Book Review: The Lightning Luminary (The Luminary Chronicles #1) by R.S. McCoy

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The Lightning Luminary (The Luminary Chronicles #1)

Author:  R.S. McCoy

Pages: 301

Release date: April 26, 2016

Synopsis:

Talia Stanley may look like the typical wealthy New Yorker, but she's hidden her secrets for more than a thousand years. One of the last surviving members of an ancient race called Luminaries, Talia has suppressed her ability to control lightning in exchange for safety.

And for generations it worked. Talia's hermit lifestyle protected her from strong Luminaries that want her power. All that changed the day Mason Rathbone walked into her life.

A good-looking artist, Mason is just the guy to get Talia out of her penthouse apartment and show her what it means to live again. But just as she starts to get comfortable, Talia gets sucked right back into her vicious past.

A new paranormal romance novel by RS McCoy, author of the Sparks Saga.

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Book Review: Angel in Training (Book #1 The Louisiangel Series) by C.L. Coffey

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Book: Angel in Training (Book #1 The Louisiangel Series)

Author: C.L. Coffey

Pages: 312

Release date: February 17th 2015

Synopsis:

After a night out turns fatal, a misunderstanding with the Archangel Michael presents Angel with a chance at Eternal Life: the opportunity to earn her wings and one day become an archangel herself.

Angel is given the task of protecting her charge, trainee detective, Joshua Walsh. There's no denying the attraction between Angel and Joshua, only Michael has pretty strict rules: no drinking, no drugs, and certainly no relationships with humans. Thankfully, she's got other things to deal with, like trying to convince Joshua New Orleans has a serial killer who is preying on other angel potentials like herself.

Angel must quickly learn that when keeping someone safe, doing the right thing is not always the easiest, especially when you've got an archangel looking over your shoulder

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Promo Tour: Prescient by Derek Murphy

Title: Prescient
Author: Derek Murphy
Genre: Time Travel/Dystopia
Release Date: March 21st 2016

Synopsis:

The first time I saw the future I lost hope.

It wasn’t just that the future sucked; that civilization had gone and ruined itself; that we’d altered our own DNA and devolved into predatory monsters that fed on the few remaining survivors. That was all awful enough, but it was more than that. I remember being young and thinking, when I grow up, I’ll have a nice big house. I’ll get an exciting, interesting job. I’ll meet the man of my dreams and we’ll fall in love and stay together forever.

But that all disappeared the first time I tripped 20 years into the future and found the houses burned, the handsome boys dead, and the only jobs were the ones young girls gave hairy old survivors in tents in exchange for a little food and water. Nobody asked little girls what they wanted to be when they grew up anymore. Nobody wanted to draw attention to the fact that most of them wouldn’t live that long.

There was no hope, no peace for anyone. At least I had it better than they did. When my trip was over, I would get to go back. Back to the normalcy of 2015. Back to iPhones and Twitter and buying so much food it went bad before you could eat it. Back to laughing over foamy cappuccinos and iced lattes at the mall, window shopping and flirting with hot guys (not that I ever did that, mind you - but I always wanted to). And I still could. That was the point. Unlike everybody else, for whom 2015 was 20 years ago - long before humanity was destroyed - it was my reality. At least, it was some of the time

But after seeing the future; after struggling to make it to the end of the day; after my first kill - none of those other things were the least bit enjoyable. All I could think when I got back to the real world, is how can I stop what’s coming?

Prescient is a young adult time-travel dystopia, this is Part One of the first book in the series.

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Book Review: Fifty Percent Vampire D.K. Janotta

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Fifty Percent Vampire

Author: D.K. Janotta

Pages: 281

Release date: September 5th 2015

Synopsis:

Living at home is driving seventeen-year-old Astrid Sonnschein nuts. She's desperate to leave her parents behind, and why not, with stepfather George a foul-tempered old vampire, and Mom - well, the less we say about Mom the better.

And our heroine has another compelling reason for getting out of Dodge. If she stays home much longer she's in grave danger of being transformed forever, and the last thing she wants is to become the newest Nosferatu.

So it's off to Rosenberg High and relative safety. Except it's far from safe when her relatives are holier than holy Aunt Jean, beer-swilling couch potato Uncle James and devious, cat-loving cousin Emma. And that's just evenings and weekends. Astrid Sonnschein's schooldays teem with teeth-sinkable challenges, the man of her dreams refuses to play by the rules, and the plethora of pitchfork-bearing peasants are beginning to mutter.

Peasants-schmeasants! It's when the full moon rises that Astrid's real troubles begin ...

Buy Links:

Amazon│Amazon CA│Amazon UK│Amazon Australia

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Feature & Follow: Top Ten Favorite Book Covers

Prompt of the week: 

"Top Ten  favorite Book Covers"

Meme name: 

Feature & Follow

Hosted by:

Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

Description:

The hosts of this meme will suppose one post prompt to the bloggers and authors, and they will answer this on their personal blog.

Ohhh, I absolutely Love this prompt of the week as I have maaany book covers I would like to show off :) Here they are and let me know what you think!! :)

Book Review: Phoenix Awakens (The Phoenix, #1) by Eliza Nolan

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Phoenix Awakens (The Phoenix, #1) 

Author: Eliza Nolan

Pages: 298

Release date: October 12th 2015

Synopsis:

Julia never believed in magic.

Julia Long is starting her senior year with an extra dose of crazy. The dreams of cultish, bloody rituals are weird enough, but the victim in her lifelike dreams is her new classmate, Southern charmer Graham.

Graham admits he was a Phoenix — part of a centuries old secret society — but swears he left it all behind. As Julia works with Graham to figure out why she is dreaming about his past, she's discovering she has other abilities. She heals Graham’s migraines with a touch, and there’s her superhuman strength that comes and goes. Julia doesn’t know where her new talents come from, but there’s no denying that when Graham is near, her powers kick into overdrive.

But the Phoenix Society wants Graham back. They need his blood to awaken the magic they seek, and they’ll do whatever it takes to get it.

Can Julia uncover the truth behind her connection to Graham? How far will Julia go in order to save Graham and stop the Phoenixes from harnessing this powerful magic?

Trailer Reveal: Eclipsing Autumn (The Cycle of the Six Moons #2) by Adelle Yeung

Title: Eclipsing Autumn (The Cycle of the Six Moons #2)
Author: Adelle Yeung
Release Date: March 25th 2016

Synopsis: 

Deciding last minute to stay in Starrs, Michelle continues her epic adventure as Goddess. After all, learning how to save the world sure beats a year of pre-calculus. With her friends by her side, Michelle travels to a city of scholars to learn the lore of the Cycle of the Six Moons.

At first, the exotic retreat turns romantic, as Michelle spends her free time exchanging sweet letters with the crown prince, Jayse. But, during her studies, Michelle learns something that drastically changes her game plan. Powerful blood must be spilled to end the Cycle…blood that only runs through her veins and the prince destined to fall in love with her.

During a celebration honoring their enlightenment, Michelle and Jayse are whisked off to a rogue city as trophies of a tournament, where only the strongest can claim a taste of their blood. Gallant as ever, their guardian, Gediyon, enters to prevent harm to his friends. Unfortunately for the contestants, the Cycle’s latest trial prevents everyone from waking from a cursed slumber…

Check out Adelle's first book of this truly MAGICAL series: 

The Starries Summer! (Read my review here)

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Realm Lovejoy (Le Fay series) Giveaway Prize!

 

One day I was simply browsing the blogs and websites of my favorite authors, and whaddyaknow??

Realm Lovejoy, the author of the AMAZING Le Fay series, was running this awesome giveaway which included the first two books of her series, Henge and Sword (which I've read and review, obviously) and some other goodies such as art work (designed by herself!) and other surprises. Well, when the package arrived all the way in little ol' Holland from big booming America, all I caught myself saying while I was opening and going through the box was, "ohh my gosh....omg....omggg!!!"

Anyone receiving a gift from one of their most favorite authors is just mind blowing! I felt so honored... check it out!!

Cover reveal: Blood Orchid by Claire Warner

Title: Blood Orchid (Night Flower #2)
Author: Claire Warner

Synopsis: 

Tied to Justin with bonds stronger than blood, Melissa De Vire heads into her new life with fear and anger. Anger at Emily, at Katherine and most of all, anger at Justin, fuels her resolve to find a cure for the curse. From the English court in 1752 to the fires of the French Revolution, Melissa struggles to survive her new existence and find forgiveness for Justin as clues to a cure begin to surface.

|The Black Lotus (Night Flower #1) on Goodreads

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Feature & Follow: My letter to Realm Lovejoy (Le Fay series)

Prompt of the week: 

"Write a letter to your favorite author"

Meme name: 

Feature & Follow

Hosted by:

Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

Description:

The hosts of this meme will suppose one post prompt to the bloggers and authors, and they will answer this on their personal blog.

Wow! I am so thrilled and honoured to be featured this week! Thanks for the votes/likes everyone :)

This question requires a little more thinking! I have so many authors in my head right now which I would consider to be my favorite author, but at the moment I need to choose someone who has really touched me, not only emotionally through her books, but also through her gestures and kindness.

Promo tour: The Black Lotus by Claire Warner

Book: The Black Lotus
Author: Claire Warner
Release Date: June 29th 2014

Synopsis:
....though I would dearly love to play court to you, I would hurt you more than any other. 

It is 1752. The year that will change the life of heiress Melissa De Vire. As she makes her first fumbling steps into society, she meets the handsome young cad Justin Lestrade and his world tears h
er perceptions apart. For Justin is more than he appears and his secrets and enemies are manifold. Drawn irresistibly to him, she finds herself sinking into a realm of feuds, magic and old curses and her life will never again be the same.

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Amazon│Amazon UK

Feature & Follow: Ten Reasons You Read Your Favorite Genre

Question of the Week: 

"Give Ten Reasons Why You Read Your Favorite Genre"

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Feature & Follow

Hosted by:

Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

Description:

The hosts of this meme will suppose one post prompt to the bloggers and authors, and they will answer this on their personal blog . For more information about this meme, check out the hosts' blog!

I think it is well known by my readers and followers that I only read Young adult books, but I truly don't always stick to a standard genre in this sector. 

I definitely have my preferences and those are mostly dystopian, paranormal, and fantasy! My favorites are those that have dystopian, paranormal and/or fantasy intertwined with bits of other genres like drama, romance and thriller!

Book Review: Obsidian by Kimberly Loth

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Book: Obsidian (The Dragon Kings, Book 1)

Author: Kimberly Loth
Pages: 200

Release date: February 17th 2016

Synopsis:

Aspen---a skydiving, rock-climbing, bear-cuddling---adrenaline junkie, finds herself in real danger when she unwittingly ensnares the heart of Obsidian, the dragon king.

Book Review: Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror (Records of the Ohanzee, #1) by Rachel R. Smith

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Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror (Records of the Ohanzee, #1)
Author: Rachel R. Smith
Pages: 265

Release date: May 9th 2015

Synopsis:

An Heiress, an ancient prophecy, and a masquerade...
Nerissa, the Heiress of Chiyo, prepares for the masquerade celebrating the twentieth anniversary of a thwarted assassination attempt on her family. Longing to be admired for herself and not her title, she arranges to switch costumes and enjoy the ball in blissful anonymity. But, when the fateful night finally comes, a prophetic warning of a second attack arrives too late, and the evening turns from revelry and romance to violence. After being pulled from the chaos by an enigmatic guardian, Nerissa learns that the Royal Family has been concealing a formidable secret for generations--and it is only one of many that are about to be revealed.

Reflection: The Stranger in the Mirror is Book 1 of 4 in the Records of the Ohanzee series, which is written in a serialized style with a story line that flows continuously between books.