Monthly Archives: January 2012

Music Monday: Forever Unstoppable

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I recently got the Whatever CD from Hot Chelle Rae; for the most part the lyrics are kind of meh/not high on my OMGAWESOME list. But the beats are catchy and I find myself singing to the CD. It’s definitely something I’ll be walking/dancing to :)

But this song, I really love. It’s my favorite on the CD and it’s aptly fitting in a sense for me. I recently started a lifestyle change, to aim to get healthier, happier, and fit. I’ve always believed weight loss was impossible with Polycystic Ovarian syndrome…but I really think I just needed to find what was right for me. I’m very happy with my loss so far, proud of myself. I feel Forever Unstoppable right this minute :)

Saturday Snippet: Spellbound #2

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Today’s snippet comes from my dragon-shifter WIP, Spellbound:

Wylde sprang away, crouching next to the fallen deer, her wings receding into clawed hands which spread, splay-fingered, on the ground. The doe’s brown eyes were wide, still hanging on. Wylde stroked her fingertips against the velvety nose as nostrils flared and unflared. The doe shuddered and then the last breath left her lungs and she was merely a shell of herself. Her soul ripped free with one final jerk. Wylde, graced, watched as the whisper of a ghost found her legs and took off into the woods, her spectral form blending in to the wisps of mist gathering around them before disappearing.

“Thank you, Free One.” The Wyvern’s voice was thick as she uttered a soft Vanlan prayer and sliced her claws across the doe’s throat. Ribbons of crimson flooded free and Wylde bent down. Heat still pulsed off the corpse, the smell of the blood sickly sweet, making her mouth water.

With both hands, she lifted the deer’s heavy head, bringing it close and licked the blood flowing from the wound. The taste of the doe’s lingering energy made Wylde’s stomach roar, a gargoyle statue brought to life by the pallid light of the moon.

And baring her fangs, she began to feed.

Book Review: Red by Kait Nolan

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Last spring, upon pondering over the idea of going indie ourselves, my friend and CP, Sadie Hart, introduced me to a couple of indie authors: Kait Nolan and Susan Bischoff. I began to stalk follow their blogs. Both of them are awesome and write YA paranormal romances (so go check them out!)

So naturally, I had to read their stuff :P I’ve bought and read both Red by Kait Nolan and Hush Money by Susan Bishcoff, but it was earlier this year. Time for a refresher! Add in my kindle app for my Android phone and you’ve got a recipe for READING TIME! So I’ve decided to try my hand at a review!

Red is a YA paranormal romance, a retelling of Little Red Riding Hood…with werewolves. (My personal opinion: Both times I read it, I didn’t feel that much of a ‘fairy tale’ vibe in this, vs. just an awesome werewolf romance. Just my two cents.)

It’s written in first-person, alternating between the two Main Characters, Sawyer and Elodie. This was a bonus for me; I love this point of view and Kait did it awesomely. Each character had their own mannerisms and ways of talking, and I enjoyed being in both their heads!

For me, Elodie was a strong, stubborn heroine, and Sawyer’s anger issues in the beginning of the book (and how he controls them/how Elodie calms his wolf) made him all the more sexy. I loved the story line and I didn’t foresee the Big Bad until the scene was upon me. The pacing was a little slow in the beginning (again, this is my opinion; keep in mind that I’m ADD!) but she pulled it off with a wonderful ending and follow-up.

I loved the fact that despite this being a werewolf novel, it wasn’t focused on packs/pack life, but instead on the characters and the hunter stalking Elodie. It just felt more unique to me this way.

Did I mention the romance? The kiss scenes in Red were one of my favorites in a YA book. The romance was sweet and sexy, without being over the top, or too adult. Kait Nolan knows how to write romance! (And I only wish I was that talented :P )

I finished Red in less than 48 hours and realized there were things I  MISSED when reading the first time. And it totally made my day to re-discover the book!

So the long and short of it? Four and a half weenies!

I loved this book and will read it again! If you love werewolves, strong heroes, and sexy YA romance, I have the feeling you’ll love Red too! I’d recommend this to my little sister…if she wasn’t so against e-books :P

Music Monday: Red Solo Cup

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Okay, so I don’t typically like country. I like maybe three artists…and the rest is like, “Eh. Nah.” I’ll admit, I’m into the more boyish/punk/pop sort of things, BUT my stepdad listens to country…and has it playing 24/7 on the radio in the garage. So. I listen. And I keep hearing this song.

And it drives me absolutely batty. LOL. It’s catchy enough that I know all the lyrics after hearing it a few times, and I find myself humming it a lot. Why? I don’t know. I don’t -like- it…but it’s definitely one of those songs that make you go: “Hey, I know this song… -whistles a few bars-” XD I don’t even care for Toby Keith, not his newer stuff anyway.

But still, time after time, it gets lodged in my skull and rampages around like a bull in a china shop. So I figured I’d share. I never said Music Monday would be songs that I only loved, now did I? :P

Red Solo Cup: Toby Keith (has mild language)

Saturday Snippet: Spellbound #1

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Subtitle: Wow, I Really Fail At Blogging.
Subtitle’s Subtitle: And Coming Up With Creative Titles. FTW.

Haha, that said, I am going to have to start scheduling posts because Monday goes by and it’s Wednesday and I’m like: “Whoo…I forgot to post!”…and then it’s Friday and I’m like: “Oh, I forgot again -facepalm-”. Just a matter of daily habits. Which I’m learning. Slowly. Blargh! ANYWAY. I’ve decided to start my Re-blogging on Saturday, instead of waiting until Monday.

I’ve decided that Saturday is a good day to share a snippet for the week. So weekly, I’ll be taking a few sentences out of my current work-in-progress, to share with readers. They might be happy, they might be sad…they might just be what I consider ‘pretty’ words, or a piece that I really like. Who knows!

So. I’d like to start off with the first excerpt from Spellbound. Wylde is a Wyvern princess quickly coming upon the throne, and her father’s making her choose a suitor in a fortnight to be her lifemate and future king, even if she doesn’t love the man she chooses:

He wouldn’t act like this if Mother was still alive. She blinked back the threat of tears and let the breeze carry her to the edge. Her gaze stole across the horizon, the light of the moon casting the sands of Vanla in a blue-violet hue. The stars dotted a black velvet sky, tiny pinpricks of light, and Wylde raised her arms.

He didn’t own her. His blood might run deep within her body, but he had no control over her soul. She threw her head back and let loose another shriek, the sound piercing the silent night air like a siren. Not at all human, but then again, she wasn’t one.

Before anyone could come up and stop her, Wylde threw herself forwards. Three steps and she was suddenly mid-air, careening towards the ruthless ground, hundreds of feet from the top of the Nest. Her silk dress fluttered in the wind as she fell: down, down, down.