So many books...so little time.
Every time I walk into a library or bookstore I'm immediately struck by the fact that I couldn't possibly read all the books there ever were in the span of my lifetime...but I can certainly try to make a dent.
Here are a few books I'll be reading this month.Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy by Helen Fielding
Emma Michaels' Eyrie:Society of Feathers #2
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The truth is being unveiled and Iris’ past is unlike anything she ever could have guessed. For Stryx, finding your missing half doesn’t always mean finding your mate. Iris has been missing a part of herself for so long that no one is sure she will be able to put the pieces back together and her ever reliable dreams may be forcing her astray. Coping with the death of someone she loved, she is forced to face the truth and break free from the lies that have caged her.
Scoop up Emma's latest work here: Kindle * Nook * iBookstore *Smashwords * Google * PDFYou can learn more about Emma on her website or follow her on these social media sites: Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads
Add Book 3 to your Goodreads list!coming October 13, 2014Follow this link to enter to win an Amazon gift card for $10 Rafflecopter giveawayEmma Michaels' Eyrie:Society of Feathers #2
AMAZON gift card The truth is being unveiled and Iris’ past is unlike anything she ever could have guessed. For Stryx, finding your missing half doesn’t always mean finding your mate. Iris has been missing a part of herself for so long that no one is sure she will be able to put the pieces back together and her ever reliable dreams may be forcing her astray. Coping with the death of someone she loved, she is forced to face the truth and break free from the lies that have caged her.
Scoop up Emma's latest work here: Kindle * Nook * iBookstore *Smashwords * Google * PDFYou can learn more about Emma on her website or follow her on these social media sites: Twitter * Facebook * Goodreads
Add Book 3 to your Goodreads list!coming October 13, 2014Follow this link to enter to win an Amazon gift card for $10 Rafflecopter giveawayThe Lords of Salem a Novel (Book Review)
I've always thought Rob Zombie was brilliant.I had high hopes for this novel. Had I known (at the time of purchase) this book was an adaptation from his screenplay I think it would've stayed on the shelf and I would've opted to watch the movie instead.I'd not read a horror novel in quite some time, and I figured Rob Zombie would be a good bet. All of the elements were there for it to be awesome. Historical fiction, a book opening in Salem in the 1600's with witch hunters and witches. Some über scary Satanic rituals and later dark figures lurking in empty apartments...I immediately liked the protagonist. She was a bit damaged, but on a path I felt to redeem herself.I got half way through this book and finally decided, I just couldn't read anymore. Reading it had become a chore and I wasn't enjoying it. It's execution was poor. I could never loose myself in the pages. I get the feeling that the second author listed (B.K. Evenson) must have been the one to slap this all together from Zombie's screenplay and notes or something. There was no real character or story development, and not in any good minimalistic way; it was just a lot of gore, and other crap that filled the pages.I wanted to be afraid to turn the page, and I was, but for all the wrong reasons.Bummer.
J.K. Rowling's Pseudonym is Robert Galbraith
J.K. Rowling can write incognito and still find success. The renowned author of The Harry Potter series has penned what is being described as “classic crime novel” called The Cuckoo's Calling under the pen name of Robert Galbraith.Smashing!
Plot Synopsis:A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel’s suicide.After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you’ve never seen them under an investigation like this.Will you be scooping up The Cuckoo’s Calling? (I just did!)You also must check out Robert Galbraith's author bio.It's hilarious!
J.K. Rowling's Pseudonym is Robert Galbraith
J.K. Rowling can write incognito and still find success. The renowned author of The Harry Potter series has penned what is being described as “classic crime novel” called The Cuckoo's Calling under the pen name of Robert Galbraith.Smashing!
Plot Synopsis:A brilliant debut mystery in a classic vein: Detective Cormoran Strike investigates a supermodel’s suicide.After losing his leg to a land mine in Afghanistan, Cormoran Strike is barely scraping by as a private investigator. Strike is down to one client, and creditors are calling. He has also just broken up with his longtime girlfriend and is living in his office.Then John Bristow walks through his door with an amazing story: His sister, the legendary supermodel Lula Landry, known to her friends as the Cuckoo, famously fell to her death a few months earlier. The police ruled it a suicide, but John refuses to believe that. The case plunges Strike into the world of multimillionaire beauties, rock-star boyfriends, and desperate designers, and it introduces him to every variety of pleasure, enticement, seduction, and delusion known to man.You may think you know detectives, but you’ve never met one quite like Strike. You may think you know about the wealthy and famous, but you’ve never seen them under an investigation like this.Will you be scooping up The Cuckoo’s Calling? (I just did!)You also must check out Robert Galbraith's author bio.It's hilarious!
The Angel Chronicles Book 2 Gilded Wings
Matt and Emily are back again in the sequel to Amy Lignor's The Angel Chronicles Until Next Time. In Gilded Wings the angelic pair are sent off on their second mission, innocent of how "truly dark human nature can become..."Last April I shared my thoughts on the first novel in this series and I'm happy to be apart of Amy's blog tour to share an excerpt from Gilded Wings.
Myles and Gregori stood when Anya whispered in their ears, reminding them to stand when a lady enters the room.
Hope looked over at Drew. “Mr. Parrish, the breakfast table is always lit up by your presence.”Drew stood and took her hand. “Miss Hope, you’re a breath of fresh air.” “More like hot air.” The biting words came from Max’s mouth.Hope looked over at him. “Good morning to you too, Max. It’s always a pleasure to see you. I was worried about the carriage accident you and your father had last week. I am so happy you’re both well.”Max looked a bit confused as he glanced at Anya. “Yes, well...I have to run,” he said, jumping up from his chair.Mr. Carrow glared at his insolent son. “You will sit down and finish breakfast with this family. We have guests.”“I’m sorry, Father, but I have to go into the office today. I’m meeting with Mr. Morgan.”“J.P.? Why?”“We have a deal going through which I sent you the papers on last week. I’m working on the arrangements.”“With Carnegie? I have told you both that Andrew Carnegie will never sell the steel company. It’s his life.”