Chaotic Ninja

Bring Me Sunshine by Wendy Storer ( @WendyStorer) is a must read. It's heart-wrenching. It's a reality that's usually unnoticed or even ignored. Wendy evokes a keen sense of sadness and yet uplifts you in the most profound way. This is the last book review for the month of April.

Kindle Ninja Review Edition #4  featuring  Ambient Light by Lorraine Adair Ambient Light is Rave Reviews Book Club's 'Current Read' (for 8 days before May) ' Ambient Light ' by  Lorraine Adair 5 / 5 ★★★★ ★ Setting aside the steamy, yet implicit scenes for a bit (I’ll get back to this later), Ambient Light has all the elements of a good suspense-thriller, reminiscent of James Patterson’s books in the 1990s (Kiss the Girls immediately springs to mind). This is not to say there was any attempt to duplicate them; it just has a similar feel and setup, which I like very much. Angel McKenzie is every bit the strong female character that I immediately developed a liking to early in the story. Little flaws here and there just add to the likeability factor. It’s a stark contrast to the main guy, Jason Dalton, whose character has less depth than I would’ve wanted for a detective with an emotional baggage. The other guy, Angel’s assistant,...

Welcome to Episode 13 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask?  It's my way of supporting authors and writers from the  RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB .  We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in 140 characters. All the EPISODES of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  can be found  HERE .  Or you can just look to your right and you'll find the  Quick Links . In this episode, we are featuring AUTHOR LORRAINE ADAIR ( @BooksByLorraine ), the WINNER of RRBC BIG TWEET PROMO. This means her book, AMBIENT LIGHT , is the "Current Read" of the club, for 8 days. Let's get to know Lorraine in more than 140 characters , shall we? +No ninjas were hurt in making this episode. KINDLE NINJA (KN):  Welcome to Conversatio...

Welcome to Episode 12 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask?  It's my way of supporting authors and writers from the  RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB .  We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in 140 characters. All the EPISODES of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  can be found  HERE .  Or you can just look to your right and you'll find the  Quick Links . In this episode, we get up close and personal with Author DAWN SKYY ( @Dawn_skyy ). Dawn is the author of Cross-Eyed Part One . Let's get to know Dawn in more than 140 characters , shall we? +No ninjas were hurt in making this episode. KINDLE NINJA (KN):  Welcome to Conversations over Milk and Cookies. How do you like your cookies? Chewy? Crunch...

#PUSHTUESDAY is one of the brilliant ideas of  Rave Reviews BookClub governing body (I call them the Jedi High Council – Nonnie calls them The Gladiators – either works).  Every Tuesday, a lucky member is selected and gets massively pushed, shoved, and propelled for a full 24 hours in social media sites (primarily, but not limited to, Twitter). The “pushing” is a show of colossal support from members and such show of force has done wonders to authors’ bottomline (whether it be sales or ranking). Whilst we have different criteria on how success is measured, I must say that IN THIS CASE, the measure of success of such exercise (the PUSH) is in authors’ sales rankings. Why? Because it’s easily verifiable if you are actually paying attention. A case in point. Prior to the push, Author A languishes at the bottom ranking just over the millionth mark, and risks sinking lower. It’s heartbreaking, isn’t it? Then comes #PUSHTUESDAY. After 24-hours of tweets and re-tweets....

Kindle Ninja Review Edition #3  featuring Untethered by Katie Hayoz ' Untethered ' by Katie Hayoz   5 / 5 ★★★★ ★ Awkward teenager. Popular cliques. Outcasts. Raging hormones. Dysfunctional families. Typical setup for a story under the much revered Young Adult genre. That’s what Untethered  is in a nutshell. That is until you actually read it through to the end. Author Katie Hayoz takes “typical” by the horns, grapples with it, and lets it know who’s boss! When Sylvie Sydell realises she can astral project, she uses it to set in motion a sinister scheme that could change the course of her life (and perhaps the lives of those affected). She does this out of her love for one boy. Then all hell breaks loose when things don’t go according to plan. The story wouldn’t be as engaging if not for Hayoz’s impeccable writing. She writes in different levels of sophistication and simplicity at just the right moments, enough to stir up all ki...

Welcome to Episode 11 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask?  It's my way of supporting authors and writers from the  RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB .  We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in tweets and re-tweets. All the EPISODES of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  can be found  HERE .  Or you can just look to your right (no, your other right) and you'll find the  Quick Links . In this episode, I prepared slightly burnt cookies to serve to Author DALE FURSE  ( @DaleFurse ) (that's the way she likes it, that' why!). Dale is the author of the Wexkia Trilogy Books:  Book 1 "Curse"  and  Book 2 "Secret" Let's get to know Dale in more than 140 characters , shall we? KINDLE NINJA (KN):...

Welcome to Episode 10 of  Conversations over Milk & Cookies  hosted by Kindle Ninja. What is this madness, you ask?   It's my way of supporting authors and writers from the  RAVE REVIEWS BOOK CLUB . (See other episodes here ). We interact with them everyday, directly through tweets, or indirectly through re-tweets, but we don't really know much about them. Their personalities really don't shine through in tweets and re-tweets. Episode 10 is a SPECIAL EPISODE as we are celebrating the first birthday of RRBC Pres. Nonnie Jules' ( @NonnieJules ) blog, Watch Nonnie Write ! Kindle Ninja Book Reviews is just one of the many stops in the blog tour. Go check out the blog tour stops line-up . Let's get to know Nonnie in more than 140 characters , shall we? +One ninja was hurt in making this episode. KINDLE NINJA (KN):  Welcome to Conversations over Milk and Cookies . How do you like your cookies? Chewy? Crunchy? Crumbly? Something else? H...