Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 12/15/13

Sunday Post & Giveaways Galore – 12/15/13

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: Cover Characteristics – Clouds Chasing the Star Garden by Melanie Karsak (review & giveaway) – Still time to enter to win a Kindle and the book! Pawn by Aimee Carter (review)  December Kindle Fire Giveaway – Still […]

Posted December 15, 2013 in Sunday Post / 0 Comments
#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 6 – Progress and Seasonal Reads

#ReadingCram Read-a-thon Day 6 – Progress and Seasonal Reads

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 5 Progress:Secret by Brigid Kemmerer–Finished 296 pagesGame by Anders de la Motte–35 pagesTotal books read so far: 5 (and one novella)Total pages read so far: 1491 (+40 minutes of an audiobook) Challenge #5 Seasonal Recommendations We are supposed to post recommendations for seasonal books (have to be books that we read in […]

Posted December 15, 2013 in Challenges / 0 Comments
Review – Spirit (Elemental #3) by Brigid Kemmerer

Review – Spirit (Elemental #3) by Brigid Kemmerer

Title: Spirit Series: Elemental #3 Author: Brigid Kemmerer Release Date: May 28, 2013 Pages: 301, Paperback Goodreads Rating: 4.11 stars My Rating: 5/5 stars My Content Rating: PG-16 (Some violence and sexual content) Summary from Goodreads: With power comes enemies. Lots of them. Hunter Garrity just wants to be left alone. He’s learned the hard way that his unusual abilities come at a price. And he can’t seem to afford any allies. He’s up to his neck in hostiles. His grandfather, spoiling for a […]

Posted December 14, 2013 in Reviews / 0 Comments
#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