Read, Review, Recommend

Read, Review, Recommend is a weekly feature where guest bloggers choose a book to recommend and review it. This is the first one so I hope you all enjoy it. I have to say that there is no one I would rather have as my first guest blogger. Melissa is the sweetest thing and her blog is just AMAZING. I'm sure most of you have checked it out (she has over 500 followers) but if you haven't you must. I'll let Melissa take it away...

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First of all, let me give a big thank you to Alice for letting me take over her blog to feature a review here today! Reviews are probably my favourite part of the book blogosphere because it lets me get to know blog authors by their taste in books, and I’ve worked hard to establish my own voice when it comes to reviewing. So, I decided to share with you one of the best reads I’ve read so far this year…and it came as a huge surprise, too, which makes it even better!

For those that follow my blog, you know that I hate vampires. A lot. They sparkle, and glitter, and whine, and
bitch snark about their undying love for the much-too-pretty and perfect female love interest. So, when I was offered Vampire Empire: The Greyfriar for review, I’ll admit that I hesitated a little bit.

This book shocked me with its brilliance. The story is alive with detail, rich with intrigue, and merges a blend of steampunk, dystopian world where vampires roam free and humans are subservient to the vampire empires of the world. Rich and descriptive, the story is fueled by incredible characters, namely Adele and the Greyfriar. There are touches of mythology thrown into the mix that heighten the intrigue of the story and keep the fast-paced plot going.

As you probably know if you read my blog, I don’t like giving away too many plot details in my reviews, so I’ll just leave it at that, but I have to say that husband and wife author duo, Susan and Clay Griffith created a masterpiece with The Greyfriar…and here’s the kicker – it’s a series! This is just book one!

I highly, highly recommend this book to all paranormal and steampunk fans, especially those who love vampire books. If you want to view my full review, feel free to click here!


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What a great review! Definitely go check out Melissa's blog I Swim For Oceans and I promise you won't regret it!

Read, Review and Recommend

Hey Guys. I'm planning to become a much better blogger in 2011. I've found my feet (so to speak) and I'm going to try and do posts with more content, less memes and just more books. I'm planning to start a weekly guest post called 'Read, Review and Recommend'. Each week a different guest blogger will recommend a book that they loved and write a short review explaining why they love it.


If you have a blog and would like to take part please email me at: thereaderroom@hotmail.co.uk with details of your blog as well as the book you would like to read if possible, though not essential at this stage. I do plan to start it the first week of January so the quicker the process is the better. Your guest post will include a link to your site (an image as well if provided) and I will have a list of all guest posts on a page which will also have a link to your blog.


Feel free to email me with any queries and I hope some of you will take part. Thanks :)