Yep, Its true.

After years of thinking, plotting, and being persuaded (you know who you are), I've decided to write a book. I don't know what this will mean or where this will take me, but I'm just going to go with it.

What I do know is that my book will be the story two teens named Thatcher and Abby and it will LOOSELY be based on my own love story. Because I believe that true stories are always the best and true love will always win.

To follow my progress (which is none at the moment) and to follow the blog, you can check out the NEW author fb page. The name of it was Author Tiffany Ball, but I felt stupid and silly for naming it that, so I changed it.

http://www.facebook.com/#!/authortiffany.ball

There she is. Send me a friend request.

I will continue to write blogs because we all know that even if I'm writing, I'm still a reader at heart. Thanks for the thoughts and encouragement. I'll take anything I can get.

In the meantime, Keep Reading!

Ceaseless

When I started this blog, I had this book in mind. I loved the series and was counting down for this book to come out. So, here is my much anticipated (even if I am the only on anticipating it) review of Ceaseless.

I'm not going to back track very much because I want everyone to read this book, so I'm going to just give you a brief recap.

Because of a curse put on her when she was a young child, Pagan Moore can see souls. They never talk to her and they don't know that she can see them. When she meets Dank, she is immediately drawn to him. He is Death and is there to claim her soul, but their attraction goes to deep for him to ignore it, so he saves her, instead.

Now Heaven and Hell are against them for changing fate.

In Ceaseless, the Deity steps in and erases all of Pagan's memories of Dank. He must give her true soulmate a chance at her, if she still chooses Dank, they can be together. So, Dank must woo her and make her fall in love with him all over again, while competing with her true soulmate.

My thoughts on this book.

I'd like to go back and reread the series as a whole. Its hard to read series in bits and pieces, but this was a great ending to a great series. This is the series that turned me onto Abbi Glines and I've loved everything she's written.

I'd like her to do side stories of other characters in the books, but not Leif. He annoys me and wouldn't you know his story is the one she's writing next.

Here's the link for this book. I hope you choose to read this. I know its hard to get into the paranormal books, but this is a good one!

http://www.amazon.com/Ceaseless-Existence-ebook/dp/B009CE4TG6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347980817&sr=8-2&keywords=ceaseless+by+abbi+glines

Clash

Oh Jude.

Nicole Williams in all her goodness listened to my tweets and posts (cough cough) and wrote another Jude book...oh yeah, and whoever that girl is in the book too.

I kid.
Kind of.

Now in college, Lucy and Jude are working hard to keep their relationship strong. Its hard being 5 hrs away from each other, but they're doing their best to make it work. He supports her dance, she cheers him on from her reserved seat in the football stadium. Their trust is tested, temptation is everywhere, the past comes up, and a decision is made.

Nicole Williams brings another great book with Clash. I love these characters. I was a little let down that this is the last book. It didn't seem final and I still feel like she could keep it going and yes, I've already let the author know. I found some of the parts a little far fetched and unbelievable. I watch football ALOT. I know for a fact that a freshman quarterback couldn't get away with the things Jude does, so that was kind of corny to me, but I still thought it was a great book. I'd love to hear what everyone else thought of it.

Here's the amazon link.
http://www.amazon.com/CLASH-Crash-ebook/dp/B009511VDA/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347938327&sr=1-1&keywords=clash+nicole+williams

Screaming in the Silence

Recently, I swapped reading lists with my friend, Ashley. Not surprising, but I had rest most of the books on her list. However, I was able to snag a couple of books that I hadn't heard of . The Breathing Series was one of them and this was another.

Clearly, I read alot. Very rarely do I find books that I don't like, but there are times when the books I read run together and nothing really stands out. This book stands out. Its different and I found myself appalled that I was pulling for the bad guy that had kidnapped and (kind of) raped her. I say 'kind of' loosely because it was (kind of) consensual too...read the book...you'll get it.

I have to say though, I was really turned off by the author at the end. The book ends good, but I feel like as authors, they have a responsibility to their readers to give them good endings and not leave them wanting more (unless its a series). This book had to be re-written because the author cut off the book as such a bad place, her publishing company made her go back and write an epilogue.

If you are out of books to read, I would recommend this one. Its good and definitely worth the read, but there are better ones out there. Just the truth.

http://www.amazon.com/Screaming-in-the-Silence-ebook/dp/B0049B30O4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346810166&sr=1-1&keywords=screaming+in+the+silence

Love Unrehearsed

I went out of town this weekend to visit family, but I was bound and determined to read this book while I was away. I couldn't wait to read more of Ryan and Taryn's story. It didn't disappoint. Not even a little bit.

 

Love Unrehearsed is a continuation of Love Unscripted (my previous post). This books starts right where the other stopped..given a day or two. It follows Ryan and Taryn through all of their trials and tribulations as they try and find a way to make their relationship work throughout all the craziness.

 

I'm not going to say much of the story because I don't want to give any spoilers away.

 

So there.

 

What I will say is that it is very rare that I walk away from a series feeling complete. I did with this. I felt like Tina Reber did her characters justice and left nothing to be expected. There is drama, love, sadness, and hope. The story ends exactly as it should.

 

Good for you, Tina Reber. Thank you so much for these wonderful books. I look forward to reading everything else you write.

http://www.amazon.com/Love-Unrehearsed-ebook/dp/B0092PKKWC/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347545987&sr=1-1&keywords=love+unrehearsed

Love Unscripted

This is a two book series. The sequel to this book comes out tomorrow and I am counting down the minutes. True Story.

This is another book that kept popping up in my amazon recommendations. I finally finished everything I was reading and borrowed it from my friend, Dawn. I am still thanking her for letting me borrow these books because she's awesome and because this book is really good.

 

The funny thing about this book is that when I tell you what its about its nothing new or fresh, but yet, it is.

Ryan Christensen is a super popular, up and coming, a-list actor. He's in a coastal Rhode Island town to film the latest installment of the Seaside Trilogy. This small town is in a frenzy with him in tow. There are fans and paparazzi camping out at his hotel and at the movie set. Think Robert Pattinson/Twilight. Thats what these fans/paparazzi reminded me of the entire time I was reading this.

One day, when running away from the chaos, Ryan seeks shelter in a closed pub. The pub is owned by Taryn Mitchell and its there that their story begins.

Taryn is a motivated, driven businesswoman. She owns her family's pub, is a silent owner in her friend's catering company, has money in stocks. You name it, she does it. She thinks the frenzy in her town is ridiculous, but when she welcomes Ryan into her pub one afternoon, he crushes all of her preconceived notions.

I know what you're thinking. Lame story. Famous actor, small town girl. They fall in love...blah blah blah. And to that I would say, you're wrong.

I saw this book in 2 parts. The first part is really good because they're falling for each other. The second part is really intense. I could not put it down. I was so mixed up in it. I had to go back and reread parts of it because I was skimming through trying to figure out what would happen at the end.

I finished yesterday and cannot stop thinking about it. There is a book, in a completely different series, that I've been waiting to be released. It came out yesterday and I could be reading right now, but the sequel to Life Unscripted comes out tomorrow and I would rather wait on it, then start anything else.

That has never happened before.

So, take my advice. Read this book. Its in my top 5 now. I loved it!


http://www.amazon.com/Love-Unscripted-Tina-Reber/dp/1451533969/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1347545730&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=life+unscripted+tina+reber

Take this Regret

I've got to tell you, I'm loving A.L. Jackson. She writes some tough books, with great conflict, but gosh, does this book make you pull for the underdog.

 

Motivated law students, Christian and Elizabeth, have been dating for a few years. With only a year left in college, they are motivated to finish and go about their schooling and careers. Christian is driven by his rich father, Elizabeth is a do-gooder, who just wants to make the world a better place.

 

But their plans are changed when Elizabeth discovers she's pregnant. When Christian gives her an ultimatum, she walks away from him and her dreams.

 

Six years later, Christian still lives with the guilt of that ultimatum. A chance meeting, fate steps in. Can he fix whats broken or is it too late?

 

I hope I haven't made this sound lame because its not. Its so good. So real. My heart broke for Christian because of the decision he made and the raw regret he has. At the same time, I put myself in Elizabeth's shoes. Could you really forgive someone that walked away from you in the time of your greatest need?

 

When people ask me now what books they should read, Pulled and Take this Regret are my top recommendations now. The writing is so different and real. I absolutely loved it.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Take-This-Regret-ebook/dp/B007QPS0WW/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347231019&sr=1-1&keywords=take+this+regret

Pulled

I'll be the first to admit that I tend to follow trends with books. My latest trend with YA books all started with 50 Shades of Grey (NOT YA), but from that Beautiful Disaster was recommended and from that the YA books rolled in. I don't love that I'm reading YA books, but I've found a few authors that I really like out of them and I'll continue to read their books. Through all the recommendations that creep onto my amazon account, Pulled and Take this Regret by A.L. Jackson kept popping up, so I finally decided to buy them. I'm so glad I did. They are both now at the top of my favorite list. Take this Regret was good, Pulled was better.

 

My friend, Janell, pointed out that a lot of the books I've been reading and recommending have the good girl/bad boy storyline going on and she was totally right. Pulled is not one of those books. Its a story of love, loss, overcoming and forgiveness. Its the story of two people being forced apart by unfathomable circumstances, only to be pulled back together years later, but can they overcome the hurt of the past and deal with what they are faced with in the present?

 

This is one of those books that I missed when I was finished. Please read this. Seriously, you won't regret it.

 

Here's the amazon link and I want to note that Take this Regret is by the same author, but an entirely different story. I will write a post about that one soon.

 

http://www.amazon.com/Pulled-ebook/dp/B007RICGFK/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1347214063&sr=1-1&keywords=pulled

Breathing Series

This series was recommended to me by one of my best buds, Ash. So, I decided to give it a try. Its the Breathing Series by Rebecca Donovan.

 

The first book in the series is Reason to Breathe and I've got to be honest, this is a really tough read.

This book is the story of Emma Thomas. After the death of her father and the demise of her mother, Emma is sent to live with her aunt and uncle at the age of 12. Now 16, Emma is a 4.0 high school student, editor of the newspaper, star soccer and basketball player who is being scouted by college recruits. She is also a victim of child abuse in her home. Emma keeps her abuse a secret because she is trying to protect her two small cousins that live with her. To Leyla and Jack, their mother is loving and affectionate. To Emma, she is a cruel, vindictive monster.

She has a best friend named Sara and is the interest of a new boy in town named Evan. Sara knows the truth behind the life Emma leads, but Emma is terrified of letting Evan get close enough to find out. She can't fight her feelings towards Evan and soon finds herself falling in love with him.

Oye. This one is a doozy. The entire time I was reading this book my heart was breaking for her. There is always a way out. Her best friends' dad is a judge, her best friends' mom has an idea about what is going on, HELLO?! Can someone please step in a be a hero here? There were a few times during this book that I had to take a step back and take a break. I will say that the last few chapters of the book were really good and the ending really leaves you hanging, so you'll want the second book lined up.

I've said before that reading is my getaway. Most of the time, I like happy, positive, feel good stories and, ofcourse, there is always some conflict, but this one was a little too real for me. I knew that this series was highly recommended online and had a huge following, so I decided to trudge on and move onto the second book.

Barely Breathing

 

This cover alone gives me the creeps.

 

After surviving Carol's torture, Emma is living with Sara and her parents, but knows that her mother is trying to make amends on the past. She decides to move in with her mom, Rachel, and work on their relationship. Its awkward for the both of them. Rachel has never been a mom and Emma is suffering through horrible nightmares that keep her up at night.

 

Evan and Sara continue to do their best to help Emma any and every way they can, but she continues to push them away. She meets someone who has suffered a past like hers and he becomes her friend and confidant, but even he has secrets.

 

The conflict in this book is Emma finally gets to the root of her problems and she has to learn how to rebuild her life. Many may not agree, but I loved how this book ended. I think going into the 3rd (and last book), Emma is finally going to be able to heal from all the physical and emotional abuse and I'm really looking forward to reading it.

 

I know I haven't said very many positive things about this series, but it was really good. Its the subject that is hard. Ultimately, you're following this girl as she pushes her way out of the darkness and into the light. You are pulling for her to heal and to live a normal, happy life. In the end, I hope she will.

 

Here are the amazon links.

 

Reason to Breathe

http://www.amazon.com/Reason-Breathe-Breathing-Series-ebook/dp/B00505AZRS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346766236&sr=1-1&keywords=reason+to+breathe+by+rebecca+donovan

 

Barely Breathing

http://www.amazon.com/Barely-Breathing-The-Series-ebook/dp/B007Z0ODCY/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346766236&sr=1-2&keywords=reason+to+breathe+by+rebecca+donovan

 

 



Crash

Ever since I read Beautiful Disaster, I've bouncing through the YA genre. They're all really good and I haven't been disappointed, but they tend to all run together. Every once in a blue moon, you find a book thats refreshing and new. That can take the 'same old story' and go outside of the box. For me, thats exactly what Crash did and I absolutely loved it.

 

 After tragedy strikes the Larson family, Lucy's family has fallen apart. Her mother has checked out, her father has gone crazy and they've lost just about everything. They move into their lake house after the loss of their house and Lucy starts as a high school senior at Southpointe High. Lucy is ambitious and determined. Her eyes set on Julliard and then she meets Jude.

 

Hey Jude.

 

He's a bad boy from the wrong side of the tracks. He's got a rap sheet that could go on for days and he lives at a local boys' home.

 

Jude and Lucy know that they shouldn't be together, but at the same time, they can't stay away from each other.

 

This summary probably sounds generic and like the same old bad boy/good girl story, but trust me its not. I've left out alot because there are so many different twists and turns in this book and I didn't want to give anything away. This is my favorite kind of book. It keeps you guessing and you really don't expect whats coming. This is the perfect book to read on a rainy day. You cannot put it down. I read this in 1 day.

 

I'm really thrilled because Nicole Williams decided to write a sequel to this. The name of it is Clash and its coming out in Sept. I could not be more happier about this. I really felt that Jude and Lucy's story deserved another book.

 

Here is the Amazon link. If you ever take my advice on a book, please do for this one. Its such a great read.

 

http://www.amazon.com/CRASH-ebook/dp/B008N0LUE4/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346263851&sr=1-1&keywords=crash

 

Flat Out Love

Julie is a college freshman and moves to Boston for school. Her housing plans fall through, so she goes to stay with the Watkin's, an old friend of her mom's. She quickly discovers that something is really off with the family, so she sets off to fix their problems.

Do you have ever have a day where you just need a feel good book? This is the book that you need on those days. My friends often ask me for a book thats light and fun without having to think alot, this is the book I recommend. Every character in this book (even Julie) has issues, but you're rooting for them to pull through.

I kept seeing this book recommended by my favorite authors, so I decided to give it a try. This was a good, easy read. It was warm, funny, sad and mysterious all at the same time.

Here's the amazon link:

http://www.amazon.com/Flat-Out-Love-ebook/dp/B004W9BYR8/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345938986&sr=1-1&keywords=flat+out+love+jessica+park

Providence Series

This review is for my girl, Sara, who loved this series as much as I did.

There is a method to my madness when it comes to finding a book. In the case of Providence, Amazon recommended Beautiful Disaster, which I loved so much that I wanted to read everything Jamie McGuire had written. I stumbled on Providence and I was not disappointed.

The Providence Series is an angels vs. demons story with a romance mixed in. If I were to ever write a book, this is the kind of book I would want to write. I know there are a lot of supernatural, immortal books out there, so that theme is overused, but Providence really stands out on its own.

Its the story of Nina and Jared. After the death of Nina's father, Jared comes into her life. She knows there is something different about Jared and once the truth comes out, the tie that binds them is much greater than she could ever imagine. He will protect her at all costs, but he is going to go against Heaven and Hell to save her.

 

Goosebumps, I tell you.

Requiem is the second installment for the Providence Series.

Creepy, right?

Requiem is more darker than Providence. It opens with Nina having these horrible nightmares involving her and Jared's fathers. Jared is on a mission to find a way to fix everything that is against them and find answers to all of the problems.

They discover the only way to survive is to fulfill their prophesy and pray that Heaven will step into save them.

I read alot of series. In fact, I hardly ever read a stand alone book. The middle books are always a filler. They keep the story going, while building the anticipation for the final book. Requiem does that perfectly. Its dark, mysterious, and it really leaves you wanting more going into the final book.

Which leads me to Eden.

Wow. I remember how I felt when I first saw this cover. Chills went down my spine, literally. Thats what good books should do to you.

I want you guys to read this book, so I'm not going to say much about the story. I will say this. Going into Eden, I had an idea of what would happen and I was right. Eden did everything I thought it would and I was happy with how it ended, but when I finished, I felt kind of empty.

By the time Eden came out, I had my friend, Sara, wrapped up into the series, as well, so we read Eden a day apart. We both agreed that it felt rushed and a little unbelievable. At the same time, I don't know that I would've changed much about how it ended.

Regardless of how I felt with Eden, this is one of my favorite series, ever. Like I said above, if I were to ever write a book, this is the kind I would want to write. I don't think there is a better compliment to give than that.

Here are the links to all 3 books on Amazon.

Providence
http://www.amazon.com/Providence-ebook/dp/B004JKMT2Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345933982&sr=1-1&keywords=providence

Requiem
http://www.amazon.com/Requiem-The-Providence-Series-ebook/dp/B0054TQXLM/ref=pd_sim_kstore_4

Eden
http://www.amazon.com/Eden-the-Providence-series-ebook/dp/B007YCJZM6/ref=pd_sim_kstore_3

Beautiful Disaster

One of my favorite things about my Kindle are the recommendations Amazon gives me after I finish reading a book. That's how I stumbled upon Beautiful Disaster and the author Jamie McGuire, whom I love.

Beautiful Disaster is the story of Abby Abernathy. She's a college girl trying getaway from a wild upbringing. She sees college as a new start, but she meets Travis who is everything she wants and is trying to get away from. Oh Travis. He really is the bad boy we want, but would never be able to tame.

I've read this book 3 times. Yes, I'm aware of I have issues, but this book is that good. Its got the bad boy/good girl charm and you pull for the both of them to make it work. I have 3 negatives (that aren't really negatives) with this book.

1. He calls her Pigeon. At first, its like uh, ok, but then you love it. I honestly forgot Abby's name by chapter 3.  I wanted my husband to start calling me Pidge after reading this book, but I decided that I should stick with the nickname, Gisele Bundchen, since we're identical.

2. I wanted to beat Pidge/Abby. Seriously, hottest guy on campus is totally in love with you and you won't give in. Eat a donut, get over yourself, and go get laid.
     *Sidenote. This is why I shouldn't write a book. I'm way too cynical for my own good.

3. He sings a Rolling Stones' song in the school cafeteria and you will have "I can't get no satisfaction" stuck in your the rest of the day. You're welcome.

Jamie McGuire has written a companion book named Walking Disaster to be released on 4/13/12. Its Travis' POV of Beautiful Disaster. I'm not really sure how I feel about it. Same book, different POV...couldn't she just write a sequel? I won't judge until I read it in April. Until then, read this book. Its great and definitely one of my favorites. Universal Pictures has bought the rights to make this a movie, so you need to get ahead of the game and be prepared.

http://www.amazon.com/Beautiful-Disaster-ebook/dp/B008JMKN4Y/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345925186&sr=1-1&keywords=beautiful+disaster

You can also preorder, Walking Disaster, on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Walking-Disaster-ebook/dp/B008J2AH7C/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1346068325&sr=1-1&keywords=walking+disaster+by+jamie+mcguire

Ceaseless Preview

While I was writing my reviews last night on the Existence series, I found a trailer for the final book, Ceaseless. I've never seen one of these, but this is really cool.

I have really high hopes for this book. Abbi Glines really knows how to come through for her readers.

Release date is 9/18/12!

Enjoy!

Predestined

Keeping with the Existence Series from my previous post, this review is for the second book, Predestined.

I said in my very first post that I was going to be real honest about my reviews. So, here goes. This book is weird. I'm not going to give away any spoilers, but as if Pagan dating Death wasn't enough, now we have voo doo all mixed in. By Voo Doo, I mean a witch doctor, a Voo Doo King and his son, a Voo Doo Prince.

Still with me? The book is worth the read, for sure. It just rolls out the story of Dank and Pagan and definitely sets up for the 3rd book. There's less Dank in this book, which stinks, but there are other characters who keep it interesting (signal voodoo people).

I have really high hopes for Ceaseless (releasing 9/18/12), so yes, you need to read this to get to that. No, its not torture. It really is a good book, just you know, voo doo'd.

Honorable Mention: Leif is a main character in the first 2 books and Abbi Glines released a book from his perspective. There will be another series coming out with Leif as the main character. This book, however, is not really a must read. Its really just a summary of the first two books from someone's else point of view. I wouldn't buy it, unless its .99 or you had a cool friend like me who would be willing to lend it to you. Here's the cover.

Here are the amazon links for Predestined and Leif. Stay with me, folks! I think Ceaseless is going to be really great!

http://www.amazon.com/Predestined-Existence-ebook/dp/B007Q3O7C6/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345873588&sr=1-1&keywords=predestined

http://www.amazon.com/Leif-Existence-ebook/dp/B008GVC6SE/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345873605&sr=1-1&keywords=leif

Existence

My first review. This is nerve wracking and as I'm writing, I'm still trying to decide who the honor should go to.

Ok, I decided.

I feel like this series deserves a review now because the final installment is coming out Sept. 18, 2012. So, you have less than a month to get your act together, take my advice and read this series before that date.

The name of the book is Existence. Its the first book in Abbi Glines' Existence Trilogy.

I'm going to try and give this review without giving away anything, so bear with me.

This is the first book.

Sigh.

This book is by Abbi Glines and I can most definitely tell you, her name will be mentioned in this blog alot.

There's something about these characters that really sucked me in. The whole thing is a little cliche. He's Death, her name is Pagan...dark, much? But if you can get past the 'sixth sense' feel of this book, I think you'd really enjoy it.

Dank came to Pagan because he was coming to take her soul, however, he ends falling in love with her, so he saves her from himself (death). It unleashes a whole lot of issues because it was her time to go and he over rode that decision. Lots of drama unfolds and it sets up really well for the second book, Predestined.

I loved Dank in this book. For me, his character really carried the entire book. He's not too bad for a guy who sucks souls for living.

This is a YA book, so if you're looked for detailed, romance (wink, wink), this book doesn't have it. Regardless, the storyline and characters are so good that you really don't miss it. Trust me, peeps.

Here's the amazon link for the book. Download it soon!


http://www.amazon.com/Existence-ebook/dp/B006LFVZ8E/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1345933227&sr=1-1&keywords=existence+abbi+glines

Fair Warning

You're here, you made it! I'm so happy you've decided to take a little time out of your day to listen to this girl ramble on about a book. I'm humbled, really. I feel like going into this I should lay down some ground rules. So, here they are.

1. I am nothing but honest. I can't promise alot, but I can promise that on this blog I will give my unbiased, completely honest opinion of what I've read. We're not going to get anywhere with me sugar coating our way through.

2. I will not be judged by the books I read. Books are my get away. Not that my life sucks, but I don't read to better myself or expand my mind. I read because I love getting lost in a story. So, if you're looking for reviews on Gone with the Wind or Pride and Prejudice, you won't find it here.

3. Questions, comments or want to add a book to the In Queue page? You can contact me at thekindlecorner@gmail.com