Blood,Sweat and Books

This week I want to share with you a few upcoming/ new released Zombie books that I'm excitedly looking forward to reading. As far as I know all of those not yet published are on track to release this year. All titles have been linked to Goodreads in case you'd like to check any of them out further. In no particular order, let's get to the books! Donners of the Dead by Karina Halle Released: February 24, 2014 The year is 1851 and pioneers in search of California gold are still afraid to travel on the same route as the tragic Donner party did years before. When the last wagon train to go into the Sierra Nevada mountains fails to arrive at their destination, Eve Smith, an 18-year old half-native girl with immense tracking skills is brought along with the search party, headed by an enigmatic former Texas Ranger, Jake McGraw. What they find deep in the dangerous snow-covered terrain is a terrifying consequence of cannibalism, giving new meaning to the term “m...

Any of us who read books on a consistent basis will eventually find ourselves in the same predicament. So many books, so little time. We try to get them all in each year but sometimes it just doesn't happen. This year my list wasn't nearly as large as it was last year at this time  but I still nonetheless had to whittle it down to the Top Ten that I really regret not reading this past year. As always I still plan to read these books in the future and you will probably see me talking about them quite soon but for now they either sit on a desk or Kindle neglected. So sorry you lovely books but I am only one person who just has not enough hours in the day to get to you all.  Anyway enough of my rambling.... In no particular order here are my Top Ten Books I Regret Not Reading In 2013: 10.) The Program by Suzanne Young I've said it what feels like a billion times but I really need to read this one. I meant to but whenever I went to purchase a copy I saw another bo...

  This week I wanted to share some Zombie books that aren't quite mainstream yet but should be! These Indie Gems feature everything from Traditional Shufflers on a quest for brains to the untraditional  with extraordinary powers who can command the hordes of Undead. This is a small sampling of ones I'd recommend picking up. Alice in Deadland by Mainak Dhar Publication Date: November 19, 2011 Civilization as we know it ended more than fifteen years ago, leaving as it's legacy barren wastelands called the Deadland and a new terror for the humans who survived — hordes of undead Biters. Fifteen year-old Alice has spent her entire life in the Deadland, her education consisting of how best to use guns and knives in the ongoing war for survival against the Biters. One day, Alice spots a Biter disappearing into a hole in the ground and follows it, in search of fabled underground Biter bases. What Alice discovers there propels her into an action-packed adventure th...

Happy Halloween all you Goblins and Ghouls. I figured it being Halloween and all that I'd share some of my Favorite Scary books and movies with you.  I reach for these year after year and although I know them by heart by now no Halloween Season is complete without reading or viewing them.  In no particular order here is a small sampling of some of my Favorites! I loved these Scary Stories as a kid and still love the to this day. They were actually scary and even now I still get tingles up the back of my neck reading it. Just make sure if you buy the book it is an older edition cause the newer ones don't have those super creepy illustrations in them that made me fall in love with the book in the first place. Let's face it half of Stephen King's body of work could be on this list but the one that has stuck with me the longest and to this day has the ability to scare the crap out of me is IT. The character of Pennywise is brilliant don't get me wrong but...

Earlier today while browsing my recommend reading lists I noticed something disturbing, almost every single Vampire novel recommended to me was similar to Twilight. Girl likes boy, boy struggles against wanting girl yadda, yadda. I found it odd I was recommended these type of stories when I so clearly favored my Vampires dark, broody and deadly. When did Vampires turn from scary (as seen below) 30 Days Of Night To something that resembles this: Aidan- Being Human US You thought I'd put a picture of Edward up, admit it. While it certainly would be easy blaming Twilight for this shift from scary to sexy the trend started way before those books were ever conceived from the mind of Ms. Meyer. So why the switch? The answer is quite simple really. Society demands it. Where Vampires used to be something to fear, in today's society we'd like to understand and humanize them. No longer villains today's vampires are tortured souls in need of redemption (Buffy/Angel), Moral be...

Today is Thanksgiving *yippee*!!! I wanted to take a moment to just say how Thankful I am for my wonderful followers. I could not continue doing this without your support. Each and every one of you are my motivation to keep doing this. I especially want to send thanks to those who have shared posts, commented and retweeted time and again. It really means so much! I know it's been a long while since I've had a Giveaway. To Thank all of you for sticking with Blood, Sweat and Books and for being such awesome followers, I have an (up to) $10 Book of choice from Barnes& Noble up for grabs. Giveaway rules: -Must Be A Follower on GFC,Networked Blogs or Twitter. Please leave your name in the box provided on the Raffle Copter form (I will be double checking). -Giveaway will be Open November 22,2012 starting at 5:30 a.m. CST and Close November 30, 2012 at midnight CST. Winner will be announced the next morning. Winner will have 48 hours to respond with Shipping Details an...

Welcome back to My Weekly Wrap Up!!! Each Week I will share My Weekly Wrap Up of Books (reviews,bought,won etc..). So let's get to it shall we! Netgalley/E-Books For Review Ironskin by Tina Connolly The Passage by Justin Cronin Diverse Energies by Various Authors Two and Twenty Dark Tales: Dark Retellings Of Mother Goose Rhymes by Various Authors *Thank You Lee and Low Books,Month9Books,Tor Books and Ballantine Books for providing E-copies to review. Books For Review None :( Books Won/Gifted Pax Omega by Al Ewing Greatshadow by James Maxey I won both of these from a Book Chick City giveaway! E-Books Purchased Shifting by B.V. Larson Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines Books Purchased None :( Books Review Broken City by D.D. Chant Eden's Root by Rachel Fisher Book Giveaways Eden's Root,Seeds Of War Giveaway open INT *Ends in 3 Days!!!* I think that about wraps up my Week. Link me to yours (Don't care which meme just like reading them)in the com...

Wow!!! I cannot believe I have managed to surpass 250 Amazing Followers in what seems like such a short amount of time. A big Thank You to all of you who helped my blog reach this milestone, I couldn't of done this without you. All of you are my motivation to keep doing this. I especially want to send thanks to those who have shared posts, commented and retweeted time and again. Now onto the Giveaway details. I will be giving away a book(s) of choice up to $20 USD. International Followers are free to enter but just take note that due to finances they will be gifted E-Books as prizes (either Nook or Kindle is fine). Rules: -Must Be A Follower on GFC,Networked Blogs or Twitter. Please leave your name in the box provided on the Raffle Copter form (I will be double checking). -Must Be 13 Years Old To Enter. If under 18 and chosen winner please get parental permission before sending me your address. -Giveaway will be Open June 1st starting at 5pm CST and Close July 5th at m...

In My Mailbox is a weekly blog post hosted by The Story Siren . Each Week I will post the books I have gotten for Review,Bought,Won,Gifted well you get the idea. Books For Review Goodreads Page Goodreads Page Goodreads Page *Big thank you to Simon&Schuster,Jessica Fortuna (E-copy)and Thomas Nelson Publishing for providing copies to review. Books I Won Goodreads Page I actually entered for this because I thought my husband might like it. So far he's digging it. I'm gonna see if I can convince him to write a short review when he is done.:) Goodreads Page I won this over at Library thing. This was also the first item I have ever won through them so pretty excited. E-Books I Bought Goodreads Page Goodreads Page Thanks for stopping by and Checking out my In My Mailbox this week. Have you read,bought any of these? Let me know in the comments below. I love reading your responses. Since I feel like I'm forgetting books at time of posting, if I have I will ...

For this weeks Book to Movie Monday I have decided to cover the movie Memoirs Of A Geisha. First Lets Discuss The Book. Below Is The Cover. Now for a little back story in case some of you aren't familiar with the novel. Memoirs of a Geisha is written by Author Arthur Golden and was released for publication on September 23,1997. The Novel follows the perspective of Sayuri a Geisha working in Kyoto,Japan during the years before and after World War II. After the books release in 1997, it spent over two years on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into over 32 languages. Let's Look at some of the characters now shall we. Main Protagonists Sayuri- Sayuri's story begins with her living in the impoverished fishing village of Yoroido. Evenually Sayuri and her sister Satso are brokered by the wealthy businessman Tanaka Ichiro. He wants to give the girls a shot at a better life working for businesses in Gion. Once in Gion Sayuri is sold to a Geisha h...

IMM is a Weekly Blog Post hosted by The Story Siren . Each Week I will post the books I have gotten for Review,Bought,Won,Gifted well you get the idea. For Review Netgalley Goodreads Page For Review By Author Goodreads Page Amazon Page Books I Won Goodreads Page Won From My Tower of Books Lucky Leprechaun Giveaway Hop Goodreads Page Won From Authors For Henryville Raffle. Goodreads Page Won From Goodreads Giveaway. I also Won A T-shirt from Bibliophilia,Please. The Giveaway was a shirt of choice from shirt.woot.com so I'm pretty excited. Freebies From Amazon Descended By Blood By Angeline Kace Nine Tenths By Meira Pentermann Prison Nation By Jeni Merrit Phantom Universe By Laura Kreitzer I'm pretty sure that is all this week. If I forgot anything I will add it to next weeks post. As Always Thanks for stopping by and Checking out my In My Mailbox. Have you read,bought any of these? Let me know in the comments.