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“Me Mondays” June 21st
It’s time for the first installment of “Me” Mondays! Don’t know what this is? Click HERE to visit the opening post and enter to win! Random.org has spoken and I’m answering question 6 today. Fiona Chan of Mostly International Contests + Giveaways asks, How do you manage your time for reading, blogging and other stuffs? ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Great question Fiona! My friends ask me the same thing. How do you have TIME? Lucky for me I only work 5 hours a day. If you count in the time it takes me to walk to and from work (I don’t have a…
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Winner!! Seers of Light!
to Raila of Books Out of the Bookshelves! Raila is an International entrant, so she is the lucky winner of a gift card! A $15 E-Gift Card is on its way to you as we speak. I hope you’ll use it to buy Seers of Light ;). ENJOY!
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In My Mailbox (8)
In My Mailbox is a weekly post created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie. IMM explores the weekly contents of our mailboxes, as well as books we might have bought this week! So I’m feeling a little better today. This stack of books holds promise and I’m sure my faith about the good in people will be restored soon. I’m a big believer in karma, and things have a way of turning full circle. So for now, I snuggle down with some good books and I wait. It was a great week for books! My library is…
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Book Review: Picture the Dead
Jennie’s connection with her twin brother, Toby, grew stronger after he died in 1864. Now Jennie must rely on her ability to communicate with the dead to find out what has happened to her beloved fiance, Will, while he was off at war. The army says he died honorably in battle. His brother confides that he became a violent criminal and died in a prison camp. Jennie begins to doubt that anyone is telling her the truth. This intriguing combination of historical romance, paranormal thriller, and clever mystery is illustrated by bestselling artist Lisa Brown. The unique visuals originated from…
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MAD.
(Photo Credit) Let me just state, I’m angry. Mad to the point I wish I could punch someone, and I’m not a violent person. Today was a great day. My boyfriend, his friend and I went out to the library, went out to get some food, just did some normal running around on our bikes. When we got where we were going, we chained all three of our bikes together in a nice area with lots of people around and went shopping for a bit. When we came back? Our friends bike was gone. Please explain to me how NOT…
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Book Blogger Hop & Follow Friday!
Yes, this week I’ve decided to participate in both these awesome blog hops! I’m hoping to find some new fabulous blogs, and also to spread the word about my humble little blog as well :). Before I post the buttons and get started, if you’re here from either hop, HI! Please leave me a comment and I’ll go visit you too! Also, I’d love if (since you’re here) you’d check out some new great posts. An Interview with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown Guest Post about Children’s Illustrations by Stacey Wallace Benefiel Thanks a ton ya’ll and enjoy!
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An Interview with Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown
For me, one of the best parts about hosting this blog is all the amazing people I have to opportunity to get to know. Especially when those people are amazing authors and illustrators! (Photo Credit) This week I was lucky enough to interview the fabulous (and extremely witty) Adele Griffin and Lisa Brown of Picture the Dead. These two talented ladies collaborated on this book. Adele is the author and Lisa is the illustrator! They’re both brilliant really, but you’ll see what I mean when you read this book. (Yes WHEN.) It’s a must read! You’ll find my review here…
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Guest Post – Stacey Wallace Benefiel
*waves to her new followers* Yeah, it’s something I do a lot. I want you to know that I see you and I acknowledge you! Thanks for choosing my blog to follow! Today we are very fortunate to have the lovely Stacey Wallace Benefiel stopping by with a guest post! Let’s see what she has to say shall we? Hello all! I was very pleased when Jessica asked me if I would like to do a guest post on her blog. To change things up, instead of talking about YA, which is the genre I write in, I thought I’d…
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Children’s Book Review: The Secret Footprints
Media Type: Print Book Title: The Secret Footprints Author: Julia Alvarez Illustrator: Fabian Negrin Publisher: Dragonfly Books Pages: Paperback; 40 Release Date: September 10, 2002 Source: School Library —————————————- Recommended to: Readers who enjoy reading myths and legends. Difficulty Level: Readers nearing the Middle Grade mark will be able to read this alone. Also good as a parent to child read. Add it on: Goodreads / Shelfari / Amazon / B&N Ciguapas are a secret tribe of beautiful people who live underwater in “cool blue caves hung with seashells and seaweed.” Avoiding humans at all costs, they come out to hunt for food only at night. But the most remarkable thing about the ciguapas is that their…
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Waiting on Wednesday (7)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! One minute Sara’s bored on vacation in Istanbul. The next, she’s unearthed a flying carpet that cleverly drags her to the mysterious Island of the Djinn—or genies. By her side is Amesh, a hot boy she’s starting to love but doesn’t yet trust. When Amesh learns the secret of invoking djinn, he loses control. He swears he’ll call upon only one djinn and make one wish. The plan sounds safe enough. But neither Sara nor Amesh are any match…