Chelsea

Deleted Scene from Amanda Bonilla’s Crave The Darkness & Giveaway

One of the most important elements in the Shaede Assassin series (for me, anyway) are the flash back scenes. I think it helps to give the reader a more rounded story and better insight to Darian’s character when you can see what events have molded her present. I wrote a scene from Darian’s past that didn’t make it into Crave the Darkness (out today), and though it’s an unhappy memory, it was one...

Chelsea

Love Letter to Tyler (Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassin series)

Throughout our Character Love Letters event you’ll see other readers publicly admitting their love for fictional characters. Today is the first of 2013′s fan letters. Jen from Red Hot Books professes her love for Tyler from Amanda Bonilla’s Shaede Assassin books. I love this series, too (though I swoon more for a certain arrogant royal…). You can check out the VBC review of the...

Chelsea

Review: Blood Before Sunrise by Amanda Bonilla (Shaede Assassin #2)

Blood Before Sunrise (Shaede Assassin #2) Amanda Bonilla Released: July 3, 2012 (NAL/Signet) Purchase at: Book Depository or Amazon Review by: Chelsea Rating (out of 5): 4.5 stars Note: This review is spoiler-free, but assumes you’ve read the first Shaede Assassin novel. If you haven’t, I suggest starting with the VBC review of Shaedes of Gray. If you love an angst-y read, Blood Before Sunrise...

Chelsea

Amanda Bonilla Guest Post & Giveaway: Throwing books and character frustration

Thanks so much to Chelsea and Vampire Book Club for hosting me today! This is one of my favorite blogs to visit and Chelsea, you rock!!! We’ve all had that moment. We lower the book from our line of vision, pull back our arm, and prepare to launch the paperback into the next room. Or yard. Or lake/ocean/body of water. The MC is too stupid to live! WHY did she do that?!? How could she SAY that?!? What was...

Chelsea

Review: Shaedes of Gray by Amanda Bonilla (Shaede Assassin #1)

Shaedes of Gray (Shaede Assassin #1) Amanda Bonilla Published: Dec. 6, 2011 (Signet) Purchase at: Book Depository, B&N or Amazon Rating (out of 5): 4 stars Some books have a tone and writing voice that just speaks to you. Shaedes of Gray did that. I completely related and understood the heroine. The world drew me in. And, well, any book that can throw a devastating curveball in a way that leaves me...