Author: Ambrosia

Saturday Sanctuary #1

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Looking at my blog and the Meme’s I do I decided I needed something to put on my book blog on Saturdays I am trying to gather a Meme for everyday of the week. And to start posting them regularly like a good girl. Well I didn’t see any good Saturday ones, so I decided to start my own. And I decided to title it the Saturday Sanctuary.

The Saturday Sanctuary will be a Weekly Writing Post. I will ask something or give a topic. Sometimes it will be short, sometimes it might be longer. The idea is just to write! So others can read. I thought it would be a great idea for a Book Blog to do something about writing. We are bloggers after all so we must have some enjoyment of writing too! So hop on in and Join the Saturday Sanctuary, grab our link and our picture and post your replies here. Make sure you visit others blogs out there and leave comments. Mostly have fun.



Today will be a short fun post. What is your favorite time of day to read?

For me my favorite time to read is the wee morning hours. When my hubby is asleep and when the animals are usually laid back and some of them are sleeping on me happily cuddled up. No one bothers me and I can just settle into my book and focus. That is the best time to read for me and there are no distractions.


Planned Books for Nov

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I don’t have a nice neat pile like previous months because I am so behind. But I am trying to get back into the swing of things and prepare for my 2010 Challenges. So keeping that in mind. Currently here is my planned books for this month.

Currently Reading: To the Tower Born by Robin Maxwell 307 pages

Courtesans by Katie Hickman 336 pages
A Poisoned Season by Tasha Alexander 306 pages
A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson 336 pages
Jemima J by Jane Green 373 pages
Hunted by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast 323 pages

Book Review: Revelations by Melissa De La Cruz

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Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They’re powerful, they’re famous… they’re undead. Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has just been called into question–is the young vampire in fact a Blue Blood, or is it the sinister Silver Blood that runs through her veins? As controversy swirls, Schuyler is left stranded in the Force household, trapped under the same roof as her cunning nemesis, Mimi Force, and her forbidden crush, Jack Force. When one of the Gates of Hell is breached by Silver Bloods in Rio de Janeiro, however, the Blue Bloods will need Schuyler on their side. The stakes are high; the battle is bloody; and through it all, Carnavale rages on. And in the end, one vampire’s secret identity will be exposed in a revelation that shocks everyone.


And here we have another installment of the Blue Bloods Novels. I have to say this was not my favorite of the series. It was a little bit slower and confusing than the other two books. It was not a bad read, just not as good in my opinion.

Once again we follow Schuler Van Alan her friends and family and of course Mimi and Jack Force through the world of the elite vampires. But now we delve more into the paranormal and more into the religion that has been placed into this kind of Vampire. I personally feel that some of the enjoyment of the first books was lost in this installment because of how much more they leaned on the religion.

That said there are a few things revealed in this story that you may or may not have seen coming. Schuyler takes her place among her people. She has her power and learns how to use it. While the true evil Silver Blood is revealed. Over the entire book was a good set up for the next book and while not the best in the series, is still enjoyable.


Book Review: Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

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Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out….

Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn’t such a bright idea.


I read this book a few months ago, but health kept me from making the Review Post. So here we go:

I had friends who were constantly talking about True Blood. But knowing that the show was based on the books I couldn’t let myself watch the show without at least reading the first book. Hubbys nagging to get to watch the show my friend sent on DVD made me read it. But I am very GLAD I did.

Dead until Dark is a very well written book that harkens back to your more traditional styled Vampires. Blood Hungry, day sleepers who don’t sparkle and can only come out at night. While she has tossed in the new synthetic blood so those who wish to be Good Vampires can drink that rather than human blood, the core of her Vampires are the traditional kind.

There is a love story involved, with undercurrents of dark sensuality that will make you shiver a bit. This is very much an adult book. With a cast of characters that may make you think of some backwoods rednecks but in essence they are. I have not decided if I like Sookie yet, she is slightly annoying to my minds eye. But they have given her a strong group around here. The Vampire Bill is mysterious as he is slightly off putting and yet romantic. Jason Stackhouse just needs to be neutered, but we love him anyways.

The book lays down a solid foundation for the series. With its own murder mystery along with the forbidden love and the promise of more to come. If you’re an Adult Vampire fan I highly recommend you read this book.

Booking Through Thursday-It’s all about Me

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Which do you prefer? Biographies written about someone? Or Autobiographies written by the actual person (and/or ghost-writer)?

This is a tough one to say. I like both for different reasons. You generally get a more honest and all around look when you read a Biography. But you learn some deeper things, and are closer to the story when you read an Autobiography. So I guess my answer is on the fence. Both!

Wicked Wednesday #12

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Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

Journey to dazzling seventeenth-century Hindustan, where the reigning emperor, consumed with grief over the tragic death of his beloved wife, commissions the building of the Taj Mahal as a testament to the marvel of their love. Princess Jahanara, their courageous daughter, recounts their mesmerizing tale, while sharing her own parallel tale of forbidden love with the celebrated architect of the Taj Mahal. This impressive novel sweeps readers away to a historical Hindustan brimming with action and intrigue in an era when, alongside the brutalities of war and oppression, architecture and the art of love and passion reached a pinnacle of perfection.

Sookie Stackhouse Challenge

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I have started the process of choseing my 2010 Challenges and let’s hope I do better in 2010 than I did in 2009. The first one I have picked is the Sookie Stackhouse Challenge. It tech started in June 2009 which works out since I read my first Sookie Stackhouse book in Aug. (I need to put the review up still) So here we go:


From Beth Fish Reads:

Here’s your chance to catch up on Sookie and all her friends — living and undead, fully human and not.

It’s easy, it’s fun, it’s for you! And you have an entire year to complete the challenge.

The Rules:

1. Between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, catch up on Charlaine Harris’s Southern Vampire series. No matter if you’re starting with book 1 or book 8, you have a year to read all about Sookie. Read Sookie in print, listen to the audio, read an eBook — format is not an issue.

2. Sign up using Mr. Linky. Put your name in the top box. For the bottom box, please use the URL that links specifically to your blog post about this challenge, not to your blog’s home page.

3. After July 4, I’ll create a post with another Mr. Linky where you can link your reviews so everyone can read them track your progress.

4. If you don’t have a blog and want to join in, sign up in the comments here. Later, let us know about your progress by leaving comments on the review link page.

EDIT: You can join any time during the course of the challenge.

The Books:

Dead Until Dark Completed 8/20/2009
Living Dead in Dallas
Club Dead
Dead to the World
Dead as a Doornail
Definitely Dead
All Together Dead
From Dead to Worse
Dead and Gone




Teaser Tuesday #25

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TEASER TUESDAYS asks you to: Grab your current read.Let the book fall open to a random page.Share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12.You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given!Please avoid spoilers!

Richard of Glouchester was aloft!Time stilled and for an eternity his body was balanced, his shield upon the tip of Lord Roger’s lance. ~ Pg 81 To The Tower Born by Robin Maxwell

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