Blog Tour; Book review + giveaway: Shadow on the Wall by Pavarti K. Tyler

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Author: Pavarti K. Tyler
Title: Shadow on the wall
Series: The sandstorm chronicles #1
Genre: Adult,  urban fantasy
Purchase: Amazon
My rating:

Synopsis:

Recai Osman: Muslim, philosopher, billionaire and Superhero?

Controversial and daring, Shadow on the Wall details the transformation of Recai Osman from complicated man to Superhero. Forced to witness the cruelty of the Morality Police in his home city of Elih, Turkey, Recai is called upon by the power of the desert to be the vehicle of change. Does he have the strength to answer Allah's call or will his dark past and self doubt stand in his way?

Pulling on his faith in Allah, the friendship of a Jewish father-figure and a deeply held belief that his people deserve better, Recai Osman must become The SandStorm.

In the tradition of books by Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie, Shadow on the Wall tackles issues of religion, gender, corruption and the basic human condition. Beautiful and challenging, this is not a book to miss.

My Thoughts:

Wow! This book was deep and truly amazing! I have wanted to read something really good like this one that would shine a positive light on Islam and religion. And though this book was really horrible in many ways it did show what Islam can really be and what Judaism can really be.... Friendly! Against each other and within it self.  Faith should be something peaceful and beautiful and it is in this book BUT it also show what happens when religion is used to gain power! Power to rule and abuse the people within the city! Power and religion does not go very well together and this is a great example of that!

I loved this book! It was so amazing and deep and beautiful and ugly and horrible all at the same time if that is possible! Recai is such a strong character and he has been through so much in his young life, but he rises from the ashes and became stronger by the hardships! He is the perfect superhero! Humble and strong with a strong faith even if he might not always realize that! I loved this one and could not put this book down even if I really wanted to cray more than I wanted to smile, this book is a real page turner and this book will be with me for some time! I can´t wait for the next one in this amazing series!!!!!

Pavarti K Tyler´s Bio.

Pavarti K Tyler is an artist, wife, mother and number cruncher. She graduated Smith College in 1999 with a degree in Theatre. After graduation, she moved to New York, where she worked as a Dramaturge, Assistant Director and Production Manager on productions both on and off Broadway.

Later, Pavarti went to work in the finance industry as a freelance accountant for several international law firms. She now operates her own accounting firm in the Washington DC area, where she lives with her husband, two daughters and two terrible dogs. When not preparing taxes, she is busy penning her next novel.

Throughout history, literature and the art of story-telling have influenced politics, religion and culture. The power of the epic tale is universal. Why is it that those who never read The Iliad know Helen of Troy? Her story, Homer’s story, transcends the written word and has become a part of our human lexicon. The power of the written word is undeniable and Pavarti is honored to be part of the next wave of literary revolution.

GIVEAWAY!

We are having a great giveaway here on ratherbarefoot!

• Open untill june 2nd
• International giveaway
• e-book format

ENTER HERE

Parati is kind enough to give away two fantasy romance´s books:

• Two moons of Sera volumes 1 & 2

Pavarti K. Tyler's Web Site:

http://www.fightingmonkeypress.com/

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Birthday week Winners!

The Winners!

It has been such an awesome week and We have a lot of winners to announce today!

All the winners will also be notified by E-mail. You will have 48 hours to reply on our e-mail or we will pick another winner!!!

Beg for Mercy and Waiting for mercy by Shannon Dermott

The winner is:

Luvfiction96

Haunted by Dana Michelle Burnett

The Winners are:

Amy Michelle

April Hunter

Nicole Peteson

Marina´s tales by Derrolyn Anderson 

The Winner is:

Diane Bojda

The golden Apple of discord by Lauren Hodge

The winner is:

Mindi

Dark seeker and Whispering Hills by Taryn Browning

The Winner is:

Shukri

Do you want to know a secret? by Claudia Carroll

The Winner is:

Nash Nordin

Torn, Broken, scent of tears and Handoff by Dean Murray

The winners are:

Wtchypoo on goodreads

Jeni Monroe 

Shukraan

Darkride by Laura Bradley Rede

The winners are:

Heidi Grange

Angela Acisco

Michelle@bookbriefs

Thank you so much everyone! It has been an awesome year!

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Book review: Spectral by Shannon Duffy

Title: Spectral
Author: Shannon Duffy
Series:
Genre: Young adult, Paranormal Romance
Purchase: Amazon
Website: SpectralWitch



My Rating:

About the book:

Convinced she’s a part of the witness protection program, sixteen-year-old Jewel Rose is shuffled around the globe with her family like a pack of traveling gypsies. After arriving at lucky home twenty-seven, she stumbles upon a mysterious boy with magical powers claiming to be her guardian. . . and warning of imminent danger. Despite the obvious sparks between them, Jewel discovers a relationship is forbidden, and the more she learns about dark, brooding Roman, she begins to question who she can even believe—the family who raised her, or the supposed sworn protector who claims they’ve been lying to her all along.

As she struggles to uncover who her family has really been running from, she is forced to hide her birthmark that reveals who she is. With new realities surfacing, unexplained powers appearing, and two tempting boys vying for her heart, Jewel battles to learn who she can trust in an ever growing sea of lies, hoping she’ll make it through her seventeenth birthday alive.

My thoughts:

Before I even started reding this book I had a strong feeling that it would be awesome since I loved the synophsis. And I was right, it was awesome! I loved everything about it.

The storyline was fastpaced and I never really knew what was going to happen. Shannon really keeps you on your toes from the start. It was really exciting to follow Jewel on the run and I really felt for her. Of course I think she is a bit naive but come on, which sixteen year old would not be. Of course she trusts her parents choices, even though she may not agree with them.

In the beginning Jewel meets the mysterious "badboy" Roman. Then she also meets the hottie Chase. He is a really nice guy and the good looks is not bad either. As the story goes on Jewel finds herself in a bit of a love triangle at the same time as she is fighting for her life. Shannon really played tricks on my mind in regards to Romans character and it really kept me wondering. Nice, bad, nice,bad. lol It really kept me on my toes. So, is Roman as nice that he would like Jewel to think? Read the book and you will get the answer....

The Author: Shannon Duffy

Shannon Duffy writes young adult and middle grade fiction. She grew up on the beautiful east coast of Canada and now lives in Ontario, Canada. She is the mom of one boy, Gabriel, her angel. She loves writing, reading, working out, soccer, and the sport of champions-shopping. She is the author of the young adult paranormal romance, SPECTRAL. Her upcoming middle grade fantasy novel, GABRIEL STONE AND THE DIVINITY OF VALTA is scheduled for a January 2013 release.

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Dirty Little Secret...

Dirty Little Secret is a new weekly meme hosted by the wonderful girls over at Under the Covers. It's a great way to get to know other bloggers and our readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets!

To participate in this meme all you need to do is:

• Be a follower of Under the Covers.
• Create a post in your blog taking the meme image and copy instructions.
• Answer the question proposed.
• Add your link to the Mr. Linky in the Dirty Little Secret post @Under the Covers.

Non-bloggers: We want to hear from you as well!!! Let us know your answer in the comments!

We hope you join us and let us know your Dirty Little Secrets!

This week's question:

"What's the sexiest item of clothing a hero can wear in a novel?"

My Answer:

I´m a sucker for suits! There is just something about a guy wearing one =)

I also love a guy in faded jeans and a nice fitting t-shirt showing of those muscular arms. Then he leave something for the imagination. Of course i would not complain if he only wore the jeans lol!

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Waiting on Wednesday: Hidden!

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme and is hosted by Jill @ breaking the spine.


This week we are waiting for the third book in the Firelight series by Sophie Jordan.


Hidden by Sophie Jordan!

Coming September 11, 2012

A dangerous journey.

Shattered bonds.
Undying passion.
Jacinda was supposed to bond with Cassian, the "prince" of their pride.
But she resisted long before she fell in love with Will—a human and, worse,
a hunter. When she ran away with Will, it ended in disaster, with Cassian's sister, Miram, captured. Weighed down by guilt, Jacinda knows she must rescue
her to set things right. Yet to do so she will have to venture deep into the heart of enemy territory.
The only way Jacinda can reach Miram is by posing as a prisoner herself,
though once she assumes that disguise, things quickly spiral out of her control.
As she learns more about her captors, she realizes that even if Will and Cassian
can carry out their part of the plan, there's no guarantee they'll all make it out alive. But what Jacinda never could have foreseen is that escaping would be
only the beginning....
Loyalties are tested and sacrifices made in the explosive conclusion to Sophie Jordan's Firelight trilogy.

 Don´t miss our 1st birthday with loads of Giveaways! 

Giveaway HERE! 

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Teaser Tuesday: Until I Die

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

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Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share two "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!

This Week my teaser is from a book I have waited for soo long for!

Until I Die by Amy Plum

"My throat constricted. He had said the magical three words. Out loud. When he registerd my stunned expression, his lips curled up at the corners. "But you knew that already, didn´t you?" My heart became a gooey mess inside my chest, and then he said it again."

Until I Die by Amy Plum

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Happy Birthday, day 8: Giveaway of Darkride by Laura Bradley Rede

Today is the last day of our celebration week and today we have a giveaway of the YA paranormal book Darkride by Laura Rede Bradley.

Sandra who reviewed this book give it 4 of 5 stars! You can read the review here

This book has a new cover that we want to share with you all!

So what do you think? Which cover do you prefer?

THIS IS THE OLD COVER

THIS IS THE NEW COVER

Synopsis

Ander McNair used to be the favorite son of a great monster-hunting family – until he was bitten by a werewolf and the hunter became the hunted. Now anything that makes his pulse race, even a kiss from his girlfriend Cicely, is enough to turn him into a monster. When he finally has his chance to earn his cure by killing a vampire prince, Ander finds he has to choose between his own past and the future of the girl he loves. Can a guy who’s not even human learn what it means to be a man?

Luke Marianez used to be an immortal vampire prince – until the witch he loved betrayed him and cursed him with the ability to die. Now he lives in the world of vampire blood bars where the waitresses are the drinks, and dreams about killing the last of the witch’s line so he can live forever. But revenge doesn’t just mean breaking the curse. He wants to break the girl's heart, too.  Can Luke seduce Cicely without falling in love himself? 

Cicely Watson doesn’t believe in werewolves or vampires. She’s not even sure she believes in true love. But she’s about to discover what every werewolf knows:

People change.

GIVEAWAY! ENTER HERE

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Book review: The Golden Apple of Discord by Lauren Hodge

Title: The Golden Apple of Discord
Author: Lauren Hodge
Genre: Young adult, paranormal romance
Series: The Discord Triology
Format: E-book
Purchase: Amazon

My Rating:



About the Book:


Taralie Severin and her three sisters are a powerful coven of modern-day witches who fight evil between bio classes and shifts at the police station. But when Taralie is kidnapped by vampires and converted into the undead, her sisters are ordered by the Milunfra to kill her. The girls refuse and go on the lam with bad vampires and master warlocks hot on their trail. Tara has no choice but to change her sisters into vampires. 

As the young women come to terms with their new circumstances, they encounter the rarest of allies: a band of hot boy-vamps. The guys teach them that everything is not as it seems, their enemies are worse than they'd expected, and they could be on the verge of ending a thousand-year-old civil war.


My Thoughts:


This book was awesome and I had a great time reading it. It was a great mix between witches and vampires that really put some funk into the story. In the beginning I felt myself thinking of The Charmed sisters since some of the  sisters powers where alike. But I really enjoyed it anyway so it  was not a bad thing.


In the beginning of the story Taralie gets kidnapped by a bunch of vampires who seems insane and treets her like their queen or something. This is only because she has something they want. They turn her into a vampire and of course this is a really turmoil event for her. She escaped and went home to her sisters. From there it all began. Everyone suddenly wants Taralie either dead or to join their coven. It sums up to Taralie turning her 3 younger sisters into vampires just so that they don´t get killed in the crossfire.


Now they all have to come to terms with their new lives and what being a vampire is all about. Then they cross paths with 3 hottie vampires. Love love love!
The rest is for you to read so i´m not gonna spoil anything for you.


I love the way Lauren makes the charachters so stong! Both the sisters and the vamp guys.
It gets kind of heated between them since they are all so stong and willful. Especially between Taralie and Alex because they are both "leaders".


I can´t wait until Abomination comes out. The book didn´t really have a cliffhanger in the end but it made me want to continue anyway =)

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Happy birthday, Day 7: Guest post and giveaway with Dean Murray

Wow! Day 7, can you believe it´s been a week already? Lots of giveaways and awesome guest posts and interviews! We don´t want this week to end and that is why we have decided to to add two more days with giveaways to this awesome bitrhday week! But now on to today's post.

Today we Have Dean Murray with us, who have written an great guest post for us. But that is not all, he is also so very kind to give away three packages with three E-books in each, to three lucky winners! And this is awesome because his books are great! So this is something you do not want to miss out on! You can find the form for this international giveaway at the end of this post!

Guest post by Dean Murray

Reading Builds Muscles

I'm probably dating myself a bit here, but long before I had a smartphone, I had a PDA (an old Sony Clie), and I used to read and re-read e-books on it. I was in college at the time, and the ability to stick six or seven books on it and have them wherever I went was incredibly convenient. Bus rides, doctor appointments, anything of the sort was much less of a pain because I could instantly lose myself in another world.

As primitive as those old PDA's were compared to today's smart phones, there was one essential constraint that hasn't really changed between then and now.

Once you get the data into them, you're pretty much good to go. It's always there, ready for use. The difficulty is getting the data in there. There's always ways to shortcut that particular challenge of course. You could type up whatever it was you wanted on your PC and then transfer it over through the synching process, or you could buy one of those portable keyboards and use that to input data. Mostly though, I found myself putting stuff into my PDA on letter at a time off of the touch screen.

I spent the idle moment or two thinking about other inventions that could help bypass the problem, but I think the biggest benefit out of all of that came when I realized that some of those same constraints are present in our own minds.

Once you get a particular bit of information in your head, it's always there, waiting to be recalled, ready to serve as the foundation for a new bit of learning. The difficulty lies in getting the information in there.

Back in the day, all learning was essentially passed directly from person to person, which meant it was perishable and relatively expensive (due to the time involved) to pass along.

The advent of the written word changed all of that. For the first time, knowledge could endure, relatively unchanged for centuries. Even better, once the printing press arrived it still required more effort to 'write' something down than it did to just demonstrate it to someone, but once you 'wrote' it down, you could teach multiple people with almost no incremental cost.

I've probably ranged further afield than everyone was probably expecting, but as technology has advanced, and especially with the advent of the internet, information is now essentially free for the taking. That is especially exciting to me as an author because reading is still the best way to unlock all of that knowledge.

Of course, I don't write anything particularly informative as a general rule, but reading is just like any other skill. The more you do it, the easier it becomes, and nearly everyone who becomes truly good at reading does so because they spent their formative years enjoying stories in some form or another.

If I had one piece of advice for youth, be they grade-schoolers or teenagers, it would be to develop a love of reading. The more you read, the better you get at it. The better you get at it, the easier access you will have to all of the knowledge that will help you pursue your dreams.

Sometimes we genre authors get looked down on by the literary types, but every time I see someone with one of the Harry Potter books, or Twilight, or pretty much any book, it brings a smile to my face. As long as people keep finding compelling stories to write, others of us will read them; thereby building our ability to get data into our 'PDA's'.

Now On to today´s giveaway!

Like I said, we have three packages to give away. Each package include an E-book of: Broken, Torn, Scent of tears and Handoff. 

 

Enter this giveaway

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