Swoon Thursday (21) The Program

The fabulous girls over at YA Bound created this super HOT meme. Here's how it works.

From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. 

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog! I want to know & so do the gals at YABound!

“Well, damn, Sloane.” 

I laughed, touching my lips with my finger. They felt swollen, but alive. Tingly. “That was fun,” I managed to say. 

James turned and looked over at me. “You know I’m never going to be able to not kiss you again, right? He said. “For the rest of my life, every time I look at you. I’ll have to kiss you.” 

The Program by Suzanne Young Kindle Location 1261

James had my tummy doing flipflops with this one. I love that he thinks he will always need to kiss her.

Waiting on Wednesday (7) Obsession

Hey y'all, thanks so much for stopping by my WoW! 

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. 

He’s arrogant, domineering, and... To. Die. For.

Hunter is a ruthless killer. And the Department of Defense has him firmly in their grasp, which usually doesn’t chafe too badly because he gets to kill bad guys. Most of the time he enjoys his job. That is, until he’s saddled with something he’s never had to do before: protect a human from his mortal enemy.

Serena Cross didn’t believe her best friend when she claimed to have seen the son of a powerful senator turn into something... unnatural. Who would? But then she witnesses her friend’s murder at the hands of what can only be an alien, thrusting her into a world that will kill to protect their secret.

Hunter stirs Serena’s temper and her lust despite their differences. Soon he’s doing the unthinkable—breaking the rules he’s lived by, going against the government to keep Serena safe. But are the aliens and the government the biggest threats to Serena’s life…or is it Hunter?

Okay first of all Jennifer L. Armentrout is the author- how can I not be waiting on this one? Secondly, a new adult book in the Lux world, need I say more? Okay, maybe a little more- have you seen the teasers that are floating around?

Teaser Tuesday (21) Insurgent

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

“Tobais,” I say, “I love you.” 

His skin is slippery with water and he smells like sweat and my shirt sticks to his arms when he slides them around me. He presses his face to my neck and kisses me right above the collarbone, kisses my cheek, kisses my lips. 

“I love you, too,” he says. 

Insurgent by Veronica Roth Kindle Location 4159

Tobais is a whole lot of hotness, with his courage and strength. But it is these tender moments with him that make me swoon.

Cover Reveal:Antithesis

My name is Gavyn.

Liam doesn’t care that I only have one arm. He actually likes my red hair and freckles. I might forgive him for kidnapping me.

My name is Gavyn.

I lost my Liam. I’ve lost them all. And now it’s my job to make sure they don’t show up again.

My name is Gavyn.


I had a life with Liam, but he couldn’t give me what I need. Then I killed his father. I don’t expect he’ll forgive me for that.

My name is Gavyn.

About the author: 

Kacey Vanderkarr is a young adult author. She dabbles in fantasy, romance, and sci-fi, complete with faeries, alternate realities, and the occasional plasma gun. She’s known to be annoyingly optimistic and listen to music at the highest decibel. When she’s not writing, she coaches winterguard and works as a sonographer. Kacey lives in Michigan, with her husband, son, crazy cats, and two bearded dragons. Visit www.kaceyvanderkarr.com for more information. 

Twitter: @kacimari 

Blog: www.kaceyvanderkarr.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kacey-Vanderkarr-Young-Adult-Author/128956043852072

Fallen For Covers (3) Red

Fallen For Covers is a Meme hosted on Mondays by Wickedly Delicious Book Blog. This Meme is to show off Young Adult and New Adult covers you have Fallen For. It can be new, old or not release yet. Please only post YA/NA covers. If have an adult cover you will love to show off head on over to TBQ's Book Palace on Sundays and partake in Lusting For Covers Meme. To join Fallen For Covers please follow the linky at bottom of post.

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· Make a separate post for the Fallen For Covers Meme on your blog.

· Copy the button above or place your own (as long as you link back toWickedly Delicious Book Blog) on top of your post.

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· Place your name and blog title in the linky below, as well as the URL for a direct link to the post.

· Visit other blogs on the list and make some new friends.

Author: Katie SeRine

Format: e-book

Print Length: 330 pages

Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp

 Published: Aug. 2, 2012

“My name is Tess Little. But everyone calls me Red.”

Once upon a time, a spell went awry, stranding Make Believe characters in the ordinary world. Since then, Tess “Red” Little—a/k/a Little Red Riding Hood—has worked as an Enforcer for the Chicago branch of the Fairytale Management Authority. But, consider yourself warned—she’s not just some waif with a basket of goodies. All grown up and with nothing to lose, a gun and combat boots is more her style. And Red’s new assignment threatens to be short on happily ever afters…

Someone is murdering transplanted Tales in gruesome fashion. The list of fictional characters capable of such grisly acts is short and includes more than one of Red’s old flames. And if that wasn’t bad enough, there’s another complication, in the form of sexy, enigmatic Nate Grimm, the FMA’s lead detective and part-time Reaper. Used to following her own rules and living life on the edge, Red has managed to avoid taking on a partner until now. But Nate’s dark side makes him perfect for a case like this. That is, if she can trust him. Because if there’s one thing Red knows for sure, it’s that believing in the wrong person can have big, bad consequences…

Why I fell so hard?

Growing up when I think of Little Red Riding Hood, she had well a red hood.  I like that this more grown up story of Little Red Riding Hood has her in grown up clothes.  I love that the cover has her in tough girl clothes.  Mostly, I like that the cover gives nothing away about the story.

Review: Elemental Dawn

Author: Maddy Edwards

Format: e-book

Print Length: 207 pages

Publisher: self- published

Published:April 14, 2013 

In Charlotte's fourth semester at Public everything is about to change. Princess Lanca's father, King Daemon, has been murdered, and Lanca will ascend to the vampire throne. But danger lurks around every dark corner and no one knows whom to trust. Can Charlotte and her friends come together to protect the princess against darkness, or will they be too late?

Loyalty

Death

Friendship

Love

Sacrifice

The Darkness Has Come 

My Opinion

I adore this series, so of course I stalked the authors website daily for the last month to discover the release date of the next book. As soon as it was live, I was held captivated in Charlotte’s world. 

I love the relationship of Charlotte, Sip and Lisabell. They interact with such ease, protecting each other even from themselves. They will face anyone, even Sip’s parents if need be. The faith and support these three have in each other is amazing. 

I was not impressed with Keller this time. I was angry with him. How dare he ignore Charlotte in front of his parents? How dare he feel betrayed by her dong what he feel in love with her doing? She has always protected a loved one- why would this time be any different? Stupid boy. This was completely disappointing, as I have come to rely on Keller for his supportive nature- and his faith in Charlotte, even his faith in their relationship. In this edition of Paranormal Public he is lacking in both support and faith. 

The ending got a whole WTH (what the heck) from me. Did they seriously just do that? After spending two years protecting her? Seriously, how dumb can the Paranormal Community be? Without Charlotte, the demons will prevail. All I could do was shake my head at their stupidity. Where will the dynamic trio go from here? 

Only time will tell, but June needs to hurry up and get here. Keller has a lot of graveling to do in my book. Or else Charlotte needs to move on to the hybrid/darkness mage who says very little. Even with boils on his skin he was more attractive than the fallen hot angel this time around. 

My Rating 4 out of 5 stars

Favorite Quote "Love keeps us all anchored to sanity."

Other People

Lanca- Vampire princess about to take the throne.

Lisabelle- darkness mage, everyone but a handful are terrified of her. She kinda rocks my world. 

Sip- tiny ware-gal born into a family of males, people underestimates her due to her size. She is a bossy gal though, with some backbone. 

Daisy-  hybrid vampire/darkness mage, she is kinda evil.

Dobrov- Daisy’s twin, he helps Charlotte out.

Swoon Thursday (20) Enemy Within

The fabulous girls over at YA Bound created this super HOT meme. Here's how it works.

From the book you’re currently reading, or one you just finished, tell us what made you SWOON. What got your heart pounding, your skin tingling, and your stomach fluttering. 

Shout it out on Twitter with the hashtag #YABound, post it here in the comments, or grab the adorable button above and share it on your blog! I want to know & so do the gals at YABound!

When I touch you, when I hold you, you feel like an extension of myself. I’ve been thought some terrible things in my life, but I can’t think of anything that would hurt me more than losing you. I know I said I would give you time, but we don’t have time, Slatki. If you or I die tomorrow, I want to know you choose me. And if you don’t- which I’m fairly confident you will- but if you don’t I won’t abandon you. I’m here. As your heart or your shield, I’m not going anywhere. 

Enemy Within By Angeline Kace Kindle Location 389

He is willing to give his life for her- what is more swoonier than that?

Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop

Love in Bloom 

Giveaway Hop

Featuring Lighthearted/Contemporary Young Adult Romance

& Sweet, Clean Adult Romance

Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & Portrait of a Book

May 16th to 22nd

I just love books about love, any type of love. The hard to get to love books. The love at first sight books. Even the I had love, lost it then got it back books. Seriously, anything where someone falls in love, I will read it. Which is why choosing a book for this giveaway was way too hard. So, I am going to offer another Amazon gift card.

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Waiting On Wednesday (6) Spirit

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Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly meme, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

With power comes enemies. Lots of them.

Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He’s learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can’t seem to afford any allies.

He’s up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a fight. The Merrick brothers, who think he ratted them out. Calla, the scheming psycho who wants to use him as bait.

Then there’s Kate Sullivan, the new girl at school. She’s not hostile. She’s bold. Funny. Hot. But she’s got an agenda, too.

With supposedly secret powers rippling to the surface everywhere around him, Hunter knows something ugly is about to go down. But finding out what means he’ll have to find someone he can trust…

If you read the first two books in this series then you will understand why I am waiting for the third book. Did Hunter rat them out? How will this get fixed? May 28 is so far away!

Teaser Tuesday (20) The Avery Shaw Experiment

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

I was either stepping up as the role of overprotective big brother, or I’s developed an impossible crush and was pissed off that someone dared hurt my woman. I had no idea which it was. 

The Avery Shaw Experiment By Kelly Oram Kindle Location 623

The second kiss was nothing like the first. I thought that one had been amazing- it had been the perfect first kiss- but this second kiss was mind-blowing in and entirely different way. This one was heat and passion, and a certain sense of impatience that suggested he’d waited way too long for it. 

The Avery Shaw Experiment By Kelly Oram Kindle Location 1708

Grayson in this book is adorable. So is Avery, but I got a soft spot for the reformed player.

Fallen for Covers (2) Kiss of Frost

Fallen For Covers is a Meme hosted on Mondays by Wickedly Delicious Book Blog. This Meme is to show off Young Adult and New Adult covers you have Fallen For. It can be new, old or not release yet. Please only post YA/NA covers. If have an adult cover you will love to show off head on over to TBQ's Book Palace on Sundays and partake in Lusting For Covers Meme. To join Fallen For Covers please follow the linky at bottom of post. 

How to join: 

· Make a separate post for the Fallen For Covers Meme on your blog. 

· Copy the button above or place your own (as long as you link back toWickedly Delicious Book Blog) on top of your post. 

· Pick your Fallen For Covers candidate with a new, old, a reprint or not out yet book. Give a reason for your pick. 

· Place your name and blog title in the linky below, as well as the URL for a direct link to the post. 

· Visit other blogs on the list and make some new friends.

Author: Jennifer Estep 

Format: eBook 

Print Length:337 pages 

Publisher: K-Teen 

Published: November 29, 2011 

I’m Gwen Frost, a second-year warrior-in-training at Mythos Academy, and I have no idea how I’m going to survive the rest of the semester. One day, I’m getting schooled in swordplay by the guy who broke my heart—the drop-dead gorgeous Logan who slays me every time. Then, an invisible archer in the Library of Antiq­ui­ties decides to use me for target practice. And now, I find out that someone at the academy is really a Reaper bad guy who wants me dead. I’m afraid if I don’t learn how to live by the sword—with Logan’s help—I just might die by the sword... 

Why I fell so hard for this cover?

I honestly think it is because the cover matched the title so well. The model here looks like she is literally frozen blowing a kiss. The blue of her eye shadow and the purple tint of her lips. Then you have the gargoyle protecting her and the school. How could I not fall in love with this cover? With so many covers being done of the girl in a dress one can not help be be drawn to the unusualness of this one.

Review: Fusion

Author: Imogen Rose

Format: e-book

Print Length: 322 pages

Publisher: self-published

Published: March 13, 2013

There was just one little difference—my reflection was not separated from me by silver-coated glass. She could have been my twin, except I didn’t have one. No, she was me.

This is the fifth and final book of the Portal Chronicles.

My Opinion

Fusion was more about how Arizona deals with having a doppleganger than action like the previous books. Should she introduce herself? Should she stay away? What does this all mean? Which one is real? Can they both be real? Who loves who? Who ends up with who?

Arizona goes through a lot internally in the book, as does David. Kellan although supportive, cannot help but feel frustrated. He is of course the supportive boyfriend that we have come to know and love. Gertrude, the doggie, has a bigger role in this one as well. Although, I could not help but wonder at times if she was really helping or hindering Arizona’s progress. Arizona at the beginning of this one has reverted back to being a spoiled brat. Which did not endure her to me at all. Thankfully she turned into the sweet gal that I grew to love from the previous books.

Olivia (Arizona’s momma) is having a hard time with understanding her husband’s new role. She is extremely disbelieving of everything that is going around. Which is weird considering that she built a portal to an alternative dimension. I kinda wanted to shake her a few times.

Fusion, while lackluster did wrap up the Portal Chronicles nicely. All un-answered questions were resolved. Fusion, like the cover does bring the storyline full circle. However I could not help but think that is it? I waited this long for that? 

My Rating 3 out of 5

Favorite Quote “That girl or boy us your constant, a vault that holds all your fears, dreams, secrets, and desires.”

Other People

David- Arizona’s assigned Wanderer

Kellan- Arizona’s boyfriend

A- Arizona’s doppelganger

Ariele- bestfriend of A and Arizona