Top 5 Sundays #25 – Books You Loved & Was Surprised by it!

Hey Guys!!! Sunday is here and it’s time for another Top 5! YAY!

 

This week’s results:

Books You Loved & Was Surprised by it! = 15 (71%)

Best Indie Reads! = 6 (28%)

The theme for today is:

Books You Loved & Was Surprised by it!

*Thanks to Amberscottproject for coming up w/ this theme!

 

But first, a little bit about this feature and the rules to join in…

Every Sunday I will post a TOP 5 list on the blog. It can be about anything and every week I'll have a new theme {You can vote on next week’s theme on my left sidebar!} and I will ad the Mr.Linky bellow the post so you can do a list with the theme and add you link to it.

Rules:

1. Write a post listing your TOP 5 choices within the theme I chose (or was chosen on a poll) for the week.
2. Mention this Blog on the post and link back to it.
3. Fell free to use the Feature's image (there is a smaller size version of it bellow)
4. After you've finished your post, add you link (of the post, not your blog's main page) to the Mr.Linky at the end of that week's post.
5. If you don’t have a blog to post, just leave your list in the comments =)

 

This week’s theme is Books You Loved & Was Surprised by it!

This wasn’t such a hard theme for me and it’s the perfect example of how much becoming a book reviewer has been good to me hehe

These are all books I have received for review and books I would probably never try out if I hadn’t… I would be missing SO much if that was the case…

*in no particular order

*Click on the cover above for my review

I have always had a bit of prejudice against Contemporary romances, I have been opening up to the genre little by little and this one was an AMAZING read!

 

*Click on the cover above for my review

I’ve been feeling a little jaded when it comes to Y.A., even of the Paranormal kind. I was so pleasantly surprised by this book and the series in general, that my hope in the genre is strengthening again, a bit at a time. 

 

*Click on the cover above for my review

Another Contemp. Romance that totally surprised me!

Loved it!

 

*Click on the cover above for my review

Again, another Y.A. that I didn’t expect to love as much as I did!

Awesome book!

 

*Click on the cover above for my review

This is an AMAZING Paranormal series that doesn’t really look it, huh?

But I absolutely recommend it! Another awesome book!

 

Honorable Mention:

I am IN LOVE with Shelly Laurenston Books!

Don’t let these covers push you away!

They are full of Smutty Goodness and they are Some of the most HILARIOUS Books you’ll ever read!

Review coming soon!

 

 

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Now I can’t wait to see who is in YOUR List of Books You Loved & Was Surprised by it!

Write you post and leave your link so i can check it out!

Hope you guys have fun with it!

 

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Guest Post & Giveaway w/ Author Cherish D'Angelo! - "Do Ya Think I'm Freakin' Stupid?"

 

Thank you, Larissa, for hosting me during my Cherish the Romance Virtual Book Tour, which launches my contemporary romantic suspense, Lancelot's Lady. Today I'll be chatting about antidisestablishmentarianism. Ok, NOT! Instead, let's dish the dirt about continuity problems―and I'm not talking about overactive bladders.

Whenever I watch movies or television shows with my husband, I know to expect certain things. I know to expect that Marc might not really want to watch my favourite show, but that he'll do so just to spend time with me. I'll know to expect him to make fun of some of my shows. And I know to expect him to mutter a certain phrase: "Do ya think I'm freakin' stupid?"

Marc's not talking to me, but to the television. More accurately, he's talking to the writers who work in the TV and film industry. He doesn't just catch continuity or implausibility errors on shows and movies; he even finds them in commercials.

Just this past week or so, Marc has caught incidences such as: tires squealing on a snow-covered road, lights being turned on with a dramatic clicking sound that echoes down the hall, one actor advising another to turn over the engine, resulting in a churning engine sound and the first actor saying, "Your battery must be dead then."

"Do ya think I'm freakin' stupid?" Okay, you'd have to change one word for it to be exactly what my husband says, but you get the point. Ever see hubcaps fly off a vehicle in one scene of a movie or show, only to reappear two seconds later in the next shot? Marc recently noticed a scene where a car's front end was damaged, yet in the next shot it was as good as gold. What, did they stop at a repair shop mid-chase and get it fixed?

As I've learned from my husband, some things just don't work the way that TV or film says they do. Television and film use these "devices" specifically for dramatic effect; they take leniencies with fact and authenticity. They do this to create tension and suspense. But when was the last time you turned on a hall light and the sound echoed down the hall…hall...? Um, never? And when was the last time you made your tires squeal when you were driving in snow? Is this possible? Nope.

Marc has taught me that even non-writers are too well informed to be suckered in by poor writing, directing or editing. He's also taught me that I shouldn't write or talk about something I know nothing about, and neither should my characters. I must research! I must be able to suspend disbelief if necessary, to make the unbelievable believable.

So if you're an author or writer―whether for books or film―be believable. Write for an intelligent audience. I know that's what my readers are.

Now I must go convince my husband to take me to the Bahamas. After all, I wrote about it in Lancelot's Lady, yet have never been. But I sure did enjoy doing the research on it. Pour me another margarita, Marc!

Lancelot's Lady ~ A Bahamas holiday from dying billionaire JT Lance, a man with a dark secret, leads palliative nurse Rhianna McLeod to Jonathan, a man with his own troubled past, and Rhianna finds herself drawn to the handsome recluse, while unbeknownst to her, someone with a horrific plan is hunting her down. Lancelot's Lady is available in ebook edition at KoboBooks, Amazon's Kindle Store, Smashwords and other ebook retailers. Help me celebrate by picking up a copy today and "Cherish the romance..."

You can learn more about Lancelot's Lady and Cherish D'Angelo (aka Cheryl Kaye Tardif) at http://www.cherishdangelo.com and ttp://www.cherylktardif.blogspot.com. Follow Cherish from September 27 to October 10 on her Cherish the Romance Virtual Book Tour and win
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What continuity errors have you discovered on TV and in movies?

Leave a comment here, with email address, to be entered into the prize draws. You're guaranteed to receive at least 1 free ebook just for doing so. Plus you'll be entered to win a Kobo ereader. Winners will be announced after October 10th. It’s International!

 

Check Out My Review of Lancelot’s Lady HERE!

 

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Quickie Review: Lancelot's Lady by Cherish D'Angelo

 

 

 

 

 

When palliative care nurse Rhianna McLeod is given a gift of a dream holiday to the Bahamas from her dying patient, billionaire JT Lance, she has no idea that her 'holiday' will include being stranded on a private island with Jonathan, an irritating but irresistibly handsome recluse. Or that she'll fall head over heels for the man.

Jonathan isn't happy to discover a drop-dead gorgeous redhead has invaded his island. But his anger soon turns to attraction. After one failed marriage, he has guarded his heart, but Rhianna's sudden appearance makes him yearn to throw caution to the wind.

To live fully in the present, Rhianna must resolve her own murky past, unravel the secret that haunts JT, foil the plans of a sleazy, blackmailing private investigator and help Jonathan find his muse. Only then can Rhianna find the love she's been searching for, and finally become...Lancelot's Lady.

From Goodreads.

• Publisher: Imajin Books

• Release Date: September 27th, 2010

• My Copy: eARC received by the author.

• Pages: ebook, 225

• Genre: Contemporary Romance

• Author's Website

• Buy This Book:

Lancelot's Lady

The Good:

I loved this story. The characters were compelling, the romance kept me interested and rooting for the couple, the mystery and the little of action there was,  was intriguing and kept me glued to the page.

Lancelot’s Lady is first and foremost a romance, but the mystery undertones definitely keep you interested and wanting to read more. Even though I was able to guess some of the plot, I was still surprised by some details and I just love when that happens.

I had a lot of fun with this book and I have to say, I simply adore when there is a kid in the story, specially such a lovable one… Adorable!

The Bad:

I found that the way this were manipulated was a little convoluted, but it did work out in the end. I don’t really have much more negative things to say about this novel =)

The Romance:

Two very likable and interesting characters, Rihanna and Jonathan, were a pleasure to read about. Rihanna had such a difficult and traumatizing past that I couldn’t help but feel for her.

Both characters are extremely damaged and their romance seems even impossible at times, but they do come together and it is glorious. The journey was a lot of fun.

I totally recommend this book to any Romance lover out there!

 

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