Seawitch by Kat Richardson

August 16th, 2012 Kimberly Review 3 Comments

16th Aug
Seawitch by Kat Richardson

The Greywalker series is one of my favorite urban fantasies. It has elements I love; fantastic world building, fully developed characters, mysteries, suspense, and plenty of paranormal woo-woo. I was absolutely smitten with Downpour the last installment of the series and the wait for Seawitch was excruciating! It was worth every second as Richardson delivered a fast paced, action packed tale that kept me on the edge of my seat. I had to force myself to set it down or else I would have consumed it in a single evening; sleep be damned.

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How The Heck Did You Do That?? Blogger Tips and Tricks #1

August 16th, 2012 Kimberly Blogger Tips and Tricks 33 Comments

16th Aug
How The Heck Did You Do That?? Blogger Tips and Tricks #1

When I first started my blog, I knew very little about HTML code and spent a lot of time Google searching and asking fellow bloggers, “How the heck did you do that??” I thought I’d pass a little of what I learned on to you:
1. That little-colored box:
Ever visit a blog where they use this type of box to showcase a book’s synopsis or an awesome quote. It’s very simple to do 🙂 Just follow …

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Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

August 12th, 2012 Kimberly Review 4 Comments

12th Aug
Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

I grabbed a copy of Beautiful Disaster after seeing so many conflicting and passionate reviews. I had to know what within these pages was eliciting such feelings. Beautiful Disaster is a realistic look into the lives of two dysfunctional people who meet and fall in love. McGuire offers us a chance to get inside the complexities of this relationship and to understand what draws the moth to the flame.

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Skylark by Meagan Spooner

August 8th, 2012 Kimberly Review 34 Comments

8th Aug
Skylark by Meagan Spooner

When I read the synopsis for Skylark I was immediately drawn to this dystopian type fantasy. I am delighted to tell you that it delivered a magical, dark dystopian world with a touch of steampunk. Spooner’s depiction of this world was refreshingly original with fleshed-out characters and a tale that kept me reading through the night.
I will be honest; the beginning however fascinating was a little rough for me. Rather than laying out the world …

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Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

August 6th, 2012 Kimberly Review 42 Comments

6th Aug
Innocent Darkness by Suzanne Lazear

The cover of Innocent Darkness called to the cover whore inside me and she immediately had to have it. I mean look at it~ in all of its steampunk fineries. As the first book in the Aether Chronicles, I went into this book expecting a steampunk novel with a fantasy twist. What I got was a young adult fantasy with a steampunk mention. I am noticing a trend in YA novels that seem to cross multiple genres and I am personally not happy about it. It waters down the genres and has me as a consumer leery about what I am actually buying. Despite my disappointment, I did enjoy this dark fantasy.

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