2012 Recap

 2012 is over and yay we survived!

 

 

 

This was such an exciting year for me.  I started my blog back at the end of 2011 but it wasn't until this year that I began to take it seriously.  I have learned so much this year.  I love the publishing world and I have to admit I felt a part of this world by running an active blog.

 

I loved being able to do interviews with authors.  I mean how awesome is that, I got to swap emails with these amazing writers and then post all about it.  It was so much fun!  All the authors were amazing and so easy to work with.

 

My followers count went from 37 to 367 this year and while I know that is is a low number compared to some blogs I couldn't be happier about it!

 

I still have no idea how to use Twitter but I plan to tackle it in the coming year.

 

I got involved with Blog Tour companies and that was a lot of fun to participate in.  I enjoyed being able to promote amazing books even if I didn't have time to read them.

 

My favorite part of my blog year was getting a new blog design. I love it so much! I want to thank Lori at Imagination Blog Designs. She did an incredible job!

 

My favorite book this year that I promoted was Poison Princess by Kresley Cole.  You can read all about the book on my post HERE. You can also read my review HERE. 

 

I wasn't sure if I read more Adult or YA.  I love both so much!  I was a little excited to find out that it was really close.  I read more Adult books. 

 

 

Here is what I posted in 2012.

 

Reviews (Young Adult) - 21

Reviews (Adult) - 23

Author Interviews - 11

Giveaways - 16

Blog Tours - 9 

I want to thank you all for such an amazing blogging year.  I have made many new friends, worked with wonderful authors and have just had a magical year. 

 

Thank you all so much! 

 

I look forward to 2013!

Jillian Dodd Appreciation Week + Giveaway

 

 

 



“THANK YOU Jillian for all that you do!”

Friends of Jillian Dodd are showing their appreciation!

In appreciation for the hard work and effort indie author Jillian Dodd does behind the scenes for authors, her writing friends are offering YOU the chance to win one of her books!

You can choose from one of the Keatyn Chronicles:  STALK ME or KISS ME. Or maybe you prefer one of the titles in the That Boy series: THAT BOY or THAT WEDDING. All books are New Adult contemporary romance.

Good luck!

 

 

Title: Kiss Me
Author: Jillian Dodd
Series: The Keatyn Chronicles: Book Two
Genre: Romance, Mature Young Adult
Release Date: November 28, 2012

Buy links for Kiss Me






Summary:

I've always written scripts for my perfect life.
But no way could I have ever scripted this.
My life is so far from perfect, it’s not even funny.
All because of a stalker.

I’m at a boarding school where I have to lie about who I am.
I can’t see my family.
I’m tutoring a Hottie God that tortures me with his smile.
The most popular girl already hates me.
But there’s this boy.
This hot, sweet, sexy boy.
So I’m going to stop trying to script my life and just live it.
Because who knows how long I have left.

Title: Stalk Me
Author: Jillian Dodd
Series: The Keatyn Chronicles: Book One
Genre: Romance, Mature Young Adult
Release Date: September, 2012

Buy links for STALK ME:

Amazon ~ B&N ~ Kobo

Summary:

Gossip girl meets Hollywood in this new series by That Boy author, Jillian Dodd.

Keatyn has everything she ever dreamed of. Her life is following the script she wrote for the perfect high school experience. She’s popular, goes to the best parties, dates the hottest guy, and sits at the most coveted lunch table.

She’s just not sure she wants it anymore.

Because really, things aren’t all that perfect.
Her best friend is threatening to tell everyone her perfect relationship is a scam.
Her perfect boyfriend gets drunk at every party they go to.
It’s exhausting always trying to look and act perfect.
And deep down, she isn’t sure if she has any true friends.

To add to the drama, her movie star mom’s long-time fan has turned stalker.
An older man is flirting with her and telling her they should make a movie together.
And she’s crushing on an adorable surfer. Dating a guy like him would mean committing social suicide.

So she writes a new script. One where all the pieces of her life will come together in perfect harmony.
But little does she know, there’s someone who will do anything to make sure that doesn’t happen.

 

 

About the Author:

Jillian Dodd grew up on a farm in Nebraska, where she developed a love for Midwestern boys and Nebraska football. She has drank from a keg in a cornfield, attended the University of Nebraska, got to pass her candle, and did have a boy ask her to marry him in a bar. She met her own prince in college, and they have two amazing children, a Maltese named Sugar Bear, and two Labrador puppies named Camber Lacy and Cali Lucy.

She is the author of the That Boy Trilogy and The Keatyn Chronicles Series.

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(1) eBook copy of STALK ME (Keatyn Chronicles, #1), KISS ME (Keatyn Chronicles, #2), THAT BOY (Volume 1), or THAT WEDDING (That Boy, #2). Open International. Books will be gifted from Amazon or Barnes and Noble.


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ARC Review: Fangtabulous

 

 

 

Title:  Fangtabulous

Author:  Lucienne Diver

Series:  Vamped #4

Release Date:  January 8, 2012

Publisher: Flux

Format:  Ebook

Pages:  288

Source:  Provided by publisher via Netgalley 

Summary:

Can a fanged fashionista take out a deadly Salem spirit?

Being on the lam from the Feds and the vampire council with no money is not as glamorous as it sounds, especially when I, Gina Covello, fashion queen of the undead, am forced to abandon my wardrobe. Salem, Massachusetts, seems like a great place to hide our supernatural gang. But who knew the city would be crawling with ghosts? The nasty spirit of George Corwin, infamous sheriff from the witch trial days, is on a killing spree. It's up to us to take down the breath-stealing phantom-without blowing our cover.



Review:

This was the first book in the series that I have read so I had a little trouble figuring everything out at first.  I would have liked to have had a bit more back story in the beginning.

This book follows Gina the vampire.  She and her friends are on the run from the Feds.  I have no idea why but they decide the best place to hide out is in Salem were everyone is used to the supernatural occurrences.

While in Salem they discover that there is a very real and every evil ghost that is not just haunting the people of Salem but actually killing them.

The group decides to try and solve the case all while trying to stay under the radar of not only the Feds but a Ghost Hunter TV crew that showed up to film haunted Salem.

I loved the rich history of Salem that we get to lean about.  Vampires in Salem fighting angry Ghosts was a ton of fun.  I am going to have to read the first few books and then maybe all the relationships will make more sense but I loved this book and cant wait to see what happens next!

Purchase:

Amazon ~ Barnes and Noble

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I HOPE YOU ALL GET LOTS AND LOTS OF BOOKS FROM SANTA!!!