News!

NEW Email
fictionalcandy@yahoo.com

****Comments have been disabled on posts****

**** I have not updated links since switching from fictionalcandy.com to fictionalcandy.blogspot.com The best way to review old posts at this time in in Desktop View (link at bottom of this page) and then using the post archive located on the right-hand sidebar of the page***

Thank you!
Showing posts with label meme. Show all posts
Showing posts with label meme. Show all posts

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Fictional Candy shares something From The Review Pile


 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 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..


**********

So I thought I'd give this a shot.  My pick this week is Hellbound, by Su Halfwerk.  



One-way ticket to Hell. 
Bart is a greedy morgue attendant with money on his mind. He gets more than what he bargains for when he chances upon a pain-letter, one he must pass on or bear the consequences of his inaction. 
Stan is a chiseler, a fake medium, preying on his unsuspecting clients’ earnings through bogus channeling sessions. When he meets mysterious Joanna Stark, he believes her promises of powers beyond his comprehension, powers blessed by the Netherworld. 
Jenna gives up her old life and career to settle down as Troy’s loving wife. He is a God-fearing man who will consent only to marriage. Except fate maps a different ending to their love story, a conclusion that takes them both down and never up again. 
Bart, Stan, and Jenna are destined to go on a long and abominable journey that sinks them below their expectations and forces them to endure pain and anguish beyond their worst nightmares. 
On the paths leading to the depths of Hell, their sins don’t matter!

I am really looking forward to reading this book.  I've worked with Su before, and she is just an awesome person.  I really love her style of writing, and this book sounds great.  And that cover?  Forget about it!  That is some awesome styling!!  So keep an eye out in the future, cause this is on my list :)

What's on your list?

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Fictional Candy Wraps It Up On The Sunday Post


 The Sunday Post is a meme hosted byKimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to share news, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog.
Click on the graphic or the link above to join in the fun and add your name to the linky on Kimba's site!








Hey everyone!  Well, here I am.  I don't normally participate in any memes.  I don't really have the time, and I never know what days I will have free (or have energy!)  But Kimba told me about this one, and I thought it would be a nice wrap up/news post, so I'll give it a shot.

Last week was a busy week!!  I had a ton of stuff going on! On Sunday the Hunky Hero Hop ended, and my winner was Diane in NJ.  Congratulations Diane!

Other winners include Lysette (Shadow Cursed), Laura (Dark Side of Purgatory), Rhonda (Texas Hearts), Laura (Illicit Magic), and MaryLynn (Martuk...The Holy).  Congratulations everyone!


I reviewed Dark Side of Purgatory , Wicked Road To Hell, The Girls' Guide to Dating ZombiesThe Shoppe of Spells, and Guardian over the past week.  All very good books that I definitely recommend! And even more, I had three interviews last week!!  Those were with Naomi Clark - author of Shadow Cursed, Shanon Grey - author of The Shoppe of Spells, and SB Rodgers - co-authors of Guardian!  See, told you it was a busy week haha!  

This week shouldn't be as hectic.  Later today I will have a review of Felicity Heaton's Covet, which I just adored.  Tomorrow will feature a review of Drawing Free by Elena Aitken, which you surely don't want to miss - very enlightening!  Wednesday I will have a review of Spirits Rising  by Krista D Ball. 

And there will be two giveaways this week!  Thursday I will have a giveaway of ReVamped by Ada Adams, and then on Friday with an interview with Wenona Hulsey we will give away two copies of  Blood Awakening

I'm not even going to list the books I received.  It was a lot, and I didn't keep track lol.  Inexpensive Kindle books will be the death of me, I swear! I'm trying to slow down on review requests for the upcoming summer.  I already have a backlog a mile long, and I'm only accepting a few here and there that I just can't resist :)

So that's about it.  Past, present and future!  I hope everyone enjoys the rest of their Sunday.  I'm taking the kid shopping for some clothes, and maybe even some for myself! And we just had a spider hunt for the little sucker who got under the couch before I could smoosh the daylights out of him. I'm pretty sure I vacuumed him up, about 98% sure.  If I post later in the week about having broken bones you will know that &%($#@($ spider got away, cause I'll have a heart attack and probably fall and bust a bone.  

Thanks for reading!
Liz


Monday, January 2, 2012

In My Mailbox



In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.  Click link to go to her site :)


I am doing my post a day late.  Yikes!  
And here are my books for this past week!  A bit of a light week, but still very awesome!


Won:
 Wicked Circle by Linda Robertson (won from Dream On Us)


Bought:
Werewolf Upstairs - Ashlyn Chase
The Coming Of The Wolf - A.E. McCullough
Bloodlines - Drew D'Amato
Zombie Road Trip - T. Alex Miller
This Magic Moment - Daryn Cross
Zombie Armageddon 1 - Ian Woodhead, Doree Colon

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Dirty Little Secret 12-29-11



Dirty Little Secret is a weekly meme hosted by us at Under the Covers. Every Thursday we get to know other bloggers and our readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets.  We hope that you will all join us!

To participate in the meme all you need to do is:

1. Be a follower of Under the Covers.
2. Create a post in your blog taking the meme image (click picture to visit UTC page) and copy instructions. 
3. Answer the question they propose! This can be done in any way you like, post a video, write a post etc.
4. Then add your link at their website.



"Book boyfriends of 2011!  Make a list but you can only use books you've read this year."


What a fun question to end the year!  And a tough one!


First, my favorite book boyfriend this year would definitely be Gabriel Tauhou, from the Silver Dragon Series by Katie MacAlister.  Gabriel is the leader of the silver dragons.  Dragon Shifter and he can set you on fire!  'Nuff said.  My review HERE


Second... I really loved Slade, from Ink by Holly Hood.  I just read this book last week, but I fell in love with it right away!  He's a witch, He's tattooed, and pierced, and he can get you a whole new wardrobe just with a thought ;)  If you haven't read it, I seriously think you should! My review (and giveaway until Dec 30!) HERE


Hmmm...Third.  Justin Seward from The Calling, by Ashley Lynn Willis.  Justin works for the Coast Guard as a rescue swimmer.  Oh yeah, and he is a descendant of Triton and can command the seas *and* he is hot and sweet! My review HERE


Fourth - Jake Silver!!  He is a wolf shifter from Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear.  Of course, he has all the wolfy attributes we all want *plus* he can visit you in your dreams :) My review HERE


And lastly, Alastor from Spiritus by Dana Michelle Burnett.  He may be a ghost, but he's got more passion than most living men!  My review HERE




I can't wait to hear what your picks are!!  Do you agree with any of mine (and can you share nicely lol)?  Let me know in the comments, and leave a link to your DLS!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

In My Mailbox (4)




In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.  Click link to go to her site :)

And here are my books for this week!  I'm going to post it up a day


Bought (I think most of these are from the 12 Days of Christmas on AllRomance...Free!!)
Catch me if you can - Stacey Espino
Love in the elevator - Lizzie Lynn Lee
Print this PageTell a friend Who's the Boss? - Ella Vines
The Mansion: Pretend You Love Me Series: The Mansion - Voirey Linger
Death of a Pirate King - Josh Lanyon
8 Second Ride - Cat Johnson
Under The Covers - Cat Johnson
Black Cat - Cat Johnson
Body Work - Marie Harte
Claimed - Evangeline Anderson
Love Hurts: The Killing of Rose - Holly Hood
Siren Call - Kimberly Lewellyn
My Life as a White Trash Zombie (Paperback)
Calvin's Cowboy - Drew Hunt
Smokeless Fire - Samantha Young


For Review
Girl Possessed (Book 1 of The Girl Trilogy)- Reussie Miliardario
Rae of Hope - WJ May
The Necromancer's Apprentice - Naomi Clark
Gastien Part 2: From Dream to Destiny (The Gastien Series) - Caddy Rowland



Won
Changeling Moon - Dani Harper (Won from Vampire Book Club)
BDB Insider's Guide - JR Ward (Won from Talk Supe)
Grey's Lady - Natasha Blackthorne
Cemetery Club - JG Feherty (Library Thing, Early Reviewers)
Jealous and Freakn - Eve Langlais (Won from Rage, Sex, And Teddy Bears)




And here are a few of the covers from books I picked up!





Sunday, December 18, 2011

In My Mailbox (3)



In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren.  Click link to go to her site :)

And here are my books for this week!


WON:
A Dog Gone Christmas by Lindsay Downs
Sing We Now of Christmas by Lee Ann Sontheimer Murphy
Snow White and the Seven Hunks by Kimberley Grant
Enemy Lover by Karin Harlow - paperback
My Dangerous Pleasure by Carolyn Jewel - paperback
Dangerous Desires by Dee Davis - paperback
Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks – paperback
The Other Guy’s Bride by Connie Brockway – paperback
Hot Holiday House Guest by Cheryl Dragon
True Mates by Zena Wynn
Taken - Zia Marie (Library Thing Early Reviewers)


Bought:
Delicate Freakn' Flower - Eve Langlais 
One Stiletto in the Grave - Jason Krumbine
BEASTS-The Eyes Of Constance (Beasts Of Forever)
Nocturnal
The Forest of Adventures (The Knight Trilogy)
Siryn Song (Shape Shifter Series)
Hot Summer 
The Dating Game (Erotic Romance Novella)


(Plus a whole boatload of books I'll picture below, haven't listed them yet.  Whoa!!)


(Free reads from All Romance)

The Alien King and I 
A Love for All Nights 
The Boardroom 
For the Love of Harmony 
Dark Angel 
Teasing the Wildcat 
Claimed 
His Last Resort 
Stolen (The Madame X School of Sex) 
The Handyman 
Needing Nita 
Forbidden: The Union 
A Dark Kiss of Rapture 
The Werewolf She Married 
Fall Into Erotica: An Autumn Anthology 
Explicit Encounters: FREE Reads from Romance Divine 
Taken by the Cowboy 
Beauty Touched the Beast 
Beneath the Neon Moon 















Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Teaser Tuesday 12-6-11





Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


She squinted at her arm in the dim light.  Blood tricked out of the inner corner of her elbow, trailed down her hand, and dripped off her fingertip.  That sound was her blood hitting the floor.  Never a good sign. 






Bet you want to read more now, right?  It's a great book, look forward to my review in the next couple days!


Death's Hand - SM Reine
 Policing relations between Heaven, Hell, and Earth is messy and violent, but Elise Kavanagh and James Faulkner excelled at it-- until coming across a job so brutal that even they couldn't stand to see one more dead body. 

Now they've been pretending to be normal for five years, leaving their horrific history a dark secret. Elise works in an office. James owns a business. None of their friends realize they used to be one of the world's best killing teams. 

After years of hiding, something stirs. Bodies are vanishing. Demons scurry in the shadows of the night. A child has been possessed. 

Some enemies aren't willing to let the secrets of the past stay dead...

Friday, December 2, 2011

Movie Cast (3)





Fictional Candy











So I've had this ongoing internal debate with myself regarding this meme.  It's a hard one.  Once a week is too much.  Even twice a month is too much for some people.  So here it is.  I'm going to give it another shot, once a month.  The first Friday of the month.  If you want to do it more, that's superb.  Just come to Fictional Candy and link up on the most recent post. I've also added a tab at the top of my page, there you will find all posts from me on this subject.

Schedule to be as follows (unless otherwise noted):
December 2, 2011
January 6, 2012
February 3, 2012
etc

Rules are simple:

  • Pick a book (or series) - Does NOT have to be the book I pick, but can be if you want
  • Do your fantasy cast (of as many or as little characters as you like)
  • Post to your blog and enter your url on my linky OR enter your cast in the comments below. 
  • Visit other people's (and comment, and leave your link!)
  • Have fun!


Wednesday, November 23, 2011

WWW Wednesday Nov 23



To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…
• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?



Happy Wednesday before Thanksgiving (for some of us!).  Yay!  

1)  What are you currently reading?
This is a very interesting book, and I'm having a hard time putting it down.  I'm hoping I can finish it before I go for Thanksgiving dinner at my family's house!  
Inga manages to escape from a "house of terror" where she was held as a captive along with other girls who were kidnapped. She is chased into the woods and runs onto the road, almost falling under the wheels of an approaching car. She thought, it would be better to die that way than to return to her captors. The driver of the car, to her surprise, saves her. He brings her to his house and introduces her to his family: his mother, his father and his younger sister. He gives Inga a key to a separate room and brings her food. She appreciates his help and calls him her knight from the road. All she needs now is a phone to make a call to her mother. Her savior, Alman, says they don't have one in the house. He's also not in a hurry to take her from his house in the woods to the town where she can talk to police. And Inga began to doubt the noble intentions of her savior. After some time she starts to think this house is worse than the one she was imprisoned in before, if that was possible. 


2) What did you recently finish reading?
This weekend I read two books/novellas from Naomi Clark, Ungrateful Dead 
PI Ethan Banning wouldn't normally touch a haunting case. Mostly because he doesn't believe in ghosts. But when Charlie Mullen asks him to spend the night at a supposedly haunted morgue, Ethan figures, why not? He's broke and Charlie's offering double his normal rate, and that's good enough for Ethan.

But when a troublesome ghost really does show up, Ethan realises he's going to need more than a good supply of alcohol to get through the night

PI Ethan Banning is smoking too much, sleeping too little, and hearing voices. One voice, to be exact: the voice of the demon that possessed him on his last case. A voice that urges him to hurt, rape, kill, and Ethan doesn't think he has the strength to ignore it much longer. 

When his latest missing person case turns into a murder investigation, Ethan finds himself fighting not just demonic urges, but black magic, an incubus with a hidden agenda, and a client who just won't pay up. Luckily, Ethan's got a few friends on his side, like Detective Anna Radcliffe, and his trusty dog, Mutt. If Ethan can ignore the demon long enough, he might just solve this case before it kills him.


I loved both and you can find my reviews for them Here (Ungrateful Dead) and Here (Domonized)


3) What do you think you will read next?
Next up is Voodoo Dues by Stephany Simmons


From the beginning of Figg’s employment, there is something not quite right about the bar. There are few customers, a parade of neighborhood psychics and pentacle adorned visitors, all coming to hold court with her enigmatic boss. Figg is not sure what is going on, but she is determined to find out! 

When the local voodoo queen shows up, and the next morning her grandson ends up dead outside the bar things get interesting. 

Figg pesters Lian into telling her the truth about his former life, and is thrust into a world where the things that go bump in the night are real. There’s a murder to solve, zombies to lay to rest and a villain that neither of them saw coming. 





So what are your picks?  Let me know in the comments below, or leave me a link to your WWW!
Thanks for stopping by!!!