HAVE A LOOK AT THESE, ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS COVERS!!!
TRYLLE TRILOGY
SWITCHED
TORN
ASCEND
MAKES ME WANT TO GO BUY THEM IN PAPERBACK
I HAVE MY SIGNED TORN, OLDER COVER, THESE ARE JUST TOOOO PUUURRRTTTY.
Michelle
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
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ASCEND by AMANDA HOCKING AVAILABLE NOW AT AMAZON
Michelle
Saturday, January 1, 2011
BOOK REVIEW - TORN by AMANDA HOCKING - TRYLLE TRILOGY BK # 2
Published By : Self published on Smashwords.
Released : Available Now
Details: Ebook , 216 Pages
RATING 5 FINN, LOKI and TOVE STARS!!!!
Book Blurb : Taken From Goodreads
Torn the second installment of the Trylle Trilogy...
Wendy thought she finally understood who she was and what she wanted, but everything changes when the rival Vittra come after her.
She's caught between two worlds, torn between love and duty, and she must decide what life she is meant to lead.
BOOK REVIEW:
Did I love this 2nd book in the series or what...Yes I did!!! Finished 3.15am this morning. The story just keeps getting better. Wendy's character has to grow up fast and decide what she wants to do . Duty or love?
The Vittra are taking their job very seriously, especially Kyra, much to Wendy's pain. It's time for Wendy to do some explaining to her brother Matt.
New character Loki is sniffing around , still not sure what to make of him but he sure is tempting...hee..hee:D
Finn made my heart flutter in 'Switched'...well he just about makes you cry in Torn for the pain he holds inside , his internal struggle for what is right and needs to be. Somebody pass the Kleenex ( tissue).
Wendy's relationship with Elora takes on a new direction. Tove is becoming Wendy's allie and Wendy is coming into her own.
Peace needs to be kept amongst the Vittra and Trylle tribes. Can it? Can times change? Wendy will be Queen eventually, it' s her calling whether she wants it or not.
Finn...sigh..beautiful Finn. I can't wait to read ' Ascend' to find out what happens in this wonderful trilogy. I think I will be very sad once it finishes. PABD, Post Awesome Book Depression may set in..lol!!
FAVE QUOTES:
" That's a shame," Loki said. ' Because , with all due respect Your Highness, I could rock your world."
" It's all the same to me, but you and your friend there - " Loki nodded to Duncan, " - looked like a couple of Acme Spy School dropouts."
Michelle
AUTHOR AMANDA HOCKING SELF PUBLISHED SMASHWORDS AUTHOR SHOWCASE
When Wendy Everly was six-years-old, her mother was convinced she was a monster and tried to kill her. It isn't until eleven years later that Wendy finds out her mother might've been telling the truth.
With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of.
I have reviewed this book on blog 1/1/11
Torn the second installment of the Trylle Trilogy...
Wendy thought she finally understood who she was and what she wanted, but everything changes when the rival Vittra come after her.
She's caught between two worlds, torn between love and duty, and she must decide what life she is meant to lead.
Third and final book in the Trylle trilogy, a troll-based YA series.
With a war looming on the horizon, Wendy’s fate seems sealed. But everything she sacrificed might be in vain if she can’t save the ones she loves.
Her whole life has been leading up to this, and it’s all coming to an end.
RELEASE DATE JANUARY 2011
Teenager Alice Bonham's life feels crazy after she meets Jack. With his fondness for pink Chuck Taylors and New Wave, he's unlike anyone she knows. Then she meets his brother, Peter. Even though he can't stand the sight of her, she's drawn to him. Falling for two guys isn't even the worst of her problems. Jack and Peter are vampires, and Alice finds herself caught between love and her own blood.
Fate - the second installment in the My Blood Approves series...
Alice Bonham thinks she's finally found a balance in her life between the supernatural and real life with her brother Milo. Jack - her sorta vampire boyfriend - keeps her at arm's length to keep her safe. As for his brother Peter... she's not sure where he's at, or what he wants with her. Worse still, she's not even sure what she wants with Peter.
When tragedy happens, Alice finds herself struggling with a terrible choice. Her decision has consequences that reach farther than she'd ever imagined...
Flutter - the third book in the My Blood Approves series...
Being undead doesn't make life any easier for Alice Bonham.
Her younger brother's love life is heating up, while hers is...more complicated. Mae is falling apart, her best friend Jane is addicted to vampire bites, and if Alice doesn't get her bloodlust under control, someone will end up dead.
Alice volunteers for a rescue mission with Ezra. But going up against a pack of rabid vampires might be too much, even for him.
Wisdom - the fourth book in the My Blood Approves series...
For her eighteenth birthday, Alice Bonham takes a vacation to Australia only to have her trip cut short by an unexpected murder.
While Alice tries to understand what happened, she regrets some of the choices she's made, especially the more permanent ones.
On top of that, the child vampire is running loose, and its attracting some very unwanted attention...
In My Blood Approves, Peter Townsend fell in love with Alice Bonham, but she wasn't his first love. In a new novella told through his letters, his history is revealed.
"This is the way the world ends - not with a bang or a whimper, but with zombies breaking down the back door."
Nineteen-year-old Remy King is on a mission to get across the wasteland left of America, and nothing will stand in her way - not violent marauders, a spoiled rock star, or an army of flesh-eating zombies.
In the small midwestern town of Honalee, Hazel Panning and her best friend Molly Novak are determined to get through her sophomore year in one piece, despite the vicious cheerleaders and Hazel's ridiculous crush on Landon Hooper.
Life gets more complicated when Hazel realizes that she has a penchant for sorcery, like her aunt. Her plans to stay under the radar take a detour when she and Molly stand up for themselves, and Hazel gets the courage to act on her feelings for Landon.
Hazel discovers that the sleepy town of Honalee isn't so sleepy, and magic doesn't make high school easier.
I've read an excerpt on this sounds great!!!
Michelle
BOOK REVIEW - SWITCHED by AMANDA HOCKING - THE TRYLLE TRILOGY # 1
Published By : Self published on Smashwords at time of this review.
Published in 2012 : St Martins Press, Pan Macmillan
Released: Available Now
Details: Ebook , 202 Pages
RATING 5 FINN STARS!!!!!
With the help of Finn Holmes, Wendy finds herself in a world she never knew existed - and it's one she's not sure if she wants to be a part of.
GORGEOUS NEW BOOK TRAILER
AMANDA'S SELF PUBLISHED BOOK TRAILER
BOOK REVIEW:
Secondly!!!! Why has no publisher picked up this girl??????!!!!
Amanda writes with a wonderful maturity for her age, only 26yrs old.
I had the best time reading this Ebook. I was pottering around Smashwords and Goodreads and Laura Kreitzer's blog http://laurakreitzer.com/page/2 and saw Amanda Hocking's, ' My Blood Approves' series on her blog and had a little lookie and then delved a bit further and so glad I did. I came across her 'Trylle' series and read the first 3 chapters FREE on Goodreads, got hooked and popped over to Smashwords ( love Smashwords!!!) and promptly bought all Amandas 2 series. I could not stop sitting at my computer. I just loved the well written , well thought out , original storyline of 'Switched'.
Well done Amanda!! Don't get me started on the lovely guys in this book. Finn...sigh...just love him:) I am currently reading , 'Torn' , book #2 in the Trylle series and waiting quite anxiously for bk # 3 'Ascend', to be released 2011.
Wendy is a difficult child in more ways than one, never fitting in well . Matt her older brother by 7 years loves her unconditionally and Aunt Maggie is her legal guardian due to a terrible event that happened when she was 6 years old . In a way I can see Wendy's mum's pain. I don't condone what she did, of course, but the pain she is feeling. The anger, feeling of total betrayal that wasn't Wendy's fault. Her anger totally consumed her to the point of her being dangerous and over the edge. To lose what she did was too much for her.
Everything about Wendy screams she is different to her brother Matt, beating to her own drum. Matt is quiet, reserved and patient. Wendy ...well Wendy is Wendy.
Enter Finn Holmes . Finn...what can I say. I just love his character. This may sound a bit oddish..lol!! But as the reader, you find yourself kinda aching for Finn and his character.
I want to talk about the storyline which includes the characters , Wendy and Finn , Rhys ( love this guy) , Elora, Kim, Aunt Maggie, Rhiannon , Willa and Tove ( great guy) among a few, but I don't want to spoil.
From the first pages I found myself totally caught up stealing moments continuously to read this book. ( Having 3 kids and a hubby on holidays can make for no spare time for me, but I stole it!!) I desperately need an Ebook reader as I am finding so many great reads on Smashwords.
Finn opens Wendy's eyes to a whole new life. A whole different Wendy. Wendy's character really grows in this series. Going from disbelief, to understanding , to taking control as best she can.
Visually I 'saw' this book so well in my head. Just an awesome read that makes you 'feel' for the characters. The little twists and POW's I got reading 'Switched' were great . Amanda's writing just flows continuously. Everything she writes she backs up. She really thought about her story and the depth of the characters she was writing about. Couple swear words used , just saying.
'Torn', bk # 2 is awesome , adding another character Loki, to the story and wow!!!
I can't wait to read , 'My Blood Approves', series. I hope it's as good as this series.
FAVE QUOTES:
When Matt saw me, he looked really pissed off and a little awed, so I knew that I must look pretty awesome.
His hair was damp from a recent shower, and he smelled like the grass after a rain, only sweeter.
I thought about moving away, but I didn't really have any reason to. The movie was fun, he was foxy, and I enjoyed being with him.
Michelle
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