Perks Of Being A Late Night Reader

The Firedragon by Mary Fan Average Rating: 4.47 Stars My Rating: 3/5 Stars Pages: 95 IBSN: 9780974909646 *I received a copy of The Firedragon in exchange for an honest review* The Firedragon  by Mary Fan is a novella about a fourteen year-old girl named Aurelia "the Firedragon" Sun, who has been training her whole life to become a defender. Defenders are non-magical humans, who fight monsters that are left on earth after the Enchanters, who are magical humans, defeat the Lord of the Underworld. In her world, the government is ruled by the Enchanters and they have their sights set on her because of her extraordinary combat skills. After they take interest in her, she is sent to participate in a international monster-fighting competition, which pits fighters from all around the world to fight against creatures of the underworld. I bet you can imagine the violent spectacle. As Aurelia progresses through the competition, she realizes not everything is what it seems. I...

You Are Not Alone: Stories from the Front Lines of Womanhood by Leah Carey  Average Rating: 4.57 Stars My Rating: 5/5 Stars ISBN: 9780692285619 *I received a copy of  You Are Not Alone: Stories from the Front Lines of Womanhood in exchange for an honest review*  After Twitter exploded with the hashtag #YesAllWomen, which told stories of women's experiences of harassment and assault in their daily lives and disturbing comments from some, and the Isla Vista killings, ten amazing women came together to share their stories with each other and later on with the world. Each woman from varying races, ages, locations, and lifestyles writes their own unique stories and thoughts based on all different types of prompts chosen by Carey, who also participated and created the writing workshop.  The beginning chapters are an introduction to the events that lead to the start of this wonderful book. Carey writes about the Isla Vista killings, the #YesAllW...

Demon's Blood by Shari Sakuria Average Rating:  4.11/5 Stars My Rating:  3.5/5 stars Pages:  308 IBSN:  978099282424 *I received a copy of Demon's Blood in exchange for an honest review* Demon's blood is about two vampires after they flee Tokyo because of a house fire caused by vampire hunters. It's the story of how they try to make a new life for themselves in England. The two vampires are Kokawa Taku and his lover, Thane. Months later, Thane is still having nightmares of the fire that almost took their undead lives. Thane later becomes careless, which leads to the discovery of one of his victims. His lover, Taku, on the other hand tries to deal with the aftermath, but Thane disapproves of his methods. Also while this is going on, Taku tries to hide what really happened to them three months ago... Lately, all the vampire books I read are about fluffy or sexy vampires that are angst-ridden or trying to make a romantic relationship work with someone of a...

Amelia grew up in a world of half-truths. She knows she's an Elder, but has no idea what that means. Her father reminds her daily that she must maintain control, but he refuses to explain why. Even worse, she's betrothed to the prince of the Immortals and doesn't even know his name.  Finally breaking free to live a few normal years at a community college, the last thing Amelia expects is to find her best friend in a cheeky southern girl, or fall for a self-assured human who sees her for who she is, not what she will become.  As she learns more about herself, Amelia realizes the line between love and duty is a thin one. As her power continues to increase exponentially and her questions are slowly answered, Amelia must make the ultimate choice. The question is, will her head win the battle, or her heart?  Average Rating: 3.92 stars My Rating: 5/5 stars Pages: 390 ISBN:  9780692259016 *I bought and read the Kindle version for a book club called Read With Ben* S...

So I am joining a review team started by the lovely, Jo Michaels. It is basically a team of book bloggers who will read and review books up to a certain amount and then link each review to another site. She is then putting the reviews into her magazine on Flipboard. This starts January 2015 to the end of December 2015. You can sign up at any time and you can determine how many books you want to read and review. That is called your commitment level, which are listed below. Mine is HUNGRY! Also I will leave the links to the signup page and to a page with more information. Commitment Levels: SNACKER~ 1-10 books RUMBLING~ 11-20 books HUNGRY~ 21-40 books STARVING~41-60 books INSATIABLE~ 60 or more books More info:  http://jomichaels.blogspot.com/2014/11/time-for-books-2015-review-team-signups.html Signup Page:  http://jomichaels.blogspot.com/p/time-for-books-2015-review-team-signup.html Let me know in the comments if anyone joins and what commitment level you cho...

" When a murder occurs in an exclusive swinger’s club, DI Wednesday and DS Lennox find themselves immersed in a murky world of sex and secrets. It doesn’t take long for the members to turn on one another, and for their clandestine affairs to come crashing into their everyday lives. As Wednesday experiences the pressures of work and caring for her mother’s mental illness, and Lennox’s ex-wife has him worrying about the sustainability of his role as a father, their case brings about questions of personal freedom and they begin to wonder if we are all, in fact, owned in one way or another." - Authoramp.com ***Second in a series, but is not about the same case*** _______________________________________________________________________________ Rightful Owner by Hemmie Martin is the first of the many books I will hopefully be reviewing for AuthorAmp.com . Rightful Owner was good and I gave it a 4/5 stars. While it took a few chapters to have me riveted, it later kept m...

Hey guys, girls, and everyone in between! I have joined this cool website that I will be reviewing books for. Authoramp  is "[a]  book marketing and PR agency. [That] are experienced book marketing professionals who have been working with authors and publishers for years. Authoramp  specializes  in helping authors and publishers cost-effectively enhance their online presence and increase exposure for their books via a mixture of digital PR, email marketing, blogger outreach and social media." This month I will be reading and reviewing two books. The first is Rightful Owner by Hemmie Martin  " When a murder occurs in an exclusive swinger’s club, DI Wednesday and DS Lennox find themselves immersed in a murky world of sex and secrets. It doesn’t take long for the members to turn on one another, and for their clandestine affairs to come crashing into their everyday lives. As Wednesday experiences the pressures of work and caring for her mother’s mental i...

"A lonely drifter, following the gruesome murder of his wife and unborn child, struggles to find his purpose in a world filled with evil, as he searches for the entity that led his life astray. A low-budget horror producer—and recent widow—has traveled across the states to find the man she believes to know the truth about her husband’s mysterious suicide. Two brothers are left homeless when demonic spirits ransack their quiet country home, setting it ablaze, violently killing their parents, and forcing them into an enduring pursuit toward the truth. A mother’s world is shattered when she realizes her daughter’s soul has been taken hostage by one of Hell’s most dangerous villains. Ultimately, their separate paths interconnect, and it’s up to them to stop a darkness that threatens us all…" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I hear people say that books are no longer original, but Demon Blood is anything but original...