From the Review Pile: She Wulf

6 September, 2012 / 0 Comments

From the Review Pile is a meme hosted by Stepping Out of the Page every Thursday. The aim of this meme is to showcase books that you’ve received for review (or if you don’t receive review books, any book that you own and really want to read/review) but haven’t yet got around to reading, in order to give the book some extra publicity. I received the following book via Vicky at Novel Publicity for an upcoming blog tour! The tour will stop here next week, where I will post my review of the book. She Wulf by Sheryl Steines Pub date: September, 2012 […]

PEACE: Excerpt & ARC Giveaway!

5 September, 2012 / 3 Comments

Today I have the privilege of spotlighting Peace by A.D. Koboah. Below, you will find an excerpt from the book, as well as a GIVEAWAY of the book!! So, what’s the book all about? Check out the cover and synopsis: Genre: Contemporary Urban Fiction Pub Date: September 24, 2012 Add to Goodreads Synopsis: Peace Osei is young, beautiful–and addicted to heroin; the only thing that can keep painful past memories at bay. But when a face from her past re-enters her life demanding answers to questions she is not ready to face, it threatens to send Peace swimming deeper into self-destructive waters. […]

Waiting on Wednesday: Black City

5 September, 2012 / 20 Comments

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine. The aim of this meme is to spotlight upcoming releases that we are looking forward to reading. Black City by Elizabeth Richards Expected Pub Date: November 13, 2012 Synopsis: A dark and tender post-apocalyptic love story set in the aftermath of a bloody war. In a city where humans and Darklings are now separated by a high wall and tensions between the two races still simmer after a terrible war, sixteen-year-olds Fisher, a half-blood Darkling, and Natalie Buchanan, a human and the daughter of the Emissary, meet and […]

Review: Caged

4 September, 2012 / 0 Comments

Caged (Caged #1) by Amber Lynn Natusch Pub date: December 15, 2011 My Copy: eBook, 265 pagesFind this book on: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Kobo Synopsis: I stood in the middle of the room, unmoving – I barely breathed. My life had just become surreal, impossible, and one enormous lie. I needed to go, to run somewhere, anywhere to beat back the reality that was rapidly closing in around me. The image of him was burned into my retina, flashing over and over again like a warning. He was trapped somewhere between human and decidedly not, and I realized that was my new reality. I […]

CAGED: Author Guest Post & Giveaway!!

4 September, 2012 / 6 Comments

Today I have the pleasure of spotlighting Caged by Amber Lynn Natusch. Below, you will find a guest post by the author. Following the guest post is a GIVEAWAY of this awesome book!! Click here to read my review of Caged. Genre: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal RomancePub date: December 15, 2011 Add to Goodreads Synopsis:I stood in the middle of the room, unmoving – I barely breathed. My life had just become surreal, impossible, and one enormous lie. I needed to go, to run somewhere, anywhere to beat back the reality that was rapidly closing in around me. The image of him was […]

Newsday Tuesday!

4 September, 2012 / 0 Comments

It’s time for Newsday Tuesday again! Newsday Tuesday is a weekly feature here on SIK Book Reviews. The point of it is to inform my readers about anything new and interesting I’ve found out in the world of books. This typically includes upcoming book releases and books that are turning into movies. Enjoy!Amazon sold out of Kindles? Yep, that’s right. Amazon was reportedly all sold out of Kindle Fire eReaders as of August 30, 2012! eReaders are growing in popularity, it seems. The CEO said that they will not be making any more of the latest edition! Well, that […]

Cover Reveal: The Unnaturals by Jessica Meigs!

4 September, 2012 / 0 Comments

Here’s a first look at the cover for The Unnaturals by Jessica Meigs (expected publication date is October 1, 2012)!! See below cover for synopsis of the book and information about the author. What do you think of the cover?? Book Synopsis: Riley Walker is one of the world’s best covert operatives, employed by a top-secret sector of the U.S. government known only as the Agency. Highly skilled and lethal in a fight, Riley is fiercely independent and adamant that she work alone after the mysterious death of her partner in an assignment gone wrong. All that changes when she’s thrust […]

All the Doors to Hollywood and How to Open Them by Anne M. Strick: Book Excerpt & GIVEAWAY!!

2 September, 2012 / 3 Comments

Today I have the pleasure of hosting this blog tour of All the Doors to Hollywood by Anne M. Strick. I get to give away an eBook copy to one lucky winner (just enter in the rafflecopter widget under the excerpt)! Check out the synopsis and excerpt from the book to see if you would be interested in this book. It sounds really interesting if you like non-fiction! I’m also providing some information about the author at the end of my post. Genre: Non-Fiction Pub Date: August 20, 2012 Purchase: Amazon | B&N | KoboAdd to Goodreads Synopsis: This book is for anyone interested […]

Vow to the Older Book: September 2012

1 September, 2012 / 2 Comments

Vow to the Older Book is a meme hosted by me (Sam @SIK Book Reviews). I vow to read one “older” book per month in an attempt to break away from the book reviewer’s tendency to only read/review new releases. To participate and/or to see full rules, please visit my Vow to the Older Book page. Pretties (Uglies #2) by Scott WesterfeldDate Pub: November 1, 2005Purchase: Amazon | B&N | KoboMy Copy: eBook, 239 pages Goodreads Synopsis:Tally has finally become pretty. Now her looks are beyond perfect, her clothes are awesome, her boyfriend is totally hot, and she’s completely popular. It’s everything she’s ever wanted.But beneath all […]

Best of the Bunch August 2012

31 August, 2012 / 4 Comments

Best of the Bunch is a meme hosted by Always Lost in Stories on the last day of each month. The aim of this meme is to go through all the books we’ve read in that particular month and reward our favourite one with the label ‘best of the bunch’. This month I read the following books: Dragon Fate by J.D. Hallowell | my review | Rating: 1/5 Crashing Eden by Michael Sussman | my review | Rating: 3/5 Uglies by Scott Westerfeld | my review | Rating: 3.5/5 A Handful of Blossoms by Lara Biyuts | my review | Rating: […]