Thursday, May 5, 2011

Theme Thursday (11)

Theme Thursdays

Theme Thursdays is a fun weekly event hosted by Reading Between Pages that will be open from one Thursday to the next. Anyone can participate in it. The rules are simple:
  • A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
  • Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
  • Mention the author and the title of the book along with your post
  • It is important that the theme is conveyed in the sentence (you don’t necessarily need to have the word)
    Ex: If the theme is KISS; your sentence can have “They kissed so gently” or “Their lips touched each other” or “The smooch was so passionate”

This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.


This week’s theme is – FEMALE PERSON DESCRIPTION OF A WOMAN/GIRL


I gasp and turn around, careful not to let the red hood slip off my head. "You scared me," I say, clutching my heart--the only part of my body untouched by Fenris jaws. My hands are scarred, just like my face, but the marks are so small that I count on him overlooking them in his fit of hunger. It's easy enough to make a wolf notice my hair, my long legs, my waist, but hiding the scars took practice.


Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce




Future Favorites (40)


Future Favorites is an awesome blog feature over at Electrifying Reviews. I post about a book that is yet-to-be-released and that I can't wait to read!






Silence by Becca Fitzpatrick:
Release Date: October 4, 2011 by Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing

The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.



Wednesday, May 4, 2011

My Book Boyfriend (16)


My Book Boyfriend is a weekly meme hosted by Missie of The Unread Reader, in which we swoon over boys in books!
(I--as in me, Amy--don't like to use commercial photos, I like to use the authors' descriptions and my imagination.)



Grant Cooperon
Book: The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M Liu
Series: Hunter Kiss

A former priest that can see and change auras with his music; in a crowd, he stands out like a wolf among a pack of dogs. Brown hair that tumbles past his collar, his face is too angular to be called pretty, but he is tall and his body full of hard planes and lines. His eyes are brown under a strong brow. Although he uses a carved wooden cane due to a leg injury, he is only in his thirties and moves fluidly.









Quotes:

"Now," he says, and the quiet urgency, the fear in his voice, is enough to make me tear my gaze from the sky and watch him tap his temple with a shaking hand. "I had seen you before. Up here. I dreamed your colors, your aura, before I ever met you. And I knew..." He stops, his eyes growing hot, bright. "I knew I would love you. I knew then, and I knew it after. I couldn't help myself." - Hunter Kiss novella


"I trust you because I know you," he whispered in my ear. "And I love you, Maxine Kiss."


Grant rubbed his thumb over the back of my hand. "I hadn't planned on letting you out of my sight quite so soon. I seem to remember making an impassioned speech last night."





Wednesday Random Recommentation (56)


I invite and welcome anyone interested in participating to post their own "Random Recommendation" (original post) on their blog (and include a link back to this blog) and join in the fun! Some books might not be very recent reads, but I hope that just helps these (sometimes forgotten) books earn a spot on your own bookshelf!



Come the Morning by Shannon Drake
First Published: February 2000
Series: Graham

In the days when Scotland lay under siege - from the Vikings who sailed from the north and the Norman English who came from the south - King David sought to unite his people into one nation. For this, he needed loyal warriors. Waryk de Graham soon proved the greatest of these fighters, and was knighted Lord Lion. But his honored position came with a price: a wife chosen for him by the king - a reluctant Viking bride.

Daughter of a Gaelic noblewoman and a Viking warlord, Mellyora MacAdin had an imagination that blazed with dreams of ancient myths and tales of adventure. She had already pledged her heart when she received King David's decree to marry the fierce Lord Lion. As he came to claim her, Mellyora swore to resist this barbarian nobleman - only to find herself a willing partner to his seduction. Now, torn between defiance and devotion, Mellyora must decide where her future truly lies, as she discovers the savagery in her family's blood, and the secrets of her husband's heart.




Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Teaser Tuesdays (50)


Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly event hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.



Today's book: Torment by Lauren Kate


Daniel stared out at the bay. His eyes were as gray as the thick fog enveloping the Sausalito shoreline, as the choppy water lapping the pebble beach beneath his feet. There was no violet to his eyes now at all; he could feel it. She was too far away. (Page 1)



Here is how it works:
- Open to a random page
- Share two (2 or 3) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)






Monday, May 2, 2011

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (49)


This is a fun weekly meme hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.



Books I read last week:
Penitence by Jennifer Laurens
Dream Smashers by Angela Carlie
City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare



The book I’m reading now:
Wild Thing:
New York Times bestselling authors Maggie Shayne and Marjorie M. Liu, and sizzling newcomers Alyssa Day and Meljean Brook discover the wild instinct in everyone with four all-new stories of feral heat. Fans will get swept away by the passions in the unfathomable depths of Atlantis; they'll follow the shadows that stalk both the living and the undead in a world of vampires and guardian angels; they'll enter the forbidden world of the demon horde and their willing victims; and they'll be privy to the secrets of a beautiful animal-whisperer who's drawn closer to the most suspect of all male animals-man.


Books that spark my interest this week:
Ruthless Game by Christine Feehan
Mortal Sins by Eileen Wilks
Dragon Actually by G.A. Aiken



Sunday, May 1, 2011

Month In Review: April




April is over and spring is in the air! I can't wait for some warmer weather! I managed to read twelve books this month; I had one of my favorite authors visit and a great guest post from a friend and fellow blogger.


Books I read and their "Dragon Hearts of Love" rating:
(For reviews, please go to "Books Read in 2011")


1. No Rest for the Wicked by Kresley Cole 5
The second book in this series, and just as powerful as the first. Filled with danger, action and page-turning romantic tension.

2. Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar 4
An emotional story of the struggles a victim experiences, and how sometimes telling someone else can save you from yourself.

3. Choker by Elizabeth Woods 4
This creepy book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time!

4. A Song For My Mother by Kat Martin 4
A beautifully written book about the struggles and power of a relationship between a mother and daughter. And just enough romance to melt your heart.

5. Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn 3
I wasn't too impressed with Kitty's character in the beginning, but she grew on me!

6. Clarity by Kim Harrington 5
I loved all of the characters and the intense storyline filled with twists and turns.

7. Deadly Little Games by Laurie Faria Stolarz 4
I'm not too sure where things may be going with Adam, but it definitely added a lot of tension to the story, and kept me reading.

8. Ski Weekend by R.L. Stine 3
Part of the YA of the 80's and 90's Challenge. Not one of the best from R.L. Stine, but it still has that who-dunnit vibe.

9. Stargazer by Claudia Gray 4
I really like where this series is going, I hope the next book is just as intriguing.

10. City of Fallen Angels by Cassandra Clare 4
While not as completely engrossing as the first three of this series, I thoroughly enjoyed where Cassandra is taking the series.

11. Dream Smashers by Angela Carlie 5
This was a sweetly romantic story about learning to let go and to have a little faith in something more than meets the eye.

12. Penitence by Jennifer Laurens 5
An incredible follow-up to the first book. More romance, more danger and an incredible cliffhanger ending!


Author Visit:
Marjorie M Liu



Guest Blogger:
Tegan




In My Mailbox (54)


In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren.



Savage Nature by Christine Feehan
Soul Song (Re-issue) by Marjorie M Liu
Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz
Shift by Jeri Smith-Ready
Absolution by Jennifer Laurens



The newest transition in my Dirk & Steele series:


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