Waiting On Wednesday (16)

"Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly event, hosted by “Breaking the Spine”, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

My Pick This Week

Description

Maya Delaney’s paw-print birthmark is the sign of what she truly is a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nearly anyone else. Experiencing intense connections with the animals that roam the woods outside her home, Maya knows it’s only a matter of time before she’s able to Shift and become one of them. And she believes there may be others in her small town with surprising talents.

Now, Maya and her friends have been forced to flee from their homes during a forest fire they suspect was deliberately set. Then they’re kidnapped, and after a chilling helicopter crash, they find themselves in the Vancouver Island wilderness with nothing but their extraordinary abilities to help them get back home. Plentiful action and romance in this second installment in the Darkness Rising series will keep readers enthralled to the very last page. (Goodreads)

Book Details

Title: The Calling

Author: Kelley Armstrong

Genre: YA, Paranormal

Hardcover: 336 pages

Publisher: HarperCollins

Release Date:April 10, 2012

ISBN-10: 0061797057

ISBN-13: 978-0061797057

Why I’m Waiting?

The wait for this one is so long but I want it so bad! I got hooked into this series before this series even existed believe it or not. There is a trilogy (Darkest Powers) that leads into the Darkness Rising trilogy that “The Calling” is a part of. Both series can be read separate and so far all the books in this world that Kelley Armstrong are writing are awesome. I can’t wait to get my hands on The Calling!

What are you waiting for?

~Rebecca

Review: Bedbugs by Ben H. Winters

Description

FOR RENT: Top two floors of beautifully renovated brownstone, 1300 sq. ft., 2BR 2BA, eat-in kitchen, one block to parks and playgrounds. No broker’s fee.

 
Susan and Alex Wendt have found their dream apartment.
 

Sure, the landlady is a little eccentric. And the elderly handyman drops some cryptic remarks about the basement. But the rent is so low, it’s too good to pass up.

 

Big mistake. Susan soon discovers that her new home is crawling with bedbugs . . . or is it? She awakens every morning with fresh bites, but neither Alex nor their daughter Emma has a single welt. An exterminator searches the property and turns up nothing. The landlady insists her building is clean. Susan fears she’s going mad—until a more sinister explanation presents itself: she may literally be confronting the bedbug problem from Hell. (Goodreads)

 

Book Details

Title: Bedbugs

Author: Ben H. Winters

Genre: Horror, Paranormal

Paperback: 256 pages

Publisher: Quirk Books

Release Date: September 6, 2011

ISBN-10: 1594745234

ISBN-13: 978-1594745232

Author’s Website

Source: Publisher

Review

Well, I know for a fact I will not be able to sleep with my pillow for at least a week!  Shoot, I don’t even know if I can sleep in my bed tonight! The bedbugs might get me! And, let me just say right now, I have never been more thankful in my life to not have a landlord.

Bedbugs has a slow build through the first half. I was starting to wonder if the mother (Susan) wasn’t just going crazy. To me she had a pretty easy life: she sort-of worked from home, she has one three year old daughter, she has a nanny, and her husband does all the cooking. So you know I’m all about jumping into this girl's life, until it gets to about the middle of the book… then bedbugs start to appear. Let me say this now I am so scared of bedbugs!

These are not your run of the mill bedbugs. Even though that would be bad enough! Oh no. “All bedbugs are not created equal…" These are the bedbugs from hell and it will take more than an exterminator to get rid of them. If you happen to be an exterminator pray you aren’t the one called in for this job. Want to know why? Read the book.

Bedbugs had me itching, biting my nails, and checking my pillow for those little pests. Not that I’ll be using that pillow any time soon. Thanks a lot, Mr. Winters.

Happy Reading,

Rebecca

4 moons: I loved it. It's reread worthy.

Recommended For

Adults: For language, and violence.

Review:One Grave at a Time (Night Huntress #6) by Jeaniene Frost

Description

The grave is one wrong step away.

Having narrowly averted an (under)world war, Cat Crawfield wants nothing more than a little downtime with her vampire husband, Bones. Unfortunately, her gift from New Orleans' voodoo queen just keeps on giving--leading to a personal favor that sends them into battle once again, this time against a villainous spirit.

Centuries ago, Heinrich Kramer was a witch hunter. Now, every All Hallows Eve, he takes physical form to torture innocent women before burning them alive. This year, however, a determined Cat and Bones must risk all to send him back to the other side of eternity--forever. But how do you kill a killer who's already long dead? (Goodreads)

Book Details

Title: One Grave at a Time

Author: Jeaniene Frost

Genre:Urban Fantasy, PNR

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages

Publisher: Avon

Published: August 30, 2011 

ISBN-10: 0061783196

ISBN-13: 978-0061783197

Author’s Website

Source: Self Purchase

Review

Oh how I had missed Cat and Bones. One Grave at a Time starts out just after the end of book five. One Grave at a Time has a different feel to it than the other books in the series. As it’s dealing more with ghostly dilemmas other than vampire ones. 

Cat and Bones know their love for one another (finally) and it was nice to see how much they mean to each other even when someone isn’t focused on ripping them apart. There were some really touching scenes between them in this one (Yes there were one or two hot and steamy moments as well.) that was nice to see between Cat and Bones.

Now don’t get me wrong this is not some sweet little love fest. One Grave at a Time has a lot of action in it. Cat has to figure out how to destroy a ghost that can manifest into a physical form once a year to torture and kill women. Which she soon discovers is no easy task. A lot of the old gang is back to help in this adventure, along with some new faces. My favorite of all the side characters is Ian. Oh Ian, in a lot of ways I want Jeaniene Frost to give him his own book, but then would he still be the funny pervert that I loved if he he was committed to someone? I guess I will have to wait and see.

I really enjoyed One grave at a time. It did move just a bit slower than the previous books but I feel like the emotions were better expressed in it. Can’t wait for the next one!

Happy Reading,

Rebecca 

  

4 moons: I loved it. It's reread worthy.

Recommended For

Adults: For language, violence, and sex.

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In My Mailbox (10)

In My Mailbox is hosted by The Story Siren.
This quick vlog post about the books we received this week. Enjoy!

 
The books mentioned in this post are below. Click on the Book image to go to there Goodreads page for more info.


 
Thanks to Goodreads for Dracula in Love!
Thanks to @ya_bookoftheday for The Iron King! 
 
All right y’all so that’s what I got in my mailbox. I’m excited to see what you got in yours. Give me some comment love
~Rebecca

Follow Me Friday (17)

Welcome to Follow Friday Hosted By Parajunkee.com and Alisoncanread.com

This weeks question:

Q. If you could change the ending of any book (or series), which book would you choose? Why and to what?

A) I love The Hunger Games series but there are so many things that drove me crazy and let me down in Mockingjay. I felt like in this last book she threw the characters I cared about away.

Happy Hopping and Following,
Rebecca