Review: Briar Rose

I received this book for free from Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Briar Rose by Jana Oliver Series: Stand Alone Published by Macmillan Children's on September 12th 2013 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Author, FTC: Exchange for honest opinion Buy on Amazon Goodreads A dark and sexy reimagining of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale from the author of THE DEMON TRAPPERS. For Briar Rose, life is anything but a fairy tale. She's stuck in a small town in deepest Georgia with parents who won't let her out of their sight, a bunch of small-minded, gossiping neighbours and an evil ex who's spreading nasty rumours about...

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Review: Foretold

Foretold by Jana Oliver Published by St. Martin's Griffin on December 11th 2012 Genres: Young Adult- Fantasy/ Paranormal Source: Bought Buy on Amazon Goodreads In FORETOLD, the fourth Demon Trappers novel by Jana Oliver, Riley faces the final battle for humanity and Beck's heart—and Hell is the least of her problems Now that Riley’s managed to (just barely) fend off Armageddon, everything’s changed. Well . . . most things. After their passionate kiss before the big battle in the cemetery, Beck is back to treating her like a little girl, as if nothing ever happened. While she’d love to just tell him off and move on, Riley vowed to take care of Beck the way he’s taken care of her since her father’s death—but she’s about to get a whole lot more than she bargained...

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Review: Forgiven

Title: ForgivenSeries: The Demon Trappers # 3Genre: Young Adult-ParanormalAuthor: Jana OliverPublisher: St. Martin’s GriffinRelease Date: March 27, 2012Book: FC sent by publisher “The days are growing darker for 17-year-old demon trapper Riley Blackthorne. With her father’s reanimated body back safely, Beck barely speaking to her because of her tryst with a hunky fallen angel and a deal freshly made with Lucifer, she has enough on her hands to last a normal teenage lifetime. Though she bargained with Heaven to save his life, her ex-boyfriend Simon has told the Vatican’s elite team of demon hunters that she’s working with Hell. So now she’s on the run, at the top of everyone’s most-wanted list. But it’s becoming clear that this is bigger than either...

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Review: Soul Thief

Title: Soul ThiefSeries: Demon Trappers # 2Genre: Young Adult- ParanormalAuthor: Jana OliverPublisher: St. Martin’s GrffinRelease Date: August 30, 2011Book: ARC sent by publisher “Riley Blackthorne is beginning to learn that there are worse things than death by demon. And love is just one of them… Seventeen-year-old Riley has about had it up to here. After the devastating battle at the Tabernacle, trappers are dead and injured, her boyfriend Simon is gravely injured, and now her beloved late father’s been illegally poached from his grave by a very powerful necromancer. As if that’s not enough, there’s Ori, one sizzling hot freelance demon hunter who’s made himself Riley’s unofficial body guard, and Beck, a super over-protective “friend” who acts...

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Interview with Jana Oliver and Swag Giveaway!!

Today we have a very special guest. Her name is Jana Oliver and she is the author of The Demon Trapper’s Daughter. Welcome Ms. Oliver and thank you for answering my interview questions. 1. When did you first realize you wanted to be a writer? I’d written stories off and on since I was a child, but the “I *have* to write” switch got permanently flipped to “On” in 1998. I woke up one morning and started on a story. And kept going from there. Why it happened I have no clue, but it doesn’t seem to be abating so I might as well keep creating those stories. 2. How long does it take you to write a book? It used to be over a year, then I trimmed it to nine months. Now I’m running on about a seven month turnaround which is as fast as I can do them. When I start a...

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Review: The Demon Trappers Daughter

Title: The Demon Trappers DaughterSeries: The Demon Trappers Daughter # 1Genre: Young Adult- Paranormal/FantasyAuthor: Jana OliverPublisher: St. Martin’s GriffinRelease Date: February 1, 2011Book: ARC sent by publisher “Riley Blackthorne just needs a chance to prove herself – and that’s exactly what the demons are counting on… Seventeen-year-old Riley, the only daughter of legendary Demon Trapper, Paul Blackthorne, has always dreamed of following in her father’s footsteps.  The good news is, with human society seriously disrupted by economic upheaval and Lucifer increasing the number of demons in all major cities, Atlanta’s local Trappers’ Guild needs all the help they can get – even from a girl. When she’s not keeping up with her homework or...

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