WINNER of "Nether" by Jason Beymer!

 Help me congratulate the winner of an ecopy of "Nether" by Jason Beymer!

And the lucky duck is.......

******* MICHELLE *********

Congratulations Michelle! I'll be emailing the author with your contact information, and you'll hear from him soon about receiving your book. I hope you enjoy it!

Thank you to everyone that entered, and a big thank you to Jason for donating a copy of his book to giveaway.

Happy Reading!
Amanda

Temporary break.

Hello readers!

I'm sad to say Novel Addiction will be going on hiatus for a short while. I'm sure you've noticed the lack of posts recently, but life has gotten in the way of blogging.. and even reading. I don't want to post filler content and make everyone sick of me, so until I can get back into the swing of things, and everyone in my family is all settled, Novel Addiction will be taking a break.

Authors, if I have your book to review, I *WILL* still review it. And already scheduled blog tours will continue to pop up, as well as giveaways and winner announcements.

***NOTE:*** My AOL account has been hacked, so **DO NOT** try to contact me there. Please update any contact information you have for me or Novel Addiction to my blog's email address, glowsnoveladdiction AT gmail DOT com, Thank you.

I will be back! Hopefully soon. I do miss everyone, and I can't wait to return to such a wonderful blogging community.
Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~

GIVEAWAY: "Nether" by Jason Beymer!

 Hello everyone! Jason Beymer has kindly offered up ONE ecopy of "Nether" for one lucky winner!

Let's learn a little about the book:  One suburban night. One stubborn corpse. One golden opportunity.

Burklin had it all: a spacious two-story house, a shapeshifting wife, a wide open future. That is, until his father ripped out his soul and trapped it inside an opinionated dachshund. Now he's lost everything, leaving him a slave on mop-up duty for a homicidal teenage demon. His father is sleeping with his ex, the possessed dachshund won't stop talking, and the cleanup jobs keep getting messier. Burklin would give anything to have his life back--even if it means turning against his manipulative father and destroying their chance of winning the Nether's Demon Lord Sweepstakes.

Opportunity knocks with a dead woman's hand. When the demon's latest victim won't stay dead, the rules of life and death change. Freedom lies within Burklin's reach, but to get it he'll have to defy his father, the ex-wife he still loves, and the Nether itself.

Just how far is he willing to go?

About Jason: A permanent fixture at his local coffeehouse, Jason Beymer hunches over his laptop in a caffeine-induced frenzy, jowls slick with muse. He injects comedy into the urban and traditional fantasy genres like a squeeze of lemon into ice water: tart, yet refreshing. When not pounding on his keyboard, Jason worships at the feet of Ray Bradbury, and engages in an unhealthy obsession with Grace Park and Tricia Helfer.

Find Jason around the net:
Website: Beer and TV
Twitter: @beerandtv
Facebook: Jason Beymer
Email: jason@beerandtv.com

RULES and GUIDELINES:
: Fill out the form below to enter. Comments are lovely but DO NOT count as an entry.
: Contest ENDS Thursday 8/04 at 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be announced Friday, 8/05.
: Open Internationally.
: You must be at least 13 years old to enter. And please keep in mind that this book has adult content.
: Disclaimer: Novel Addiction is not responsible for items lost in the mail or authors failing to deliver prizes.



Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~

REVIEW: "Nether" by Jason Beymer

***** Stop by tomorrow, 7/29, to win an ebook copy of "Nether" by Jason Beymer! *****

 Why this book?: Reviewing this book as part of the author's BLB ebook tour.

Disclaimer: This book was given to me in exchange for a review by the author.

Type: Urban Fantasy, Science Fiction, Violence, Men will enjoy this as well, quirky humor.

About the book: One suburban night. One stubborn corpse. One golden opportunity.

Burklin had it all: a spacious two-story house, a shapeshifting wife, a wide open future. That is, until his father ripped out his soul and trapped it inside an opinionated dachshund. Now he's lost everything, leaving him a slave on mop-up duty for a homicidal teenage demon. His father is sleeping with his ex, the possessed dachshund won't stop talking, and the cleanup jobs keep getting messier. Burklin would give anything to have his life back--even if it means turning against his manipulative father and destroying their chance of winning the Nether's Demon Lord Sweepstakes.

Opportunity knocks with a dead woman's hand. When the demon's latest victim won't stay dead, the rules of life and death change. Freedom lies within Burklin's reach, but to get it he'll have to defy his father, the ex-wife he still loves, and the Nether itself.

Just how far is he willing to go?
Review: "Nether" isn't exactly my regular type of read, but I chose to participate in this tour because I wanted something darker, something different. I think the best way I could describe this book is.. Unique. Which in this day and age, where the same plot line or love triangle is repeated over and over in countless novels, unique is something special. I will say that it took me a while to decide whether or not I liked this main character. Burklin is.. different. He'd probably be considered a loser, but.. well, a loser that used to be a scary bada**. He's the type of good guy/hero that is definitely not heroic. An anti-hero, if you will. And for that reason, I had to keep reading. Even while I was sure I didn't like him, I had to see what he would do and what would happen to him.

There are some seriously great descriptions in this book, my favorites were pretty much all Pearl-centered. Pearl is one fascinating character, a dog with a human soul, and the ability to talk. And a rather crude dog at that. She definitely left me hoping my dogs aren't thinking along similar lines.. I suppose I'll have to watch them more closely in the future. There were some great funny moments, and some icky ( as in literally disgusting ) moments, but however you look at it, "Nether" is one wickedly interesting read!

Cover Loving: Cover definitely fits the book.

Recommendation: Definitely for mature adults only, fans of darker urban fantasy and science fiction/fantasy will enjoy this book.

Final Rating: THREE POINT FIVE out of FIVE (3.5/5). Good, entertaining. A grittier look at urban fantasy.

*** Come back tomorrow, 7/29, for a chance to win an ebook copy of "Nether" by Jason Beymer! ****

Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~

Whatcha Got Wednesday - 2 week edition

It's another edition of Whatcha Got Wednesday! ... On Thursday! Sorry for the delays in posting. My AOL account would not work AT ALL, so I was unable to check emails.. or do anything but sit on the phone with AOL until they fix the password issue. That said, anyone that wants to contact me from now on - contact me at my blog's email address  glowsnoveladdiction AT gmail DOT com.

So on with the updates and Wednesday funsies. Winners of my blogoversary celebration - Emails have gone out to either the authors (if you won an ebook) or to you (if you won a print book and your mailing address is needed), so please be on the lookout for those!


Now onto my received goodies!

FOR REVIEW:
"Temptation of a Highland Scoundrel" by Sue-Ellen Welfonder
"Sweet Kiss of Summer" by Sophie Gunn
 ** These will be posted on Romance Reviews Today, so look for the reviews there. **

WON:
Author swag and goodies - thanks to Anna!
"Stronger than Sin" - Caridad Pineiro
"Ripe for Pleasure" - Isobel Carr
"If He's Dangerous" - Hannah Howell

BIRTHDAY GIFTS:
Various Amazon.com gift cards - these will come in handy when I get my NEW KINDLE!! That's right, I bought a kindle! The 3G Kindle with Special Offers is only 139! Hurry and get yours if you've been holding off.
"Unearthly" - Cynthia Hand (love this book)

BOUGHT:
"Original Sin" - Lisa Desrochers

That's it for me this week. Be sure to share what you got!
Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~

Anyone having trouble with AOL mail?

Hey guys, to anyone that uses AOL mail... are you having problems with it? While I use Time Warner Cable for internet connection, I still use AOL and AOL.com for mail (along with gmail).. but I cannot sign onto AOL. We've tried contacted tech support, but it hung up on us when we were finally getting to the point of talking to a real person.

I'm not sure if my account has been hacked, or if AOL is just having technical problems... so just in case, I apologize if you get any spam from me. And please let me know via comment or email (at glowsnoveladdiction DOT gmail DOT com) if you're having problems with AOL as well.

Again, thanks guys!
Amanda

BLOGOVERSARY: WINNERS announced!!

Again, I just want to thank everyone that joined in to help me celebrate not only my 2nd Blogoversary, but my birthday. Authors and readers alike made this special occasion even more so, and I can't express just how truly thankful I am!

But I can announce the winners of last weeks festivities! If your name is announced below, expect to hear from either myself or the author that offered the giveaway within the next few days.

WINNER of the Lori Foster 3-copy giveaway is......
****JULIA RACHEL BARRETT****

WINNER of "The Heart of War" by Lisa Beth Darling is......
****BARBARA****

WINNER of "Rabbits in the Garden" (limited edition) by Jessica McHugh is.....
****JAMIE****

WINNERS of an ebook (one per person) by Alison Holt are....
****C. Hope****
****Diana****
****Michelle****

WINNER of "1080 Kiss" by Angela Steed is.....
****Christine D****

Congratulations to all the winners! I hope you enjoy your prizes, I'm a huge fan of each of the participating authors, so you're getting some quality reading material.

And again, thank you to everyone that participating. I will be having more giveaways in the future.

Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~