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January 3, 2012
Top Ten Tuesday - 1/3/2012
This week's Top Ten Tuesday is "Top Ten Books I'm Excited To Read In 2012".
While there are a few newly-released or forthcoming books that I'm anticipating reading, most of my top ten will come from my TBR collection. So, in no particular order…my top ten.
1. Cold Days by Jim Butcher - Book 14 of the Dresden Files. This series just keeps getting better.
2. Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead - Book 3 of the Dark Swan series. It will be interesting to see how things play out here.
3. Upgrade by ...
January 2, 2012
Book Review - The Lure of Shapinsay
The Lure of Shapinsay by Krista Holle
Blurb:
Ever since Kait Swanney could remember, the old crones of the village have been warning her to stay away from the selkies. They claim that like sirens of old, the seal men creep from the inky waters, shed their skins, and entice women to their deaths beneath the North Sea. But avoiding an encounter becomes impossible when Kait is spotted at the water's edge, moments after the murder of a half-selkie infant.
Kait is awoken unexpectedly by a...
December 27, 2011
Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Books of 2011
This week's Top Ten is a list of the top books I read in 2011. I'm not really sure what all I read this past year. Some of these might have been read last year. Either way, here are some of the books I most enjoyed in 2011 (as far as I can remember).
1. 11/22/63 by Stephen King - This book grabbed me from the get-go and didn't let go. Not a horror novel by any means.
2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins- Blew through the trilogy in no time at all. Loved every minute o...
December 26, 2011
REVIEW - Dreams and NightmaresTitle: Dreams and...
REVIEW - Dreams and Nightmares
Title: Dreams and Nightmares
Author: Ann Werner
Blurb:
On what feels like the worst day of her life, instead of getting an expected marriage proposal, Decker Jones is dumped by her boyfriend of three years. Her heartbreak is tempered with joy when she receives the news that after ten long years of trying to get noticed, top literary agent Lillian Cardone has agreed to represent her, moving her a giant leap forward towards the dream of becoming a bestselling author.
December 25, 2011
Christmas List Blogs
Apparently posting Christmas gift ideas and books that I wanted was a good idea. It definitely worked in my favor. Brother #4 chose wisely from my 'gifts for writers' list and I got two of the books mentioned on last week's Top Ten Tuesday (Flip Dictionary and Dating Doctor Diaries).
I might have to reprise the gift ideas blog when my birthday rolls around. ;)
December 20, 2011
Top Ten Tuesday - 12/20/2011
Top Ten Books I Hope Santa Brings
Last week's Top Ten was about books we might like to buy for others for Christmas. I'm not that good at guessing what other people like to read (and therefore don't usually buy books for people), so I gave last week's Top Ten a miss. This week's I think I can manage, though. :)
Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead - Okay, so this book comes out after Christmas. I still want it. :) An Ace of the Eighth by Norman Fortier - Not my usual fare, but I've been wanting to...
Call Out
My first ever ebook trailer. Music is used according...
Call Out
My first ever ebook trailer. Music is used according to youtube licensing agreement, yaddayaddayadda.
December 9, 2011
Gifts for Writers
I just ran across a column called "12 Holiday Gifts That Writers Will Actually Use". The premise is that writers often receive 'writerly' gifts like leather-bound journals, Cross pens, classic novels, and books about writing - things they will never use. The article gives 12 alternatives - few of which would be welcome by most of the writers I know. The 12 gifts listed are:
A cheesy new bestseller (You're likely to either buy a book the writer already owns, one he doesn't want to own, or one...December 7, 2011
Ebook Review - Trevor's Song
Trevor's Song by Susan Helene Gottfried
Trevor's Song managed to take me completely by surprise. Trevor himself was the biggest surprise, being one of the most dysfunctional leads I've seen in a book in a long, long time. In the beginning, I didn't even like him. He wasn't what you might call a sympathetic character. But by the time I was halfway through the book, I was ready to shank anyone who so much as looked at him sideways. It was very interesting to watch his character grow and...
December 6, 2011
Top Ten Tuesday
Top Ten Childhood Favorites
1. A Dog Called Kitty by Bill Wallace - I read this book more times than I can count. It was an exceptional children's book.
2. Little House on the Prairie (the entire series) - I had a Little House obsession. I even got my mom to make me a prairie bonnet.
3. Little Women (and various other Louisa May Alcott works) - Read more than once and was inspired by it in many ways. I still say 'genius burns' on a regular basis.
4. The Mouse and the Motorcycle and R...
