BLOODLACE by Kim Wilkins

Book One in the Gina Champion Mysteries series
Publication date: March 4th, 2002
Number of Pages: 282
Date read: 2009



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(Description source: Harper Collins Publishers Australia website)

Gina Champion is a 16-year-old detective....a psychic detective. Gina was quite young when she discovered a talent for knowing the history of an object when she held it, which is known as psychometry. Since then, she has honed her skills considerably.

 

Gina′s best friend, Vanessa, has landed a part in a play....the local theatre is to reopen after having been closed down for years. Rehearsals do not go well...the leading lady leaves when she sees pools of blood that disappear. Vanessa is promoted and Gina is persuaded to join, which she takes as an opportunity to explore the theatre and do some research at the library. The ghost certainly seems to have no intention of going away...Gina discovers that the theatre originally closed down because a young girl ran through the audience one night, bleeding profusely.

 

As Gina follows the trail she realises that someone is trying to put her off. Is it Park Reeves, the creep who is making a play for Gina, when it is Vanessa who has a crush on him, or is it the pastor and his cronies, who have been trying to close this ′immoral′ play down. Gina gets threatening phone calls and also sees that someone is watching her house. Gina has some answers but needs to get into a secret, hidden section of the theatre, which she discovered on the building plans.

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Bloodlace is a thrilling novel that has a plot and characters that will stick with you long after you have read it. I should know, I first read it in 2009.

 

Gina is a great character, she is strong, brave and has a curious streak a mile wide, she just loves to uncover mysteries to find the truth. Gina happens to be a psychis, she can know the history of any object she touches.

 

Gina's best friend, Vanessa, joins the local theatre company and when the female lead runs out on the play after seeing things, Gina decides to tag along with Vanessa and check things out. Gina sees the ghost of a girl, and this ghost is determined to stick around.

 

Gina soon learns that this girl is probably the reason why the theatre was closed down, as a girl was seen running through the audience, blood streaming from her. Who is this girl and what happened to her? Gina is trying her best to find out. But there is someone who doesn't want the truth to be discovered. 

Thrilling mystery, brilliantly written characters and a captivating plot, this story has almost everything, there is history, danger, a ghost and psychis ability. It's so easy to visualise the characters and the story, it's nice and haunting, with a tragic undertone.

 

A great story, Bloodlace is the first in an amazing series by a great author. I recommend this series to people who love mysteries, psychics, thrillers or anything that is just a bit different.

I rate Bloodlace Four out of Five!

New Arrivals! (#10)

This week I bought a few books and had a prize arrive :)

Here are the books:

(Bloodlines #2) The Golden Lily by Richelle Mead

(Tomorrow #5) Burning for Revenge by John Marsden

(Tomorrow #7) The Other Side of Dawn by John Marsden

(The Ellie Chronicles #1) While I Live by John Marsden

(The Ellie Chronicles #3) Circle of Flight by John Marsden

And these are the goodies I won from Claire Legrand in her Cavendishlicious giveaway:

There was some candy that was in the package I kind of already ate it all ;)

Thank you for the goodies, Claire, I love them.

New Arrivals! (#9)

This week I spent quite a bit on books!

Most of these were bought in preparation for book signings that are happening near me throughout August

Also, each and every one of these books will be reviewed along with a whole range of other books, so keep an eye on the blog :)

(Morganville Vampires #1) Glass Houses by Rachel Caine
(Mercy #3) Muse by Rebecca Lim
(Paranormalcy #2) Supernaturally by Kiersten White
(Skulduggery Pleasant #1) Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #2) Playing with Fire by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #3) The Faceless One by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #4) Dark Days by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #5) Mortal Coil by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant #6) Death Bringer by Derek Landy
(Skulduggery Pleasant Novella) The End of the World


The upcoming book signings are:

Rebecca Lim - 3rd August, Dymocks (234 Collins Street), The City, Melbourne - 5.30pm
Derek Landy - 16th August, Dymocks (234 Collins Street), The City, Melbourne - 5.15pm
John Marsden - 19th August,  Narre Warren Library, Victoria - 2-3pm

JLA Reading Challenge!!!

Deity Island is hosting the most awesome reading challenge EVER!!!

Jennifer L. Armentrout, an incredibly talented author, has five books AND a novella coming out before the end of the year and this Reading Challenge is to celebrate that.

Jenn's upcoming books are:

Onyx (Lux #2) - 14th August

Cursed  - 18th September

Unchained (Nephilim Rising #1) - 16th October

Deity (Covenant #3) - 6th November

Elixir (Covenant #3.5) - November

Opal (Lux #3) - 6th December

Here is the info. on the challenge:

THE OBJECTIVE

I CHALLENGE YOU... to (re)read all of JLA's books and post a NEW review/post about it from August 1st-December 31st, 2012. Each month, a new post will go up explaining which book(s) to read and a Linky List will be provided for you to add your review/post. At the end of each month, we will be giving away one of Jen's books to one lucky person who links up their review/post.

HOW IT WORKS

August 1st-31st 

- (Re)Read the Lux series: Obsidian, Shadows, Onyx 

- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about any/all of the books on any of the outlets listed below

- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Cursed

September 17th-October 18th*

- (Re)Read Cursed

- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed below

- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Unchained

October 15th-November 16th*

- (Re)Read Unchained

- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed below

- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Deity

November 1st-30th 

- (Re)Read the Covenant Series: Daimon, Half-Blood, Pure, Deity, Elixir

- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about any/all of the books on any of the outlets listed below

- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win ONE of THREE ebook copies of Tempting the Best Man

December 1st-31st

- (Re)Read Tempting the Best Man

- Post your thoughts or a NEW review about it on any of the outlets listed

- Add your link to the linky to be entered to win a copy of Opal

*These two months overlap with others because of the book release dates & I wanted to give participants ample time to read each book, but the rules are still the same.*

UP FOR GRABS

- Physical copies of Onyx, Unchained, Cursed, Deity, and Opal

- eBook copies of Tempting the Best Man

- Preorder of ONE of Jen's 2013 releases (TBD as release dates are announced, details subject to change)

*New prizes may be added as the challenge progresses and I will keep you updated if that happens.*

THE FINE PRINT 

1. In order to participate in the Challenge, you must SIGN UP via the Linky List below. You can join the Challenge at any time as long as you sign up (the Linky will remain open throughout the Challenge). Your link must be on this list in order to be eligible for prizes.

2. Each month will feature a different book/series that you will be challenged to read. You can read any of Jen's books in whatever order you'd like, but I'm sure it'd be more fun to go with the challenge and read whichever book we're featuring for the month. As long as you reviewed the book(s) anytime from August 1-December 31st, it counts as an entry into our giveaways.

3. Post a NEW review to any of these media outlets - Your Blog, Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble or Facebook. If you've already written a review somewhere, you can either write a NEW review on an outlet you haven't written on OR simply post about the book (i.e. thoughts about the re-reading the books) on any of the aforementioned websites.

4. Add a link of your review/post to the provided Linky List in the Monthly Challenge Post. The Linky will open on the 1st of the month and close THREE days after the end of the month (for those who don't have time to link up on that day). Only reviews/posts made during that month for the book(s) challenged will count towards the giveaway. If you post multiple reviews on different websites, each one counts as ONE entry. As long as the review was written within that month, it counts.

5. At the end of the Challenge, I'll do a Wrap-Up post and host a giveaway for ONE of Jen's 2013 releases (Title -TBD, details subject to change). Once release dates are announced, I'll let you know which book is up for grabs in the post. There might even be something special for those who participate every month, so keep that in mind.

6. All giveaways are valid ONLY for wherever The Book Depository ships, so if you're entering the giveaways, please make sure they ship to you.

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I have already signed up for this Reading Challenge and recommend everyone to join in, all of Jennifer's books are highly enjoyable so you won't regret a single moment :)

New Arrivals! (#8)

No new books arrived this week, but I did receive some awesome swag in the mail from Jennifer L. Armentrout!!!

Thank you sooo much Jennifer!!!

New Arrivals! (#7)

This week I only bought one new book

but reviews of each book in the Gallagher Girls series will be up over the next couple of weeks!!! :)

New Arrivals! (#6)

This week three of my orders arrived in the mail.

(Drake Chronicles #5) Blood Moon by Alyxandra Harvey

(Lila #1) Hunting Lila by Sarah Alderson

(Covenant #2) Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout

I also received two awesome bookmarks!!

The fronts:

The Backs, one is signed :)

Cover Reveal! FAE

Fae (Auri #2) by Emily White, sequel to Elemental

 

Not all fae'ri tales come with a happy ending.

     Ella thought taking care of the ego-bloated Mamood god would be a sure way to bring peace to the galaxy and satisfy her taste for revenge.

     But she was wrong.

     Despite the fact their god is gone, the Mamood refuse to abandon their attack on the planet Soltak and Ella's own so-called friends start to turn against her. And with Soltak dying--its oceans drying up and its plants withering in the ground--Ella and Cailen suspect there's a new enemy at work. As more people die and more water is leached from the planet, they both prepare for something straight from a nightmare.

     The fae are coming.

Fae will be published by Spencer Hill Press on December 10th, 2013 and will be available in ebook and paperback formats.

Personally, I really like this cover, especially all the colours used, with the green it looks gorgeous!

I haven't read Elemental, the first book in the Elemental series but it sounds interesting. 

Here is the description for Elemental:

Just because Ella can burn someone to the ground with her mind doesn't mean she should. 

But she wants to. 

For ten years—ever since she was a small child—Ella has been held prisoner on an interstellar starship. Now that she has escaped, she needs answers.

Who is she? Why was she taken? And who is the boy with the beautiful green eyes who haunts her memories?

Is Ella the prophesied Destructor… or will she be the one who's destroyed?

What do you think of the cover for Fae? Have you read Elemental? If you have please leave a comment on what you thought of it, it sounds interesting, would you recommend it?

New Arrivals! (#5)

I only bought two books this week, but hopefully I'll have more to show you in the next couple of weeks :)

Tattoo (Tattoo #1) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Ghost Town (Morganville Vampires #9) by Rachel Caine

Both of these books are incredible and I highly recommend both series!

Cover Reveal! TRIANGLES

Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller


Today is the Cover Reveal for Triangles by Kimberly Ann Miller, isn't the cover gorgeous?!

A cruise ship. A beautiful island. Two sexy guys. What could possibly go wrong? 

In the Bermuda Triangle--a lot.

Hoping to leave behind the reminders of her crappy life--her father's death years ago, her mother's medical problems, and the loser who's practically stalking her--seventeen-year-old Autumn Taylor hops on a ship with her sister for a little distraction. When she wakes up in the Bermuda Triangle, she fears she's gone nuts for more than one reason: that loser's suddenly claiming they're a happy couple... a hot guy is wrapping his arms around her and saying "Happy Anniversary"... and suddenly, she's full of bruises, losing her hair, and getting IV medication. Autumn visits the ship's doctor, hoping for a pill or a shot to make the craziness go away. Instead, she's warned that one of these "alternate realities" could become permanent.

She just has to ask herself one question--how the hell is she going to get out of this mess?


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Triangles is due to be published by Spencer Hill Press on June 18th, 2013 and will be available in both ebook and paperback formats.

I personally cannot wait until it comes out, Triangles sounds amazing! What do you think? Do you like the cover? Does the description sound enticing? Let me know your thoughts on Triangles in the comments below :)