tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2435973210287271852024-03-05T09:10:01.647-05:00Britt's Book NookBritthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.comBlogger67125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-3854653441852684332013-04-09T21:16:00.001-04:002013-04-09T21:16:23.371-04:00Bad NewsHey guys! Unfortunately I've got some bad news to share. I have to take a bit of a hiatus from the blog. Work, life and health issues have ganged up on me and have left me with little to no time to read or keep up with the blog. <br />
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<br />Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-82967435943213609052013-03-22T11:26:00.000-04:002013-03-22T11:26:13.132-04:00The Mistaken Tour: ShowcaseHey guys, welcome to my stop on The Mistaken Tour organized by the lovely gals over at <a href="http://www.partnersincrimetours.net/">Partners in Crime Tours.</a><br />
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Tyler Karras is an honest man, a transplanted Brit living the American dream, but his charmed life takes an unexpected turn when his brother, Nick, is coerced into joining ranks with San Francisco’s Russian mafia. Ty intervenes to secure Nick’s freedom, yet only succeeds in incurring their wrath. With no choice but to accept Nick’s new life, Ty returns to his own, but his dreams are dashed when his wife—pregnant with their first child—is killed, the victim of a reckless crime.<br />
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Despondent and bitter, Ty macerates his grief in alcohol. From the depths of the bottle screams a voice, howling for vengeance. His target is a stranger, the woman who drew his wife toward her death. He doesn’t know her, but he’ll find her, and when he does, he will make her pay, for a deal has been struck with Nick’s Russian associates, enslaving her into a life of bondage. But as Ty moves forward in a cloud of alcohol, he mistakes the wrong woman for his intended victim and now all his plans have gone straight to hell.<br />
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Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-20921780770632464752013-03-05T15:31:00.002-05:002013-03-05T15:31:58.247-05:00Guest Review: RX- A Tale of Electronegativity by Robert BrockwayTime again for another guest review from Jason of <a href="http://www.invasivespeciesradio.com/">Invasive Species Radio</a> and <a href="http://www.deadmanzkassette.com/">Dead Manz Kassette</a>. I'd like to take a minute to thank Jason for taking time out of his busy schedule to write this review. He has been working hard on several music projects and if you'd like to learn more about them, click on the above links!<br />
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<br />Ok, remember the fuss when the internet and the music world collided? New tech emerged, old formats fell by the wayside and we found new ways of doing things. Now just imagine the changes in the world that would erupt when the sciences of pharmacology and nanotechnology shacked up together and had some naughty fun.<br /><br />This is the world of RX: A Tale of Electronegativity by Robert Brockway. Or more specifically, this is the intricately detailed vertical future city sprawl of Four Corners. A cyberpunk noir totem pole with the downtrodden cramped on the bottom below sea level, and the mind numbingly wealthy and powerful in glass cathedrals hanging high above the clouds.<br /><br />This is also the world of Red, a small-time supplier of custom formulas of a gas called “Presence”, which gives the illusion of being in another time or place. One of his clients is Byron, a rich kid who is addicted to reliving the history of the 18th Century poet that shares his name. Another client is foul-mouthed “Factory Girl” QC, who Red helps occasionally with some gray market nanotech she uses in her work. Which is helping prepare and clean up after mass-hallucination Presence based anachronistic grudge matches like Abraham Lincoln vs. a Triceratops.<br /><br />So when Byron and QC run into each other while looking for Red at his apartment around the same time that some heavily trained and equipped badasses go looking for Red at his apartment, they decide to try and find him and figure out what's going on. Good thing too, as Red wound up in the wrong lift, at the very bottom sub-level of Four corners, with a drug hangover, a circulatory system full of copy-written beta-test formulas, and absolutely no pants.<br /><br />Brockway shoehorns a ton of detail about the environment he's created. From the clans in the tightly packed sub-levels, to the detailed effects of Presence trips, there are plenty of ideas for multiple novels weaved throughout the book. I only wish he spent as much time on the character development and dramatic pacing. The story bounces between Red's journey, and the journey of QC & Byron, when suddenly about three-fourths of the way in the perspective changes to characters that were never really part of the narrative at all. Took me a bit to realize it was the intruders at Red's place in the beginning of the novel, but dropping their narrative that late in the novel was jarring to say the least. As far as character development, there wasn't any. Byron was the useless rich kid junkie, and QC was a hard ass chick with a creative Tourettes streak. (The term f*cksquad, I actually want to catch on). And stayed that way until the end. Which it just kind of ended abruptly, without any satisfying conclusion. Red stumbled upon a MAJOR development in Presence tripping technology, and yet did NOTHING with it.<br /><br />RX: A Tale of Electronegativity is an amazing feat of sci-fi world building, and I know there are some amazing stories happening in the sprawl of Four Corners, but sadly, not in this novel. Having innovative ideas is a great thing for a sci-fi novel. But so is a compelling story.<br /><br /><br />Jason's Rating: 2 and 1/2 nanotech eating pigs outta five.<br /><br />Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-66467908117929493482013-03-01T15:40:00.001-05:002013-03-01T15:41:05.322-05:00Giveaway: Pandora's KeyHey guys, I haven't hosted a giveaway in quite some time and I'm WAY overdue. It's perfect timing to help welcome my new followers here on the blog, Facebook and Twitter.<br />
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'Leaves' is a story of love and loss, of family and friends and of the fluidity of relationships. The Gold children were raised in Oldham, CT, learning the ins and outs of small town life. They grew up in and helped their parents run The Sugar Maple Inn. Now that both of their parents are gone, the kids have decided it's time to sell the inn and move on. Before the sale goes through the family is going to throw one last huge Halloween bash, after all the Sugar Maple is famous for them. That is if they don't drive each other crazy first. They have always been a close family, has the loss of their parents and the pending sale of their childhood home changed that?<br /><br />I was completely captivated by this story! The author does a wonderful job setting the scene in each of the locations, though most of the story does take place in Oldham. With his descriptions of the scenery, I really felt like I was there in the moment with the characters. The fact that Tyler, the youngest of the Gold children is a photographer by trade gave the author more room to be descriptive without overwhelming the reader. I will admit that after reading 'Leaves' I have added “Connecticut during Autumn” to my places I need to visit list.<br /><br />In my notes, I referred to the story as a sampler platter. Throughout the book we are introduced to several characters the main ones being the Gold children, and the supporting cast their significant others, children, love interests, etc. Because there are so many characters to get familiar with, it felt like I didn't get to know them as well as if there had only been two main characters. That being said, I do think the author did a fantastic job developing the ensemble cast and I was excited to learn that we haven't heard the end of the Gold children. Michael Baron made his characters real. They are believable and best of all they aren't perfect! Some of my favorites are Deborah, Tyler and Sage (love that name). My least favorite was Corrina, and that's just because I wasn't fond of the type of person she was. She was extremely well written though and at times very punchable (to me at least). I cannot wait to learn even more about this family.<br /><br />All in all I was extremely happy with this book and I'm so glad to have Michael Barons on my radar now. I will most definitely be reading more of his work.<br /><br /><b>My Rating: 4/5 Autumn Leaves</b><div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I grew up in the New York area and I’ve lived there my entire life. I worked in retail and taught high school English before I got my first book contract. I have gotten several additional book contracts since then, which is fortunate because I didn’t have the patience to work in retail and, while I quite enjoyed teaching, my approach was a bit too unconventional for most school systems. One school administrator told me that, “there are more important things than being a dynamic teacher.” Since I couldn’t name any of those things (at least in the context of school), I figured I didn’t have a long-term future in the profession. Hence, I became a writer, where I believe people appreciate a certain level of dynamism.</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
Though I started with nonfiction, I have always loved fiction and I have always wanted to write it. Since I can remember, I've had a particular affection for love stories. In fact, the very first book-length thing I ever wrote, when I was thirteen, was a love story. Mind you, it was the kind of love story that a thirteen-year-old boy would write, but it was a love story nonetheless. I have a deep passion for writing about relationships – family relationships, working relationships, friendships, and, of course, romantic relationships – and I can only truly explore this by writing fiction. These novels have given me a way to voice the millions of things running through my head.</div>
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My wife and kids are the center of my life. My wife is the inspiration for all of my love stories and my children enthrall me, challenge me, and keep me moving (and have served as the inspiration for several of the kids I've written about). One of the primary reasons I wrote my first novel, WHEN YOU WENT AWAY was that I wanted to write about being a father. Aside from my family, I have a few other burning passions. I’m a pop culture junkie with an especially strong interest in music, I love fine food (as well as any restaurant shaped like a hot dog), and I read far too many sports blogs for my own good. </div>
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Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-4027535932675461822013-02-23T21:20:00.002-05:002013-02-23T21:20:58.795-05:00Getting To Know Author Nancy Richardson Fischer<div>
Hey Readers, take a moment out of your day and meet Nancy Richardson Fischer, author of 'Pandora's Key'. If you'd like a refresher course on the book, click <a href="http://brittsbooknook.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-pandoras-key-by-nancy-richardson.html">here</a> to see my review. :)</div>
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I was born on the east coast and went to Cornell University. After college I worked as a writer for Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus. It was a fun first job and I learned how to write quickly, and also that when elephants sneeze on you it's very (VERY) messy. After a year in the circus, I moved out west. I lived in Aspen, Colorado where I skied as much as possible and worked as a waitress in a Mexican restaurant. Great experience but I learned that waitressing is hard (HARD) and I'm not very good at it.</div>
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After Aspen, I moved to San Francisco, California where I worked as a writer for University of California, San Francisco and wrote freelance for LucasFilm. At UCSF I learned that sitting in a cubicle under fluorescent lights dulls my soul. LucasFilm taught me that writing freelance, especially fiction, is fun (FUN). So I headed to<a href="http://nancyrichardsonfischer.com/bio.php#">graduate school</a> in Boulder, Colorado to further hone my skills.</div>
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For the first part of my freelance writing career I wrote sport autobiographies. I'd visit and <a href="http://nancyrichardsonfischer.com/bio.php#">travel with</a> an athlete like Monica Seles, Bela Karolyi, Nadia Comaneci or Apolo Ohno and then write their book. It was a terrific job, but after ten years and tons of incredible experiences I got tired of writing other peoples' stories and not my own.</div>
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I've always loved books with adventure, magic, and dark forces. I'm a huge fan of Stephen King, Peter Straub, Neil Gaiman, Suzanne Collins and George R.R. Martin. Those writers allow a reader to lose themselves in stories that are intense, sometimes other-worldly, yet strangely believable. I feel incredibly lucky that now I have the chance to create books for readers that will hopefully captivate and transport them into a world where the supernatural is possible with characters that they can relate to who are flawed yet totally compelling.</div>
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Today I live in the Pacific Northwest with my amazing husband, Henry, and our mostly loveable (but sometimes vorpal) Vizsla, Boone. When I'm not conjuring a story, I love to kite-board, bike, ski or plan adventures with Boone and Henry, who both make me laugh for different reasons and who are the best partners in fun a gal could ever imagine. (Bio taken from Nancy's website, which can be found <a href="http://nancyrichardsonfischer.com/">here</a> )</div>
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<i>Putting my butt in the chair. A lot of people tell me they have great ideas for books... and they do! But it's putting your butt in the chair for hour after hour, day after day, and continuing to write when you feel like playing with your dog, going for a run, meeting friends for coffee, that's hard! It's worth it, but it's hard:-)</i><br />
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<i>I love writing in my house with my dog curled up at my feet.</i><br />
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<i>I am lucky enough to write full time. That wasn't always the case. I spent a decade writing other peoples stories - sport autobiographies, Star Wars trilogies, and various articles, plus a few years working for different companies. There isn't a day that I'm not thankful for the opportunity I now have to write what I love!</i><br />
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<i>They hurt my feelings... and then I get over them. You just can't please everyone. Sometimes I want to write the person and explain that I spent two years writing the book they just trashed and I did it FOR readers to enjoy, NOT to torture them! Good intentions, you know? But that's why they make a zillion different flavors of ice cream - people need options and we all like different things. </i></div>
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<i>Brittany, I really want to know who YOU would cast!!! Who would play Evangeline, Olivia, Raphe, Dr. Sullivan and Malledy? </i><br />
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<i>'Where She Went' by Gayle Forman</i><br />
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<i>I'm a sporty gal. I love to kitesurf, ski, road bike, hike... anything outside. I also like to study French and dream of one day being fluent.</i><br />
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<i>Hands down The Walking Dead!!!! Followed by Homeland, Justified, and Breaking Bad. I also loved Deadwood.</i></div>
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<i>Vanilla. Orange blossoms. Freshly baked pies. Chocolate chip cookies. My husband right after he shaves.</i><br />
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<i>Mean people. Pet owners who don't pick up their dog's poop (I have a dog so I can say this;-). Olives in any food I want to eat. Pickles. The word: moist. </i><br />
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Thank you so much Nancy for taking the time to answer my questions. If you haven't read it yet, give 'Pandora's Key' a try. And be on the lookout for 'The Key to Tartarus' (Book 2 of the Key Trilogy) which Nancy is currently hard at work on!<br />
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Torn between two realities.<br />
A choice that will mean life or death.<br />
She won’t know anything… until she wakes up.<br />
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College sophomore, Lila Spencer lived Friday night twice. She doesn’t know how or why, just <br />
that she did. As if she split in half and went in two different directions.<br />
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Out clubbing with her friends, Heather and Nilah, the girls rock it out and party hard. What <br />
begins as an innocent night will lead to a deadly fight for their lives, and Lila might be their only<br />
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In bed with her boyfriend, Jay, Lila is safe and warm as she drifts to sleep in the arms of the man <br />
she loves. Until she is sucked into a horrifying nightmare of her friends’ deaths.<br />
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As the sunlight warms her face on Saturday morning, the two scenarios collide. But there can be <br />
only one outcome. Will she wake up in her warm bed with Jay by her side, devastated and<br />
grieving for her friends? Or was she there to save them?<br />
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The “Phantom” was a musical phenomenon that Rebecca had always found enchanting. She had no
idea that her life was about to mirror the play that was her obsession. When her high school drama club
chooses “Phantom” as their annual production, Rebecca finds herself in the middle of an unlikely love
triangle and the target of a sadistic stalker who uses the lines from the play as their calling card.<br />
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two co-stars—Tom the surfer and basketball star who plays the lovable hero, and Justyn, the strangely
appealing Goth who is more than realistic in the role of the tortured artist.<br />
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Almost immediately after casting, strange things start to happen both on and off the stage. Curtains fall.
Mirrors are shattered. People are hurt in true phantom style. They all seem like accidents until Rebecca
receives notes and phone calls that hint at something more sinister. Is Justyn bringing to life the twisted
character of the phantom? Or in real life are the roles of the hero and the villain reversed? Rebecca
doesn’t know who to trust, but she knows she’s running out of time as she gets closer and closer to
opening night. Only when the mask is stripped away, will the twenty first century phantom finally be
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The orchestra tuned for its virtuoso, and Justyn stood
ready. But no one else was ready for the magical performance he began. Beside
her, Carmen was rambling on about something mundane. Rebecca elbowed her to
silence so she could listen to the perfectly thrilling tenor. As she listened
to the song unfold, the world around her started to slip away. Gone was the
high school auditorium. Gone were the rowdy teenagers. The Gothic stranger on
the stage had become the embodiment of Erik, and Rebecca watched him in all his
dark glory, belting out his tormented love through the words of his song. And
she was as breathless with wonder as Christine herself must have been when the
masked stranger serenaded her in the candlelit labyrinth of the opera house. In
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“Let the music touch your soul.</div>
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Let the darkness make you whole.</div>
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Your true path has now been shown.</div>
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As he continued
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tear her eyes away from him. With every line, her heart began to beat
faster. She truly felt the arms of night
wrapping her in a warm embrace. She could almost feel the hands of the phantom
glide along her body as the words poured forth. The music caressed her. It
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She was gawking
so obviously, it was hardly surprising when Justyn felt her eyes on him and
steadily met her gaze. She realized her mouth was hanging open in stunned awe,
and she quickly snapped it shut. His lips moved into just a small hint of a
smile. He never took his eyes off her while he sang the final verse, making her
cheeks flush to the point that she felt almost feverish. But it wasn’t
embarrassment but excitement, arousal even, which was sending her mind spinning
in so many directions.</div>
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When the song
was over, and Rebecca had recovered just a hint of her composure, she couldn’t
help but burst into a healthy round of applause. A few scattered people joined
in, including Debbie and Carmen after she nudged them in the ribs. But only
Miss King seemed to truly appreciate the brilliance of his talent as much as
Rebecca did.</div>
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“That was
amazing, Justyn!” the teacher gushed.</div>
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“Lord Justyn,”
he corrected as he stepped down from the stage.</div>
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A few others
complimented him as well, but he took in all in stride. In fact, his serious
expression never faltered as he stepped down from the stage. He seemed almost
bored, like it was all he could do to hold back a yawn, despite the smiles and
words of encouragement.</div>
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But not everyone
in the crowd was pleased as Justyn glided down the aisle, so ethereal in his
dark garments that he still resonated the spirit of the Opera Ghost. Miss King
might have been excited about the newest male addition to her cast after being
limited for many years, but Tom and his group of boisterous companions glared
at him as he passed them by. Jay sneered
and tossed a balled up piece of paper in Justyn’s direction, but the Goth was
quick, and caught it in his hand without missing a beat.</div>
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“I think you
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His speaking voice
was no less melodic than his singing voice, but something about his tone made
Rebecca shiver. He tossed the paper back at Jay, who was nowhere near as
coordinated as Justyn. He practically fell off his seat in his efforts to catch
it.</div>
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“Hey vampire,”
Tom called when Justyn went to walk away. “Are you sure you can handle the
competition?”</div>
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Justyn smiled, a
cool, sarcastic half-smile, and crossed his arms over his chest. “Are you?”</div>
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Miss King didn’t
notice the short confrontation, and Justyn vanished from the auditorium as
quickly and mysteriously as he had appeared. Only Rebecca had noticed the very
real tension between the two boys. She wondered if it was a bad omen for them
to start off the production with hard feelings and envy. That could only lead
to trouble. The kind of trouble that could end with someone getting hurt. The kind of trouble that
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Hey everyone! I'd like introduce you to Amanda Day, author of <a href="http://www.brittsbooknook.blogspot.com/2013/01/review-dark-side-of-night-by-amanda-day.html">The Dark Side of Night</a> (link will take you to my review). </div>
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Amanda lives in Cornwall in the UK, loves young adult fiction, especially when magic and love are included, she day-dreams excessively, lives for cake, and drinks tea by the bucket. (bio provided by author)</div>
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<i>Skulduggery Pleasant, Kingdom of the Wicked by Derek Landy. I absolutely love Skulduggery and Valkyrie Cain; they are the best and funniest magical crime fighting duo in my opinion. The books are bursting with awesome action and laugh out loud sarcastic humour, plus there are a lot of cool fights.</i><div>
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<i>One Tree Hill has been a firm favourite for a very long time. I loved Gilmore Girls. Currently I am super into New Girl, How I Met Your Mother and Big Bang Theory. Past shows include British comedy Absolutely Fabulous and the British BBC version of Sherlock Holmes with Benedict Cumberbatch (sorry if you don’t know these ones!). I am also into Girls at the moment as the second series has just started here. Generally, I like a mix of soft girlie drama and comedies.</i><div>
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<i>Beyonce because she is the ultimate strong, independent and amazing woman, and we could potentially plot to take over the world together, or maybe just discuss shoes and dancing. Brian Cox (Brit Physicist) for a lot of space and universe talk. Finally, I would invite Patrick Rothfuss because he is my favourite author and very clever and funny.</i><div>
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<i>Next up is a middle grade fantasy adventure called The Lands of the Hexagon House, then after will be the follow up to The Dark Side of Night. After that? Who knows. I have a mighty long list of ideas, but I am betting whatever I go with will involve lots of magic and love; my two favourite things!</i><div>
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Great big thanks go out to Amanda for taking the time to let us get to know her a little bit. Amanda is also a blogger and you can visit her blog by clicking <a href="http://www.waffler-scribbles.blogspot.co.uk/">here</a>. </div>
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<i>I started writing in the womb. I wrote an epic novel about love, loss, and redemption over a span of nine months. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take it with me. It was way too big. I didn’t think ahead. After that, I wrote small-scale stories throughout my childhood. I come from a large Irish family - a family of storytellers that can spin tales from a routine trip to the supermarket. </i><br />
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<i>When I was around thirteen, I wrote a short, short story about a girl who goes on vacation with her family and is shown around the rental cottage by a caretaker with glowing red eyes. I think it was called “The Glowing Red Eyes” or something like that. Destined to be a bestseller. </i><br />
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<i>Starting and finishing. Not like I don’t appreciate the middle bits, but when you start a novel it’s like heading out on an adventure, and the end is like coming home. </i><br />
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<i>Did you ever read “American Psycho” by Bret Easton Ellis? The main character, Patrick Bateman, has one hell of a good time. Just kidding. That’s a funny question for me because I read a lot of horror novels - a lot of victims and killers. Who wants to be a victim? Who wants to be a killer? Probably more appealing than being a victim but too messy, really. Dry cleaning costs would be exorbitant. I’d be the character that makes it to the happy ending. Wins the money. Gets the love. </i><br />
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<i>“Breaking Bad” and I do not appreciate this extended hiatus. Just saying. “Dexter,” of course. And “Girls” is a cool new show on HBO - in its second season. </i><br />
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<i>Since “Revamp” has an extensive character list, here are a few...and I’ll be using my nifty time travel abilities to cast younger versions of a few actors. Okay, we’ll start with Emma. It’s a toss-up between Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence. I’ve seen them both in interviews and they’ve got that strange, quirky personality, like Revamp’s heroine. Cooper would be played by a younger Jake Gyllenhaal. In homage, Scott St. Martin would be played by Michael Biehn from “Aliens” and the first “Terminator.” One of my favorite actors, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, I think would be perfect as Charlie. A younger Michelle Rodriguez as Seven. Chris Evans as Rudy. Last but not least, Mabon would be played by either a younger Cillian Murphy, or possibly Ryan Gosling. </i><br />
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<i>“Goodbye Nothing” is a new adult horror novel with a supernatural element about a nice guy, Cain Emmerick, who finds the fun in doing evil deeds after he’s the victim of a violent act. That’s about all I’m giving away at the moment. Oh, and there are a couple of unusual scenes in “Goodbye Nothing”...let’s just say I’m interested in seeing how people are going to react to them. </i><br />
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Jason's rating: 4 Fame differential brain hemorrhages out of 5.</div>
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The release date was originally set for Christmas Day 2012 but was pushed back and is now slated to be released on May 10, 2013 (U.S. release) . The trailer is interesting, but definitely seems exaggerated. I was originally very excited to learn of this movie, especially since it was coming out right before my birthday. After seeing the trailer, I'm not sure if I'll be seeing this movie at the theater or waiting until I can rent or get on Netflix.<br />
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Extremely fun read! I was given a copy of this short story by the author. She was asking if I would review another book for her and noticed that I was a veterinary technician, she thought I would enjoy her short story. Boy, was she ever right. I could totally relate to the story and I found it both light-hearted and humorous. It is such a great little story that I think even readers that aren't in veterinary or animal related fields will enjoy it as well. My only complaint, I wish it was longer! I compare it to those Dessert Shooters at restaurants like Applebees. They are so yummy, but they are small and you just want there to be more.</div>
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Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-57648424519963593092013-01-03T22:25:00.000-05:002013-01-03T22:25:02.781-05:00Movie Trailer: John Dies at the EndBack in September I posted my first guest review of 'John Dies at the End' by David Wong. If you need a refresher click <a href="http://brittsbooknook.blogspot.com/2012/09/guest-review-of-john-dies-at-end-by.html">HERE</a>. Jason, writer of the review, has informed me that the movie has been green lighted for release in the U.S. All signs point to the release date being January 25, 2013. That's only 3 weeks away! Anyways, here is the trailer for your viewing pleasure.<br />
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Emma is on the trip from hell, or maybe it's the trip to hell. She just turned in her final paper and is heading out to the west coast to interview <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/376896701#">for grad school</a>. People were acting a bit strange before she left, but Emma has no idea what's in store for her once her plane lands. She wakes up on an empty plane and the airport is empty, or is it? There doesn't appear to be anyone on the streets and when she finally does come across someone, there is something way off kilter about them. Thankfully she meets someone who resembles normal, but can she trust him? He seems to be making some outrageous claims. Little does Emma know, this is only the beginning. </div>
<br />This was a tremendous read! The characters are extremely well written and are both believable and easy to relate to. Emma is a fantastic female lead. She can be unsure of herself at times but she transforms into a take charge, not backing down kind of girl. I completely enjoyed the fact that she wasn't a helpless, clueless twit. Character development comes in the form of descriptive back stories for most of the major players. I only wish that Charlie had gotten a back story. The relationship between Emma and Cooper is handled perfectly, had it gone any differently it would have detracted from the story. The villain is fascinating and after getting into their history, I found myself sympathizing with them. Their actions are still vile and reprehensible but understandably so, if that makes any sense!<br /><br />The plot is engaging and my interest was continually peaked throughout the tale. The account is mainly from Emma's point of view but there are some POV (and time frame) switches during the character back stories, which can in themselves be confusing. Not the way Beck Sherman writes it. It is completely reader friendly and eliminates any confusion. The ending is fantastic, it's a bit vague leaving the possibility for future works, but it provides enough closure for this to be a stand alone. There is also a fun cream-filled surprise!<br /><br />I had heard some good buzz about this book before reading it and I have to say it was even better than I was expecting. Beck Sherman definitely does not disappoint, I cannot wait to read more!<br /><br />*I was given a free copy of this book for review purposes. The review is based solely on my opinion and was not influenced by author or publisher. <br /><br /><b><u>My Rating: 4.5/5 stars</u></b><br />Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-10975550158207642732012-12-31T22:36:00.001-05:002012-12-31T22:36:30.176-05:00New year, new look, new goalsHappy New Year everyone! Well, almost anyways. I've decided that for 2013 I wanted the blog to have a new look and a new feel. It's not finished, there is still some tweaking to be done to the design and layout. What do you think so far? I'm also going to be way more organized and have a variety of different posts. I've got some ideas that I'm pretty excited about and I can't wait to get started on them.<br />
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Besides the blog renovation, I have some personal goals (resolutions, if you must) that I have in mind for myself as well.<br />
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Find a local organization where I can volunteer<br />
Get back home to Chicago to visit<br />
Eat healthier (which is so hard when you are financially strapped!)<br />
Get active again (and hopefully more fit)<br />
Make a dent in my TBR pile!<br />
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I set a goal for myself to read 60 books in 2012 and I just surpassed it with 67. I started off the year strong reading like 15 or 16 books in January but then my reading tapered off a bit. This year I'm going to try for 70 books. I'm not lacking for reading material, that's for sure.<br />
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Here's to a happy and healthy 2013!!<br />
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<br />I'm cheating here and using the synopsis from Goodreads as I didn't think I could summarize accurately (due to the scope of the story) and not give anything away!<br /><br />A World Besieged, Lost in Darkness, Awaits a Champion... The Bloodwraiths. They are the most terrifying weapon at the command of King Arorahn: resurrected fallen soldiers, now undead, with superhuman abilities and an appetite for flesh. There is one defense against them - the Phoenix Strike, known only to the exiled Axendrei Knights. Gideon, a blacksmith's apprentice whose dreary life is illuminated by his devotion to his beloved, Crysta, has no idea what lies in wait for him when he is conscripted into King Arorahn's army. He doesn't know that his father, Hadrigahn, a fugitive Axendrei Knight, has been training him in secret, using a suppression spell to block Gideon's knowledge. On the eve of his conscription, Gideon learns there is to be a battle that Crysta and the other villagers plan to watch. Hoping to see his beloved one last time, Gideon sneaks away to watch ... not knowing that once his innocence has been broken by witnessing acts of grotesque violence, the spell on his mind will also break. Captured by the Bloodwraiths, Gideon is thrust into a world of gladiatorial combat. He must rediscover his true self, while guarding the secret of the Phoenix Strike, which has the ability to save his world. Will Gideon remember the truth of who he is, and regain the power to combine all aspects of his essence, which will give him the superhuman strength of an Axendrei Knight? And will Hadrigahn succeed in training a group of fledgling Knights to battle the Bloodwraiths rampaging across the land? Sons of Titan: Rise of the Bloodwraiths is the stunning epic opening volume of a series that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Join Gideon on his quest, and prepare to be enthralled from the first page to the last.<br /><br />This book took me over a month to get through which is unheard of for me. If I'm struggling to get through a book I will give it two or three tries at most and then I throw the towel in. That's just it, I wasn't struggling through Sons of Titan, there was just so much going on in the book that I needed to take my time. There are several characters to get familiar with. There are also a number of smaller stories that tie in to the bigger picture. I almost feel that 'Sons' could have been divided up into at least two novels. Even though there was a lot going on, I really enjoyed the story. It was very entertaining, and kept my interest throughout. I was definitely invested and genuinely cared what happened to the characters. There was an Arthurian feel to the book in the beginning and I picked up on a couple of biblical references as well. Now whether those were real or imagined....that's the question.<br /><br />One element that I found confusing was the passage of time. Certain paragraph breaks and new chapters made it difficult to determine where on the time line I was. There were also some minor editing concerns (at least in my version) but nothing so drastic that it took away from the story.<br /><br />I do have two suggestions that may help readers clarify certain aspects of the story:<br /><br />1. a map of the areas involved in the story shown somewhere in the book<br /><br />2. a complete list of characters (with descriptions) for the reader to refer to<br /><br />I am excited to find out what's next for this cast of characters and look forward to seeing more from this author.<br /><div>
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My Rating: 3/5 stars<br /><br /></div>
Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-2386377048177505932012-11-26T20:55:00.002-05:002012-11-26T20:55:35.439-05:00Guest Review: This Book Does Not Exist by Mike SchneiderOnce again my awesome husband, Jason, from <a href="http://www.invasivespeciesradio.com/">Invasive Species Radio</a> and <a href="http://www.deadmanzkassette.com/">Dead Man'z Kassette</a> has stepped up to the plate and provided me with a review (because I have been seriously slacking lately!). I'm going to start integrating more of Jason's reviews because he and I have different tastes when it comes to reading and that will provide you (my wonderful followers) with reviews for a larger variety of genres. Jason also does music reviews on his blogs (check out the links above) if you care to take a peek. <br />
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<br />Ok you know that whole “recommended for you” section on Amazon? Within this advertising assault on my wallet was a blurb for a $0.99 self-published titled This Book Does Not Exist by Mike Schneider. The title and the cover depicting a Polaroid style photo with the eyes and mouth obscured by what looked like a vandal's marker intrigued me. Plus, it was cheaper than the 44oz Diet Pepsi at the local gas station, so what the hell.<br /><br />This book is your standard 20-something love story. Boy meets girl, boy starts long distance relationship with girl, boy loses girl in alternate dimension which then spills out into our reality inadvertently causing WWIII.<br /><br />Ok maybe it's not that standard.<br /><br />The story starts off with a first person account of how the author met a girl named Naomi (by the way, witnessing a suicidal idiot jump off a roof together is not a great omen for romantic success) and continues on for the first ten percent of the book detailing the troubles and tribulations of trying to get on the same page. When finally Naomi agrees to move into the author's apartment in L.A. (he's a struggling screenwriter), he goes to meet her at the airport and she doesn't get off the plane. Worse, she doesn't answer her phone, and anyone the author texts, Facebook messages, or tweets about it has no idea either. Then a few days later he gets a friend request from a mysterious gentleman named Geppeto W with the message: “I can help you find Naomi, but not unless you come to Ohio.” Which happens to be where the couple grew up.<br /><br />Geppetto turns out to be the keeper of something called <b>The Door</b>, which I type in bold here because <b>The Door </b>for some reason is always typed in bold in the book.<b> The Door</b> appears for people when they “are falling in or out of various stages of love”. Seems like Naomi had some doubts and wandered through, and Geppetto found her suitor to test his resolve about the relationship. Thus begins a whole bunch of screwy scenarios involving the author trying to find Naomi, or find out if he's even really in love with her, or find out if he's just been slipped some really bad hallucinogens.<br /><br />The book has some really interesting concepts about perception and reality, and had at one point a really interesting e-book technique of breaking down the “fourth wall”, where the author/protagonist talks about posting a YouTube video, and instead of describing it, the link for the video is right there on the page, just a finger tap away on my Kindle Fire. These technical and conceptual ideas however, are sadly more thought out than any emotional storytelling or character development. The author always drops cultural references in the story. What music he's listening to, or movies he's seen, as if what a person likes is the same as what a person is like. Also I wish the nightmare scenarios of <b>The Door</b> were more creative and tied to the character's past, but instead the author uses some recent historical incidents as a backdrop. I can only guess this was done as a way to make us identify with the character and recognize what he's going through, but it feels to me as a lost opportunity to define the character more.<br /><br />Overall it was an interesting book, but nothing to really rave about. It was a great idea, but a great idea does not make a great story. Whatever door the author decides to go through next, I can only hope he decides to take a different hallway.<br /><br /> <br />Two red-white-and-blue Bic lighters out of five.<br /><br /><br />Britthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00313662819792024355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243597321028727185.post-16937974984845140432012-11-14T11:05:00.001-05:002012-11-14T11:11:49.292-05:00Gratitude Giveaway Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hi everyone! I am hosting a giveaway as part of the Gratitude Giveaways Hop hosted by <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/">I Am A Reader, Not A Writer</a>. This is just my way of saying Thank You for checking out my blog, especially since the posts have been few and far between lately. </div>
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There are over 200 awesome bloggers taking part in this hop. Do yourself a favor and check them out! You can find the list of participating blogs <a href="http://iamareadernotawriter.blogspot.com/2012/09/3rd-annual-gratitude-giveaways-hop-sign.html">here</a>.</div>
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What's up for grabs you ask? A purchase up to $15 at <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/">The Book Depository</a>. Who is eligible? Anyone living in a place that The Book Depository ships to.</div>
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