Blood Warrior (The Alexa Montgomery Saga #1) by H.D. Gordon

I am writing this for the second time cause it got erased by accident so forgive any rush mistakes.

Alexa is living her normal life not knowing who or what she really is, as normal as you can considered bearing bruises from training with your mother and running miles everyday just to go to school. One day her home is attacked by some vampire looking creatures and leaving their mother behind, she and her sister -Nelly- escaped to the woods. All with the help of her best and only friend Jackson. Alexa finds out that her sister is a kind of a vampire and Jackson a werewolve, while she herself is a Warrior, a race long lost. All three of them end up in a secret city full of vampires and werewolves and so their story begins.

I found the beginning of this book to be the best part of it. I really enjoyed Alexa, being all headstrong and powerfull, protecting her sister and actually having some weak moments. Still, I found that she became way to stubborn and couldn't see the obvious by the end of the book, she would also snap on her sister with no apparent reason. The one person that I truly loved was her sister, Nelly, she was so sweet, caring, always helping everyone and had her wise moments. From Alexa's two love interests I am team Jackson all the way. He was so funny, sweet and had green eyes, need I say more? I am not a bug fan of people that are "mend to be together" that's why I am not, and never will be, a big fan of Kayden -Alexa's other love interest. Unfortunately is pretty obvious who she will end up with. Also by the end of the book I felt that the story was a little bit all over the place but before it could bug me the book was over.

I am definitely reading the next one, as I am dying to know what will happen.

★★ ★ ★☆

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Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop

It's Spring. And what better way to celebrate it than a giveaway. Spring Cleaning Giveaway Hop is hosted by I Am A Reader Not A Writer.

I looked at my shelves and after some thought I pulled out two prizes for you guys.

Prize #1

This is a new copy that I never even opened, cause at the same time I got it in Hardback, so I thought I should give the paperback to someone else. Click the image to go to the Goodreads page.

Prize #2

These are the first four books in the House of Night Series. I have read these but the are in excellent codition. I take care of my books. Click the image to go to the Goodreads page.

This is open to EUROPE only, 

sorry but I have no idea how much the shipping will be.

To enter fill the Rafflecopter below.

For more hops click the Giveaway Image.

Good Luck

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IMM [Mar.12 - Mar.18]

IMM is a weekly blog meme hosted by The Story Siren, where you post all the books you received this week.

Let's start with the e-book ARC I got for review:

Between is the Novella after Masquerade, the first book of the Heven and Hell series. I already read and reviewed this one. Really great. If you haven't read the series you have to check it out. There will also be a READ-ALONG for Masquerade in April if you want to enter.

Next are all the books I bought:

Yeap, I got the whole Darkest Powers Trilogy. And since I needed to get the whole package, cause I really wanted to read this series I also got the e-book with the novellas.

Hopefully I will start reading them soon.

I got Sisters Red in hardback and it's so pretty. I heard quite afew good things about this book, and the whle story seems intriguing.

And finally The Black Prism by Brent Weeks. I have one word for this book: HUGE. I got the hardback edition, which is taller than other hardbacks I have, but this one is really thick too, with 763 pages, which look more like a thousand to me.

This is what I got.

What was in you mailbox this week?

Between (Heven and Hell, #1.5) by Cambria Hebert

Between is the story of Logan, Sam's brother, while he starts turning into a hellhound and then his decision to leave home and find his brother.

Even if this was so tiny it was really good. I really enjoyed reading about Logan, cause we didn't know much about him from Masquerade and we finally saw Sam's family. And oh my, what a hideous family, his dad is a serial killer in the making (I watch way to many Criminal Minds lately). I would have run away too if I was Logan.

Anyways, it was really good, with a small "twist" in the end, which I was partially expecting reading Masquerade. Now I can't wait for the next book, Charade. I really missed Sam, his point of view is the best!

★★★ ★ ☆

book 13                     book 9

Cover Reveal: Between (A Heven and Hell Novella)

Between 
by Cambria Hebert

I grew up in a comfortable house with two parents and a white-picket fence. My brother, Sam, and I used to play with sticks in the backyard and pretend they were swords. There were always cookies on the table and milk in the fridge. Then, one day, things changed.

Sam changed. 

Life was never the same again. Sam left. My parents abandoned him when he needed them most, and I was left to survive in a house that was merely a shell of what it used to be. Mom cried all the time and Dad expected me to fill the void my brother left behind. But mostly, all we did was pretend. We pretended that things weren’t messed up. We pretended that Sam never existed. 

Until I changed, too. 

Now, everything’s a mess and I’m so confused. It’s like there are two different people trapped inside one body—my body—and one of them wants out. I do things. Bad things and I don’t know how to stop. I’m not sure I want to. The only way I can be normal again is if I find Sam. He’ll know what to do. 

He has too.

I honestly can't wait for this one. Reading Masquerade I wondered what happened to Logan, Sam's brother,  and now it's time to find out. If you still haven't read Masquarade and want to go sign up in The Masquerade Read-Along

Masquerade Read-Along

I am so excited for this Read-Along. It actually my first one and I am participating as one of the hosts, so this is even more exciting. So, on to the read-along. I will leave the details to Cambria...

Each week (for the month of April) we will be reading 8 chapters of Masquerade. Every week the host blog will be posting discussion questions and all you have to do is grab the questions and answer them! (there will be 5 questions each week) You will post the questions on your blog every thursday of the month of April. You will then link your blog to the host blog that week so we can all hop around and read each others answers!!!

~from Cambria's Post 

 Now, on to the even greater part. 

The prizes

There will be two prize packs for two winners, one for each, everyone who participates each week will be entered to win. 

Prize Pack #1 - The Grand Prize

• A signed paperback copy of Masquerade
• A PDF ARC of Charade (Heven and Hell #2)
• An Ecopy of Between (A Heven and Hell novella due out in April) 
• Two signed Bookmarks
• A Bubble Tea pack to include everything you need to make and enjoy your own bubble tea. (tea mix, colored tapioca pearls, fat straws and a drinking cup)
• A custom necklace with a book charm on it featuring the Masquerade Book cover!

Prize Pack #2 - The Runner Up

• A signed Bookmark
• A sticker of the Masquerade cover
• A copy of Between (A Heven and Hell Novella)
• A $10 Amazon gift card 

Also, Cambria decided to give every 10th blogger who signs up a FREE ebook of Masquerade.

So, all you have to do is sign up with the linky at the end of this post.

Read Along Schedule
April 5th – Chapters 1-8 – hosted by Stephanie at Five Alarm Book Reviews
http://www.fivealarmbookreviews.com
April 12th – Chapters 8-16 – hosted by Candace at Candace’s Book Blog
http://www.candacesbookblog.com
April 19th- Chapters 16-24 –hosted by Heidi at Rainy Day Ramblings
http://www.rainydayramblings.typepad.com
April 26th Chapters 24-31 – hosted by Veronica at Mostly Reviews
http://www.mostlyreviews.blogspot.com
May 3rd – Announcement of Giveaway Winners – hosted by the author –http://www.cambriahebert.com

GET THE BOOK

If you still don't have Masquerade and want to join in the Read-Along, go buy the book from one of the links below. It's onlt $2.99

Amazon | B&N | Smashwords

Grab the first week’s discussion Questions right now!

These questions along with your answers will be posted on Thursday April 5th. The host blog that week is Stephanie at Five Alarm Book Reviews (http://www.fivealarmbookreviews.com) so once you post your questions go to Steph’s blog and link up. She will also be posting week 2′s discussion questions so you can grab those too!

Discussion Questions

Chapters 1-8

1. If you were disfigured like Heven (by some sort of accident) do you think you would have reacted the same way as her? (loss of self confidence, hiding yourself, etc)
2. Do you think that Kimber’s plan for revenge against Cole (for kissing another girl) is a good idea?
3. In the beginning chapters, Heven is very drawn to Sam but won’t admit it due to her own insecurities. Kimber begins to “date” Sam… do you think that Heven should have spoken up? Do think Kimber should have seen Heven’s real feelings?
4. Masquerade is broken in four separate POV’s: Heven, Sam, The Hate and The Hope. Do you think having multiple POV’s adds depth to the story? Why or why not?
5. A great source of strength for Heven is her grandmother. Who do you think yours is/would be?

SIGN UP HERE FOR THE MASQUERADE READ ALONG!

Teaser Tuesday #3

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

I didn't even really know her, yet I would give my life for her. Not because I'm altruistic, but because it was who I was; who I had always been. I suppose that is what made me a true Warrior.

~63%, "Blood Warrior" by H.D. Gordon