Blood,Sweat and Books

Add To Goodreads Author: Joanna Wiebe Series: The V Trilogy #1 Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal Publisher: BenBella Books Expected Publication: January 14, 2014 So many secrets for such a small island. From the moment Anne Merchant arrives at Cania Christy, a boarding school for the world’s wealthiest teens, the hushed truths of this strange, unfamiliar land begin calling to her—sometimes as lulling drumbeats in the night, sometimes as piercing shrieks. One by one, unanswered questions rise. No one will tell her why a line is painted across the island or why she is forbidden to cross it. Her every move—even her performance at the school dance—is graded as part of a competition to become valedictorian, a title that brings rewards no one will talk about. And Anne discovers that the parents of her peers surrender million-dollar possessions to enroll their kids in Cania Christy, leaving her to wonder what her lowly funeral director father could have paid to get her in… and why. ...

Author: Ryan Henry Title: Omega Zero Format: E-Book Copy Provided By: Author Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Adult Page Length: 157 Publication Date: January 10,2013 Buy It Now:  Amazon Trent was the epitome of an American hero, a Marine; the word itself instantly creating feelings of pride and honor. Unfortunately, Trent met the fate of so many soldiers no longer soldiering- he had no where to come home. This novel takes you through the journey of this unlikely antihero, from a night with the dregs of the backstreets in Virginia to a post-apocalyptic world of emptiness and fear. Trent and his unlikely ally Emily encounter enemies lying in wait at every turn. They soon discover that nothing is what it seems, and survival is far from certain. ***Warning: Graphic Content and Harsh Language*** Review: Omega Zero starts out following a Meth dealer named Trent. After a drug deal gone bad Trent ends up on the run fleeing into the Appalachian mounta...

Hannah Moskowitz Publication Date: January 1,2013 Publisher: Simon Pulse Page Length: 288 A gritty, romantic modern fairy tale from the author of Break and Gone, Gone, Gone. Be careful what you believe in. Rudy’s life is flipped upside-down when his family moves to a remote island in a last attempt to save his sick younger brother. With nothing to do but worry, Rudy sinks deeper and deeper into loneliness and lies awake at night listening to the screams of the ocean beneath his family’s rickety house. Then he meets Diana, who makes him wonder what he even knows about love, and Teeth, who makes him question what he knows about anything. Rudy can’t remember the last time he felt so connected to someone, but being friends with Teeth is more than a little bit complicated. He soon learns that Teeth has terrible secrets. Violent secrets. Secrets that will force Rudy to choose between his own happiness and his brother’s life. Review: I regretfully say, I didn't enjoy th...

For this weeks Book To Movie Monday I have decided to cover The Perks of Being a Wallflower First Let's Discuss The Book. Below Is The Cover: Now for a little back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the Novel. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a Novel written by Author Stephen Chbosky. The Perks of Being a Wallflower was published February 1,1999 by MTV Books. The story takes place in a suburb of Pittsburgh during the early 1990s and explores such as introversion, abuse, drugs, sexuality, and the awkward times of adolescence. Due to the books broad appeal and its almost cult like following, the book is considered by many to be a Modern Classic. Let's look at some of the characters now shall we. Main Protagonist Charlie- Through a series of letters to an anonymous source Charlie exposes his story. Charlie is suffering deep loss in the aftermath of his friends suicide. When he befriends a group of of high school seniors they teach him that life needs...

Kendall Grey Publication Date: June 5,2012 Publisher: Howling Mad Press Her dreams brought them together, but reality could tear them apart… The man of Zoe Morgan’s dreams isn’t only real, he’s interested. In her. But her boss wants her too, and is leveraging his unsolicited advances with the threat of blocking the huge promotion she's after. When he places a spy on her research team, the intense stranger discovers more than he should, and Zoe fears hiding a relationship with Gavin Cassidy from her boss is the least of her worries. The whale she must protect has been marked for death, and Zoe's old enemy Scarlet is eager to deliver the killing blow. To both of them. Australia’s Sentinels must find and lock the door into the Dreaming before Fyre Elementals launch another attack on innocent dreamers. But corruption and distrust abound, and Gavin believes someone on the Sentinel council is in league with the Fyres. As he reluctantly embraces his new role as council leader...

Andrea K. Höst Publisher: Self Published Publication Date: October 1st,2012 Page Length: 193 Come for the apocalypse. Stay for cupcakes. Die for love. Madeleine Cost is working to become the youngest person ever to win the Archibald Prize for portraiture. Her elusive cousin Tyler is the perfect subject: androgynous, beautiful, and famous. All she needs to do is pin him down for the sittings. None of her plans factored in the Spires: featureless, impossible, spearing into the hearts of cities across the world – and spraying clouds of sparkling dust into the wind. Is it an alien invasion? Germ warfare? They are questions everyone on Earth would like answered, but Madeleine has a more immediate problem. At Ground Zero of the Sydney Spire, beneath the collapsed ruin of St James Station, she must make it to the surface before she can hope to find out if the world is ending. *I downloaded this book off Netgalley to review. All opinions are my own and I was not compensat...

For this weeks Book to Movie Monday I have decided to cover American Psycho. First Let's Discuss The Book. Below Is The Cover: Now for a little back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the Novel. American Psycho is a novel written by Bret Easton Ellis. The book was published by Vintage Books in 1991. The Novel generated much controversy at the time due to the extreme violence and sexual content discussed. It's been said that the Author had received numerous death threats and hate mail in regards to the book. Let's look at some of the characters now shall we. Main Protagonist Patrick Bateman- Narrator of the novel, Patrick Bateman is a young professional working on Wall Street bored with the daily comings and goings of life. He also happens to be a serial killer and sometimes cannibal. Let's just say Patrick Bateman is one deeply disturbed individual. Major differences between the Book and the Series. In the Book Bateman's apartment i...