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Tech Talk for Book Bloggers! Round 2!
I had pretty good feedback on last week’s post, so I thought I’d give it another go! I didn’t see a meme for this yet, so I decided to test this out and see how people respond. If you’d like to participate at all, please feel free to leave me a link in the comments and I’ll go and visit your post! I hope for Tech Talk to be a way for book bloggers to talk about the technology out there that helps us feed our habit, whenever and wherever! *** This week’s feature is: The Gimble Hands Free Book Holder…
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Library Loot (2)
Library Loot is a weekly meme co-hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair and Marg at The Adventures of Intrepid Reader! Bloggers are encouraged to share the books they’ve checked out at the library and give a little insight into why they chose them :). *** Saw Never After sitting on a “The Librarian Recommends” shelf and I thought, hey why not! The cover is lovely, the premise looks amazing, and it counts towards my Speculative Fiction Goal! I honestly don’t know how this will be, as this author has never come on my radar yet. Still, I’m excited! Check back for my…
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Waiting On Wednesday (2)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she’s made it out of the bloody arena alive, she’s still not safe. The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest? Katniss. And what’s worse, President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe either. Not Katniss’s family, not her friends, not the people of District 12. Powerful and…
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Teaser Tuesdays (2)
Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teaser: Standing up for real, I check that the…
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In My Mailbox (1)
This has been a great first week of book blogging for me! 🙂 I so appreciate the people that host memes so the new guys (aka me) have a chance to visit some great blogs and get visited as well! *** 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! Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simple life. Then word comes…
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Tech Talk for Book Bloggers!
I didn’t see a meme for this yet, so I decided to test this out and see how people respond. If you’d like to participate at all, please feel free to leave me a link in the comments and I’ll go and visit your post! I hope for Tech Talk to be a way for book bloggers to talk about the technology out there that helps us feed our habit, whenever and wherever! *** This week I am featuring the Light Wedge Book Light! Yes my friends, this is a Light Wedge and recently I was lucky enough to come into…
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The Friday 56 (1): Thirteen Reasons Why
Closest Book: Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Page 56, sentence 5: “Or what if the opposite happened and I thought we could become friends but she didn’t? So many things could have gone horribly wrong.” Rules: * Grab the book nearest you. Right now. * Turn to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of Storytime with Tonya and Friends. *Post a link along with your post back to Storytime…
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Library Loot (1)
Library Loot is a weekly meme hosted by Eva at A Striped Armchair! Bloggers are encouraged to share the books they’ve checked out at the library and give a little insight into why they chose them :). Looked fun so I decided to participate! Oh and I made my own Library Loot picture too. If you decide to participate, feel free to snag it. I think it came out pretty snazzy! Let’s get to it! *** I picked up Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher today because I have heard really great things about it! I know it is a…
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Waiting On Wednesday (1)
“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly event hosted by Breaking the Spine where we share upcoming releases that we just cannot wait for! Whisper by Pheobe Kitanidis I’d love a cup of coffee. I wish she knew how pretty she was. I wish I could drop this kid in the dryer sometimes. I just want her to be happy. I hope she didn’t find out what Ben said about her. I wish I knew how many calories were in a bite of muffin… Joy is used to hearing Whispers. She’s used to walking down the street and instantly knowing people’s deepest, darkest…
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Teaser Tuesdays (1)
Hurray my first chance to participate in a meme! Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB ofShould Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read. Open to a random page. Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page. BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! My Teasers…