Book Blitz: Kinetic by S.K. Anthony + Giveaway!

 

 

Kinetic by S.K. Anthony
Series: The Luminaries, #1
Publication date:  September 2013
Genre: New Adult Urban Fantasy

 

Being strong is one thing. Being an unlimited source of power is quite another.

Genetically altered by the Organization, Annie Fox takes down criminals CIA-style with her luminary strength. With nothing to mend but her broken heart, she is relentlessly pursued by her boss Derek Lake. Just when Annie is about to give him a chance, her ex-husband unexpectedly comes out of hiding.

A wanted man, Nick Logan is a cold-hearted murderer who is considered enemy number one, and orders are clear: kill on contact. He is more powerful than ever and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear. His plan? Get his hands on Annie and use her Kinetic energy to destroy them all. When Annie finds herself with an opportunity to end him, she pauses, horrified by the scars covering the face she once loved. A split second that will cost her everything…

 

 

AUTHOR BIO

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S. K. Anthony is a writer, a reader and a make-stuff-up-er who lives in New York with her husband and toddler twins. She is a wine connoisseur, which just really means she knows she loves it, and a caffeine addict. When she isn’t busy with her family she finds herself being transported into the world of imagination. Well, either that or running away from spiders…she is convinced they are out
to get her! 

Giveaway!

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Chaos by Christine O'Neil

Chaos by Christine O'Neil
Publisher: Entangled Teen Ember
Release Date: August 19, 2013

My name is Maggie Raynard. After sixteen years being just plain me, suddenly, when I lose my temper, my fingers become weapons of mass destruction. Turns out I'm a semi-god, descended from Aphrodite. Sounds cool in theory, but when I accidentally put my ex-boyfriend in a coma, things go downhill pretty fast.

Now some new guy named Mac Finnegan has made it his mission in life to continually piss me off. I'm stuck learning how to use my new powers while also dealing with regular high school problems, and with this annoying—and super-hot—guy all up in my business, I'm about to flip out.

But it gets worse. I just learned there's this watchdog council of semis who keeps an eye out for any bad apples. They think I'm the baddest of the bunch and want to take me out before I do any more damage. My nemesis Mac might turn out to be my salvation, only he's got secrets of his own...and they may just kill us both.

Buy Links:

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Guys doesn't his just sound amazing? I need to own this like right now :) And that cover..I love it!

 

There's also a really cool contest going on over at Entangled in Romance 

 

I'll see you guys in October, I really only came back to post this :D Hope you're all doing well and if you've read this let me know how it is!

Blogging Break

I know, I know. I just took a week long break back at the end of August but I really need to take some more time off. I'm so far behind with my reading that I have absolutely no reviews set up and I hate letting my blog just sit here without anybody knowing why.

Blogging has become a full time thing for me and I just need some time to step away and just read. It's gotten to the point where I'm just trying to get through the books to have a review up and ready but I want to take time to actually enjoy them.

The blog will be pretty quiet for about a month, I figured that should give me more than enough time to get ahead and schedule some great reviews for you guys.

Any tours/book blitzes/spotlights and cover reveals I have signed up to do will still be posted on the assigned date that way I'm not letting anybody down.

I hope you guys will stick with me through this and maybe I'll come back early if I get back into my reading groove :)

See you soon!

~Sarah

Cover Reveal: Lost Eden

Lost Eden by G.P. Ching
(The Soulkeepers #5)
Publication date: November 18th 2013
Genres: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

Rules. Balance. Consequences. War.

When Fate gave Dane the water from Eden to drink, she did more than save his life. She changed his destiny.

Since the beginning, a compact between God and Lucifer has maintained a tenuous peace, balancing Soulkeepers and Watchers and the natural order of things. Dane upset that balance the day he became a Soulkeeper. Fate broke the rules.

Now, Lucifer is demanding a consequence, requiring Fate to pay the ultimate price for her involvement. God intervenes on the immortal’s behalf but in order to save her soul must dissolve the compact and with it the rules, order, and balance that have kept the peace. A challenge is issued. A contest for human souls begins. And the stakes? Earth. Winner take all.

The Soulkeepers are at the center of a war between Heaven and Hell, and this time, nobody, anywhere, is safe from Lucifer’s reach.

AUTHOR BIO

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G.P Ching is the author of The Soulkeepers Series and variety of short fiction. She specializes in cross-genre paranormal stories, loves old cemeteries, and enjoys a good ghost tour. She lives in central Illinois with her husband, two children, and one very demanding guinea pig.

 

 

Waiting on Wednesday #20

Sarah's Pick:

 

Title: Into the Still Blue
Author: Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky, #3
Publisher: HarperCollins
Expected Publication: January 28, 2014

The earth-shattering conclusion to Veronica Rossi's "masterpiece" Under the Never Sky trilogy and sequel to the New York Times bestselling Through the Ever Night (Examiner.com).

Their love and their leadership have been tested. Now it's time for Perry and Aria to unite the Dwellers and the Outsiders in one last desperate attempt to bring balance to their world.

The race to the Still Blue has reached a stalemate. Aria and Perry are determined to find this last safe-haven from the Aether storms before Sable and Hess do-and they are just as determined to stay together.

Meanwhile, time is running out to rescue Cinder, who was abducted by Hess and Sable for his unique abilities. And when Roar returns to camp, he is so furious with Perry that he won't even look at him, and Perry begins to feel like they have already lost.

Out of options, Perry and Aria assemble a team to mount an impossible rescue mission-because Cinder isn't just the key to unlocking the Still Blue and their only hope for survival, he's also their friend. And in a dying world, the bonds between people are what matter most.

In this final book in her stunning Under the Never Sky trilogy, Veronica Rossi raises the stakes to their absolute limit and brings her epic love story to an unforgettable close.

Why I'm Waiting:

 

I absolutely love this series. After the ending in Through the Ever Night I have been anxiously waiting for news on the final book and I cannot wait until January to have it in my hands so I can find out how Perry and Aria's story comes to an end.

 

 

What are you guys waiting on this week? Leave us a link below and we'll check it out!

Stacking the Shelves #12

 

Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews as a way to share all the books we got during the week!

 

I got a new phone this week that has the Kindle app on it so I kind of went a little crazy with getting free kindle books (that I really don't know if I'm ever going to find the time to read...)

 

• Everblue by Brenda Pandos
• Remembrance by Michelle Madow
• Love Tink: The Complete Series by Elle Strauss
• Dollhouse by Anya Allyn
• Entangled by Nikki Jefford
• Invisible by Cecily Anne Paterson
• Open Minds by Susan Kaye Quinn
• Breathless by Scott Prussing
• Stalk Me by Jillian Dodd
• Anathema by K.A. Tucker
• Six Moon Summer by S.M. Reine
• All Hallows' Moon by S.M. Reine
• Death's Hand by S.M. Reine
• The Darkest Gate by S.M. Reine
• Project ELE by Rebecca Gober and Courtney Nuckels
• UnEnchanted by Chanda Hahn
• Awakening by Karice Bolton
• Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton
• Among the Nameless Stars by Diana Peterfreund
• Dark Promise by Julia Crane & Talia Jager
• Stained by Ella James
• Darkhouse by Karina Halle
• Evan Burl and the Falling by Justin Blaney
• Just Breathe by Heather Allen
• Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle
• Jordyn by Tiffany King
• Maybe Fate by Cynthia Brint
• Naomi Grim (Part 1) by Tiffany Nicole Smith
• Lady of Devices by Shelley Adina
• Forty Days by Stephanie Parent
• Descension by B.C. Burgess
• Catalyst by Jennifer Snyder
• Tomorrow is Today by Julie Cross
• The New World by Patrick Ness
• Mortal Obligation by Nichole Chase
• Gravity by Abigail Boyd
• The Mind Readers by Lori Brighton
• Permanent Adhesives by Melissa T. Liban

They all look so good and I couldn't help getting them since they were free at the time. Maybe I'll hold onto them and read them whenever I buy myself a Kindle or attempt to read them on my phone. If you have read any of these and think there is one that I should read first please let me know!

 

 

 

 

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan

The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
Series:  Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Format: Paperback
 Pages: 279
Source: Purchased

Percy Jackson’s seventh-grade year has been surprisingly quiet. Not a single monster has set foot on his New York prep-school campus. But when an innocent game of dodgeball among Percy and his classmates turns into a death match against an ugly gang of cannibal giants, things get . . . well, ugly. And the unexpected arrival of Percy’s friend Annabeth brings more bad news: the magical borders that protect Camp Half-Blood have been poisoned by a mysterious enemy, and unless a cure is found, the only safe haven for demigods will be destroyed.

In this fresh, funny, and hugely anticipated follow up to The Lightning Thief, Percy and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their beloved camp. But first, Percy will discover a stunning new secret about his family—one that makes him question whether being claimed as Poseidon’s son is an honor or simply a cruel joke.

 

This is one of the greatest sequels to a series that I love ever. I've noticed that the second book tends to be lacking but that did not happen with The Sea of Monsters at all. It was just as action packed and engaging as The Lightning Thief. Maybe even more so since we get to see more to Clarisse and we get introduced to Tyson.

I was excited to jump back into the world of Percy Jackson and his friends so much that I started this book immediately after finishing The Lightning Thief and I am so glad I did. I still had everything that happened in the previous book fresh in my mind so when all of the action in this one happened I didn't have to try and force myself to remember information from the first since it was all fresh in my mind.

It was interesting to follow Percy to the Sea of Monsters. Just from the title I knew that this was going to be one action filled adventure and I was not disappointed at all. The fight scenes were so suspenseful that I was hurrying through just to find out if everyone came out alright and the race against the clock had even more dire consequences that I could only pray that they made it in time.

Percy is as funny as ever. I constantly found myself laughing at things he said or his thoughts. Everything that can go bad for this kid will and he's pretty much gotten used to it. I really missed seeing Grover in this one since he wasn't in it as much as the first but the times he was in it I absolutely loved. It was interesting to see more of Clarisse as well. She's such a difficult character to figure out. One minute she's doing something nice and then the next she's turning her back and acting cold again. I hope that we get to see more of her in the other books.

The whole addition of Tyson into the storyline shocked me. I honestly didn't see the revelation about him coming. But once it happened I figured it made sense and really added another whole element to the story. I absolutely loved Tyson. He was so adorable and so loyal, I really hope he's in the later books as well.

If you haven't gotten into this series yet I really suggest you do. You will not be disappointed and I'm ready to dive back in with the third book in the series.