Best of the Bunch Part 1 (June, July)

Oh my goodness, it has been a while since I did this. Either way, let’s get to our Best of the Bunch(es)!

June 2016

In June, I read a total of 11 books! Yup. I was at my mother’s a lot so reading was easy to do when you have not much else to do. Of the 11, I reviewed 9 of them. Nothing like squeaking in 2 just for the heck of it books!

Here are the books I had read and reviewed:
Demon’s Blood by Shari Sakurai – reviewed
Gyre by Jessica Gunn – reviewed
One Person’s Craziness by R.T. Ojas – reviewed
Tressa’s Treasures by Belinda M. Gordon– reviewed
Keeper vs Reaper by Jennifer Malone Wright – read
Tame Me by J.L. Leslie – reviewed
Tempt Me by J.L. Leslie– reviewed
Tease Me by J.L. Leslie – reviewed
Let The Waves Come In by J.L. Leslie – reviewed
Demons From My Past by J.L. Leslie – reviewed
The Last Survivors by T.W. Piperbrook and Bobby Adair – read

Winner is…

Let The Waves Come In by J.L. Leslie
&
Demons From My Past by J.L. Leslie

 

Congratulations to J.L. Leslie!

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 2016

In July, I had read 7 books. Out of the 7, I had reviewed 5 and the rest were my own choice reads. This summer was a warm one. I don’t recommend packing and moving in the middle of summer. Gah.

Here are the books I read and reviewed:
Rebirth of the Gangster: Hunter by C.J. Standal – reviewed
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan – read
The Álfaerën Legacy by Marc Jacobs – reviewed
Werewolves of Chicago: Howard by Faleena Hopkins – reviewed
Twice Dead by George Magnum – reviewed
Mutated by Joe McKinney– read
Niko by Kayti Nika Raet – reviewed

Winner is…

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan
&
Werewolves of Chicago: Howard by Faleena Hopkins
&
Niko by Kayti Nika Raet

 

Congratulations to these authors. I’d have picked one but they were all too good!

Part 2 to come!

Best of the Bunch

Hey Readers, last month I totally forgot to do this! So I have two months of Books to give awards to!

April 2016

In April, I read 7 books. Of the 7, I reviewed 6 books! Whew. Two of those books had specific dates when they had to be out and I had to keep planning around them, haha.

Here are my Books that I read and/or reviewed. The winner will be below.
Sins of the Father by Jamie Canosa – review
After: The Shock by Scott Nicholson – read
Rebirth of the Gangster by CJ Standal – review
Hood by Evan Pickering – review
Deadgirl: Ghostlight by B.C. Johnson – arc review
Mer-Charmer by Amy Bearce – arc review
From a Killer’s Mind by Jason Helford – review

Each of these books had some great qualities and some not so great qualities however the book that held my interest and won my heart in April was:

Sins of the Father by Jamie Canosa

Best of the Bunch Award for April!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good romantic story with serious twists. Check out my review above.

May 2016

In this past month, again I read 7 books. Out of those 7, I have reviewed 5. Thankfully, no rush on these books. This was actually the month of really fun story lines! Be sure to check out my reviews.

Cracked But Never Broken by K.L. Holloway – review
Out of Body by Christopher John Chater – review
Blame the Goth Girl Volume 1: In the Beginning There Was Bauhaus by Bettina Busiello – review
Secret Vampire by L.J. Smith – read
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner – read (why I keep torturing myself and reading these books, I will never know; however, this time the book was WAY better than the movie!)
Manic Monday by Dennis Liggio – review
Pale Highway by Nicholas Conley – review

This month, the book that made me laugh the most and made reading it enjoyable is:

Manic Monday by Dennis Liggio

Best of the Bunch Award for May!

Mad scientists? Crazed Maniacs with ego’s the size of an entire city? Murder bots? Oh my! Check out the review and pick up the book today. I definitely recommend this to any sci-fi fan for sure.

Best of the Bunch- March 2016

Best of the Bunch is an end of the month blog hop hosted by A Cocoon of Books where you share which books you’ve read and reviewed and give that month’s favorite read the Best of the Bunch award!

I wasn’t so sure about this March. I tend to hit a reading slump around March-April. However, I managed and completed 9 novels! Some of that was due to my two week vacation home, haha.

My March Reads
Awake by Amara Kopakova 3 Stars
Fairy Keeper by Amy Bearce 3 Stars
Mr. Prime Minister by Sophie Quinn 4 Stars
You Have Been Murdered and Other Stories by Andrew Kozma 3 Stars
Hyde by Lauren Stewart 5 Stars
The Forest by Justin Groot 3 Stars
Cora and the Nurse Dragon by H.L. Burke 5 Stars
The Help by Kathryn Stockett 5 Stars
Poison by Sarah Pinborough 3 Stars

My March Best of the Bunch Award goes to: 

Cora and the Nurse Dragon by H.L. Burke and The Help by Kathryn Stockett. Hyde by Lauren Stewart was a close runner up.

Make sure to check out my review for Cora and the Nurse Dragon by H.L. Burke

Stay tuned for my reviews of The Forest by Justin Groot and Poison by Sarah Pinborough!

Best of the Bunch: February

Best of the Bunch is a monthly blog hop hosted by A Cocoon of Books

Best of the Bunch is a monthly blog hop at the end of each month, where we can share which books we have read or reviewed in that month, decide on our personal favourite and give that book our Best of the Bunch award.

In the month of February, I read 8 books and I reviewed 6. The Best of the Bunch award goes to Ripping Solace by Gabriela Aguilar.

This was a review request submission by the lovely indie author Gabriela Aguilar. It was so worth the read. It kept me riveted and when I did have to put it down, all I wanted to do was to settle into my chair and keep reading it.
If you did miss my review on it, here is the link for it Review.

And just for a little teaser:
1412-9, a number and not a name.
“The first digit is your post. The higher it is, the higher you rank. One means you are a front liner. The number after the hyphen is how many years you have been in service.” – 14

Later this week, I will also post my Spotlight Interview that I did with Ms. Aguilar. Stay tuned for that!