January 2011
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Her and Me and You
Her and Me and You by Lauren Strasnick
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult
First Sentence:
I met Fred first.
Alex’s favorite parent, her father, cheated on her mother. Big time. He is not so much her favorite anymore. But neither is her mother. Alex chooses to move to her mother’s hometown with her because her mother...
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End of Year Reading Stats
I decided that since Goodreads has a nifty little thing to keep track of the books you read, I would share my reading stats with everyone. This is why I think I’ll rock at the 100+ Reading Challenge for 2011. Most of these books were read probably somewhere between April and now. That was about the time (I think) that I revved up my reading from a few books a month to a few books a week....
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The Harry Potter Series (1-3)
I am going to try something a bit different here. I have read all of the Harry Potter books many times over and I absolutely adore them so I hesitate writing a traditional review for each book. Lately, I have been listening to the audiobook versions of the books for the first time and I decided it would be a good time to not only revisit the stories but to also write a little summary and mini...
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December: New Loot!
The mean green hoarding dragon machine = ME!
The treasure = my new loot AKA my new BOOKS (and sometimes other cool things)!
7 December 2010
I bought the following from Amazon.com:
9 December 2010
I bought the following from Amazon.com:
21 December 2010
I’m obsessed with owls now. It may have started when I won a handmade owl (who I named Sage…see her adventures in...
December 2010
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Happy New Year's Eve/New Year's Day!
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The Cinderella Curse
The Cinderella Curse by J.L. Penn
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Fiction, Fairy Tale, Chick Lit
First Sentence:
My name is Cindy, and that may be the problem.
This short story started out a bit more like a modern Snow White than Cinderella. Cindy has had a good life. She was pretty and popular in high school and now has a good job and is...
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Remedial Magic
Remedial Magic by Jenna Black
How I got my hands on this book: Obtained for free for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
First Sentence:
Hi, my name is Ethan’s Little Sister.
Remedial Magic is a little novella and a fun, quick read to tide lovers of the Faeriewalker series over until Shadowspell is released on 4 January 2010 and Sirensong next summer. It is a...
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Her and Me and You
Her and Me and You by Lauren Strasnick
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult
First Sentence:
I met Fred first.
Alex’s favorite parent, her father, cheated on her mother. Big time. He is not so much her favorite anymore. But neither is her mother. Alex chooses to move to her mother’s hometown with her because her mother is...
5 tags
The Harry Potter Series
I am going to try something a bit different here. I have read all of the Harry Potter books many times over and I absolutely adore them so I hesitate writing a traditional review for each book. Lately, I have been listening to the audiobook versions of the books for the first time and I decided it would be a good time to not only revisit the stories but to also write a little summary and mini...
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The Cinderella Curse
The Cinderella Curse by J.L. Penn
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Fiction, Fairy Tale, Chick Lit
First Sentence:
My name is Cindy, and that may be the problem.
This short story started out a bit more like a modern Snow White than Cinderella. Cindy has had a good life. She was pretty and popular in high school and now has a good job and is...
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End of Year Reading Stats
I decided that since Goodreads has a nifty little thing to keep track of the books you read, I would share my reading stats with everyone. This is why I think I’ll rock at the 100+ Reading Challenge for 2011. Most of these books were read probably somewhere between April and now. That was about the time (I think) that I revved up my reading from a few books a month to a few books a week....
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Random Post of the Week! - 30 December 2010
Tumblr has a feature where one can click “Random” and, well, a random post from that blog will appear. I decided this might be a fun way to re-post some older things people may have missed.
Zeppelin Dreams
Zeppelin Dreams by O.M. Grey
How I got my hands on this book: Received coupon code to obtain for free on Smashwords.com from author O.M. Grey by leaving a comment on her blog.
Genre:...
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Random Post of the Week! - 30 December 2010
Tumblr has a feature where one can click “Random” and, well, a random post from that blog will appear. I decided this might be a fun way to re-post some older things people may have missed.
Zeppelin Dreams
Zeppelin Dreams by O.M. Grey
How I got my hands on this book: Received coupon code to obtain for free on Smashwords.com from author O.M. Grey by leaving a comment on her blog.
Genre:...
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Remedial Magic
Remedial Magic by Jenna Black
How I got my hands on this book: Obtained for free for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
First Sentence:
Hi, my name is Ethan’s Little Sister.
Remedial Magic is a little novella and a fun, quick read to tide lovers of the Faeriewalker series over until Shadowspell is released on 4 January 2010 and Sirensong next summer. It is a...
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Once a Witch
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
First Sentence:
“Twenty more minutes, Hector,” I say, “and I’m free of this hellcrater.”
Tamsin Greene comes from a Talented family of witches. Each has a particular ability, such as invisibility, mind-reading, freezing, or...
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Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 2011
The lovely ladies over at Historical Tapestry are hosting this wonderful challenge. I love historical fiction and I am adding this challenge to my list of 2011 challenges because any kind of historical fiction is acceptable and the books can overlap with other challenges. Quite doable!
Here are the rules:
Each month, a new post dedicated to the HF Challenge will be created. To...
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Once a Witch
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
How I got my hands on this book: Bought for Amazon Kindle from Amazon.com
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
First Sentence:
“Twenty more minutes, Hector,” I say, “and I’m free of this hellcrater.”
Tamsin Greene comes from a Talented family of witches. Each has a particular ability, such as invisibility, mind-reading, freezing, or...
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Teaser Tuesday - 28 December 2010
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
Be careful not to include spoilers!
Share the title and author so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR...
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Happy New Year's Eve/New Year's Day!
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Teaser Tuesday - 28 December 2010
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
Be careful not to include spoilers!
Share the title and author so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR...
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The Noble Pirates
The Noble Pirates by R.L. Jean
How I got my hands on this book: Won a Smashwords.com coupon code from the author’s Spooktacular Book Blog Giveaway Hop giveaway.
Genre: Historical fiction, Time travel
First Sentence:
My first conscious thought was: I hate boats.
What would you do if you went on a booze cruise in the Caribbean in 2009 and your last memory was an unearthly storm before...
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I hope you all receive what you wished for and have a wonderful time with your family and friends!
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I hope you all receive what you wished for and have a wonderful time with your family and friends!
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Random Post of the Week! - 23 December 2010
Tumblr has a feature where one can click “Random” and, well, a random post from that blog will appear. I decided this might be a fun way to re-post some older things people may have missed.
The First Queen of England: The Myth of “Bloody Mary”
Source
The First Queen of England: The Myth of “Bloody Mary” by Linda Porter
How I got my hands on this book: Borrowed from the public library
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WatchTally knows what bugs are, even the chocolate ones, and she hates them, she does!
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Dad’s short version of a Christmas song.
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Blameless
Disclaimer: Do not read if you have not read Soulless and Changeless!
Blameless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
“How much longer, Mama, must we tolerate this gross humiliation?”
We last left Lady Alexia Maccon inwardly distraught...
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100+ Reading Challenge 2011
So far, this is the third 2011 reading challenge I am participating in. I’m trying to choose wisely by considering the challenges I think I can complete and considering the time I have to do them in (a whole year is a lot of time but I still do have another full semester of grad school to complete as well as a summer session so I estimate I’ll read the most in the months of January...
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100+ Reading Challenge 2011
So far, this is the third 2011 reading challenge I am participating in. I’m trying to choose wisely by considering the challenges I think I can complete and considering the time I have to do them in (a whole year is a lot of time but I still do have another full semester of grad school to complete as well as a summer session so I estimate I’ll read the most in the months of January...
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What I love most about winter
In the winter, I’m not particularly happy to be cold, even freezing. What I do love is the prospect of snow. I don’t play in it as much anymore (which reminds me, I should totally find a snowsuit so I can play in it this year!) but I love the promise it brings. The promise of LOTS of snow. The promise that this snow will keep me home away from work and still allow me to get paid. The...
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Changeless
Disclaimer: Do not read if you have not read Soulless!
Changeless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
“They are what?”
Alexia Maccon has been married to Lord Conall Maccon for about three months, making her a “Lady,” if not a...
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Blameless
Disclaimer: Do not read if you have not read Soulless and Changeless!
Blameless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
“How much longer, Mama, must we tolerate this gross humiliation?”
We last left Lady Alexia Maccon inwardly distraught...
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Changeless
Disclaimer: Do not read if you have not read Soulless!
Changeless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
“They are what?”
Alexia Maccon has been married to Lord Conall Maccon for about three months, making her a “Lady,” if not a...
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Feel Good Friday - 17 December 2010
This weekly meme is hosted by The Girl Next Door Grows Up .
On Fridays you write about something that is good. Something someone nice did for you, make a list of five good things, or write about something nice you did for someone else. There are five prompts that have been provided by the “Girl Next Door”.
1. I am completely done! Earlier in the week, I finished my take-home final exam and...
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Random Post of the Week! - 16 December 2010
Tumblr has a feature where one can click “Random” and, well, a random post from that blog will appear. I decided this might be a fun way to re-post some older things people may have missed.
Progress: Read Your Own Books Read-A-Thon
Monica from the Bibliophilic Book Blog is hosting this READ-A-THON which started Friday, 13 August 2010 at 9 AM and ends on Monday, 16 August 2010 at 9 AM. All you...
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Full Steampunk Ahead
All aboard!
I love Book ♥ Soulmates and the lovely Isalys and Vanessa are hosting this steamy challenge in 2011. I’ve been getting more and more into this type of book and I look forward to reading more great stories! Since this is a year-long challenge, I’m not going to pick books right now, but I will come back to this post to list the titles as I read them. Sound good? Alright!...
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Soulless
Soulless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
Miss Alexia Tarabotti was not enjoying her evening.
Alexia is a quirky, yet practical 25-year-old spinster (!) who is looked down on by her family because of her Italian complexion (which she inherited...
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Teaser Tuesday - 14 December 2010
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
Be careful not to include spoilers!
Share the title and author so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR...
3 tags
Teaser Tuesday - 14 December 2010
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current read.
Let the book fall open to a random page.
Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
Be careful not to include spoilers!
Share the title and author so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their TBR...
8 tags
Soulless
Soulless by Gail Carriger
How I got my hands on this book: Bought from Amazon.com for Amazon Kindle
Genre: Fiction, Historical, Paranormal, Paranormal Romance, Steampunk
First Sentence:
Miss Alexia Tarabotti was not enjoying her evening.
Alexia is a quirky, yet practical 25-year-old spinster (!) who is looked down on by her family because of her Italian complexion (which she inherited...
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2011 E-Book Challenge!
Get excited! Starting 1 January 2011, we can all participate in the E-Book Challenge hosted at The Ladybug Reads! Challenge Guidelines:
Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate. There are seven levels: Curious – Read 3 e-books. Fascinated – Read 6 e-books. Addicted – Read 12 e-books. Obsessed – Read 20 e-books.
Possessed – Read 50...
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Feel Good Friday - 10 December 2010
This weekly meme is hosted by The Girl Next Door Grows Up .
On Fridays you write about something that is good. Something someone nice did for you, make a list of five good things, or write about something nice you did for someone else. There are five prompts that have been provided by the “Girl Next Door”.
1. Classes are OVER (for the semester)!!! Although I do still have to complete the...
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December: New Loot!
The mean green hoarding dragon machine = ME!
The treasure = my new loot AKA my new BOOKS (and sometimes other cool things)!
7 December 2010
I bought the following from Amazon.com:
9 December 2010
I bought the following from Amazon.com:
21 December 2010
I’m obsessed with owls now. It may have started when I won a handmade owl (who I named Sage…see her adventures in...
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Almost Free...and a Christmas Tree!
I’m almost there folks! Freedom is within reach!
Yesterday, I turned in my paper (which I finished Monday night), and had my last Tuesday class. The paper was like the final thing so there isn’t a final exam and that class is completely done. I’m so happy about that. I have one more class to attend tonight and then classes will be over for me until the end of January. I wish...