Bad Romeo by Leisa Rayven, Romance, Published by Macmillan on 12/23/14, $5.99 Kindle on Amazon.com
Ethan and Cassie were meant for each other. Destined to be together - if they can get over themselves. Ethan has a damaged past that causes him to keep everyone at arm's length. Cassie is stubborn and refuses to follow what he wants. And when they get together sparks fly. But how long could it last?
Ethan is the perfect tortured, bad boy that every girl wishes to fix. Or at least sleep with. Cassie is the girl next door, with a dramatic flair and an urge to push boundaries. Both characters are beautifully written by Leisa in a story that flashes from present to past. Allowing us to see why they are the way they are. Their love story leaves you wanting more of their world, barbs and all. Good thing we have Broken Juliet to look forward to and the continuation of their will they or won't they story. I know I'm patiently waiting for Broken Juliet to be published.
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Monday, May 26, 2014
Review: The Word Exchange: A Novel By Alena Graedon
The Word Exchange: A Novel by Alena Graedon, Fiction/Sci-Fi & Fantasy, $11.99 Kindle on Amazon, Published April 10, 2014 by Random House LLC
Imagine that there is this device that not only can be used as a phone, but also a computer, translator, dictionary, e-reader, tablet, read your moods and dispense medication as needed. Now Imagine that the more you used this device the more you became sick and lost the ability to speak properly. In this book it's the Meme and Anana is finding this out the hard way when her father disappears.
Anana and her father, Doug, work for NADEL, one of the last hold outs that still makes actual print copies of dictionaries. Bart is Doug's assistant and hopelessly crushing on Anana forever. When Doug disappears and Anana finds a note telling her to not trust Bart, she doesn't know what to do. A chance encounter with the Diachronic Society helps her to navigate the troubles she faces. The Meme is being taken over by a virus and causing Word Flu. And what slowly starts as someone stumbling over their words quickly turns into an epidemic of people not only talking incoherently but dying from the Word Flu. There is a cure but only if you can find people who know about it - the Diachronic Society.
I struggled getting into this book as first. When Anana narrates it is very wordy and descriptive. Being that this is a book about dictionaries there were words over my head at times. But I kept reading and was quickly drawn in by the story of what could go wrong if we were to cross modern technology and bio-engineering. Alena Graedon weaves a story like no other sci-fi/fantasy that I have read. I loved the idea that something we use everyday for everything under the sun could cause us to become sick. This is her first book and I look forward to more if they are in this genre.
Imagine that there is this device that not only can be used as a phone, but also a computer, translator, dictionary, e-reader, tablet, read your moods and dispense medication as needed. Now Imagine that the more you used this device the more you became sick and lost the ability to speak properly. In this book it's the Meme and Anana is finding this out the hard way when her father disappears.
Anana and her father, Doug, work for NADEL, one of the last hold outs that still makes actual print copies of dictionaries. Bart is Doug's assistant and hopelessly crushing on Anana forever. When Doug disappears and Anana finds a note telling her to not trust Bart, she doesn't know what to do. A chance encounter with the Diachronic Society helps her to navigate the troubles she faces. The Meme is being taken over by a virus and causing Word Flu. And what slowly starts as someone stumbling over their words quickly turns into an epidemic of people not only talking incoherently but dying from the Word Flu. There is a cure but only if you can find people who know about it - the Diachronic Society.
I struggled getting into this book as first. When Anana narrates it is very wordy and descriptive. Being that this is a book about dictionaries there were words over my head at times. But I kept reading and was quickly drawn in by the story of what could go wrong if we were to cross modern technology and bio-engineering. Alena Graedon weaves a story like no other sci-fi/fantasy that I have read. I loved the idea that something we use everyday for everything under the sun could cause us to become sick. This is her first book and I look forward to more if they are in this genre.
Saturday, February 8, 2014
Review - Fix You by Carrie Elks
Fix You by Carrie Elks, Publication date Feb., 2014, expected cost $4.99, Romance
Hanna and Richard met because their mothers were good friends. This lead to a twelve year friendship between them. They've known each other through many trying times and many fun times. Their relationship lasts until tragedy strikes and Hanna can't handle it any more. But she has a secret that she has to tell Richard and it's the hardest thing she has ever had to do.
Carrie writes their relationship well, their angst and anxiety come across loud and clear. Their struggles make you want them to get their shit together but it's not always clear it will happen. A great romance novel and can't wait to buy it when it's published.
Hanna and Richard met because their mothers were good friends. This lead to a twelve year friendship between them. They've known each other through many trying times and many fun times. Their relationship lasts until tragedy strikes and Hanna can't handle it any more. But she has a secret that she has to tell Richard and it's the hardest thing she has ever had to do.
Carrie writes their relationship well, their angst and anxiety come across loud and clear. Their struggles make you want them to get their shit together but it's not always clear it will happen. A great romance novel and can't wait to buy it when it's published.
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