Waiting on Wednesday

My Waiting On Wednesday this week is one that I am DYING to get my hands on. I would sell my soul for and ARC of it!  Deadly Little Games, the third in the Touch Novels, is my agonizingly, long-awaited pick of the week.  I adore this series for it's ability to bamboozle me.  By that I mean, in every book so far I would be like "that's the bad guy! I know it's them!" and everytime I would be wrong.  Laurie Faria Stolarz is the master of unsolveable who-done-its.  And I, for one, am going insane waiting for this book.  If you haven't read this series, CHECK IT OUT! I promise you it will not disappoint you!!

Great Halloween Contests!!

So, while getting in the holiday spirit, I stumbled across some great Halloween contests on some great blogs I follow! So check them out and enter to win!


Ravenous Reader's contest http://www.lushbudgetproduction.com/2010/10/contest-beautiful-darkness-and-swag.html


Courtney's contest http://courtney-allison.blogspot.com/2010/10/halloween-party-trick-r-treat-giveaway.html


Carol's http://carol-in-print.blogspot.com/2010/09/will-she-ever-stop-giving-away-arcs.html

Jessica's contest http://totalbookaholic.blogspot.com/2010/10/haunted-halloween-with-nancy-holder-and.html

And last but not least, the one that I myself and helping with... Tales From Under The Grave!!!!! Start at Once Upon A Review and follow the story from blog to blog, author to author! Participate in tricks and treats to win cool stuff! http://onceuponareview.blogspot.com/2010/09/tales-from-under-grave-ya-spooktacular.html

Redecorating

So I admit, this post is completely non book related, but as you can see, Halloween is my FAVORITE time of the year! So in honor of Halloween I have changed the look of the blog a bit, redecorated if you will, but don't worry though, all the content will still be the same, just dressed in a different wrapping. Lol I have already bought my girls and I are costumes and am TOTALLY ready for the 31st to get here already! My oldest is going to be a sorceress and my youngest is a purple bat.  I got a very Victorian dress that I will wear with a little top hat, cane, and stiletto boots, I thinking it's very steam-punk.  Hubby is again going as a Sith Lord this year, though I don't think he ever tires of being someone from Star Wars, but then again, neither would I if there were more girls in it.  Though one year I would really like to be an Ewok..... So, are you ready? I want to hear from each and everyone of you what you are going to be this year!

In My Mailbox

It was another amazing week in library scores for me! I raided two libraries for the books that are  In My Mailbox this week!  Torment came from my library, the Rockwell City Public Library, Tattoos and Tequila I won from a fellow blogger, White Cat and Early To Death, Early To Rise came from the Fort Dodge Public Library. I am eager to dive into this pile of awesome!

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

From GoodReads: Love can be a dangerous thing....
Hanna simply wants to be loved. With a head plagued by hallucinations, a medicine cabinet full of pills, and a closet stuffed with frilly, violet dresses, Hanna's tired of being the outcast, the weird girl, the freak. So she runs away to Portero, Texas in search of a new home.
But Portero is a stranger town than Hanna expects. As she tries to make a place for herself, she discovers dark secrets that would terrify any normal soul. Good thing for Hanna, she's far from normal. As this crazy girl meets an even crazier town, only two things are certain: Anything can happen and no one is safe.

Oh My Damn! I LOVE LOVE LOVED this book!!! I devoured it without even realizing it!  I started it at 9p.m. last night in the bathtub and was a total prune at 11p.m. when I finally put it down.  The story was AMAZING, the concept and characters was BRILLIANT, and I was shocked, appalled, amazed, breathless, and completely speachless when I finished it.  I love how Hanna never ceased to make me laugh while also scaring the crap out of me at the same time.  I give a thunderous standing ovation to Dia Reeves for her ability to make me see "the other side of crazy". 

Shade by Jeri Smith-Ready

From GoodReads: Best. Birthday. Ever. At least, it was supposed to be. With Logan's band playing a critical gig and Aura's plans for an intimate after-party, Aura knows it will be the most memorable night of her boyfriend's life. She never thought it would be his last.
Logan's sudden death leaves Aura devastated. He's gone.
Well, sort of.
Like everyone born after the Shift, Aura can see and hear ghosts. This mysterious ability has always been annoying, and Aura had wanted nothing more than to figure out why the Shift happened so she can undo it. But not with Logan's violet-hued spirit still hanging around. Because dead Logan is almost as real as ever. Almost.
It doesn't help that Aura's new friend Zachary is so understanding--and so very alive. His support means more to Aura than she cares to admit.
As Aura's relationships with the dead and the living grow ever complicated, so do her feelings for Logan and Zachary. Each holds a piece of Aura's heart...and clues to the secret of the Shift.

I loved the originality of this story and the attentions to detail that made this book a hit.  The characters really came to life for me and I spent mch of the book with my heart in my throat.  I cannot wait for more books in this series and would highly reccommend everyone check out this AWESOMELY emotional novel.  Bravo Jeri Smith-Ready, bravo.

Tales From Under The Grave

So I get to be a part of an AWESOME Halloween blogger event (Thank you Khelsea and Danielle!) called Tales From Under The Grave!

How it works:
Author 1 will start a paranormal story and it will be posted on blog 1. Then, author 2 will continue the story and be posted on on blog 2 (and so on until it is finished.) Each author will submit 200-600 words (their preference) and we will follow the story from blog-to-blog.
Each blog will have a trick or a treat at the end of the post and all the participants must complete every one to be entered into the Spooktacular contest. The contest will run October 22 and end October 31, with multiple posts added each day.
It’s trick-or-treat in blog form!

So stick around for more information!