Dystopian Giveaway Hop

dys·to·pi·a

noun

a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.

Dystopian Giveaway Hop
November 1st to 7th
Hosted by I Am A Reader, Not A Writer & My Shelf Confessions

Win one book of choice from the list below as long as TBD delivers to your country.

  

Click on the links below for Goodreads Description.

 

Enclave by  Ann  Aguirre

Swipe by Evan Angler

Sneak by Evan Angler

Unwind by   Neal Shusterman

Eve by Anna Carey

Once by Anna Carey

Legend by Marie Lu

Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder

Outside In by Maria V. Snyder

Mandatory:

Follow publicly via GFC and leave follower name and email address.

Extra entries:

+1 Follow me on twitter @mamabunny13

+1 Follow Mamabunny Shelor on Facebook

* all entries in one comment is fine :)

 This giveaway will end November 7, 2012 at 11:59 pm est.

Spooktacular Giveaway Hop

Welcome to the Spooktacular Giveaway Hop, hosted by I Am a Reader, Not a Writer and The Diary of a Bookworm!
Win a book of your choice up to $10 from TBD (make sure they deliver to your country)

Mandatory entry:
Follow via GFC.
Leave a comment with your follower name and email address so I can contact you if you win.

Extra entries (separate comments with follower names for each entry please):
+1 follow me on twitter: @mamabunny13
+1 follow me on facebook: Mamabunny Shelor

Giveaway ends Oct. 31 @ 11:59 pm EST

It's Haiku Time

Changing like seasons

Pages past, Pages future

Words will take you there

~Connie Shelor

Love To Water My Soul

Love To Water My Soul (Dreamcatcher Series #2)

by Jane Kirkpatrick

Paperback: 416 pages

Publisher: Multnomah Publishers (September 16, 2008)

Amazon Book Description:

Based on historical characters and events, Love to Water My Soul recounts the dramatic story of an abandoned white child rescued by Indians. Among Oregon's Paiute people, Shell Flower seeks love and a place of belonging...only to be cast away from her home.

A remarkable story of God's constancy and provision for all lovers of history, romance and faith...

Based on historical characters and events, Love to Water My Soul recounts the dramatic story of an abandoned white child rescued by Indians. Among Oregon's Paiute people, Shell Flower seeks love and a pace of belonging...only to be cast away from her home.

In the years that follow, she faces a new life in the world of the white man--a life filled with both attachment and loss--yet finds that God faithfully unites her with a love that fills all longing in this heartwarming sequel to Jane Kirkpatrick's award-winner, A Sweetness to the Soul.



*******************************************

My Opinion:

This is book #2 in the  Dreamcatcher Series. I did not read the first book because I didn't know there was a first book (A Sweetness to the Soul) but if it is as good as Love to Water My Soul then I really missed out!  Yes, I definitely plan to read the first one.

Love to Water My Soul has such well developed characters that I couldn't put it down. I felt like I was right there with Asiam on her journey through good times and hard times.

It is so beautifully written. Although the writing gets a little flowery at times, I feel it made the story come alive. A glossary of Native-American words is included before the first chapter. Knowing what the words meant made it feel very authentic.

This is a powerful read about  survival and perseverance with much love, hope and faith. I recommend this book.

 5/5

GIVEAWAY: Ravished By A Highlander by Paula Quinn

Ravished by a  Highlander (Children of the Mist #1)

by Paula Quinn

Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages

Publisher: Forever; 1 edition (May 1, 2010)

Goodreads Summary:

FORBIDDEN LOVE
 

 Davina Montgomery is no ordinary English lady. For her own protection, she's been locked away from society, her true identity the Crown's most closely guarded secret. Until a shocking betrayal--and a bold rescue--land her in the arms of a fierce Highlander, a powerful warrior whose searing gaze and tantalizing touch awaken her body and soul.

UNDENIABLE DESIRE

As the firstborn son of a powerful Scottish laird, Robert MacGregor has no loyalty to the English throne, but he's not the kind of man to leave a woman in distress, even if she is English. He vows to deliver Davina to safety, unharmed and untouched. Yet one stolen kiss leaves them both smoldering with desire...and desperate for more. With Davina's secret threatening to destroy his clan, Rob must choose between everything he holds dear and the one woman he can't live without.

RAVISHED BY A HIGHLANDER

Would you like to win a new copy of this book? Follower the directions in the details below.

**US ONLY**

(due to postage costs...sorry!)

I will be mailing this book myself so I am not responsible for any loss or damage of the book.

MANDATORY:

Must be a public GFC follower and leave a comment with follower name.

Please leave your email address in the comment.

EXTRA (optional)

+2 tweet the following message and leave the link in a comment.

GIVEAWAY: Ravished By A Highlander by Paula Quinn  at Connie's Corner Shelf @mamabunny13
http://conniescornershelf.blogspot.com/2012/10/giveaway-ravished-by-highlander-by.html

+1 for each of my reviews you comment on. Leave name of review and the name you commented with.

You can leave all entries in one comment if you like.please put +1 or +2 in front of each Extra entry so I don't overlook anything. Thanks bunches!

Giveaway ends October 11 at 11:59 pm EST

Review: Hickory Smoked Homicide

Hickory Smoked Homicide (A Memphis BBQ Mystery #3)

by Riley Adams

Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages

Publisher: Berkley; Original edition (November 1, 2011)

Goodreads Summary:

BBQ-joint owner Lulu Taylor knows pretty much everyone in Memphis who lives ribs. But one person she'd rather not know is Tristan Pembroke, a snooty pageant couch with a mean streak. When she finds Tristan's dead body stuffed in a closet at a party, the police are suspicious- especially since Lulu's developed a taste for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Caught in a situation stickier than molasses, Lulu must clear her name, or risk getting fried...

**********************************

My Opinion:

I love cozies! Hickory Smoked Homicide is the third book in A Memphis BBQ Mystery but it read just fine as a stand alone. I do plan on reading #1 and #2 though.

I liked the characters in the book. They felt well developed and gave me the feel of who they are. Widow Lulu Taylor is a hoot!

A story with plenty of red herrings is what I like in a mystery. I hate to figure out who the guilty party is too soon. This mystery really did keep me guessing with a victim who wasn't liked very much by so many.

 Hickory Smoked Homicide was a fun, easy read that I would recommend.

4/5