Totally Postal Thursday 12/30/2010

Happy Totally Postal Thursday everyone. Totally Postal Thursday is a meme that I began to list all the books I receive each week. Now that the holiday is over and we are 2 days away from a new year, I'm excited to see what everyone else have bought/won/borrowed/received since last week. I didn't receive any books for Christmas but I did pick up a few free books and one for $0.99 at Barnes and Noble for my Nook.

• The Ritual Bath (Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Series #1 by Faye Kellerman
• Two Bedroom Cottage For Rent by Raymond Towers
• House of Dark Shadows (Dreamhouse Kings Series #1) by Robert Liparulo
• Danger in the Shadows (O'Malley Series) by Dee Henderson

So what made you totally postal this week? You can make a post on your own blog, list all the books you’ve received since last Friday and then tell us how you got them and where on your TBR list they will be and then link up (direct URL, please) here:

Tempted by Fate (The Guardians of Destiny) by Kate Perry

About the Book: Willow Tarata is a Guardian who trusts no one. She hunts those who prey on the vulnerable. And she's driven by a vengeful goal-find the man who murdered her mother. Yet suddenly Willow's quarry now has her on the run . . . straight into the sights of San Francisco's most dangerous detective.
Three bizarre murders have Inspector Rick Ramirez baffled-and determined to uncover the truth. But to catch the real killer, he needs the help of his prime suspect, Willow Tarata, even though this fierce and sexy blonde is challenging his professional cool. And now, unless they believe in each other and trust their deepest instincts, a relentless evil will end both Willow's and Rick's life-and claim this Guardian's extraordinary powers forever . . .
About the Author:As a little girl, Kate dreamt of many things. Like becoming a ninja. Dressing up in black and carrying a big sword? Seemed like a no brainer.
However, Fate had other plans for her, and she studied Kung Fu San Soo instead. A Kung Fu Master, Kate now has more weapons than she ever imagined-including several swords.
She lives in San Francisco. Voted by her friends as the woman they'd most want to stroll with down a dark alley, Kate's as likely to be spotted at the opera as she is doing tai chi in Golden Gate Park. Usually wearing black-in both cases.
For more info on Kate, check out http://www.kateperry.com.
My Thoughts: When I received this book, I did not realize it was a part of a series, let alone the third in the series. Even though it is the third book in the series, I did not feel like I was missing anything about the story. The author gave great detail that allowed me to piece things together and not feel like I was missing anything. 


The story begins where Willow, the now Guardian of Wood, has been handed over the task of protecting the scroll, The Book of Wood and was also witness to her mother being murdered by "The Bad Man". Twenty years later, Willow is drawn to San Francisco where a slew of strange murders are happening. However, all evidence is pointing to her and this is where we meet the handsome but tightly wound homicide detective Rick Ramirez. Although all the evidence points to Willow, Rick realizes that she may be the help he needs to solve them.


Tempted by Fate begins strong and continues that way throughout the story. The story flows nicely and the characters are well built with the storyline. If you like paranormal stories and romance, this is a great book to read. I believe I will be adding the first two in the series to my TBR list in 2011.

I GIVE THIS BOOK

DISCLAIMER: I was in no way compensated to review this book. These are my opinions of a book in which I received from Anna Balasi with Hatchette Group. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and hope it brings great joy. Have fun with family and friends and remember why we celebrate.

Totally Postal Thursday 12/23/2010

Happy Totally Postal Thursday everyone. Can you all believe we are only a few days away from Christmas and only a week and a half until a new year. I think this year has flown by too quickly. This week I only got one book for my Totally Postal Thursday post. This is a book I got for review and I'm excited to read it.

• Delirious - Daniel Palmer

So what made you totally postal this week? You can make a post on your own blog, list all the books you’ve received since last Friday and then tell us how you got them and where on your TBR list they will be and then link up (direct URL, please) here:

CSN Giveaway Winner

Thank you all for entering my CSN Giveaway. It has been a great two weeks reading what everyone would use the certificate for if they won. At some points I was a little jealous I couldn't enter my own giveaway...LOL. There were some great ideas from you all. This giveaway is also right in time for the holiday.

The winner was picked by random.org and without further ado,

 The lucky winner of the giveaway is...
Melissapont
The winner will have 48 hours to return my email or a new winner will be picked.


Thank you all again for entering

2011 YA Reading Challenge

I am signing up for another challenge...LOL. I hope I will be able to keep up with them. The Young Adult Reading Challenge is hosted by JamieLovesYA. I'm going to begin with the minimum level and try to read 12 YA novels. I may be ambitious by the middle of the year and move up to the next level but I'm going to start small for now.

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Here are the rules:

1. Anyone can join. You don't need a blog to participate.  Create a post about the challenge and link your challenge post up in the linky below.

--Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post.

2. There are four levels:

--The Mini YA Reading Challenge – Read 12 Young Adult novels.

--The "Fun Size" YA Reading Challenge – Read 20 Young Adult novels.

--The Jumbo Size YA Reading Challenge – Read 40 Young Adult novels.

--The Mega size YA Reading Challenge – Read 50+ Young Adult novels.

3. Audio, eBooks, paper, re-reads all count.

4. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.

5. The Challenge starts on January 1, 2011 and goes until December 31, 2011.

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I'm going to start my list with just the first book I know I will be reading in January

1. Maze Runner - James Dashner
2. Matched - Ally Condie
3. City of Bones - Cassandra Clare
4. Thirteenth Chime - Emma Michaels
5. Cloud Nine - Melissa Smith
6. Rot & Ruin - Jonathan Maberry
7. Uglies - Scott Westerfield
8. Pretties - Scott Westerfield
9. Specials - Scott Westerfield
10. Dash and Lily's Book of Dares - Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
11. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - Ransom Riggs
12. Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead

Totally Postal Thursday 12/16/10

Totally Postal Thursday is a Meme where you share all the books you got in the last week. They can be e-Books, or printed, borrowed, won or bought.
Here are my Totally Postal Thursday books

• The Thirteen Chime - Emma Michaels
• Code Blue - Richard Mabry, MD

So what made you totally postal this week? You can make a post on your own blog, list all the books you’ve received since last Friday and then tell us how you got them and where on your TBR list they will be and then link up (direct URL, please) here: