Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Blog Tour: Memortality by Stephan H. Provost

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Memortality by Stephan H. Provost
Pages: 260
Publisher: pace Press
Source: Xpresso Reads Book Tours
Format: pdf
Rating: ☆ ☆ ☆

Minerva Rus can raise the dead. And it might get her killed.

Minerva’s life has never been the same since the childhood car accident that paralyzed her and killed her best friend, Raven. But when the long-dead Raven reappears in her life, now as a very attractive grown man, she discovers that her photographic memory has the power to bring the dead back to life … heal her paralysis … and shape reality itself.

Pursued by a rogue government agent who wants to eliminate her and her talents, Minerva must learn to control her powers to save herself and Raven. Because if she dies, he dies as well―again.


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My Review
So let me tell you about Memortality. I wanted to read this book because it sounded different. Minerva was in involved in a car accident when she was a kid that left her paralyzed. Her mother is completely cold-hearted though I was incline to think that perhaps she acted that way so that she didn't have to deal with issues she had with herself. Anyway, I felt bad for her having that type of mother. With that said, she wasn't all that sympathetic of a character for me at the beginning. Like her friend said she turned into the person she hated.

Once you get passed that bit the story picked up and was quite interesting. Her talent brought back Raven and did so he would be at the time and not picking up at the age he died. The author could have left it there and explore the story as a romance but instead added the extra element of being hunted. Now the story has action and another character who has a backstory.

I liked this book. It took me awhile to get past the beginning chapters but once I did the story took hold. And look at that book cover. Some of y'all know that I love eyes so this is a beauty for me. 





About the Author
Stephen H. Provost is an author of paranormal adventures and historical non-fiction. "Memortality," his debut title on Linden Publishing's new fiction imprint, Pace Press, is due out in February 2017 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.

An editor and columnist with more than 30 years of experience as a journalist, he has written on subjects as diverse as history, religion, politics and language and has served as an editor for fiction and non-fiction projects. His book "Fresno Growing Up," a history of Fresno, California, during the postwar years, is available on Craven Street Books, and his next non-fiction work, scheduled for release in June of 2017, will examine the history of U.S. Highway 99 in California.

In addition, the author has published several books as Stifyn Emrys, beginning in 2012 with "The Gospel of the Phoenix" and also including the nonfiction works "The Way of the Phoenix" and "Undefeated." He also has published three works of fiction: "Feathercap" (children's); "Identity Break," (young adult science fiction/adventure) and an accompanying novella, "Artifice."

The author served as editor of four young adult novels: the "Mad World" series by Samaire Provost - "EPIDEMIC," "SANCTUARY" and "DESPERATION" - and the award-winning "Lorehnin: A Novel of the Otherworld," Volume 6 in the Otherworld series by Jenna Elizabeth Johnson. He has worked in journalism as a news editor, sports editor and reporter for four daily newspapers in California, and is currently managing editor for an award-winning weekly, The Cambrian. He has worked as an educator and has been featured at occasional speaking engagements.

He lives on the California coast with his wife, stepson, cats (Tyrion Fluffybutt and Allie Twinkletail) and dogs.


Author Links
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Monday, May 1, 2017

The Challenge Factory: BOOK it to the finish line May 2017

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/55345-the-challenge-factory
#amreading #readingchallenge #goodreadsgroup


Books must be at least 200 pages.
Re-reads are okay.

To go 15 kilometers, read:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a book with royalty in it
Two Gentlemen of Verona - a book by two authors
Hamlet - a book where a family member of the main character dies
Much Ado About Nothing - a book where the main character's first name starts with a 'B' (for Benedick and Beatrice)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - a book where it is nighttime on the cover
The Merchant of Venice - a book where the main character owns his/her own business
Love's Labour's Lost - a book with a title that starts with a 'L' (ignoring 'a', 'an', 'the')
Julius Caesar - a book where the main character spends time in Mediterranean area (specify location)

To go 7 kilometers, read:
As You Like It - any 200+ book
The Tempest - a book that is set on an island
The Taming of the Shrew - a book where the main characters are husband and wife
All's Well That Ends Well - a book with a happy ending
Twelfth Night - a book published in 2012
The Winter's Tale - a book set in the wintertime
The Two Noble Kinsmen - a book where family is important to the story
Romeo and Juliet - a romance novel
The Comedy of Errors - a book that will make you laugh
Timon of Athens - a book where the main character is wealthy
Macbeth - a book with magic in it (for the witches)
King Lear - a best seller *
Othello - a book where the main character is in the military
Antony and Cleopatra - a book with two people on the cover
King John - a biography, autobiography, or fictional biography
Henry VIII - a historical novel



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YA Buddy Readers' Corner: Jumanji Challenge May 2017


https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/73843-ya-buddy-readers-corner

#amreading #readingchallenge #books #goodreadsgroup

Part 1 - The beginning!
- Read a book about bullying.
- Read a book by an author, or with a character who’s name starts with the letter ‘A’ (for Alan)
- Book with shoes or trainers on the cover
- Read a book with soil/earth/ digging equipment/ something buried, or a box or trunk on the cover. Or a book with a brown cover.
- Read a book set in a boarding school
- Pick a playing piece – read a book with an animal on the cover
- Read a book by an author, or with a character called ‘Sarah’
- Winged things… read a book with the letters ‘B’, ‘A’, and ‘T’ in the title
- Read a book set in another world
- In the Jungle you must wait… read a book with trees on the cover.

Part 2 – 26 years later…
- Read a book set in the future, or in the past (after 2041 or before 1989)
- Read a book with a house on the cover (or in the title)
- Read a book featuring an orphan
- A tiny bite can make you itch – read a book with something that flies on the cover
- Watch out for those monkeys! Distract them by reading a book with food on the cover!
- Watch out for that Lion! Find something even scarier! Read a horror story!
- Roll a five or an eight – read 800 pages of your choice (can be made up from more than 1 book.)
- What year is it? Read a book published in 1995.
- I’ve been in Jumanji! Read a Paranormal story.
- That’s my car! Read a book with a car on the cover.

Part 3 – Time to play the game:
- We need our fourth player! Quick buddy read a book! (GBR&BR&R also count)
- They grow much faster than bamboo – Read a book with flowers on the cover.
- Watch out for the hunter! Read a book with the words ‘hunter/hunted/hunt’ in the title.
- It’s a stampede! Run! Read a book whose title starts with the letter R.
- We lost the game! Read a book in which someone goes missing.
- Help! I’m turning into a monkey! Read a book starting with one of your teammates initials to save them! (Each teammate’s initial can only be used once!)
- There be a monsoon in your lagoon! Read a book with water or rain on the cover (or in the title)
- You wrestled a crocodile for me! Read a romance novel.
- The floor is quicker than the sand. Read a book with a beach on the cover, or set at the beach.
- Need a hand? We each have 8! Read a fantasy story.

Part 4 – The end
- Finish the game! Read books whose titles begin with J,U,M,A,N,J,I


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Challenge Corner: Mega Mad May 2017 - Bookish Bingo

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/161636-challenge-corner
 #amreading #readingchallenge #goodreadsgroup #bingo


I don't have any books planned for this challenge so I'll just post as I go along. Below is the updated BINGO card. This is a team challenge so it should go pretty fast.


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