For a chance to win a free Kindle copy of my book
Chasing Pavements, follow/attend the e-launch party of my friend Susan
Buchanan's new book The Dating Game, released Friday, November 2nd. Sooz is giving away 50+ e-books in total by various authors, so make sure you enter!
Here's where to enter the raffle on her blog:
http://susancbuchanan.blogspot.co.uk/2012_11_01_archive.html
Wednesday 31 October 2012
Thursday 11 October 2012
Book Review - Poison Blood Series (Book 1-2)
The following book reviews were posted on Smashwords
Download for Free: Apple iBookstore US and UK, B&N Nook Store, Sony Reader Store, Kobo, Diesel and Smashwords
"I don't know what blood tastes like to a human. I'd never even licked a tiny drop of it from a pricked finger, let alone suck on a bleeding cut. The shedding of blood, my own, or anyone else's, always made me scream or panic in fear and revulsion. Now it's my only food source."
Elisia Dalton, more commonly known as Ellie, is not a typical teenaged vampire. She still has her humanity and conscience. Her human memories and growing pains. And the same distaste for blood.
Still reeling from the secrets she uncovered before she was turned into a vampire by the mysterious immortal Christian, Ellie is also finding it hard to come to terms with what she has become. And the revelations keep coming.
Book one of the Poison Blood series reveals why Ellie is not like others of her kind.
I've now read Poison Blood 1 and 2 – both of which I loved and read each in less than 24 hours. I was gripped and Neha had me turning the e-pages! I am definitely hooked on the Poison Blood Series and now eagerly awaiting Book 3!
So let's start with Poison Blood 1 – I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had read Neha's first novel Chasing Pavements which I loved so I thought I'd give Poison Blood a try even though part of me was unsure whether yet another vampire story was worth telling... It definitely was!
Yes like another reviewer has mentioned, Neha takes some inspiration from the Twilight saga in terms of vampire mythology – Neha unashamedly embraces this and I knew what to expect as I has read it in her Author Q&A – yet that's really where the similarity ends.
Let’s be clear: this is not fan fiction. There is so much more to the vampire world that she creates, and she really does create a 'world' – with its own rules and justice system. Obviously this is a world that (unknowingly to most humans) co-exists with our world – that becomes important later on, and I'm sure it will further develop in the Poison Blood Series, as the two worlds, human and vampire, inevitably collide – but really this is a character driven story. In fact this is where the similarity to Chasing Pavements arises – of course the story is entirely different – but Neha's characters’ depths are what drive her stories, each with their hidden secrets of course.
This is the story of Ellie, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl – who fights with her parents and hangs out with her friends – until one day she is created as a vampire. Ellie is not a typical vampire – she hates the taste of blood and abhors the thought of harming human life. There is more to Ellie than even she knows…
Download for Free: Apple iBookstore US and UK, B&N Nook Store, Diesel, Sony Reader Store, Kobo and Smashwords
Book two of the Poison Blood series answers some of the questions raised in book one while asking many more.
Book: Poison Blood, Book 1: Revelation
Author: Neha Yazmin
Reviewer: Smashwords Customer
Rating: 5 starsDownload for Free: Apple iBookstore US and UK, B&N Nook Store, Sony Reader Store, Kobo, Diesel and Smashwords
"I don't know what blood tastes like to a human. I'd never even licked a tiny drop of it from a pricked finger, let alone suck on a bleeding cut. The shedding of blood, my own, or anyone else's, always made me scream or panic in fear and revulsion. Now it's my only food source."
Elisia Dalton, more commonly known as Ellie, is not a typical teenaged vampire. She still has her humanity and conscience. Her human memories and growing pains. And the same distaste for blood.
Still reeling from the secrets she uncovered before she was turned into a vampire by the mysterious immortal Christian, Ellie is also finding it hard to come to terms with what she has become. And the revelations keep coming.
Book one of the Poison Blood series reveals why Ellie is not like others of her kind.
I've now read Poison Blood 1 and 2 – both of which I loved and read each in less than 24 hours. I was gripped and Neha had me turning the e-pages! I am definitely hooked on the Poison Blood Series and now eagerly awaiting Book 3!
So let's start with Poison Blood 1 – I'll be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect. I had read Neha's first novel Chasing Pavements which I loved so I thought I'd give Poison Blood a try even though part of me was unsure whether yet another vampire story was worth telling... It definitely was!
Yes like another reviewer has mentioned, Neha takes some inspiration from the Twilight saga in terms of vampire mythology – Neha unashamedly embraces this and I knew what to expect as I has read it in her Author Q&A – yet that's really where the similarity ends.
Let’s be clear: this is not fan fiction. There is so much more to the vampire world that she creates, and she really does create a 'world' – with its own rules and justice system. Obviously this is a world that (unknowingly to most humans) co-exists with our world – that becomes important later on, and I'm sure it will further develop in the Poison Blood Series, as the two worlds, human and vampire, inevitably collide – but really this is a character driven story. In fact this is where the similarity to Chasing Pavements arises – of course the story is entirely different – but Neha's characters’ depths are what drive her stories, each with their hidden secrets of course.
This is the story of Ellie, a seemingly ordinary teenage girl – who fights with her parents and hangs out with her friends – until one day she is created as a vampire. Ellie is not a typical vampire – she hates the taste of blood and abhors the thought of harming human life. There is more to Ellie than even she knows…
Book
1 of the Poison Blood Series really is about the ‘Revelation’ (it’s good!).
~~~
Book: Poison Blood, Book 2: Absolution
Author: Neha Yazmin
Reviewer: Smashwords Customer
Rating: 5 starsDownload for Free: Apple iBookstore US and UK, B&N Nook Store, Diesel, Sony Reader Store, Kobo and Smashwords
“I don’t know what being in love is like for humans. It
never happened to me, not really. I only thought it did. Thought it for a long
time. Almost half a century. But it feels as though I’ve known for longer that
I’d been wrong."
Being a senior official at The System, the vampire world’s governing body, Christian routinely assigns secret missions to his agents. As The System’s most powerful immortal, he also takes responsibility for some of the trickier tasks himself.
Being a senior official at The System, the vampire world’s governing body, Christian routinely assigns secret missions to his agents. As The System’s most powerful immortal, he also takes responsibility for some of the trickier tasks himself.
When he stumbles upon a project that was kept secret from
him, Christian decides to investigate. Why was he not told about this vampire that
his employer wants to recruit? Why can’t he get anywhere near this elusive
immortal?
Soon, he discovers that this is no ordinary vampire that he
is hunting. And when he is suddenly overwhelmed by a rush of strange emotions, Christian
is left even more perplexed. Is any of this related to Ellie?
Book two of the Poison Blood series answers some of the questions raised in book one while asking many more.
I’ve
been waiting for PB2 and it did not disappoint! This time the narrative is from the point of
view of Christian. He is the vampire
that created Ellie, but there isn’t much more to him… or is there?
I was surprised to find how much I liked reading things from Christian’s point of view. It suddenly brings a whole new perspective to the events of PB1 and you get to learn a lot more about the way the vampire world works. There were times when I hated him. He enjoys the blood-lust of his kind and has no remorse for killing his victims. But there were also times when I found myself empathising with him. It appears that Ellie had affected him in a big way, long before he drank her blood. Possibly he has been changed forever. There is big problem now though – Christian’s way of ‘helping’ Ellie is likely to do more harm than good...
I’m eagerly awaiting PB3 to find out what will happen next! I’m really hoping Christian does not get his way – but then I don’t want Ellie to get her way either! Oh the dilemma! Cannot wait for PB3!!!
I was surprised to find how much I liked reading things from Christian’s point of view. It suddenly brings a whole new perspective to the events of PB1 and you get to learn a lot more about the way the vampire world works. There were times when I hated him. He enjoys the blood-lust of his kind and has no remorse for killing his victims. But there were also times when I found myself empathising with him. It appears that Ellie had affected him in a big way, long before he drank her blood. Possibly he has been changed forever. There is big problem now though – Christian’s way of ‘helping’ Ellie is likely to do more harm than good...
I’m eagerly awaiting PB3 to find out what will happen next! I’m really hoping Christian does not get his way – but then I don’t want Ellie to get her way either! Oh the dilemma! Cannot wait for PB3!!!
Wednesday 10 October 2012
Book Review - Rae Wilder Novels
Today's book review was written by me.
Book: Rae Wilder Novels #1-3 (Glamour, Compel, Enchant)
Author: Penelope Fletcher
Rating: 4 stars
Available via: All major e-book retailers and also author's website
Confession 1: The first three Rae Wilder novels were the
first independently published e-books I'd ever read.
Confession 2: Up until then, I was pretty much oblivious to the rise in the indie e-book market. As an aspiring author, working on my book Chasing Pavements, I should have been hyper-aware of this new trend in the market. Even worse is the fact that it was a friend of mine, one who hardly reads books (well, most of my friends hardly read books!), that alerted me to this exciting avenue available to unsigned writers. Very poor form on my part!
I won't be too harsh on myself though - Chasing Pavements wasn't a planned project and until I started writing it, I hadn't been in author-mode for years.
Anyway, the year was 2012, the month March, my manuscript for Chasing Pavements constantly being edited and re-edited, when I became aware of how easy it had become to self-publish our writing. After some Google searches, I came across e-book distributor Smashwords. I can't remember exactly, but I think I stumbled upon Demon Girl (now renamed Glamour) by indie author Penelope Fletcher through one of the searches on the site - perhaps on the first page of the highest-rated free e-books chart? The cover and synopsis grabbed me and the favourable reviews on the book page enticed me to download the book.
Confession 2: Up until then, I was pretty much oblivious to the rise in the indie e-book market. As an aspiring author, working on my book Chasing Pavements, I should have been hyper-aware of this new trend in the market. Even worse is the fact that it was a friend of mine, one who hardly reads books (well, most of my friends hardly read books!), that alerted me to this exciting avenue available to unsigned writers. Very poor form on my part!
I won't be too harsh on myself though - Chasing Pavements wasn't a planned project and until I started writing it, I hadn't been in author-mode for years.
Anyway, the year was 2012, the month March, my manuscript for Chasing Pavements constantly being edited and re-edited, when I became aware of how easy it had become to self-publish our writing. After some Google searches, I came across e-book distributor Smashwords. I can't remember exactly, but I think I stumbled upon Demon Girl (now renamed Glamour) by indie author Penelope Fletcher through one of the searches on the site - perhaps on the first page of the highest-rated free e-books chart? The cover and synopsis grabbed me and the favourable reviews on the book page enticed me to download the book.
From the very first chapter, the book had me hooked! And after the introduction of the vampire, I
knew there was no turning back - I was going to read the entire series! The author creates the kind of world you want
to jump into, and introduces characters that you instantly develop a connection
to. I finished it in two and half days
and wished it was longer! I would have
liked to have spent a bit more time with Rae at Temple, learned more about her
day-to-day life as a Disciple before discovering her real identity and destiny.
Monday 1 October 2012
Poison Blood, Book 2: Absolution
My new book is out now. Details below:
“I don’t know what being in love is like for humans. It
never happened to me, not really. I only thought it did. Thought it for a long
time. Almost half a century. But it feels as though I’ve known for longer that
I’d been wrong."
Being a senior official at The System, the vampire world’s
governing body, Christian routinely assigns secret missions to his agents. As The
System’s most powerful immortal, he also takes responsibility for some of the
trickier tasks himself.
When he stumbles upon a project that was kept secret from
him, Christian decides to investigate. Why was he not told about this vampire that
his employer wants to recruit? Why can’t he get anywhere near this elusive
immortal?
Soon, he discovers that this is no ordinary vampire that he
is hunting. And when he is suddenly overwhelmed by a rush of strange emotions, Christian
is left even more perplexed. Is any of this related to Ellie?
Book two of the Poison Blood series answers some of the questions raised in book one while asking many more.
*** Download this e-book for free from Smashwords. ***
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