Freebie: Spell Check by Julie Wright

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Spell Check by Julie Wright

A skeleton is rattling its way out of the closet marked “FAMILY SECRET! KEEP OUT!”

Allyson Peterson believes that being hanged by the Salem High Witches is the absolute worst thing that can happen. But when her powers, wrested from the trolls of ancient Sweden, manifest themselves, she realizes that a prank hanging by vindictive cheerleaders is the least of her worries.

Ally accidentally sends her parents to the jungle to fight anacondas, turns her brother into a mute, and curses the entire cheerleading team with an illness that has no cure, proving that her spells need a little checking. Her Swedish grandmother shows up to help her through the worst part of all—surviving the Troll Trials and saving the guy of her dreams from a vengeance that has festered through-out generations.

The power is in her, if she can just get the magic right.

 

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Author Julie Wright

Julie Wright (1972-still breathing) was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. She's lived in LA, Boston, and the literal middle of nowhere (don't ask). She wrote her first book when she was fifteen. She's written sixteen novels--nine of which are traditionally published. Julie won the Whitney award for best romance in 2010 with her novel Cross My Heart. She is agented by Sara Crowe at Harvey Klinger Inc.

She has one husband, three kids, two salamanders, one dog, and a varying amount of fish (depending on attrition).

She loves writing, reading, traveling, hiking, playing with her kids, and watching her husband make dinner.

She used to speak fluent Swedish, but now speaks only well enough to cuss out her children in public.

She hates mayonnaise.

Visit Julie:
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Website
Blog
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Twitter @scatteredjules

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Burning Bright by E.J. Stevens

Burning Bright
(Ivy Granger #3)
by E.J. Stevens

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Just released: June 17, 2014
Publisher: Sacred Oaks Press
Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
Paperback: 282 pages
Rating: 4

Ivy Granger series:
Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1)
Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5)
Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2)
Club Nexus (Ivy Granger #2.5)
Burning Bright (Ivy Granger 3)

Things are not going well at the offices of Private Eye. Jinx is having demon problems, the city is overrun with pyromaniacal imps, and Ivy's wisp powers are burning out of control, attracting the attention of both the Seelie and Unseelie courts.

Along came a faerie queen... It's the worst possible time for the Green Lady to call in a favor, but Ivy's bound by her deal with the glaistig. Too bad there's no wiggle room in faerie bargains.

Ivy must rid the city of imps, keep Jinx from murdering her one solid link to Hell, and fulfill her bargain with the Green Lady--with sidhe assassins hot on her tail.

Just another day's work for Ivy Granger, psychic detective.

My two-bits:

Ivy's story continues in book 3 with detective work focused on personal matters - specifically in regards to her best friend and co-worker, Jinx.

The first half of this story introduces a variety of fae, demons and witches. The descriptions and basic lore of each creature gives a good sense of Ivy's otherworld exposure.

The second half of the story has the action scenes that show off Ivy's paranormal and fighting skills. Oh, a bit of Ivy's on-going romance is included as well.

Another, fun summer read to add to your list.

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-offer ends July 7, 2014
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* review copy courtesy of author

* added this to my Bookish Bingo challenge

Bookish Bingo Challenge: Spring wrap up

Bookish Bingo Challenge
April to June 2014
hosted by Great Imaginations
details here
It's a wrap...

GOT BINGO! four times!

Books read:

Square - Strong Parent-Child Relationships
The Witch of Belladonna Bay
by Suzanne Palmieri
my review

Square - Featuring Recovery
Jane's Melody
by Ryan Winfield
-deals with grief
-deals with parent/friend of an addict
my review

Square - About Plants or Wilderness
Kissed
by Kimberly Loth
-features roses
my review

Square - Set in California or Florida
Your Perfect Life
by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke
my review

Square - Zombie
Zombie, Indiana
by Scott Kenemore
my review

Square - Made into a movie
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
my review

Square - Child Narrator
The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern
my review

Square - Set in High School
(some scenes)
Love and Other Foreign Words by Erin McCahan
my review

Square - A Romance
Whip Smart: Lola Montez and the Poisoned Nom de Plume by Kit Brennan
my review

Square - Flower on Cover
Medusa by S.D. Hines
my review

Square - Starts with S, P, R, I, N, or G
The Shadow Queen by Sandra Gulland
my review

Square - Yellow cover
Going Over by Beth Kephart
my review

Square - Birds on Cover
Ocean City Lowdown by Kim Kash
my review

Square - Green Cover
Little Miss Bronte Wuthering Heights by Jennifer Adams
my review

Square - 1st in a series
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
my review

Square - Spring Release
The Terminals by Michael F. Stewart
my review

Square - A New To You Author
Jet Black and the Ninja Wind by Leza Lowitz and Shogo Oketani
my review

Square - YA Book
Jane by April Lindner
my review

Square - Written by a Woman
Runaway by Aubrey Kendall
my review
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* had a blast with this and plan on doing the next one :-)

I Become Shadow by Joe Shine

I Become Shadow
by Joe Shine

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Twitter @joeshinetweets

Release date: December 2, 2014
Publisher: Soho Teen
Genre: Thriller, YA
Paperback: 304 pages
Rating: 4

This debut thriller combines a pulse-pounding thriller (like False Memory or Starters) with a new adult coming-of-age story set at Texas A&M University.

When Ren Sharpe was fourteen, she was kidnapped by a shadowy organization called FATE and trained to be a human weapon.

Now, four years later, she receives her assignment: protect Gareth Young at all costs. Currently a student at Texas A&M, Gareth will someday change the world. FATE calls people like Gareth “FIPs”—future important people—and they’re everywhere, each with a FATE-trained shadow.

But when disaster strikes, Ren will have to turn on her maker. Together with Junie, a fellow abductee and the one person she trusts, Ren takes Gareth on the run.

Because whatever else happens, failure is not an option.

My two-bits:

I found this to be an exciting action thriller with main character, Ren, that was a sort-of assassin and sort-of body guard.

This first book in the series is an introduction of Ren and the making of a kick-ass heroine. Ren has a bit of snarky-ness which makes some of her scenes amusing sure to make you chuckle.

Being a young adult, Ren struggles with handling both work and young romance. Her love interests have desirable personalities that match her in different ways which makes for major conflict of her heart. At this point, I can't tell who her best match would be.

Many of the fight scenes were vivid and would lend well to a movie version.

Fun summer read!

About the author:
Joe Shine grew up in Austin, TX (the greatest city ever), and is a graduate of Texas A&M University.

He has an MFA from the Peter Stark Producing Program at the University of Southern California, and after brief stints in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, Joe returned home to Austin (repeat: the greatest city ever).

Joe has a normal human job like most everyone else but hopes to become a full-time writer one day, and this is where you, the reader, must do him a really big solid and love I Become Shadow, his first novel.

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* added this to my Bookish Bingo challenge

* review copy courtesy of book tour sponsored by SOHO Teen.

Winners for July pt1

Here are the winners for giveaways that
ended June 30, 2014

Thanks to all contestants!
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The Walk In Closet by Abdi Nazemiann -signup
Winner: Kas

Jane's Melody by Ryan Winfield -signup
Winner: traveler

Glamour by Andrea Janes -signup
Winner: melissa crisp

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