Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Every Friday, each host will have their own Feature Blog which allows them to show off more new blogs! It is a fun way to not only gain new followers but to meet and make new blogger friends! Feel free to follow Shelf Addiction via NetworkedBlogs, Linky or Email subscription. If you are new to Shelf Addiction, please leave a comment below with how you're following and I will make sure to visit & follow your blog back. :-) Question: Birthday Wishes — Blow out the candles and imagine what character could pop out of your cake…who is it and what book are they from?? Answer: Hmm, this is a hard one. There are so many options to pick from! I could pick pretty much any of the Brothers from J.R.Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series. Man, those men are hot...and ripped! My fav pick to jump out of a cake would be Rhage featured in book #2, Lover Eternal. Rhage has a very bad side, yet he also has that "hero" thing going on. Not to meantion, he falls in the eye candy category! | 18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 & over crowd, and make some new friends! Feel free to follow Shelf Addiction via NetworkedBlogs, Linky or Email subscription. If you are new to Shelf Addiction, please leave a comment below with how you're following and I will make sure to visit & follow your blog back. :-) Question: If you could only gift one book to someone which book would it be? Answer: If I could give only one book, it'd be Minion, by L.A. Banks. Her Vampire Huntress series has been a favorite of mines for a long time now. Anyone who reads Minion will be addicted immediately and will have to read the rest of the series! And believe, as this series goes on, it gets better and better! |
Happy Friday!!! TGIF everyone! This week I decided to do two different #FF posts combined into one!
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Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books Audio Publisher: Listening Library, Pub Date: January 10, 2012 Release Date: January 1, 2012 Format: Audio Pages: 304 (Hardcover) / Listening Length: 7 hours, 28 minutes Source: Sync YA via Overdrive Genre: YA Fiction / Christian Fiction Review Date: June 28, 2012 Rating: 3 bookmarks Technically this is a YA fiction book, but probably should be classify as a Young Adult Christian fiction book. I was not expecting that because neither the book description nor any of the genres that this book was placed on goodreads.com gave any indication. I don't have an issue reading religious books, but I like to know what I'm getting into before I begin. I listed to this on audio over several days. It was entertaining and the story was light enough that I could listen and do other tasks. I picked up a free audio download courtesy of Sync YA via Overdrive. In El Paso Texas two sisters Kate & Mary Romero, 18 and 16 respectively, lives change drastically after this Pastor father dies. After their father passes they really only have each other. Thier mother has been in a persistant vegetative state for some years and requires a nurse to help care for her. Weekly Meme, "Why I Love Wednesdays" is hosted by Alexis of Reflections of a Bookaholic . Each week she posts a Why I Love Topic that she answers. Check out Alexis' blog and join in the fun. The topic this Wednesday is ... Favorite Websites OK, here's my list bookish websites!
Goodreads - I've been placing my reviews on this website for a few years now. I love it. I like seeing everything that I've read in order and sortable by genre, year, author, etc. I also like using the html montages as you can see on my website. :-) It's also a great resource to read book reviews and interact with other book lovers. BookLamp - I love this site because you can enter a book title and it gives you like titles. So if you love a specific book and you want to find more books in the same category, this is the place to look. On their website, they compare themselves to Pandora, and I'd say that's pretty accurate. Shelf Awareness - Shelf Awareness is a free e-newsletter about books and the book industry. I LOVE their newsletters. So informative! Lit Lovers - I've found some really good reading discussion questions and reading guides here. Great for when you need some help for book club meetings! Edelweiss - An awesome on-line publisher catalog service. This page rocks, it has many uses. From finding new releases to new galleys. You can search by catalogs, date, publisher, subject, etc. It's pretty dynamic. Paperback Swap - If you love your paperbacks or hardcover books but don't want to spend hundreds of dollars this is a good alternative. Mostly all the books are in pretty good condition which is wonderful, I think the participants have a pretty high standard of how to keep their books. A girl in one of my book clubs uses this regularly and she said she'd never gotten a bad book. Also, this is a great option if you're trying out a new author. If you're not into swapping books, you can always borrow from your local library! I hope that I was able to introduce you to some new helpful bookish resources! Happy Reading, ~Tamara~ "Book Haul Tuesday" is my weekly post where I take a peek at the newly released fiction books of the day. Then I post the books which I’ve added to my "To Read" list. I hope that I’ll motivate you to run out and purchase a new release or two for your shelf or reader! What new release will you be buying for you illustrious book shelf or reader? Listed in no particular order: Once Burned (Knight Prince Series #1), by Jeanine Frost (Urban Fantasy) - I've heard good things about Jeanine Frost. I've been wanting to read her, so why not start with a new series?! :-) Between The Lines, by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer (YA Romance) - I have not read YA Romance before, but this seems interesting. I like Jodi Picoult's My Sisters Keeper,so I believe I'd enjoy this too. Wicked Nights, by Gena Showalder (Urban Fantasy) - Saw the trailer and loved it! The story looks prettty good too. :-) "Book Haul Tuesday" is my weekly post where I take a peek at the newly released fiction books of the day. Then I post the books which I’ve added to my "To Read" list. I hope that I’ll motivate you to run out and purchase a new release or two for your shelf or reader! What new release will you be buying for you illustrious book shelf or reader? Listed in no particular order: The Meryl Streep Move Club, by Mia March (Chick Lit) - With The Friday Night Knitting Club and The Jane Austen Book Club as previous best sellers, this title is is also in theme with the previous book titles. I have no clue if this is a stand alone or a series, but I'm starting here! :-) Plus, I like Meryl Streep movies and it sounds pretty interesting. :-) The Reckoning, by Alma Katsu (Paranormal Romance) - Just because the cover art is so captivating. Of course, I'll have to read the first book, The Taker prior to starting this one. Happy Friday!!! TGIF everyone! Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Every Friday, each host will have their own Feature Blog which allows them to show off more new blogs! It is a fun way to not only gain new followers but to meet and make new blogger friends! Feel free to follow Shelf Addiction via NetworkedBlogs, Linky or Email subscription. If you are new to Shelf Addiction, please leave a comment below with how you're following and I will make sure to visit & follow your blog back. :-) This Week's Question: Happy Father’s Day! Who is your favorite dad character in a book and why? This is my first Feature & Follow...so here we go! My favorite dad character is Abe from The Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead. Abe is Rose's father and he is one scary dude. He obviously is dangerous and has connections (almost like a mob boss) LOL, but he always shows up to bat for Rose. When she is in a bind he manages to get her out of it.... never mind that his methods may not be the best to set an example by! But that's why I like him. He's different and a little scary, how most kids think of their fathers.
“Book Haul Tuesday” is my weekly post where I take a peek at the newly released fiction books of the day. Then I post the books which I’ve added to my “To Read” list. I hope that I’ll motivate you to run out and purchase a new release or two for your shelf or reader! What new release will you be buying for you illustrious book shelf or reader? Listed in no particular order: The Golden Lily (Bloodlines Series #2), by Richelle Mead (YA Urban Fantasy) – I really enjoyed Bloodlines, so of course I have to read The Golden Lily! I read the first two chapters online for free and the story starts up pretty fast. I’m looking forward to reading this installment. No One in the World, by E. Lynn Harris, RM Johnson (AA Fiction) - I read his "Basil" series several years back and really enjoyed it. Unfotunelty, Mr. Harris died in 2009, but his work lives on. Apparently this book was found on his computer, and finished by author RM Johnson. I haven't read RM Johnson before, but I will be checking this out, for sure. |
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