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 today’s question […]
Title: Slammed Author: Colleen Hoover Release Date: January 5, 2012 Pages: 317, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.39 stars My Rating: 4.5/5 stars Content Rating: PG (Nothing more than kissing) Summary from Goodreads: Falling in love can feel like poetry. Or it can feel like a slam to the heart. Colleen Hoover’s romantic, emotion-packed debut novel unforgettably captures all the magic and confusion of first love, as two young people forge an unlikely bond before discovering that fate has other plans for them. Following the […]
Title: Onyx Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout Release Date: August 14, 2012 Pages: 396, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.46 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Content Rating: PG-16? (Some sexually charged scenes, but no actual sex) Summary from Goodreads: Being connected to Daemon Black sucks… Thanks to his alien mojo, Daemon’s determined to prove what he feels for me is more than a product of our bizarro connection. So I’ve sworn him off, even though he’s running more hot than cold these days. But we’ve got […]
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, showcase books and things I have received and share news about what’s coming up on my blog for the week ahead. Last week on FYFA: The Spiral Arm by Peter Boland (book blitz/giveaway) – still time to enter! Summer Lovin’ Read-a-thon Posts – Introduction and Teaser Tidbit, Must-Have Summer Reads […]
Today is the last day of the Summer Lovin’ Read-a-thon, so I’m just going to give you a final progress report! Progress on My Goals: Day 1: Finished reading Branded by Abi Ketner and Missy Kalicicki.Completed Challenges (Introduction and Teaser Tidbit)Day 2: Read 150 pages of The Copyeditor’s Handbook (okay, it’s not fiction and technically wasn’t one of my goal books, but it’s still reading!)Completed Challenges (Must-Have Summer Reads and Cover Re-do)Day 2: Finished The Copyeditor’s HandbookRead 152 pages of Slammed by Colleen HooverCompleted Challenges (Favorite […]
Today is day 6 of the Summer Lovin’ Read-a-thon and we need to tell about our favorite bad boys of fiction – You know, those guys who make you so crazy, but you love them anyway? I have to say that I only like a bad boy who isn’t truly bad (for instance, Daemon really bothered me in Obsidian because he was just a plain jerk – it wasn’t until Onyx that I actually started to like […]
Today is day 5 of the Summer Lovin’ Read-a-thon and we’re supposed to be sharing our progress on our goals (which I’ve been doing every day anyway). I’m pretty sure I said on Day 1 that I’m not so good at goal-setting; and sure, enough, I’ve veered off the path I set on Monday. As it turned out, I decided it was more important to read The Copyeditor’s Handbook (since I’m working on my first copyediting job) […]
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 today’s question […]
Today is day 4 of the Summer Lovin’ Read-a-thon and today’s topic is Tears on My Pillow (books that made you cry). This is an easy one for me because I just recently read a book that made me bawl like a baby. I’m including one New Adult book and one YA book (since lots of my readers are YA). Books that Made Me Cry Girls Love Travis Walker by Anne Pfeffer – I just read this […]
Title: The Selection Author: Keira Cass Release Date: April 24, 2012 Pages: 327, Hardcover Goodreads Rating: 4.1 stars My Rating: 4/5 stars Content Rating: PG (Some kissing, but that’s about it) Summary from Goodreads: For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince […]