tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31428638206601302022024-03-13T08:42:56.636-07:00Another Great ReadTired of trying to find a good book? Well you have come to the right place. I read them and tell you if they are worth your time.alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-43235342094703947892010-10-04T07:15:00.000-07:002010-10-04T14:01:12.158-07:00Don't Talk Back to Your Vampire, By Michele BardsleyThe second book in the series is about Lorcan, Patrick's brother from the first novel and Eva LeRoy, a recent turn blood. Eva is the town Librarian of Broken Heart. In the last book Vampires bought out all the humans in the town and are making it the first full blood supernatual town.There are humans in Broken Heart, you have donors and children of the Vampires that were turned. Vampires cannot alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-48599480521619757392010-09-26T09:56:00.000-07:002010-09-26T11:24:25.295-07:00Sweep, Volume 2, By Cate TiernanVolume 2 covers books 4-6Dark MagickThis is a very confusing time for Morgan Rowlands. Everything is happening so fast lately. She found out she was adopted, a blood witch, her birth parents were murdered, she found her soul mate Cal, and she lost her best friend Bree. What more could happen? Oh yeah, at the end of the last novel Cal's half brother, Hunter, revealed he is a Seeker with the alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-72618805226716117682010-09-25T08:00:00.000-07:002010-10-04T08:32:55.858-07:00I'm the Vampire, That's Why, By Michele BardsleyThe first in a series of vampire novels by Michele Bardsley. I enjoyed the writing style, witty humor and the fact that she appeals to the older age group and not the teens. The cartoon cover may fool you into thinking it's a teen novel but trust me, it's NOT, although teens may enjoy it as well, I'm sure.The book opens with a mom named Jessica Matthews who has two kids named Bryan 14 and Jenny 5alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-70767392160526472182010-09-22T06:33:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:23:13.023-07:00A Bite to Remember, By Lynsay SandsVincent Argeneau is a 400 year old vampire and is in need of a private detective. One that knows about his special situation. His cousin set up a PI to take care of his problem with his production company but the person that arrived on his doorstep was a woman and a mortal and she brought a giant with her.Jackie Morrisey is a detective that is in the know when it comes to vampires. When she was alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-62004787924236057862010-09-21T17:37:00.000-07:002010-09-21T19:35:20.471-07:00The Vampire Diaries: The Return Vol 1:Nightfall by L.J. SmithElaina sacrificed her life for Damon and Stefan and made them promise to look out for each other as the last breath left her mortal body. Elaina was drawn back to earth by a supernatural power and given her human body back but it still carries the gifts bestowed her in the afterlife. Even more alarming is the blood that courses through her veins is like a drug to vampires. Once Stefan tastes it alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-79905166355604018552010-09-17T18:31:00.000-07:002010-09-20T15:51:48.262-07:00The Vampire Academy Series:Blood Promise, By Richelle MeadThis novel takes off right where we left off in Shadow Kiss with Rose taking off to hunt down Dimitri, her love turned strigoi. Making the hardest decision she's ever had to make by abandoning Lissa her best friend and Dragomir Princess she had sworn to protect.Rose has no clue where to begin to look for Dimitri but she feels she has to fulfill his last wish. Kill him if he ever became strigoi, aalanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-91821311833939039572010-09-17T06:42:00.000-07:002010-09-21T12:29:48.813-07:00The Immortals Series:Blue Moon, By Alyson NoelThe second book in the Immortal series continues the story of Ever and Damen. There is a new guy at school named Roman who everyone seems to like except Ever. She senses something wrong with him. Even Damen seems to like Romen. Things start to get interesting when Damen suddenly starts falling ill and becomes unable to access Summerland, the mystical in between place of the living and the dead. alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-58022289075150946872010-09-15T18:03:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:27:25.653-07:00Single White Vampire, By Lynsay SandsKate C. Leever just got promoted to editor at Roundhouse Publishing. Thinking she has to prove herself to keep the position she set her sights on Lucern Argeneau a successful Paranormal Romance writer. The previous editor was never able to get him to do any book signing tours or romance conventions. However Kate thinks she can get it done with her persuasive personality and her refusal to accept alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-62843158995212752822010-09-14T11:41:00.000-07:002010-09-15T05:21:15.314-07:00The Morganville Vampires:Glass Houses and The Dead Girls Dance By Rachel CaineA re-release of the first 2 books in one volume. Glass Houses and The Dead Girls Dance are about a vampire town called Morganville. A place where vampires and humans co-exist in a one of a kind town. Humans are encouraged to buy protection from the vampires to ensure their safety. If you are under contract you are required to wear a bracelet indicating your Vampire protection status at all times.alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-66151513281435383072010-09-13T15:15:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:27:45.453-07:00Love Bites, By Lynsay SandsThe thing I like most about this series is that each book is a stand alone book but each is also intertwined with all the other books as they are all about the same family, the Argeneau's. This one focuses on the brother of Lissianna Argeneau the main character of book 1, A Quick Bite.Some background on vampires in this series:They need blood but they use blood banks and only feed on cold bagged alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-14779381981909053632010-09-11T19:45:00.000-07:002010-09-12T11:00:06.514-07:00Tantalize, By Cynthia Leitch SmithOk, so this wasn't my favorite book. It started off slow and never really made me care too much for the characters. There really was never any kinds of relationships that meant anything either it was kinda weird for a book like this. I would say it was mostly about vampires even though there were werewolves in it. Ok enough about how little I liked it here is what it was about.Quincie Morris, thealanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-73241783240279357922010-09-09T11:20:00.000-07:002010-09-26T11:26:24.089-07:00Sweep, Volume 1, By Cate TiernanThree books in one. This one is a re-release combining the first three novels in one volume. This series is about discovering Wicca and Magick with a little mystery and love mixed in. Plenty of betrayal, spells, circles, rituals, jealousy, mystery and suspense. The first book starts out a little slow but it builds nicely. By the end of the first book I was hooked.Book of ShadowsThere is a new alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-27938574928876428552010-09-08T20:14:00.001-07:002010-09-08T20:17:20.562-07:00Sorry I was gone, I'm Back!Sorry for being gone so long. Well, I'm back! YAY!To tell you guys the honest truth, I wasn't planning on continuing the blog. During my absence I have gotten plenty e-mails from some pretty awesome fans as well as publishers wanting me to do reviews, so here I am.Let's start fresh. I may have left you for a while but I sure didn't stop reading! Oh I have so many reviews to write so you guys willalanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-52569801711140396382009-10-28T14:40:00.000-07:002010-09-09T06:06:24.289-07:00Young Adult Novel Discovery Contest!!!This is for all you YA aspiring writers!Writing Great YA FictionNo query? No pitch? No problem! Serendipity Literary Agency, in collaboration with Sourcebooks and Gotham Writers' Workshop, is hosting its first Young Adult Novel Discovery Competition for a chance to win a one-on-one consultation with one of New York's leading YA literary agents!If you've written a novel for young adults—or have analanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-2118875401577148832009-05-16T18:01:00.000-07:002010-09-22T07:26:43.610-07:00A Quick Bite, by Lynsay SandsOk, so this is an adult book, but older young adults are sure to enjoy this book as well. I thought this book was so funny. I mean laugh out loud funny. I just love Lynsey Sands ironic sense of humor.The book opens up with Psychologist Dr. Greg Hewitt, he's closing his office to go on a much needed and long awaited vacation in Mexico. he boards the elevator to go to the parking garage and alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-4788052250736135892009-04-07T18:02:00.000-07:002010-09-13T08:21:27.337-07:00Vampire Kisses 2: Kissing Coffinsby Ellen SchreiberSequel to Vampire KissesOur story continues with goth girl Raven Madison, a 16 year old wannabe vampire. In the last book we ended with Raven finally hooking up with the mysterious Alexander Sterling, who was rumored to be a vampire. The rumors dissipated but Raven found out that her true love really is a vampire. Alexander moves overnight without a word to anyone. Now Raven is alone and lost alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-25835354954267546352009-04-06T12:05:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:11:17.896-07:00Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale, by Holly BlackGreat story but needed a little tweaking here and there. Starts off slow but picks up speed almost going too fast and ends with a bang. Some of the conversation is hard to follow and seemed incomplete at times. There's a lot of bad messages in here that some young adults probably shouldn't be reading even though it's written for the YA audience. Including drinking, smoking, cutting school, havingalanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-24365784307414377072009-04-01T06:08:00.000-07:002009-04-01T08:07:27.093-07:00Blood and Chocolate, by Annette Curtis Klause I absolutely love the main character, Vivian. Shes a 16 year old werewolf. Vivian and her kind (loup-garoux) live in a modern city were humans are the majority of the population forcing them to blend in as best they can. Her father was leader of their pack when they lived in West Virgina. About a year ago he tragically died in a fire trying to rescue other members of the pack. Angry townsfolk alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-51516010260361420352009-03-31T10:04:00.000-07:002010-09-13T13:56:50.123-07:00Undead and Unwed, by MaryJanice Davidson(Queen Betsy "Undead" Series, Book 1)Many reviews on this book say it's hilarious. In my opinion not so. It's mildly humorous, but hilarious, I think not. It's kind of like the chick from "Legally Blond" gone vampire but slightly more annoying on the personality of Betsy Taylor, the main character. If you like that type humor, you will adore this book. This ones not for the guys, that's certain. All you girly girls who love fashion alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-61202212375773421352009-03-25T17:05:00.000-07:002009-03-25T17:12:22.047-07:00Reunion, by Meg Cabot(The Mediator Series, Book 3)Sequel to Ninth KeySuze Simon is a mediator. She helps those unfortunate ghosts who have unfinished business preventing them from moving on. In this installment Suze's best friend, Gina from NY, comes to visit her in Carmel, California. While the two sixteen year olds are tanning on the beach they get thirsty and go to the market for drinks. It's there that Suze sees 4 ghosts dressed up like it'salanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-87490268871548802902009-03-22T19:51:00.000-07:002009-03-22T20:02:11.617-07:00A Certain Slant of Light, by Laura WhitcombWOW! This book was amazing! It had me transfixed to each page I couldn't put it down or stop thinking about it. I even dreamed about it! It was so well written and it had so much depth and feeling. It was a remarkable plot that was so interesting and heartfelt. I just can't say enough good things about it!This book is mainly a ghostly love story but with plenty of messages about life, death, alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-24693709042908917762009-03-20T17:24:00.000-07:002010-09-13T13:58:42.945-07:00Revelations, by Melissa De La CruzSequel to MasqueradeWe learn in the first two books that Vampires are really fallen angels who fought against Lucifer during the war in heaven. God could not forgive them because they started out on Lucifer's side, the dark side, but then they turned and fought for the light. Since god could not fully redeem them, he sent them to earth as immortal blue blood vampires.Each blue blood lives a alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-72447436825008380092009-03-19T17:28:00.000-07:002010-09-13T14:04:40.054-07:00Stolen, by Kelley Armstrong(Women of the Otherworld, Book 2)Sequel to BittenWe continue our story with our main character, Elena Michaels, the only female werewolf in existence. She's a Canadian journalist who belongs to an exclusive group of werewolves who call themselves the "pack." Werewolves who are not part of the pack are called mutts. This book doesn't really focus on the werewolves like the first book. So you should read Bitten before this one to alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-57723330657693730242009-03-18T15:52:00.001-07:002009-03-18T17:42:17.589-07:00Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire Prince,by Darren ShanSequel to Cirque Du Freak: Trials of bloodWell, I unwittingly started in the middle of this series somehow. Oh well. I'll do this review then start at the beginning, so look for those reviews in the future. Don't worry, I link all my series books together at the bottom of each review. This book, (book 6), I would say is more for the young adult male audience. It did however suck me right into thealanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3142863820660130202.post-31239150044552597962009-03-17T21:24:00.000-07:002010-09-13T14:17:36.608-07:00An Ice Cold Grave, by Charlaine HarrisSequel to Grave Surprise Harper Connelly was struck by lightning as a teenager and brought back to life by her step brother, Tolliver Lang, who resuscitated her. Ever since then Harper has the ability to locate dead bodies like a homing device. She can see their last few moments of life and tell you what they died from, BUT not who killed them. She tries to make a living from her ability by alanakolehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17075727323516454034noreply@blogger.com0