Possess (Mary Hades 2) by Sarah Dalton |All Things Review + Promo|

Possess

(Mary Hades #2)

by Sarah Dalton 

Publication November 30th: 2014
Genres: Horror, Young Adult

Mary Hades is drawn back into the world of the macabre as she moves with her family into the mysterious old house, Ravenswood. The mere mention of Ravenswood induces terror among the locals, and when strange things begin to occur, Mary and Lacey decide to get to the bottom of the secret hidden in the historic house once and for all.

As a dark power gathers, Mary finds her life becomes interconnected with the disturbing events that transpired in 1847 to eleven year old Liza Blair. The more Mary is drawn into Liza’s story, the more she realises someone close to her is in grave danger from the sinister energy at Ravenswood.

Set in the backdrop of an unsettling forest, and with strange neighbour Emmaline Delacroix obsessed with death and séances, Possess will take you even deeper into the murky depths of Mary Hades’s unusual life.

Book two in the Mary Hades series.

 

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THE REVIEW

 

Hello readers the world! fanatic people of the paranormal and kittens world, I am very happy because I have them very good news if you're a fan of Mary Hades Sarah Dalton recently (definitely very recently) came out its sequel: Possess. And I had the fortunate pleasure to read (thank you Mrs Dalton!) And definitely not the disappoint this book.

Mary Hades returned and she has more to tell. Mary Hades definitely evolved and had to do it at one point and is something rewarding for the reader, the story can read it in a day or two depending on your time or your love of reading. And even more your taste for horror stories and girls who have something that draws the reader for his ligament to the paranormal world.

And just as the content evolves, the cover gives a different twist, is more autumnal, yet warm and has a duality, and is that with Mary anything can happen. This book is YA and also adults alike can enjoy, so if you have some content of horror and moments that will be able to get you more of a scare.

Mary can not be separated from all the paranormal world, but had to move, seek help is impossible and that is demonstrated in this book. We have another visual panorama Ravenswood, the new place where Mary and her family will live, but which lamentamblemente not be a place in harmony, this place has a history, a dark story behind, and in which Mary and also (yes, fans! !) Lacey will look involved.

This book has more darkness, but is somewhat more mature see Mary slowly taking the path of his unusual situation, we also see an evolution in connection with his family, I will not reveal many details, but I find an important point and that is helping a lot to the development of natural history.
Not neglects the aside the humor funny or sarcastic way at some points, I mean are teenagers! and it is focused on they. Just as the daily things we look at that age. But linking all these, with a sinister story that makes you excite (ok paranormal fans are so) or definitely want to turn on a light, maybe have the company of your cat or any person living beside you!

We have new characters who each have a background behind, which can sometimes make you doubt or want to get more out of the situation, and it is in these that bears the thrust of evolution to Mary. And each can be any of your favorites. I say also some beings call your attention for their mental psychology;)

While it is more a bit more mature, I love, that ligation of stories is good because you can get more threads of it and get a way for more stories, while it may fall into the pit of cliches, do not! The author take care of the details and weaves everyday moments, and stories of places where he could see some paranormal phenomenon happened.

Take good advantage of it, and your dark heart and fan can thank you, I definitely recommend it and you definitely must keep the eye pending  to these little stories, do not let it pass. Add at your TBR!

My Stars 4

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THE AUTHOR

 



 

Sarah grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the novels she devoured as an adult.

Sarah mainly writes speculative fiction for a Young Adult audience and has had pieces of short fiction published in the Medulla Literary Review, PANK magazine and the British Fantasy Society publication Dark Horizons. Her short story 'Vampires Wear Chanel' is featured in the Wyvern Publication Fangtales.

Sarah's debut novel The Blemished is a fast paced young adult dystopia set in a fractured Britain. It follows the events of Mina Hart, a young Blemished girl who has a dangerous secret, as she tries to escape the dreaded Operation and get out of Area 14.

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Mary Hades by Sarah Dalton |Review - #OtBHorrorOctober|

Mary Hades 

(Mary Hades #1)

by Sarah Dalton 

Publication date: June 2014
Genres: Horror, Young Adult

Not many seventeen year old girls have a best friend who’s a ghost, but then Mary Hades isn’t your average teenager.

Scarred physically and mentally from a fire, her parents decide a holiday to an idyllic village in North Yorkshire will help her recover. Nestled in the middle of five moors, Mary expects to have a boring week stuck in a caravan with her parents. Little does she know, evil lurks in the campsite…

Seth Lockwood—a local fairground worker with a dark secret—might be the key to uncovering the murky history that has blighted Nettleby. But Mary is drawn to him in a way that has her questioning her judgement.

Helped by her dead best friend and a quirky gay Goth couple, Mary must stop the unusual deaths occurring in Nettleby. But can she prevent her heart from being broken?

The first in a series of dark YA novels, Mary Hades follows on from the bestselling Kindle Single My Daylight Monsters. A spine-tingling tale with romance, readers will be shocked and entertained in equal measure.

 

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THE REVIEW

 

Hello :D !!!! Today  in #OtBHorrorOctober is the review of a book, Mary Hades by Sarah Dalton. This book I had it in my ARCs for review for September but I did not have time for personal reasons, but this time I chose to do it and goes very in keeping with the theme I'm driving with the Horror October. So without further let's start:

Mary Hades is one of those YA books that the dark part of me wants to read (the dark cat inside of me that loves this kind of books said: I want it!), This book called my attention with his description, and to some extent in a small part it make me remind Alice Madness Returns (yes, the game. Suitable for play at this time). Not forgetting to that the cover remember me another book that is among my favorites.

For a YA book, I think this very well focused, but I make the suggestion to read My Daylight Monsters, which is a prequel to this book (which is actually very good book) to not feel that in some parts is something lost or know of the odd data. It is a book that surprises with its character somewhat, since they are teenagers! I mean they haven't to be perfect and displayed as such and our story begins when the protagonist, María Hades, travels on vacation with their parents to a small town Nettleby for a little rest and relaxation after their ordeal in the Psychiatric Hospital,  she sees dead people and that can cause a big problem for all those around her, but that's inevitable for her and now something new to happen it will give us a tour of a new mystery, love, delusion and a walk of terror.

It is one of those books that have their own voice, but maybe it's something creepy !!! it is also something subtle for someone who wants to approach this type of reading, because it has a mixture of humor that helps go down to a level of conford to start again with this voice that makes us feel on a roller coaster. The characters are divine can have your favorite immediately, I love Mary, but also this Lacey, who wish a ghost friend that raise the hand \ O! (If you want to read why Lacey is a ghost, read My Daylight Monsters) also have the love interest (yes, although we are in terror, the love is in the air), Seth and a range over characters that could make your more days in scary atmosphere.

While there are parts that I had maybe one up and down, I loved the book, has a supernatural atmosphere which easily can imagine and is released into your mind, you have that kind of heroine to the author can bring him endless threads and you can mold as she wants, it shows your taste for this kind of story and can easily get into your dark  heart.

Actually if you look for a book for Halloween these days, read this series of Mary Hades, suitable for almost everyone;).

My Stars 4

If you read it, tell me what do you think? and if not, you expect!

Enjoys Horror October  !!

:D

 

THE AUTHOR

 



 

Sarah grew up in the middle of nowhere in the countryside of Derbyshire and as a result has an over-active imagination. She has been an avid reader for most of her life, taking inspiration from the stories she read as a child, and the novels she devoured as an adult.

Sarah mainly writes speculative fiction for a Young Adult audience and has had pieces of short fiction published in the Medulla Literary Review, PANK magazine and the British Fantasy Society publication Dark Horizons. Her short story 'Vampires Wear Chanel' is featured in the Wyvern Publication Fangtales.

Sarah's debut novel The Blemished is a fast paced young adult dystopia set in a fractured Britain. It follows the events of Mina Hart, a young Blemished girl who has a dangerous secret, as she tries to escape the dreaded Operation and get out of Area 14.

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Review Knowing Jack by Rachel Curtis

Knowing Jack

 by Rachel Curtis

Publication date: January 17th 2014

Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

Synopsis:

I am not a slut, although I’ve been called one often enough. Yeah, I spent three months screwing one of my college professors, but I was crazy about the guy. Then he broke up with me.

I am not a bitch, although people like to say I am. I kept our relationship secret. I’m not responsible for telling the university administrators about it, but a lot of students still blame me for getting their favorite professor fired.

I am not a drama queen, although everyone thinks I am now. When I got a few nasty messages, I just deleted them. When I got the threat, I assumed it was someone being stupid. I still think that’s all it was. My parents worry, though, so they hired me a bodyguard. Now Jack follows me around, intimidating everyone who approaches me and looking obnoxiously hot.

This is what I am. I’m Chloe. I’m a twenty-year-old art history major. Kind of shy, although I pretend not to be. Stubborn enough to stay here for my senior year, even though everyone hates me.

And I’m stuck with Jack.

He calls me “Princess,” but I’m not a princess either.

Knowing Jack is a New Adult contemporary romance and includes adult content and language. The plot of the book is fully resolved at the end, but the last page includes a hanging teaser for the next book in the series.

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AUTHOR:

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Rachel is a writer, a teacher, a romance reader, and a dog-mom.

She loves animals and art and hot men with soft hearts under a tough exterior.

She tries to write love stories that feel real, even in unlikely circumstances.

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MY REVIEW

Hello, This book came into my hands through an ARC for your honest review, Is very fast, very attractive for the girls, a book than very probably call the attention for the history of attraction between Chloe and your bodyguards, Jack.

When I read the synopsis of Knowing Jack, what caught my attention was the direct than protagonist was with herself, Chloe.
She shows us the direct than is when she accept that had a relationship with a teacher at your school, and at the break that relationship,the consequences arrived promptly. And with that, someone will have to protect her even of himself, Jack.

Reading, I must say it is very easy, very fast, if you not have pending reads I think maximun will take 2 days.

The story has potential, in some parts had some conflict, and I wish more than the author exploring that Chloe literally had a problem of bullyng by students and teachers for the fact than Carter (the teacher in question) was fired . This was offset by a story that was cooking with Jack, his bodyguard.

I could clearly imagine the characters, Chloe is a girl than have charisma and is funny in some parts of read, and others very confused with herself . And Jack, girls ... It definitely he will win your heart and your desire to have a boy and he to protect them. 

I have a clash of opinion, I like but I lacked something, I don't know define, the overall story is good but could improve in some parts, is very well written and leaves me with the question whether there will be a second part, if well is yes, I would like to know and read it with pleasure.

This book is certainly for romantic girls, definitely.

The reading was for sunny days, with a ice tea and a sandwich.

Reading Challenge Alphabet Soup of colors

READING CHALLENGE ALPHABET

SOUP OF COLORS

Selection of books explored for this challenge 2014:

A   -   AND WE  STAY BY  JENNY HUBBARD  -  COLOR: WHITE

B   -   Bewitched in Oz by Laura J. Burns   -   COLOR:  ORANGE

C   -   The Collector of Dying Breaths by M.J. Rose   -   COLOR: RED

D

E

F   -  The Fixed Trilogy: Fixed on You, Found in You, Forever with You by Laurelin Paige

 

G

H

I

J

K   -   KNOWING JACK BY RACHEL CURTIS   -   COLOR: GREY

L   -   LOVE LETTERS TO THE DEAD BY AVA DELLAIRA   -   COLOR: BLUE

M

N

O   -   One Broke Girl by Rhonda Helms   -   COLOR: WHITE

P

Q

R

S

T

U    -    Unbound by Georgia Bell    -    COLOR: SEVERAL

V

W    -    Wind-Up Hearts by Stan Swanson    -    COLOR: PINK- PURPLE

X

Y

Z

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2014 Alphabet Soup Challenge

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