Review!! Winter By Sarah Remy

My Review:
4.5 stars!

So this was a really fun read. Each time I get to read a fantasy genre I am reminded how much I have come to love these type of books, and Winter did not disappoint! Winter is a teenager living beneath the city, not because he is a runaway, but because he is exiled there after accidentally unleashing this crazy demon monster's from the fairy world through a portal. Winter is tasked with protecting the city from the demon monster's. On top of it he was punished by his Mother, who like many of the Sidhe were banished to Manhattan after losing favor with the fairy queen on the other side. Ok-really I probably do no justice in explaining this all. But that's, that. 

Winter along with his mentor Gabby-a talking mouse, also one of the Sidhe banished to Manhattan and along with 2 human kids take on the strange and unusual crimes that often come with having Sidhe in the wrong world. That's how they come stumbling across the Changeling, and this is where the story really begins! 

What a fun and twisted adventure this book will take you on, the story is so well woven that you almost believe that they all may just exist....in a scary world where things are not always as they seem and monsters may appear out of portals that is. I simply loved this story and will look for more from this author as my expectations for a great fantasy book where more then met with this one. 

About the Book:

Winter’s not your ordinary teenager. 

While trying to rescue his Sidhe family from exile, he mistakenly unleashes the monstrous Dread Host upon humankind.

Winter’s mother wants nothing more than to find a way to break the curse keeping the Sidhe imprisoned on Manhattan. New York City is driving Winter’s father slowly mad. Winter’s sister wears Chanel and longs for a Fairy Court she’s never seen. And Winter’s mentor is a talking mouse.

Winter wants to save the world. 

When he discovers an unlikely changeling lost in the subway, Winter realizes he’s been given a chance to finally banish the Host, and maybe even save his family. But the changeling isn’t quite what she seems, and Winter’s already unstable world begins to spiral out of control.

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About the Author:

In 1994 Sarah Remy earned a BA in English Literature and Creative Writing from Pomona College in California. Since then she’s been employed as a receptionist at a high-powered brokerage firm, managed a boutique bookstore, read television scripts for a small production company, and, more recently, worked playground duty at the local elementary school.

When she’s not taking the service industry by storm, she’s writing fantasy and science fiction. Sarah likes her fantasy worlds gritty, her characters diverse and fallible, and she doesn’t believe every protagonist deserves a happy ending.

Before joining the Harper Voyager family, she published with EDGE, Reuts, and Madison Place Press.

Sarah lives in Washington State with plenty of animals and people, both. In her limited spare time she rides horses, rehabs her old home, and supervises a chaotic household. She can talk to you endlessly about Sherlock Holmes, World of Warcraft, and backyard chicken husbandry, and she’s been a member of one of Robin Hobb’s longest-running online fan clubs since 2002.

Find Sarah on Twitter @sarahremywrites, and on Tumblr at huntpeck.

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Review!! Chasing Gracie by Emily R. Pearson

Chasing Gracie

By Emily R. Pearson

My Review: 4.5 stars! 

Gracie is trying to figure out how to function in a world without the love of her life. No one ever expects to lose a husband by murder and most certainly not while still in the beginning stages of married life. But that is the reality that Gracie is trying to face. But she finds comfort in knowing that her best friends are there for her when she needs them. Even if one of them seems to be having personal issues of his own. Gracie still lost in grief excuses it as grief for him as well, and simply accepts that both her best friends are doing what they can to support her while dealing with their lose. Eventually Gracie discovers that there is more then just comfort when it comes to Chase.

Chasing Gracie is a sweet easy read about how to people find comfort and love in each other in a time of great lose. Of course there is always more to that in an Emily Pearson novel and this story is not without it's twists and turns!



Excerpt:

Gracie Hart hasn’t had an easy life. With her parents gone and her young-love-turned-husband murdered, she’s left feeling broken and alone. When tragedy reunites her with the men she called family, she finds herself starting to feel whole once again. That is until her relationship with Chase Baker starts to develop into more than something her shaky world can handle.

His offer of a fresh start is too tempting to turn down. As she discovers this new world of possibilities, the sparks from long ago turn into a raging fire. And as she knows all too well, fires that burn that hot, burn out quickly.

Is she ready to lose herself in someone else after she’s fought so hard to put the pieces back together? Or will she find that sometimes, when you’re broken, recovery isn’t always a matter of when, but rather who. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Emily grew up in the small town of Deer Creek, Illinois with her mother and stepfather, and her two siblings. She now resides in Peoria, Illinois. She's a mom, employed full-time, and goes to school. Busy is her middle name!

I suppose you want to hear about how Emily enjoys long walks on the beach, a nice glass of wine, and wants a man with... Oh wait. This isn't her dating profile. *Ahem* I will start again. When Emily isn't nose deep in her latest and greatest writing adventure or in over her head with her spitfire daughter; you'll find her emerged in the latest book to catch her eye. She doesn't judge, she reads it all and hungers for more. She has been declared a Pintrest queen by some, and is one of the few people you'll ever meet to actually pull off those easy looking recipes; the ones that the rest of us burn. She'd love to hear from you so feel free to hit her up on www.match *nevermind....you'll find the links above!

*About the author was borrowed from Emily's website, you can find her at:
http://www.emilyrpearson.com/

Amazon Link:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0107171UI

Review!! Traveler By Dennis W. Green

Traveler

By Dennis W. Green

My Review 5 stars!

Trav caught up in the most complex mystery of his life finds himself faced with the idea that parallel universes really exist and that he has within himself the ability to jump them and alter them. But can he stop himself from killing all the other him's before he runs out of time, or worse alter's the universe and time itself. 

Traveler is a complex thriller that will literally keep you on the edge of your feet. I honestly could not step away from this book until the very end! What a crazy and frightening idea that each decision we make may in itself alter our reality and the turn of events! What is even more amazing is that the author was able to create this awesome complex story in a way that the reader not only followed along with the story but is able to understand the twists and turns as they happen. But just which Trav should you be rooting for and which one will be left standing when it all ends?

About the Book:

Blending mystery, police procedural and sci-fi, Traveler is a thriller in the tradition of Daniel Suarez and Dean Koontz, with just a dash of Jim Butcher.

Police detective Trav Becker can travel between parallel realities. So can other versions of him. And one is systematically killing every Trav he can find.

Trav must fight to keep the very fabric of time itself from unwinding as he hunts the most dangerous quarry of all… himself.

He must hunt the most dangerous quarry of all… himself.

Amazon | Goodreads

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About the author:

Specialization is for insects.

Ask someone how they know Dennis Green and you might get any one of the following: Writer, DJ, actor, MC, swimmer, teacher, reporter, tech geek, husband, or dad. So it’s little wonder his favorite expression is the above quote by Robert Heinlein’s spacefaring immortal, Lazarus Long.A popular radio personality in his native Iowa, Dennis’s adventures as a DJ were covered by newspapers from Anchorage to Los Angeles. He has also worked on the stage, TV, and independent film. He is one of the Midwest’s most popular MC’s, hosting dozens of events each year.

Dennis’s first novel, the sci-fi detective thriller, Traveler, ranked in the Top Ten in the 2014 Ben Franklin Independent Publishing awards, and has a 4.9 review average on Amazon.. Prisoner is the second volume of the Traveler Chronicles, and will be out in the summer of 2015. Trav Becker’s saga concludes in the final volume of the trilogy, Hunter, which is due in 2016.

Dennis’s writing has appeared in the anthology Sadistic Shorts, magazines including Grift and Romance and Beyond, as well as his own blog at denniswgreen.com. He also writes for and edits the triathlon news site heartofamericatri.com.

By day, he is the general manager of Iowa’s only jazz radio station, KCCK-FM. And if it’s 5:30 am, you can probably find him in the pool, working out with the Milky Way Masters swim club.

Website | Facebook | Twitter (@dgreencr) | Blog | Goodreads

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