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Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Blog Tour + Book Blitz: Dekkir by Lara Larue

Dekkir

Lara Larue

(Galaxy Alien Warriors, #1)

Publication date: October 26th 2016
Genres: Adult, Romance, Science Fiction

This Alien Warrior will fight—kill—any who dare attempt to take his female.

Dekkir, war chief and military leader has found his mate…a human. She is tiny contrasted to his hulking size, but her luscious curves and delectable scent call out to his heart like no other.

Anthropologist Grace was sent by Earth Military Command to act as emissary to Dekkir’s planet. Her mission was clear: make contact and live among the aliens recording details on their culture and world. The job should’ve been simple but like the story of her life sh*t got complicated fast. Now she has a hot alpha alien warrior trying to claim her like some caveman. WTH?

Adding to the chaos of her life, she’s attacked by her own military command. Dekkir is prepared to do whatever it takes to keep her safe. Can they survive the coming battles? Or will they die before he can claim his mate?

Dekkir is the first book in the Galaxy Alien Warriors series, it features steamy sex, thrilling battles, and plenty of romance. All books in this rock-hard science fiction series can be read as standalones, there are no cliffhangers, and happily ever afters are guaranteed!

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smoothed his tangled hair back from his brow, and gentle warmth swelled inside me. Perhaps the bond was not completed, but I could feel it now. And it was time for me to do something about it.

I took off my boots and settled on the bed with him. After a moment, he stirred, and his eyes opened.

He sat up, startled to see me leaning over him, and then stared at my face. “Your eyes,” he murmured.

“What have you done?”

“What I knew had to be done. Anything else wouldn’t have been fair to either of us.”

“But—”

I laid a finger on his lips and then moved forward and put my arms around him. It was like embracing a sun-warmed statue. There was nothing soft about him but his skin and hair. I ran my hands over his muscled back through his tunic, eagerly mapping the contours of his body with my fingertips. He shuddered, his eyes hooding again, but held himself still, as if wary of frightening me off. I reassured him the best way I could think of, leaning up and pressing my lips to his.

He caught me in his arms, pulling me against him hungrily. The kiss ignited suddenly as we clung to each other, intensifying until my lips stung, stealing our breaths until we finally had to lean back from each other just to catch them.

“I… do not wish to hurt you,” he murmured. I could feel his muscles tighten with restrained strength as he held me.

I smiled. “You’ve bled for me twice, Dekkir,” I purred as I ran the back of my hand down his cheek.
“I’m not worried about you hurting me in any way I wouldn’t like.”

Lara LaRue is a romance author who lives in New York City. She loves writing sizzling, sexy stories.

To learn more about Lara LaRue and her collection of romance novels, visit her at www.laralarue.com.

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Tuesday, October 25, 2016

[BOOK REVIEW] Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

Title: Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed

Author: Mo Willems

Genre: Animals / Humor / Self Esteem / Peer Pressure

Year Published: 2009

Year Read: 2016

Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children

Source: Library

Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Some Bullying)

Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository

You know, the moment that I saw Mo Willems’ name on this book, I just knew that I had to pick this book up since I have been loving everything that Mo Willems had thrown at me! This particular book that I had just recently picked up is called “Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed” and I was quite surprised by the title of this book and I wanted to see how Mo Willems would make this book just as interesting as his other works!

There are three things you should know about naked mole rats:

They are a little bit rat.
They are a little bit mole.
They are all naked.

Well, except for one naked mole rat…WILBUR!

Wilbur was the only naked mole rat who was not…well…naked, as he constantly wears clothes to every occasion he goes to. The other naked mole rats were not pleased by Wilbur’s strange notions about wearing clothes and they tried to persuade Wilbur to not wear clothes. But Wilbur refuses to take off his clothes and the other naked mole rats ended up telling the Grand-pah, the oldest, greatest and most naked mole rat, about Wilbur constantly wearing clothing.

What will the Grand-pah say about Wilbur’s strange notions in wearing clothing?

Read this book to find out!

Well, what did I tell you? Mo Willems has never failed to amaze me with his creative and hilarious writing and this book is no different! I loved the way that Mo Willems addressed the issue of peer-pressure to the readers by having Wilbur dealing with peer-pressure as the other naked mole rats keep on telling him that it is appalling wearing clothes and that he should be like everyone else and remain naked. I also loved the way that Wilbur is portrayed as being strong willed and wanting to keep wearing his clothes, despite what the other naked mole rats say about him as it shows the readers that you should be yourself no matter what other people say about your hobbies or appearance. I thought it was creative and interesting that Mo Willems used naked mole rats as characters and used their titles to describe about the pressure of not wearing clothes since naked mole rats are supposed to be “naked” and it sends an interesting message about being yourself despite how different your notions may be compared to everyone else’s. Mo Willems’ artwork is as usual creative and fun to look at as the naked mole rats are shown as pink creatures with whale shaped heads and chubby little stomachs that make them look extremely cute! I also loved seeing the images of Wilbur putting on clothes as it makes him stand out from the other naked mole rats and I also loved the styles that he has chosen for himself!

Overall, “Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed” is a truly inspiring and cute book about not giving in to peer-pressure and being yourself no matter what anyone else thinks about you! I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since there is nothing inappropriate in this book.

* 2009 Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Picture Book

Top Ten Tuesday #37: Top 10 Horror Themed Books to get you in the Halloween Spirit

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish.

So, this week's top 10 Tuesday topic is "Top 10 Horror Themed Books to get you in the Halloween Spirit!

So here's my top 10 horror themed books to get you in the Halloween spirit (in no particular order)!

1. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

2. More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz

3. Scary Stories 3: More Tales to Chill Your Bones by Alvin Schwartz

4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Volume 1 by Joss Whedon

5. Boris and Bella by Carolyn Crimi

6. Halloween ABC by Eve Merriam

7. Cinderella Skeleton by Robert D. San Souci

8. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving

9. The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

10. The Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward Gorey

Posted on Tuesday, October 25, 2016.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Ho-Ho-Ho Read-A-Thon (November 9th - November 15th) Sign Up!

Hey everyone! I'm going to try to participate in this readathon since I haven't participated in a readathon for awhile now since the next "Bout of Books" readathon won't be until next year! Also, it's a great way to get some holiday reads in before the holidays! So down below, here are the rules from Caffeinated Book Reviewer's readathon and some holiday / winter themed books I'm planning on reading for this readathon!

Read-a-thon Rules

Link-up (it is not necessary to link to goal post, just link to account/blog you will be using)

Before or on November 9th post a goals post to your blog. (if you do not have a blog post to another social media site such as Goodreads, Facebook, Google+ etc ) Be sure and link back to Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It might be a good idea to friend, like or follow me on whatever social media site you use so we can see your progress. Just mention Ho-Ho-Ho so I can follow you back.

Grab the button and share!

Participate in at least one challenge to be eligible for grand prize

Read/listen to as many holiday themed or winter setting books you can.

Tweet your progress using #HoHoHoRAT

Twitter Party! Tuesday November 15, 2015 at 7:30 pm (EST) #HoHoHoRAT Come chat about the books you have read. There will be prizes.

Challenge schedule and Grand Prize widget and rules will post on November 9th at/by 8 am (EST)

Read-a-thon starts on November 9th 12:o1 am (your time zone) and ends on November 15 at 11:59 pm(your time zone)

Challenges will be open from 8 am (EST) on the 9th and stay open until Nov 15th at 11:59 pm (EST)

Grand Prize Raffle will be open until November 16th at 11:59 pm (EST) to allow you to submit entries.

All winners of challenges and grand prize will be notified by November 20th.

Sunday, October 23, 2016

[BOOK REVIEW] No Dinner! by Jessica Souhami

Title: No Dinner!

Author: Jessica Souhami

Genre: Family / Animals / India / Food

Year Published: 1999

Year Read: 2016

Publisher: Marshall Cavendish

Source: Library

Content Rating: Ages 5+ (Some Scary Scenes)

Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository

I have read many folktales that have originated from India and this particular tale called “No Dinner!” which was written and illustrated by Jessica Souhami was really interesting to me as the heroine of the story (a frail old woman) thinks of a creative way to outwit the dangers in the forest!

The story starts off with a frail old woman going to visit her granddaughter on the other side of the forest. But first, the old woman has to avoid all the dangers of the forest which includes meeting up with a wolf, a bear and a tiger.

Can the old woman make it to her granddaughter’s home without getting eaten by the dangers of the forest?

Read this book to find out!

Jessica Souhami has done a great job at writing and illustrating this story as the old woman was written in an extremely clever way, especially with how she dealt with the wolf, the bear and the tiger through her journey to her granddaughter’s home! I also liked the way that Jessica Souhami wrote the relationship between the old woman and her granddaughter (although a bit brief) as it shows that the granddaughter and the old woman care for each other and are also both shown to be extremely clever when dealing with the dangers of the forest. Jessica Souhami’s artwork is extremely cute and creative to look at as the characters are not drawn with black outlines that would define their shapes as the natural colors of the characters shows their shapes instead. I also loved the images of the bear, the wolf and the tiger as they all look truly threatening as they hover over the old woman and some of their facial expressions look a bit menacing.

The reason why I gave this story a four star rating was because I felt that the characters were a bit too flat. I felt that there should have been more done with the characters, such as seeing more of the old woman’s relationship with her granddaughter or maybe see the old woman engage in some mind games with the animals to expand more on her clever nature.

Overall, “No Dinner!” is a cute book about cleverness and trickery that children will enjoy! I would recommend this book to children ages five and up since the scenes of the old woman meeting up with the dangerous animals of the forest might scare smaller children.

Book Photo Sundays #2: October 23, 2016

Hello everyone! Welcome to "Book Photo Sundays" where you get the chance to showcase photos of your books, bookshelves and book conventions you have gone to! The goal of this book meme is to basically just post up a photo of the various books you have read or your book hauls on your blog and link back here so that way everyone can check out your wonderful book photos! You can get your book photos through your Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, Iphone or any other account where you can get your photos!

So let's get started!

Here's one of the photos I made for my recent buy "Me Before You!"

Time to Link Up! Show us your book photos of the week!

The Sunday Post Meme (58)

Hey everybody! I am participating in a book meme called the Sunday Post which is being hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer! The goal of this meme is to share news you have on various books and things you’ve read or received and also talk about what is coming up for your blog! Book hauls can include library books , yard sale finds, arcs and bought books and you can share these finds with other book bloggers!

Hello everyone! Halloween is almost here and I've managed to read a couple of Halloween themed books for this month, although I'm going to try to read some more this month! On a new front, I just created a new tab dedicated to Banned Books and I'm trying to read up on some controversial books from the last century and I'm surprised that there's still more banned books coming each day.