Month: October 2012

Review – Heart Search: Lost by Carlie M. A. Cullen

Posted October 31, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 2 Comments

Title – Heart Search: Lost (#1)
Author – Carlie M. A. Cullen
Genre – Paranormal Adult
Pages – 421
Publisher – Myrddin Publishing
Source – eBook Supplied by Book Tour

When Joshua Grant vanishes days before his wedding his fiancée Remy is left with only bruises, scratch marks and a hastily written note. Heartbroken, she sets off alone to find him and begins a long journey where strange things begin to happen.

As Joshua descends into his new immortal life he indulges his thirst for blood and explores his superhuman strength and amazing new talents while becoming embroiled in coven politics which threaten to destroy him. But Remy discovers a strength of her own on her quest to bring Joshua home.

Fate toys with mortals and immortals alike, as two hearts torn apart by darkness face ordeals which test them to their limits.


My Review:

First of all is like to comment on being part of such a brilliant tour and how I have thoroughly enjoyed being involved and experiencing the aspects of a debut author through the posts I have recently uploaded. Sadly, today I have come to end of my part of the tour and to Carlie’s tour. I hope I end this with a bang for her.

Remy is one of those characters that you can relate and feel every emotion connected to the reader. The one characteristic that is the most prominent and heart throughout the whole novel is her braveness and courage for searching for her soul mate, her true love. Remy’s innocence portrays her beliefs and how she isn’t easily persuaded by the unnatural or supernatural; she would easily dismiss it to keep the normality to maintain the strength of her relationship. I envy Remy with her strengths yet she has her moment when you just want to shake and say “Your not hallucinating! Vampires do exist! Everything isn’t perfect and it’s not natural! Believe!” But that is what makes the novel that more engaging and so unique from others, her character builds the tension of the storyline and how she evolves as a character and becomes that much vulnerable yet determined.

Remy’s view of their relationship is of pure happiness, content and of the truest love that they both can endure as a couple. Remy knows from the minute she departs from the plane that she would be the next Mrs. But untold events changes the whole the sequence of her life and various relationships ahead. Her life is full of surprises.

Joshua has never been head over heals in love with a woman before and he knew he can’t wait to start his married life with Remy! Joshua’s character is strong, caring, considerate and just the perfect gentleman and the perfect hotness of the novel. In the beginning of the novel you feel ecstatic with the happiness that he endures, but then you know something is going to go wrong, but you didn’t know that it would be fatal to the whole novel. That broke my heart and I couldn’t put it down now as it can only get better.

When Joshua has to alter and accept his new lifestyle , you can see that all his recent and most precious emotions have been heightened. Rage and Anger seem to be the more prominent and that what makes me as a reader more distant to his personality. The is the one thing that Joshua has no control over his humanity, yet he tries to prevent his past from disturbing his new life, this makes him seem selfish and unappreciative of the life his once had. Joshua’s view on life changes drastically and complete the book with the two varied perspectives of the novel, making it more surprising and unique from the books I’ve read before.

Aside from the main perspectives of the novel, there is also the Coven that the Joshua becomes aligned too. As they play a significant part in the novel, Carlie creates such a dynamic and flawless structure to the two points of view that you are instantly in the mind of these characters. What I loved is that this is not  book of an omnipotent narrator but of two protagonist characters assigned to the the significance of the multiple characters that’s play in each of their lives. That it’s such a creative and thorough perspective, that you get the complete experience of the whole novel.

Carlie’s debut novel as set a very high expectation with myself as a reader and I can’t wait to read her next novel. She is a very talented and extraordinary woman that I have come to know over the past couple of months into the a blog tour. As well as that I can see that she will be a very successful author from her brilliant novel of “Unique paranormal romance with bite!” Which I absolutely, totally agree with! I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend this book.

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“Waiting on” Wednesday (#11)

Posted October 31, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 13 Comments
“Waiting on” Wednesday (#11)

Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Title – Crash (Visions #1)Author – Lisa McMannGenre – YA ParanormalPublisher – Simon PulseRelease Date – January 8th 2013 If what you see is what you get, Jules is in serious trouble. The suspenseful first of four books from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. Jules lives with her family above their restaurant, which means she smells like pizza most of the time and drives their double-meatball-shaped food truck to school. It’s not a recipe […]

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[Heart Search Blog Tour] – An Interview with Carlie M. A. Cullen

Posted October 30, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 1 Comment
[Heart Search Blog Tour] – An Interview with Carlie M. A. Cullen

Thank you so much for joining me today Carlie and for letting me be a part of this Tour… Thanks for inviting me Emma. And as for ‘letting’ you be part of the tour, you honour me by wanting to get involved – it’s me who should be thanking YOU (and I do)! Who inspired you to write Heart Search? Nobody actually inspired me to write Heart Search – I’ve been writing since I was a child for my own entertainment and as an emotional outlet. However, once I’d started writing the book, it was my daughter’s love and enthusiasm […]

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[Heart Search Blog Tour] – An Excerpt

Posted October 28, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 2 Comments
[Heart Search Blog Tour] – An Excerpt

I climbed back into the car, leaving my door open. Leaning back into my seat I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply before letting my breath trickle slowly from between my parted lips. A picture formed in my mind, hazy at first as if the edges had been attacked by an eraser then solidifying gradually until it appeared like a photograph – a snapshot in time. Twisted metal littered the tarmac. A car lay on its roof, one of its tyres still spinning. A jack-knifed truck, a fallen and warped-framed motorcycle lying in a pool of red, a brightly signed […]

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Showcase Sunday (#11)

Posted October 28, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 18 Comments
Showcase Sunday (#11)

Showcase Sunday is a weekly meme hosted by Vicky at Books, Biscuits & Tea. Its an opportunity to highlight our newest books or book related swag and to see what everyone else received for review, borrowed from libraries, bought in bookshops and downloaded onto eReaders each week. This week I have had a very good week, not too many but enough to make me very excited *squeeeeeel*: Darke Academy: Lost Spirits by Gabriella Poole – I have seen this series for a few years and it looks brilliant. But I really need to read the first 3 books first, lol! I’m […]

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[Heart Search Blog Tour] – Guest Post by Carlie Cullen

Posted October 26, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 3 Comments
[Heart Search Blog Tour] – Guest Post by Carlie Cullen

It’s strange how a story idea just pops into your head, seemingly from nowhere  It’s like an invisible hand plucked it from the ether and plonked it in just the right area of your brain. Sounds bizarre, right? Not to me – I’m used to it! However, this time it was different; it felt different, bigger than any idea I’d had before. As I mulled over this concept, gifted to me by my Muse, two characters marched fully formed into my head and demanded I tell their story. Boy, were they persistent! And so, I began to write . . . […]

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Feature & Follow (#10)

Posted October 26, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 9 Comments
Feature & Follow (#10)

Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it’s an interesting way to get to know one another. Q: What writing device or trick most irritates you when reading a book? For example, if an author employs an omnipotent narrator that is sometimes considered bad form. A: Hmmm, good question and very tough one at that…. When I first started reading YA books in particular I […]

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“Waiting on” Wednesday (#10)

Posted October 24, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 13 Comments
“Waiting on” Wednesday (#10)

Waiting On” Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating. Title – Touch of Death (Touch of Death #1)Author – Kelly HashwayGenre – Paranormal RomancePublisher – Spencer Hill PressRelease Date – January 15th 2013 Jodi Marshall isn’t sure how she went from normal teenager to walking disaster. One minute she’s in her junior year of high school, spending time with her amazing boyfriend and her best friend. The next she’s being stalked by some guy no one seems to know. After the stranger, Alex, reveals himself, Jodi learns he’s […]

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Review – Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Posted October 23, 2012 by Emma in Blog / 1 Comment
Review – Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Title – Delirium (Delirium #1) Author – Lauren Oliver Genre – Dystopian Publisher – HarperCollins Pages – 480 Source – Library In a small town of Portland, it’s governed by and controlled by the ideology that is a disease, known as “the deliria”. Lena Holoway has been led to believe that love kills you, takes control and make you do unspeakable things. Lena has only 95 days until her birthday and her procedure. The government like you cure you as you turn 18. Lena knew this was coming and she was very excited; a life without love is a life […]

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