Consumed – had me completely consumed!

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Move over Travis Maddox & Remy ‘Riptide’ Remington, there is a new fighter in town and his name is Seth Marc!  It’s official, now I have 3 favourite fighters!

I loved reading this book Consumed by Skyla Madi.  This book had me completely captivated the entire time I was reading it!!  Even though it’s a long book, I read it in one sitting and couldn’t get enough of it!

I nearly ran out of time to get this book read in time for the blog tour.  If it was going to be one of those books that didn’t grab me then there was no way I was going to finish.  It turns out that there was no way I was NOT going to finish it after I read the first chapter.   I am thrilled that I am part of the tour because I loved this book!

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The blurb is:

Olivia James has never been one to walk on the wild side, at least not until she meets Seth Marc—a cocky, sexy fighter at her father’s gym. He’s infuriating, nauseatingly addictive and she just can’t seem to shake him. He’s only been in town a short while and his name is already on everyone’s lips. He’s the kind of guy moms’ warn their daughters about—the kind that leaves a trail of shattered hearts behind him and he has Olivia in his sights.

Olivia has never met anyone as confusing as Seth and his hot and cold attitude constantly sends her reeling. She’s never wanted anyone’s touch so badly in her life, but having recently come out of a long term relationship diving into another is something she’d prefer to avoid.

Determined for his touch, but not to let him under her skin, Olivia embarks on the most thrilling ride of her life

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

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Skyla Madi was born in the small town of Port Maquarie, New South Wales in1993. She spent half her life growing up in Wauchope, a thriving rural town at the heartof the Hastings River Valley before making the leap to the busy city of Brisbane.Whenever this young Australian writer isn’t changing diapers, watching cartoons, cooking for her husband or doing other motherly-wife things she is actively working on her writing and improving her writing skills. Skyla loves to read just as much as she loves to write and since discovering that YA/paranormal romance/urban fantasy/ are her favourite genres, she has embarked on her own writing journey and is currently working on a YA series titled ‘Your Guardian Angel’.

Interview with the Author:

• Do you have any pets?  – I do, I have a very large dog named Bane. He is out of control, too excited and absolutely adorable. I also have a cat named Minnie who sleeps, eats and annoys me. When I think about it, she’s a lot like my husband. 😉

• Guilty Pleasure? – Trashy romance novels, Cherry Ripes, Tom Hardy movies and any movie with Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill and James Franco. I love those guys. 

• Do you use a playlist while you write and what is on it? I always have my music on when I write. Always. I try to create playlists to the mood of the scene I’m writing. For Consumed, my playlist was: Army of Two – Olly Murs, Payphone – Maroon 5, We Own It – Wiz Khalifa, Wonderwall – Oasis, Bezerk – Eminem, Resolution – Matt Corby, Miss Jackson – Panic! At the Disco, Parachute, Timomatic, Sail, Awolnation and Fast Lane – Eminem… there’s more, but I can’t remember.

• Are there scenes or people in your book that you took from your real life? Yes, I use real life people and scenes a lot. Here in Australia we have so many interesting people walking around and it’s so hard to ignore them. Most of the time, I can’t and I file it to the back of mind and use it later.

• If your book was made into a movie, who would you like to see play your characters? – I did base ‘Seth Marc’ from Consumed around Tom Hardy’s Warrior in the beginning (as everyone knows, I’m a huge Tom Hardy fan) but as the book progressed I realized Tom Hardy was too dark, not boyish enough for Seth so I changed him to Bernardo Velasco. He is a perfect Seth! And for Olivia, I had to choose Ashley Greene. I don’t know what it is about her, but I saw her and I was like YES! Perfect!


It’s always easy to character cast when the author tells you who she imagines the characters to look like!  Here are some photos I’ve chosen for them:

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Genre:  Contemporary Adult Romance
Publisher: Limitless Publishing LLC
Publication Date:  September 16, 2013
Author:  Skyla Madi
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If you enjoy a good adult romance with an intense alpha male (in this case an MMA fighter) then you will love this book.  I especially like that fact that the author is so young and an Australian.  She knows her stuff and I can only imagine how good the next books she releases will be!  

Note that even though there is a next book in the series titled Too Consumed (Consumed #2) which is scheduled for release in December 2013, this book can be read on its own now.  The next book will just continue with Seth & O’s relationship.  I can’t wait to see how their story continues on!
 

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