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 Hey friends, It's 9pm on the 3rd day of the Winter Wishes read-a-thon and ...my results? Not so good. I finished one book, Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando. I started my second book, The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle #2), by Maggie Stiefvater but I'm having a hard time getting into it. I actually fell asleep while reading it twice. It seems like everyone loves it, but it's been a slow start for me. Overall I just couldn't get the time in. I worked all day Friday, so of course I couldn't read until I got home in the evening. Today I was feeling a bit yucky so I slept almost all afternoon. In a nutshell, I read mostly on Saturday. On the upside, I did interact with a many of the participants by visiting their blogs and chatting on Twitter, which was a lot of fun! Again, I want to say thank you to all the participants. The grand prize winner will be selected in the next few days and notified via email. Good luck to everyone that entered! Want to share your results? Link up below! Happy Reading, ~Tamara  Hey read-a-thon friends! Let's take a mini break from reading with a fun activity! Book spine poetry time!! Take a picture of your book spines and post it on your blog, Twitter, Facebook or where ever you're posting your #WinterWishes read-a-thon updates!. Link up below and share your poem! I actually made my poem this morning. I was surprised how quickly I was able to put it together! I sat in front of my book case and stared pulling books. Five minutes later I was finished! Also we have an awesome giveaway (at the bottom of this post) to thank you for participating, It's international so you can enter no matter where in the world you live! Don't forget to chat with us and update us on your progress using hash tag #WinterWishes on Twitter! My Twitter handle is @shelfaddiction, so tweet at me! Don't be shy, I'd love to chat with you. Happy Reading, ~Tamara Book Spine Poetry Activity
Winter Wishes Read-a-Thon Grand Prize International Giveaway For all of you Winter Wishes participants (and if you are not signed up, go HERE to sign up), here is the GRAND PRIZE drawing so you can get busy earning your entries into these fabulous giveaways too!! Two read-a-thon participants will win! Up for grabs is either:
 Hey friends! WELCOME to the start of the Winter Wishes read-a-thon!!! Since this is a 3 day read-a-thon, I figured I'd keep things simple and set my reading goal at three books. That way I can still leave my house if I have to. Lol. Two YA and one adult read, this should be fun! In addition to reading the three books below, I plan on interacting with as many participants as possible. Either by visiting blogs or on Twitter. Share your progress or just chat with us on Twitter using hash tag #WinterWishes What are your goals? Link up and share yours! Happy Reading, ~Tamara
Winter Wishes Event Schedule On Friday, January 24th - Post your read-a-thon goals. You will be able to share them with a Linky. (Do this below!!) On Saturday, January 25th - Here at Shelf Addiction, we'll be doing a fun activity & enter the Winter Wishes International giveaway! - Join Stephanie at Love.Life.Read, she will be featuring Leila Howland author interview with a giveaway. On Sunday January 26th - Join Stephanie at Love.Life.Read, she will be featuring Heidi Kling, author of the Spellspinners Series--the author of our grand prize giveaway! Also an enter the Winter Wishes International giveaway. - We will be having a wrap up Twitter chat from 5:00-6:00 EST (Time Zone Converter) to share how we did. All weekend we will be using the #WinterWishes as a way to stay in touch and to update each other on our progress. We will also use it during our Wrap Up Twitter chat.  Hey friends! Winter is upon us and we are snuggling in for some quality reading time. Perhaps you made a goal or resolution to get more reading done this year. Winter Wishes Read-a-Thon is here to help you get going on this goal!! Tamara from Shelf Addiction and Stephanie from Love. Life. Read, two of the gals apart of Read-a-Thon Central are teaming up together to bring together a snuggle fest of a Read-a-Thon to kick off your new year! The Details: When: it will be happening: Friday, January 25 to Sunday, January 26 Where it's Happening: your comfy couch, bed or where else you enjoy reading What You Need to Do Participate: Read, share with us your progress, however you choose to participate--it is you to YOU to decide! This a no-pressure read-a-thon/snuggle fest. The Schedule: On Friday, January 24th - Post your read-a-thon goals. You will be able to share them with a Linky. On Saturday, January 25th - Here at Shelf Addiction, we'll be doing a fun activity & enter the Winter Wishes International giveaway! - Join Stephanie at Love.Life.Read, she will be featuring Leila Howland author interview with a giveaway. On Sunday January 26th - Join Stephanie at Love.Life.Read, she will be featuring Heidi Kling, author of the Spellspinners Series--the author of our grand prize giveaway! Also an enter the Winter Wishes International giveaway. - We will be having a wrap up Twitter chat from 5:00-6:00 EST (Time Zone Converter) to share how we did. All weekend we will be using the #WinterWishes as a way to stay in touch and to update each other on our progress. We will also use it during our Wrap Up Twitter chat. Prizes! Of course there will be prizes! There will be two grand prizes up for grabs over the weekend. To be entered, just be sure to enter the grand prize drawing that will be up on Saturday, January 25 on Shelf Addiction and Sunday, January 26 on Love.Life.Read,. We will be giving away:
If this sounds like something you would enjoy participating in, then add your link below to either your blog, GoodReads profile, Google+ account, Twitter Profile or anywhere else you would be posting your reading updates. I hope you join in the fun!! Happy Reading, ~Tamara  Hi Summer Lovin friends! This is it! My last post of the read-a-thon week! This post is all about showing off your accomplishments! Time for me to toot my own horn a little bit! I just want to quickly say THANK YOU to everyone who has participated in this read-a-thon! A special shout out to those who've stopped by my blog, commented on a post or even said "hey" on Twitter! It's been a fun week and it's all to you, the readers and bloggers who've participated!! I'm very happy to report that I reached my read-a-thon goal! I think I did excellently this week, especially since I really didn't get to read for an extended time until Thursday. I read Solstice High Monday - Wednesday. I read Obsidian on Thursday, Onyx on Friday and then Opal on Saturday/Sunday. I was hoping to squeezed in Lux .5, the story about Dee's & Deamon's triplet, Dawson, but I got busy with blog posts!  While I wasn't able to do every single participation and challenge post, I think I did pretty well. Six post total (including this one). Not bad! Check them out below.
I had a wonderful time working with my fellow Pink Ladies!! It's been a blast. I look forward to hosting Winter Wishes with you! Special thanks to Meagan (as the Read-a-thon is her brain child!) for asking me to be apart of such an awesome event! What about you? Did you make reach your Summer Lovin' read-a-thon goals? I'm looking forward to reading your "We Go Together" wrap up posts! Happy Reading, ~Tamara (Summer Lovin' Pink Lady) Summer Lovin' Author Feature | Summer Lovin' Book Spine Poetry Challenge | Summer Lovin' Page 99 Test Challenge Summer Lovin' "You're The One That I Want Participation Post | Summer Lovin' Teaser Tidbits Challenge Summer Lovin' "Class Orientation" Participation Post Summer Lovin' RaT | Review: Solstice High, Author Feature Q&A with Ardash Vartparonian & Giveaway7/5/2013 Hi friends, In honor of the Summer Lovin' read-a-thon, today I have for you a special triple threat post. It's a review, an author feature and a giveaway all in one! With that said, let's get started! Review Publisher: Strategic Book Group Release Date: October 22, 2012 Format: ebook Pages: 360 (paperback) Source: Author Genre: YA Urban Fantasy/Sci Fi Review Date: July 5, 2013 Rating: 4 bookmarks Synopsis: It's the first day of school at prestigious Solstice High. Seniors Matt, Rochelle, Daphne and Jonas each have a big surprise waiting for them. When the four friends undergo a freak accident, they begin to develop superhuman abilities and come to realize that all is not as it seems within the bleak walls of their high school. While dealing with the day-to-day challenges of being teenagers, they must also confront their sinister principal, Mr. Devlin, who seems to have more than just education on his agenda. Disclaimer: I received this book as a ebook courtesy of the author in exchange for an honest review. First let me say it was refreshing to read a YA book actually written by a young age author, At the time this book was written Ardash was actually in the YA age. Solstice High was a fast read with likable characters.I liked that there were four leads instead of just the usual two. Two girls and two boys. The story was told from each of their POVs by chapter. With four narrators that can be risky, thankfully all of their voices are distinct. You can tell whose narrating even without their names being posted at the top of each chapter (unlike another book I read recently).
This novel is a mix of teenage drama and fantasy, sprinkled with a healthy dose of pop culture. You can really tell what decade these kids are from. That's not bad, but it was interesting to see references to Mean Girls, True Blood, Gilmore Girls and other pop culture things. Let me do a quick run down of the characters for you. Matt has been picked on and made fun all thought school He is coming to terms with being gay and has a crush on the captain of the swim team, Julian. Rochelle is the self proclaimed "Queen Bee" and seems a bit temperamental to say the least. Daphne has a dysfunctional and delusional family home life. Jonas is a jock who is in love with Rochelle. Who is left alone for long periods of time, so it seems he's a bit of a loner. Together, they are an odd bunch, but they work. Teens with super powers, what's not to like? This book was a nice surprise and I perfect for your summer reading list. |
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