Teaser Tuesday (34)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read

• Open to a random page

• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)

• Share the title and author too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teasers:

"Tom Imura was at home in the Rot and Ruin. He loved the woods, even as night came cascading down to turn the green world into an almost impenetrable black gloom."

 
- Dust and Decay by Jonathan Maberry, p. 217
(ARC copy - pages likely to change)

Well that’s a teaser of what I'm reading, do you have one?

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (35)

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, is a bookish meme hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books, where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over to Journey and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading. All links on book titles go to Goodreads. :)

Books I Read Last Week:

• My Boyfriend is a Monster #3: My Boyfriend Bites by Dan Jolley and Illustrated by Alitha E. Martinez

I keep finding these on NetGalley, and I think they're pretty awesome actually. I'm not a huge graphic novel fan, since I haven't really read any, but I do like these. They're funny, and the characters are pretty awesome. I love the whole idea of their boyfriend is a monster too. Like the first one, her boyfriend started to become a zombie, then in the next one, her boyfriend was Frankenstein...and in this one, I'll just say her boyfriend bites, like the title says. ;)

• Love Story by Jennifer Echols

This was my first time reading anything by Jennifer Echols, and I really liked it! I totally got hooked into this book. I got it from Simon and Schuster's GalleyGrab, and I couldn't stop reading....I seriously stayed up until at least 3am reading Love Story...and I had to work later that day, but it was all good. I didn't have to work until 4pm. :P

• The Last Archangel by Michael Young

I read this one for a blog tour, and I really liked it. It had some great characters, wicked action sequences, and an awesome storyline and history. It's definitely worth checking out. :)

Reading Now:

• Dust and Decay by Jonathan Maberry

I'm totally loving this series! I'm trying to read Dust and Decay slowly though because I want to make it last as long as possible...this probably won't last long though. I'm not always that patient when it comes to reading a book! haha

• The 19 Dragons by S.M. Reine

The 19 Dragons just came out this week, and I started it the other day. I haven't finished it yet though. I should finish it this week though. :D

• After the Party by Lisa Jewell

After the Party was in Simon and Schuster's GalleyGrab and I decided to give it a go. I'm about half way through it, and it's not bad. Definitely not the usual book I read, but I am enjoying it. I'm loving how it's organized too, it's very mysterious for a contemporary book that isn't really a mystery. :)

Books I Want to Read This Week:

*I'm gonna leave this one open-ended this week! I wanna finish what I've started first. I'm so glad that I actually finished some stuff this week though. I was getting worried that I wouldn't get any reading done now that I'm working. :P

And what are you reading???

Check out One Person's Journey Through a World of Books to see others are reading. :)

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

The Last Archangel Blog Tour: Review - The Last Archangel by Michael Young

 Source: Provided with copy by author for blog tour for an honest review.

 Publisher: Bonneville Books

Number of Pages: 288 (Paperback)

Release Date: July 14, 2011

 (Goodreads link.)

Blurb from Goodreads:

Xandir has been exiled to earth until the end of time. But when his cherub trainee disappears, Xandir makes a deal with rogue angels and giants that could restore life to the mortal woman he loves and end his assignment as a destroying angel in exchange for helping them bring about the end of the world and all of mankind.

You can ready more about The Last Archangel at: http://thelastarchangel.weebly.com

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My Review:

With an amazing cover, and an intriguing description, I definitely expected to like The Last Archangel. I am thrilled to say that I wasn't disappointed. It was action packed, and filled with an incredibly interesting back story involving things like the lost city of Atlantis, the destruction of Pompeii, and other intricacies involving Giants, angels, and demons.

The one big thing that the description from Goodreads fails to mention is Eden. Eden is a mortal woman who goes through tonnes in this book...and I mean tonnes! I won't spoil it for you though because it is some juicy stuff. To be honest, she wasn't my favourite narrator ever, and I definitely preferred Xandir's parts, but in her situation I can sympathize with how she reacted. At the same time, sometimes I just wanted to smack her. In the end though, I think she came out of it stronger, and judging by the cliffhanger ending, I think she'll have other books to make up for not being the strongest of characters when it came to handling her life choices.

Now onto Xandir. He was awesome! Not always the smartest (but he did have his genius moments lol) or the most patient, and definitely rash at times, but when it came down to getting things done, he was definitely the person to do it. His swords, for justice and mercy were so neat! I love how they're represented on the cover too! I loved reading the parts of The Last Archangel where he narrated. While, I liked Eden's parts, I thoroughly enjoyed getting to see things through Xandir's POV. I liked Jarom too, or Lil' Halo as Xandir called him, he was pretty awesome, and I loved seeing him evolve through his adventures. Just in case anyone is curious, Jarom's a cherub...yup, like Cupid! :D

I thought that The Last Archangel was an awesome story, and it definitely kept me up late at night reading. I encourage everyone who likes a story filled with action to give it a read. Especially readers who like stories that have action and aren't just all about the battle, but about the journey and the evolution that it takes to get through it, too. In fact, this book kind of reminded me of Greek epics in that way. Xandir took on a task and had to go through stages to complete it, kind of like Odysseus on his way back home to Ithaca (not exactly the same, but it had a similar feel),...and as a reader you're lucky enough to get to tag along for the ride :D

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About the author:

Michael is a graduate of Brigham Young University with a degree in German Teaching and a minor in Music. He puts his German to good use by working to build online German courses for High School students. Though he grew up traveling the world with his military father, he now lives in Utah with his wife, Jen, and his two sons. Michael enjoys acting in community theater, playing and writing music and spending time with his family. He played for several years with the handbell choir Bells on Temple Square and is now a member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

His first book, "The Canticle Kingdom", was released in Feb 2010 through Bonneville Books. He is also the author of the inspirational pamphlet "Portrait of a Mother". He has also had work featured in various online and print magazines such as Mindflights, The New Era, Allegory, and Ensign.

You can learn more about Michael and his writing at his blog: http://www.writermike.com
You can read more about The Last Archangel at the official site: http://thelastarchangel.weebly.com or http://thelastarchangelbook.com


You can purchase The Last Archangel by clicking here.



So, what do you think?
Will you be reading The Last Archangel?


Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Review: Intern With the Vampire (Vampire General #1) by Kit Iwasaki

Source: Received ebook from publisher for an honest review.

Publisher: 1889 Labs Ltd.

 Release Date: Already Released.

(Goodreads Link.)

Blurb from Goodreads:

Human medicine is easy. On her first day at Grace General Hospital, new intern Aline Harman risks vampire infection, demonic possession, and having her heart torn out of her chest... and this from her colleagues.

Juggling transhuman politics only becomes more difficult when a patient's life is at stake. With a zombie to resuscitate and a mermaid in critical care, Aline has her hands full. At least the doctors are good-looking.

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The best way to describe Intern with the Vampire, is a hospital drama where the patients and doctors are supernatural beings rather than humans. The beginning of this book had me cracking up, and I definitely smiled. It reminded me of pretty much every hospital drama or soap opera that I've ever watched. Within the first page two characters are in a supply closet...and they aren't looking for supplies.Of course, since they're doctors they got interrupted by a page. It was definitely entertaining though, and so was the rest of the book. :)

I thought that Intern with the Vampire was an interesting mix of paranormal and the familiar hospital drama. I thought Aline was a fantastic character, and the majority of the book was in her point of view, however, there were a couple of chapters that had different narrators. The switch to different narrators was a fantastic device. It added some extra tension, and I loved that we got to learn what happened to the one character through a patient's wife's eyes rather than through the doctor operating on him, it made seeing what happened to the patient become even more personal and I loved that. :D

I think that lots of people would love this story. It was funny, refreshing, and definitely unique. :)
The next book in the Vampire General series, Slash and Burn, comes out later this month (July 2011). I can't wait for Slash and Burn...Intern with the Vampire ended on with a killer cliffhanger. :P

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

RELEASE DAY: The 19 Dragons by S.M. Reine

The 19 Dragons on Goodreads.

       Blurb: 

There are nineteen provinces in the Land held aloft by nineteen pillars. Above the earth there is sky, and nobody knows what goes below except the Nineteen Dragons.

That is all you need to know, but that is not all there is to be known.

The Device has been stolen and the godlike Dragons have been rendered mortal. Someone is murdering them one by one, and each death brings the world closer to its end. Unless the the Device is somehow restored to its deceased owner, the Dragons are doomed to destruction-- and the human world will go with them.

        Where you can get a copy: 

              Barnes and Noble (Nook) / Amazon (Kindle)

And...it's only $0.99!

I haven't finished reading The 19 Dragons yet, but I have started it, and I must say, it's pretty interesting! :D

Will you be buying a copy?

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur