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Wednesday, October 13, 2010
FEED YOUR ADDICTION WINNER!!!
Can I just say how much fun I had with my Book Pimp Series? I had a blast ... did you? Ok, so on to the winner...... Congratulations to:
STEPHANIE!!
She's the winner of my uber fav series: THE DOWNSIDE!!!! Unholy Ghosts, Unholy Magic and City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane. Steph, your books are on the way! Enjoy and swing by when you've read them all and let me know what you think!!
Thanks again to everyone who participated!! Until next time!!
Get your read on!!
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Monday, October 4, 2010
Feed Your Addiction - Book Pimp Giveaway - Win 3 Books!
To celebrate Book Pimps around the world, I wanted to host a Giveaway featuring the books and series that were referenced in each Book Pimp post this week. Click the links below to visit my very own personal Book Pimps:
Love to Read For Fun
Hanging With Bells
Smokin' Hot Books
Penny Pimpin
Smexy Book Romance Reviews
Once again, I'd like to thanks the fabulous Book Pimpin ladies above for helping me put this event together. I couldn't have do it without you! Keep Pimpin'! Now... on to the Giveaway....
We've heard about so many great books this week that I felt the need to share them with my followers. So up for grabs are any three (3) books from the list below. However, if you select Black Wade as your prize, that book will count as three selections. If you're new to any of the series, here's a great opportunity to start or if you've already started, it's a great way to pick up where you left off. It's a win-win for all readers:
Please review the list below for books that are up for grabs:
The Downside Series by Stacia Kane -
Unholy Ghosts
Unholy Magic
City of Ghosts
Kate Daniels Series by Ilona Andrews:
Magic Burns
Magic Strikes
Magic Bleeds
Magic Strikes
Magic Bleeds
The Demonica Series by Larissa Ione:
Desire Unchained
Passion Unleashed
Ecstacy Unveiled
Sin Undone
Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost:
One Foot in the Grave
At Grave's End
Destined for an Early Grave
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire
Mockingjay
Black Wade: The Wild Side of Love by Franze & Andaerle*
Now you may have noticed that I didn't list Karen M. Moning's Fever Series as a giveaway. I did that on purpose. I'm in the process of planning another giveaway for that series and the final book Shadowfever so check back next month for the details!
To Enter the contest, you must:
- Be a follower of my blog
- Want extra entries? Follow me on Twitter and ReTweet the Giveaway!
- The contest is international and open to anywhere the Book Depository Ships. Please be sure to check they ship to your country.
- Contest ends on Saturday, October 9th at 11:59 pm EST.
Complete the ENTRY FORM to enter.
Get your read on!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
One Book Pimp To Rule Them All....Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them - Day Five
So now, I'm going to have my Pimps introduce my last and final Book Pimp:
She feeds my book addiction and hand to god I spend at least an extra $20-$50 a month on books because of her reviews.~ KC from Smokin' Hot Books
My number one, una suprema, book pimp is Smexybooks! from Bells ~ Hangin With Bells
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, the Book Pimp of ALL Book Pimps, The One Pimp to Rule them All..... is Mandi from Smexy Books Romance Reviews. I, like most of Mandi's followers, stalk her tweets -- follow her reviews and pretty much just read whatever she says. Why- because she's that good. Between her reviews, contests and interviewsTell us a little about yourself:
Hi! I’m Mandi and write the blog, Smexy Books. My review partner Tori and I read and review anything in the romance and urban fantasy genres. When I discover a good book, a really, really good book - the kind that gives yous jitters after reading it - I love to force suggest others should read it as well. And although I find myself throwing books at readers often, I have been on the receiving end, and found some amazing books through others pimping skills.
Who are your top 3 Book Pimps and what do they pimp to you? :
1. The Book Smugglers: I still to this day remember reading their review of Revealed by Kate Noble and thinking, wow, that book sounds like the perfect book for me. So when I finally got around to reading it and fell in love with Marcus, my beloved beta hero, I really had to them credit. They not only pimped that one to me, but many others as well. My review can be found here.
2. My friend and neighbor Bridget - So, Bridget does not have a blog, but I have to give her all the credit for pimping out The Gardella Vampire Chronicle series by Colleen Gleason to me. I started the first book (of the five book series) The Rest Falls Away long ago, and couldn’t get into it. Fast forward a year or two, and Bridget calls me up and said I must read the aforementioned book - she is in love with it. After a big sigh I said, sure sure. But didn’t do it. But she didn’t give up - A true sign of a fabulous book pimp!! She force fed me wine until I agreed to read it. So I did - and by the end thought wow, this was a pretty good book. Together we read the remaining four books and we literally cried together when we finished book five. Not only is it an amazing series and one of my favorites, but it was so much fun reading them together. Is it good to have a book pimp as a next door neighbor - yes it is.
3. For my final pimpster extraordinaire - I must talk about the Downside series by Stacia Kane. To get me to read this three book series was a group effort - let me explain. Tori and Sophia read the first in the series, Unholy Ghosts and the pimping started. Then they read Unholy Magic and I was blinded by their pimping. Five star ratings started popping up everywhere and they started YELLING AT ME WITH CAPITAL LETTERS on Twitter to read the first two books. OKAY, OKAY!! I said. So I loaded up my Kindle and went to the beach. Of course they were right - and I read Unholy Magic with my mouth hanging open (wipes drool) and was literally stunned at the journey my emotions went on.
Book three, City of Ghosts finally came out but I had some things pop up in real life (darn real life) and couldn’t get to the book when it first came out. Then I became behind on my blog, so City of Ghosts got pushed even further down the pile. It wasn’t until I recently announced on Twitter I had yet to read it that the actual full frontal assault started. Bells was hitting me from all sides - Twitter, Goodreads, emails. I was pretty sure Julie would hunt me down from Canada. I was nervous SpazP (aka Pamela) would live up to her name and give me a spaz attack! I was nervous y’all!! A massive pimp mob was forming and they were out to get me. So I read it - and damn it - my pimpers were right of course. City of Ghosts, along with the other two books in the series are my favorite books of 2010. My girls gave me that extra push I needed and I love them for it.
It is the best thing in the world, when you read a book and you know you cannot rest until everyone you know has read it as well. I love to dish it out, but I love to be on the receiving end of it as well. So put on your pimping gear, polish up that book bling, and go make someone read a book.
Now that's the sign of a true Book Pimp. Not only does she serve her customers up with smexy books -- but she has her *own* suppliers. What?? Oh and to prove just how fantabulous Mandi truly is -- Smexy Books just won the Best Romance Book Blogger Award for Book Blogger Appreciation Week 2010! BOOM!! If Mandi says read it? Guess what.....you better get your read on!!
Mandi - in honor of Book Pimp Appreciation Week, I'm pleased to award you with your own official Pimp Cup:
Queen Book Pimp
Friday, October 1, 2010
Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them - Day Four
Can I just say this week of Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them has just been AWESOME with a capital A? I've shared my nearest and dearest with the world and hopefully added to your own book addiction. I need to create a slogan -- Book Pimpin' it's not a Fad it's a Lifestyle!
Today, I'm introducing Penny from Penny Pimpin'. But I have to tell you. I didn't meet Penny on Twittah and her blog is barely one month old. So how did I meet her? Well, she "found" me at the book signing for Jeaniene Frost at Borders Bookstore in August. She came up to me and said "Are you Dren from Dren's B-Spot?" I paused for a second thinking "STALKER?" but said yes. She then explained how she's been following my tweets with Bells and Marq and KC and she loves us! After hearing that I knew Penny was a keeper :)
So Penny, tell us a little about yourself:
So Penny, tell us a little about yourself:
My blog Penny Pimpin is brand new; I’ve only done a couple of posts so far. Right now, its about books, tv and music but books will be the main focus. One of my favorite things on earth to do is to introduce someone to a book or show that I like so I’ll have someone else to discuss it with and that’s the purpose of my blog. I have been on a UF and PNR kick for a couple of years now and the bulk of the books I’ve read have been in those genres but I’m also a fan of romantic suspense, medical /forensic mysteries/thrillers, epic fantasy and science fiction. My blog will eventually touch on books from all of those genres. I haven’t started reviewing yet but its coming.
Who are your top 3 Book Pimps?:
My top three book pimps are my sister Melinda and two of my best friends, Chena and Mica. Unfortunately, none of them currently have book blogs BUT I’m working on them all and hope to have them do guest posts on my blog. The three of them have been entirely responsible for my interest in epic fantasy series, such as Melanie Rawn’s Dragon trilogies (Dragon Prince & Dragon Star), George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, which is the basis of the upcoming HBO series A Game of Thrones and the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, which inspired the Legend of the Seeker TV series.
I also have to give an honorable mention to Twitter for its book pimpiness (my word; feel free to use it as your own!) too. Since I joined Twitter and became acquainted with such lovely ladies such as yourself Dren, and Bells of Hangin with Bells, and KC of SmokinHotBooks and Mandi and Tori of Smexy Books and the lovely ladies of ROOB (Realms on Our Bookshelves), I have been exposed to new-to-me authors and genres and I have LOVED it! My wallet, however, has been protesting quite loudly!
Name the top three books that were Pimped to you that you absolutely loved and why:
1) Dragon Prince – Melanie Rawn - This series came out in the late 80’s and was the first fantasy book I ever read. My sister Melinda introduced me to this series and it opened my eyes to a whole new world of books. Prior to reading it, I was mainly a mysteries, thrillers and romance reader. I haven’t looked back since!
2) Magic Bites – Ilona Andrews - This one also came to me from my sister Melinda. I have a special place in my heart for shapeshifters and the Magic series is full of ‘em! Curran and Raphael…..HOW YOU DOIN?!?!
3) Darkfever – Karen Marie Moning - This one is straight from you, Pimpstress Dren! You even went as far as to GIVE me the first book to get me hooked….AND IT WORKED! I know that Barrons is the favorite of most…but I have to admit to being RATHER intrigued by V’Lane. I’m just sayin!
WOOT!! Gotta love that V'Lane!!! (brushing my shoulders off). But folks, let me be clear. Even though Penny is new to Twittah and Book Bloggin - she most CERTAINLY has the Pimpin skills. How do I know? I know cause this pimp pimped books IN. MY. FACE. Yeah that's right. At the book signing, Penny stood in the middle of a bookstore and fed my addiction - real time. I nearly freaked because I didn't have a pen and paper so I logged all the stuff she pimped into my Blackberry -- author, Sherylin Kennon, titles like Let the Right One In... she was rollin them out I was typing them in. Oh and Penny is a TOTAL badass - she just completed her very first Triathlon last week. WHAT?!! And she even convinced me to do it with her next year and I said "yes" O_0 . Come on folks, how can you say no to a .....
Who are your top 3 Book Pimps?:
My top three book pimps are my sister Melinda and two of my best friends, Chena and Mica. Unfortunately, none of them currently have book blogs BUT I’m working on them all and hope to have them do guest posts on my blog. The three of them have been entirely responsible for my interest in epic fantasy series, such as Melanie Rawn’s Dragon trilogies (Dragon Prince & Dragon Star), George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, which is the basis of the upcoming HBO series A Game of Thrones and the Sword of Truth series by Terry Goodkind, which inspired the Legend of the Seeker TV series.
I also have to give an honorable mention to Twitter for its book pimpiness (my word; feel free to use it as your own!) too. Since I joined Twitter and became acquainted with such lovely ladies such as yourself Dren, and Bells of Hangin with Bells, and KC of SmokinHotBooks and Mandi and Tori of Smexy Books and the lovely ladies of ROOB (Realms on Our Bookshelves), I have been exposed to new-to-me authors and genres and I have LOVED it! My wallet, however, has been protesting quite loudly!
Name the top three books that were Pimped to you that you absolutely loved and why:
1) Dragon Prince – Melanie Rawn - This series came out in the late 80’s and was the first fantasy book I ever read. My sister Melinda introduced me to this series and it opened my eyes to a whole new world of books. Prior to reading it, I was mainly a mysteries, thrillers and romance reader. I haven’t looked back since!
2) Magic Bites – Ilona Andrews - This one also came to me from my sister Melinda. I have a special place in my heart for shapeshifters and the Magic series is full of ‘em! Curran and Raphael…..HOW YOU DOIN?!?!
3) Darkfever – Karen Marie Moning - This one is straight from you, Pimpstress Dren! You even went as far as to GIVE me the first book to get me hooked….AND IT WORKED! I know that Barrons is the favorite of most…but I have to admit to being RATHER intrigued by V’Lane. I’m just sayin!
WOOT!! Gotta love that V'Lane!!! (brushing my shoulders off). But folks, let me be clear. Even though Penny is new to Twittah and Book Bloggin - she most CERTAINLY has the Pimpin skills. How do I know? I know cause this pimp pimped books IN. MY. FACE. Yeah that's right. At the book signing, Penny stood in the middle of a bookstore and fed my addiction - real time. I nearly freaked because I didn't have a pen and paper so I logged all the stuff she pimped into my Blackberry -- author, Sherylin Kennon, titles like Let the Right One In... she was rollin them out I was typing them in. Oh and Penny is a TOTAL badass - she just completed her very first Triathlon last week. WHAT?!! And she even convinced me to do it with her next year and I said "yes" O_0 . Come on folks, how can you say no to a .....
Get your PIMP on!!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them - Day Three
Welcome to Day Three of Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them! I'm really enjoying sharing my Book Pimps with the world. They've had such a huge impact on my reading life that I have to wonder -- how did I function before blogging/tweeting? With access to so many blogs and reading recommendations, I'll never want have to figure out what to read next. I simply contact a Book Pimp and BOOM.. I'll have a title tweeted to me in less than 5 minutes. I'm and addict and they have what I need. Don't judge me!ROFL
Today I have the great pleasure of introducing you to the dynamic duo, the sisters of Smokin' Hot Books! I have to say, it was K.C.'s avi on Twitter that first caught my attention. I thought it was sooooo super cute! Then I went to the Smokin' Hot website and Lost. My. Mind. These ladies are just awesome with the wide range of books that they review and pimp. Well I'll let them do the talking....Tell us a little about yourselves:
We here at Smokinhotbooks have one rule, the smut better be steamin', the action better make us say "Whoa" (in a Keanu Reeves accent) and every book that we read has to leave an imprint in the design of the hoaky poem "Footprints".
Who are your top 3 Book Pimps and what do they pimp to you?
Smexybooks: She feeds my book addiction and hand to god I spend at least an extra $20-$50 a month on books because of her reviews. Smexybooks was one of the first blogs I came across when K-Khan and I (KC) started blogging.
Fiction Vixen: We are twins separated at birth (probably) - she has a wonderful blog and she wows me with her graphic skillz and reviews that make me chuckle.
EroticRomReader: Janna's blog feeds my smuttier side. She knows how to start my Monday off with her "Smutty Hot Couple" then she makes me squirt myself with h2o with her steamy excerpts she posts on her current read. What I like most about Janna's blog is her insight on m/m books. I don't even need to shop around on Goodreads or Amazon.
Name the top three books that were Pimped to you that you absolutely loved and why:
I have to say that we definitely succumb to peer pressure, and haven't been let down once! Three books that were pimped out to us that we can't stop raving about,
1. The Chess Putnam series by Stacia Kane - This is probably one of the most unique story lines that I would have never imagined myself reading, all due to the fact that the heroine is an addict. I know, I'm such a square, but it's true! Oh how wrong I was to have protested. This series is one of the best of 2010. It has incredible action, raw characters and an ability to make you feel as if you've lived out the sequences of the book. Plus Terrible is like sex on a stick. Check out review here.
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins - First off, ever since the mania that is the Twihards I've been a bit reluctant to pick up a young adult book. Enter the Hunger Games. A fricken awesome, post-apocalyptic series that tells the tale of how young woman can inspire others to rise up against the system and give their lives for a chance at freedom. A modern day Orwellian adventure of 1984 meets Survivor. Check our review here.
3. Lord of White Hell by Ginn Hale - We always have to throw in manlove - Katiebabs pimped this series out to me and all I can say is woo and hoo. This series is like an adult version of Harry Potter but with two dudes that fall in love. One of my favorite new series, hell even Josh Lanyon likes it. Check our review here.
Funny that Smokin' Hot's last book was on manlove. On Tuesday's post, Marq of Love to Read for Fun talked about Black Wade a manlove graphic novel that KC recommended. I just had to share the cover art with you so you. I need to add this to my *private* collection soon! Check out KC's review here.Even as I wrote this post this evening, K.C. was on Twitter talking about another book series with Bells & SmexyBooks. It was 10:10 p.m and yes she was talking about the next book she needed to buy. Here's my Tweet:
ME: @smexybooks @smokinhotbooks @bellie7 ok DANG... y'all be Pimpin at night TOO??? ::::pullin out my CC::::::
KC: @DrensBspot the pimpin is 24/7 it never stops;)
Folks, I don't make this stuff up! As you can see, Smokin' Hot Books is hands down a.....
Get your Pimp on!!
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Book Pimps - Who They Are and Why We Love Them - Day Two
Welcome to Day Two of Book Pimps - Who They are and Why We Love Them! This week I'm sharing my favorite book pimps with the world. They're the ones who keep me adding to my TBR list on Goodreads.com and using the Amazon 1-Click for Precious (my Kindle). Who needs release emails from B&N or Borders when you've got Bonafide and Certified Book Pimps telling you what you need? Not me!
Today, I introduce you to my Ace-Boom-Coom -- Bells of Hanging With Bells! As with all my Book Pimps, I met Bells on Twitter. I loved reading her blog and I follow her on Twittah like a stalker. When Bells talks about books - I listen because I know she's going to mention something that I absolutely-must-add-to-my-TBR-list-or-Precious-right-now! So, without further delay, please meet my next Book Pimp... Bells!Yo PIMP! Tell us a little about yourself!
I am a married mother of 4 children. My children 15.5, 10.5, 7, and 22 months. The older 3 are boys that don't like to clean, and the youngest is my Boss Lady daughter. Oh, I forgot my biggest child of all, MY HUSBAND! You ladies out there know what I'm talking about! We have been together for 17 years and married for 11. (yes we lived in sin for a bit) I'm a stay at home mom during the day and 3 times a week I get to go to my wonderful part-time job at my local public library to stare at books that I should not bring home. And clean up after complete strangers. Yes I clean during the morning and clean during the afternoon/evening. When I say clean I mean pick up all the books that people like to throw about. But other than that I love working at a library. It was my first job at age 16 and I've never wanted to work anywhere else. My goal is to one day work at the Library of Congress. The goal almost came true a few years ago but, I got preggers with TBL (The Boss Lady) and decided to stay home with her. So I get the opportunity to clean up behind my family and tweet to my wonderful new friends!
Who are your Top 3 book pimps?
1. My number one, una suprema, book pimp is Smexybooks! Smexi, as I like to call her, has recommended so many wonderful books to me. I would see her tweet about characters and how she loved them. I would ask her whom she was speaking about and she said would tell me about what books the characters were in. She was right and I became addicted to Curran, Barrons, Ethan, and Disco. Oh Disco how I love you so. So yeah, she is my go to person for books. I watch her tweets like a hawk! You never know when she's going to discuss a new book or character. She's downright awesome I tell ya! Check out her blog at smexybooks.com and you'll see what I'm talking about. She didn't win that big fancy book blogger award for nothin!
2. I originally got most of my recommends from Amazon. I wasn't reading a lot due to the kids and all. At work I kept seeing this book that seemed to be getting checked out a lot. It was Twilight. I brought it home and was instantly addicted. After plowing through the first 3 books, I didn't have anything to read. So I went to Amazon and saw all of the wonderfully recommends. Those recommends directed me to some of my favorite books such as The Black Dagger Brotherhood (shouts BDB4EVA!), Kresley Cole's books, and my favorite author, Gena Showalter. (chanting Gena, Gena, Gena). I still go there from time to time to get more recommends.
3. I also get a lot of recommends from folks on Twitter. There are lots of book lovahs on there that like to talk about books as much as I do. Twitter is my crack yo! Once I start tweeting, it's hard for me to stop.
Top 3 books that were pimped to you:
Gosh this is going to be hard. But they are:
1. The Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. I love this series so much! Kate and Curran have the best banter that has me giggling like a schoolgirl as I am reading it. Curran rocks my world. He's a shifter that is a lion, but he has a softer side. When he told Kate that he missed her in Magic Bleeds, I freaking cried! I'm tearing up right now thinking about it. If you haven't read this series read it, it's so good. (I'm pimping while I am talking about pimping. Yeah I'm diehard ba-by!)
2. The Fever Series by Karie Marie Moning. I have to admit that I had a hard time getting into the first book, Darkfever. I actually put the book down several times because I wasn't feeling it. But something told me to keep reading it and I'm so glad that I did. I think I even told Pimp Smexi about my issue and she told me to keep reading it too. Thank goodness because Jericho "Say my name" Barrons is a beast! (well that's what we think) I also love the world that she writes about. The Fae, the weird other creatures, the crazy book running from people. I mean who else has a book that runs around trying not to get caught. When I envision the book it's furry with lots of teeth and it has a long tongue that hands down the front of it. That tongue can also be used for a book mark. I also love the Death by sex Fae! Holy Moly on the day when the Lord above calls me home, that's the way I want to go! YEAHHHHHH!! (Total Perv)
3. The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward. If I had to choose which series had my heart, it would be this one. I love the brothers so much! I would see the books at work and didn't think anything of them. I saw them being talked about on Amazon and decided to give them a try. I read Dark Lover and could not wait to see what would happen next. I'm so happy I didn't know about the series because I got to read books 1-5 back to back! I was in book heaven. This is the one series that I constantly think about all they time. The brothers complete me and rock my world. I want a Black Dagger so badly. (holds breath) I want to drink Grey Goose while playing pool while bumping Biggie & 2 Pac in background while kicking it with the brothers while Fritz makes us some food while all the brothers decide to fall in love with me until the bonding scent suffocates us and then V has to take me to his Penthouse apartment! (releases breath) BDB4EVA!!!!
I have a video of my book pimp walking skillz. Want to see it? Here it goes:
Yes, yes when my pimping boots burst that means I'm outta money! Gosh I love that video! LOL!
See what I mean people? Bells is so off the charts with her book pimpin...she's got a walk AND a video!! I will be in her debt 4EVA for introducing me to the purest, juiciest and sexiest smut written to-date -- the Demonica Series by Larissa Ione. Now to be fair - Marquetta of Love to Read for Fun (aka my Kindle Pimp) tuned me on to the Demoncia series FIRST -- But I was so giddy with excitement - I started on the 2nd book - Desire Unchained and then for some insane reason - I never went back to the first book. But it was Bells who jacked up the Pimp factor and fueled my "I've gotta read this NOW" with her Monday Smutty Goodness post.
SMUT WARNING: This is not safe for work. There are no nude images, but after reading her post, you will need to change your panties. You have been warned!
Bells has also pimped PEOPLE to me!! Like the fabulous JASaare, author of Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between and Gini Koch author of Touched by an Alien and probably half of the Twittah folks I follow. Yeap, Bells Pimps people, movies and she's most definitely a......
Stay tuned for Thursdays's post where the Queen of Hotness will stop by... KC from Smokin Hot Books! In case you missed it, check out Tuesday's Book Pimp Post from Love To Read For Fun.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Book Pimps – Who They are and Why We Love Them!
Over the last few months I’ve received so many great book recommendations – my TBR list is currently on super backlog. I even purchased a Kindle 2 earlier this spring because everyone was screaming about it on Twitter. So, in celebration for all the Book Pimps that exist in the blogosphere and Twitterville -- I'm dedicating this week to Book Pimps! Who They Are and Why We Love Them!
First up is my girl Marquetta of Love To Read For Fun. First let me say. Marq is a "subtle" Book Pimp. She won't bombard you with book titles -- she's not a salesman for her book product. Marq is sneaky. She'll parade her reviews on Twitter and her blog and will force YOU to come to her. You'll read her reviews and say, hmmm I need to check that one out. Then when you DO read it -- you're hooked. You find yourself wondering what can she recommend NEXT? You follow her on Goodreads, you look for review post notices.... you're hooked. The Pimp has done her job.
Who: Marquetta
Blog: Love to Read for Fun
Twitter: http://twitter.com/love2read4fun
Tell us a little about yourself Marq:
Marq: My blog (Love To Read For Fun) is not genre specific but you will find that the majority of my reviews are for romance novels. I love romance and I am a sucker for the HEA. I've recently discovered Paranormal Romance so my blog has been more PNR heavy lately. My blog and my reviews definitely reflect my personality. I am unapologetically honest in my reviews which I hope my readers appreciate.
Who are your top 3 Book Pimps and what do they pimp to you? :
Marq:
1. The Queen of Book Pimping and my baby powduh slaggin' buddy, Bells (Hanging With Bells) - She introduced me to PNR. The books and series and authors are too many to name. Her first recommendation was Bloodfever by Karen Moning. I will forever be grateful for her introducing me to the wonderful Barrons.
2. Twitter - Not a person but I get so many of my book recs from my tweeps via twitter. Thanks to tweer pressure, I finally purchased and read the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost. I can't tell you how many folks on twitter recommended the series to me. I finally caved and I am so glad I did.
2. Twitter - Not a person but I get so many of my book recs from my tweeps via twitter. Thanks to tweer pressure, I finally purchased and read the Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost. I can't tell you how many folks on twitter recommended the series to me. I finally caved and I am so glad I did.
3. Smokinhotbooks: Smokinhot gets special recognition for introducing me to Black Wade. When I read her review, I knew I had to buy the book. It's a m/m graphic novel. I popped my m/m cherry thanks to her!
Name the top three books that were Pimped to you that you absolutely loved and why:
Marq: I'm not going to be able to pick books so I'm going to provide my top three series.
-The Fever Series - Why I love it? One word - Barrons. That's why everyone should read it! Oh yeah, and the world building, plot and other characters and all that other good stuff.
-The Fever Series - Why I love it? One word - Barrons. That's why everyone should read it! Oh yeah, and the world building, plot and other characters and all that other good stuff.
-The Demonica Series - Why I love it? Seminus Demon brothers who need sex to survive. They work at a hospital for demons (Underworld General Hospital). The smex in these books will have you changing your panties.
-Night Huntress World series - Why I love it? Bones and Chapter 32. Enuff said. :)
See what I mean? Marq is the reason why "I" picked up the Fever series -- as well as why I gave my husband the "sad face" and asked for Kindle 2 for Mother's Day. So check out her blog, reviews and her tweets. All of the above make Marquetta a ...
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