Happy Monday!

My parents didn't take me out to dinner during the Dewey RaT, they waited until Wednesday ;) Tuesday evening saw me at dinner out with BIL and his long-time girlfriend, here from out of town.

I'll be taking a weekend vacation soon but haven't made firm plans yet and other then the gym, I have nothing planned for this week.

Hope everyone has a great week planned.

Mailbox Monday is a place to share all the wonderful books that have come to live in your home– including paper books, e-books and audio books. Started by Marcia of The Printed Page, the mailbox is currently on tour. Check it out so you know where to go next month.

A big thank you to Anna at Diary of an Eccentric for hosting in March.... April's host is Cindy's Love of Books (blog link, not post link).


Received for Review:


Giveaway/Contest/Gift:


from Author:


Purchased/delivered:



kindle/ebooks (some titles were free or almost free):
Playing Doctor by Frances Stockton
Ancient Enemies by Matthew Bryan Laube
Forged in Fire by Trish McCallan
Down the Memory Hole by Bonnie Turner
Escape From Mount Moriah by Jack Engelhard
Drew in Blue by J.M. Kelley
My Little Pet Dragon by Scott Gordon
plus other free books

What are you Reading?

A weekly Monday meme hosted by Shelia at Book Journey. Post what you read last week and what you're planning to read this week then link to Shelia's post. Then visit, visit, visit! She has a comment contest going on each week tied to the meme.

Finished:
Nobody's Safe by Richard Steinberg
Ancient Awakening by Matthew Bryan Laube
Holiday Hideout by Lynette Eason
Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
Gideon by Jacquelyn Frank


Reading:
Probability of Murder by Ada Madison
A Graceful Death by Ann Summerville
Stay at Home Dead by Jeffrey Allen
The Book Lover by Maryann McFadden

Asgard Park by Ronald Simonar
Murder of a Creped Suzette by Denise Swanson

Started, not actively reading:
list not working! It was supposed to remind me to finish them....


Next up:


Reviewed:
Ancient Awakening


Did Not Finish, may try again later:
Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker (gave away)



Need to Review-keep a running total and cross off as completed:
(this list is way too long and if they've been reviewed I didn't label them correctly!)

Spin the Plate, short story (current read)
A Modern Witch (current read)
Kekula (current read)
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much
True North
Whiskey Gulf
A Circle of Souls
Benny & Shrimp
The Right Side of the Tracks
Second Chance

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Thoughts on...Ancient Awakening by Matthew Bryan Laube

Based on the description, I was looking for a read-with-the-lights-on kind of book. Instead I got something more like the movie The Frighteners. This is definitely a horror novel but not expecting the comedy part was a disservice to the experience.

I did feel for the three main characters, worried about their survival and cheered when they fought.
Ann, worried about her boyfriend searches the hospital looking for him, he's a doctor there. At first because he's not returning calls, then to give him a piece of her mind and finally to save him from the scary stuff she sees. She whines some and also freaks out, who wouldn't, but she also kicks butt.

Mike, single dad and police officer. Witness to the aftermath of a brutal killing that left the wife gutted, a child- ahem, mostly eaten, and the husband missing, sort of. Injured on a call, he ends up at the same hospital Ann is at.

Joseph, a newly awakened demon hunter. Yes, you read that right. Joseph "wakes up" when the seven do, and hunts them down.

There is plenty of blood, beheadings, shots fired and axes used to make this a great horror book. Add in vampires and werewolves and it should be a sure thing.

Only it wasn't for me. Joseph wakes up not knowing where he is or even what year it is. The first thing he does is get hit by a truck. Which puts him the hospital where the demons are. Great, our very existence depends on a man who doesn't know what a TV or car is and has a broken leg. Yes, an immortal that heals quickly can't seem to fix his leg and spends the rest of the book limping and having trouble with stairs.

While it is true I only gave the book a 'C', I am ready to purchase book two because of the ending, there are a few loose ends and a great twist. Now that I know the comedy part exists, I want to know what happens to Ann, Mike and Joseph. Book 2 is available for the kindle.


Disclaimer: I received a complimentary review copy of this book without any obligation to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in this post are mine and may differ from yours. Book information courtesy of author and Barnes and Noble


Ancient Awakening
by Matthew Bryan Laube

publisher: CreateSpace
format: Trade Paperback
genre: Horror/comedy
234 pages

available for the kindle


Product Description:

Hell comes home to Jersey.

Seven ancient demons known as the Fallen have awakened in New Jersey after a hundred years. Fortunately for Mike and Ann, so has the one man who can stop them, Joseph Miller.

Trapped in a hospital filled with mythical monsters, only together can they unravel the mystery of the Cursed and escape with not only their lives but their very humanity.

This is the cover of my copy and I like it much better than the cover for the second edition.

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