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Monday, March 31, 2014

Cover Reveal!!!

So last week we got to see the new cover for Lux: Beginnings (which have Obsidian and Onyx books) cover reveal and this week we get the new cover for Lux: Consequences (which have Opal and Origin books).


Here's the pretty!






Lux: Consequences (Opal & Origin) official blurbs:

Opal
After everything, I’m no longer the same Katy. I’m different... And I’m not sure what that will mean in the end. When each step we take in discovering the truth puts us in the path of the secret organization responsible for torturing and testing alien hybrids, the more I realize there is no end to what I’m capable. The death of someone close still lingers, help comes from the most unlikely source, and friends will become the deadliest of enemies, but we won’t turn back. Even if the outcome will shatter our worlds forever.
 Origin
Daemon will do anything to get Katy back. After the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. But the most dangerous foe has been there all along, and when the truths are exposed and the lies come crumbling down, which side will Daemon and Katy be standing on? And will they even be together?  
Lux: Consequences will release on June 3rd, 2014 alongside Lux: Beginnings.

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Buy It:
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Lux: Beginnings got some minor tweaking too to make it a bit more similar to it's counterpart. I like this version better. The red definitely stands out more than the white did. Lux: Beginnings releases June 3rd, 2014.



Lux: Beginnings (Obsidian & Onyx) official Blurb:
 Obsidian
There's an alien next door. And with his looming height and eerie green eyes, he's hot...until he opens his mouth. He's infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, he lights me up with a big fat bulls-eye. Turns out he has a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal his abilities and the only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to him until my alien mojo fades. If I don’t kill him first, that is.

Onyx
Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro alien connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems. I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?


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Buy it:
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Here's also a nifty new bonus to the new covers.



What do you think?






# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.






Jennifer's Links....

Entangled Publishing is also hosting a giveaway for two fan inspired artwork made by fans of the Lux series from Jennifer L. Armentrout herself. Wanna win? Go here.




Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Last Knight by Nicola S. Dorrington

~~~Blurb from Goodreads.com~~~

Seventeen-year-old Cara Page knows what mark she's going to get on her English test next week. She knows in three days her history teacher is going to be late because his car broke down. She knows she's going to give the new boy a nose bleed on his first day.

She knows because every night she dreams of the future, and every day those dreams come true.

Now she's dreaming of a boy, and a future that can't be real. Because if it is, then everything she thought was myth and legend is actually true, and there is an evil coming that will tear the country apart.

Lance Filwer is a boy with secrets of his own, and a past full of mistakes he can't undo. Cara is his second chance, his chance to succeed where he failed before - if only she'll trust him enough to let him help her.

Cara needs to know what's happening, but the answer lies in a long forgotten past, and an ancient legend. To find it Cara will have to travel into the depths of Wales, and the heart of ancient Britain.

With Wraiths, creatures from the darkest of myths, dogging her every move, Cara knows it's only a matter of time before they catch up with her. And myth or not, they will kill her.

Her only hope is Lance, and the birth right she must claim, if she is to prevent the future she has foreseen.


 ☆☆☆ & 1/2

First and foremost, I am a sucker for pretty much anything Arthurian or Arthurian based. I love the tale and it's just not because of the whole Lancelot/Guinevere forbidden love. It's the era that it's set in, it's the forward thinking that Arthur had (which was far beyond his time) of equality. So, with that being said, I saw a recommendation from another author for Nicola S. Dorrington's The Last Knight. So I read the blurb and I wanted to read more and it was free on Kindle. I'm thinking this book is meant to be read by me so I downloaded it from Amazon.com.

While it's definitely an YA read, it is a good book. Definitely a unique take on a timeless tale. I had a hard time putting it down. I will admit there are things that bothered me. Cara seems to start off in the typical YA heroine position - semi-depressed, rough/uneasy childhood, very downtrodden with your singular parental figure* (there is more to the parental aspect but for sake of spoilers I will post it at the bottom of this post) who's world is suddenly rocked by a boy (who doesn't listen to the gossip about her and goes out of his way to make sure she's okay...etc) she doesn't know but instantly trusts. I know this is a common trope in YA and it works - it does there is no denying that - but it still bothers me.


There other thing that chafes me is this book is good - really good but the editing is sometimes hit and miss. There were parts where I had to reread things a couple times to determine what the other was trying to say or where two thoughts had collided but the sentence wasn't quite there. I know this is a self published book and I absolutely commend Nicola for putting her 'baby' out there for the world to see because if she hadn't the world would be missing an unique and amazing take on the Arthurian legend. The editing didn't stop me from finishing the book but I feel it is something that should be mentioned.

The book is set in England which I loved because it worked for the story but readers may find that some of the terms used for things are different than they are used to. Trainers for example instead of sneakers or shoes; lift instead of elevator or jumper instead of sweater. All in all though, nothing that would stop one from finishing a book. I do love how Cora gains confidence throughout the book and seems to accept her place in the universe though I wish that there was a bit more equality in her reasoning sometimes.

The pacing in the book is good, though there is a lot of realism stretching (the driving times/scenes for example) but nothing that would make one roll their eyes in my opinion. The book ends as if it could be a standalone novel (which it was intended to be) or the beginning of series. I did contact Nicola via her Twitter account and she did confirm that she is working on a sequel for it.




~~~About the Author (from Goodreads.com)

Nicola S. Dorrington is a 29 year-old writer from England, currently living in the Cayman Islands, where she procrastinates by staring at the ocean.

THE LAST KNIGHT is her first novel, set in a wet and mythical version of the country she left behind.

She fully expects to one day be a crazy old cat lady - only with dogs.


Contact her on Twitter @NSDorrington


Where To Buy:
     Amazon
     Barnes & Noble





*About Cora's parental situation - both her parents are alive and she has interactions with them both, however her mother is not mentally sound to be a parent and her father while described as a lovable man and father is sort of cast aside/left in the dark during his daughter's escapade.

Monday, March 24, 2014

Cover Reveal!!!

Awhile ago, Jennifer L. Armentrout announced that they were going to be doing something special with the Lux series. Re-releasing them as combo books (Obsidian and Onyx in one book and Opal and Origin in another) in anticipation of the series finale that's due out this year on Aug 5th.

We now have a first look at the new cover of Lux: Beginnings which releases on June 3rd, 2014.

So...

Without further ado drum roll please.....










Lux: Beginnings (Obsidian & Onyx) official Blurb:
 Obsidian
There's an alien next door. And with his looming height and eerie green eyes, he's hot...until he opens his mouth. He's infuriating. Arrogant. Stab-worthy. But when a stranger attacks me and Daemon literally freezes time with a wave of his hand, he lights me up with a big fat bulls-eye. Turns out he has a galaxy of enemies wanting to steal his abilities and the only way I’m getting out of this alive is by sticking close to him until my alien mojo fades. If I don’t kill him first, that is.

Onyx
Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro alien connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got bigger problems. I’ve seen someone who shouldn’t be alive. And I have to tell Daemon, even though I know he’s never going to stop searching until he gets the truth. What happened to his brother? Who betrayed him? And what does the DOD want from them—from me?



This cover is way different than the original covers of Obsidian and Onyx. This one is very light where the others all had a darker tone to them. I like how the characters have the opposite positioning, almost as if it's showing you how each threw the others' world for a loop. Personally I like it and can't wait to add it to my collection.

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Here's how to get it.....


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Your thoughts?




# 1 NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY Bestselling author Jennifer Armentrout lives in Martinsburg, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, working out, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, and hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell, Loki.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Spencer Hill Press, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen.
She also writes adult and New Adult romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.








Jennifer's Links....

Entangled Publishing is also hosting a giveaway for two fan inspired artwork made by fans of the Lux series from Jennifer L. Armentrout herself. Wanna win? Go here.