JASMINE's THOUGHTS on Book of Watchers by Mary Ting

Genre:

New Adult

Paranormal/Fantasy
Series:
Book of Watchers, #1

Publish Date:

March 26, 2018

Synopsis:
Before the Bible, there was Book of Watchers

Enoch wants to live an ordinary life. He’s content to lie low, skip his college classes, and avoid committing to any one girl. But ordinary isn’t on the syllabus for Enoch because at night, he dreams of demons. Vivid dreams that leave him wanting escape more than ever. When they escape his dreams and attack him during daylight, his reality becomes a nightmare. 

As he pieces together the meaning behind the encounters, supernatural creatures emerge. Demons. Vampires. Witches. Angels. And they all want something from him. In a supernatural world he never thought possible, Enoch uncovers a secret that either will destroy him or force him to become much more than he ever wanted.

       

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**About the Author**

International bestselling author Mary Ting resides in Southern California with her husband and two children. She enjoys oil painting and making jewelry. Writing her first novel, Crossroads Saga, happened by chance. It was a way to grieve the death of her beloved grandmother, and inspired by a dream she once had as a young girl.

When she started reading new adult novels, she fell in love with the genre. It was the reason she had to write one-Something Great. Hence, Mary's pen name, M. Clarke? She tours with the Magic Johnson Foundation to promote literacy and her children’s chapter book-No Bullies Allowed.

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*My Thoughts*

Note: This review contains NO spoilers

Whoa!! Oh Mary... Why do you do this to me?!?! You make fall in love with your stories. Book of Watchers is the latest story that I completely loved from beginning to end. This had elements of suspense, mystery, action, and horror in which was well balanced in creating the right atmosphere that kept me at the "edge of my seat." Every element balanced out the story giving me all the chills, the questions, the feels that kept me turning the pages.

The way Mary can create these incredibly vivid descriptions of a world full of the supernatural transported me into this imaginative world of hers. It was dark and intense, but yet, it will tug on your heart-strings. As for all her characters, each with their own personalities and emotional baggage that felt so real. The way she describes her characters, brought them out vividly in my imagination.

As for the story, I loved it! A combination of the various genres I enjoy reading, Mary effortlessly weaved these genres into a flowing story that drew me in to these characters lives and the secrets they hold. There are a good amount of secrets there, too. It is definitely something that will make you go... "Hmmm...🤔." The twists that Mary embedded throughout the story made for a good mystery, too. As secrets were unraveled, more secrets started to reveal itself as well. But then, at the end.... Really, Mary!!??!! Wow... That was subtle... 😄 A cliffhanger?!? Ugh!!! Wow! That "threw me for a loop." This cliffhanger was not a "slap in your face" kind of cliffhanger. It was more like a slow burn until you got to the fire... 😄 Ugh! Now, I really, really NEED book 2 to find out what other secrets that need to be told. Gah!!! 😡 Thanks a lot, Mary!!! 😋

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BLOG TOUR: Knowing You Rebecca Donovan

Welcome to the Official Blog Tour for Rebecca Donovan's Knowing You, book 2 in the Cursed series!!! Today, we have an exclusive excerpt to share! So... Check it out and grab your copy today!!!

Genre:

Young Adult

Contemporary Romance

Series:

Cursed, #2

Publish Date:

June 27, 2018

Synopsis:

Under suspicion for a crime she watched him commit, Lana will pay for her silence. Her new lawyer strikes a deal, sending her to a boarding school in Vermont. It’s supposed to be a second chance. An escape from a dead-end life in Sherling. Except Lana doesn’t want to leave those who depend on her behind.

Lana is convinced she has nothing in common with the sons and daughters of celebrities and politicians who attend Blackwood School. But she soon finds out, that they're all delinquents... just like her. Theirs is a world of contrived headlines and publicity facades, and Lana's unabated honesty is a keen contrast to their lie-filled lives. She finds herself with new friends, just by telling the truth.

But not everyone is welcoming. Someone is out to destroy Lana, and she has no idea why. The longer she stays at Blackwood, the more dangerous it becomes for her and everyone she cares about. And it will only get worse when Lana discovers the truth.

    

*Excerpt*

“If I tell you, they won’t come true.”  I stuff a mound of cake into my mouth.

Lily releases a small tinkling laugh. “Do you believe that?”

“Do you believe they’ll come true at all, no matter if I say them out loud or not?”

“I think we always receive what we deserve, and belief has very little to do with it. It has more to do with our character, and how that balances out on the scales of good and evil. Can’t have one without the other, right?”

I look at her curiously.  “But isn’t good always supposed to win in the end?” I can barely function, forget about contemplate karmic balance. And we’re going down a strange and windy path right now. Because I know good doesn’t always win.

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(cover links to Goodreads)

     

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**About the Author**

Rebecca Donovan

Optimism seeps from every pore of my body. I truly believe that what's supposed to happen... will! In that regard, I don't know how to give up; it's not part of my biological make up.

I'm a passionate (and some would say, overly enthusiastic) person. I learn by doing (and have been burned more times that I'd like to admit), but I will always throw my entire self into whatever I do - fail or succeed.

I think this is evident when I write, leaving nothing behind and spilling it all out on the pages. I give it all to my readers - love it or hate it.

The path I'm on is very often my own, veering off the beaten path at the sight of something more interesting or captivating, getting caught in the vines and thorns in order to experience the beauty and intrigue others often pass by. And I always meet the most interesting people along the way...

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BOOK BLITZ: Alpha by Jus Accardo

Check it out! We have a Book Blitz to share for Jus Accardo's Alpha, book 3 in The Infinity Division series! Get a sneak peek into this upcoming release with an exclusive excerpt!! So... Don't miss the festivities and pre-order your copy today!!!


Genre:
Young Adult
Science Fiction Romance
Series:
The Infinity Division, #3
Publish Date:
July 3, 2018
Publisher:
Entangled: Teen

Synopsis:
“A fun YA sci-fi story with a compelling cast of characters.” —Kirkus Reviews on Infinity

Sera is the obsession of a killer chasing a ghost. G is a soldier with too much blood on his hands.

Dylan lost the only person he ever loved—and will stop at nothing to get her back.

In a whirlwind chase that takes them back to where it all started, Sera, G, and Dylan will have to confront their demons—both physical and mental—and each other, in order to win their freedom.

     

  

*Excerpt*

The rain stopped, and the wind outside had settled, leaving an uncomfortable silence in its wake. I didn’t have a problem with the quiet. I liked it, in fact. But this was something a little different. This was uncomfortable. The kind of stillness that came from forced proximity to someone or something that made your skin itch and your stomach roil. The kind of hush that usually set in right before a devastating storm or a natural disaster.

He did this sometimes. Just sat across from me and stared. He usually wouldn’t even say anything. I didn’t think he expected me to say anything, either. He just looked. Sometimes it lasted a few minutes, just long enough to send that chill skittering up and down my spine. Other times it would go on for hours. He’d blink and breathe and fidget, but his eyes…those remained locked on me, his unhealthy mix of sadness and lust and greed and anger crushing me to the point of breathlessness.

We were at it again, and I was just about out of patience. It was one thing to have been ripped away from my home, from my life, by that madwoman, Cora Anderson. It was another to have her poke and prod and use me as a science experiment. She’d altered my mind. Made me forget most of my life before the day I woke up a prisoner on the floor of her cold, dank cell. Those things were all bad, but having been “rescued” by this bastard and forced to stay by his side at all times? That was an entirely new level of torture.

“You’re thinking about him again, aren’t you?” His tone was acidic and his jaw tight. He had a temper, this guy. I’d seen it multiple times. He’d never done anything more than scream at me, but it was only a matter of time with people like this. I wasn’t sure how I knew that, but I felt it in my bones. Maybe I’d known someone like him at home. Maybe it was just intuition.

“Yes,” was all I replied. I found that simple, one-word responses went over the best. Or, more accurately, the worst. When I said too little, he grew agitated. He wanted me to talk to him, yet the things that came out of my mouth weren’t ever what he wanted to hear. I didn’t act like he’d hoped I would, didn’t say the things he longed to hear. Some days he was determined to change me. Others, he was rabid, blaming me for not behaving like myself and demanding that I wake up.

Forget that I had no idea who I was.

“While it’s not okay, I understand.” He offered me a smile—a small, tentative twitch of his lips and gentle shrug of his shoulders. He was making an effort to be kinder today, going out of his way to speak softer and move slower.

That made me even angrier.

“You understand? Then my life is complete. All I’ve ever wanted was the understanding of a serial killer.” Even if I hadn’t been thinking about…someone else, I would have lied. The fact that I wasn’t focused on him, and him alone, drove Dylan—my savior, my captor—crazy. But the truth was, I was thinking of him. That other him. How could I not? Even if I didn’t find myself missing him every moment of every day in an almost physical way, I wouldn’t be able to put him out of my mind because he was technically sitting here across from me.

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**About the Author**

Jus Accardo spent her childhood reading and learning to cook. Determined to follow in her grandfather’s footsteps as a chef, she applied and was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America. But at the last minute, she realized her true path lay with fiction, not food.

Jus is the bestselling author of the popular Denazen series from Entangled publishing, as well as the Darker Agency series, and the New Adult series, The Eternal Balance. A native New Yorker, she lives in the middle of nowhere with her husband, three dogs, and sometimes guard bear, Oswald.

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