Month: December 2013

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 5 – Progress & Favorite Movie Adaptation

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 5 – Progress & Favorite Movie Adaptation

Jenny from Juliababyjen’s Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th – 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Day 4 Progress:Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer–Finished 157 pagesBreathless by Brigid Kemmerer–Finished 65 pagesImperfection by Phaedra Seabolt–Finished 146 pagesSecret by Brigid Kemmerer–56 pagesTotal books read so far: 4 (and one novella)Total pages read so far: 1160 (+40 minutes of an audiobook) Challenge #4 Favorite Movie Adaptation LOVED the movie of Catching Fire!  It had […]

Posted December 14, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments
Feature & Follow Friday – Sell That Book!

Feature & Follow Friday – Sell That Book!

Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! This is a blog hop that allows bloggers to gain new followers and find some awesome new blogs to follow themselves! The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host has a blog that they feature each week!   So, if you’re a blogger, come join in on the fun!   Here’s […]

Posted December 13, 2013 in Feature and Follow / 0 Comments
#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 4 – Progress and Spine Poetry

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 4 – Progress and Spine Poetry

Jenny from Juliababyjen’s Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th – 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Day 3 Progress:Unlocking Brisingamen by Alana Jewel Mousseau–Finished 194 pages Spirit by Brigid Kemmerer–144 pagesTotal books read so far: 2Total pages read so far: 736 (+40 minutes of an audiobook) Challenge #4 Spine Poetry (From books read in 2013).  Since most of the books I’ve read are on my Kindle, I just used […]

Posted December 13, 2013 in Challenges / 10 Comments
#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 3 – Update and Top Ten Books of 2013

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 3 – Update and Top Ten Books of 2013

Jenny from Juliababyjen’s Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th – 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Day 2 Progress: My Name is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton–Finished 121 pagesUnlocking Brisingamen by Alana Jewel Mousseau–96 pages (This is actually a book I’m editing that I needed to do a final read for, so it wasn’t on my list, but I’m still counting it!)Crossroads of Twilight (Wheel of Time #10) by Robert […]

Posted December 12, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments
#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 2 – Progress – and Teaser!

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 2 – Progress – and Teaser!

Jenny from Juliababyjen’s Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th – 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Day 1 Progress: My Name is Rapunzel by K.C. Hilton–181 pages Teaser Challenge: “Normal girls talked about stuff like boyfriends and clothes, schoolwork and parents … but we weren’t normal girls, so we each stayed in our own thoughts until the dusk of evening covered the sun’s lingering shadows and coated the landscape […]

Posted December 11, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments
Review – Pawn by Aimee Carter

Review – Pawn by Aimee Carter

Title: Pawn Series: The Blackcoat Rebellion #1 Author: Aimee Carter Publisher: Harlequin Teen Release Date: November 26, 2013 Pages: 296, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 3.87 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Nothing more than kissing-though references are made to sex trafficking, some violence) Summary from Goodreads: For Kitty Doe, it seems like an easy choice. She can either spend her life as a III in misery, looked down upon by the higher ranks and forced to leave the people she loves, or […]

Posted December 10, 2013 in Reviews / 1 Comment
End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram Read-a-thon

End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram Read-a-thon

Jenny from Juliababyjen’s Reading Room and Dana from Dana Square are hosting a Read-a-thon from December 9th – 22nd called End of the Year 2013 #ReadingCram. Since I’ve got lots of books that I’m hoping to finish up this year, I thought I’d join in on the party.  Sounds like there’s lots of fun challenges planned and some awesome prizes! I need to work out my exact goals still, but here are a few of the books I definitely […]

Posted December 10, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments
Cover Characteristics – Clouds

Cover Characteristics – Clouds

This is a new meme hosted by Sugar & Snark. It came about when Sugar was wondering which cover to use for her #70 Cover of the Week post. Sugar kept on thinking of more than one, and they all seemed to have a theme/characteristic. So she decided to switch things up a bit! Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite cover’s with that characteristic. If you want to join […]

Posted December 8, 2013 in Cover Characteristics / 0 Comments
Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 12/8/13

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 12/8/13

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on my blog and share news about what’s coming up in the week ahead.  Last week on FYFA: Best of the Bunch – What was my favorite November read? Rose of Thorne by Mia Michelle (spotlight & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a gift card & swag! Top […]

Posted December 8, 2013 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments
Review – Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

Review – Endless Knight by Kresley Cole

Title: Endless Knight Series: The Arcana Chronicles #2 Author: Kresley Cole Release Date: October 1, 2013 Pages: 336, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.47 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Some violence and sexual content) Summary from Goodreads: In this seductive follow-up to Poison Princess, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole takes us deeper into the dark world of the Arcana Chronicles. Shocking Secrets Evie has fully come into her powers as the Tarot Empress, and Jack was there to see […]

Posted December 7, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments