Book Review: Untraceable

Untraceable

by S.R.Johannes
Series: The Nature of Grace #1
Release date: 29th November, 2011
Publisher: Coleman & Stott
Pages: 315(received from the author in exchange of an honest review)
Next Book: Unknown

Summary from Goodreads:

16 year old Grace has lived in the Smokies all her life, patrolling with her forest ranger father who taught her about wildlife, tracking, and wilderness survival.

When her dad goes missing on a routine patrol, Grace refuses to believe he’s dead and fights the town authorities, tribal officials, and nature to find him.

One day, while out tracking clues, Grace is rescued from danger by Mo, a hot guy with an intoxicating accent and a secret. As her feelings between him and her ex-boyfriend get muddled, Grace travels deep into the wilderness to escape and find her father.

Along the way, Grace learns terrible secrets that sever relationships and lives. Soon she’s enmeshed in a web of conspiracy, deception, and murder. And it’s going to take a lot more than a compass and a motorcycle (named Lucifer) for this kick-butting heroine to save everything she loves.

Winner of the Lovable Labels Giveaway!

Another winner for another great giveaway, this one thanks to Lovable Labels so kindly offered a "Gift Seals and Address Label Pack" for one lucky reader of my blog :D

With the Christmas so close this pack will be really helpful and, I have to say, very cute and classy.

So, without further ado the winner is...


I just sent an e-mail to Denise and she needs to answer before 48 hours or another winner will be choose.

Thanks to everybody :D

Winner of the Gratitude Giveaways Hop

Sorry for not announcing it yesterday but here I am today to announce the winner:




I just sent an e-mail to Jane and she has 2 days to answer or I'll have to choose another winner.

For those who didn't win: stay tunned, there's another giveaway coming really soon :D (like, in 10 days or so, hehe).

Hugs!

Book Review: Code of Darkness + Giveaway!

Code of Darkness

by Chris Lindberg
Release date: 7th September, 2011
Publisher: Lulu
Pages: 316 (Ebook received for blog tour)

Summary from Goodreads:

During a deadly hostage standoff, Chicago police officer Larry Parker witnesses a heroic act by a mysterious intervener. But when the Samaritan disappears, Larry is left only with unanswered questions. Suddenly vigilante activity begins popping up all over the city. Larry finds evidence pointing to the Samaritan, and discovers his identity – a loner known only by the name Rage. But Rage has also drawn the attention of a covert Black Ops division within the Pentagon itself. Seen as a liability to their secret operation, Larry finds himself in the crosshairs as well, and must find answers while on the run. The deadly chase leads cross-country to a top-secret military facility in Virginia, where Rage and Larry uncover the greatest danger of all -- and only they can stop the unthinkable from happening.

Feature & Follow Friday (19)

Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly meme created by Parajunkee and co-hosted by Alison Can Read where bloggers hop around meeting and following other bloggers.

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

(Required) Follow Parajunkee.com  & Alison Can Read (our hosts).

(Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers - The Book Addict & Books and Beyond.

Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. 

Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say hi in your comments

Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI"

If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers

If you're new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

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Q: It’s Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. so we want to know what you are Thankful for – blogging related of course! Who has helped you out along the way? What books are you thankful for reading?

Where to start? Well, first of all I would like to thank my blogger friends because the more I talked to them and read their posts the more I wanted to do the same and be part of this world.

To my husband for his patience teaching me to use HTML, for the hours I spent building my blog and the hours he spent correcting things. For enjoying every single post with me, for reading every comment you leave and for being there everyday with me, watching me type and watching me read all night.

To all the authors who, without knowing me, trusted in me and my blog to promote their books. For all the e-mails I exchanged with them, for their comments in my reviews or the RTs in Twitter.
To NetGalley who has provided me with a lot of ebooks to read these past months :D

And, most importantly, to my readers for being there. You have no idea how happy you make me with your comments, with your opinions in the ocasional discussion I post, with your feedback in every post. To know that you really read what I write and comment back it's just amazing. When I began this journey my reviews weren't that good, I needed to learn a lot and still need to improve my skills but I'm getting better at it and you are there, doing this journey with me. If I could I would give everyone of you a bear hug and a thank you with all my heart.

That's it, I don't want to write more because I'm sure you are all very busy.

As always, remember to enter in my giveaways (there's three right now), you can find them at the top of the side-bar. Good luck! :D

And, it would mean the world to me if you could check the "Emotional Experiment" game - press the name to play-.

My post about it it's HERE and, seriously, it's really good and it has something to do with a meme I'm creating that will see the light next week.
Spread the word about it too if you can, it's really really important to me.
Thanks :)

Interview: Kiera Cass, author of The Selection

Interview with Kiera Cass

 Author of: The Selection

Alaiel: First of all, thank you for accepting the interview, Kiera. I know you must be busy.

Questions about yourself.-

Alaiel: Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Kiera: Hi, I’m Kiera. I’m 30 years old, married to a spectacular nerd, and have the most entertaining toddler on the planet. I write books, hang out on Twitter, and make videos on youtube. Also, I like cake.

Alaiel: What is your favorite book? Why?
Kiera: It might be The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. It’s just plain old beautiful.

Alaiel: When did you realize you wanted to be a writer?
Kiera: I didn’t! I kind of stumbled into it. Writing just happened to be something I needed at one point in my life, and I decided that it might be fun to share my stories. And… here we are!

Alaiel: Where is your favorite place to write?
Kiera: I don’t really have one right now! I sort of have to work wherever, and so long as my son isn’t around to bang on the keyboard, I’ll take it!

Alaiel: Is there some kind of ritual that you need to do to write? Like listening a special playlist or have your favorite drink with you.
Kiera: I do have playlists that I use when I’m writing in public, just to help block things out. I can’t really share any of the songs right now, but I will once The Selection is out!