Blogging Hiatus

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*IN BUCKLE DOWN MODE*
So for at least a week or so, I'm going on blogging hiatus. So no Monday Rants today or next week either. No Saturday/Sunday memes either. The only post I'll be doing is on DJ's Book Corner which will be Friday. It's an interview with an author I really love, T.C. Southwell, so I'm excited about that. I'll still do my Sunday Post for the Masquerade Crew, but I have to get these last rewrites and edits done or the eARCs of Solstice's End will never be ready in time for reviewers. Can't have that. That's totally unacceptable.
So! You won't hear from me for a while unless you follow me on Twitter or are a Facebook fan. I'll continue to keep you updated through those mediums, and if something really special comes up, then I'll make an exception and blog about it, yeah?
See you in a couple of weeks, loves!
Diantha

M.E. Monday RANT #36–Free Books can't be Bestsellers...or can they?

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Please take everything I say here as my own personal peeve and nothing more.
*Rant Begins*
Every evening, I go on my Twitter and follow back some of the few dozen tweeps that follow me everyday. I'm sort of particular in that I only follow back bookish people–authors, book bloggers, publishers, and plain ol' book nerds. The little personal description that most post on their profile helps me decide who fits the criteria and who doesn't (why do so many porn stars follow me? Does anyone else have this problem?)
Anywho, as I go through these descriptions, the number of "bestselling" authors with "bestselling" books consistently pops out at me. I'm at the point now where I'm starting to wonder just how many of these authors and their books are truly bestsellers, and how many of them are just full of shit. My guess? Quite a few.
I am in NO WAY a bestselling author and would never put it out there that I am if I'm not, and some of the things I've been seeing have been irking me like crazy. A few thoughts come to mind, like:

Diantha's Sunday Post: May 26–June 1

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The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. 

Author Stuff

This week, I released the second chapter in Prophecy of Solstice's End (Oracle of Delphi, #3). This was to celebrate 400 likes on Facebook. We're halfway to 500 now, and I want to do something special for when we do hit the big 5-0-0, but not sure it'll be another excerpt. I'll keep you up to date on that ;)

Read Chapter Two from Solstice's End now!

This Past Week

♕ I purchased ♕

NOTHING! Ha! Can you believe it?!

♕ Memes ♕

Bad Ass Bindings #3–UNNATURAL CREATURES

Bad Ass Factor: ☠ ☠ ☠ 

♕ On DJ's Book Corner ♕

TUES: Review of Half Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout

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(3 Stars)

WEDS: Beside Your Heart COVER REVEAL


THURS: Feeling Death Blog Tour Review + GIVEAWAY

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(4.5 STARS)

Coming This Week

MON: M.E. Monday RANT #36–Free Books Can't be Bestsellers

WEDS: The Faerie Prince Tour stops by DJ's Book Corner (Interview with Rachel Morgan)

THURS: The Faerie Prince Tour continues with a review of The Faerie Guardian (Creepy Hollows #1) by Rachel Morgan.

SAT: Show N' Read Saturday #20

SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY!

Bad Ass Bindings #3: Unnatural Creatures by Neil Gaiman

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An every-now-and-then meme where I showcase bad ass book covers. Duh.

Publication Date: 

April 23, 2013 

by Harper Collins

Genre: Fantasy

Bad Ass Factor: ☠ ☠ ☠ 

As busy as this cover is, my eyes were immediately drawn to it. I love how the words are molded into the design in a sort of "unnatural" way and how there is an assortment of creatures around the edge of the cover. The longer I look at it, the more I like it. It really is quite an interesting cover and I can't wait to read it! It's been on my TBR since before it was published so it's one I'll be getting to before long!

Read Chapter Two from Prophecy of Solstice's End!

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Okay so I thought about it and realized I'm not ready to release anything from Hero, Cursed. Anything I posted about Swindle would be a spoiler even for fans of the series who have read all of the books so far. I don't want to spoil anything!!
So instead, I did as I originally planned and posted Chapter Two from Prophecy of Solstice's End! And remember when I said that Chapter Two was narrated by a character who has never narrated before? TRUE!!
For those of you who are reading this and have no idea what I'm talking about, PoSE is the third book in the Oracle of Delphi series. So if you haven't read the first two books (and I STRONGLY suggest reading the novella, Solar, Defeated, too), then you should NOT read this excerpt.
Again, WARNING, please do not read this excerpt if you have not read the previous books!
So, if you're positive...Enjoy!
CLICK HERE!

Sunday Post: Week of May 19–25

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The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It's a chance to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. 

Author Stuff

This week, I announced my next project which will be Wish for Me (Love & Steampunk #1). It's a New Adult romance with a whole lotta fantasy that I'm having a blast writing! I'll release more details sometime over the summer :)

To celebrate 400 Facebook likes, I'll be releasing an excerpt from either Solstice's End or Hero, Cursed sometime later today or tomorrow! So keep a look out for that!

This Past Week

♕ I purchased ♕

Lady of Devices (Magnificent Devices #1) by Shelley Adina–Steampunk! YES! Can't wait to dive into this one!

Yup...Just one book...I'm so proud of myself!

♕ Memes ♕

M.E. Monday #35–Multiple POVs: Why I Love 'Em

Show N' Read Saturday #19–THE WALKING DEAD

♕ On DJ's Book Corner ♕

WEDS: Review of Honey Red by Liz Crowe

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(4 Stars)

THURS: The Trouble with Toads Book Blast + GIVEAWAY

Coming This Week

MON: Holiday! No M.E. Monday Post

TUES: Review of Half-Blood by Jennifer L. Armentrout on DJ's Book Corner

WEDS: Review of Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward on DJ's Book Corner

THURS: Feeling Death Blog Tour (Review) on DJ's Book Corner

SAT: Bad Ass Bindings #3

SEE YOU NEXT SUNDAY!

Show N' Read Saturday #19–THE WALKING DEAD

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A weekly meme hosted by Diantha Jones where we share and rate TV shows and movies we've seen, and the books that we have read or have now been inspired to read.

This week I watched:

The Walking Dead on AMC (2010–)

Waking up in an empty hospital after weeks in a coma, County Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finds himself utterly alone. The world as he knows it is gone, ravaged by a zombie epidemic. The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse. Based on Robert Kirkman’s hugely successful and popular comic book series, AMC’s The Walking Dead is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment survival. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead. (TheWalkingDead.com)

I absolutely refused to watch this show at first. Zombies are just not my thing. Yeah, I saw Dawn of the Dead and loved it, and will definitely be seeing World War Z when it comes out soon, but that's it. I saw a couple of movies but couldn't see myself watching an entire series. Well, foolish me, this show is great! From the very first episode (I watched the first few from the first season), I was into it. Mind you, I'm not hooked and TWD is far from my new favorite show, but it's one I will definitely be keeping up with. It's dramatic and exciting, and can you believe it, crazy emotional! I'm not too attached to the characters quite yet, but I'm sure that's not too far off. I'm looking forward to watching the rest of the series :)

My rating: 3.5/5 STARS

Quick Announcement! My next project is...

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So I've thrown a few ideas around about what my next book would be outside of the Oracle of Delphi series. At first I wanted to release the first book in the Eternal Knights Trilogy, but I've since changed my mind. The next release will be Wish For Me (Love & Steampunk #1) and guys, I'm excited about this one.
I've fallen completely in love with the Steampunk genre and want to try and get people to love it as much as I do. It will be a New Adult novel (YES! I get to be gritty now) with a STRONG element of fantasy and an extreme OVERDOSE of romance. I can't wait! It's going to be awesome!
I'm not ready to release too many details about it yet, but I will be soon. Thinking about the cover right now and am pretty sure this is something for the great Raphyel M. Jordan to take on. But we'll see. I have a couple of other cover artist in mind for this so we'll just have to see what my budget can handle *LOL*
Have a great one, people!