HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!! So, do you have your pumpkins? Spiderwebs dangling from the ceiling? Creepy crawlies lining your shelves? I hope so! Let’s get into the spirit! A video to get things started (warning: very scary, will make you jump!) I love Halloween. I love the autumn too with its crisp mornings and brown/yellow leaves that are beginning to fall. I used to really enjoy trick or treating, but I don’t think that it’s as popular in the UK as it is in the US. I don’t know why I called…
Happy Halloween!! Halloween has finally arrived and so has my Giveaway BONANZA!!! There are three bundles of books to choose from, so there will be three lucky winners. This is what you could win… BUNDLE 1 BUNDLE 2 BUNDLE 3 I’m sure you will agree that the prizes are pretty awesome. All you have to do for a chance to win is the following: 1. Follow this blog 2. Follow me on twitter (use link on sidebar) 3. Blog and Twitter about this contest, leave both url links with your comment 4. Tell me…
Erica Hayes is the debut author of Shadowfae, the first book in the Shadowfae Chronicles. Erica has also given me a SIGNED copy of Shadowfae with bookmark to giveaway, so make sure you enter the contest at the end of the interview. I love this pic of Erica – don’t you think she’s looks cute?! BCC: Hi Erica, it’s so great to have you here. Erica: Thank you so much for inviting me! BCC: I absolutely love the Shadowfae cover – did you have any input in the cover design? Erica: Isn’t…
Today I welcome Jeanne Stein, author of the fab Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles. There are five books in the series so far and you have the chance to win one book in the series, along with collectable book magnets and pens! So make sure you enter the contest at the end of the interview! BCC: Hi Jeanne! It’s great to have you here on Book Chick City and part of my All Hallows Eve event. JS: Thanks for inviting me! BCC: How long did it take to fully create the character Anna…
Today I welcome Georgia Evans (aka Rosemary Laurey), author of the WW2 paranormal series. There are three books in the series so far and you have the chance to win a SIGNED copy of book one, Bloody Good. So make sure you enter the contest at the end of the interview! Georgia will also be around all day to answer your questions, so fire away! BCC: Hi Georgia, welcome to Book Chick City, it’s a pleasure to have you here. What made you decide to write a WW2 story with…
Title: The Wisdom of Dead Men Author: Oisin McGann ReadingLevel: Young Adult Publisher: Corgi Childrens PublicationDate: 3 Sept 2009 Paperback: 469 pages Rating: 7/10 Summary (book Cover) As the head of the rich and ruthless Wildenstern family, Berto is determined to change their cruel ways. And Nate, his younger brother, must protect him while he does so. But the burned remains of women are being discovered in and around the city. Nate joins his sister-in-law, Daisy, to investigate the deaths, and they quickly realise that it’s not just their back-stabbing relatives they need to…
The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks Quercus | Paperback, 355 pages | Paranormal YA This book is very different from the usual vampire novel in that the vampires are neither beautiful, sexy supernatural beings or complete monsters. Instead they are pasty, skinny, sickly vampires with no supernatural powers and who have to feed off Guinea Pigs and wear sunglasses so their eyes don’t hemorrhage, even in artificial light. I wasn’t sure if I liked this take on the vampire or not. I usually enjoy reading about the sexy vamp or…
Today’s guest post is by Thea from The Book Smugglers and she shares her top ten favourite horror novels. What a great list! Most I have read or are on my tbr list but there are one or two that are new to me. It’s great to find kindred spirits of the horror kind! Thanks, Thea, for joining in with the All Hallows Eve fun! Thea’s Halloween Must Read List “The skies they were ashen and sober; The leaves they were crispéd and sere — The leaves they were withering…
Conjugal Rites (Brenda & Effie #3) by Paul Magrs Headline (March 2009) | Paperback, 407 pages Paranormal Mystery This is the first book I have read by Paul Magrs but it’s the third installment in the Brenda & Effie mystery series. This is such a great read. It’s quirky, fun and light-hearted and totally absorbing. The characters are brilliantly written and there are moments of humour that had me laughing out loud. The story has an old-fashioned charm about it and with the backdrop being Whitby, Yorkshire, the place Bram Stoker’s…
Those of you who follow my Im My Mailbox each week (hosted by The Story Siren) will remember I didn’t include books I received for review and bought for All Hallow’s Eve. So, each Sunday during October, I will be posting a modified IMM where I will list some of these books which I will be reviewing in the coming week. All books I receive during October that are unrelated to All Hallows Eve, I will share with you in my first IMM in November. So, this week on BCC……
For my All Hallows Eve event, I have invited a couple bloggers to guest post, who have a passion for all things beastly. Today’s guest is Doug, the guy behind the brilliant SciFi Guy. BCC: Hi Doug, welcome and thank you for being here today. How did you get into blogging? Doug: Well it has been a bit of an evolution. I had been working on a personal website which was all about SF&F, however my reading habits had started gravitating towards urban fantasy. I was pretty excited about what I was reading…
BCC: Hi Carrie, welcome. For the benefit of those of us who are new to your work, can you tell us about Kitty and your latest book, Kitty Raises Hell? CV: Kitty in a sentence: Kitty is a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for supernatural beings. This leads her into lots of adventures, and Kitty Raises Hell is the latest: she’s been cursed by the leader of an ancient Babylonian cult, who she crossed in the previous book. The curse involves an unknown spirit that sets fire…
It’s hard to say why I started writing urban fantasy. I’m an urban creature—you won’t ever find me camping unless forced to. (For one thing, I love indoor plumbing too much.) I guess as far as that goes, it’s a case of writing what you know. There is wonder and terror in the city. It is a wilderness all its own. Witches, werewolves, shapeshifters…these are all metaphors that hold a great deal of resonance. I’ve met people who feed on other people, people who show different faces at different times,…
This is a pretty difficult list to put together as I love so many horror movies that to pick my top 10 was almost impossible. I also felt that it was way too difficult to put the list in any kind of order, so because of that they are in no particular order. MY TOP 10 MOVIES: 1. 28 Days Later (2002) Director: Danny Boyle Cast: Alex Palmer, Bindu De Stoppani Plot: Four weeks after a mysterious incurable virus spreads throughout the UK, a handful of survivors try to find…
Power Totem or Fearful Werewolf by Eva Gordon My blog is about why I created the epic paranormal lycan series, The Wolf Maiden Chronicles. My passion for wildlife, especially wolf biology (my degrees are in Zoology and Biology) and my love of mythology was like the mixing of chocolate and peanut butter to create the Reeses Peanut Cup. I had to combine my two great loves. The call of the wild meets romance. Why the wolf? That was easy. The wolf is one of my totem guides and in fact…
