Cover Up #7 - It's All Alice

For today's cover post we have two recently revealed covers about two books with their own dark twists on the Lewis Caroll classic - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.


Splintered by A.G Howard


Alice in Zombieland by Gena Showalter

I can't say that I am drooling over either of these covers but I have to say they are both very eye catching. If I saw either cover on a book store shelf I would pause to pick it up and check it out, which is what a good book cover is supposed to do even if I am not falling in love with it. I love the colours for Splintered and the little details surrounding the model's face like the butterfly and the bird. And what I like most about the Alice in Zombieland cover is that the border makes the book like a playing card which I think ties quite nicely into the original Alice story.

If you want to learn more about the books then click on the covers and be taken to their goodreads pages.

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Book Review: Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Graveminder by Melissa Marr

Rebekkah Barrow never forgot the tender attention her grandmother, Maylene, bestowed upon the dead of Claysville. While growing up, Rebekkah watched as Maylene performed the same unusual ritual at every funeral: three sips from a small silver flask followed by the words, "Sleep well, and stay where I put you."

Now Maylene is gone and Bek must return to the hometown--and the man--she abandoned a decade ago, only to discover that Maylene's death was not natural . . . and there was good reason for her odd traditions. In Claysville, the worlds of the living and the dead are dangerously connected--and beneath the town lies a shadowy, lawless land ruled by the enigmatic Charles, aka Mr. D. From this dark place the deceased will return if their graves are not properly minded. And only the Graveminder, a Barrow woman, and the current Undertaker, Byron, can set things to right once the dead begin to walk.

I found Graveminder to be very good. At first it was a bit slow and I had put the book down for a while. But with some persuasion from Sandy; I picked it back up, and couldn't put it back down. The story was very original and exciting, I have never read a story like before, I feel like the story was kind of left unfinished but at the same time I am very happy with the ending.

I have to say they were a few parts that I find kind of scary and annoying, but they were very few and it helps you see the big picture on things! I'm actually hoping there is a second part to this.

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Book Review: Unafraid by Michael Griffo

Unafraid by Michael Griffo

The boarding school known as Archangel Academy possesses a legacy of secrets known only to a privileged few. For in this peaceful, charming part of England lives a population of vampires at war with one another--and Michael Howard is caught in the middle of it all. . .

When Michael left his small Nebraska home town to enroll at Archangel Academy, he couldn't have imagined how much the experience would change him. Once mortal, Michael is now a vampire with a destiny that was foretold long ago, and a group of friends with their own mysterious abilities.

But there are enemies too, some of them hiding in plain sight. Being strong enough to defend himself isn't enough. Michael must find a way to protect his entire race of vampires. Dark forces within the school will drive everyone to take sides in the escalating violence. And for all his new powers, Michael will discover that love, jealousy, and vengeance have a danger all their own. . .

I am glad to see that people might actually be happy in this book, rather than ending up dead. The struggles were very different because it is not about Micheal, but about his boyfriend Ronon. He has to fight with a demon he buried deep in his soul for so long. A pain that could destroy everything he has become from that very special day, that he had to lock it away and hid it.

Also Ronon's mother has finally given into love again, and the person she is with may actually turn out to love her back. In the beginning her children find faults with this man, but who could blame them. You actually get to see her show emotion, shedding some of the hardness.

This book i think was just as good as the other two, it always has twists and turns to keep you right where the author wants you...I was not disappointed at all. I am still wondering what will happen from here, if there is to be a 4th book, and what is this really special connection that Micheal has to the well.

 I love it so I am hoping there will be another very soon.

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Winner: The Iron King and Iron Daughter Giveaway

Firstly, thank-you to everyone who entered the giveaway, became new followers, left comments, and spread the word about the blog and giveaway. Don't forget about the blog now that the giveaway is over, having followers is great but getting comments and interacting with people is even better ^_^.

Secondly, the winner for the giveaway (who was chosen through random.org) is

Christy Mullins

Congratulations Christy you are the winner of both of the above books. An email will be sent shortly to the winner, if there is no reply in 48 hours a new winner will be chosen. Thanks again everyone for participating.

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Cover Up #6.5

Above by Leah Bobet	Draykon by Charlotte E. English
Auracle by Gina Rosati	Sweet Shadows (Medusa Girls #2) by Tera Lynn Childs

I am too lazy this time around to check when all of the above covers were revealed but I know Draykon came out in 2010, Sweet Shadows was revealed back in January (where was the blogosvere mania for that one? Sweet Venom certainly got more attention last year) and will be released in September. As for the others I leave that to google if you're really curious about them and will only say I think they are very pretty.

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Cover Up #6

It took a bit of searching to find this round of covers. Only Water and Willful Impropriety appeared casually in my dashboard.

Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper	Water by Shauna Granger
Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal and Romance (Anthology)	Lonely Souls by Karice Bolton

Quicksilver (Ultraviolet #2)
by R.J. Anderson

I think my two favourite covers here are the ones that found me (Water and Willful). I love the image and style of The Lonely Souls cover but I think it would have benefited from stronger contrasts and better text placement.

What cover is your fav? Are the other newly released covers that have caught your fancy? Share them!

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Book Blogger Confessions #7

Book Blogger Confessions is a new bi-weekly meme hosted by Tiger @ All Consuming Books and Karen @ For What it's Worth Reviews.

Spoilers in reviews: Do you read them, do you include them? How do you describe (or avoid describing) spoilery parts of a book?

Spoilers in reviews...I loathe them, I really do. Actually I hate spoilers on books in any form (you hear that Reeshe? Stop telling 90% of everything that happens in the book when you recommend them to me). She's great with keeping it quiet in a review but when she starts talking, cover your ears! Anyway I try to avoid spoilery reviews whenever I can and thankfully if a review I come across, in the blogs I follow, have spoilers the poster is kind enough to warn me before hand. Which is what we do hear if our reviews stem into discussions. And since I hate reading reviews about spoilers (read one on a book store site the other day that told me a big twist in a book I was considering, I wanted to slit the reviewer's throat) I do not post reviews with spoilers and I'll even warn you if I'm not 100% sure if what I am posting is a spoiler.

Sometimes though there are certain books where you can hardly say anything because big things are revealed early on that you wouldn't know about unless you read the book, which makes it quite hard to discuss the book so my reviews for those tend to be shorter and just comment on writing style and characters (if I can even mention characters without spoiling you.)

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