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BOOK TOUR SPOTLIGHT & GIVEAWAY: Sometimes Never/Blackbird by Cheryl McIntyre
A TEXT EXCHANGE BETWEEN MASON AND HOPE:
Mason: I’M LAYING HERE IN BED THINKING ABOUT YOU.
Hope: WHAT A COINCIDENCE. I WAS THINKING ABOUT U 2.
Mason: REALLY? WHAT ABOUT?
Hope: U TELL ME FIRST.
Mason: I WAS THINKING HOW MUCH I MISS YOU.
Hope: U MISS ME? OR LITTLE MASON MISSES ME?
Mason: WHO THE HELL IS LITTLE MASON?
Hope: UR PENIS…?
Mason: NO. JUST NO. THAT IS NOT HIS NAME.
Hope: SO IT IS A BOY?
Mason: WELL OBVIOUSLY.
Hope: FINE. THEN WHAT’S HIS NAME?
Mason: IDK. I’VE NEVER GIVEN HIM ONE. YOU’RE THE NICKNAME QUEEN. WHAT SHOULD WE CALL HIM?
Hope: LITTLE MASON.
Mason: YOU CAN’T CALL HIM LITTLE!
Hope: WHY?
Mason: BECAUSE IT’S INACUURATE.
Hope: OH. SO IT’S AN EGO THING?
Mason: NO. IT’S REALITY.
Hope: I SEE.
Mason: SO WE’RE IN AGREEMENT?
Hope: ABOUT UR PENIS SIZE? ABSOLUTELY.
Mason: OKAY. GOOD. SO WHAT SHOULD HIS NAME BE?
Hope: IT’S 2 MUCH PRESSURE.
Mason: THAT’S BECAUSE HE’S SO BIG.
Hope: OH, DEAR BUDDHA.
Mason: IS THAT HIS NAME? I’M NOT SURE I LIKE THAT.
Hope: UR RIDICULOUS.
Mason: YOU’RE THE ONE THAT BROUGHT UP THE WHOLE NAME ISSUE.
Hope: OK. FINE. HOW ABOUT BIG MASON.
Mason: NO. I’M BIG MASON.
Hope: SO WOULDN’T THAT MAKE UR PENIS LITTLE MASON?
Mason: I THOUGHT WE ESTABLISHED HE ISN’T LITTLE?
Hope: ALL RIGHT. HOW ABOUT…BEANSTALK?
Mason: ARE YOU JUST TRYING TO PISS ME OFF?
Hope: NO. UR THINKING ABOUT IT WRONG. I MEAN LIKE, MASON AND THE GIANT BEANSTALK.
Mason: AH. I SEE. I KIND OF LIKE IT.
Hope: FINALLY.
Mason: SO YOU NEVER TOLD ME WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT ME.
Hope: CLIMBING YOUR BEANSTALK.
Mason: I’M COMING OVER.
Cheryl McIntyre is a mother, author, and insomniac, as well as a reader, movie critic, and
incredibly bad singer. She’s lived in the same area of Ohio her whole life,
though she secretly has dreams of moving somewhere a little warmer—preferably near a beach.
Her life revolves around four things: family, music, books, and really bad scary movies. If she
doesn’t have a kid on her hip, an iPod in her hand, or a laptop in front of her
face, it’s one of those rare moments when she’s actually sleeping.
You can follow herauthor page on Facebook where she lives part time. On Goodreads, which is like
crack for avid readers. Or on Twitter, though it’s rumored she has yet to master the art of tweeting.
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You can win copies of Sometimes Never, of one of TWO $25 Amazon gift cards!
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REVIEW: The Murmurings by Carly Anne West
The Murmurings
by Carly Anne West
Young Adult Paranormal
Book Description
A teen girl starts hearing the same voices that drove her sister to commit suicide in this creepy, suspenseful novel.
Everyone thinks Sophie’s sister, Nell, went crazy. After all, she heard strange voices that drove her to commit suicide. But Sophie doesn’t believe that Nell would take her own life, and she’s convinced that Nell’s doctor knows more than he’s letting on.
As Sophie starts to piece together Nell’s last days, every lead ends in a web of lies. And the deeper Sophie digs, the more danger she’s in—because now she’s hearing the same haunting whispers. Sophie’s starting to think she’s going crazy too. Or worse, that maybe she’s not…
MY THOUGHTS: 2 OUT OF 5 FLEURS DE LIS
The Murmurings by Carly Anne West
I wanted to like this book, I was even willing to read it and scare myself. I had seen many reviews comparing the creepy creatures to that girl from The Ring. But the scares never really came. The questions did though. I finished the book and am still pretty confused about a ton of things that happened.
Sophie was bland. Evan had nothing interesting to offer at all. The way they came together seemed random and forced, and their relationship awkward. The rest of the characters weren’t interesting at all, either.
So, why didn’t I DNF this book? The concept of the Takers was intriguing, but the execution was horrific. I didn’t really get what they were or why they existed. The middle third of the book is weighed down by lengthy exposition, blog posts written by a supporting character that don’t really tell the reader anything. I wanted to try to get some answers to the many, many questions that I’d formed, but I didn’t get them by the end of the book.
I’m not sure what, if anything, could have improved The Murmurings. To me, it was kind of a half-developed story. I’ll never understand the world of publishing and how books like this get big publishers, while amazing indie stories do not.
Quick Update
Hey yall! Thanks so much for your patience while I am trying to get back to working on the blog. I expect to be posting again next week.
Last year was a great first year for me, and I really learned a lot. With that being said, I will be changing the way I do things here. I will not be doing daily posts, and if I’m posting something, it will be something worthwhile. I will be posting mainly reviews. I took on a lot last year and I plan to cut back!
You may also see reviews of products from time to time. If you like that, awesome. If not, I promise my blog will still be mostly bookish.
Thanks again for being amazing readers!
THANKS FOR A GREAT 2012!
I accomplished SO much with my blogging this year, and I couldn’t have done it without the amazing fellow bloggers who helped me, authors who made amazing books to read, publishers who provided me with review copies…and most of all, my readers!
I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH! I will have Sweet Southern Home up and running again soon, but I’ll be changing a few things, as to stress myself out less 
I hope you will be here with me into 2013!
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
4,329 films were submitted to the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. This blog had 23,000 views in 2012. If each view were a film, this blog would power 5 Film Festivals
Bad News!
My laptop is out of commission! I’m trying to find someone to fix it but until that time all my posts are going to have to be on hold. I’m so sorry for the inconvenience.
BOOK BLAST: Flight by J.A. Huss
Flight
by J.A. Huss
I Am Just Junco Dot Com, Book Three
Book Description
You don’t want to owe that Luck bastard anything. It always asks for something in return.
There’s a new twist on an old prophecy and this one brings the End of Days. Junco must make a choice – human or avian? Only one race can survive.
Lucan has secrets and the lies are flowing like a mountain river during spring thaw. But he needs Junco to cooperate just a little bit longer or it all falls apart.
The Siblings on Earth are waiting for the Seventh to return and pull their clutch together. But Earth has secrets too – secrets that change everything.
Junco has survived against impossible odds, but the cost of survival is higher than she ever imagined. Luck is about to catch up with Junco Coot and her debt must be paid.
CONTENT WARNING – Just like CLUTCH, Book Three has lots of bad language and extreme violence. You’ve been warned. This series is NOT YOUNG ADULT.
Buy Link:
About the Author
J. A. Huss never took a creative writing class in her life. Some would say it shows. Others might cut her some slack. She did however, get educated and graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Equine Science. She had grand dreams of getting a Ph.D. but while she loves science, she hated academia and settled for a M.S. in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida.
She’s always packing heat and she is owned by two donkeys, five dogs, more chickens and ducks than she can count, and of course, the real filthy animals, her kids. The I Am Just Junco series was born after falling in love with the ugliest part of Colorado and the Rural Republic is based on the area of the state she currently resides in, minus the mutants, of course.
Website: http://www.iamjustjunco.com/
Author Blog: http://jahuss.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junco-Coot/258034560979553
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6446815.J_A_Huss
BOOK BLAST: Fledge by J.A. Huss
Fledge
by J.A. Huss
I Am Just Junco Dot Com, Book Two
Book Description
Well-trained soldier or genetically engineered monster?
Junco Coot can’t even remember her trip off Earth; she was too busy being morphed into her new avian body. But reality hits her hard when she wakes up to find her new life is not what she expected. Not even close.
Tier is on trial for treason, the avian president wants her dead, her new military team is hostile, her body is being taken over by an illicit AI, and her only friend is a ten-year old throwaway boy.
In most places the avian Fledge ritual would be nothing more than mass murder, but here in the capital city of Amelia, it’s called growing up. Junco has two choices: fight to the death to prove her worth, or get sent back to Earth in the hands of her enemies.
In a foreign culture and surrounded by people she can’t trust or count on, Junco must find a way to save herself and Tier without losing her immortal soul in the process.
CONTENT WARNING – Just like CLUTCH, Book Two has lots of bad language and extreme violence. You’ve been warned. This series is NOT YOUNG ADULT.
Buy Link:
About the Author
J. A. Huss never took a creative writing class in her life. Some would say it shows. Others might cut her some slack. She did however, get educated and graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Equine Science. She had grand dreams of getting a Ph.D. but while she loves science, she hated academia and settled for a M.S. in Forensic Toxicology from the University of Florida.
She’s always packing heat and she is owned by two donkeys, five dogs, more chickens and ducks than she can count, and of course, the real filthy animals, her kids. The I Am Just Junco series was born after falling in love with the ugliest part of Colorado and the Rural Republic is based on the area of the state she currently resides in, minus the mutants, of course.
Website: http://www.iamjustjunco.com/
Author Blog: http://jahuss.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Junco-Coot/258034560979553
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6446815.J_A_Huss
COMPUTER ISSUES!
I want to apologize in advance for any posts coming up this week that won’t look their best. My laptop went haywire last night, and right now the only way I am able to do ANYTHING is by using the AOL browser in safe mode on my computer.
Needless to say, this is not making blogging very easy. My husband knows a lot more about computers than me, but he works all day so he can only try to fix mine at night. We are working in a solution, but until then I am trying my best to get the blog posts up
