April Monthly Giveaway Winners!

The Monthly Giveaway is now closed for votes and entries! It is time to see which book got the most votes and which lucky subscriber has won a copy of the winning book!

Sorry these results are a day late! Too much work and not enough play ;) So without further ado let's have a look which book you all want to win & read the most!

Here are the poll results!

It seems the books didn't want to take the last place alone. So with 10.84% both Demons are a Girl's Best Friend by Linda Wisdom & American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout came in at joint 4th place.


Third place went toA Hard Day's Fright by Casey Daniels with 12.05% of the vote.


The Art of Seducing a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper really tried to win with 21.69% but it just wasn't enough this month and therefore the book only got second place.


With an outstanding 44.58% of the vote. The winner this month is Dark Descendant by Jenna Black! Well done!!


I hope all the five books made it to your wishlists or even your shopping baskets! However one lucky subscriber to Amberkatze's Book Blog wins a copy of the winning book, Dark Descendant by Jenna Black !







The Winner!

So congrats to the subscriber with the email address beginning with :


wildthing309!!!


Didn't win this time? There will be another Monthly Giveaway when May is over!

Also don't forget to enter the Nancy Haddock Contest which is running till Sunday!

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Please contact me via email - Amberkatzes_book_blog at gmx dot eu within the next 7 days to claim your prize. Your claim will go quicker if you send me your address. If you won a contest where you can choose your prize, then please make sure you state in your email which book you would like. This will help things go alot quicker!

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57) American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout

The Blurb -

Buried in the Heartland is a town that no one enters or leaves. Graf McDonald somehow becomes its first visitor in more than five years…and he was only looking for a good party. Unfortunately, Penance, Ohio, is not that place. And after having been isolated for so long, they do not like strangers at all.

Jessa's the only one to even remotely trust him, and she's desperate for the kind of protection that only a vampire like Graf can provide. Supplies are low, the locals are ornery for a sacrifice and there's a monster more powerful than Graf lurking in the woods. New men are hard to come by in this lonesome town, and this handsome stranger might be Jessa's only hope for salvation.

Even if she has to die first…

My Review -

I really enjoyed Jennifer Armintrout's Blood Ties series and I have been eagerly awaiting something new from her. Yes I know she had a Fae series out but Fae just aren't my cup of tea. I want vampires, weres, demons or ghosts and in American Vampire I hoped my wait had ended. It had but not in the way I expected. I have to admit that I didn't really read the blurb and had no idea what to expect from this new release. I read this purely because of the name and title on the cover. It wasn't a bad thing but it just wasn't what I thought this book was going to be like. I am still not sure why the book is called American Vampire and I can't decide what the title has to do with the actual story.

However all that aside this was a good read. Most likely because Jennifer Armintrout is a good strong writer with a nice style. Her idea for this book wasn't totally off either. Getting a vampire stuck in a town filled with humans who haven't been able to leave said town for five years is actually quite interesting. Kind of like Lost mixed up with Jericho this certainly had a suspense factor and I was definitely reading to the end to see how things worked out for all involved.

I enjoyed seeing how the relationship between Jessa and Graf evolved and it was very gripping to find out what the monster plaguing the town really was and why it was there. The constant question of 'Will anyone make it out of the town?' really was enough to keep me reading to the end. I wondered if this would turn into a series with the author keeping everyone prisoner and leaving Graf to find some way to survive. However the story ended nicely with everything cleared up. It seems this is just a one off.

Any fans of Armintrout's work will certainly enjoy this new release. It is a little different to her previous books but it is nice to see that she can mix things up a bit and not keep to the same old stuff. While reading this I was often reminded of Stephen King's work. Maybe it was the atmosphere the author created or it may just be the monster being called 'It'. Whichever it was the story definitely had a goosebump thriller feel to it like King's early books.

I am excited to see what she what this author comes up with next. Jennifer really does have a good imagination and I am going to be checking out what she comes up with next. Keep me on my toes!

American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout

Review coming when I am back from my Easter Holidays!

October Monthly Giveaway!

Every month, like last month, I am going to let you all vote for which book you want to win! That means the winner will get the book with the most votes and not necessarily the book they voted for.

There are five books to choose from and this month, because it is Halloween, I will draw two winners! Trick or Treat Style!

The first winner will get the book with the most votes - The Treat!

While the second winner will get the book with the least votes - The Trick!

Immortal: Love Stories With Bite by P.C. Cast & Others

Friday Night Bites by Chloe Neill

Eve of Darkness by S. J. Day

Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout

Dead Man Talking by Casey Daniels

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This book is registered on Bookcrossing.com but you do not have to be a member to win this prize. I do not expect the winner to journal the book on bookcrossing or become a member of Bookcrossing. The book does have a sticker inside advertising Bookcrossing.

The winner will be picked on the 1st of November.

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180) Queene of Light by Jennifer Armintrout

The veil between fantasy and reality has been torn and the creatures of myth and fairy tale are now able to go into the mortal world. The Humans force the magical beings underground where they take over the sewers, abandoned subways and anything else they can find.

Then it isn't long until the magic folk have problems living together. Two worlds form. The Lightworld is home to the faeries, dragons and dwarves where as the Darkworld is where the vampires, werewolves and demons make their home.

Half faery and half human, Ayla is an assassin. When she lets a Death Angel live she also unsuspectingly gives him a reason to stalk her. They have a bond that neither can describe or understand. What will become of their tie to another? Will their reactions transform the Lightworld and the Darkworld?

Jennifer Armintrout has been quiet for a while. I was a huge fan of her Blood Ties series and couldn't wait for this new series to hit the shelves. Unfortunately the series is about fairies, which is not one of my favourite areas of fantasy. However after pushing myself to read the first hundred pages I started to get pulled in to the story. Before I knew it the book was over and my curiosity on how the series will continue grew.

If anyone who read the Blood Ties series is looking forward to reading something else by Jennifer then be warned. The style of this book is completely different to that of her previous books. I think I would have gotten into this book much easier if it wasn't for the fact that the writing was so unfamiliar to that of what I expected. Although I am not saying that this wasn't good.

This was a nice story and was unusual and fresh. The characters seemed a little distant and I would like to get to know them more but they made for great reading. The concept is original and I am very curious to see where the rest of the series goes. Luckily there isn't a long wait for the next two books. Child of the Darkness is due out in November and Veil of Shadows in December. If only all series would be released so close together.

If you like the fae then this is definitely worth checking out. If you wanted to join Jennifer Armintrout again for a unforgettable reading experience then you will certainly find it in her new novel.