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5 Year Blogoversary Celebration! – A Letter to Reader, Bloggers & Authors + Giveaway!

Hey everyone! I almost missed the date, I’ve so busy at work =/ But it’s here! My little corner of the blogosphere is completing 5 years today (Saturday).

It is funny to think how much things can change in a year. I look back at last year’s celebration and see an awesome event that I am very proud of, but then I look at right now and realize that not only have I almost let the date slip by, but I also have nothing planed =/

Well, I decided to do something different this year, I’m still going to give something away, but I also wanted to write a meaningful post to all my readers, fellow bloggers and beloved authors out there.

First and foremost I would like to apologize some things. Number one, I am sorry for not being around much lately and posting on the blog much less frequently than usual.

Life gets in the way and for once I have a job I actually love and it has been keeping me exhausted all the time.

Number two, I’m sorry if I still haven’t sent you your prize from this year’s Book Boyfriend giveaway =( we, my dad and I, have been having a tight year and haven’t been able to afford the posting for a couple of the prizes. I WILL be sending them out as soon as I get paid in December! I promise!

Number three, I’m sorry for not commenting on anyone’s blog lately =/ I love drowning in my reader, read your posts and comment. I was doing it at least once a week, but again I haven’t been able to lately =/

Now for the good part…

Thank you SO much for all the love you all have been giving me since I started reviewing since 2009. This blog has been around since 2007, but it was strictly a personal blog for a while, my reviewing thing came up later on and has been going on ever since.

I LOVE Blogging! It makes me so happy to share my love for books with you all and the opportunities I have had because of it were incredible!

I was Larissa Ione’s roommate for a night, had bday dinner with Lara Adrian, danced with both of them, got to be a part of a panel at AAD, got nominated for Blog of the year, was mentioned in the Acknowledgements of Eternal Ride by Larissa Ione, attending the NY Comic Con… Things I would have never have imagined in ONE MILLION YEARS! 

I have met amazing bloggers like Damaris from a Good Choice Reading, Danielle from ALPHA Reader, Jackie from Literary Escapism, Terry from Reading on the Backseat, the girls from Paranormal Haven and so many more,  both in person and online,

I have met as well, incredible authors that not only write well but are fantastic people as well like Kitty Thomas, Gini Koch, Carolyn Crane, Dakota Cassidy, Nancy Holzner, Jeaniene Frost, Jocelynn Drake and SO MANY more that I adore!

Last but not least, I have been able to be silly, try new things and expand my reading horizons all because of YOU!

So I need to say…

THANK YOU!

~I’m so sorry if I forgot to mention someone! I love you all!

 

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Guest Post + SIGNED Book Giveaway by Jeaniene Frost!

Holidays: Let the mayhem begin.

Thanksgiving is Thursday, so there's no denying it anymore - the holiday season is upon us. As a child, the holiday period of Thanksgiving through New Years Day was a time of glee for me because it meant lots of yummy food, presents, days off school, and playing with relatives I didn't get to see all the time.

Ahem. And then I grew up and realized all the time, planning, stress, money, and hassle it took to give me, my sisters, cousins, second cousins, etc., those gleeful memories. That was the true gift we received. I can count on one hand specific presents I remember getting during the holidays as a child, but if you ask me to recount stories of the time spent with my family/extended family, I could go on for hours. Some of those stories we'd laugh at now, but they weren't so funny at the time. Still, it's their craziness that makes them the most memorable. This is probably why some of my favorite holiday movies are zany, dark comedies like Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, The Ref, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What didn't go wrong with those families during those fictional accounts, right? But by the end, ties were strengthened and/or new friendships made. Sometimes, the most heartwarming moments are preceded by darkness tinged with hysteria-laden laughter.

Because holidays usually have an emotional impact on people - and can magnify current stresses to a fever pitch - I've used them in some of my books. At Grave's End has a pivotal scene on Christmas Day and climaxes on New Year's Eve. One Grave at a Time has a plot thread centered around Halloween. In my latest story in The Bite Before Christmas anthology, all my heroine Cat wants to do is have a normal holiday at home with her husband and friends. Instead, due to a slew of circumstances, she's forced to spend Thanksgiving in a strip club with her frenemy, Ian, while trying to save Bones and the others from a supernatural baddie who's got them in a deadly thrall. After all, holiday mayhem shouldn't be limited to only "real" people, right? *wink* Even fictional characters are due for some of that seasonal madness.

What are your plans this holiday season? And in the past, has everything ever gone as smoothly as you intended it? Everyone who comments will be eligible to win a signed copy of The Bite Before Christmas, co-authored by Lynsay Sands and me. International entries are welcome. Thanks so much, and happy holidays, everyone!

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Top 5 Sundays #59 – Books/Series That Should Be Movies!

 

 

Hi guys!

I have to share with you guys the reason I decided to add this theme in the last couple “Top 5 Sundays” polls.

I have to be honest and say that I tend to not being a fan of Books turning into movies. Not that I don’t LOVE the idea of seeing my fave characters in the flesh, but after being more burned than not, I tend to be cautious.

Don’t get me wrong, I will be a fan girl and rush to the theater for those movies, but more often than not they usually don’t reach even close to my expectations =/

However, a couple of years ago I read an Urban Fantasy book that made me for the first time EVER think: “This would make an awesome movie!” – So much so that I rushed to my dad to tell him about the plot and gush and simply go and on as he stood there looking at me like I was crazy LOL

Oh well! hehe So that is the reason for this theme and the book I was just talking about is the first one listed bellow =D

I can’t wait to see your lists!

 

   This week’s results:

Books That Should Be Movies! = 15 (78%)

Favorite Reading Spots! = 4 (21%)

 

The theme for today is:

Books/Series That Should Be Movies!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Favorite Book Boyfriends! Part II

*in no particular order

 

Dark Time by Dakota Banks

This is the book I mentioned in my text in the beginning of the post. AWESOME book!

 

Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost 

 

Can you imagine all the Bones, Vlad and Ian HOTNESS on the Silver Screen?? WOW!

 

Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews 

On the same note… Curran on the big screen would be heaven… not to mention all the awesome action!

 

Katherine “Kit” Kat Series by Gini Koch 

A bit of Sci-fi mixed with humor! Something new to step in for Men In Black… Bring in some fresh meat =D

 

Cassie Palmer Series by Karen Chance

The plot is so intricate and so interesting, it would be fantastic!

 

Special Mentions:

 

World of Lupi Series            |          Mercy Thompson Series 

Fever Series

   

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Giveaway Winners Announcement! {Low Town, Wolfie World Tour & Jeaniene Frost}

 

Hey everyone! Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!

I have a few winners to announce today, so I’ll go right ahead =D

 

All Winners have already been sent an email and have 72h to respond.

 

CONGRATULATIONS!

 

Tempted Winner #1:

Book Savvy Babe

Tempted Winner #2:

Megan@Riverina Romantics 15

 

 

Marked and Entwined Winner:

 

BlackwaterMama 58

 

Low Town Winners:

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Night Huntress Winner:

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Review: One Grave at a Time {Night Huntress, #6} by Jeaniene Frost + GIVEAWAY!

 

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The grave is one wrong step away.

Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans' voodoo queen just keeps on giving--leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.
Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity--forever. But how do you kill a killer who's already long dead?

From Goodreads.

• Publisher: Avon
  
• Release Date: August 30th, 2011            
  
• My Copy: Kindle Edition | Bought.
  
• Pages: 358
  
• Series: Night Huntress Series
  
• Genre: Urban Fantasy
  
• Author's Website
  
• Buy The Book:

One Grave at a Time: A Night Huntress Novel

*SPOILER FREE

Cat & Bones are back again! Two Cat & Bones novels in one year is awesome! I am also very happy to say that I enjoyed One Grave at a Time much more than I did This Side of the Grave. The action was pretty great and we had a lot of Ian time, which I adored.

I also enjoyed the military plotline and I hope we get more of it in the next book.

One Grave at a Time was still not my fave in the series, but not my least favorite either =)  I also missed Vlad in this one, though I will forgive Jeaniene, because we do have his spin-off coming up hehe.

Now onto the bad news =/ Sigh, what was once one of my favorite UF couples, might be hitting a bit of stagnant period in their relationship. Don’t get me wrong, I still love them, but they are so happy and stable together that I have to agree with my girl Danielle from ALPHA reader, it might be time to bring in an amnesia plotline or throw in the towel and have this power duo as beloved secondary characters in Vlad’s spin-off.

All in all, I am not ready to give up on this series yet, not even close. I love Jeaniene’s writing, world and stories and all that will definitely keep me coming back for more again and again, specially since Jeaniene has absolutely becoma an auto-buy author for me. This is an amazing series and a must read for any Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance fan out there!

But, I do have come to expect a lot from this series, and the last couple books just haven’t reached my expectations of greatness for these characters.

 

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Top 5 Sundays #56 – Favorite Book Boyfriends! {Part II}

 

Hey There my dear Readers! It’s that time of the week once again, Top 5 sundays! YAY!

February of this year me and Missie from The Unread Reader had an awesome Book Boyfriend celebration and I did a my Favorite Book Boyfriends! Part I Top 5 list.

Last week I decided that 5 was too short a number to list all my lovely Book Boyrfriends, so I decided to do it again!

  

This week’s results:

Fave Reading Spots! = 7 (41%)

Fave Book Boyfriends! = 10 (58%)

 

The theme for today is:

Fave Book Boyfriends! Part II

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.

2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.

3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)

4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.

5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

This week’s theme is Favorite Book Boyfriends! Part II

*in no particular order

 

Bones

{Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost} 

That English accent, Chapter 32… Need I say more?

 

John Pritkin

{Cassie Palmer Series by Karen Chance}

 

Mircea is fina and all, but I am unequivocally TEAM PRITKIN!

 

Zsadist

{Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward} 

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My man! My favorite Brother! YES!

 

Shade

{Demonica Series by Larissa Ione} 

source

A lot of people have Wraith as their favorite, and yeah, he is awesome. But I have always LOVED Shade!

 

Rule

{World of Lupi Series by Eileen Wilks} 

One of the most underrated series out there has an AWESOME leading man! =D

 

Special Mentions:

John Matthew {BDB series by J.R. Ward}

Packard {Disillsionists Trilogy by Carolyn Crane}

Lord Connal {Parasol Protectorate Series by Gail Carriger}

Nilik {Aspect of Crow series by Jeri Smith-Ready}

Davrek {Aspect of Crow series by Jeri Smith-Ready}

Shane {WMVP Radio Series by Jeri Smith-Ready}

& so many more!

   

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