change.

Suddenly thrown into the limelight, her life is no longer her own. Relentlessly followed by the paparazzi, Julia is forced to make tough decisions about fame, love, family, and relationships. But just how much will Julia have to sacrifice to become invisible...

Chasing Invisible – Excerpt 


“Jules, you’re home! I have to admit, I was a little worried you might not come back.” Chase gave me a kiss as I walked through our front door with Susan and Grace in tow.
“What are you talking about, of course I’d come home.”
Chase looked to me first, then to Susan. “So you haven’t seen?”
“Seen what? Chase, will you please tell me what’s going on?” My patience was beyond thin after sitting in traffic for so many hours.
“Now just promise me you won’t don’t get upset, Jules.” Chase pulled a newspaper from behind his back. It was an issue of some supermarket rag called National Gossip Magazine. He held up the cover.
The headline read:
Honeymoon Over! Julia and Baby Spend Night in Hotel After Brawl at Royal Family Home.
The picture underneath showed me with a scrunched up face, no makeup, messed up hair, wearing a bathrobe, and holding a crying baby. The scene from when I opened the door at the hotel room just yesterday.
I grabbed the paper. “I can’t believe this! How can they do this? Can we stop them?”
“I’m afraid it’s too late. Congratulations, babe. We’ve made it to the tabloids!” Chase said, smirking.
“Why are you laughing? This is horrible!”
“Really, Jules, don’t worry about it. Nobody takes this paper seriously. This same paper reports that our president has aliens in a hidden room in the West Wing and a 10-year-old boy was found in the jungle raised by elephants. Besides, if you read the article, I’m the one who was out boozing all night, hanging with prostitutes. You were the heroic one, taking our daughter away from my evil ways.” Chase playfully kissed Grace on the cheek and guided me to the couch, as Susan headed upstairs.
Grace squealed in delight and giggled as Chase played with her tiny nose.

 Bio    
Karen Pokras Toz, recently discovered her love for writing. Karen writes middle grade and adult contemporary fiction. Her middle grade children’s novels have won several awards including the Grand Prize in the 2012 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards and First Place for a Global E-Book Award for Pre-Teen Literature. Karen is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). A native of Connecticut, Karen now lives outside of Philadelphia with her family. For more information, please visit www.karentoz.com.

Twiiter Party:

June 18 at 8 pm eastern Hashtag= #ChasingInvisible

Links

Website: www.karentoz.com
Blog: http://kptoz.blogspot.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/karenptoz
Twitter: www.twitter.com/karentoz
Amazon: http://amzn.to/11wuyqn
Barnes & Noble:
Smashwords: Smashwords: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/325554
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5009570.Karen_Pokras_Toz

Book Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dXsHrPUBm8

Giveaway Prize: $25 amazon gift card, 

tote bag, 

key chain, 

bookmarks, 

notebook,

postcard 

Rafflecopter code: 

http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/share-code/NzRiYmVmOTVmMjk2ZGRjMDljNDNlYTAyYTAzYjMxOjQ2/

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YOUR BLOG NAME received no compensation for this post.
 

Fridgid by Jennifer Armentrout

Today is an exciting day - we have FOUR HUGE SURPRISES for you! Jennifer L. Armentrout's (writing as J. Lynn) FRIGID is set to release on e-book at the end of July. If you're anything like us, you're probably on pins and needles and just cannot wait to get your hands on a copy of this book.

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Crow's Row by Julie Hockley

HOLY. SMOKES!!

I finished this last night and i STILL can't get over it. Praying i don't have to wait to long for the sequel.

Emmy comes from the rich life, a nice house nice car, over loving parents. But she walked away from it all. She moved the bad neighbor hood, enrolled at a mediocre college and just to make her life for her. Everything sh achieves in life she wants it to be because of her hard work and not because of her parents money.
Then she meets a strange boy (Cameron) one day out jogging, all because his big idiotic, slobbering dog trampled her.
He warns her to stay away from that part of town because it isn't safe. But Emmy runs through that part of town so she can see her brothers grave. Her brother Bill was the most important person in her life, and since he died a part of her has been missing. She knew Bill was into some bad things, but as she meets more of the strange boy she finds secrets about her brother. He was into really bad things and he the leader of a drug gang.
Emmy finds herself trusting and falling in love with Cameron, missing him when he is gone and wanting nothing more than to run into his arms when he's there. But Cameron knows that Bill would never want his sister brought into this kind of life, that's why he hid it from her for all those years.
But Cameron finds it hard to stay away from her, coming back early from business just to be near her. He knows their worlds can never be together and he must let her go. But when the head strong Emmy refuses to leave him, then there is only one thing he can do to ensure her safety.

This was amazingly written, couldn't put it down and full of surprises.
There is one thing i think is going to happen in the sequel and i REALLY hope it does. But for anyone who loves a great love story, a good guy dealing with bad decision and fiesty heroine who won't take no for an answer then this is for you!!

Phoenix's Heart by Khelsey Jackson

 PLEASE NOTE THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!

I am really sad to say this, but this book was a big disappointment. It had been on my 'to read list' for quite some time, so i decided to buy it. To be honest i wish i had read the reviews for it first, as many of them seem to have the same view as myself.

For me, the book seemed to take forever to get started and then everything seemed to happen at once.
Jennifer has already met Phoenix by page 2 and sleeps with him by 4 or something. Because the blurb explained that it was about a pregnancy from a one night stand, i did expect her to sleep with him very early on. But again it just all seemed to fast. We barely know anything about Jenny at this point.

The grammar in the book is atrocious. Seriously, it's almost like the author didn't even proof read it herself, and if this has been professionally edited, I would be asking for my money back.
Sometimes the author referred to a 'she' when it should have been a 'he', and some words were just spelt wrong altogether. In truth i can't remember one page that didn't have a grammar issue on it.

Parts of the story were really unbelievable. At times i was getting so annoyed at the cringe worthy romance. Phoenix calling her darling all the time and saying how much she means to him, but then saying he could never love her, then proposing multiple times because he thinks its the right thing to do, and saying he can't live without her.
Also it turns out Phoenix is an incubus (a demon who needs sex to survive, as he feeds off the person he is having sex with), therefore, the babies will grow faster than a normal human pregnancy, so she goes from being 10 weeks pregnant, but measuring at 17 weeks, to being told she will be having the babies in a matter of days. I would like to point out that it states she is still not showing at this time. Then she gets a small bump, then wakes up to having a huge bump, and she is getting ready to go to work like no one is going to notice!
Another thing that confused the hell out of me, is that it clearly states that he used protection but ten weeks later she is pregnant. I know things like that aren't a hundred percent, but i feel like something could have been added in here to make it more understandable. Oh, well also find out that Jennifer's dead mom was a fallen Angel, so Jennifer is half Angel, Phoenix's doctor friend picked up on that, but not Phoenix, which is not explained.
Another thing that just didn't make sense to me was at the beginning of the book Jennifer and Megan's apartment gets broken into and whoever did it also murdered their cat. This never gets mentioned again, then later when you find out about Jennifer's birth mom, it turns out she was murdered by someone but you don't find out anything else. 

Jennifer tells her friend Megan what Phoenix is and she acts like it is nothing. But then Jennifer wakes up in the middle of the night to find Megan packing. Megan says she feels evil from Phoenix and can't stay, only to return a few days later and apologize for leaving! Again, confusing.

Then at the end, Jennifer goes to Phoenix's house, after a pregnancy scare, to find his kissing another woman. She says she will stay if he tells her he loves her, which he says he can't as he can't love anyone. Jenny leaves and goes into labor when she gets home, her friend/roommate, phones Phoenix and tells him. Phoenix then realizes he loves Jenny, but says later that he only realized this because her friend Megan shouted at him (what the hell!?) Anyway, Jenny has the babies and forgives him (even though her ex-boyfriend of four years cheated on her and she told Phoenix she couldn't do that again) and they live happily ever after

Overall, i think this book had the potential to be something great. But it just feels like something the author wrote in one night and published. I wouldn't recommend this book.

Two stars at a push