Plague Town (Ashley parker #1) by Dana Fredsti

Summary:

Ashley was just trying to get through a tough day when the world turned upside down.

A terrifying virus appears, quickly becoming a pandemic that leaves its victims, not dead, but far worse. Attacked by zombies, Ashley discovers that she is a “Wild Card” – immune to the virus – and she is recruited to fight back and try to control the outbreak.

My Thoughts:

I was so excited when I started read Plague Town. I was thinking, finally a zombie book that is on the same level of awesome as Rhiannon Frater’s As the World Dies series! I’m sure you’ve all figured out by now that I have a certain love for Rhiannon Frater…well that love just grew to include Dana Fredsti!

The words, the scenes were peeling themselves off the pages and playing out in front of me. I could see the zombies attacking and practically frothing at the mouth at the sight of food. I could see them sinking their teeth and rotting fingers into the flesh of the living. I thoroughly savored every second of it! The gross factor, the blood and gore, I loved it all!

There’s of course more to the story than just zombies attacking but I can’t tell you much about that without spoiling the greatness that was Plague Town. I can tell you that I very much enjoyed the characters and how a lot of the plot points came full circle making everything really connect together.

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Plague Town on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble

Dana Fredsti's website

Posts on Pages (4): Favorite/Autobuy Authors

Posts on Pages

Who handwrites things these days? Not many people I'm sure. I'm a big list person so I'm always writing (and rewriting) lists, etc. and I thought it would be fun to do a series of Posts on Pages where Wendy and I will hand write blog posts. Please excuse any messy writing or white out marks :)

The topic of this month's Posts on Pages is

Fav/Autobuy Authors & the formats we buy them in.

See yesterday's post from Wendy.

If you missed our first three months of Posts on Pages you can find them at the below links

Books that changed our reading habits -  Jen's Post and Wendy's Post

Book quotes - Wendy's Post and Jen's Post

Unfinished Series - Jen's Post and Wendy's Post

Fav/Autobuy Authors

(in no certain order)

-Louisa Edwards

-J.A. Belfield

-Rhiannon Frater

-Maria V. Snyder

-Amanda Carlson

-Brigid Kemmerer

-Cheryl Rainfield

I buy books by my fav authors in hard copy/print format.

Posts on Pages (4): Favorite/Autobuy Authors

Posts on Pages

Who handwrites things these days? Not many people I'm sure. I'm a big list person so I'm always writing (and rewriting) lists, etc. and I thought it would be fun to do a series of Posts on Pages where Wendy and I will hand write blog posts. Please excuse any messy writing or white out marks :)

The topic of this month's Posts on Pages is

Fav/Autobuy Authors & the formats we buy them in.

Stop back tomorrow for Jen's Posts on Pages.

If you missed our first three months of Posts on Pages you can find them at the below links

Books that changed our reading habits -  Jen's Post and Wendy's Post

Book quotes - Wendy's Post and Jen's Post

Unfinished Series - Jen's Post and Wendy's Post

*FAV/AUTOBUY AUTHORS & THE FORMATS WE BUY THEM IN.*

• S.J Frost- I love her work and always buy the kindle format. This is one of very few authors that I plan to buy the paperback copies as well.

• Yasmine Galenorn- I have the majority of her work in paperback, and I am slowly collecting kindle copies as well. She has not disappointed me yet!

• Kristen Ashley- No contest! Kristen Ashley is an "autobuy, don't need to read the blurb, I know it's gonna be good", author. I buy all of her work for my kindle.

• Olivia Cunning- Definitely an autobuy author. I devour her books and love every minute of it. I would love to have them all in paperback (maybe one day), but I do have them all for my kindle!

**Who are your favorite/autobuy authors?**



Shelf Candy Saturday (44): Freaks by Kieran Larwood

Shelf Candy Saturday is hosted by A Night's Dream of Books

Sheba, the fur-faced Wolfgirl, can sniff out a threat from miles away. Monkeyboy clambers up buildings in the blink of an eye -- then drops deadly stink bombs of his own making (yes, THAT kind)! Sister Moon sees in the dark, and moves at the speed of light. Born with weird abnormalities that make them misfits, these FREAKS spend their nights on public display, trapped in a traveling Victorian sideshow. But during the day, they put their strange talents to use: They solve the most sinister crimes. And in a dank, desperate world of crooks and child-snatchers, they're determined to defend London's most innocent victims: the street urchins disappearing from the city's streets.

Freaks on Goodreads, Amazon and Barnes & Noble
Kieran Larwood's Website

I love the spooky and mysterious look of this cover. It is one that caught my attention right away and is definitely one I added to my ever growing list.

Breathless (Elemental #2.5) by Brigid Kemmerer

 

Summary:

Nick Merrick is supposed to be the level-headed one. The peacemaker. Since it’s just him and his three hotheaded brothers against the world, that’s a survival tactic.

But now he’s got problems even his brothers can’t help him survive.

His so-called girlfriend, Quinn, is going quick as mercury from daring to crazy. Meanwhile, Quinn’s dancer friend Adam is throwing Nick off balance, forcing him to recognize a truth he’d rather shove back into the dark.

He can feel it—the atmosphere is sizzling. Danger is on the way. But whatever happens next, Nick is starting to find out that sometimes nothing you do can keep the peace.

My Thoughts:

Warning: there’s a spoiler in my review…although that particular spoiler is all over the place so you may already know.

I love the Merrick brothers and I loved getting to see a little more of them in Breathless. It makes me all the more excited to get my hands on Spirit. Hunter is the main character in Spirit but I know we’ll still be seeing a lot of the brothers as well.

There is some controversy floating around about this novella because the main character may or may not be gay…to that I say pish posh!! Brigid Kemmerer’s writing is fantastic. Her stories are original and engaging and that’s all that should matter. Seriously, if you avoid reading this series because of one small thing then you’re REALLY missing out, simple as that!

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

Breathless on Goodreads, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble

Brigid Kemmerer’s website

Series Reviews: Kate Daniels #4 and 4.5

Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels #4)

Goodreads Summary:

Kate Daniels keeps the peace in Atlanta for the Order, humans caught between the vampire controlling People led by her biological father and best kept secret, Roland, and the shape-shifter Pack, led by her mate-to-be Curran, the Lord of the Beasts. But her look-alike aunt Erra, Babylon's god of chaos and terror, has come to town controlling seven naked warriors: Deluge (flood water), Tremor (earth quake), Gale (hurricane wind), Torch (fire inferno), Venom (disease poison), Beast (animal monster), and Darkness (overpowering dread).

My Thoughts:

The tension between Kate and Curran has been building throughout this series. Finally they took it to the next level! The "big bad" they faced in this book was the worst yet. I was quite shocked while reading and learning more about Kate, who she is and where she came from. The story of the first vampire that Kate reveals really tells a lot.

I am moving onto the next part of the series right away! I still can't believe it has taken me this long to read these books, they are so good! I very highly recommend these books!

Overall Rating: 5 out of 5

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Magic Dreams (Kate Daniels #4.5)

Goodreads Summary:

From New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes a tale of darkness, desire, and werecats.
Alpha Pack leader Jim Shrapshire has always been the strong, silent type. But something has come over him--a magic force currently residing in one of the Pack's headquarters. Were-tigress Dali Harimau has always wished she could get Jim's attention--but now he needs her help.

Stricken with a magic-sickness, Jim needs Dali's flair for magic. And to save him, she must challenge a powerful, dark being to a battle of wits.

My Thoughts:

It was good to see more of Jim and Dali and to finally read his reasons for not making a move. Both of these characters are ones I wanted to know more about so it was great to finally get that. I love how Dali handles the "baddie" in this one too!

Overall Rating: 4 out of 5

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*This short story is also available in the anthology "Hexed". (Link will take you to Goodreads.)*

Correct Reading Order:

√0.5- "A Questionable Client"*
√1- Magic Bites
√2- Magic Burns
√3- Magic Strikes
√3.5- "Magic Mourns"*
√4- Magic Bleeds
√4.5- "Magic Dreams"*
5- Magic Slays
5.3- "Magic Tests"*
5.4- "Magic Gifts"*
5.5- Gunmetal Magic
5.6- "Retribution Clause"*
6- Magic Rises- Release date: 07/30/13
*= short story

Find Ilona Andrews on Goodreads or her Website.

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