In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Received some great books this week for review. I’m so excited about The Everlasting, it looks like a great horror and the cover is just brilliant! I’m also looking forward to starting the Weather Warden series and The Morganville Vampires. The book buying ban I was on didn’t last very long, only nine days, but it’s better than nothing, don’t you think? All links go to Goodreads, just in case you wanted to add any to your shelves!  For Review: The…

Fiction Vixen 1. When and why did you start blogging? I’ve been blogging for years on various other topics. Although I’ve lurked around (sounds so diabolical doesn’t it?) in the bookish community for some time, I only decided to start blogging about my minor obsession in August. I suppose I never really thought anyone would be interested in anything I had to say and I still wonder about that. But, I’ve had a great time socializing with those that share my love of books so I just do my thing…

Title: The Dresskeepr Author: Mary Naylus Publisher: Prospera Publishing PublicationDate: 27 Nov 2009 ARC: 238 pages Genre: Fantasy Young Adult Source: Review Copy Reviewed by: Carolyn RATING: 6/10 BOOK COVER SUMMARY: Picky Robson thought things couldn’t get any worse. Her life is a boy-free zone, she’s being bullied at school, then mum announces she has to look after gran every weekend for the foreseeable future. One night, unknowingly tempting fate, Picky slips into a flouncy old dress from the depths of an ancient chest and finds herself back in the…

The Killing Off Of Main Characters by Gabriel Madison First I would like to thank Carolyn for giving me an opportunity to share something I’ve been thinking about for the past few months. I used to be a huge fan of the TV show One Tree Hill. I loved the show because of the story about two brothers, living in the same small town, going to the same high school, but having absolutely nothing to do with each other on account of their domineering father. The story of Nathan and…

On My Wishlist is a weekly meme hosted by me, which will be posted every Wednesday. It allows us to share the books we haven’t bought yet but are waiting to be bought and devoured. If you are anything like me then your wishlist is getting longer by the day! If you would like to take part and have your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post then you can find more info here. (This post was inspired by the fab In My Mailbox by Kristi at The Story Siren). I read the first…

I really like this cover. There’s something about it that draws me in and makes me want to read it. What do you guys think? Spellbent Lucy A. Snyder Del Rey Books 29 Dec 2009 Artist: Dan Dos Santos Summary In the heart of Ohio, Jessie Shimmer is caught up in hot, magic-drenched passion with her roguish lover, Cooper Marron, who is teaching her how to tap her supernatural powers. When they try to break a drought by calling down a rainstorm, a hellish portal opens and Cooper is ripped from…

Personal Demons (Megan Chase #1)  by Stacia Kane | Juno Books (May 2008) Paperback, 303 pages | Urban Fantasy This is the first book in the Megan Chase series by Stacia Kane. I read it last year but as I received Demon Inside to review I thought I would refresh my memory and re-read Personal Demons. Megan is a psychological counsellor who hosts her own radio show. Her slogan is “how can I slay your personal demons?”. Megan also happens to be slightly psychic and uses her ability to see…

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren I have officially been on a book buying ban since last weekend as it was getting ridiculous the amount of money I was spending. It has now been a week. I had a few withdrawal symptoms for a few days: headaches, shakes, sweats and my finger hovered over the Amazon 1-click many times, but I held strong. I am very happy with myself as I don’t think a week has gone by for the last few years where I haven’t…

Jojo Jojo’s Book Corner 1. When and why did you start blogging?  Well I started blogging oh I think about 2 months ago *runs and checks the date* ya the 4th of Sept. originally I started just to have a place to ramble on, and on about anything and everything I could about nothing. But then I found a few new friends on twitter and they all had book blogs. I spent countless hours looking at alot of different book blogs and just decided thats what I wanna do !!!…

Today I have the pleasure in welcoming back Chloe Neill. Chloe last visited Book Chick City in October as part of my All Hallow’s Eve event, where she wrote the post: You’ve Got An Idea…Now What?. Chloe is the author of the Chicagoland Vamipres series, including Some Girls Bite, which I reviewed in October, Friday Night Bites and Twice Bitten, which is to be released July 2010. Chloe has also written a Young Adult novel, Firespell, which is set for release this coming January.  ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• WRITING WITH STYLE:  SETTING THE STYLE OF YOUR MANUSCRIPT…

Winners of Hell’s Belles by Paul Magrs with signed book plate are… Ryan G (Wordsmithonia) Heidi V  Congratulations! An email has been sent to you. Please send me your full name and postal address as soon as possible and I will get the book out to you! Thank you to all of you who entered. As always more contests coming soon!

On My Wishlist is a weekly meme hosted by me, which will be posted every Wednesday. It allows us to share the books we haven’t bought yet but are waiting to be bought and devoured. If you are anything like me then your wishlist is getting longer by the day! If you would like to take part and have your own ‘On My Wishlist’ post then you can find more info here. (This post was inspired by the fab In My Mailbox by Kristi at The Story Siren). I’ve had the Kitty…

Hell’s Belles (Brenda & Effie #4) by Paul Magrs Headline (Nov 2009) | Paperback, 439 pages Paranormal Mystery Well, what can I say – absolutely fabulous! I read my first Brenda and Effie book by Paul Magrs last month and absolutely loved it. With Hell’s Belles being the fourth book in the series I thought that it would lose some of the story’s zest as so many sequels in series do, but this is better than the last. I just loved it! Magrs has such an amazing talent. His writing is…

I have at last written an About Me page, so when you click on the link above you will now get to know a little bit about me, rather than an Under Construction image! You may have already noticed that the direction of my blog has changed. When I started out I didn’t know about publishers and authors sending books for review, so I posted reviews on the books I had bought. When I did begin to receive books from publishers and authors they were mainly of the chick-lit variety due to my blog…

In My Mailbox is hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren I had quite a good book week. A couple for review and as always I bought some. I think I’m going to have to go on a book buying ban for a bit as I have so, so many to read it’s ridiculous. But if I see a book I really want I just can’t help myself – I have no self control. Anyone have any ideas how to stop buying books?? Anyway, here are the books I received this week… For…