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6/19/2012
Teaser Tuesday: Battle Scars (5)
I stood at the front door. I didn’t want to go in alone so I flew up to the roof. Sitting down, I pulled my knees to my chest and cried until the sun dipped behind the horizon and the stars twinkled in the sky. I was so worn out. My head pounded from a rapid growing headache, eyes swollen from tears. The back door to my house slammed and Oli walked out into the yard. He ran both hands through his hair and clasped his fingers behind his head. His shoulders raised and lowered as if he was allowing a sigh to escape and bowed his head. I should’ve flown down to him but I didn’t. I was still hurt by his words. I wasn’t sure how long I sat there after Oli walked back inside but I knew I couldn’t sit on the roof all night.6/18/2012
Ordained Blog Tour: Book Review
Ordained (The Immortal Archives #1) by Devon AshleyPublished: March 25th 2012 by Self (first published April 15th 2012)
ISBN: 0012190446 (ISBN13: 2940012190444)
Website: http://devonashleywrites.blogspot.com/
Summary:
Normally, the school creates the hunters - not the monsters.
Abby Sorrensten likes to play rough. Ripping the horns off the foreheads of demons, manipulating lightning and setting things on fire with the flick of your wrist can give you a serious rush. So she probably wasn't the best choice for the Order's experimental training program. Thirteen years of isolation, lack of affection and a bruised and broken body from horrendous training sessions creates more than just an exceptional fighter. It creates an evil within - an evil responsible for several deaths the night she left.
Two hundred years later Abby resurfaces as the very thing the Order trained her to kill: a vampire. A mythical demon has set his sights on the school and only the ordained hunter has the powers to face it. Unbeknownst to the Order, Abby's their precious ordained one and their only chance for survival. As much as she would love to leave them hanging, she's not willing to risk the life of Emily, a fellow friend and hunter also fed up with the organization.
But for Abby, locking herself away in a fortress with angry descendents of those she killed causes suspicions and tensions to run high. Abby must learn the demon's weaknesses for battle before the Order learns hers.
Review:
The beginning of Ordained starts out with a bang that has you thirsting for more.
Ordained was a new twist on vampires and not to mention the vampire hunters (haven’t read about them at all). I’m not going to lie when I say I really hated the idea of the hunters living in their academy. To me, it was more like a prison without the bars. The story really started to get interesting when Noel and Abby arrived. That’s when we got to know the characters on a deeper level and find out exactly how Abby and Noel survived for two hundred years. There’s also a twist with Emily that I really wasn’t expecting. I was kind of thrown for a loop there. Okay, not really. But I did think I had it figured out and turns out I was completely wrong.
I think my favorite character was Valerie. She was so misunderstood and left out. She was like the white crayon in the box. It’s placed in a box with all these other colorful crayons yet it’s isolated because it’s usually never used. So Valerie is a white crayon. I wish I could think of something better to compare her to but it’s kind of late as I type this and my funny side is really not in its full effect right now.
Oh and Abby, yeah she does some major ass kicking in this book. When you find out everything that happened to her while she was undergoing her training, you can’t help but root for her to come out on top. And she does.
There’s also crazy-ass demons rearing their ugly heads in Ordained. I blame the Order for all the fallen hunters.
If you enjoyed Buffy the Vampire Slayer or Angel you’ll definitely love this series! 5 STARS
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT DEVON'S WEBSITE TO SEE WHERE THE GIVEAWAYS WILL BE DURING THE BLOG TOUR. CLICK THE BANNER BELOW TO BE DIRECTED TO THE PAGE AND ENJOY THE REST OF THE TOUR!
6/15/2012
Giveaway at Read.Breathe.Relax
Hey guys! Check out this awesome giveaway going on right now over at Read.Breathe.Relax! Some great summer books! Click the picture below to see what you can win.
6/05/2012
Teaser Tuesday: Battle Scars (4)
I had their attention but what was I going to do about it? If I asked them to take us to Palon, we’d definitely be outnumbered. No, we needed more people to go with us. The image of Lola appeared in my mind, mocking me. Something inside me snapped and that growing ball of elements burst out of me and into the sky exploding like a purple supernova. A storm of epic proportions brewed above our heads. Hurricane force winds swirled around us. Rain and fire pelted the ground. The earth rolled under our feet. Lightning sparked around us. I created the apocalypse . . . and I didn’t care.
6/01/2012
Cover Reveal: The Collector (Dante Walker #1) #DanteFever #DanteisMine #DanteWalker
So I'm happy to announce that I'm one of many doing a cover reveal for Victoria Scott's new book THE COLLECTOR (DANTE WALKLER #1) but before I reveal that wonderful cover, I have some teasers to share with you!
Needless to say, I'm super excited for this book to come out! I guess I shouldn't hold the cover reveal party up any longer, especially since I posted those wonderful teasers! Well here you have it folks!
SYNOPSIS
He makes good girls...bad.
Dante Walker is flippin’ awesome, and he knows it. His good looks, killer charm, and stellar confidence has made him one of hell’s best—a soul collector. His job is simple, weed through humanity and label those round rears with a big red good or bad stamp. Old Saint Nick gets the good guys, and he gets the fun ones. Bag-and-tag.
Sealing souls is nothing personal. Dante’s an equal opportunity collector and doesn’t want it any other way. But he’ll have to adjust, because Boss Man has given him a new assignment:
Collect Charlie Cooper’s soul within 10 days.
Dante doesn’t know why Boss Man wants Charlie, nor does he care. This assignment means only one thing to him, and that’s a permanent ticket out of hell. But after Dante meets the quirky, Nerd Alert chick he’s come to collect—he realizes this assignment will test his abilities as a collector, and uncover emotions deeply buried.
Love it! I think Dante Walker is going to be my new book crush! GAH! Add it to your TBR pile here!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Victoria Scott is a YA writer with a die-hard affection for dark and humorous books. Her work is represented by the fabulous Laurie McLean of Larsen-Pomada literary agency. She has a master’s degree in marketing, and is a member of the Writers’ League of Texas and Teen Shiver.
Her first YA book, THE COLLECTOR, will be published by Entangled Teen in 2013. And her short story, FOUR HOUSES, is available now through Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
She currently lives in Dallas with her husband, Ryan.
WHERE YOU CAN STALK FIND HER
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