Holiday Kindle Fire HDX Giveaway

 

 Just in time for the HOLIDAYS - Win a Kindle Fire HDX, Amazon Gift Card or Paypal Cash ($229 value)   This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT! Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".

All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" Giveaway

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HDX (US Only - $229 Value)

  Or $229 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)

  Or $229 in Paypal Cash (International)

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  Sign up to sponsor the next Kindle Fire Giveaway: http://www.iamareader.com/category/kindle-giveaway-sign-ups   Giveaway Details 1 winner will receive their choice of an all new Kindle Fire 7" HDX (US Only - $229 value), $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 in Paypal Cash (International). There is a second separate giveaway for bloggers who post this giveaway on their blog. See details in the rafflecopter on how to enter to win the 2nd Kindle Fire HDX 7". Ends 12/18/13 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and sponsored by the participating authors & bloggers. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Review of Endless by Amanda Gray

Jenny Kramer knows she isn't normal. After all, not everybody can see the past lives of people around them.

When she befriends Ben Daulton, resident new boy, the pair stumble on an old music box with instructions for “mesmerization” and discover they may have more in common than they thought. Like a past life.

Using the instructions in the music box, Ben and Jenny share a dream that transports them to Romanov Russia and leads them to believe they have been there together before. But they weren't alone. Nikolai, the mysterious young man Jenny has been seeing in her own dreams was there, too. When Nikolai appears next door, Jenny is forced to acknowledge that he has travelled through time and space to find her. Doing so means he has defied the laws of time, and the Order, an ominous organization tasked with keeping people in the correct time, is determined to send him back.

While Ben, Jenny and Nikolai race against the clock - and the Order - Jenny and Nikolai discover a link that joins them in life - and beyond death.

My Review

5 stars

Endless tells the tale of Jenny Krammer is an artist and who has a unique ability of seeing the past of the people she touches. She dreams about a young man with green eyes named Nikolai who happens to be in every of her paintings. She meets and befriends Ben Dalton. the son of her father's client. They both discovered a music box that lead them to share a vision from a past life about the Romanovs in Russia. During her gallery, she then meets Nikolai the man whom she lately dreams about. Now, Jenny discovers there is more meaning to her dreams and how it relates to Ben and especially Nikolai plus time traveling. Although, there is more trouble brewing especially those people who would want to separate her and Nikolai because he is out of time. 

When I first started reading this book I just had to finish reading it. The story was really interesting and it also includes a glimpse about the history of the Romanovs where Jenny, Ben, and Nikolai played a special role. At first, I though it had to do something with the Romanovs but there is more to the story. It's more about time traveling which is forbidden and that there is the Order who seeks to punish those out of time. It's also more about soul mates who from their past lives kept on being separated from each other until they find each other again from their reincarnated lives. I kind of got emotional from reading this book especially when I read the parts where both H/h kept on being separated from each until they find each other again. I just love time traveling romance and the soul mate principle and this have all three of them. 

Although it ends up with a cliffhanger, I can't wait to read more.

*I got an arc from net galley*

Review of Tangled Tides ( The Sea Monsters Memoirs #1) by Karen Amanda Hooper

Yara Jones doesn't believe in sea monsters--until she becomes one.

When a hurricane hits her island home and she wakes up with fins, Yara finds herself tangled up in an underwater world of mysterious merfolk and secretive selkies. Both sides believe Yara can save them by fulfilling a broken promise and opening the sealed gateway to their realm, but they are battling over how it should be done. The selkies want to take her life. The merfolk want something far more precious.


Treygan, the stormy-eyed merman who turned Yara mer, will stop at nothing and sacrifice everything to protect his people--until he falls for Yara. The tides turn as Yara fights to save herself, hundreds of sea creatures, and the merman who has her heart. She could lose her soul in the process--or she might open the gateway to a love that's deeper than the oceans.

My Review

3.00 stars

I loved reading mermaid stories and when I saw that it had mermaids in it I just had to check it out.

Yara is saved from a hurricane when a mysterious guy appeared out of nowhere and asked her to wish for him to take her to a safe place. The next thing she knows, she's underwater and is a mermaid. This started a rocky relationship with Treygan the merman who saved her and is responsible for her being a mermaid. Next comes Rownan, a selkie unbeknownst to Yara who she currently had a relationship with and is also the half brother of Treygan. They both believed that Yara is the person who can saved both their races. 

I just loved the concept of the sea creatures and about Greek mythology. The plot itself was very interesting which includes a lot of twist and turns that will surprise you. 

I liked Yara but I hated her whining and her being a bit bratty. She is handful and stubborn as a mule. Although I do love the chemistry between Yara and Treygan. Rownan, well I would describe him as a manipulative person especially from the start. 

Overall, the story is really different but intriguing. Although, I couldn't put it down despite some things about the main character/s I disliked. I hope the second book is better.

*I received a copy from netgally*

Review of Switched by Cassie Mae

Ever since high school, Kayla has been crazy for gorgeous football player Talon. But before she could muster the courage to tell him, he became a hot item with her beautiful BFF, Reagan. The only person who knows Kayla’s secret is Wesley, Talon’s best bud—and he’s got it bad for Reagan. Now they’re all in college together, hanging out 24/7. For Kayla, seeing the two lovebirds together is absolutely unbearable. So Kayla and Wesley hatch a plot to drive them apart before Talon has a chance to give Reagan the Christmas gift she’s been waiting for.

Soon enough, the once happy couple is fighting. Reagan suddenly can’t get enough of Wesley’s goofy sense of humor, and Talon seems to be paying more attention to Kayla than a guy who’s “only a friend” ever should. But just when everything seems to be falling into place, Kayla and Wesley accidentally spend a night together and discover a hitch in their plan they never considered: that switching partners may not lead to a perfect ending after all.

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My Review

4.5 Stars

Switched tells about the story of four friends but two of these friends are a couple and the other two both have an unrequited love for this couple. Kayla and Reagan are best friends but Kayla is in love with Reagan's boyfriend, Talon. Meanwhile, Wesley and Talon are best friends but Wesley is in love with Talon's girl friend, Reagan.

The two decided to plan about separating Talon and Reagan at the same time they would plan to get together with them. As the story goes on neither realize that in putting their motion to plan things get more awkward added to that the guilty factor and lastly they both realized that the person they are in love with is with each other.

It was a fun fun read although I wish it was a steamier romance at the same time. I couldn't get enough of Wesley and Kayla. Despite making fun of each other they are really great friends and from there, their feelings started growing especially when they decided to work together to separate their best friends. The funny thing is that I never saw the twist coming which was pretty hilariously. 

Overall, the book is just right. I really enjoyed reading it. 

*I received an arc from netgalley*

November Kindle Fire HDX Giveaways

This is a joint AUTHOR & BLOGGER GIVEAWAY EVENT! Bloggers & Authors have joined together and each chipped in a little money towards a Kindle Fire HDX 7".

All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" Giveaway

The winner will have the option of receiving a 7" Kindle Fire HDX (US Only - $229 Value)

  Or $229 Amazon.com Gift Card (International)

  Or $229 in Paypal Cash (International)

  NOVEMBER SPONSORS

1. I Am A Reader, Not A Writer
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8. Author Camelia Miron Skiba
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13. Author Bonnie Blythe
14. Author Julia Crane
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19. Mother Daughter Book Reviews
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  Sign up to Sponsor the December Giveaway (starting around December 2nd) http://www.iamareader.com/2013/10/december-kindle-fire.html   Giveaway Details 1 winner will receive their choice of an all new Kindle Fire 7" HDX (US Only - $229 value), $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 in Paypal Cash (International). There is a second separate giveaway for bloggers who post this giveaway on their blog. See details in the rafflecopter on how to enter to win the 2nd Kindle Fire HDX 7". Ends 11/30/13 Open only to those who can legally enter, receive and use an Amazon.com Gift Code or Paypal Cash. Winning Entry will be verified prior to prize being awarded. No purchase necessary. You must be 18 or older to enter or have your parent enter for you. The winner will be chosen by rafflecopter and announced here as well as emailed and will have 48 hours to respond or a new winner will be chosen. This giveaway is in no way associated with Facebook, Twitter, Rafflecopter or any other entity unless otherwise specified. The number of eligible entries received determines the odds of winning. Giveaway was organized by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer http://iamareader.com and sponsored by the participating authors & bloggers. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW.   a Rafflecopter giveaway

Cover Reveal of Factions Coup d'Etat and Giveaway by Marian York

Title: Factions: Coup d’Etat
Author: Marian York
Release Date: November 21, 2013
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Dystopia
Publisher: The Zharmae Publishing Press (Zharmae.com)

Book Description:  Factions: Coup d’Etat, by Marian York, is a gripping urban fantasy novel, a dark and often frightening portrayal of a world torn by greed, the lust for power, and divergent personal loyalties.

Four factions rule the great city of Axis and fight for increased control and power. Everything is at stake and every strategy, no matter how desperate or questionable must be considered. Will Minya’s orchestration of forced genetic enhancements on the Leinka faction continue unabated or will Minya, always resolutely loyal to Leinka, seek outside help to alter that course and risk her faction’s dissolution? Every choice will either alter the path to peace or enter a new path to destruction

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About the Author:

Hi!  This is Marian York talking to you directly.  So here's some info about me:

I was born and raised in East Texas.  My dad's a freelance artist and guitar teacher who spent a lot of time making up stories for me and my brothers to enjoy.  Mom has a love for books that she passed down to me and she truly inspired me, with her love of literature, to write.

Since I can remember, I've loved video games, anime, and graphic novels.  Their influence can be greatly seen and felt in my work, I believe, and I remain an avid gamer and fan of certain anime.  I love the snow and falling leaves... my favorite season is Fall and Halloween is probably the holiday I look forward to most every year.  If you want to know more about me, check out my blog or drop me a line!

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