J.Kaye hosts this wonderful meme.
Read this past week:
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Grimm Fairy Tales Vol. 1 by Tedesco Ralph
Cinderella and the Mean Queen by Tony Bradman
Red Riding Hood Takes Charge by Tony Bradman
Wind Power Whiz Kid by Scott Nickel
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
Currently Reading:
Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert
Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
Beautiful Dead Book 1 Jonas by Eden Maguire
Upcoming:
Cleopatra's Daughter by Michelle Moran
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Once a Witch by Carolyn MacCullough
Wings by Aprilynne Pike
The Espressologist by Kristina Springer
Updates:
- Notice something different about my blog? I've got a new layout! So freakin' cool, isn't it?
- I posted about the New Years Read-a-thon and other reading events. I will be posting a Mr. Linky soon! Sometime this week. So keep an eye out guys!
- I took part in the Thankfully Reading Weekend - which I really didn't get a lot of reading done. More blogging stuff done. But I did manage to finish a few books.
- Tomorrow begins the Birthday Bash! Check back at 12:01 am CST tomorrow for the kick-off! I'm so freakin' excited to give all this stuff away! (Thank you to all who donated items!)
When should the contests end? (referring to Birthday Bash)
42% said 1 week
42% said 2 weeks
13% said taper to one day
2% said end of the day
I did decide to have every contest end on December 30th.
Which type of contest do you like best?
35% said Multibook contest
27% said Pick your own book to win
22% said Gift card to bookstore
8% said Single book contest (preread)
5% said Comment contest
Well, I'm going to have at least one of each next month!
Which books do you want me to giveaway next month? (Pick 3)
47% said Once a Witch
45% said Hate List
40% said Ballad
32% said Little Black Lies
26% said Secret Society
23% said Bran Hambric
20% said Lipstick Apology
17% said Once Was Lost
10% said War Games
9% said The Fetch
4% said Freaks and Revelations
I will try to get the first few listed read for giveaways next month. :)
Awards!
I got a little behind again..
The New and nominated:
Prolific Blogger Award
Thank you Teddyree over at The Eclectic Reader!
This award is to all those prolific bloggers, who read voraciously, blog tirelessly and have made the blogging community such a vibrant place. This award is in recognition of their achievements and their enthusiasm. They are the people who keep me going!
There are a couple of rules for this award:
1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!
2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to This Post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners.
My nominations are:
Drea from Book Blather
Tynga from Tynga's Reviews
The Book Vixen
Kim from And Anything Bookish
Kate from The Neverending Shelf
Two and a Half Book Lovers
Wondrous Reads
Honest Scrap
Thank you Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews and Frankie over at Frankie Writes!
Nominated again!? :-D
Thank you Tynga over at Tynga's Reviews and Frankie over at Frankie Writes!How it works is you have to list ten things about yourself then pass it on to ten other blogs.
1- I'm an elementary school librarian, but still love reading my YA fiction.
2- I dated my husband for five years before we married (he was 16 and I 19).
3- I cannot walk into a bookstore without leaving with some kind of book.
4- I used to surf amazon for hours and get recommendations for new books when I worked at a Public Library.
5- I started blogging because I was jealous of all the pretty looking book blogs around and wanted one of my own. (Who knew it would become a monster time-consumer!)
6- So far this year I've read 224 books.
7- If I could eat cheese all day, I would.
8- I'm very forgetful and often stop and say "What was I just going to do.."
9- I just recently set my stove on fire because I didn't know the drawer was a broiler drawer.
10- I squee when I find a new library (yes, I just got my new library card Sunday!)
Okay, now 10 blogs to pass this on to!
1. The Book Butterfly
2. Booking Through 365
3. A Bookshelf Monstrosity
4. A Flight of Minds
5. What Bri Reads
6. Bites
7. Page Turners
8. And Anything Bookish
9. Wicked Good Books
10. Well-Read Reviews
2- I dated my husband for five years before we married (he was 16 and I 19).
3- I cannot walk into a bookstore without leaving with some kind of book.
4- I used to surf amazon for hours and get recommendations for new books when I worked at a Public Library.
5- I started blogging because I was jealous of all the pretty looking book blogs around and wanted one of my own. (Who knew it would become a monster time-consumer!)
6- So far this year I've read 224 books.
7- If I could eat cheese all day, I would.
8- I'm very forgetful and often stop and say "What was I just going to do.."
9- I just recently set my stove on fire because I didn't know the drawer was a broiler drawer.
10- I squee when I find a new library (yes, I just got my new library card Sunday!)
Okay, now 10 blogs to pass this on to!
1. The Book Butterfly
2. Booking Through 365
3. A Bookshelf Monstrosity
4. A Flight of Minds
5. What Bri Reads
6. Bites
7. Page Turners
8. And Anything Bookish
9. Wicked Good Books
10. Well-Read Reviews
Do you reach for a cup of cocoa or tea when you're relaxing, seeking comfort, sharing a plate of cookies with family and friends? You know the feeling you get when you drink a yummy cup of cocoa, tea, or a hot toddy? That is what the Heartfelt Award is all about, feeling warm inside.
One Lovely Blog Award
Thanks to Haley over at The Life (and lies) of an Inanimate Flying Object and Yvonne from Socrates' Book Reviews!
The Lemonade Award
Thank you Teddyree over at The Eclectic Reader!
Thanks to Haley over at The Life (and lies) of an Inanimate Flying Object and Yvonne from Socrates' Book Reviews!
The Lemonade Award
Thank you Teddyree over at The Eclectic Reader!And to advertise a contest for a brief moment.. The Enchanted Inkpot is holding a fantastic contest that I am DYING to win. 3 winners - each get 8 books! Isn't that sweet?
Wow look at all these awards! Congrats. I also LOVE the new design. - Parajunkee
ReplyDeleteThank you Kristen! I LOVE the new look BTW =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for the award :)
ReplyDeleteThank you - too bad I can't just give it right back to you. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the new layout! It looks amazing.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the awards! Thanks for passing one along to me :D
ReplyDeleteLOVE the new layout!!
Congrats on the fab new layout, Kristen! Enjoy the birthday bash!
ReplyDeleteI already told you on twitter but again, awesome new layout! :)
ReplyDelete224 books? that's crazy. (in a good way of course! lol)I've been keeping track of all the books I've read this year so far and it's nowhere near that amount!
Oh and btw, your button's made its way into my button blog roll xD
Congrats on your awards! And don't eat cheese all day - it's bad for you!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could read as many books as you do. I'm such a slow reader. :-(
The book "sea glass" reminds me of "Sweet Home Alabaha," which I watched with one of my girls while she was home from college. That's the Reese Witherspoon movie where you get glass from when lightning hits the sand. Probably has nothing to do with your actual book!
ReplyDeleteMonday over, and so is my book, "Love Tag," by Peter Shianna. It's a novel that covers pride, betrayal and infidelity, with a focus on family and friends and, of course, love and hope. Quite enjoyable and will appeal to many factions. And now I have to check what else is on the shelf! It's rare for me to be so completely unaware of what's up there -- I do know I managed to find a bunch of books outside my own norm, that I found online on blogs. So I'm kind of excited.
hahah--what was i going to say to you.....
ReplyDeleteoh yeah.
i do that all the time :D
and i can relate to the blogging thing--i started blogging so i would have somewhere to put links so i could win contests :D (i kinda got out of that phase...) and it is amazingly time consuming! I could be a full time blogger--if i wasn't a full time student and a full time biker and a full time... you get the idea.
i had so much fun listening to supreme courtship, that i am listening to it again. i laugh every time.
ReplyDeletei anxiously await your review of cleopatra's daughter!
i do like your new layout...it is clean and easy on the eyes.
as for all the awards...yea you!!!
congrats on all the awards! You have some great books you are reading and have coming up. I really want to read Sea Glass. The Dark Divine was really good.
ReplyDeleteDon't know how I missed our nomination. Thank You.
ReplyDelete~Pixie