As I said in the introductory post, I challenged myself to read 150 real books in 2014. In the month of January, I read 35 total books with 15 of them being real books. And here they are:
So. 15 down, 135 to go. What books have you read this month?
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Friday, January 31, 2014
The time it was the January real book recap
Hi guys! So, we're one month into the real book challenge and this is my first recap!
As I said in the introductory post, I challenged myself to read 150 real books in 2014. In the month of January, I read 35 total books with 15 of them being real books. And here they are:
So. 15 down, 135 to go. What books have you read this month?
As I said in the introductory post, I challenged myself to read 150 real books in 2014. In the month of January, I read 35 total books with 15 of them being real books. And here they are:
So. 15 down, 135 to go. What books have you read this month?
Monday, January 6, 2014
The time it was a real book challenge
So, the lovely ladies at Fic Fare and Swoony Boys Podcast are putting together a fun type of challenge without any serious rules [my kind of challenge] and I've decided to join in on the action.
I give you the 2014 Real Book Challenge!
Basically, it's just a challenge to put down the pesky e-reader and pick up more real books. And since I've recently become mildly addicted to my Kindle Paperwhite, I thought it would be fun.
I'm challenging myself to read 150 real books for the year.
You guys should all join me! Besides being a fun and laid back sort of challenge, there's a GoodReads group and there's going to be monthly giveaways. Click here to go to the page at Fic Fare. Jaime explains everything in detail. I hope to see some of you guys signing up!
I give you the 2014 Real Book Challenge!
Basically, it's just a challenge to put down the pesky e-reader and pick up more real books. And since I've recently become mildly addicted to my Kindle Paperwhite, I thought it would be fun.
I'm challenging myself to read 150 real books for the year.
You guys should all join me! Besides being a fun and laid back sort of challenge, there's a GoodReads group and there's going to be monthly giveaways. Click here to go to the page at Fic Fare. Jaime explains everything in detail. I hope to see some of you guys signing up!
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The time I reviewed a book -- 4
Here we are for week 5 of the Sassy Girl Swoony God Tourney. The challenge this week was to read and review My Date from Hell, which is book 2 in the Blooming Goddess series.
Now, this challenge is sort of bittersweet for me. Yes, I adore reading and reviewing, but if any of you are friends with me on GoodReads, I'm sure you've noticed that the more I like a book, the less I have to say about it.
Before we see what sort of incessant rambling I'm going to try and pass off as a review, let's look at the book, shall we?
steal borrow her review format!**
Rating & First Reaction:
5 stars. I also added it to my "I want to hang out with these characters" and "snark fest" shelves. I reread My Ex From Hell before reading Date and absolutely loved being back in this world with these characters. Sophie's inner monologue is one of the best out there and coupled with her awesome friends, Date was a lot of fun.
MCs:
Sophie: The snark is strong with this one and it's one of my favorite attributes of Sophie's. She does struggle with the memory of Persephone, or more that she struggles with everyone else remembering someone that she doesn't know. To me, that just made her more relatable. What girl doesn't struggle with self-confidence at some point in their life? However, Sophie doesn't let it get her down. She uses the skills she has to get through the challenges of the book [I'm being intentionally vague] while maintaining her epic awesomeness. Did I mention that she's awesome?
Kai: There was a lot more of Kai in this book and the chemistry between him and Sophie was pretty much off the charts. There's a lot going on with Kai this time around and it's humorous to see the situations that he's put in. However, he's the same delightfully cocky Kai that he was in Ex. Well, maybe not exactly the same, but...spoilers.
And the swoons? They're plentiful, but I'll let you find those on your own.
Secondary Characters:
Hannah and Theo: Yep, they're still awesome. Did you like them in Ex? Then you'll love them in Date.
Festos: OMG, I want one. Festos was my favorite character of this book and I wanted him in every single scene. He's feisty and fierce and loyal to a fault and a perfect addition to the cast of characters. Festos breaks up a lot of the tension by injecting comments here and there. His dialogue was the main reason for all of my cackles and I found myself rereading a lot of his scenes. FYI: if you don't like him, I'm pretty sure we're not friends.
Persephone: For a character who isn't really on the page, Persephone certainly does have a presence in the book. Tellulah does an excellent job of inserting her in the most interesting scenes and sitting back to watch the sparks fly.
Plot & Pacing:
Date picks up pretty much right after the end of Ex [which I loved] and the fun starts right away. We also don't have to wait forever for Kai and Sophie to interact, it's within the first couple of chapters. As soon as the gang is all together, it's non-stop action and adventure. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger. There's two huge reveals and then a WTF moment all in the last 10 or so pages. I need book 3 like yesterday.
Rec It?
A million times yes. My Date From Hell continues the awesome journey that Sophie is on. If you love snarky girls, swoony gods and delicious banter on almost every page, this is for you.
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Huge thanks to Tellulah, not only for inviting me to be part of the challenge, but for the e-arc. You guys really should check out her blog and be following her on Twitter and Facebook. And don't forget to add all of her books to your GoodReads TBR shelf.
Now, this challenge is sort of bittersweet for me. Yes, I adore reading and reviewing, but if any of you are friends with me on GoodReads, I'm sure you've noticed that the more I like a book, the less I have to say about it.
Before we see what sort of incessant rambling I'm going to try and pass off as a review, let's look at the book, shall we?
**Thanks to my prancy PA, Christina, from The Book Hookup, for letting meSophie Bloom’s junior year has been a bit of a train wreck. After the world’s greatest kiss re-awakened Sophie’s true identity as Persephone (Goddess of Spring and Savior of Humanity), she fought her dragon-lady guidance counselor to the death, navigated mean girl Bethany’s bitchy troublemaking, and dealt with the betrayal of her backstabbing ex, Kai (sexy Prince of Darkness). You’d think a girl could catch a break.
Yeah, right.
With Zeus stepping things up, it’s vital that Sophie retrieve Persephone’s memories and discover the location of the ritual to stop Zeus and Hades. So when Aphrodite strikes a deal that can unlock Sophie’s pre-mortal past, what choice does the teen goddess have but to accept?
The mission: stop media mogul Hermes from turning Bethany into a global mega-celebrity. The catch? Aphrodite partners Sophie and Kai to work together … and treat this suicide mission as a date. Which could work out for Sophie’s plan to force Kai to admit his feelings for her–if she doesn’t kill him first.
Add to that the fact that BFF Theo’s love life and other BFF Hannah’s actual life are in Sophie’s hands, and suddenly being a teenager—even a godlike one—seems a bit like … well, hell. Whatever happened to dinner and a movie?
The YA romantic comedy/Greek mythology fireworks continue to fly in My Date From Hell. Love meets comedy with a whole lot of sass in book two of this teen fantasy romance series. Breaking up is easy; dating is deadly.
Rating & First Reaction:
5 stars. I also added it to my "I want to hang out with these characters" and "snark fest" shelves. I reread My Ex From Hell before reading Date and absolutely loved being back in this world with these characters. Sophie's inner monologue is one of the best out there and coupled with her awesome friends, Date was a lot of fun.
MCs:
Sophie: The snark is strong with this one and it's one of my favorite attributes of Sophie's. She does struggle with the memory of Persephone, or more that she struggles with everyone else remembering someone that she doesn't know. To me, that just made her more relatable. What girl doesn't struggle with self-confidence at some point in their life? However, Sophie doesn't let it get her down. She uses the skills she has to get through the challenges of the book [I'm being intentionally vague] while maintaining her epic awesomeness. Did I mention that she's awesome?
Kai: There was a lot more of Kai in this book and the chemistry between him and Sophie was pretty much off the charts. There's a lot going on with Kai this time around and it's humorous to see the situations that he's put in. However, he's the same delightfully cocky Kai that he was in Ex. Well, maybe not exactly the same, but...spoilers.
And the swoons? They're plentiful, but I'll let you find those on your own.
Secondary Characters:
Hannah and Theo: Yep, they're still awesome. Did you like them in Ex? Then you'll love them in Date.
Festos: OMG, I want one. Festos was my favorite character of this book and I wanted him in every single scene. He's feisty and fierce and loyal to a fault and a perfect addition to the cast of characters. Festos breaks up a lot of the tension by injecting comments here and there. His dialogue was the main reason for all of my cackles and I found myself rereading a lot of his scenes. FYI: if you don't like him, I'm pretty sure we're not friends.
Persephone: For a character who isn't really on the page, Persephone certainly does have a presence in the book. Tellulah does an excellent job of inserting her in the most interesting scenes and sitting back to watch the sparks fly.
Plot & Pacing:
Date picks up pretty much right after the end of Ex [which I loved] and the fun starts right away. We also don't have to wait forever for Kai and Sophie to interact, it's within the first couple of chapters. As soon as the gang is all together, it's non-stop action and adventure. The ending is a bit of a cliffhanger. There's two huge reveals and then a WTF moment all in the last 10 or so pages. I need book 3 like yesterday.
Rec It?
A million times yes. My Date From Hell continues the awesome journey that Sophie is on. If you love snarky girls, swoony gods and delicious banter on almost every page, this is for you.
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Huge thanks to Tellulah, not only for inviting me to be part of the challenge, but for the e-arc. You guys really should check out her blog and be following her on Twitter and Facebook. And don't forget to add all of her books to your GoodReads TBR shelf.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
The time it was week 4 in the tourney
Here it is, week four in the Sassy Girl Swoony God Tourney. I have been total fail on these challenges. Week two was a playlist challenge and I just plain forgot about it. Week three was a tattoo challenge and I have absolutely no artistic ability whatsoever, so I skipped it...
For this week, we were tasked with the challenge of casting our choices for Sophie and Kai. And for some reason, they both came to me right away.
My Sophie is Hailee Steinfeld. That glint in her eye and the slight smirk just screams Sophie to me.
Damn.
Who would you cast for Sophie & Kai?
For this week, we were tasked with the challenge of casting our choices for Sophie and Kai. And for some reason, they both came to me right away.
My Sophie is Hailee Steinfeld. That glint in her eye and the slight smirk just screams Sophie to me.
And my Kai is Taylor Kitsch. I just don't really have words for this picture... I mean....
Who would you cast for Sophie & Kai?
Monday, September 16, 2013
The time it was week 1 in the tourney
Sooooo. Here we are for week one of the Sassy Girl Swoony God Tourney.
Our first challenge was to decide what tropical location on Earth Kai kidnapped Persephone from. I chose this:
Isn't it amazing? Those are luxury huts in Bora Bora and I'm pretty sure once I grow up and become a lottery winner, it'll be a place I visit quite frequently.
What tropical place do you want to go to?
Our first challenge was to decide what tropical location on Earth Kai kidnapped Persephone from. I chose this:
Isn't it amazing? Those are luxury huts in Bora Bora and I'm pretty sure once I grow up and become a lottery winner, it'll be a place I visit quite frequently.
What tropical place do you want to go to?
Monday, September 9, 2013
The time I was in a tourney
A couple of weeks ago, Tellulah Darling emailed me and asked if I wanted to take part in a fun challenge type thing that would lead up to the launch of My Date from Hell. Of course, I said yes [because have you read her books?] and today the official info was posted on Tellulah's website.
I bring to you the Sassy Girl Swoony God Tourney for My Date from Hell.
Over the next six weeks, there will be new challenges that Tellulah gives us and with each challenge that complete, we receive another entry for the grand prize! Not only does the winner get a signed copy of Date and an awesome shirt with designs from the book, but the winner gets to have a character named after them for book 3. And you guys, I really want that grand prize.
Next week is the first official challenge. My team name is The Book Pusher. I thought it was fitting because that is what everyone seems to call me these days.
Anyhoo. I hope you'll stick around and root for me. There are some pretty formidable opponents!
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Huge thanks to Tellulah for the invite. Go check out her website, blog, Twitter and Facebook pages. And don't forget to add her books to your TBR shelf on GoodReads.
Wanna learn more about the tourney? Click here.
I bring to you the Sassy Girl Swoony God Tourney for My Date from Hell.
Over the next six weeks, there will be new challenges that Tellulah gives us and with each challenge that complete, we receive another entry for the grand prize! Not only does the winner get a signed copy of Date and an awesome shirt with designs from the book, but the winner gets to have a character named after them for book 3. And you guys, I really want that grand prize.
Next week is the first official challenge. My team name is The Book Pusher. I thought it was fitting because that is what everyone seems to call me these days.
Anyhoo. I hope you'll stick around and root for me. There are some pretty formidable opponents!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Huge thanks to Tellulah for the invite. Go check out her website, blog, Twitter and Facebook pages. And don't forget to add her books to your TBR shelf on GoodReads.
Wanna learn more about the tourney? Click here.
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