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Summer Lovin' RaT | “Class Orientation” & Reading Goals

7/1/2013

Hello read-a-thon participants!

Welcome to day one of the Summer Lovin' Read-a-thon! If this is your first time visiting Shelf Addiction, welcome and thanks for dropping in. If you're a return visitor, welcome back! :-) Do you want participate in this awesome Rat?! Guess what? Signups are still open! Sign up today!

I'm so excited and honored to be one of the host for such a marvoulus read-a-thon. All the Pink Ladies are fabulous and it's been a pure joy to work with them all!''

For those who don't know me, I'm Tamara and this is my book blog! Find our more about me and books on the "Behind Shelf Addiction" page! Also take a quick peak at my Intro video on YouTube!

Between working, blogging and hosting, I think that I can read 4 books. Now I don't promise that all of them will be in print...one or two may be in audio! ;-) I hope (crossing my fingers) that is both a realistic and doable goal.

I'm really in the mood for a series. My week of reading is going to consist of reading the first three books from the Lux series, by Jennifer L. Armentrout! The 4th book comes out next month, so I thought this fact added to my reasoning behind selecting this series. Let me explain my logic behind choosing this series. First and foremost, I loved the show Roswell. Remember that show? If not, you can check it out on Netflix. I was a total fangirl about that TV show. Ever since then, I've wanted to read a really good series about aliens. Even more so, I wanted to read a really good series about a alien guy even more hot as the character Max Evans! LOL, I've heard soooo many good things about the Lux series that I thought it would be perfect!

I like to be prepared. Just because I've heard great things doesn't mean that I'll love it. I hope I do, but just in case I don't like the first book and decide not to continue, I have a back up plan!

My RaT Reading List

I'll be reviewing this on Friday w/ a giveaway!

Lux, #1

Lux #2

Lux #3

My RaT Back-Up Plan Reading List!

After the first two books above, if I end up changing gears, I'll be trying to read as many as I can of the remaining published Elemental Assassin series, by Jennifer Estep.

Elemental Assassin #5

Elemental Assassin #6

Elemental Assassin #7

Elemental Assassin #8

What about you? What are your reading goals for this week? I look forward to chatting with as many of you as possible during this read-a-thon week!

Happy Reading,
~Tamara (Summer Lovin' Pink Lady)

14 Comments

Kathy @ I Write, I Read, I Review link

6/30/2013 05:57:47 pm

Hello :)

I read Obsidian a while ago (It was *great!*) and I have Onyx on my reading list for this week. Like you, I had been looking for a great series with the whole 'hot alien guy' premise and, based on Obsidian, I feel that the Lux series delivers. Will it continue? Guess I'll have to read Onyx and find out!

Anyway, happy reading and have a great week! :D

Tamara @ Shelf Addiction link

7/1/2013 01:27:59 pm

Hey Kathy, I hope I enjoy Obsidian as much as you did! :-) I'm excited, I wish I could skip the first book on my list! LOL, Shh, don't tell anyone! Haha!

Thanks for dropping by.

Alexis @ Reflections of a Bookaholic link

6/30/2013 09:22:07 pm

I haven't settled on a final reading list yet. I'll move fast :)

Tamara @ Shelf Addiction

6/30/2013 09:52:52 pm

Ooh, I can't wait to see your reading list! :-)

Jackie link

7/1/2013 06:56:26 am

You will loove Obsidian! Happy reading!
Jackie

7/1/2013 01:23:40 pm

Thanks Jackie!

Christine @ Oh, Chrys! link

7/1/2013 09:19:23 am

Haha. You have a back-up reading list! That is so awesome!

7/1/2013 01:24:51 pm

Thanks Chrys! Yep, LOL, I always have a back up plan!

Angelica @ Paperback Princess link

7/1/2013 12:16:57 pm

I've heard such great things about this series, enjoy!

7/1/2013 01:25:32 pm

Thanks Angelica!

Michelle @UnravelingBooks link

7/1/2013 02:44:15 pm

THE LUX SERIES IS SO GOOD. I read all three in one week and can't wait for the 4th! Roswell is my favorite show of all time and Lux did not disappoint! There is one hot alien in there, trust me!

7/1/2013 03:25:43 pm

Yay another Roswell fan - awesome! I'm trying to hurry through my first read-a-thon book so that I can get started on the Lux series!

Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction link

7/2/2013 06:34:55 am

I actually didn't love Obsidian, but I thought Onyx was way better and am going to try to read Opal this week. I loved Roswell too!! Thanks for letting me know about GLBBA - I signed up!