I climbed back into the car, leaving my door open. Leaning back into my seat I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply before letting my breath trickle slowly from between my parted lips. A picture formed in my mind, hazy at first as if the edges had been attacked by an eraser then solidifying gradually until it appeared like a photograph – a snapshot in time. Twisted metal littered the tarmac. A car lay on its roof, one of its tyres still spinning. A jack-knifed truck, a fallen and warped-framed motorcycle lying in a pool of red, a brightly signed […]

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. Its an opportunity to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. This week I have had a very good week, not too many but enough to make me very excited *squeeeeeel*: Darke Academy: Lost Spirits by Gabriella Poole – I have seen this series for a few years and it looks brilliant. But I really need to read the first 3 books first, lol! I’m […]

It’s strange how a story idea just pops into your head, seemingly from nowhere  It’s like an invisible hand plucked it from the ether and plonked it in just the right area of your brain. Sounds bizarre, right? Not to me – I’m used to it! However, this time it was different; it felt different, bigger than any idea I’d had before. As I mulled over this concept, gifted to me by my Muse, two characters marched fully formed into my head and demanded I tell their story. Boy, were they persistent! And so, I began to write . . . […]

Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it’s an interesting way to get to know one another. Q: What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form. A: Hmmm, good question and very tough one at that…. When I first started reading YA books in particular I […]

Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Title – Touch of Death (Touch of Death #1)Author – Kelly HashwayGenre – Paranormal RomancePublisher – Spencer Hill PressRelease Date – January 15th 2013 Jodi Marshall isn’t sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she’s in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she’s being stalked by some guy no one seems to know. After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he’s […]

Title – Delirium (Delirium #1) Author – Lauren Oliver Genre – Dystopian Publisher – HarperCollins Pages – 480 Source – Library In a small town of Portland, it’s governed by and controlled by the ideology that is a disease, known as “the deliria”. Lena Holoway has been led to believe that love kills you, takes control and make you do unspeakable things. Lena has only 95 days until her birthday and her procedure. The government like you cure you as you turn 18. Lena knew this was coming and she was very excited; a life without love is a life […]

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. Its an opportunity to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. Due to having a MASSIVE Showcase last week… I have down-sided slightly this week. So what I have received is mostly from NetGalley. I have had a good week this week with them….     Of Light and Darkness by Shayne Leighton – Now as you can see I have been straying from YA on NetGalley, Sci-Fi/Horror […]

Title – Bruxa: The Secret Within #1 Author – A.F. Costa Genre – Paranormal YA Publisher – Pages – 400 Book Description:  Gabriella is no ordinary seventeen-year-old girl. She is the last to carry her mother’s rare bloodline of Bruxa, an ancient secret order of witches. Settling into her late father’s estate, she is welcomed by a phantom presence that resurrects within her, a secret curse her father took to his grave ten years ago. Gabriella finally finds a sense of belonging and gains the affections of high school’s most desired boy, Joey Davale. Her newly found life becomes derailed […]

Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it’s an interesting way to get to know one another.   Q: When you step out of your USUAL genre what do you like to read? Best books in that genre?   A: This is such a great question… As you all know I’m a massive YA and that is all I seem to read at the moment, […]