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quote 2015-09-13 17:59
Six weeks ago, I had been blissfully ignorant of the details surrounding my existence. I'd had audacity to believe I was normal and productive member of society. Six weeks ago the world as I knew it began to crumble. My name is Doyle Hawthorne, and I'm the newest member to the line of zombie royalty.
Of High Treason - Ember Shane

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review 2015-09-12 03:06
Of Royal Descent by Ember Shane
Of Royal Descent - Ember Shane

Opening Excerpt:

 

When I was a kid, I always knew I was different. I could feel something burning down deep inside. I always knew I was different. I could feel some burning down deep inside. I always imagined I would grow up to be a special, maybe become the President, maybe a rocket scientist. What I did not expect to become was a leader of an uprising zombie army.

 

And yet , here I was…

 

Description (Amazon):

 

They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But sometimes, under extreme circumstances, it's exactly that which kills you that makes you stronger. And faster. And a member to a new, elite race of zombies.

 

Armed with a current address for his biological grandfather and a slightly unusual, yet loyal best friend, Doyle Hawthorne sets out to discover the truth about his past. But answers don't come easily, and the closer Doyle arrives to his destination, the more confusing things become. Disturbing alterations to his physical appearance as well as to his personality flicker on and off as Doyle searches for a logical explanation.

 

Despite the increasing severity of these uncontrolled flare-ups, Doyle is determined to keep his first date with Addy - a beautiful, young woman he has met upon his arrival into town. After narrowly subduing his raging impulses, Doyle quickly decides not even death itself can keep him from her. Unfortunately, he is about to test that theory.

 

Once initiated, nothing can alter the process of shading - the term given to the three distinct phases of becoming a higher classification of zombie, commonly referred to as "royals". Doyle must learn to control his tendency toward violence as well as his newfound royal powers if there is any chance of protecting those he loves from a mad scientist, the government, the colony of royals, and most importantly... himself.

 

My thoughts:

 

I didn’t know how well I would like a book where the main character was a zombie, but I liked this, a lot. It wasn’t a heavy, life altering read. It was just plain FUN! The writing is solid, there are no major errors in grammar or spelling. This is in the New Adult category, and it reads like it belongs there. This is written from in first person from Doyle’s perspective. I said recently that I am not a fan of stories written in first person viewpoint, but this worked for me. I didn’t get tired of read the word "I" over and over, or get so annoyed with Doyle that I couldn’t stand him by the end of the book. You get insight into the other characters of the story through dialogue and actions, and the characters by the end of the story are well developed and left me feeling like I had gotten to really know them. They are young college aged students, and act like it.

 

This is a trilogy. There was romance in this, but not as much as I thought there would be. I do expect that part of the story to evolve in the next two books. This book focused mostly on the transition Doyle went through as he became a Royal Zombie, and it was an interesting transformation. I was expecting something similar to the Twilight series. While I do think readers of that series would enjoy this, it felt a little older. There were scenes that reminded me of The Vampire Diaries, the T.V, series, not the books.

 

Recommended To:

 

Fans of Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith, The Lux series by Jennifer Armentrout, Dante Walker series by Victoria Scott, etc.

 

An Excerpt I Enjoyed:

 

(Jenny is Doyle’s adoptive sister)

 

I closed the door, shutting Jenny out, and stepped into the tub. Vaguely, I realized I hadn’t showered since my “bed baths” with Addy. I sniffed my armpit. My entire face puckered instantly. Zombie B.O. was definitely the worst. I set the shower to hot and lathered twice.

 

When I had finished and was fully dressed once again, I opened the door and Jenny shook her head at me. “You didn’tbrush your teeth,” she scolded.

 

Brush my teeth? Was she Kidding? I was pretty sure zombies didn’t have dental plans. It wasn’t like I was going to get a cavity. But I wasn’t able to communicate my thoughts on the subject effectively yet, so I rolled my eyes and reached for the toothbrush on the sink. I squeezed a line of toothpaste on top and after two passes along the front of my teeth, I realized the bristles had all been sheared off. I glared at Jenny.

 

She covered a smile and said, “Well there’s no reason you can’t at least do a shot of mouthwash.”

 

At the time of this review:

US Link ($0.99):

http://www.amazon.com/Royal-Descent-Doyle-Hawthorne-Series-ebook/dp/B00F2YAX9M

UK Link (€0.99):

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Descent-Doyle-Hawthorne-Book-ebook/dp/B00F2YAX9M/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1442022491&sr=1-1&keywords=of+royal+descent

Aust Link ($1.36):

http://www.amazon.com.au/Royal-Descent-Doyle-Hawthorne-Book-ebook/dp/B00F2YAX9M/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1442022749&sr=1-2&keywords=of+royal+descent

 

 

 

I won this book in a Booklikes giveaway.

 

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review 2015-05-20 00:00
Outfoxing the Alpha: Fox Shifter Trilogy Part 1
Outfoxing the Alpha: Fox Shifter Trilogy Part 1 - Eva Wilder,Claire Ryann Outfoxing the Alpha is the first in the Fox Shifter Trilogy by Eva Wilder and Claire Ryann. We begin the book with Carson Warner, a fox shifter and potential buyer for East Shore Shipping. Carson has come to meet Frankie "the Man" Mansfield. Thinking that his appointment is with Frances, he is somewhat surprised when a young woman turns up. He soon realises his mistake, that this is actually Francesca, the company's CEO. Soon, they become obsessed with one another and use the East Shore Shipping Company as an excuse to spend more time with each other.

The characters were kind of dull and cliche. The intention of Frankie is to be some sort of controlling ice queen, while Carson is a desperate and needy man. Both of them are meant to be powerful, but I just don't see enough of this trait in either of them so it's kind of gratuitous rather than important. The same can be said of East Shore Shipping. The author gives us the gist of the company, that Frankie inherited it and made it even more successful, but we just don't get enough information on the importance of the company. We get told that Carson is (for some reason) obsessed with it, but we don't get the full story on why he wants it. There are some other things about the story that don't make sense. For example, continuing with Carson's obsession in obtaining the shipping company, he even goes so far as to offer three times its worth. Yet, he didn't even do the basic research to know that Francesca was the CEO and would come to the meeting...? Going back to Frankie, it just seemed odd to me that she was hugely proud of the company she had helped for so long. She mentions, many times, about her own obsession and love for the company. Yet, it just doesn't make sense that she would willingly give it away for simply being turned into a fox shifter. We get almost no explanation of why she wants to be a shifter. I don't appreciate their relationship; it just seems very insincere. Before meeting that one night, neither had any particular feelings for each other so it kind of makes it a "love at first sight" thing. After they get together, Carson decides that they're mated and they start up a relationship. Yet the authors glosses over this very quickly, which leaves it kind of confusing because I just don't see them as fitting for each other. I just don't think that their relationship has been well explained.

The plot is decent. However, as mentioned prior, I just don't think that it has been explained well enough for it to be impactful or unique. It's a very hurried story and I don't think it works well for the book; it jumps forward several times without warning and subsequently we have little explanation of important events. I didn't think that the supernatural elements were necessary to the story. It just seemed gratuitous. The fox shifting portion isn't particularly well explained and provides little use to the plot. All Carson does is turn up at the company in fox form and eventually shift back to human in front of her. The reason I say that it was little use to the plot is that he was using his shifting to snoop, but it was ultimately useless because he turned back into a human right in front of her. He just may as well not have bothered.

Overall, it was a decent story. However, I'm not very impressed with either the characters or plot. I think that it needed a lot more work, meaning no offense.

I received a free copy of this story in exchange for an honest review.
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review 2015-04-25 23:55
Elite by Lee Davidson
Elite: The Satellite Trilogy Part II (Volume 2) - Lee Davidson

The story of Grant Bradley continues in the book Elite. After they solve his first set of problems. He seems to be having trouble with an another set of problems. Grant wants to prove to the Elite team that he can protect the life of a woman on Earth.

Though he has tried to code, he starts to feel pain though his scar when he codes. He then finds out his friends are hiding something from him. What will happen to him and his friends?

Grant and his buddies seem to have lost a skill. They can not seem to be able to do the one thing that requires of them. There is one event that he shows up and not expecting it. Jonathan does not know about the one thing that took them to do theirs job.

Source: nrcbooks.blogspot.com/2015/04/elite-by-lee-davidson.html
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url 2013-12-06 23:17
Free Today on Amazon
He Watches Me (Seen Trilogy #1) - Cynthia Sax

And here is a less disturbing freebie courtesy of Avon.

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