I am such a slacker! It's been a month since I last posted, and honestly I've barely read anything this month. I have a few books that I need to get reviews up for, but sadly I've been so busy that even this blog post is going to be short.
So what have I been doing? Well, working. And not so much on blogging. Work (I teach 3rd grade) has been taking up so much of my time, with state testing, district testing, end of year assessments and conferences, it's been a struggle to find time for other things. I have managed to keep writing and am working on a new science fiction series. Which is completely new territory for me since sci-fi is not really my interest area, but this character has been speaking to me, so I'm going to see where it goes.
When will my blogging be back on schedule? Hopefully I'll have a couple reviews posted this week! I've read some great books and have a bunch more on my Kindle waiting to be read.
:) Ang
Monday, April 29, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
The Awakening by Apryl Baker is *Free* on Amazon for 2 days only!
Thought I'd share this chance to get an amazing YA novel FREE for Kindle. The Awakening by Apryl Baker will be free on April 5th and 6th.
The Awakening
by Apryl Baker
Snap...crackle...pop. The sounds of bones breaking and shifting and of muscles tearing haunt Alexandria Reed.
For the last five years, Alex has been locked up at Compton Academy, a "school" for the emotionally challenged. She calls it the politically correct way of saying they’re all nuts and Alex has no doubts she’s insane. She comes home to Jacob's Fork to face the demons she left behind her after deceiving the doctors into believing she’s well. Soon after her arrival home though, news of her estranged mother's death brings her uncle back into her life and she and her brother, Jason, learn a terrifying secret about their family.
After questioning her sanity for the last ten years, she discovers the night terrors she's suffered for so long has become a reality. She and her brother are now being hunted because of the secret her family has killed to protect. Her world has been turned upside down, every belief she held true destroyed. Aided by her new friends, who have some dark secrets themselves, can she and Jason survive long enough to figure out the secret behind the secret?
For the last five years, Alex has been locked up at Compton Academy, a "school" for the emotionally challenged. She calls it the politically correct way of saying they’re all nuts and Alex has no doubts she’s insane. She comes home to Jacob's Fork to face the demons she left behind her after deceiving the doctors into believing she’s well. Soon after her arrival home though, news of her estranged mother's death brings her uncle back into her life and she and her brother, Jason, learn a terrifying secret about their family.
After questioning her sanity for the last ten years, she discovers the night terrors she's suffered for so long has become a reality. She and her brother are now being hunted because of the secret her family has killed to protect. Her world has been turned upside down, every belief she held true destroyed. Aided by her new friends, who have some dark secrets themselves, can she and Jason survive long enough to figure out the secret behind the secret?
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Review: The Rules by Stacey Kade
by Stacey Kade
Published: April 13, 2013
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Available: Amazon
Synopsis:
1. Never trust anyone.
2. Remember they are always searching.
3. Don’t get involved.
4. Keep your head down.
5. Don’t fall in love.
Five simple rules. Ariane Tucker has followed them since the night she escaped from the genetics lab where she was created, the result of combining human and extraterrestrial DNA. Ariane’s survival—and that of her adoptive father—depends on her ability to blend in among the full-blooded humans in a small Wisconsin town, to hide in plain sight at her high school from those who seek to recover their lost (and expensive) “project.”
But when a cruel prank at school goes awry, it puts her in the path of Zane Bradshaw, the police chief’s son and someone who sees too much. Someone who really sees her. After years of trying to be invisible, Ariane finds the attention frightening—and utterly intoxicating. Suddenly, nothing is simple anymore, especially not the rules…
Review:
I really loved how this story started off. It doesn't try to fool us into thinking the Ariane has a great life among the humans, or that it's easy for her to follow 'the rules' her adoptive father has established for her. She's part alien and there's nothing sexy or glamorous about it. For me that is the best thing about this. Other alien books I've read have managed to make the aliens hiding among us to be highly attractive with superpowers galore.
Ariane definitely has some super powers, but there's also a physical downside to being an alien, such as the mention that her bone break easily due to their lower density levels and the grayish tinge to her skin. It was these little differences that made Ariane believable in her role as E.T. and stops this from being another alien story. Kade manages to keep some of the scary alien stereotypes while mixing it with a more sympathetic alien.
I ended up reading this through in one sitting and enjoyed the story. There were parts were I felt it lagged, but the story would quickly get back on track, and I'm looking forward to reading more of this series.
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Lie to Me is *FREE* on Amazon for 2 Days Only!
Whoo! To celebrate the release of Heal Me I decided to put Book 1 from A Touched Trilogy, Lie to Me, up for FREE on Amazon! So get your copy now! (If you have something other than a Kindle, enter my contest below to win a copy of Heal Me and Lie to Me)
Click the book cover to be taken to the Lie to Me Amazon page!
Synopsis
Phoebe Matlin has always felt broken. While one of her sisters sees the future, and the other can heal people, Phoebe has come to accept that her truth telling gift just doesn't work.
Then her best friend, Tonya, lies to her and Phoebe's gift flares to life. With Tonya pissed at her, being a Truth Teller suddenly doesn't seem like such a great gift. Although, it is nice knowing she was the reason her crush, Nathan, dumped his stalker girlfriend.
But in lies, intention is everything and Tonya's lies are a cry for help. The fear that her friend is covering darker and more serious truths is something Phoebe can't ignore. But knowing when someone is lying is the easy part. Now she has to decide what to do about it. And with Nathan and his doubts about her ability confusing things, finding a way to help Tonya isn't as easy as Phoebe thought it would be.
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Lie to Me (A Touched Trilogy, #1)
by Angela Fristoe
Published: Nov. 29, 2012
Publisher: Little Prince Publishing
Synopsis
Phoebe Matlin has always felt broken. While one of her sisters sees the future, and the other can heal people, Phoebe has come to accept that her truth telling gift just doesn't work.
Then her best friend, Tonya, lies to her and Phoebe's gift flares to life. With Tonya pissed at her, being a Truth Teller suddenly doesn't seem like such a great gift. Although, it is nice knowing she was the reason her crush, Nathan, dumped his stalker girlfriend.
But in lies, intention is everything and Tonya's lies are a cry for help. The fear that her friend is covering darker and more serious truths is something Phoebe can't ignore. But knowing when someone is lying is the easy part. Now she has to decide what to do about it. And with Nathan and his doubts about her ability confusing things, finding a way to help Tonya isn't as easy as Phoebe thought it would be.
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Heal Me is now Available!
I am sooo excited to say that Heal Me is now available! You can get your copy at Amazon, Smashwords,and Barnes and Noble.
To celebrate not only am I doing a giveaway of a Heal Me and Lie to Me combo pack. Lie to Me is going to be FREE on Amazon for 2 days starting tomorrow!
Synopsis:
Her sisters think Lily has the easy gift. Who wouldn't love to heal people with a touch? But all that pain has to go somewhere and Lily's the one taking it all in.
Then someone close to her dies and Lily's life spins out of control. Desperate to feel something, she clings to her friend Micah. When she begins falling for him, she realizes healing others is easy. It's healing herself that is much harder.
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To celebrate not only am I doing a giveaway of a Heal Me and Lie to Me combo pack. Lie to Me is going to be FREE on Amazon for 2 days starting tomorrow!
Heal Me (A Touched Trilogy, #2)
by Angela Fristoe
Published: March 26, 2013
Publisher: Little Prince Publishing
Synopsis:
Her sisters think Lily has the easy gift. Who wouldn't love to heal people with a touch? But all that pain has to go somewhere and Lily's the one taking it all in.
Then someone close to her dies and Lily's life spins out of control. Desperate to feel something, she clings to her friend Micah. When she begins falling for him, she realizes healing others is easy. It's healing herself that is much harder.
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