Book Review: Aranya by Marc Secchia and Giveaway Ronda Bowen, October 15, 2014 Dragons! Seriously, I am a huge fan of dragons and fantasy fiction involving them. We have a whole shelf of fantasy books in our private library, so when I was asked to review Aranya by Marc Secchia, I gladly accepted. In this book, we meet Aranya, a woman who… Continue Reading
Book Review: Best Seller by Martha Reynolds & Giveaway Ronda Bowen, October 8, 2014 When you’re looking for a book that will have you saying “I can relate to that,” check out Martha Reynolds’ Best Seller. The novel is relatable to me in many ways, namely that the main character, Robin Fortune, is struggling to figure out how she fits into the… Continue Reading
Book Review: Aegis Rising by S. S. Segran #AegisTour & $40 Giftcard Giveaway Ronda Bowen, October 2, 2014 Interestingly enough, in today’s Masquerade Book Tours review, the author is a teenager weaving together complex situations together for other teenagers to read. It’s almost a love letter to the Pacific Northwest as well. The author captivates her audience by weaving together the ancient world of 500 BC… Continue Reading
Book Review: Into the Arms of Morpheus by Jessica Nicholls #MorpheusTour & Giveaway! Ronda Bowen, October 1, 2014 If you enjoy books about the gods and goddesses, you may find this book to be a fun read. Meet Sylvia, a university student who has an obsession with Morpheus, the Greek God of Dreams. Meet Nyx, the goddess of Night. It’s definitely geared to a young adult… Continue Reading
Book Review: Operation Owl by Tara Quan #OOTour and $25 Gift Card Giveaway Ronda Bowen, September 29, 2014 In Operation Owl, we revisit the world of the Grimm’s fairy tale, “The Owl.” The gist of the story is that there is an owl in a barn, the owl terrifies the property owner, and so rather than try to get the owl out of the barn, the… Continue Reading
Book Review: Black Moon by Becca C. Smith and F.M. Sherrill #MoonTour Ronda Bowen, September 22, 2014 In F.M. Sherrill and Becca C. Smith’s (Atlas) collaborative effort, Black Moon, we meet the bored Shea Harper, a college student stuck at ASU in Phoenix. I say stuck, because it’s clear from the outset that she is miserable there – she wanted to go to UCLA, but couldn’t find… Continue Reading
Book Review: Atlas by Becca C. Smith #AtlasTour Ronda Bowen, September 19, 2014 Hey guys, sorry this one is up a little late and that I haven’t been posting much this week. I wound up coming down with the fall crud that’s going around, and I don’t have the energy to do much other than resting – BUT there are good posts coming,… Continue Reading
Book Review: Castle Blues Quake & Giveaway Ronda Bowen, September 16, 2014 For your average middle schooler, 5th-8th grade, I think this would be a fun book. It’s quick-paced, it’s quirky, and there’s a lot of snark and humor. Overall, it’s a fun, lighthearted book that reads like jazz or blues music. I’d almost suggest listening to Miles Davis or… Continue Reading
Book Review: The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky by David Litwack #DSATour Ronda Bowen, September 10, 2014 This book has a lot of charm. When you want to be whisked away, it’s a great book for that. Meet Kailani, a 9-year old girl who calls herself The Daughter of the Sea and Sky. She wants to make everything right again after a war where the world… Continue Reading
Gold Rush Deluge Excerpt, #GRDBlast, and $25 B&N/Amazon Giveaway Ronda Bowen, September 9, 2014 Too late she realizes Kersey has a dark and murderous past… Publication Date: August 23, 2014 Genre: Historical Romance When Lucinda Martin York and George Arnold leave Diggers Flat during a rainstorm, the Sacramento and American rivers crest, causing a deluge of epic proportions that engulfs the town of… Continue Reading