Have a Happy New Year!

We wish all of you readers a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012 and hope you will have wonderful and blessed year! 

We know it has been a bit quiet on the blog the past week but it has been Christmas and family first, right?!

Anyway now that it is soon over with we will be back as usual here with lots of reviews and other bookish things, starting with "In my mailbox" bright and early tomorrow morning the first day of the very new year of 2012. 

We hope you will have an amazing evening with lots of fun, just not to much fun, always be safe!

Merry Christmas from us at rather barefoot than bookless

We hope that you all will have a very merry Christmas with your family and friends!

what are your family traditions?

In my family and really in this country (Sweden) we celebrate Christmas on Christmas eve. We eat a Christmas lunch before it is time for Christmas cartoon at 3pm with coffee and sweets of course. It is all the traditional cartoon with santa´s workshop and ship ´n´ dale and all the others. 

And then it is time for the presents and usually one of my sisters is Santa and is responsible for the presents. 

And if there is still any room for it in the evening there is cake. Yeah I know a bit over the top with the food right? And really I usually feel like I will roll instead of walk in like a week afterwards. 

Today I am (cecilia) the one responsible for the saffron buns with vanilla! And if I may say so my self they are awesome!

Have a wonderful Christmas!

Here is a swedish christmas song I really like by Carola

Dirty Little Secret...

Dirty Little Secret is a new weekly meme hosted by the wonderful girls over at Under the Covers. It's a great way to get to know other bloggers and our readers more intimately by asking them a question hoping to reveal their dirty little secrets!

To participate in this meme all you need to do is:

• Be a follower of Under the Covers.
• Create a post in your blog taking the meme image and copy instructions.
• Answer the question proposed.
• Add your link to the Mr. Linky in the Dirty Little Secret post @Under the Covers.

Non-bloggers: We want to hear from you as well!!! Let us know your answer in the comments!

We hope you join us and let us know your Dirty Little Secrets!

This week's question:

"Only three days (3 sleeps!) to go until Christmas, what are you hoping to find in your stocking this year? 

My Answer:

I soo badly want an Iphone lol! I´m kinda stuck with my old sucky phone a while longer buhuu! What do you guys want in your stocking? =)

Book review: Adventures in funeral crashing by Milda Harris

Author: Milda Harris

Title: Adventures in Funeral Crashing

Series: Funeral crashing #1

Genre: Young adult chick lit mystery

Purchase: Amazon, B&N

My rating:

About the book:

Sixteen year old Kait Lenox has a reputation as the weird girl in her high school, mostly because of her ex-best friend turned mean popular girl, Ariel, but maybe it has a little to do with the fact that Kait has a hobby crashing funerals. At one of these, Kait is outted by the most popular guy in school, Ethan Ripley. Yet, instead of humiliating her for all the world to see, he asks for her help, and Kait finds herself entangled in a murder mystery. Not only is the thrill of the mystery exciting, but more importantly Ethan knows her name! A little sleuthing is well worth that

My thoughts:

I really enjoyed this really cute and simple young adult mystery. It was a really easy going mystery book with a little romance for good measure.

I really liked Kait the main character. She is a social outcast who likes to read books watch movies and crash funerals. Not strange at all just a regular teenage girl with a kind of unusual hobby that leads Kait right in to a investigation of a murder. Kait is such a sweet person and she is determent to find out the truth and of course it does not hurt that the most popular guy in her high school is her partner in their quest for the truth.

I also really like Kait´s side kick Ethan. He is really down to earth and a really nice guy despite his status as the most popular guy in school, even though he thought Kait did drugs or was related to drugs in some ways but hey doesn´t everyone believe in gossip every once in a while?

This was such a cute and fun book and I really enjoyed it a lot. I would definitely recommend it to others especially if you like a good mystery!

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Book review: Spiritus by Dana Michelle Burnett

Author: Dana Michelle Burnett
Title: Spiritus
Series: A spiritus novel book 1
Genre: Young adult, paranormal romance
Format: e-book
Purchase: Amazon | B&N 
Rating:

About the book:

As I watched him vanish into a soft mist that faded away, I knew that he was no ordinary spirit I knew that he was a dangerous entity that could be in some corner of another realm planning his revenge, but I also knew that I was hopelessly in love with him.

When Becca moves into her ancestral home in Corydon, Indiana, her life takes a puzzling and thrilling turn when she meets the ghost haunting the halls. As the seductive spirit lures her closer and closer, she learns about her own past and starts to understand that some mistakes are meant to last.

Becca McAllister has always been different from other girls her age. Never part of the "in crowd", Becca never really fit in anywhere. When her mother dies and her father moves them to the small town of Corydon, Indiana, Becca didn't expect things to change.

But things do change when Becca accidentally makes contact with a one hundred and sixty year old ghost, Alastor Sinclair, that haunts the halls of her new home.

To Becca, Alastor is a seductive spirit that seems to see straight into her soul. To Alastor, Becca is what he was waited a century for--A second chance.

But the closer they get, the more Becca realizes that this isn't the first time she and Alastor have known each other. Worse still, is she the one responsible for his death so long ago? And if so, did he come back for love or revenge?

My thoughts:

WOW! This book was so captivating and it was impossible to put it down. I didn´t want it to end but unfortunately as every book it did end but it will be a sequel and I just can´t wait for it to be released!

This was a love story that defied time, space and even death. It was a truly amazing book with a lot of suspense between Becca and Alastor I mean love but without being able to touch each other? That can not be very easy. 

I love the character of this book but especially Alastor! Wow I mean he is just..... Well there are no words really, you just have to read and found out for your self. He is captivating all in himself. The difficulties they face with their love is great and it gets a lot more complicated when Alastor gets some competition by a boy that is alive and someone Becca can actually touch. There is a lot of love but also jealousy between them. But the biggest question is: Why is he there exactly?  

An awesome book but it was to short, I didn´t want it to end yet and there is much more to this book and it ended really dramatically I think. I get this feeling that the sequel to this book will be completely awesome! I recommend this book to everyone. This is a must read in my list and it is definitely one of the best books I´ve read this year!

Tune in Tuesday!

Tune in Tuesday is hosted by Ginger @ Greads

I found an old song that I had forgotten about.

It´s a Swedish girl singing called Laleh. I just love it!

Laleh - Live tomorrow

Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

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Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read

Open to a random page

Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!

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Today The teaser is from the book Torn by Dean Murray

"I wanted to scream at her for having tricked me into nearly outing myself, but I took a deep breath and just barely managed to contain my growing rage.

-It was all just a game for you wasn´t it?

Her response was the perfect study of the spoiled, self-centered child i´d initially thought her"

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Book review: Feyland: The dark realm by Anthea Sharp

Author: Anthea Sharp

Title: Feyland: The dark realm

Series: Feyland series #1

Genre: Young adult fantasy

Format: Paperback, e-book

Purchase: Amazon | B&N

Release date: december 16th 2011

Rating:

About the book:

WHEN A GAME…
Feyland is the most immersive computer game ever designed, and fifteen-year-old Jennet Carter is the first to play the prototype. But she doesn’t suspect the virtual world is close enough to touch — or that she’ll be battling for her life against the Dark Queen of the faeries.
TURNS REAL…
Tam Linn is the perfect hero — in-game. Too bad the rest of his life is seriously flawed. The last thing he needs is rich-girl Jennet prying into his secrets, insisting he’s the only one who can help her.
WINNING IS EVERYTHING…
Together, Jennet and Tam enter the Dark Realm of Feyland, only to discover that the entire human world is in danger. Pushed to the limit of their abilities, they must defeat the Dark Queen… before it’s too late.

 My thoughts:

I really like the concept of this book, it felt fresh and fun. I have never been much of a gamer and have never really understood how people can get so hooked by it so at first I was a bit hesitant to read a whole book about a game but i was pleasantly surprised. It was awesome. The author was really good at describing the game in way so you got a feeling for it but it didn´t make you want to skip those parts of the book and that is really good. She made the describing of the game fun and interesting. When I read the book it felt like I was in the future but I´m not sure if that is what the Author intended or not. It is so cool how the game is like a bridge between the land of humans and the land of fey.

I really like Jennet and Tam as characters. They feel so real and they actually act their age in a way I sometimes think is missing in YA books. Very often they act like adults but in this book I can buy that they are only teenagers and not adults in the way they act and I like that.

This book was really fun and interesting with a bit of romance on the side. It was a great book and I am looking forward to the next part of the story in her upcoming novel.

In Our Mailbox this week

IMM is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren. It is a way for book bloggers to post what they have received for review, borrowed from a friend, bought at the bookstore, or picked up at the library.

This week we got a few e-books for review

Shape shifter Alec Graves has spent nearly a decade trying to keep his family from being drawn into open warfare with a larger pack. The new girl at school shouldn't matter, but the more he gets to know her, the more mysterious she becomes. Worse, she seems to know things she shouldn't about his shadowy world.

Is she an unfortunate victim or bait designed to draw him into a fatal misstep? If she's a victim, then he's running out of time to save her. If she's bait, then his attraction to her will pull him into a fight that'll cost him everything. (goodreads)

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Sixteen year old Kait Lenox has a reputation as the weird girl in her high school, mostly because of her ex-best friend turned mean popular girl, Ariel, but maybe it has a little to do with the fact that Kait has a hobby crashing funerals. At one of these, Kait is outted by the most popular guy in school, Ethan Ripley. Yet, instead of humiliating her for all the world to see, he asks for her help, and Kait finds herself entangled in a murder mystery. Not only is the thrill of the mystery exciting, but more importantly Ethan knows her name! A little sleuthing is well worth that! (goodreads)

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When Chelsea Givens discovered that her ex-boyfriend Drew dumped her to be with her former best friend Lizzie, she'd never felt so betrayed in her life. Then her new friend Shannon tells her she can help set things right. Chelsea's willing to listen, but what Shannon wants her to believe -- that she shared a past life with Drew -- is impossible. And what she wants her to do to get him back … well, it's downright crazy.

Could Shannon be telling the truth? And if she is, what lengths will Chelsea go if it means making Lizzie pay?(Goodreads)

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Ander McNair used to be the favorite son of a great monster-hunting family – until he was bitten by a werewolf and the hunter became the hunted. Now anything that makes his pulse race, even a kiss from his girlfriend Cicely, is enough to turn him into a monster. When he finally gets a chance to earn his cure by killing a vampire prince, he finds he has to choose between his own past and the future of the girl he loves. Can a guy who’s not even human learn what it means to be a man?

Luke Marianez used to be an immortal vampire prince – until the witch he loved betrayed him and cursed him with the ability to die. Now he lives in the world of vampire blood bars, where the waitresses are the drinks, and dreams about killing the last of the witch’s line so he can live forever. But revenge doesn’t just mean breaking the curse. He wants to break the girl’s heart, too. Can Luke seduce Cicely without falling in love himself? Cicely Watson doesn’t believe in werewolves or vampires. She’s not even sure she believes in true love. But she’s about to discover what every werewolf knows: People change. (goodreads)

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Across the country, hidden in plain sight, are the forgotten remains of a once-great psychiatric movement: the asylum. These crumbling castles all share a common appearance and history. They inspire curiosity, fear, and even a few urban legends. Chloe Adams came to Birch Harbor, a small college town in the U.P., to escape the stigma of mental illness. Her new roommate Sam Klingeman, came to drink her weight in vodka and find a hot guy with a trust fund. Between Chloe's developing relationship with campus hockey hero and floor RA, Seth Maird, trying to be the voice of moderation for Sam, and her new position as teacher's assistant for the eccentric Dr. Willard, she's stayed busy enough to keep the past firmly behind her. But the voices return...and this time, she's not the only one that can hear them. The beautiful old dormitory she lives in is hiding a secret. A secret that will uncover a dark plot 200 years in the making. Will Chloe be able to hold onto the new life she's worked so hard to build, will she relapse into a world of her own making, or will she, perhaps, fulfill the legacy she was born into? (goodreads)

Book review: Symphony of blood by Adam Pepper

Author: Adam Pepper

Title: Symphony of blood, a Hank Mondale supernatural case

Series: None

Genre: Adult, supernatural thriller

Format: e-book, kindle edition

Purchase: Amazon
Rating: 

About the book:

Hank Mondale, a rough-around-the-edges P.I. with a small drinking problem and a large gambling problem, needs a break. With his landlord threatening eviction and his bookie threatening worse, things look bleak. Until real estate mogul Thomas Blake calls with an incredible story: a monster is trying to kill his daughter.

Hank figures she's probably some whacked-out spoiled brat, but desperate, Hank takes the case to track down the supposed monster. It seems that people around Mackenzie Blake are disappearing. It's obviously no coincidence. Was Hank hired to unwittingly aid a wealthy murderess? Or is there really someone...or some thing, trying to kill Mackenzie Blake?

A symphony plays that only It can hear. But there will be a special performance, just for her.

My thoughts:

This book is seriously creepy and now I remember why I don´t usually read thrillers! They are way to creepy and I have nightmares for days if they are well written.

This book was partly kind of boring and partly creepy. This book is written from two perspectives, from the P.I. Hank Mondale´s and from It´s perspective. When the story was told from Hank´s view it was kind of boring and I found it difficult to continue reading. His whole personality was boring and lazy. He is not a very likable person. Then we get to read the story from the monster It´s view and then it got seriously creepy. The way it thinks and describe things just gets under my skin and I found it hard to continue reading because it creped me out. And it is not the only disturbing person in this story. There are someone else that is really horrible.

I would think that this novel is really good and it is very well written no doubt but it was not for me. If you thrillers and if you like things to be described in a way that it will be hard to get that image out of your head then this is for you. If you do not like that then you should stay away from this book. I wish I had. The images this book gave me will be hard to forget.

Cover reveal: Vengeance by Michelle Madow

This is book two in the transcend saga and is a short story that bridges the events in Remembrance (read our review) and the third and final book in the series. It is called Vengeance and it´s release date is today December 8th 2011

FARSIGHTED BLOG TOUR; Book review: Farsighted by Emlyn Chand

It´s been really fun to be a part of this blog tour and I had a great time reading Farsighted by Emlyn Chand! In this post you will get some info on the Author and a review of the book. Have lots of fun reading!! And thanks to the lovely Stormi @ lightning book promotions for hosting this book tour and for the great  tour banner!


This is everyone part of the blog Tour!

Dec: 1st Heather K @ Hezi-D's Books and Cooks

         2nd John @ The Incessant Droning of a Bored Writer (interview only)

         2nd Stephanie @ Our Family World

         3rd  Amanda @ Letters Inside Out

         4th Alaiel @ Librarian Mouse

         5th Beverly @ The Wormhole

         6th Gina @ Behind a Billion and One Pages

         7th Wendy @ Minding Spot

         8th Cecillia @ Rather Barefoot Than Bookless

         9th Angel @ 909 Reviews

         10th Heather P @ Earth's Book Nook

         11th Lisa @ The Ultimate Fan Blog

         12th Connie @ Character Connection (interview only)

         13th Andrea @ Dark Readers

         14th Deina @ Pages Hidden In Time

         15th Jen @ A Book and a Latte

About Emlyn Chand

From an early age, Emlyn Chand has counted books among her best friends. She loves to hear and tell stories and emerged from the womb with a fountain pen grasped firmly in her left hand (true story). Her affinity for the written word extends to absolutely every area of her life: she has written two-and-a-half novels, leads a classics book group with over three hundred members, and, of course, runs the whole shebang at Novel Publicity, where she contributes her business and marketing savvy as well as her writing and web design talents.

Webpage: www.emlynchand.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emlynchand?sk=wall
Twitter: @emlynchand

Author: Emlyn Chand
Title: Farsighted
Series:Farsighted series book 1 
Format: Paperback | E-book
Genre: Young adult, paranormal
Purchase this book @  Amazon | B&N | Smashwords

I actually give this
book 3.5 stars

About the book:

Alex Kosmitoras’s life has never been easy. The only other student who will talk to him is the school bully, his parents are dead-broke and insanely overprotective, and to complicate matters even more, he’s blind. Just when he thinks he’ll never have a shot at a normal life, a new girl from India moves into town. Simmi is smart, nice, and actually wants to be friends with Alex. Plus she smells like an Almond Joy bar. Yes, sophomore year might not be so bad after all.

Unfortunately, Alex is in store for another new arrival—an unexpected and often embarrassing ability to “see” the future. Try as he may, Alex is unable to ignore his visions, especially when they begin to suggest that Simmi is in danger. With the help of the mysterious psychic next door and new friends who come bearing gifts of their own, Alex must embark on a journey to change his future.

My thoughts:

I really liked this book. It was really interesting to read about Alex a blind 16-year old boy who sees the future. The most interesting about the book is that it is written from a blinds perspective. You will never know what the people look like in the book. But you do get to know them. Alex describes them by the smell. His mother always smell like flowers and Simmi like a almond bar. Their friend Shapri smells like new clipped grass. It is really different. You sort of feel like you are blind too since everything you see you see through the way things feel or smell.


I like Alex he is a really nice guy but sometimes a bit impatient and stubborn. I also think that he sometimes does not know what he thinks and wants with certain things and he is such a guy at times.


It was really good and enjoyable but it wasn´t fantastic and I had no problem to let the book go after I was finished. I do hope there will be a sequel and that it will then give more to this story because I feel like there is so much more to this story that needs to be told. I most definitely think you should read it don´t let the 3.5 stars scare you. But I read so many books and I can´t give 4 and 5 stars to everything I read. It is a witty and entertaining read that will give you a nice reading time.