Category: review

June 2, 2014

Raptor 6 #review

His mission and his team. Captain Dean Watters keeps these two items in laser like focus at all times. So when hackers threaten both his mission and his team, his Special Forces training kicks into high gear. Ten military super-secure computers are missing – which if opened would give America’s enemies a blueprint of US military intelligence. Failing to stop these hackers is not an option.

Zahrah Zarrick is a missionary teacher to Afghan children in Mazar-e Sharif. She is also a target – American born and an expertise in quantum cryptology makes her an unwilling pawn in the hackers’ deadly game. They are coming for her and Dean and his team must stop them.

Before his team can get to her, she disappears. Now Dean must race to rescue her and stop the hackers from unleashing terror on millions across the globe. But to do so, Dean will be forced to crack open the steel box around his heart – a move that might come at the higher cost.

An incredibly well written and fast paced novel, Raptor 6 is a definite must read. At the beginning I found it slightly hard to follow but I liked how that fit into the current situation and the chaos that was happening in the book. The story evolves with the reader – both only receiving information at the same time as the mission changes. It really helps to draw you in to the story. The pressures that Dean face and eventually having to face his past and his fears were mind blowing. By three quarters of the way through the book you literally can not put it down in anticipation of what will happen next. It was definitely unlike any other book I have read before and one that I have started to re-read again.

You can find more reviews on the Litfuse blog tour here. To purchase a copy of this book you can do so here.

Rating: 5/5

Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

May 30, 2014

Broadway Nails imPRESS Press-on Manicure #review

I love getting my nails painted and hands looking spruced up especially as I am very hand on my hands. With two boys living at home I am sure you can imagine! I definitely do not get the opportunity to have my nails done usually due to time constraints, the cost of getting my nails done and the constant worry that I will break them.

I was stoked to try out the Broadway Nails imPRESS manicure set from Influenster. I was given two sets to try out – a solid pink and a lace styled one.

I didn’t have anywhere special to go to (except work and soccer practices!) so I started off with the solid pink. The directions were very simple to read, the nails were easy to apply, there were enough of each size that it fit perfectly on my nails. I was doing really great with them (the package states it can last up to a week) until end of day on day two when I went to wash and style my hair – two of them fell off.

Overall I was pretty impressed with the imPRESS press on manicure – it was easy to use, affordable, convenient and removal was easy. These would be the perfect solution to a night out on the town or last minute get togethers where you have little time to get ready.

Disclosure: I received the above mentioned product as part of the Influenster program. All opinions expressed are my own.

May 29, 2014

Spider Man: Character Encyclopedia #DKCanada #MayBoutique

Our youngest son is a HUGE Spider Man fan! He loves his super heroes but there is something special about Spidey that he just loves.

Spider Man is one of the most famous super heroes and is part of the Movie Maniacs May Boutique at DKCanada. DKCanada also has up to 30% off at their Movie Maniacs May Boutique this month so if you haven’t taken advantage of this you really should!

The Spider Man Character Encyclopedia takes a closer in depth look at the famous Spider Man. The Encyclopedia contains more than 200 of Spider Man’s friends and foes as well as tons of facts on the famous Spider himself. Each profile is full facts, statistics and original comic book art!

Our son loved his character encyclopedia. He learned about the different versions of Spider Man and all his friends. Some of them were new to me but most of them I knew (which they were proud of). The comic art was incredible – I felt like I was going back in time looking at the art. He fell in love with the whole book and we are still slowly working our way through the book at bed time with him.

Disclosure: I received the above featured book free of charge in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

May 29, 2014

Marvel Avengers: The Ultimate Character Guide #MayBoutique #DKCanada

DKCanada is celebrating Movie Maniacs in the May Boutique with a fantastic line up of guides and books that will suit all ages.

I was able to surprise my kids with the Marvel Avengers: Ultimate Character Guide last week and they were over the moon!

The Ultimate Character Guide comes in a hardcover format and contains all the Avengers from super heroes to super villains. The guide takes you in alphabetical order and gives you details about their powers, weaknesses, enemies and origins.

We loved how the Guide encompassed many years of Avenger history – there are characters that we had no idea who they even were prior to reading this book together! There are plenty of bright, colourful pictures to keep our youngest entertained as we read through the book. Our eldest loved how each character was broken down and all the special information on each character that was given. The book comes in a hardcover which I love as my youngest tends to rip the covers of his superhero books (not on purpose but when he brings them to bed with him soft cover books covers rip easily).

You can now purchase a copy at the May Boutique Movie Maniacs at 30% off!

Disclosure: I received the above mentioned book at no cost in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.

May 27, 2014

Matcha Green Tea #Giveaway #CAN

I recently had the opportunity to try out Kiss Me Organics Matcha Tea (you can find my full review here) and I was so impressed by the product that I am now offering you the chance to win your own bag of Matcha Tea!

Here are some of the benefits of Matcha Green Tea if you are unfamiliar with this product:

three times the number of antioxidants as regular green tea (due to the fact you are consuming the whole leaf not just brewed into a tea)
boosts the body’s natural immune system
natural energy boost (recommended daily dose is 1/2-1 tsp a day)
naturally increases the body’s metabolism

This was my first time trying Matcha Tea and I was thoroughly impressed not only with the quality and taste but with the product’s ability to hold up to it’s claims. It definitely gave me an energy boost (and I recommend starting of with a 1/4tsp a day to let your body adjust to the product) without the crash that normal energy boosters give (I remember those days in University drinking energy drinks and it was awful!).

Canadian residents you can now enter to win your own bag of Matcha Green Tea Powder (ARV: $40CDN) to discover the benefits of matcha tea for yourself! Enter via the Rafflecopter giveaway below. Good luck!

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