Fahlloween Giveaway!!

Giveaway Ended
Winner: AMANDA!!

As you know, I've just finished reading The Reckoning (The Fahllen #2) by M. Leighton and am still in awe of how much I loved it.  So, I have a set of the Fahllen books by M Leighton to give to one lucky reader on Monday October 31 to celebrate Fahlloween. 

The Reaping (The Fahllen #1) by M. Leighton 

Every hell has its devil. And Carson is about to become  
intimately acquainted with hers.  Seventeen-year-old 
wallflower Carson Porter has always dreamed of being 
something special, but what she gets isn’t what she signed 
up for.  
Yeah, a girl’s supposed to change as she gets older,

 but this is ridiculous! Shiny skin, greener eyes and a run-in 
with the flesh-eating dead are just a few of the changes Carson 
has to adjust to, not to mention the arrival of very hot and very dangerous Derek Hrolf.

If all that wasn’t enough to turn her once hum-drum life into something unrecognizable, a twin sister that haunts her from 
the shadows and a wheeling, dealing collector of souls will 
definitely do the trick. The question is: what will her life become? And what will she become?

See my review for The Reaping here. 

The Reckoning (Fahllen #2) by M. Leighton 

Carson Porter thought she’d had one of her most
challenging years to date when she began her

 transformation into a reaper, but little did she know

 her battle had only just begun.

Faced with changes in her boyfriend, Derek, the fear

 of her sister being able to steal her powers through

 mirrors and having to fight her every step of the way

 to rescue even one soul, Carson is ready to throw in

 the towel.  Only she can’t.  During a visit from an

 angel, Carson learns that her destiny is far more

important than even she realized—and far more deadly.

Can she dig deep within herself for the strength and

the perseverance that she’ll need to carry out her

mission?  And will she have to do so without Derek or

can she recover the man she’d once loved so desperately? 

See my review for The Reckoning here.

What better way to celebrate the creepiest, scariest day of the year than with

 Fahl and the Reapers?!  

Here’s the deal…

There are 5 little requirements to enter:                                                            

1. Be a follower of this blog.         
2. Be a follower of M. Leighton’s blog here. 
3. Follow me on Twitter here.
4. Follow M. Leighton on Twitter here. 
5. Finally, leave a comment below letting me know you have done all these things (please include the name you follow with and your twitter username). Also leave me an email address that I can use to let you know if you win. And if you have any questions or comments for M. Leighton, feel free to leave them as well!

So that’s it – easy enough?  Good! 

The contest will end at Midnight on Sunday Night October 30 and I will randomly draw a winner and announce by noon on Monday October 31.  The books will be in Kindle or Nook format so the contest is international. (If you don’t have either of these, you can download a Kindle app from Amazon to allow you to read on your computer.)

*A big thanks to M. Leighton for donating the books!!*

The Reckoning (The Fahllen #2) by M. Leighton

Carson Porter thought she’d had one of her most challenging years to date when she began her transformation into a reaper, but little did she know her battle had only just begun.

Faced with changes in her boyfriend, Derek, the fear of her sister being able to steal her powers through mirrors and having to fight her every step of the way to rescue even one soul, Carson is ready to throw in the towel.  Only she can’t.  During a visit from an angel, Carson learns that her destiny is far more important than even she realized—and far more deadly.  Can she dig deep within herself for the strength and the perseverance that she’ll need to carry out her mission?  And will she have to do so without Derek or can she recover the man she’d once loved so desperately?  Find out in the exciting conclusion of the Fahllen series, The Reckoning.

Synopsis courtesy of M. Leighton.

My Review ❈❈❈❈❈

OMG - I LOVE LOVE LOVED it!!!! This is such a wonderful, passionate story! It's so full of heartache but instead of letting all it bring her down, Carson remains filled with hope & faith that she can accomplish everything she was meant to do. And very determined to keep Derek beside her despite all the complications they encounter. There were several scenes that nearly made my heart stop beating, I was so invested in the story. And many times the emotions made me feel a little dizzy or maybe I just get a little light-headed reading about Derek....ahhhh Derek. He is the perfect bad boy on the outside, loyal & perfect heart on the inside. And Carson is one of the strongest heroines I have ever seen. Together they are just amazing and even though I'm sad to see their story come to an end, this conclusion was just as beautiful as the cover of the book itself! 

Daughter of Smoke and Bone (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #1) by Laini Taylor

Around the world, black handprints are appearing on doorways, scorched there by winged strangers who have crept through a slit in the sky.

In a dark and dusty shop, a devil's supply of human teeth grown dangerously low.

And in the tangled lanes of Prague, a young art student is about to be caught up in a brutal otherwordly war.

Meet Karou. She fills her sketchbooks with monsters that may or may not be real; she's prone to disappearing on mysterious "errands"; she speaks many languages--not all of them human; and her bright blue hair actually grows out of her head that color. Who is she? That is the question that haunts her, and she's about to find out.

When one of the strangers--beautiful, haunted Akiva--fixes his fire-colored eyes on her in an alley in Marrakesh, the result is blood and starlight, secrets unveiled, and a star-crossed love whose roots drink deep of a violent past. But will Karou live to regret learning the truth about herself?

Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.

My Review  ❈❈❈❈❈

Wow! This book is definitely unique! There are so many unheard-of creatures! And the author creates vivid imagery of the characters and their surroundings! I love the dynamic between Karou & Akiva, and learning what makes them feel so connected was beautiful & very unexpected. It was quite an emotional ride, too, with more than enough action to keep you on your toes. The only thing about it that I didn't absolutely LOVE was the ending... I wasn't sure if I wanted to scream & throw it against the wall, cry my eyes out, or have faith in what was to come. I definitely need the next book now! I must know the rest of this story!!

Anna Dressed In Blood (Anna #1) by Kendare Blake

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.

So did his father before him, until he was gruesomely murdered by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his father's mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous dead—keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesn't expect anything outside of the ordinary: track, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like he's never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, now stained red and dripping with blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

But she, for whatever reason, spares Cas's life.

Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.

My Review ❈❈❈❈❈

Wow! This one will have you sleeping with the lights on for a while! You know those ghost-hunter shows where they see a little cloud of light or hear a small noise and that's their ghost? Well, that is NOT Anna! Anna is a dangerous, bloody, killing-machine that charges in like a hurricane! Not the kind of ghost you wanna find in your attic. She is bold & terrifying and that's makes her so entrancing. Then you have Cas, he is definitely a long-lost Winchester brother. He's used to moving around and tracking different ghost, and is very capable of taking them out once he finds them. Not to mention he has great wit that will keep you laughing through the whole book. This was definitely different from any other book I've read, mostly because of Anna - there is no other character like her! Even though I was a little scared (meaning: terrified of every noise in the house & about to pee my pants) in the beginning, I was fully sucked into this book and loved every minute of it! Hope to see more from this author in the future!

Silence (Hush, Hush #3) by Becca Fitzpatrick

The noise between Patch and Nora is gone. They've overcome the secrets riddled in Patch's dark past...bridged two irreconcilable worlds...faced heart-wrenching tests of betrayal, loyalty and trust...and all for a love that will transcend the boundary between heaven and earth. Armed with nothing but their absolute faith in one another, Patch and Nora enter a desperate fight to stop a villain who holds the power to shatter everything they've worked for—and their love—forever.

Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.

My Review ❈❈❈❈❈

OMG - by the time I was done reading this I felt like I had been hit by truck! And then it backed up over me and plowed through again! I'm not sure I can handle the emotional turmoil of reading these books! But I also can't live without Patch, so I guess I'm in this for the long haul. This is the first book where Nora has kind of got on my nerves a little. Patch my be a huge pain in the butt 90% of the time but I think she should be done doubting his motives by now. He always has a hidden agenda, but he's proven himself time and again. I was a little on the fence with the rating. I loved it just not quite as much as the first two in the series. I absolutely love Patch - he will always be one of my top guys - but his absence in part of this book was simply torturous!  But the writing is amazing, as always, and I am anxiously waiting to see what becomes of them in the next book!  And I can't bear to give Patch any less than 5 faery kisses!

Dirty Blood (Dirty Blood #1) by Heather Hildenbrand

I killed a girl last night. I did it with my bare hands and an old piece of pipe I found lying next to the dumpster. But that’s not the part that got me. The part that scared me, the part I can’t seem to wrap my head around and still has me reeling, was that when she charged me, her body shifted – and then she was a wolf. All snapping teeth and extended claws. But by the time I stood over her lifeless body, she was a girl again. That’s about the time I went into shock… And that was the moment he showed up.

Now, all I can do is accept the truths that are staring me in the face. One, Werewolves do exist. And Two, I was born to kill them.

Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.

My Review ❈❈❈❈❈

What a great book! It's been awhile since I've read about werewolves so this was a pleasant change, but I had no idea how much I would love it! The cover really drew me to it - so pretty & intense looking! The characters were strong and dangerous, it was filled with surprises, and Wes....oh Wes.... He's that perfect mix of dangerously sexy and passionately loyal, aside from being so aggravating that you just want to smack him half the time! I am very anxiously awaiting the continuation in Cold Blood.