November | 2011 | UNWASTED WORDS

I Think I Hear My Prince!!!

November 29, 2011 by unwasted words

Tis the season to be giving, so I thought it would be a great time to do my first giveaway! To kick off the festivities I will be giving away one copy of the audiobook version of Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare read by Ed Westwick & Heather Lind. The winner will be randomly chosen and have their choice of an Audible download or compact disk. To enter simply fill out the entry form in this post. Only one entry […]

Categories: Contest & Giveaways, NEW • Tags: Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince, Contests, Giveaways

Killer Kiss

November 29, 2011 by unwasted words

Kiss of Frost by Jennifer Estep Get your tickets. Mythos Academy is having it’s annual Winter Carnival. Fun. Friends. And an Assassin. Yup, this is going to be one killer class trip. How will Gwen ever survive. High school. Boys. Constant threats of imminent death. Life has definitely gotten a little surreal for Gwendolyn Frost. While normal kids her age are focused on SATs and the opposite sex, Gwen’s busy with weapons training, and the frustrations of the unusual courting […]

Categories: Book Reviews, NEW • Tags: Book Reviews, Elemental Assassins, Jennifer Estep, Kiss of Frost, Mythos Academy, Touch of Frost

Special Turkey Day Edition: Book of the Week!!! 11/23-11/30

November 23, 2011 by unwasted words

Spend the Holidays with The Family! Family is what you make it. Nowadays more than ever family has become something more than the tribe you’ve born into. No one knows that better than Katrina Bishop. If your looking for something to read in between fits of family fun time, tryptophan induced comas, and full contact sport shopping, pour yourself a bowl of cabbage stew, pick up the latest installment in the Heist Society series and get reacquainted with the family. Read my […]

Categories: Book of the Week, Features, NEW • Tags: Features

Unleashed my Unsatisfaction

November 22, 2011 by unwasted words

Unleashed by Nancy Holder & Debbie Viguie New Town. New school. New species? It really bites being the new girl. Katelyn McBride is a California girl with big city dreams exiled to horribly tiny town of Wolf Springs, remotely nestled within the Ozarks of Arkanasas. Sixteen and newly orphaned Katelyn finds her emotional upheaval compounded by relocating to her grandfather’s home. Culture shock aside, it seems country living has it’s quirks. Being out after dark is a particularly annoying one […]

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Destined for a Long Drawn Out Death

November 20, 2011 by unwasted words

Destined: House of Night Series, Book 9 by P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast read by Caitlin Davies With new lows in discrimination tactless and untasteful language Destined tests the boundaries and beyond in terms of YA. The latest edition of HON perfectly demonstrates the frustrations of a great concept being smothered by an overly indulgent publishing contract, unnessarily complex mythologies, world building, and increasingly neglected characters. Yup. It’s just as bad as it’s predecessors. Zoe&Co Inc. are back in yet […]

Categories: Book Reviews • Tags: Amazon, audible, audiobook, Book Reviews, Caitlin Davies, Destined, House of Night Series, P.C. Cast & Kristin Cast, Ramblings, Zoey

Undead Delight

November 20, 2011 by unwasted words

Dearly Departed by Lia Habel Nora dearly was born into a life of Victorian customs and high society a good 400 years after such ideals went out of fashion. But her rule abiding world is about to be flipped on it’s rump. Conflicting communities have created a politically volatile atmosphere. More than one conspiracy is brewing all of which involve the undead. Fortunately dearly doesn’t do demure. Nora with have to open her mind and heart if she wants to save […]

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Darker Could be More Daring

November 2, 2011 by unwasted words

Darker Still: A Novel of Magic Most Foul by Leanna Renee Hieber Natalie Stewart’s a forward thinking girl navigating a world at the cusp of the modern age. Unfortunately this femme fatal’s frame of mind doesn’t quite agree with the expectations of a demure Victorian lady. Her inability to speak leads others to think less of her but she is far more clever then most of her contemporaries. Yet her assets and handicaps will only aid her when she takes on […]