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Fall Book Exchange




Status: Signing up!!!


Hey guys!! Look what i found!! OMGosh i love this. Ruby is a genius!! I am definetly signing up!! I dont know if i can from my phone..so it may have to wait until later... Signups end at the nd of the month...so i have 3 weeks! This is such a great idea...it will give me a motivation to clean up my wishlist tab... :) also i think seasonal exchanges are great.....i can def afford that!!

PS i think i also saw something else about saturday swaps on her sidebar too...maybe youll wanna go look at that also.. :)



Fall Book Exchange: A gifting program where and your randomly chosen partner exchanges books from your wishlists. Brought to you by Ruby Reads.

Posted on Monday, September 5, 2011

First Line Friday





  • Title: Nevermore

  • Author: Kelly Creagh



First Line: By the end of fourth period, Isobel’s espresso buzz from that morning’s venti latte had long since worn off.


What do you think: fab or flab? Does it make you wanna read it or run from it? Without reading a summary, what can you gather from just the first sentence?

First Line Friday: This is a weekly event that spotlights those amazing first lines in book! The first line (and first chapter) sets the foundation for the book and influences first inpressions! These are my first lines, you be the judge! Brought to you by Katie's Book Blog

Posted on Friday, September 2, 2011

Winner!







And the $25 winner is......#15....

Violet


Also, i had a sudden flash of brillance and decided to send out a 2nd place prize! The winners were Spav and TwilightGrl38 who both won one book of their choice! It pays to follow my twitter because i always like have flash contests! :)

Congrats to everyone!! Our winners will have three days to respond! Thank you all for entering and be on the lookout for another giveaway soon! (hint hint next week...probably Juliet Immortal and/or The Dark Elite #1 and #2)

PS to the winners: If you have a blog, please consider leaving a link in the comments to the your reviews once you read your prize books! :D We wanna know what you thought!

Thursday Tea




  • The Book:Nevermore by Kelly Creagh


  • The Tea:Lebanese Rose




All about the Book: I really like it so far! Ive only read the prologue and chapter one but its drawing me in. The prologue was a bit boring at first but got extra good and mysterious! Chapter one reminded me of Hush, Hush where she gets partnered with "him" for a school assignment! I hope it ends up as good as Hush, Hush too! This books making my nostaglic for my Edgar Allen Poe computer game!!


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All about the Tea: Have you ever had it? Its different steeped herbs like regular tea and chamomile mixed with rosewater and sugar. My boyfriend's friend owns a greek cafe, so i get this tea for free!! Sweett! It tastes very exotic! Its soo good its hard to concentrate on my book! Each sip is like "mmmm need more"!




Thursday Tea: This is a weekly event that dicusses my current read and the tea i'm drinking with it! Brought to you by Birdbrain(ed) Book Blog

Posted on Thursday, September 1, 2011

Super-huge 26 Book Haul




Hey Everyone! As you know ive been gone all summer! I only just got back about 2 weeks ago! While i was gone i collected ALOT of books!!! So i wanted to do a haul post to see what you all think of these. If youve read one or have reviews, please post thoughts and links in the comments. Im excited to read your opinions!

The List:
  1. The Vampire's Promise by Caroline Cooney


  2. Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick


  3. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick


  4. Old Magic by Marianne Curley


  5. Swoon by Nina Malkin


  6. Remember Me by Christopher Pike


  7. Jessica Guide to Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey


  8. The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong


  9. The Mark by Jen Nadol


  10. Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel


  11. The Vespertine by Saundra Mitchell


  12. The Hourglass Door by Lisa Mangum


  13. Wuthering Bites by Sarah Gray


  14. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer


  15. Nighlight by Harvard Lampoon


  16. Forgive my Fins by Tera Lynn Childs


  17. The Mermaid's Mirror by L K Madigan


  18. Raven by Allison Van Diepen


  19. All Just Glass by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes


  20. Vampire Kisses the Beginning by Ellen Schreiber


  21. Fallen by Lauren Kate


  22. Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith


  23. Need by Carrie Jones


  24. Blood Promise by Richelle Mead


  25. Firespell by Chloe Neill


  26. Hexbound by Chloe Neill




Hmm, which should i start first? :D

Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Waiting On Wednesday




  • Title: The Hidden

  • Author: Jessica Verday

  • Date of Publication: September 6th, 2011



Blurb: Abbey knows that Caspian is her destiny. Theirs is a bond that transcends even death. But as Abbey finally learns the full truth about the dark fate that links her to Caspian and ties them both to the town of Sleepy Hollow, she suddenly has some very hard choices to make. Caspian may be the love of her life, but is that love worth dying for?

Beautifully spun, emotionally gripping, and irresistibly romantic, The Hidden will leave you breathless.




Waiting On Wednesday: This is a weekly event that spotlights upcoming releases that I am eagerly anticipating! Brought to you by Breaking the Spine

Posted on Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Teaser Tuesday




  • Title: Nevermore

  • Author: Kelly Creagh

  • Location of teaser: Chapter 5 "A Note of Warning" at 30% mark



Teaser: He pressed something into her palm. Her fingers curled to secure it and, for the briefest moment, clenched his. In the next, he moved on, and she felt herself turning to stare after him, rubbing her thumb over the smooth slip of folded paper.





Teaser Tuesday: Grab your current read. Let the book fall open to a random page and share with us two (2) “teaser” sentences from that page, somewhere between lines 7 and 12. You also need to share the title of the book that you’re getting your “teaser” from … that way people can have some great book recommendations if they like the teaser you’ve given! No spoilers! Brought to you by MizB

100 Follower Giveaway




Hey hey hey!!

Wow im at 110 followers!! Do you know what that means?? Yep a giveaway! Im so happy you all choose to follow me! Thank you so much!!!!!

Originally i wanted to give away Unearthly but i decided to let you choose your book books! Thats right however many books you can squeeze in for $25 including taxes and shipping!! Ill probably buy from book depostitory because there is free shipping!!!

To enter all you need to do is:

  1. Be a follower!

  2. Leave a comment with the top five books youd like to win in a numbered list! Make sure the #1 is your "most wanted" and #5 is your least wanted. Im going to scour the internet for cheap prices and send as many books as $25 can get!

  3. Please tweet, blog, or share the contest and leave a link.

  4. Lastly, Leave your email address in the comment!



Only one random winner will be choosen. International welcome...but book quanity will be reduced because of shipping. One entry per follower. Deadline to enter will be September 1st. Winner will have 3 days to respond and provide shipping address. Please feel free to ask questions.

Thank you all and goodluck!!

Posted on Saturday, August 27, 2011

Review: Twilight by Stephenie Meyers




While i know that everyone has already reviewed Twilight in like...2007.. Im sort of just getting to it! :)

5 Hearts

--SIDENOTE: Ive been out of town for a while (meaning all summer) so i havent really had time to blog at all...that an the fact that i have NO internet sort of renders my blog as a desert wasteland...sort of like my life.. (lol joking..that was too funny not to say :P) But anyway, i found the COOLEST app on my android phone for composing text and it has export! Wow imagine that...my blog just might survive after all....maybe my life will turn around....just maybe! :P (Dear lord, please help me remember my blogger password!) Also, blogger for android only allows pictures that sort of float above the text...no textwrap or anything... :( So i made easy templates for my reviews. --

Ok, so for Twilight! What else can i say beyond i loved it. When i say love i mean true love for the literature. I am aware the Kstew is amazing to alot of people and the Rpattz is sexy (as hel*) to most people, but my love is for the story without consideration to the actors! (Although i struggle with some rob-obsession)

Before twilight was a movie, i loved it!! As soon as i saw it at walmart (the only place i bought books back then) i bought it and read it the same night. Maybe it helped that i lived in phoenix and was about to louisiana the "most humid place in the continental US" as Edward where say (with a crooked grin)! It was probably the cover too....i love me some apples! (Although Mango is my friut of choice at current, just opened a mango debit acct)

Before twilight, i didnt read. Well obvious i read but not fiction works and never for pleasure. I guess the pleasure of reading about Edward ruin me because now i read alot!! I get annoyed when i cant and supered annoyed when bothered while reading. I suppose twilight was a hook that caught a lonely little fish that was me. _verysince then its been an everylasting reeling motion towards shore...gosh i hope i never get there!

I dont think i need to explain what Twilight is about or what happens in it.... "She falls in love with a mysterious strange who turns out to be a vampire" pretty much sums up the story line. The pacing is sort of slow as far as Bella always cooking or doing chores, but i think that builds a stronger bond to the character for me. The writing is beautiful and funny at times. The characters are realistic and interesting. As far as twilight "book 1" i dont have any dislikes! (i have issues with the others.)

I think readers in general either hate or love twilight... both sides have huge backing. I cant say for sure but i guess the movie or something might have something to do with it. Or issues with stephanie. I can defiately see those issues. But i think twilight is perfect for what it is: an imaginary story with real emotions. Thats the only way i can look at it.

What do you think? Id love to hear you comments! Thanks so much for coming by!

Posted on Thursday, August 25, 2011

Swag #Giveaway

Hey everyone! Guess what I got in the mail?? The Eternal Sea bookmarks!!! Five of them!! This particular giveaway is for 3!  Three lovely readers will get one bookmark each!!

To enter, all you need to do is (1) follow my blog; (2) write 2 comments: one stating why everyone should read Everlasting and one stating what youre most exciting about in book 2 The Eternal Sea; (3) add your name and email address!

This giveaway is open international and will end in 2 weeks on Wednesday!

Good luck everyone!


Posted on Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Carnival

WELCOME TO THE "ONCE UPON A TIME" BOOTH!!!

Hello All and Welcome to my booth! With the "Royal Wedding" just this weekend, I wanted my booth to alleviate the some of the possible envy! Maybe we all cant marry a Prince, but maybe emersing yourself in an excellent fairy tale could be just the thing! SO, if you complete my little challenge...you could get these books by Gail Carson Levine.

THE PRIZES

The Two Princesses of Bamarre (rpkg)EverFairest (rpkg)

YEAH!! That's right! One winner will get all FOUR books! These are all great princess books!! WOOO! I havent even read these yet...but no worries because i bought 2 copies of each One for the winner and one for me!! :) I heard they are WONDERFUL!

THE RULES

Ok, so the rules to enter:

  • Must be a Follower of my blog (GFC Follower).
  • Must complete the Challenge Below and Submit on the form.
  • Must Live on Earth (Any Country as long as The Book Depository Ships to you).


THE CHALLENGE


Step One: Fill in the Crossword puzzle! Hehe Not to hard huh?
Step Two: UnScramble these! Look to the Crossword for Hints! :D

Question 6


Question 7


 Question 8


 Question 9

Woooo Just 9 small question.



Be sure to Check out my main post for the Full Booth Schedule and Blog Hop locations!

Huge thanks to the Hosts: Candace’s Book Blog http://www.candacesbookblog/, Reading Angel http://www.readingangel.com/, Pure Imagination http://www.pureimaginationblog.com/, and The Book Swarm http://www.bookswarm.blogspot.com/ !

Posted on Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Spring Blog Carnival: Princess Booth

Spring Blog Carnival: Princess Booth Giveaway
Come one, come all! Welcome welcome! Welcome to the Princess Booth! I have TWO giveaways for you!! One I'll announce now, the other will be revealed later in the week with a challenge! :) All you have to do to be entered into this drawing is to add your name and email to the comments below!! A random winner will be chosen after the carnival! Deadline to enter is May 8th at Midnight!!

My Fair GodmotherThe featured book for my first giveaway IS: *waves magic wand* My Fairy Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison! Since Book two, My Unfair Godmother, was just released this book i thought it was a perfect choice!!

Summary (Goodreads): After her boyfriend dumps her for her older sister, sophomore Savannah Delano wishes she could find a true prince to take her to the prom. Enter Chrissy (Chrysanthemum) Everstar: Savannah’s gum-chewing, cell phone–carrying, high heel-wearing Fair Godmother. Showing why she’s only Fair—because she’s not a very good fairy student—Chrissy mistakenly sends Savannah back in time to the Middle Ages, first as Cinderella, then as Snow White. Finally she sends Tristan, a boy in Savannah’s class, back instead to turn him into her prom-worthy prince. When Savannah returns to the Middle Ages to save Tristan, they must team up to defeat a troll, a dragon, and the mysterious and undeniably sexy Black Knight. Laughs abound in this clever fairy tale twist from a master of romantic comedy.



I want to give a HUGE thanks to our carnival hosts (Candace’s Book Blog http://www.candacesbookblog/, Reading Angel http://www.readingangel.com/, Pure Imagination http://www.pureimaginationblog.com/, and The Book Swarm http://www.bookswarm.blogspot.com/) !! You guys totally absolutely rock!!!

Here the Schedule: 
May 1st-

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May 6th-

May 7th-

ALSO, (Yes, there is more!!) the carnival has a blog hop!! Gosh i love these!! A great way to find great  friends and new blogs!!


Posted on Sunday, May 1, 2011

 
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