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 ~!~

PROMO: JK Coi's "Falling Hard"!

Falling Hard

by J.K. Coi

July 18, 2011 from Carina Press

Available today!  Get your copy now from Carina Press!

Visit her at: www.jkcoi.com

“Totally different and totally enthralling…Fantastically good book…” Wendy, You Gotta Read Reviews

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After a life filled with tragedy, rocker Gabriel Gunn thinks he's finally getting the better of his personal demons. Then he's attacked after a concert—and rescued by a warrior goddess brandishing a sword  and white wings. As hard as it is to believe in an angelic bodyguard, Gabriel must face an even more impossible truth: he carries the devil's soul within him.

Amelia has been watching over Gabriel for years, using her angelic powers to prevent Lucifer's return.  Now she must also protect him from warring angel factions with their own agendas. Amelia would do anything to avert another angelic war, even sacrifice her own emotions to avoid temptation. Yet with Gabriel she feels things she no longer wants to deny, and pleasure she never imagined.

But the closer Gabriel and Amelia get, the stronger Lucifer becomes. Will Amelia be forced to kill the man she's come to love to stop the war she's always feared?

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Available today!  Get your copy now from Carina Press!

About the Author:

J.K. Coi is a multi-published, award winning author of contemporary and paranormal romance  and  urban  fantasy.  She  makes  her  home  in  Ontario,  Canada,  with  her husband and son and a feisty black cat who is the uncontested head of the household. While she spends her days immersed in the litigious world of insurance law, she is very happy to spend her nights writing dark and sexy characters who leap off the page and into readers’ hearts.

Website:www.jkcoi.com

Blog:www.jkcoi.blogspot.com

Twitter:www.twitter.com/jkcoi

Facebook:www.facebook.com/JKCoiAuthor

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Giveaways end TONIGHT!!

Hey all! Yesterday was my birthday, eeek! I'm now 24! I got some great things from wonderful people, and I'll share some of my gifts on my regularly scheduled Whatcha Got Wednesday post. While my birthday celebrations are over (Unless you wanna be nice and get me something from my RAK Wishlist *wink wink*), my giveaways aren't over YET! You have until 7 PM EST TONIGHT to enter all my great giveaways! Make sure you go and enter enter enter! Not sure which ones you've entered, and which you haven't? Fill out the form again - I will delete the duplicates. I'm so nice to you guys, right? =)

Winners will be announced tomorrow. Here's all the links!

Giveaway for three print books ("When You Dare," "Trace of Fever," "Savor the Danger") by Lori Foster. ONE winner. Details and form HERE.

Giveaway for one ebook copy of "The Heart of War" by Lisa Beth Darling. ONE winner. Guest post, details, and form HERE.

Giveaway for one print copy of "Rabbits in the Garden" by Jessica McHugh. Book is a limited edition print run (the cover has since been changed!) ONE winner. Guest post, details, and form HERE.

Giveaway for three ecopies of books by Alison Holt. Winners will choose which of her books they want. THREE winners. Guest post, details, and form HERE.

Giveaway for one ebook copy of "1080 Kiss" by Angela Steed. ONE winner. Guest post, details, and form HERE.

Good luck to everyone entering the contests! There are some excellent books up for grabs!
Happy Reading!
~!~ Amanda ~!~

BLOGOVERSARY: GIVEAWAY and GUESTPOST with author Angela Steed!

Welcome everyone! This week, Novel Addiction is celebrating its SECOND BLOGOVERSARY! I'm also celebrating my birthday, so it's a super fun week! Today is the last day, but there's still fun content. Today, I'm lucky to offer you a guest post from Angela Steed, author of "1080 Kiss", and "Betrayal: The Awakening"! And Angela has kindly provided an ecopy of her book "1080 Kiss" to giveaway - there will be ONE winners! See below for details.
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Birthdays and Gift Giving
by: Angela Steed

I've always loved gift giving.  Whether it's for Christmas, a wedding, anniversary, or a birthday, I get excited about shopping for the perfect gift.  I've never really been that great at picking gifts out, but I've always been told it's the thought that counts.  (Tell that to the girl that I gave my old pink fuzzy sweater to. )

I was only seven years old at the time.  I had no money to buy anything.  But I knew I had to give my friend something for her birthday!  She definitely looked like she could use a warm fuzzy turtle-neck sweater.  So I wrapped the garment up in some Christmas paper that I found in my mother's closet then gave it to her at her birthday party.   I wonder why she never invited me to any more parties after that?

All crappy gifts aside, have you ever received a gift so wonderful that you wonder what you did to deserve such a thing?  I suppose I've received a few things that made me feel all squishy inside, like the guitar and amp my parents gave me on my sixteenth birthday.  Then there was the tornado lamp that my boyfriend bought me for Christmas one year.  I loved that thing.  But there was one present that stood out above any other, one present that meant so much to me that it actually made me cry, and that was my first published novel 1080 Kiss.

1080 Kiss just happened to come out on my birthday.  Talk about an amazing feeling!  To hold something that I worked hard for in my hands was a special kind of gift that I'll never forget.

Now here I am at Novel Addiction during a birthday bash and anniversary.  I'm so excited that I get to celebrate with everyone that I feel the need to give.  I don't own any pink fuzzy sweaters to give away or any used twirling tornado laps (the thing broke after a year of continuous use).  But I do have an e-copy of 1080 Kiss to give away to someone in hopes it'll brighten their day.

Thanks for inviting me Amanda!  Happy Birthday and anniversary!  

Be sure to check out Angela's website!
          

Now for the GIVEAWAY! Angela is offering ONE ecopy of her book "1080 Kiss," so there will be ONE lucky winner!

RULES and GUIDELINES:
~ Fill out the form below to enter. Comments do not count as an entry.
~ There will be ONE winner.
~ Contest ENDS Sunday, July 17th at 7 PM EST. Winners will be announced Monday, July 18th.
~ Open INTERNATIONALLY.
~ You must be at least 13 years old to enter.
~ Novel Addiction is not responsible for items lost in the mail, or authors/publishers failing to deliver prizes.

EXTRA ENTRIES:
+1 For following Novel Addiction.
+1 For commenting on the Guest Post.



Be sure to check out Day 1 of my Blogoversary! Lisa Beth Darling, author of "The Heart of War," stopped to talk about anniversaries, and offers up an ecopy of her book to one lucky winner! Go HERE to enter. 

Check out Day 2, author Jessica McHugh stops by to talk about the ending of her epic fantasy series, and is offering a LIMITED EDITION PRINT copy of "Rabbits in the Garden!" Go HERE to check it out.

Day 3, author Alison Holt visits to talk about realistic cops in fiction, and is offering THREE winners their choice of her ebooks! Go HERE To read the post and enter the contest.

Day 4, author Sonnet O'Dell stops by to talk about how little things can help with characterization. Be sure to visit HERE and read the post!

And don't forget my giveaway for THREE print books by Lori Foster. One winner will get all THREE of Lori's new releases! Visit THIS POST to read the rules and enter!

Want to get me a present for my birthday? *Wink wink* Here's my RAK Wishlist! 

Happy Reading! And thank you to everyone that helped me celebrate my Blogoversary and Birthday!! 
~!~ Amanda ~!~