So here's a quick rundown of the books I've gotten over the past week. Some of these you may want to check out yourself. Note they were all free!
From Smashwords
The Truth Lies Beneath Your Eyes
Written By: Nzingha Keyes
Reading Level: Young Adult
Description:
High School, love triangles drama and war. What else can go wrong when you wake up and go to school one morning and find yourself kidnapped on the other side of the world with people who know more about your past than you do yourself?
The Accidental Rebel (short story)
Written By: Joshua Graham
Reading Level: Adult Fiction
Description:
Stacey Tanner flees a stalking psychopathic ex-boyfriend and confronts all of her worst fears in one fateful evening.
*This is free on smashwords with a special code
Coupon Code: QV73F
Expires: April 5, 2011
From Amazon
The Homecoming
Written By: Dan Walsh
Reading Level: Adult Fiction
Description:
No sooner is Shawn Collins home from the fighting in Europe than he's called upon to serve his country as a war hero on a USO bond tour. Others might jump at the chance to travel all around the country with attractive Hollywood starlets. But not Shawn. He just wants to stay home with his son Patrick, his aging father and to grieve the loss of his wife in private. When Shawn asks Katherine Townsend, Patrick's former social worker, to be Patrick's nanny while he's on the road, he has no idea how this decision will impact his life. Could it be the key to his future happiness and the mending of his heart? Or will the war once again threaten his chances for a new start?
The Maverick Experiment
Written By: Drew Berquist
Reading Level: Adult Fiction
Description:
Breaking all the rules, a battle-hardened group of fighters confront Afghan terrorists on their own terms In wartime, some operations have to be conducted outside the normal lines of authority. Nowhere is this more true than in modern Afghanistan, the setting for this riveting military thriller. Derek Stevens is an experienced interrogator fluent in multiple languages and highly trained in weapons and escape and evasion techniques. He is the ideal candidate to lead a crew on a top-secret mission into Afghanistan to neutralize Taliban leaders. That mission, as it turns out, is much more challenging than even he had expected. Stevens’ assignment leads him and his maverick warriors through the most dangerous prison in Kabul and into the Pakistani heartland of the terrorist resistance. Working deep undercover, they deliver tough justice to the world’s toughest terrorists. Drawn from the author’s own experiences with the U.S. intelligence and Special Operations communities, The Maverick Experiment reveals the inner workings of the international intelligence machine and the gritty, blood-soaked reality of life on the front lines of the war in Afghanistan.
The Icarus Chronicles: Flight of the Hero
Written By: Monica Shaughnessy
Reading Level: Young Adult
Description:
No description on Amazon
Elisha's Bones
Written By: Don Hoesel
Reading Level: Adult Fiction
Description:
Every year, professor of antiquities Jack Hawthorne looks forward to the winter break as a time to hide away from his responsibilities. Even if just for a week or two. But this year, his plans are derailed when he's offered almost a blank check from a man chasing a rumor.
Billionaire Gordon Reese thinks he knows where the bones of the prophet Elisha are--bones that in the Old Testament brought the dead back to life. A born skeptic, Jack doesn't think much of the assignment but he could use the money, so he takes the first step on a chase for the legendary bones that will take him to the very ends of the earth. But he's not alone. Joined with a fiery colleague, Esperanza Habilla, they soon discover clues to a shadowy organization whose long-held secrets have been protected . . . at all costs. As their lives are threatened again and again, the real race is to uncover the truth before those chasing them hunt them down.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
When Is A Series Too Much?
So we all know that authors love to write book series and that we love to read them. But my question to you today is have you ever gotten tired of a series? Have you ever thought that it was becoming too much and needed to end? I think it's cool to read 4 or 5 books about a certain person but once you get to book 15 and book 20 I lose interest. It's only so much you can do with those characters before things get cheesy and stupid.
So what book series have you read that you felt lasted too long? Do you even like to read series books at all? Join the discussion below!
So what book series have you read that you felt lasted too long? Do you even like to read series books at all? Join the discussion below!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Books Turned Movies
I have a question.
How do you all feel about books being turned into movies? I mean, do you like seeing so many books hitting the big screen or do you think it's getting out of hand? This came across my mind earlier today when I saw a preview for the new movie Jane Eyre, which is a book written by Charlotte Brontë. I Am Number Four is another recent movie that got its start from a book. We can't forget about the highly popular Harry Potter and Twilight series. I've heard that the House of Night book series will also be turning into a movie. Can't complain on that one though, since I love the series. I know this practice is good exposure for the authors because many people run out to read the book before the movie comes out so they can compare the two, but I'm starting to feel as though it's getting to be a bit too much. It seems as if half the movies that come out came from a book, as though nobody can come up with their own good original movie. That's just my opinion though.
What do you think?
How do you all feel about books being turned into movies? I mean, do you like seeing so many books hitting the big screen or do you think it's getting out of hand? This came across my mind earlier today when I saw a preview for the new movie Jane Eyre, which is a book written by Charlotte Brontë. I Am Number Four is another recent movie that got its start from a book. We can't forget about the highly popular Harry Potter and Twilight series. I've heard that the House of Night book series will also be turning into a movie. Can't complain on that one though, since I love the series. I know this practice is good exposure for the authors because many people run out to read the book before the movie comes out so they can compare the two, but I'm starting to feel as though it's getting to be a bit too much. It seems as if half the movies that come out came from a book, as though nobody can come up with their own good original movie. That's just my opinion though.
What do you think?
Check It Out!
So when I was in Books A Million the other day I came across this book. It came out in 2010 but I had never heard of it or the author & I figured many of you haven't either so I'm sharing it with you. The book is called TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow. Check out the trailer for it here. Looks interesting doesn't it? The cover art is what initially caught my eye. It looks like a poster for a new movie. So in case you didn't really get the plot from the trailer here's the written synopsis.
Maddy should have died in a plane crash. Liam should have died at sea when the Titanic sank. Sal should have died in a tragic fire. But a mysterious man whisked them away to safety.
Maddy, Liam, and Sal quickly learn that time travel is no longer just a hope for the future; it is a dangerous reality. And they weren't just rescued from their terrible fates. . . they were recruited for the agency of TimeRiders created to protect the world from those seeking to alter the course of history for personal gain. By reliving the highly documented events in New York City on 9/11, they can closely monitor history for any deviations—large or small. When just such a change is detected, they are alerted that a threat is at hand unleashing the evil of the Nazis to wreak havoc with Earth's present and future. Can Maddy, Liam, and Sal fulfill their destinies as keepers of time to save the world from utter destruction?
An exhilarating adventure that shifts readers back in time to Nazi Germany and then forward into an ever-changing present.
Maddy, Liam, and Sal quickly learn that time travel is no longer just a hope for the future; it is a dangerous reality. And they weren't just rescued from their terrible fates. . . they were recruited for the agency of TimeRiders created to protect the world from those seeking to alter the course of history for personal gain. By reliving the highly documented events in New York City on 9/11, they can closely monitor history for any deviations—large or small. When just such a change is detected, they are alerted that a threat is at hand unleashing the evil of the Nazis to wreak havoc with Earth's present and future. Can Maddy, Liam, and Sal fulfill their destinies as keepers of time to save the world from utter destruction?
An exhilarating adventure that shifts readers back in time to Nazi Germany and then forward into an ever-changing present.
If this book sounds interesting to you, i'd suggest reading it. I will be and will let you know when I start in case you want to read along. This book is available in hardcover for $16.99 and paperback for $9.99 from Borders, Barnes & Noble & Books A Million and is available from Amazon for $11.55 hardback, $9.99 paperback and $9.34 kindle edition.
I'd also like to add that there is a sequal coming out called TimeRiders: Day of the Predator on October 11, 2011. The price for that is also $16.99 but Amazon is taking pre-orders for $11.46.
Happy reading!
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