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I wanted to post about an exciting opportunity for all of our wonderful readers.

The author of Quarter Life Crisis, Diana-Ashley Krach is offering up a code to download her book for FREE. Woohoo!!

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Angel Evolution by David Estes - Giveaway Coming Soon!!

Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy #1)

David Estes
Genre: YA, Paranormal

Published: October 17, 2011

Publisher: CreateSpace

ISBN:   9781466422773    

Description:

When Taylor meets Gabriel at college, she is in awe of the subtle glow that surrounds him. No one else, not even her best friend, seems to notice. 

Something about him scares her. 

Is all as it appears? While Taylor struggles for answers, she finds herself in the middle of a century old war centered on one miraculous revelation: evolution.

Review:

*Highlight over the white parts to see spoilers

Rating:

‘Angel Evolution’ was a very intriguing take on the world of angels and demons. It definitely explored a new take on the typical war that is most of the time associated with angels and demons. It was a new age take on it, setting it in a college with humans that have no idea they are living among both angels and demons. It was very interesting and it pulled me in.

                Usually when you think if angels and demons you think of this great war where the angels are the good guys, fighting to save humanity and all that is good on earth, whereas the demons want to destroy the humans or put them into servitude. There is also almost always religion or God associated with these stories. I have never before seen one that was not.

                This book however breaks all those rules and does it all differently. In ‘Angel Evolution’ there a war raging between the angels and demons but it has nothing to do with religion on God. The demons and angels came from a very evolved human that was bitten by a black snake. The angels and demons are also living among humans to this very day, even attending college, for a greater purpose in the war, but still attending college. The biggest difference though has to be the fact that the angels are technically the bad guys. They are out to win the war so they can enslave the humans and take over their world. The demons on the other hand would prefer to protect the humans and live side by side with them.

                So as you can see this book offered a new dynamic to the angel vs. demon theme, I personally love the story. I especially liked how the main characters become involved with two human girls, one of which possesses the very power that could bring the war to end if one of the sides had her in their possession.

‘Angel Evolution’ also brought love and real emotions into it. Gabriel the main angel is torn between his destiny in the angel army and his dedication to the cause of his people and his love for the human girl that they sent him after. It makes the story much more relatable because in no way, shape, or form can we really relate to being a demon or angel. I really connected with this story especially when you see the demons and angels expressing true emotions and going through inner turmoil.

                I loved this story although there were a few parts where I found myself scratching my head at the dialogue or actions of Taylor or Gabriel very early on in the book when they were still at the college campus. A few parts seemed to be a bit too child-like and out of place in this particular setting but other than that little bump in the road, I found this book to be quite enjoyable,

                The beginning was beautifully written and it really draws you in, leaves you wanting more and not too many books can do that nowadays, at least not for me. Overall this story had a lot of beautiful, talented writing in it and I loved it and would recommend it to anyone who likes fantasy or angels and demons. I personally would love to read the other two books in ther series.

*The Book Blogging Beauties received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are that of the reviewer. We are dedicated to providing our HONEST opinion about books etc. We were not compensated for this review.

In My Mailbox 3/18-3/25

In my Mailbox is basically a weekly meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren. This is a meme about any books you have received or bought!

This we received a few new books for review. Woohoo!

Review:

 

Tomorrow Land by Mari Mancusi

After the Fog by Kathleen Shoop

Requiem by Frances Itani

A HUGE thanks to NLA Digital Liaison, Create Space, & Grove/Atlanic,for sending these awesome reads our way!

:)

So, what are you reading this week??

Teaser Tuesday 3/20

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

"It had been hard sometimes, when I was a kid, after my magic had started coming in. I'd felt weird and different-alone."

-p.236 The Dresden Files:Small Favor by Jim Butcher

In My Mailbox 3/11-3/17

In my Mailbox is basically a weekly meme hosted by Kristi of The Story Siren. This is a meme about any books you have received or bought!

This we received a few new books for review. Woohoo!

Review:

Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon

ReVamped by Ada Adams

The Stone Girl by Alyssa B. Sheinmel

Dirty Bertie: Fangs! by Alan MacDonald

The Troll Hunters by Michael Dahl

Treasure in the Graveyard by Roberto Pavanello

A HUGE thanks to Ada Adams, Capstone, & Random House Publishing, for sending these awesome reads our way!

:)

So, what are you reading this week??

Chomp by Carl Hiaasen

Chomp

Carl Hiaasen

Release Date: March 27, 2012

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers

ISBN: 0375868429

Description:

Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an animal wrangler, so he's grown up with all manner of gators, snakes, parrots, rats, monkeys, snappers, and more in his backyard. The critters he can handle.  His father is the unpredictable one.

 When his dad takes a job with a reality TV show called "Expedition Survival!", Wahoo figures he'll have to do a bit of wrangling himself—to keep his dad from killing Derek Badger, the show's boneheaded star, before the shoot is over. But the job keeps getting more complicated. Derek Badger seems to actually believe his PR and insists on using wild animals for his stunts. And Wahoo's acquired a shadow named Tuna—a girl who's sporting a shiner courtesy of her old man and needs a place to hide out.
 They've only been on location in the Everglades for a day before Derek gets bitten by a bat and goes missing in a storm. Search parties head out and promptly get lost themselves. And then Tuna's dad shows up with a gun . . .

It's anyone's guess who will actually survive "Expedition Survival". . . 

Review:

Rating:

Roger says: It was a decent book but some things were out of order. Wahoo's dad gets a job to train animals to act like wild animals for a TV show and them he gets a job to actually go catch wild animals for the show. They go to Wal-mart to buy supplies and they found a girl from Wahoo's school living in the parking lot. 

Mom says: Written like a typical Hiaasen book. The cover is colorful and grabs kids attention. The story has enough going on to keep the kids reading but not to much as to overwhelm the reader. The mom in this story is overseas for work during this time leaving Wahoo with his dad. In need of a job he accepts one with a reality show. The shows star Derek Badger is full of himself and thinks he can do more than he really can. 

This is one to get when it is released March 27, 2012

*The Book Blogging Beauties  received an advance copy of this book from Netgalley & Knopf Books for Young Readers. All opinions are that of the reviewer. We are dedicated to providing our HONEST opinion about books etc. We were not compensated for this review.