Desolate by Amy Miles My rating: 5 of 5 stars Desolate by Amy MilesDesolate is a story about a girl who was turned against her will into a vampire.
Month: February 2016
Desolate by Amy Miles
Desolate by Amy Miles
Book 1 of the Immortal Rose Trilogy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A wedding massacre. An innocence stolen. Mortality stripped away.
In a single night, everyone Roseline Dragomir has ever loved is slaughtered before her eyes. Alone in the world and bound by a solemn marriage vow to a vicious murderer, she must find a strength buried deep within her to keep going or risk completely losing herself.
When a mysterious stranger crosses her path, Roseline will discover that not all immortals are evil. Some even bear emotional scars that run just as deep as her own.
Will she uncover a will not just to survive…but to fight back?
Desolate is a story about a girl who was turned against her will into a vampire. It tells the story of her the complete annihilation of her family and the struggles to continue life without consuming blood. At least not human blood. It tells of her multiple rapes from her husband, Vladimir, and the complete joy he and his brother, Lucien, get out of destruction and pain. It also tells of her budding relationship with Fane and how he attempts to save her. It also tells the story of the budding love between her and Fane as he attempts to save her from the harm that she deals with daily and her attempts to per herself out of her own misery and from the worst part of this new life she must now lead. He attempts to at least help her to learn how to defend herself and to live in this world and shows her that it is not a requirement to drink blood, that it just helps in the healing.
Desolate displays a lot of violence and domestic abuse to the point that Rose should have died several times and would have had she not been forced to drink blood or she were still human.
This is the beginning of a trilogy of prequels to the Arotas series. I did not know about the books that were already out that starring Rose, so this was a beginning that I really enjoyed and I think that I’m glad that I got to read it before reading the Arotas series. I like Ms. Mile’s writing style and this book left me wanting for more.
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Author Bio
Author Amy Miles has always been a bit of a dreamer. Growing up as an only child, and a military brat to boot, she spent countless hours escaping into the pages of a book, only to spend the following days creating a new idea of how to twist up the story to make it unique.
Since becoming a mother, Amy has slowly nourished her love of the written word while snatching writing time in the midst of soiled diapers, tumbling over legos and peering around mounds of laundry and dishes that never seem to go away. Once her only son started school, Amy was free to let her fingers dive into dark mythology, tales of betrayal and love, and explore human nature in its rawest form. Her love of seeing the world from a different angle bloomed.
Amy is the author of several novels, including her popular young adult immortal books, The Arotas Series, which are an Amazon and iBooks bestselling series. Unwilling to be defined by any one genre, she proceeded to flip over to a science fiction/fantasy based idea with her Rising Trilogy. She then dove into contemporary romance with her novel, Captivate and explored the depths of her own faith with In Your Embrace.
She is currently working on completing her Immortal Rose trilogy, a prequel to her Arotas novels. She has also embarked on two new journeys this year, one in the form of a co-written banshee trilogy, The Hallowed Realms, which is currently represented by GH Literary and she breached another genre with her upcoming adult horror novel, Wither.
Connect with Amy: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads | Amazon Author Page
I received a digital copy of this book for free from the publisher, Red Coat PR, and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way affected my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) By Siobhan Davis
Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) By Siobhan Davis
Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1)
By Siobhan Davis
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Age category: Young Adult
Release Date: December 15, 2015Blurb:
I’ve fallen hard for an alien, but he’s harboring secrets.
Massive secrets that threaten the very essence of humanity.
How can I give him my heart when his race plans on taking my future?Sadie Owens has been slowly dying inside. Bit by bit, piece by…
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Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1) By Siobhan Davis
Saven: Deception (The Saven Series #1)
By Siobhan Davis
Genre: Science Fiction Romance
Age category: Young Adult
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Blurb:
I’ve fallen hard for an alien, but he’s harboring secrets.
Massive secrets that threaten the very essence of humanity.
How can I give him my heart when his race plans on taking my future?Sadie Owens has been slowly dying inside. Bit by bit, piece by piece, day by day. Trapped in a life she hates, she relies on only one person—herself.
Despised by her family and betrayed by an unscrupulous government, Sadie dreams of a different life. When she is chosen to participate in the government’s new social experiment, she is ecstatic at the prospect of spending six months in Thalassic City, the shiny new city under the sea.
Immediately drawn to Logan Chandler, Sadie is captivated by the beautiful boy with the ocean-blue eyes. Logan seems to embody everything that has been forbidden, but he isn’t all he appears to be.
Confused over Logan’s true intentions and concerned when best friend Jenna starts transforming in front of her eyes, Sadie partners with newcomer Jarod in a bid to uncover the government’s real agenda. The truth is more shocking than anything she could ever have imagined.
When Sadie finally understands why the Saven walk among us, will it be too late to save her heart and the human race?
You can find Saven: Deception on Goodreads
You can buy Saven: Deception here:
– Amazon USA
– Amazon UK
– Amazon Canada
– Amazon Australia
About the Author:
Siobhan Davis writes young adult science fiction fantasy romance books, and she is the author of the Amazon bestselling True Calling series. The first book in her new Saven series was released in December 2015.
A self-professed teenager forever–at least when it comes to books, music, and films, Siobhan is totally addicted to teen fiction and superhero/blockbuster movies. She loves baking, shoes, bags, makeup, anti-wrinkle cream, anything pink, Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, and Robert Pattinson (definitely Team Edward).
Before pursuing a full-time writing career, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in Human Resources over the last twenty years. She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.
You can find and contact Siobhan here:
– Website
– Blog
– Facebook
– Twitter
– Google +
– Goodreads
– Amazon
– Newsletter
Sample chapters, quotes, reviews and book excerpts are all available to download from the authors website
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How to Write Good Book Reviews When Publishers Toss You Their Worst
How to Write Good Book Reviews When Publishers Toss You Their Worst
Informative for those of us that have reviewers remorse! Lol!
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How to Write Good Book Reviews When Publishers Toss You Their Worst
Informative for those of us that have reviewers remorse! Lol!
A Neon Sign at the Topless Bar of Literature
12 Tips for Writing Good Book Reviews
When Publishers Hit You With Their Worst
By Janice Harayda
A well-known book critic once said that she hoped that her reviews would be “a soft light in the alcove of art.” Some of the books I’ve reviewed have made me feel more like a neon sign at the topless bar of literature. But I share that critic’s view: A reviewer’s most important task is to help you see a book clearly and, especially, to show its uniqueness. A question I ask every day is: How can I show how this book differs from all others? And I’ve tried to develop a few guidelines for answering it.
I was the book critic for the Plain Dealer for 11 years, and during that time, I had to follow the Associated Press Stylebook, which has 448…
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Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnston
Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its…
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Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz and Michael Johnston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Welcome to New Vegas, a city once covered in bling, now blanketed in ice. Like much of the destroyed planet, the place knows only one temperature—freezing. But some things never change. The diamond in the ice desert is still a 24-hour hedonistic playground and nothing keeps the crowds away from the casino floors, never mind the rumors about sinister sorcery in its shadows.
At the heart of this city is Natasha Kestal, a young blackjack dealer looking for a way out. Like many, she’s heard of a mythical land simply called the Blue.” They say it’s a paradise, where the sun still shines and the waters are turquoise. More importantly, it’s a place where Nat won’t be persecuted, even if her darkest secret comes to light.
But passage to the Blue is treacherous, if not impossible, and her only shot is to bet on a ragtag crew of mercenaries led by a cocky runner named Ryan Wesson to take her there. Danger and deceit await on every corner, even as Nat and Wes find themselves inexorably drawn to each other. But can true love survive the lies? Fiery hearts collide in this tale of the evil men do and the awesome power within us all.
This was a fantastic book. I fell into Nat’s story of survival. I was hooked from the beginning when the inner voice told her the only way to survive was to trust she would survive only by flying out of her window.
Wes, an ex-military man with the responsibility of a ragtag crew and morals not seen during these times of extreme cold where working for heat units, is just as important as food to keep from being struck by the blight. He struggles with his inner turmoil to do the right thing and yet still endure.
Both are just trying to stay alive in a world that is frozen and controlled entirely by a corrupt government in a dystopian world of ice and in an age of magic where the fae, mages, pirates, smallmen, zombie-like creatures, and drakons. Those with magic are bought and sold into slavery to find what makes them tick and how they can be used as weapons.
Wes must decide if he wants to take a chance to help Nat get to what may be a land of blue skies and clean water. An Atlantis of sorts.
Will they survive? Will there be a true love matchup or two?
Stay tuned…
I won a physical copy of this book via Goodreads Giveaways. This has not altered my opinion nor have I been compensated in any way.
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Rising From the Dust by Martine Carlsson
Rising From the Dust by Martine Carlsson
Rising From Dust
by Martine Carlsson
Light from Aphelion #1
Publication Date: January 8, 2016
Genres: Historical, Fantasy
PURCHASE: Amazon (#FREE with #KindleUnlimited)
Synopsis: FIGHT FOR JUSTICE. DIE FOR LOVE.
War is raging in the kingdom of Trevalden. Up north in the Frozen Mountains, the amnesic hermit Selen survives as the pariah in his community. Drawn by a mysterious call, he travels to…
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