Beta Readers? For my New Adult novel

Hi friends.

I've been working hard on a new novel.  This one is a New Adult novel.  I'm looking for beta readers...if you're interested in reading the first couple chapters of my new novel and giving me some feedback send me an email...  curlgurl2007@ gmail.com

Thanks!

Review: CRASH by Nichole Williams

Title: CRASH 

Author: Nichole Williams
Publication Date: 12/18/2012
My Rating: 4/5--I enjoyed it.
Plot in One Word:  New Adult Fiction
Good if...you want a summertime, beach read.  

Jude Ryder and Lucy Larson are this generation's Romeo and Juliet: Explosive. Sizzling. Tragic. A steamy summer encounter with bad boy Jude means trouble for Lucy. Her sights are set on becoming a ballerina, and she won't let anything get in her way . . . except Jude. He's got a rap sheet, dangerous mood swings, and a name that's been sighed, shouted, and cursed by who knows how many girls. Jude's a cancer, the kind of guy who's fated to ruin the lives of girls like Lucy—and he tells her so. But as rumors run rampant and reputations are destroyed, Lucy's not listening to Jude's warning. Is tragedy waiting in the wings? This racy romance is hot, hot, hot!

My Thoughts... 
I bought this novel completely forgetting that I'd already read a novel by Nichole Williams and hated it!  ETERNAL EDEN.  Which was Nichole Williams' very lovey-dovey attempt at a paranormal young adult novel.  But lately I've been on a New Adult Fiction kick, which is what this novel is and I really really liked it.

If you're unfamiliar with New Adult Fiction, then here's what I've been noticing.  It's really just romance novels with 18-25 year-old main characters.  All of it seems to follow the same format.  Bad-boy who is very sexually experienced meets good-girl virgin.  Bad-boy falls in love with good-girl, they get it on, they fight some, and then they get back together by the end of the book.  

There's not too much more to say about CRASH than that.  It delivers everything.  Steamy bad-boy.  Sweet good-girl.  Lots of chemistry.  Lots of heart-stopping moments.  Bold gestures.  Fun drama.  Loyalty and love.

Bottom line: I recommend it if you're into New Adult Fiction.  I also read book #2 CLASH.  It was basically more the same, but worth your while too.  Book #3 CRUSH is due out later in the year.  

Review: CLOCKWORK PRINCESS

Title: CLOCKWORK PRINCESS 

Author: Cassandra Clare
Publication Date: 03/19/2013
My Rating: 4/5--I enjoyed it.
Plot in One Word:  Angels and Demons
Good if...you're a Cassandra Clare fan like me.

THE INFERNAL DEVICES WILL NEVER STOP COMING A net of shadows begins to tighten around the Shadowhunters of the London Institute. Mortmain plans to use his Infernal Devices, an army of pitiless automatons, to destroy the Shadowhunters. He needs only one last item to complete his plan: he needs Tessa Gray. Charlotte Branwell, head of the London Institute, is desperate to find Mortmain before he strikes. But when Mortmain abducts Tessa, the boys who lay equal claim to her heart, Jem and Will, will do anything to save her. For though Tessa and Jem are now engaged, Will is as much in love with her as ever. As those who love Tessa rally to rescue her from Mortmain’s clutches, Tessa realizes that the only person who can save her is herself. But can a single girl, even one who can command the power of angels, face down an entire army? Danger and betrayal, secrets and enchantment, and the tangled threads of love and loss intertwine as the Shadowhunters are pushed to the very brink of destruction in the breathtaking conclusion to the Infernal Devices trilogy.

My Thoughts... The final installment in Cassandra Clare's Infernal Devices Series is finally here!
I'm one of Cassandra Clare's biggest fans.  Really, you too?  Cool.  Like me, you've probably read all her books thus far and naturally are wanting to get your paws on this one too.  So here's what you can expect:

This is the 3rd and final novel in The Infernal Devices series.--Wait!  Hold up.  Stop the review!!!--  It's been so long since I read the last novel in this series and my memory is awful.  I can't remember squat!  Oh, no!  Should I go back and reread the past two books?  Nah.  It will be okay, I promise.  I thought I'd forgotten everything, but it turned out okay.  Cassandra Clare doesn't start her books recapping like crazy and retelling, but you'll catch up pretty quick and easily get thrown back into the story.  I did.  But in case you're worried, here are a few tips to start you off.  Mortmain is the bad guy!  He's been creating those evil pesky clockwork creatures.  Tessa is engaged to Jem, but she secretly loves Will too.  In the first two novels Will thought he had some curse on him--that's why he used to be a jerk and push people away--but it turns out there never was a curse in the first place.  Jem is sick and dying slowly, he needs his yin fin (or whatever it was called) to keep him alive.  Cecily is Will's little sister.  Gideon and Gabriel are the Lightwood brothers.   Sophie is the servant; she and Gideon have a little something something going on.  Blah.  Blah.  Blah.  There are so many details in Cassandra Clare's books that it's impossible to remember them all.  It'll all come back as you read.  Now, on to the review...

So since this is the last and final book in this particular series.  I don't want to give anything away, but here are the conclusions you can expect:  (1) the 'final showdown' between Tessa and the evil Mortimain, (2) Tessa being forced to choose between Will and Jem, (3) answers as to who (or what) Tessa really is, (4) never ending drama and action, (5) more funny moments with Magnus Bane (my fav), (6) and the most tearful epilogue I have ever read.  All in all, things were wrapped up nicely.  No lingering questions and I felt pretty satisfied with the way things concluded.  And like so many reviews before mine have already said, Tessa got to have her cake and eat it too.

Was it the best book I ever read?  No.  Was it Cassandra Clare's best book ever?  No.  But it was good enough to own and read, so I suggest you do just that.  :)

Sitting on my Shelf Unread! {Top Ten of the Moment}

Yesterday the Broke and Bookish asked: What are the Top Ten Books I HAD To Buy...But Are Still Sitting On My Shelf Unread?

Here the top ten books sitting unread on my shelf...

10.  VAMPIRE BEACH by Alex Duval
9. MARKED by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast

8. SHADE by Jeri Smith-Ready

7. CLARITY by Kim Harrington

6. DIVERGENT by Veronica Roth

5. SILENCE by Michelle Sagara

4. THE FARM by Emily McKay

3. GONE by Lisa McMann

2. HALO by Amexandra Adornetto

1. THIRST by Christopher Pike

So?  Where should I start?  Which book from my list is a 'must read this very second'?

WoW: Life After Theft by Aprilynne Pike

'Waiting on Wednesday' is a weekly event--hosted by Jill over at Breaking the Spine--that spotlights upcoming books that are eagerly being anticipated. My can't-wait-to-read choice for this time around is...

LIFE AFTER THEFT by Aprilynne Pike

Release Date: April 30, 2013

Moving to a new high school sucks. Especially a rich-kid private school. With uniforms. But nothing is worse than finding out the first girl you meet is dead. And a klepto. 

No one can see or hear Kimberlee except Jeff, so--in hopes of bringing an end to the snarkiest haunting in history--he agrees to help her complete her "unfinished business." But when the enmity between Kimberlee and Jeff's new crush, Sera, manages to continue posthumously, Jeff wonders if he's made the right choice.

Review: FALLEN TOO FAR by Abbi Glines

Title: FALLEN TOO FAR

Author: Abbi Glines
Publication Date: 12/12/2012
My Rating: 4.5/5--Really good!  Worth your time.
Plot in One Word:  Romance 
Good if...you want something steamy and rated R!

To want what you’re not supposed to have… 
She is only nineteen. 
She is his new stepfather’s daughter. 
She is still naïve and innocent due to spending the last three years taking care of her sick mother. But for twenty-four year old Rush Finlay, she is the only thing that has ever been off limits. His famous father’s guilt money, his mother’s desperation to win his love, and his charm are the three reasons he has never been told no. 

Blaire Wynn left her small farmhouse in Alabama, after her mother passed away, to move in with her father and his new wife in their sprawling beach house along the Florida gulf coast. She isn’t prepared for the lifestyle change and she knows she’ll never fit into this world. Then there is her sexy stepbrother who her father leaves her with for the summer while he runs off to Paris with his wife. Rush is as spoiled as he is gorgeous. He is also getting under her skin. She knows he is anything but good for her and that he’ll never be faithful to anyone. He is jaded and has secrets Blaire knows she may never uncover but even knowing all of that…

My Thoughts... Mmmm.  Yummy!

Every now and then you just need a good steamy romance.  This sure filled that position.  New Adult Fiction.  Romance to the max.  It's about the innocent Blaire--having just lost her mother, who's forced to move in with her dad.  Except, her dad ditched her and in his place she finds her brand new step-brother Rush.  Rush is the definition of the word bad.  He's the spoiled, rude, arrogant, jaded, son of a rock star.  He's certainly not interested in Blair...until he is.

I liked this one a lot.  A lot.  A lot.  Certainly guaranteed to suck you in.  Rush is so bad, I kept wondering what low he'd stoop to next.  And Blair is so sweet and innocent and certainly a girl to root for.  Worth reading and it didn't hurt that it was only .99 cents on Amazon!

Bottom line:  If you're into romance (the kind that uses the word shaft), read this one!