Apr 092013
 
Early Review: The Loop by Shandy Lawson

The Loop by Shandy Lawson Genre: YA Thriller Publication Date: 30 April 2013 ARC Received from Netgalley and Disney-Hyperion Synopsis from Goodreads: Ben and Maggie have met, fallen in love, and died together countless times. Over the course of two pivotal days—both the best and worst of their lives—they struggle again and again to resist the pull of fate and the force of time itself. With each failure, they return to the beginning of their end, a wild road trip that brings them to the scene of their own murders and into the hands of the man destined to kill them. As [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 9, 2013 at 7:00 am
Mar 182013
 
Review and Giveaway: The Queen is Dead by Kate Locke

Review and Giveaway: The Queen is Dead by Kate Locke Book 2 in The Immortal Empire series Book provided by Orbit Books Synopsis from Goodreads: When her brother Val gets in over his head in an investigation of Half-Blood disappearances and goes missing himself, it’s up to Xandra, newly crowned Goblin Queen, to get him back and bring the atrocities to light. Xandra must frequent the seediest parts of London, while also coping with what she is, the political factions vying for her favor, and the all too-close scrutiny of Queen Victoria, who wants her head. Add this to a [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on March 18, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Mar 142013
 
New Release Review and Giveaway: Relentless by Cassia Leo

Relentless by Cassia Leo (Shattered Hearts, Book 1) Genre: New Adult Romance Publication Date: Mar 1, 2013 Book provided by the Author for Review **After the review, be sure to enter our giveaway for a chance to win a copy of Relentless! ** Claire Nixon is a twenty-year-old college dropout with a secret. To Claire, Adam Parker is just another flirty customer at the cafe, until a chance encounter and seemingly innocent comment spurs a bet between them. The bet is simple: If Adam can get Claire to reveal the secret that made her drop out of college, she has to re-enroll. [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on March 14, 2013 at 7:08 am
Feb 182013
 
Interview and Givewaway of Sophie Littlefield's Garden of Stones

It is no secret that we at Badass love Sophie Littlefield’s books.  You can see our reviews of of her books here (Aftertime, Rebirth, Horizon, Bad Day for Pretty, Bad Day for Sorry, Bad Day for Scandal, Bad Day for Mercy, Blood Bond), our interview with her here and her guest blog post here.  Because we are so excited about her new novel, we invited Sophie Littlefield to interview with us again.   We are giving away a paperback copy of Garden of Stones to one lucky reader.  Please go to the bottom of this blog post to enter!  Prizes will only [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on February 18, 2013 at 9:02 am
Feb 062013
 
Read with Caution: Beautiful Bastard and Primal Law

Today’s “Read With Caution” features two different books in two different genres: Beautiful Bastard, a popular Twilight fan fiction previously known online as ‘The Office” and Primal Law, the first book in the “Alpha Pack” Paranormal Romance series. Read the Badass reviews to find out why you should proceed carefully with these books. Beautiful Bastard by Christina Lauren Book 1 in Beautiful Bastard series Release Date: February 12, 2013 Book provided by Edelweiss and Gallery Books Synopsis from Goodreads: An ambitious intern. A perfectionist executive. And a whole lot of name calling. Discover the story that garnered more than two [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on February 6, 2013 at 7:01 am
Jan 282013
 
ARC Mini Reviews: Season of the Wolf, Trickster, The Dinner, and The Best of All Possible Worlds

February will see the release of some very eclectic new books from both the smaller and larger publishing houses and today I am bringing you four mini reviews from four very different books – a mystery/thriller, an urban fantasy, a contemporary fiction, and a science fiction romance. Season of the Wolf by Jeffrey J. Mariotte Genre: Mystery/Thriller Publication Date: 26 Feb 2013 ARC Provided by Netgalley and DarkFuse Synopsis from Goodreads: When Alex Converse, heir to a coal company fortune, visits Silver Gap, Colorado to make an environmentally themed documentary film, he’s hoping to change some minds and to soothe his own [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on January 28, 2013 at 7:00 am
Nov 262012
 
ARC Mini Reviews: Undeadly, Stray Souls, and Blood Bond

You know how sometimes you get so excited when the new ARCs are released that you just have to request them all… but then you have to find enough time to read and review them?  That’s the boat I found myself in this month, so to catch up, I’m sharing three mini reviews about the ARCs I most recently read. Undeadly by Michele Vail Book #1 in the Reaper Diaries series Publication Date: 27 Nov 2012 ARC Provided by Netgalley and Harlequin Teen Synopsis from Goodreads: The day I turned 16, my boyfriend-to-be died. I brought him back to life. Then [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on November 26, 2012 at 7:00 am
Oct 012012
 
Review: Disappearing Nightly (Esther Diamond #1) by Laura Resnick

Disappearing Nightly (Esther Diamond #1) by Laura Resnick *purchased e-book from Amazon* Regina’s Rating: 3.5 Stars/Skulls; Grade B+ Blurb: Regina’s Review: 3.5 stars, but I am rounding up. Why is this author not getting more attention? Laura Resnick is a recent discovery for me Fallen from Grace. Fallen from Grace suffers from a really bad cover and not enough buzz — I think the cover turns readers away (it shouldn’t, the story is great). Disappearing Nightly suffers similarly. Apparently The Esther Diamond series has quite a few books in it (5!) and she has an epic fantasy series also. But I never [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on October 1, 2012 at 8:29 am
Sep 212012
 
Review: Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch

Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch Book #2 – The Gentlemen Bastards Genre: Epic Fantasy Audiobook purchased from Audible.com   D.G.’s Rating: 4.5 skulls (A-) Crooked Warden! But there was some action in this book: pirate raids, fights at sea, prison breaks, a mutiny, vengeance, rappelling down cliffs and buildings, fights to the death, cheating at cards, double crossings, deceptions, schemes and everything you would expect out of the Gentlemen Bastards, all spiced with a healthy dose of humor, staggering violence and lots of style. Plus we got to see the depths of Locke’s and Jean’s relationship and [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on September 21, 2012 at 11:44 am
Sep 102012
 
ARC Review: Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield

ARC Review:  Hanging by a Thread by Sophie Littlefield Book provided by NetGalley and Random House Release Date: September 11, 2012 AH’s Review – 3 Stars – C+ I was quite excited to get an advance reader copy of Hanging by a Thread. I loved Sophie Littlefield’s Aftertime series and I have her other books on my bloated to-read list as well. While I liked Hanging by a Thread, it was a bit disappointing for me. Perhaps it was because it was nothing at all like Aftertime. Perhaps it was because it was a young adult book and some of [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on September 10, 2012 at 7:00 am
Aug 202012
 
Freebie Finds: Audio Books (The Road Trip Edition)

We’re back!!! So what do you do when you have 2 kids and thoughts of the beach? Road Trip! How do you keep those kids occupied? DVDs, MP3′s, and other assorted electronics? Since we had a captive audience, we thought it would be good to listen to some audio books. I would really like to thank Sync for some great free audio book downloads this summer. If you haven’t had a chance to see this site, they have 2 free audio books per week during the summer. You’ve got to grab them when they are available and then you can [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on August 20, 2012 at 1:35 pm
Jul 292012
 
Review: God Save the Queen by Kate Locke

Review: God Save the Queen by Kate Locke Book 1 of The Immortal Empire series Book Provided by NetGalley and the publisher AH’s Review – 3.5 Skulls – B+ Steampunk! Vampires! Werewolves! All of my favorites in one place. Does it work? Yes and no. God Save the Queen has extensive and extremely detailed world building. A lot of thought and creativity went into this world. At first, it really feels like a big, giant info dump. At one point I had noted that the world was fascinating but the story seemed secondary. If you can get through this part, [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 29, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jul 092012
 
ARC Review:  Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lezear Book 1: The Aether Chronicles series Book provided by NetGalley and Flux Books Release date: August 8, 2012   AH’s Review – 2 Skulls – D What a promising start to a debut novel. I was transported back in time to the turn of the 20th century Los Angeles, a place where hover boards and zeppelins fly in the sky. Our heroine, a “sparky” girl named Noli repairs cars and other gadgets. Noli takes her best friend V (Steven) on a joyride in her lovingly restored flying car. Of course, the ride or rather the [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on July 9, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jun 282012
 
New Release Review:  A Bad Day for Mercy (Stella Hardesty #4) by Sophie Littlefield

A Bad Day for Mercy (Stella Hardesty #4) by Sophie Littlefield 5 Stars/ Grade A+ *Purchased Audio Book from Audible.com* Regina’s Review This one is my favorite in the series so far.  Except, I keep saying that with regard to each subsequent Stella Hardesty book that I read.  But I really mean it every time I say that! I listened to the audio version of this book (again) and loved it.  There are so many laugh out loud moments and brilliant “Stellaisms” and general world observations.  Reading this book makes me realize that Sophie Littlefield must be such an amazing person, funny [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on June 28, 2012 at 8:00 am
Jun 172012
 
Bad Day for Mercy Giveaway!

We are hosting a giveaway of Sophie Littlefield’s new Stella Hardesty novel, the fourth in the series — A Bad Day for Mercy!  It is no secret that I absolutely love this series, check out my reviews for the first three in this series here:  A Bad Day for Sorry, A Bad Day for Pretty, and A Bad Day for Scandal.  Ms. Littlefield was also very generous with her time and stopped by for an interview, you can read our interview of her here.  This giveaway can only be sent to a U.S. address. Enter Here! a Rafflecopter giveaway

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 Posted by on June 17, 2012 at 7:00 am
Jun 132012
 
Review: C791 (Cyborgs: More Than Machines) by Eve Langlais

Review: C791(Cyborgs: More Than Machines) by Eve Langlais Free ebook download from AllRomance.com EarthDay promotion. (book no longer free). Book 1 in Cyborgs: More Than Machines AH’s Review – 3.5 stars – B Take a moment and admire that book cover. Mmmmm…. I’ve got to hand it to Eve Langlais. She takes a cyborg man (and here I was picturing Data from Star Trek) and makes him into a sex machine. Cyborg sex! Can you imagine? He can keep going and going….. X109GI or Joe for short is a cyborg who was once a man. After being exposed to an electro-magnetic [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on June 13, 2012 at 7:00 am
May 112012
 
Review: Bad Day for Scandal by Sophie Littlefield

Bad Day for Scandal (Stella Hardesty #3) by Sophie Littlefield *audio book purchased from audible.com* Regina’s Rating: 5 Skulls; Grade A When I think of Stella Hardesty one word comes to mind:  BADASS.  Now, lest you think I am taking advantage of marketing my blog in the text of this review – let me prove to you why Stella is so gosh darned BADASS. At the age of 50 she redefined her body from chubby to svelte, powerful and able to endure a lot of physical activity. At the age of 49 she killed (in defense and out of anger) [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on May 11, 2012 at 7:00 am
May 072012
 
ARC Review: Gilt by Katherine Longshore

Gilt by Katherine Longshore ARC provided by Netgalley Release Date: May 15, 2012 Michelle’s Review – 3 1/2 Skulls – B Gilt is so perfectly named. It was my guilty pleasure. I know this is weird (and when have I not been weird) but it reminded me of my favorite pizza. Whenever I want to be lazy (which is often), and not take the time to get out the ingredients, slice and dice, and cook dinner, I get this wonderful pizza from down the street. And I love it. It is so much easier than making dinner. And really, it [ Read More of this Review ]

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Apr 112012
 
Review:  Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield

Bad Day for Sorry by Sophie Littlefield Audio book purchased from audible.com Regina’s Rating: 4.5 Skulls, Grade A Avenging angels in books come in a few different forms, but usually they are  super hot young things either male or female.  They are highly educated and have top of the line clothes.  Well, not in Bad Day for Sorry.  Bad Day for Sorry is not a typical adventure or thriller book.  The main character is a fifty year old widow who owns a sewing notions shop and runs a side business of helping women safely leave abusive relationships.  Stella, the main character, [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 11, 2012 at 7:00 am
Apr 092012
 
Review: Bad Day for Pretty by Sophie Littlefield

Bad Day for Pretty by Sophie Littlefield Audio book purchased from audible.com Regina’s Review – 4 Skulls – A- I love these books!  When I read this author’s, Sophie Littlefield, Aftertime series I was blown away and thought this author gets people and their motivations and writes about them so well.  I could not imagine she would top the Aftertime series, but …. I think the Sorry/Stella series is my favorite of Sophie Littlefield’s. Stella, the main character in this series, is a 50 year old widow who likes drinking Jack Daniels before she goes to bed and owns a sewing notions shop [ Read More of this Review ]

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 Posted by on April 9, 2012 at 7:33 am
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