*Please note that the contents of this page are solely the OPINIONS of the authors and the followers.*

Welcome to the Middle of the Road. This is a combined book review blog, one that is both cherished and prided over. We want everyone who comes to our page to find something of intrest to them, so when they walk away they are either satisfied or intrigued. We are both avid readers and have a passion about books that few of our other friends do. Both of us are happy to share our experiences in the book world and at times some goodies too. Enjoy your time here, and if you are anything like us, you could spend hours just wandering aimlessly through the world of books, just like a lazy afternoon down the Middle of the Road.

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Lover Enshrined by: J.R.Ward

Lover Enshrined is the 6th book in the Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. I absolutely LOVE this series as I have said many times before. LOL. This book has lots of unexpected plot twists that make it an amazing book.
I can't seem to get over the fact that the Omega was able to have a son much less WHO his son turned out to be!

This though is Phury's story! Throughout the series, and most of this book as well, Phury has been the "junkie" of the brotherhood. It was really an amazing twist in the story when he was made Primale, but even better when he fell in love and decided to "clean up." I teared up in more than one spot in this book. It is truly brilliantly written! I can't wait to start reading the next book in the series in the morning.

***This book is strictly for ADULTS! Not recommended for anyone under the age of 18!!

~Christy

Saturday, May 28, 2011

The Book Trail : Week 3

Soo here we are, already at the beginning of week 3 in the Book Trail... wow. Times is flying soo fast this year, I suppose it's both a good and a bad thing :)

Good luck this week to all the entries!!!
Just comment under this post and you are entered!!!

-Danielle and Christy

Friday, May 27, 2011

Congrats: The book Trail

Here is the winner for week 2 of the Book Trail... I think we are doing pretty good with it so far, considering we are still in the beginning phases :)

DRUUUMMM ROLLLL.....

                                                           STEVE AND APRIL

You guys won your book of choice, congrats and TY for participating!!!! Make sure to get us your mailing info no later than Sunday evening so we can get your book to you ASAP!!!

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Book Review: Spells

Spells is the sequel to Wings by Aprilynne Pike... and very bit just as good as the first book.

I like the way Laurel has struggles that she faces and is strong enough to face them on her own, but smart enough to ask for help when she knows she is in over her head. I didn't really like how wishy washy she was with Tam the entire time, but in the end she corrected her misdoings. I am forever going to be angry at the way the book ended :) Such a cliffhanger is just not fair.

Laurel has come to terms with the fact that she is a fairy. Not one with wings who carries around pixie dust, but a true fairy. Each season she blooms and she is getting more and more used to feeling like she is special.

David is her rock, especially because her mother seems to want nothing to do with her, and because her nightmares of last year's fiasco still haunt her. But when not only David and her are put into danger, but all of the people she cares about, David begins to rely on another source for a little extra help, and Laurel just can't seem to make herself go along with the plan.

Tam has stepped up his game when it comes to Laurel. He doesn't just flirt openly anymore, he has now pronounced his love for her. As much as Laurel cares for Tam, she has decided that she loves David, and her human life too much at the moment. She doesn't want to give Tam up, but she is going to have to, or else she may lose everything that is holding her her human life.

Avalon is just as beautiful as ever, but strange things are noticed when Laurel attends a carnival there, for one, she is the only fall fairy not in bloom. Technically she has already bloomed that fall and she is out of season, but that was in the human world. She doesn't understand why she is not still in bloom like the rest of the fall fairies.

I love this book, and I am going to pick up book three, Illusions, this week!!!

-Danielle

Monday, May 23, 2011

Danielle Trussoni interview and GIVEAWAY!

After reading your memoir, Falling through the Earth, it is appearent you have lead an interesting life. To say the least. Out of all your experiences, what do you think lead you down the path of writing books as a career choice? And when did you realize that this was what you wanted to do?
I ALWAYS LOVED WRITING, AND THERE ARE SEVERAL MOMENTS IN MY CHILDHOOD WHEN I KNEW I WANTED TO WRITE, BUT I DIDN’T DECIDE TO MAKE WRITING A CAREER CHOICE UNTIL MUCH LATER, EVEN AFTER I BEGAN WRITING FICTION AND WAS ACCEPTED TO THE IOWA WRITERS WORKSHOP. I LOVED WRITING, AND IT WAS ALL I WANTED TO DO, BUT I NEVER FELT THAT IT WAS REALLY A VIABLE WAY OF LIFE. I ASSUMED THAT I WOULD TEACH WRITING TO SURVIVE. NOW THAT I AM WRITING FULL TIME (WITHOUT TEACHING) I REALIZE HOW LUCKY I AM TO BE ABLE TO DO IT.
Angelology was released in early 2010, and Angelopolis isn't set to come out until 2012. How long does it usually take you to write a book? Is most of that time spent researching? We see that you do a lot of traveling for your research. Is that a really big part of your writing process? Getting the feel of the actual places you will be putting in your book.
MY FIRST BOOK, FALLING THROUGH THE EARTH, TOOK ABOUT TEN YEARS OF THOUGHT (AND MANY, MANY DISCARDED VERSIONS OF THE BOOK) BEFORE SPENDING TWO YEAR WRITING THE BOOK THAT WAS PUBLISHED. ANGELOLOGY TOOK FOUR YEARS TO WRITE, WHICH INCLUDED A SOLID YEAR OF RESEARCH. I LOVE TO GO TO EACH PLACE THAT I FEATURE IN MY BOOKS (VIETNAM FOR THE MEMOIR, AND BULGARIA, FRANCE AND NEW YORK FOR ANGELOLOGY). EXPERIENCING THE LOCATION FIRST HAND IS A LARGE PART OF MY PROCESS—I ACTUALLY NEED TO SEE THE LOCATION. IT ALLOWS ME TO IMAGINE WHAT THE CHARACTERS WOULD FEEL IF THEY WERE TO BE THERE.

Where do you get your inspiration to write your books? Do they come from your dreams, imagination or has something in your life made you want to bring Angels/ Nephiliam to life in the real world?
MY INSPIRATION COMES FROM WILDLY DIFFERENT PLACES. THE IDEA BEHIND ANGELOLOGY AROSE OUT OF A TRIP TO A CONVENT, WHERE I WAS DOING RESEARCH FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE A HISTORICAL NOVEL INVOLVING A FRANCISCAN NUN. WHILE I WAS THERE, I BEGAN LOOKING AT AND THINKING ABOUT ANGELS, AND THIS TRANSFORMED THE BOOK.

What was one of the most interesting things you learned while researching for your books? and Where is one of the most interesting places you have been? Traveling is something we would love to do. It's an amazing experience when Author's are able to put the real world feel into their books, especially if they really enjoyed their visit.
THE HISTORICAL INFORMATION ABOUT ANGELS—AND HOW DIFFERENT THIS IS FROM OUR PRESENT DAY IDEAS ABOUT THEM—WAS VERY SURPRISING AND INTERESTING TO ME. I ALSO LOVED LEARNING ABOUT THE ORPHEUS MYTH AND ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE DEVIL’S THROAT. THE RHODOPE MOUNTAINS WERE AN INCREDIBLE PLACE TO VISIT. I LOVED GOING INTO THE CAVERN.  IT WAS UNFORGETTABLE.

Do you have a Character most like you, in your Angelology series? Of course You are most like You in Falling through the Earth :) But if you had to pick, which of your characters would you say is most like you, and in what ways?
I WOULD SAY THAT I’M A MIXTURE OF EVANGELINE AND GABRIELLA, ALTHOUGH IN TRUTH, THESE CHARACTERS TAKE BITS AND PIECES FROM MANY PEOPLE I KNOW. I WROTE A SELF PORTRAIT IN FALLING THROUGH THE EARTH, AND SO IT IS LESS INTERESTING TO DO SO AGAIN IN MY FICTION.
Do you read reviews of your books? Is that one of the things that helps you in making the book better? Not that it could get much better than Angelology.
ACTUALLY, I TRY NOT TO READ MY REVIEWS. I ADMIT, I READ THE REVIEW THAT WAS ON THE COVER OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, I HAVEN’T READ ANY OF ANGELOLOGY. THIS ISN’T BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO HEAR WHAT PEOPLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT MY WORK—I CARE VERY MUCH ABOUT MY READERS’ REACTIONS--BUT MORE BECAUSE I NEED TO RETAIN A SINGULAR PERSPECTIVE ABOUT MY PROJECTS IN ORDER TO MOVE FORWARD. IF I ACCEPT EVERY BIT OF CRITICISM, AND TRY TO CHANGE MY WORK TO ACCOMMODATE THESE PERSPECTIVES, MY BOOKS WOULD FEEL UNFOCUSED.  
On your Facebook page, you have befriended lots of people who are fans of your work, is that an important aspect of the job for you? Getting closer to the people who love to read what you have written?
 I LOVE HAVE DIRECT CONTACT WITH READERS. FACEBOOK IS A WAY FOR ME TO HAVE AN INSTANT CONNECTION WITH MY AUDIENCE, WHICH IS WONDERFUL. I TRY TO IMAGINE A TIME WHEN WRITERS RECEIVED PAPER LETTERS FROM FANS. WHAT A DIFFERENT WORLD WE’RE IN NOW!
Now that we have asked quite a few serious Author/Interviewer questions. We want a few silly answers, goofy questions that are actually rather interesting :)

Growing up, who was your favorite super hero? Were you a Batgirl, or a fan of the Incredible Hulk? Maybe you were even slightly off kilter with others like Punky Brewster or Rainbow Bright. ( those were my personal favorites )
 THE WONDER TWINS (ONE COULD TURN INTO A FORM  OF WATER AND THE OTHER INTO AN ANIMAL).
When doing an interview, what question are you most sick answering? ( If we asked it, feel free to ignore it :) )
 DO YOU REALLY BELIEVE IN ANGELS…IT IS LIKE ASKING AGATHA CHRISTIE IF SHE THINKS THAT MURDER IS A GOOD IDEA.
Do you have a favorite smell? Something that maybe takes you back to when you were a little girl, or something that reminds you of a very happy, or even sad moment in your life?
 MY FAVORITE SMELLS ARE LEMON, CHOCOLATE AND COFFEE . I DON’T KNOW WHY—THEY DON’T REMIND ME OF MY CHILDHOOD—BUT THESE SCENTS MAKE ME FEEL AT EASE.
If you could offer one suggestion for people to try, with you being a worldly traveler. What would you suggest for your fans in each of these catagories? This also gives us as fans a small glimpse into some of your favorite things :)
Food: STUFFED RED PEPPERS FROM BULGARIA
Dessert: CHOCOLATE FONDANT FROM FRANCE
Drink ( non alchoholic ): MA CHA GREEN TEA FROM JAPAN
Drink ( alchoholic ): LIMOUX WHITE WINE FROM FRANCE
Book: SPEAK MEMORY, BY VLADIMIR NABAKOV
Movie: TO CATCH A THEIF (HITCHCOCK), WHICH IS SET IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE
Beach: THE BEACH IN MONACO

We want to thank you more than you can imagine for taking time out of your schedule to answer our questions. Not only will we be posting this Interview for all of our readers to see, we will also be hosting a giveaway at that time for a copy of your amazing book, Angelology. We want to make sure your work is in as many hands as possible, and if we can help to get it to at least one more person then we are happy campers. What you do is a gift, to all people. It brings the imagination to the forefront and takes most of us places we can only imagine going. Thank you for all that you do.

Again thank you for your time and patience with us. Have a Great day, wonderful trips, and speedy writing. ( we are waiting as patiently as we can for Angelopolis as it is :) )

And now for our giveaway! The winner will receive a FREE copy of Angelology by: Danielle Trussoni with a SIGNED BOOK PLATE already inside! Rules are as follows. Sorry guys but this is US only :( as we pay all shipping out of pocket!

1) You MUST be a follower! If you are not following us yet, you know you want to! Just scroll to the top of this page, find the follow button on the right side and CLICK IT!
2) Leave a comment on this post including your VALID EMAIL ADDRESS so we can contact you if you win!
3) Your chances of winning are better the more you share our blog and contest! Please leave links to your "share" as a comment or email them to middleroadreviews@yahoo.com
Contest closes Friday, May 27th at 9pm so make sure you get your comment posted before then!


Sunday, May 22, 2011

Lover Unbound by J. R. Ward

Unbound is the Fifth installment to J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series. This is the story of Vishious son of the Bloodletter.


As with all of the brotherhood books thus far, I was utterly infatuated! It took everything I could do to put my book down to sleep! There were lots of surprising twists in this story.


I was completely taken aback when it was revealed as to who shot Vishious! I didn't for one minute think that Scribe Vergin was "this brother's" mother! I was shocked to find out who offered himself up to be primale so that his brother wouldn't have to give up his lover! And I never thought that J.R.Ward would bring in ghosts! LOL This book was full of surprises but they were all good! I still can't get over the ending especially!


**This book is NOT recommended for anyone under the age of 18 due to VERY pornographic content and obscene language**
 
~Christy

Friday, May 20, 2011

The Book Trail: Week 2

Ok guys so here is our second week!! We really had a good number of people enter last week's giveaway and the lucky winner was .....


                                  SHELBY


The same rules apply this week as they did last week:
1. only one entry per person per week
2. you have to respond to us by Sunday night after you are announced the winner ( if you win )
3. you may choose more than one book, ONLY if it is part of a series, but you have to pay for the additional shipping!!

Have fun guys and start commenting below :)
Our newest winner will be announced next Friday, so you have a whole week to get your entries in :)

-Christy and Danielle

Wings by:Aprilynne Pike

Wings is a really good young adult novel involving Fairies and Trolls. (I needed something that wasn't vampires LOL) I really enjoyed this book and will be reading the second and third installment soon as they are both sitting on my "to be read" shelf!

Laurel is scared to death when she realizes that she has a "bump" in the middle of her back and it's not going away...only getting bigger and bigger as well as harder and harder to hide from everyone especially her parents. Eventually the "bump" turns into something else all together and Laurel confides in her best friend David and asks him for help figuring out what it is.

Laurel and her parents get pulled through the ringer in this one and it takes Laurel, David, and Tamani (a special person in Laurel's life) to get them all out of the trouble they got themselves into.

I would reccommend this book for any young adult reader! I absolutely adore it!

~Christy

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Book Review: Dark Mirror

This is a great YA read.

Tory grew up just about as privileged as one can get, her parents were the most known and respected pair in all of her English countryside, until it is revealed that Tory possess evil within her. Tory has magic running through her blood, since magic runs in families Tory knows she received it from her mother.

Being sent away to Lackland Abbey seems like the end of the world for Tory. She has to leave everything she knows behind, given almost everyone she knows and cares about has disowned her. No one wants to be associated with a mage, unless the mage is working for them. No one of worth is related to a mage.

Once at the abbey, her new roommate and many of the other students at the abbey aren't exactly the friendliest. Even though families send their children to the abbey for one reason only, to be cured of their wickedness, that doesn't mean they all want to go about it the same way.

Luckily Tory is friendly enough to get along, despite her rotten roommate. But when she learns that not all the students really want to get rid of their magic, she becomes tempted. Some of these students embrace their inner mage, and want to use it for the better.

When a raid almost destroys everything she is building at the abbey, Tory manages to flee through a dark mirror that places her in another time period. It may actually be her same England, but it is nothing like the one she knows. If it wasn't for Nick, Tory might not have made it through her small trip.

When threats that can't be prevented bring not only Tory, but her counterparts in magical abilities back through the mirror, Tory and her friends must find not only the strength but also the courage to do things they have only spoke about before.

As things begin to get better by the day, Tory can't help but fall in love. The handsome Allarde catches Tory's heart, but it may be a short lived love match. Allarde has foretelling abilities, and he may just not make it back to thier world.

Excellent read, and I can't wait for the sequel this coming fall!!



-Danielle

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Slow Burn Winner

We are proud to announce that Rhonda has won the Signed Copy of Slow Burn by Ednah Walters! Send us your shipping info and we will get it to Ednah so your book can be mailed! Thank you so much for participating! Please tell your friends about us!

Welcome to the Middle of the Road! We are proud to have you as a follower :)

Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Book Trail : Week 1

Here goes our Kick Off!! Usually I will be posting this every Saturday morning, so that you guys actually get an ENTIRE week to enter, but as we didn't have it up and running this morning, Saturday evening is just as good haha.

Just leave your comments below, Remember only one entry per person per week. We will use random.org on Friday afternoon to establish each week's winner!!

Good Luck and Have fun!!! Happy Saturday Everyone!
-Christy and Danielle

WINNERS WINNERS WINNERS

We reached 50 followers today! well actually 51 *happy dance* so now for the fan pack winners! *woohoo* Just message us with your mailing info and we will get them in the mail! Marlene Breakfield, Marie Kacerosky, Laura L, Julianne Grace, and Suefitz! Email us at middleroadreviews(at)yahoo(dot)com!

50 FOLLOWER GIVEAWAY

As we stated on our facebook page earlier, when we reach 50 followers we will choose 5 winners using random.org and those 5 followers will ALL receive a Middle of the Road fan pack! We may even throw in a couple FREE books! So, tell your friends to tell their friends! We only need a few more followers to make this AWESOME giveaway happen!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Friday 13th GIVEAWAY!

Friday 13th is only a cursed day if you make it one! We are not going to do that! We are going to make it an AWESOME day for one of you! All you have to do is comment and we will use random.org to choose who will recieve a Middle of the Road fan pack! Be sure to leave us an email address or the name you are following us with!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Author Interview with Ednah Walters and GIVEAWAY!

First of all we would like to thank Ednah Walters, author of Slow Burn, and Mindy Janicke, blog tour organizer for the opportunity to be a part of this blog tour. We thoroughly enjoyed reading Slow Burn and have been thrilled to be a part of this very special time in Ednah’s life! We hope that everyone enjoys Slow Burn as much as we have.
     Where did you get the idea for Slow Burn?

My sister lost her little boy a few years ago in a horrific accident and I was amazed at how well she dealt with the grief and managed to move on.  So I decided to write about a woman who suffers a great loss and the way she deals with it, and Slow Burn’s Ashley character was born.

      How long does it typically take you to write a book?

4 months, or 5 for YA because they are longer and have the dreaded fight scenes.

      If you had to choose one character in the book, Slow Burn, which one would you say is most like you?

None, I’m boring, laid back and quiet. Ron is cocky and charming, sure of his power over the opposite sex.  Ashley is sassy, not too much to irritate, but just enough to make things interesting.  Ron’s mother is a bitch and a diva.  His grandmother is a trendsetter.  Nah, none is like me.

      What is the one interview question that you get tired of answering? (We apologize if we end up asking it, you are welcome to just skip it if we do J)

Tell us something about you that would surprise your readers.  I never know how to answer that, although I’ve been tempted to say I live in a nudity colony…no, just kidding.

      What do you think lead you down the path of writing books as a career choice?  When did you realize that this was what you wanted to do?

Dirty diapers and baby talk.  Seriously, kudos to stay-at-moms who thrive while changing diapers, cooking baby food from scratch, sewing cute baby clothes and whipping new dishes every day for their family.  I couldn’t stand the food I cooked for my babies anymore than they did, I tried sewing, quilting, painting and realized it just wasn’t in me to be creative that way.  And my writing is not career, not until I get that monthly check on a regular basis.
When did I realize I wanted to write?  When I read my first chapter books to my kids and they loved it.  I thought, “Hmm, I could do this.”  Then I learned that just because the kids love it doesn’t mean the editors will. A painful lesson.

      Do you always read reviews of your books when they are brought to your attention, and if so do you take the opinions from those reviews into consideration when you are writing?

Oh yes I do.  Any writer who says they don’t is a L.I.A.R.  I read them, shrug at the ones who are just mean and try to hide the hurt behind, “reviewers are subjective.” Bad reviews do put a dent on my shield, but I keep going, keep improving. I’m like the tortoise.  Just keep chugging along. 
After my critique partners, beta-readers and editors, I’m through considering others’ opinions.  They’re a diverse group and if my book is okay with them, I’m ready to go.

      You have become friends with lots of your fans on your facebook page, do you find it important to be closer to the people who read and love your work?

Absolutely.  As a stay-at-home mother of 5, 6 if you count DH, 8 if you include our ornery cats, I don’t do book tours or go to writers’ retreats or conferences. Online connection is it for me. I have amazing supporters out there, which is why I do contest and I’m willing to mail swags and wins to every continent.  My fans are awesome.

      When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer?

When I was going nuts as a stay-at-home mom. 

      What is your schedule like when you are writing?

I volunteer at my kids’ school and try to workout three days a week, so each day is different.  I check my e-mail first then write after I drop the kids off or after gym or after volunteering, take a break after a few hours and chit-chat with my FB friends, tweet then afternoon, go over what I wrote. Soon, it’s time to pick up the kiddos and drive them to their after school activities.   Then dinner, homework, reading then I get back writing after the kids go to bed. My DH is usually the most neglected, poor thing, but he understands…sometimes.

  When did you write your first book, how old were you?

I was 8, wrote a fairy tale.

  What do you like to do when you are not writing?

Spend time with my family—take the kids to the park, movies, shopping, trips

  What would you say is the hardest part of writing a book?

Plotting. I hate plotting.  I mean, I usually know the beginning, a few things that will happen in the middle and how the story will end.  The in-between stuff comes to me once I’m inside my characters’ heads and they’re talking to me.  This is why I hate writing a synopsis before I write my story.

  How many books have you written? Which is your favorite?

I’ve written 2 YA (Awakened and Betrayed), and 3 adult contemporary romances (Slow Burn, Mine Until Dawn and Kiss Me Crazy).  I don’t know if I have a favorite.  I mean, they’re all my babies, each special and…okay, I do have a favorite… Mine Until Dawn (I was pretty ticked off after many rejections when I wrote it, so it is rather special). Then there’s Betrayed.  After world-building in Awakened, Betrayed was fun to write and it is really my favorite.  Then there’s Slow Burn…you see how hard it is to choose one?

  Do you have a job other than your writing?

Oh, yeah, I’m a domestic goddess.  You wouldn’t know it if you came to my house though and saw piles of washed laundry waiting to be folded. In my defense, we’re 9, cats included.

  What was life like before you became an author?

Diapers and baby talk.  Being a stay-at-home mother is tough. I was losing myself, feeling insignificant.  My family didn’t think so, but I really felt insignificant.

  Other than your own, what are some of your favorite books?

Jude Deveraux’s historical romances, J.R. Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon and L.A. Banks vamp series, and Cassandra Clare’s YA series.

  What was one of the most surprising things you learned in creating your books?

That people actually want to read them…

  If you could go to dinner with one person, dead or alive, who would it be and why?

Ian Somerhalder from Vampire Diaries. He has the most gorgeous eyes and lips ever.  I’d just sit there and stare at him.

  As a child, what did you want to be when you grew up?

A doctor like my dad.

  Do you work with an outline, or do you just write?

A sketchy outline and when I start to write, I hardly ever glance at it.  It’s more like a reference really, so I’d say I do a bit of both.

Now that we have burdened you with all of our questions we just want to say thank you for taking time to answer them for us and tell you that we really appreciate that you have been so kind. We have really enjoyed being a part of this blog tour as well as reading/reviewing your book.
~Christy and Danielle~

Link where you can find Slow Burn:

And finally our GIVEAWAY!
One lucky winner will win a SIGNED copy of Slow Burn along with SWAG! Just simply follow the rules below. A winner will be announced on May 15th so that everyone has time to enter!

1. Follow our blog and leave a comment containing your e-mail address! (mandatory)
2. Friend us on Facebook and leave a comment about the giveaway. http://www.tinyurl.facebookroadreviews/ +1
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4. Share our contest on YOUR blog! + 2

That should be easy enough! Just make sure you leave your email address in your comment on this post so that we can contact you. Please leave a direct link to all extra credit posts that you share as well!

There will be a GRAND PRIZE WINNER chosen at the end of the blog tour, this winner will be chosen from the people who "like" The Fitzgerald Series' facebook page so make sure you go click "like" here http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Fitzgerald-Family-series-by-EB-Walters/149204081811639

Thanks for visiting and we hope you all enjoyed our review!




Forever Contest

There is a GREAT contest going on right now for the book Forever by Maggie Stiefvater. It's is the 3rd book in the Wolves of Mercy Falls series.. and these books are just drop dead amazing!!!

Check out this video and let us know what you think!!!


-Danielle

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Slow Burn by: Ednah Walters




First of all we would like to say thank you to Mindy Janicke and Ednah Walters for the amazing opportunity to be a part of the Slow Burn Blog Tour! Ladies, we have had an awesome time working with the both of you and we really enjoyed being a part of the tour!

Now for the book review:

All I can say is OMG! This is such a good book! Ms. Walters did a great job with it.

Slow burn is about Ashley Fitzgerald who lost both parents in a fire when she was fifteen years old and Ronald (Ron) Noble who lost his father in the same fire when he was twenty. There were rumors that Ron's father had started the fire but nobody knew for sure.

Ten years after the fire that killed their parents, Ron started receiving letters with names with no return address. The letters weren't written by hand or typed they consisted of names and notes written out in letters cut from a magazine. Nobody knows who sent the letters but obviously there were secrets about the fire that nobody wanted everyone to know.

Ron goes to Ashley for help in an investigation to find out everything that happened the night of the fire and realized that she may be a witness to it all. The only problem is that Ashley doesn't recall what happened the night of the fire. She only remembers small bits and pieces of the night. She chose to block certain parts of her memories when she was a child and as an adult she simply couldn't get those memories back. Ron convinces Ashley to go in to see a hypnotherapist and try to get those memories back.

Ashley doesn't know about the rumors that Ron's father may have started the fire that killed her parents and he didn't think it would be a good idea to tell her that little detail. He was afraid that she wouldn't help him with his investigation.

Ron and Ashley end up falling in love with each other and they have to finish their investigation before they can really start their lives together as a couple.

-This is a very adult book and is not recommended for anyone under the age of 18.
Author infromation:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100000535104042
http://enwalters.blogspot.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/ednahwalters


~Christy





Thursday, May 5, 2011

Lover Revealed by J. R. Ward

This is the Forth installment of The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward. In this book the brotherhood faces many trials as with all the other books in the series thus far. I was shocked at some of the things that took place in this book. I didn't see any of it coming!

The brotherhood grows by one member although Tohr still hasn't returned.

Butch and Marissa play huge roles in this book. I was so glad to finally find out what happened between the two of them. They were introduced in the second book but we had to wait until the fourth to find out what became of the unexplainable "love" they shared for each other.

Although this one didn't make me cry as one of the previous books in the series I still thouroughly enjoyed reading every word of it!

----These books are simply irresistable! Once you start reading them you just can't stop!

***This book as the earlier books in the series is STRICTLY of adult nature. Not recommended for anyone under the age of 18***

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Book Review: Hunger

So guys I did it :)
I finally finished a book, haha. I know I have been behind, and I have been relying on the amazing Christy to keep this blog up and going, ( thank goodness she is so talented ) but I have been uber busy with school and the family.

Anyhow, I picked this book up about week ago, and yes, unfortunately it has taken me this long to read a 176 page book. The good news is, it didn't take me that long because the book was bad, it took me that long because I suck sometimes haha.

Hunger appealed to me at first by the cover design, I LOVED it. The when I read the synopsis, I was hooked. I am incredibly interested in psychology, especially teenage psych. This book is both a fictional novel made to target YA fans, and also a way to reach out to someone you may know who has an eating disorder.

Lisa is not anorexic, she's just fat and seriously needs to lose weight. At least that's what the Thin voice is constantly telling her. And unfortunately Lisa knows it's the truth, she is fat. But never fear, she will lose every bit of that weight. She counts every minuscule calorie, and exercises off every single one she eats. At least she's not like Tammy. Tammy is bulimic, Lisa can't make herself throw up, but she wishes she had the kind of self control Tammy had. Without having to throw up.

Life is terrible, her best friend accused her of being anorexic, she's not, she is just fat and on a diet. Her boyfriend said something dumb and they got into a huge fight. Lisa's mom is completely out of the picture, what with a new cause to run off to each week. And her dad, well her dad loves her and is always there, but he's still her dad, and would never understand.

The night she finally gives up on everything, death comes to her door. But not in the way Lisa ever thought she would experience, heck she doesn't even understand what has happened. She sort of remembers a man in a robe, kind of remembers him giving her a package and telling her she is now Famine, the Black rider of the Apocalypse. But it's all such a haze it had to have been an insane dream.. right?

Learning to love yourself, forgive yourself, and live again is never easy. Especially when everything you believe is the opposite of good. But when it's not just you that you are living for, things sometimes take on a different outlook, and decisions becoime easier to make.

I adored this book, the way it showed the struggle of what one girl went through, but didn't bog the story down with lectures and facts of how eating disorders are bad. This book took the weaknesses of one girl and turned them into strengths she never knew she had. I recommend it for every teenager and every parent out there!!! Keep an eye open for the next book that just came out, Rage, about self mutilation.
-Danielle


* a portion of the proceeds of this book go to the National Eating Disorders Association

Monday, May 2, 2011

Lover Awakened by: J. R. Ward

Lover Awakened is the third book of The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. I absolutely loved this one! Well I loved them all so far! LOL J.R. Ward is an amazing writer! There were lots of things in this book that I never saw coming.

Zadist is without a doubt my favorite Brother thus far! He's so unpredictable. He was kidnapped as an infant and was sold as a "blood slave" so he was tortured and used most of his life. After he was rescued by his twin ,Phury, he completely shut everything good out of his mind. He always seemed to be mad at the world.

Bella changed Zadist in ways that none of the brotherhood thought he could be changed. I was honestly touched by this book. I didn't cry like I did when I read Lover Eternal though. This one was mostly happy when it came to Zadist and Bella.

As well as the beautiful things that took place in this book for Zadist,  horrible things also happened and Tohrment's life was ripped apart. All of the brothers mourned over the loss of a loved one.

----Of course after reading the first two books in this series I couldn't stop! These are truly addictive and amazingly written.

***This is difinitely an ADULT book. Not recommended for anyone under the age of 18. ***