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Thursday, January 14, 2016

Thoughts for Thursday- media socializing- HELP!!!

Just the random thoughts or Jenn and Ash. What they want to talk about what they hate, what they love, what's on their mind.

So this thoughts for Thursday is about media socializing on the blogs and twitter and all the other stuff out there. I recently discovered there is a bookstagram.... huh. I think all this is so great but unfortunately I fail. I have a hard enough time doing discussion posts so twitter messages and commenting back on comments. Really hard for me. I would love to get better at it but I am not sure how to loosen up and do it.

The problem is I am an introvert. I don't know what to say. Now if you found me in person and started a conversation I would talk your ear off. Of course that may be nervous chit chat .. So why is it different online. For some I hear it's easier but for me not so much. I read what others are saying and I am like hmmm what can I say to that. I don't want to sound crazy, sarcastic, or nonsensical..... which is so me. So my insecurities come out and I just shy away from it.

Is this a problem...of course it is. I want bloggy friends. I want to share in all this goodness of socializing about books and other stuff that isn't as important. I think it's important to be involved in the blogging community as much as possible. Why.. because we all love books and who doesn't need another good friend.

So help me guys... how do I get over this? Do you have similar issues? Do I just sound crazy?

Ash do you have any thoughts??

Well... We all know you are a bit crazy. But I know what you mean. I used to be big into all of the social media. I had a deviantart page where I was pretty well known, instagram, and facebook I had my little community. But since work and such I have just fallen seriously behind.

And I think I have a harder time with blogging because I haven't been here long and so I don't have many friends yet.

But we can change this! I am all down for new friends and bloggy friends and all that fun stuff. I guess it's just not high enough on my list of priorities (Like Doctor Who and the Walking Dead are.. Anyone for a netflix binge session!?) But I need to work on that.
So, let's do this. Let's be friends!

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Review: Shallow Graves by Kali Wallace

Title: Shallow Graves

Author: Kali Wallace
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books

Publishing Date: January 26th 2016

Pages: 368
Genre: YA Psychological Horror

Series: Stand Alone
Source: ARC

When seventeen-year-old Breezy Lin wakes up in a shallow grave one year after her death, she doesn’t remember who killed her or why. All she knows is that she’s somehow conscious—and not only that, she’s able to sense who around her is hiding a murderous past. In life, Breezy was always drawn to the elegance of the universe and the mystery of the stars. Now she must set out to find answers and discover what is to become of her in the gritty, dangerous world to which she now belongs—where killers hide in plain sight and a sinister cult is hunting for strange creatures like her. What she finds is at once empowering, redemptive, and dangerous.

This book was intersting. This book was different. This book was a really good read. I had no problem getting into it from the very beginning to keep reading all the way through. I will admit there were some strange things happening. It almost through me off liking the book at one point, but it recovered and came around and ended good.

Breezy wakes up dead one day... yes dead. And now she is back alive... sort of like a zombie. She likes to kill, she needs to kill.. but she only kills those who have killed. Makes sense. Along her journey to kill and be satisfied, she wants to remember who killed her and why. Track them down and of course get revenge. Her journey leads her to more than that. She discovers so much more. She finds, true evil, danger, monsters worse than her. Everything for a great journey to happiness right???

I really liked this book. It was so original and refreshing. Paranormal horror that is addictive and creepy. I couldn't put the book down. From the very first page I was hooked. It's kind of like a zombie book but not really. Its really different.

It did get a bit wonky in the middle and I didn't know where the story was going... I was a bit worried. I did stick through and it didn't take long to make more sense and I was like ohhhh okay... and kept on reading.

The book really had lots of things going on that did end up connecting in the end. I love it when everything connects. It makes me very happy. There was zombies, fantasy creatures, cults and crazy cult leaders, murder, road trips, death. Yup lots of goodies.

The story was written really well and I adored the main character. She was a mess. She was mad, she was lost, she was not happy but she was determined. She had to kill but she didn't want to kill innocent people. So she chose to kill killers. Makes sense to me. She enjoyed it too. Lost of killers out there for sure. She was also very sarcastic and sassy. So much like.

The ending was good for me. It gave me resolution. The big questions were answered and really I couldn't have asked for a better ending. I do look forward to reading more from this author. Hopefully more of this world. Kind of like a monster hunting dectective crime solving zombie kind of story... like IZOMBIE!!!

Liked it very very very much. It was just what I needed in a horror story.

Kali Wallace studied geology and geophysics before she decided she enjoyed inventing imaginary worlds as much as she liked researching the real one. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld, F&SF, Asimov's, Lightspeed Magazine, and Tor.com. Her first novel will be published by Katherine Tegen Books in 2016. She lives in southern California.

Waiting on Wednesday: Nighstruck by Jenna Black

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Sp ine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Jenn's Pick :I Can't wait for:

Nightstruck by Jenna Black

The start of a spooky yet romantic dark paranormal horror series from Glimmerglass author Jenna Black

The night is the enemy, and the city of Philadelphia is its deadliest weapon.

Becket is an ordinary teenage girl, wrestling with the upheaval of her parents' divorce. Her biggest problems to date have been choosing which colleges to apply to, living up to her parents' ambitious expectations of her, and fighting her secret crush on her best friend's boyfriend. That all changes the night she tries to save an innocent life and everything goes horribly wrong.

Becket has been tricked into opening a door between worlds. As dark magic trickles into Philadelphia, strange creatures roam the streets and inanimate objects come to life, all of them bloodthirsty and terrifying. The city returns to normal when the sun rises each morning. The moment the sun sets, most citizens shut themselves in their houses and stay there no matter what they hear.

The magic is openly hostile to most mortals, but there are some it seems to covet, trying to lure them out into the night. While Becket struggles to protect her friends and family from predatory creatures of the night, she is constantly tempted to shrug off her responsibilities and join them.

Okay this just sounds good. Fantasy and horror. I like dark anything. This one sounds good and wow look at the cover.

Tuesday, January 12, 2016

Top Ten Tuesday: Really Meant to Read These .... but I Failed!

Top Ten is an original feature/weekly meme created here at

The Broke and the Bookish that features a great bookish top ten every week.

Jenn's: So this is a great topic. Really how many books do we say "can't wait for this one to come out..." then it does and we forget, don't find time, can't seem to get our hands on it... to read it. I know I am guilty... so these are my
Top Ten 2015 Releases I Really Really Really Wanted to Read but Failed Hard!!!