Thursday, May 31, 2012

MERGE Blog Tour: Long Way Down Excerpt and Giveaway




Today I'll be featuring an excerpt of Long Way Down by Yvonne Reid. Don't forget to visit 1889 Lab for more info on the other Blog Tour stops. Remember to enter the GIVEAWAYS. You can win an iPad and so many awesome goodies!! You will find the Rafflecopter forms and details  below. 




















Long Way Down by Yvonne Reid: Excerpt

“You’re not with the police,” she whispered.

“I’m more of a free agent, yeah.”

There were tears in her massive green eyes. “I’m not—”

“Save it,” he said. “I don’t care.”

He flicked more ash onto the quilt, and suddenly the pupils in her eyes narrowed and her nostrils flared. Her fingers curled, digging into the edges of the chair, cutting through the quilt and revealing torn upholstery underneath.

“I could kill you,” she said, her voice taking on a growl. “You have no idea what you’re messing with.”

“Ah,” he said, dabbing his cigarette into the tea cup.

“Cat’s out of the bag.”

She laughed bitterly, flashed her teeth. “I won’t go. You can’t make me go.”

“Oh, I can, and I will,” Harrison said, not looking at the gun at all, which said everything. “You’re feline, yes? What triggers it? Adrenaline?”

“I trigger it,” she said.


“Not within three months,” he said, shaking his head. “Adrenaline sets it off, which is why you’ve been taking night shifts the last few weeks, and why this place is just bubbling over with calm and relaxation. You’re afraid of what you might do.”

“I’m not afraid of what I might do to you,” she said, standing up suddenly. But for her eyes and the way she held herself, there was no indication she might turn into a massive she-cat at any moment. But the body language, the way she was curling her fingers as if to strike, that was more than enough.

She could kill, and she knew it.

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AUTHOR BIO

Yvonne began life as a technical writer in the consumer electronics sector, where she learned vital skills such as character development, plot, and dramatic tension. In recent years, she has given up that artistic background for the more hum-drum life of a novelist. She lives with her dog and parakeet in the midwest, where bread-maker manuals are the main source of entertainment. For more information, visit http://1889.ca/yvonne



Giveaways

(1) One lucky reader will win an iPad.
(2) Second place will win e-copies of all 13 stories, plus a $10 iTunes or Amazon voucher.
(3) Third place will receive a $10 iTunes/Amazon voucher, plus e-copies of one of the 4 authors' MERGE stories (their choice).
Winners will be announced on June 20th, 1889 Labs' 6th birthday.



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2 ebook copies of Long Way Down. Giveaway ends 6/15

Virtual Chair #6: Jaime and Patricia from Two Chicks on Books







Today sitting on the Virtual Chair are Jaime and Patricia from Two Chicks on Books. Follow Jaime and Patricia on Twitter. Don't forget to check out their blog



Two Chicks on Books


  • What do you like most about book blogging?

Patricia: Although I tend to be a bit shyer than Jaime, I really like “meeting” new people. I like the interactions between the authors, publishers, bloggers and readers. 

Jaime- Meeting other readers and bloggers and being able to share my thought on books with people! I also got my job (Publicist at Entangled Publishing) because of being a book blogger so I think that’s pretty sweet too!

  • What was the first book you read?

Patricia: I don’t remember the first book I read exactly, but I do remember being read to, a lot. My mom would read to my siblings and I often, all the classics such as Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and others. The first book that I remember loving, truly loving, as a child was Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIHM. It’s still one of my favorites. My youngest son and I just finished reading it. 

Jaime- Honestly? I can’t remember the first I remember reading and loving though was Alice in Wonderland.

  • Where would you like to be right now?

Patricia: I’d love to be somewhere near the ocean or the water, sipping a nice glass of wine or perhaps a rum & coke, reading. 

Jaime- On a beach somewhere drinking a margarita and reading.

  • Have you ever had a book related dream/nightmare? Can you tell us about it?

Patricia: I don’t hardly ever remember my dreams but if I did they’d probably involve my family or some totally HAWT guy. Lol. 

Jaime- There would be too many! If I’m really involved with a book I usually dream about it. I think the last book I had a dream about was Grave Mercy by RL LaFevers and I probably shouldn’t say what it was about ;)

  • Can you multitask?

Patricia: Of course, I’m a mother of three. 

Jaime- Absolutely! Right at this moment I’m answering your questions, eating a sandwich, sending an email, listening to an audio book, and updating our blog ;)

  • If you could wish for anything…what would you wish for?

Patricia: Hmm, I think I’d wish that my children grow up to find true happiness. 

Jaime- I don’t know about wishes sometimes I think they’re a double edged sword. But if I had to I guess health and happiness. (yeah cheesy I know)

  • If you could choose a new name for yourself, what would it be, and why?

Patricia: I’m not sure. I’m not that fond of my name as I’ve always thought it was more of an “old lady” name. lol. But I’m not sure what name I’d pick for myself. I really like the name Grace but I don’t see myself as a Grace. 

Jaime- I’ve always liked the name Ariel like the Little Mermaid or Yelena but only if Valek came with it

  • Do you have any pet peeves when it comes to reading?

Patricia: Well, tapping noises truly annoy me. I also get very annoyed if I’m at the good part of the book and all of a sudden I hear “Mom!!” AGH!! But if you mean within books, well…I hate when certain words are overused such as “chagrined”. Also, typos and series that never seem to end. 

Jaime- Oh I have tons! I can’t stand never ending chapters, books with a lot of typos, plots with huge holes, annoying main characters, tiny print, bad ebook formatting…. I think that’s enough.

  • What’s the last book that made you cry?

Patricia:  Insurgent by Veronica Roth. That book is powerful and full of twists and turns. It delivers in the most heart-wrenching and jaw-dropping way. 

Jaime- Grave Mercy by RL LaFevers I bawled like a baby!

  • What’s your favorite book of 2012 so far?

Patricia: I don’t think that I can name just one. I’ve read several books this year so I’ll give you few. Although Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi was released last year, I just read in this year and it was excellent.  Also, Everneath by Brodi Ashton, Insurgent by Veronica Roth, Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins and The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa just to name a few. 

Jaime- Can’t narrow that down to one so here’s a few. Grave Mercy, Defiance, Starling, Under The Never Sky, Everneath, Masque of The Red Death, Unraveling, Sweet Evil, Soulbound (Legagy of Tril), The Immortal Rules, Insurgent, Of Poseidon, Shadow and Bone, and Onyx.


Thanks to Jaime and Patricia for answering my questions! You guys are too much fun! 

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #21

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?











Yesterday's challenge answer:
The Time Traveler's Wife


The Time Traveler's Wife

My Favorite Reads Giveaway Hop






June 1st - 6th




The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)I'll be giving away one of my favorites reads of all time, The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #5) by Rick Riordan. This Giveaway is International and ends June 6th.


*SPOILER ALERT*


All year the half-bloods have been preparing for battle against the Titans, knowing the odds of a victory are grim. Kronos’s army is stronger than ever, and with every god and half-blood he recruits, the evil Titan’s power only grows. 

While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it’s up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.

In this momentous final book in the New York Times best-selling series, the long-awaited prophecy surrounding Percy’s sixteenth birthday unfolds. And as the battle for Western civilization rages on the streets of Manhattan, Percy faces a terrifying suspicion that he may be fighting against his own fate.



Don't forget to enter the other giveaways on the blog! You'll find them on the sidebar under Current Giveaways.


Wednesday, May 30, 2012

"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Dead And Buried


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Here I will tell you of one upcoming book I can’t wait to read.

Expected publication: January 1st 2013 by Scholastic Point

Add The Dead and Buried to your Goodreads TBR list!




The Dead And BuriedJade loves the house she's just moved into with her family. She doesn't even mind being the new girl at the high school: It's a fresh start, and there's that one guy with the dreamy blue eyes. . . . But then things begin happening. Strange, otherworldly things. Jade's little brother claims to see a glimmering girl in his room. Jade's jewelry gets moved around, as if by an invisible hand. Kids at school whisper behind her back like they know something she doesn't.
Soon, Jade must face an impossible fact: that her perfect house is haunted. Haunted by a ghost who's seeking not just vengeance, but the truth. The ghost of a girl who ruled Jade's school -- until her untimely death last year. It's up to Jade to put the pieces together before her own life is at stake. As Jade investigates the mystery, she discovers that her new friends in town have more than a few deep, dark secrets. But is one of them a murderer?

Altered by Shelly Crane Cover Reveal & Giveaway





Enoch is tested. 

His brother is human, the thing he hates, and when a girl needs his help, that split second decision changes his whole world in one instant. A Devourer's Fate...

Coming 2013



To celebrate this awesome cover I will be giving away an e-copy of Devour (The Devoured #1)! This giveaway is International and ends 6/7/12. To enter fill out the Rafflecopter form below.  Thanks to Shelly for providing this awesome prize!!






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Monday, May 28, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #20


Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?










Yesterday's challenge answer:


Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins


Sweet Evil (The Sweet Trilogy, #1)

Angelfall by Susan Ee Giveaway, Dream Cast and Book Trailer (fan-Made)

It’s been six weeks since angels of the apocalypse descended to demolish the modern world. Street gangs rule the day while fear and superstition rule the night. When warrior angels fly away with a helpless little girl, her seventeen-year-old sister Penryn will do anything to get her back.

Anything, including making a deal with an enemy angel.

Raffe is a warrior who lies broken and wingless on the street. After eons of fighting his own battles, he finds himself being rescued from a desperate situation by a half-starved teenage girl.

Traveling through a dark and twisted Northern California, they have only each other to rely on for survival. Together, they journey toward the angels’ stronghold in San Francisco where she’ll risk everything to rescue her sister and he’ll put himself at the mercy of his greatest enemies for the chance to be made whole again.



I finished Angelfall last night and there's no words to describe how much I loved it. What comes to my mind are the words amazing, unforgettable and EPIC. Susan Ee created a terrifying world where Angels, who we thought were our saviors are now our enemies. Although scary, Angelfall's world was beautifully written.  Everything about it was perfectly executed.


To me characters are the heart of a book and boy, this book had heart. A fully functioning heart. Penryn is one of the most extraordinary characters I've the pleasure to read. She was kick ass, smart and awesome overall. Raffe was equally amazing and so swoon worthy. One of the characters I can't get out of my mind is Penryn's mom. She was absolutely bizarre and scary. But I think she gave the book a spark, something different.


What I'm trying to say is, BUY ANGELFALL NOW!


Amazon/Goodreads

Angelfall Book Trailer (fan-made) and Dream Cast










Because I love you guys so much I will be giving away a (kindle) e-copy of Angellfall. This is an International giveaway and will run from 5/28-6/04




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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Cover Reveal: Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #2)

I have been waiting for the cover of Days of Blood and Starlight by Laini Taylor to come out for so long that it almost feels surreal to look at it. I think it's PERFECT and GORGEOUS. It will look beautiful on my bookshelf! And here it is: 






Days of Blood and Starlight (Daughter of Smoke and Bone, #2)



Breathtaking, isn't it? If you haven't read Daughter of Smoke and Bone (first book in the series) you need to, like, RIGHT NOW! 

Do you guys love this cover as much as I do? Let me know what you think of this masterpiece and if you wrote a review for Daughter of Smoke and Bone please leave the link in the comments. I would love to know what you guys thought of it! 

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #19

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?














Starcrossed



Thursday, May 24, 2012

Virtual Chair #5: Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer








Sitting on the Virtual Chair today is Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer. Kathy has been a big influence in my blog and thanks to her giveaway hops I've found amazing sites! You can follow her on Twitter, like her on Facebook and follow her blog.


I Am A Reader, Not A Writer




How long have you been blogging?


Trick question - I've been blogging for about 5 years.... but my book blog is a little under 2 years old.

What's your favorite pizza topping?

Sausage, Mushroom & Pepperoni - yum!


What's your favorite Disney movie?

Tie between The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast.


What language, besides English, would you like to learn?

Sign Language - I took 2 years in college but have forgotten way too much. Alternately French or Swedish so I could do some family history work.

Cats or dogs?

Neither - I'm allergic to both.


What is your earliest memory?

Climbing out a window of the apartment we lived in when I was really little. There was a courtyard area outside our kitchen window and the easiest way to get to it was through the window.

What's the scariest movie you've ever seen?

Signs with Mel Gibson - FREAKED ME OUT!


Do you prefer to read fiction or nonfiction?

I read mostly fiction but I do enjoy some nonfiction.


Would you rather have super strength or super intelligence?

Super intelligence.


What book are you most excited to read this year?

I'm really looking forward to Midnight Masquerade by Marcia Lynn McClure. It's a retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses.


Thanks to Kathy for answering my questions and being awesome! 

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #18



Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?








Yesterday's challenge answer:

Secrets and Shadows





Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #17



Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?
















Yesterday's challenge answer:

Red Glove


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #16



Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?
















Yesterday's challenge answer:
Babe in Boyland


5 Indie Books That Will Take You Out of a Reading Slump



SlammedSlammed (Slammed #1)
by Colleen Hoover

After the unexpected death of her father forces eighteen year old Layken and her family to move across the country, away from everyone and everything she knows, her outlook on life is anything but hopeful.

Enter Will Cooper: the attractive twenty-one year old new neighbor with an intriguing passion for slam poetry. After a night together that turns out to be everything but the expected, both Layken and Will are left with feelings they never knew they could have. Unfortunately in Layken's life, things are never what they seem. Just as quickly as it develops, their relationship is derailed by a shocking revelation, sparking a tumultuous battle between their hearts and their ethics.

As if the dramatic turn of events in her life isn't enough, Layken is slammed again when her mother reveals a secret of her own. A secret so intense, all of Layken's current problems pale in comparison to her seemingly insurmountable future. Unable to confront the changes that lie ahead of her, Layken ignores her conscience as she turns to Will for solace. Struggles ensue as both Layken and Will search for a balance between that which keeps them apart and the feelings that pull them together.

E-book price on Amazon $2.99




Beautiful Disaster
Beautiful Disaster
by Jamie McGuire

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match. 

Amazon/Goodreads
E-book price on Amazon $3.99




On the Island
On the Island
by Tracey Garvis-Graves

When thirty-year-old English teacher Anna Emerson is offered a job tutoring T.J. Callahan at his family's summer rental in the Maldives, she accepts without hesitation; a working vacation on a tropical island trumps the library any day. T.J. Callahan has no desire to leave town, not that anyone asked him. He's almost seventeen and if having cancer wasn't bad enough, now he has to spend his first summer in remission with his family - and a stack of overdue assignments - instead of his friends. Anna and T.J. are en route to join T.J.'s family in the Maldives when the pilot of their seaplane suffers a fatal heart attack and crash-lands in the Indian Ocean. Adrift in shark-infested waters, their life jackets keep them afloat until they make it to the shore of an uninhabited island. Now Anna and T.J. just want to survive and they must work together to obtain water, food, fire, and shelter. Their basic needs might be met but as the days turn to weeks, and then months, the castaways encounter plenty of other obstacles, including violent tropical storms, the many dangers lurking in the sea, and the possibility that T.J.'s cancer could return. As T.J. celebrates yet another birthday on the island, Anna begins to wonder if the biggest challenge of all might be living with a boy who is gradually becoming a man.

E-book price on Amazon $2.99




The Vincent Boys (The Vincent Boys, #1)
The Vincent Boys (The Vincent Boys #1)
by Abbi Glines

Being the good girl isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Ashton Gray has grown weary of playing the part to please her parents, and to be worthy of the town’s prince charming, Sawyer Vincent. Maybe That’s why she’s found herself spending time with Sawyer’s cousin, Beau, while he’s away for the summer camping with his family. Beau is nothing like her perfect boyfriend. He’s the sexiest guy she’s ever seen, dangerous in ways she’s only day dreamed about, and the one guy she should stay away from.


Beau never envied Sawyer his loving parents, his big nice home, or his position as quarterback. He loves him like a brother. Which is why he's tried everything in his power to keep his distance from Sawyer’s girlfriend. Even if he has loved her since the age of five, Ashton is Sawyer’s girl, so therefore she’s off limits. But when Sawyer leaves for the summer, Ashton, the one girl Beau would move Heaven and Earth for, decides she wants to get into trouble. Stabbing the one person who’s always accepted him and stood by him in the back, is the cost of finally holding Ashton Gray in his arms. Is she worth losing his cousin over?.... Hell Yeah.

E-book price on Amazon $0.99




Significance (Significance, #1)Significance (Significance #1)
by Shelly Crane

Maggie is a seventeen year old girl who's had a bad year. She was smart and on track but then her mom left, her dad is depressed, she's graduating, barely, and her boyfriend of almost three years dumped her for a college football scholarship. Lately she thinks life is all about hanging on by a thread and is gripping tight with everything she has.

Then she meets Caleb. She saves his life and instantly knows there's something about him that's intriguing but she is supposed to be on her way to a date with his cousin. But things change when they touch, sparks ignite. Literally.

They imprint with each other and she sees their future life together flash before her eyes. She learns that not only is she his soul mate, and can feel his heartbeat in her chest, but there is a whole other world of people with gifts and abilities that she never knew existed. She herself is experiencing supernatural changes unlike anything she's ever felt before and she needs the touch of his skin to survive.

Now, not only has her dad come out of his depression to be a father again, and a pain as well, but Caleb's enemies know he's imprinted and are after Maggie to stop them both from gaining their abilities and take her from him.

Can Caleb save her or will they be forced to live without each other after just finding one another?

E-book price on Amazon $2.99

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #15


Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?









Yesterday's challenge answer:
The Iron Witch

The Iron Witch (The Iron Witch, #1)

Monday, May 21, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #14


Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?














Yesterday's challenge answer:
Inkheart

Inkheart (Inkheart, #1)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #13


Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?







Yesterday's challenge answer:


Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle (Castle, #1)


Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop






Love in Bloom Giveaway Hop
Featuring Lighthearted/Contemporary Young Adult Romance
& Sweet, Clean Adult Romance


This hop runs from May 18th to 23rd. This giveaway is International! To enter just fill the Rafflecopter form below.

I'll be giving away an ARC of Illuminated by Erica Orloff.


IlluminatedSome loves are not made to last . . . Like Romeo and Juliet, Heloise and Abelard were doomed from the start, and their romance was destined to pass into history. Yet when sixteen-year-old Callie Martin discovers a diary hidden within an antique book, their story—and hers—takes on another life. For the diary leads Callie to the brilliant and handsome August, who is just as mysterious as the secret the diary hides. Their attraction is undeniable. As the two hunt down the truth behind the diary—and that of Heloise and Abelard’s ancient romance—their romance becomes all-consuming. But Callie knows it can’t last . . . love never does. Will their love that burns as bright as a shooting star flame out, or will these star-crossed lovers be able to defy history?





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Virtual Chair #4: Alexa from Collections





Today sitting on the virtual chair is my favorite Twitter friend and awesome reviewer Alexa from Collections. Follow her on Twitter and follow her blog.

Collections


What’s your favorite quote?


There's so many I love from Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta! I'll have to pick this Jonah Griggs quote: "I'm here because of you. You're my priority. Your happiness, in some fucked way, is tuned in to mine. Get that through your thick skull. Would I like it any other way? Hell, yes, but I don't think that will be happening in my lifetime."

What’s your favorite time of the day?

Early morning or evening.

Who’s you favorite princess?

Princess Isaboe in Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta. She's badass!

If you could marry a character, who would it be and why?

Jonah Griggs from Jellicoe Road. (Although Adrian Ivashkov from Bloodlines by Richelle Mead is a wonderful choice as well.) Jonah because he's loyal and protective. He's pretty intense and not a perfect guy, but he can be sweet and romantic without even trying. I want a Jonah Griggs!

Who’s your favorite villain?

Shira from the manga series Blade of the Immortal by Samura Hiroaki. That guy is a psycho and pure evil! I don't condone what he does, but he's hardcore and definitely the villain that scares me the most, which makes him my favorite.

Bad book habit?

Not sure I have any. I tend to misplace the bookmarks I use. I usually find them later under my bed or pillow or couch.

Are you good at math?

Well, I haven't taken math in six years! I probably suck now, but back then I wasn't bad. I liked it more than other core subjects.

Name a book you didn’t expect to like but did.

A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb. I'm dying for the sequel/companion!

Chinese or Italian food?


Mmm Italian! 

Do you save your books receipts?

Sometimes receipts for books that I've been eagerly anticipating. I'm pretty sure I have my receipt for Mockingjay somewhere. 

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Oh, Jonah Griggs. Standing ovation for that beautiful quote which is one of my all time favorites. Alexa has great taste in books, quotes and fictional boyfriends and that's why I heart her! Thanks to Alexa for stoping by and answering my questions!  


Thursday, May 17, 2012

30 Days of Daemon Blog Tour: Obsidian Dream Cast








This post is part of the 30 Days of Daemon Blog Tour. I hope you guys enjoy the Dream Cast. Even though Pepe and Sztella (the models on the book cover) are my first and favorite choice to play Kathy and Daemon I thought I wouldn't be doing anything new if I cast them. 


So, these are my second choice to play my favorite Alien and Book Blogger! Please let me know what you think! 









Don't forget to visit: Two Chicks On Books – Obsidian scene from Daemon’s POV. Be on the look out for the rest of the tour! You can find the dates here.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #12

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post
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What's this book's title?






Yesterday's challenge answer:
Wintergirls

Wintergirls

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #11

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post.


What's this book's title?




Yesterday's challenge answer:
Smokeless Fire

Smokeless Fire (Fire Spirits, #1)

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #10

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post. 



What's this book's title?




Spy Glass

Spy Glass (Glass, #3)

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Beautiful DisasterThe new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

I started reading Beautiful Disaster because I kept seeing it everywhere. It had great reviews and many of those reviews were from people I trust. Beautiful Disaster didn’t disappoint. It was fast paced and entertaining. I was wondering why the title, and a few pages in I realized why. Abby and Travis were, excuse my lack of originality, a DISASTER! Even though these 2 were fighting every five minutes I wanted them to end up together.



The writing was good as well. McGuire knows what readers want and she delivers. Some of the situations were a little far-fetched but this a book, so it really doesn’t matter. I did have a problem with Abby though, she got on my nerves more than once. She took a few wrong turns that would have been easily avoided but I still love her. We had a love-dislike relationship. In the other hand we have Travis crazy/sexy Maddox! All I have to say is: ohmygawd. He was crazy but oh, so lovable.

I think more people than not will love this book. I loved it and so far it’s one of my favorite reads of the year.

Pic2Book Daily Challenge #9

Guess the Book Title

This is a daily challenge where you guess the book title just by looking at the pictures. This game is inspired by the game Scene it? and it's one of my favorite challenges in it! If you want to participate and don't want any spoilers don't read the comments. I'll post the answer of this challenge in tomorrow's post.




What's this book's title?




Yesterday's challenge answer:


Clockwork Angel

Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices, #1)

 

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