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The Diabolist By Layton Green Review-Post

2013-05-17T11:20:00.002-04:00

The Diabolist By Layton Green Review-Post

My thoughts:

Two private investigators, who are investigating the deaths of two satanic cult leaders, lead them to a strange and very dangerous situation.
I found this to be an intriguing and captivating story into the dark world of the occult. Page to page it takes you deeper into the search of the people involved. The author doesn't disappoint in the thrill factor in this his latest book. It was a suspenseful journey.

Feature & Follow

2013-05-17T10:55:00.000-04:00

Feature & Follow

Q:
School is out! What is your favorite summer reading book?

I didn't find it as of yet, I really don't have a preference.

Booking Through Thursday

2013-05-16T11:18:00.001-04:00

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
What book(s) do you find yourself going back to? Beloved Children's classics? Favorites from college? Something that touched you and makes you long to visit?

I think going way back to the classic fairy tales, like Cinderella and Snow White, which transports you at a very young age into a different world.

Waiting On Wednesday

2013-05-15T11:49:00.002-04:00

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't-wait-to-read) selection is:

The Kill Room (hardcover) By Jeffery Deaver Amazon Rel. Date: 6-4-13

I

t was a" million-dollar" bullet, "a sniper shot" delivered from over a mile away. It's victim was no ordinary mark, he was a US citizen targeted by the US Government, and assassinated in the Bahamas.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

2013-05-15T11:15:00.002-04:00

Wondrous Words Wednesday

My words today are taken from Interesting words:

1. Euphony- Bearable or agreeable sound.

2. Hispid- Coarse bristle like hair, esp. of animals or plants.

3. Hubris- Overbearing pride.

Teaser Tuesday

2013-05-14T10:43:00.002-04:00

Teaser Tuesday

My teaser today is from the book: Cherokee Talisman by David-Michael Harding

pg.
The boy was so intent on his spying mission he did not hear the soft soles of a dragon's moca

sins as he stepped up from behind.

Mailbox Monday

2013-05-13T11:14:00.002-04:00

Mailbox Monday

I received Cherokee Talisman By David-Michael Harding for review this week, what did you get?

An orphan boy, Totsuhwa, is taken under the wing of legendary Cherokee war chief Tsi Yugunsini the dragon. But even under a dragon's wing isn't safe when a conetous nation forms around them.

Feature & Follow

2013-05-10T11:09:00.002-04:00

Feature& Follow

Q:
Happy Mother's Day! Who is your favorite mom from fiction?

Mrs. March, "Marmee", from Little Women.

Booking Through Thursday

2013-05-09T11:14:00.002-04:00

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
My brother-in-law turns 50 this weekend. So, in his honor, please pick up your nearest book your currently reading; and turn to page 50 and then share the first 50 words with the rest of us.

" Monsieur Xavier Marcel also received a letter. Except for his name, it was exactly the same as the one delivered to Matthias Gregory, declaring Xavier a heretic and announcing his death in six days time."
"I guess that settles that. And kills my theory that Matthias was killed by a rival Satanic church."
The Diabolist By Layton Green

Waiting On Wednesday

2013-05-08T11:26:00.002-04:00

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't-wait-to-read ) selection is: Help For The Haunted By John Searles

Rel. Date: 9-17-13 368 pgs. Wm Morrow publisher

It begins with a call in the middle of a snowy February evening. lying in her bed, young Sylvie Mason overhears her parents on the phone across the hall. Her parents have an uncommon occupation, helping "haunted souls" find peace.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

2013-05-08T11:03:00.000-04:00

Wondrous Words Wednesday

My words today are taken from the book The Diabolist By Layton Green.

1. Mestizo- A person of mixed blood; specifically; a person of mixed European and American Indian Ancestry.

2. Wraithlike- Lacking in substance; "strange fantacies of unreal and shadowy worlds."

Three Sisters By Susan Mallery Review-Post

2013-05-07T11:11:00.002-04:00

Three Sisters By Susan Mallery Review-Post

This is a story of three women whose lives come together by sharing their heartaches in their present and from their past lives. In the book the three sisters are the three houses atop the highest hill on Blackberry Island, in which each live and are neighbors.
Andi was jilted at the altar, Boston lost a child and Deanna has control issues with her family.
It's a book I don't normally would read, but found the story to be somewhat predictable, but yet interesting. It would be a great beach and summer read since it has all the elements, tears, love and romance.

Teaser Tuesday

2013-05-07T10:34:00.002-04:00

Teaser Tuesday

My teaser is taken from the book: The Diabolist By Layton Green

pg. 14

Grey had studied the martial arts since he was 5, some of that time under one of the top Japanese jujitsu masters in the world.

Mailbox Monday

2013-05-06T11:03:00.002-04:00

Mailbox Monday

Waiting for a review copy to be sent called Cherokee Talisman by David Michael Harding

Finishing reading, Three Sisters

What did you receive in your Mailbox?

Feature & Follow

2013-05-03T10:54:00.002-04:00

Feature & Follow

Q:
Give us a sneak! What are you reading? Tell us about a fun or fail read.

I'm currently reading Three Sisters By Susan Mallery.
The story starts out with one of the characters getting jilted at the altar, after a ten year relationship with the guy. It's both fun and serious at the same time.

Booking Through Thursday

2013-05-02T10:37:00.002-04:00

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
What's your favorite hobby other than reading?

I would have to say the movies and taking walks in the park when the weather permits.

Waiting On Wednesday

2013-05-01T11:41:00.001-04:00

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't-wait -to- read) selection Is:

The Whole Enchilada (hardcover) By Diane Mott Davidson Amazon Release Date:
8-27-13.

A birthday party goes deadly wrong when one of caterer Goldy Schultz's friends collapses and dies there. What at first looks like a heart attack turns out to be murder by poison and Goldy's the one who provided the food for the party. Goldy is attacked in her own house and is determined to find answers. She sets out to unmask a devious killer in her own midst.

Wondrous Words Wednesday

2013-05-01T11:12:00.002-04:00

Wondrous Words Wednesday

Taken from Rare Words:

1. Acosmist- One who believes that nothing exists.

2. Paralian- A person who lives near the sea.

3. Aureate- Pertaining to the fancy or flowery words used by poets.

Close My Eyes By Sophie McKenzie Review-Post

2013-04-30T11:11:00.002-04:00

Close My Eyes By Sophie McKenzie Review-Post

My thoughts:

Since Gen lost her baby eight years ago, she still can't get over the pain. Then one day someone shows up at her door and says the baby is still alive. Although she can't get specific answers from her husband, Art, and best friend, she begins to suspect something is going on that she alone never knew about. Locran, a former friend of her husband's comes to the her aid to find answers and get to the truth.
I found this to be an intriguing and captivating story as they are determined to unravel a web of deceit. I couldn't wait to get to the bottom of the story, as it got to be more and more exciting. A real page turning read filled with some twists and turns.

Teaser Tuesday

2013-04-30T10:38:00.002-04:00

Teaser Tuesday

My teaser today comes from the book: Three Sisters By Susan Mallery

Pg. 122

She dragged herself up the stairs to the front porch, then walked inside. Wade stood with a clipboard in his hands.

Mailbox Monday

2013-04-29T11:50:00.002-04:00

Mailbox Monday

No physical books in my mailbox this week, but will try and catch up on my reading. How about you?

Reading : Three Sisters by Susan Mallery

Just finished reading: Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie ( review up Shortly)

Michael F. Stewart - Assured Destruction - Review & Giveaway

2013-04-29T00:01:00.000-04:00

About the Book

Sixteen-year-old Jan Rose knows that nothing is ever truly deleted. At least, not from the hard drives she scours to create the online identities she calls the Shadownet.

Hobby? Art form? Sad, pathetic plea to garner friendship, even virtually? Sure, Jan is guilty on all counts. Maybe she’s even addicted to it. It’s an exploration. Everyone has something to hide. The Shadownet’s hard drives are Jan’s secrets. They're stolen from her family’s computer recycling business Assured Destruction. If the police found out, Jan’s family would lose their livelihood.

When the real people behind Shadownet’s hard drives endure vicious cyber attacks, Jan realizes she is responsible. She doesn’t know who is targeting these people or why but as her life collapses Jan must use all her tech savvy to bring the perpetrators to justice before she becomes the next victim.

My Review

Janus is a teenage girl who works at her mother's computer recycling business, called Assured Destruction. She is in charge of deleting the hard drives that come in which gets her involved in fake profiles of people on her secretive network.

This book will be interesting to younger people as it has a lot of social media language since Janus is a computer genius. She is a likeable girl who gets herself involved in this world, and her mother doesn't know anything about it.

This wasn't my usual genre, but I enjoyed the story very much and who knows it could become a series.

The shocking surprise of the story was the culprit who was responsible for her cyber attacks. I found this story to be an interesting read.

***

Assured Destruction can be purchased at:
Amazon (paperback), Kindle

Prices/Formats: $2.99 ebook, $8.99 paperback
Pages: 185
ISBN: 9780981269948
Publisher: Non Sequitur Press
Release: March 22, 2013
Click to add to your Goodreads list.

About the Author

After crewing ships in the Antarctic and the Baltic Sea and some fun in venture capital, Michael anchored himself (happily) to a marriage and a boatload of kids. Now he injects his adventurous spirit into his writing with brief respites for research into the jungles of Sumatra and Guatemala, the ruins of Egypt and Tik’al, paddling the Zambezi and diving whatever cave or ocean reef will have him. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers and SF Canada, and the author of the Assured Destruction series, 24 Bones, The Sand Dragon, Hurakan, Ruination and several award winning graphic novels for young adults.

Links to connect with Michael:
Web Site
Facebook
Twitter
Goodreads
Blog Tour Site

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Feature & Follow

2013-04-26T10:55:00.002-04:00

Feature & Follow

Q: Is there a song that reminds you of a book? Or Vice Versa? what is the song and the book?

Yes, definitely Some where Over The Rainbow from the movie and novel The Wizard Of Oz.

Booking Through Thursday

2013-04-25T11:06:00.002-04:00

Booking Through Thursday

Q:
1. Do you read books about sports?
     A short answer, no I do not.

2. How about AT sporting events?
    No, again.

Waiting On Wednesday

2013-04-24T11:44:00.002-04:00

Waiting On Wednesday

My pre-publication (can't - wait - to - read) selection is:

The English Girl (hardcover) by Daniel Silva Release Date: 7-16-13 Amazon

When a beautiful young British woman vanishes on the island of Corsica, a prime minister's career is threatened with destruction. Allon, the wayward son of Israeli intelligence is thrust into a game of shadows where nothing is what it seems.... and where the only thing more dangerous than his enemies might be the truth.