Just Wondering....

Would anyone be interested in a read-a-thon held on the weekend of July 22nd through July 24th? I also want to know if any other read-a-thons or similar events are being held on this weekend?

If you are interested please leave a comment so I can start cooking up and formulating some really awesome sauce challenges and prizes! (Cuz it's not fun unless books are won, amiright?)


**also please be kind...my button/banner making skills are not profesh at all****

Review: The Dark and Hollow Places

My Review:

Madam Ryan I bow to you and your mighty brain, yet again! This book..nay..this SERIES blows my mind. I love it! There's loads of drama and loads of angst and LOADS of zombies! Zombies give any book a +1 normally, but when you combine and wicked awesome story it turns into a +elebintymillionjillion! So yeah that's what Carrie Ryan has done with this one.

The Forest of Hands and Teeth was amazing. The Dead Tossed Waves was amazing. The Dark and Hollow Places is amazingsauce. So what else can I say? I gobbled it up and loved every morsel. The stories all threaded together perfectly and darn near seamlessly.

So will I recommend it?Yes. Did I love it H-E-doublehockeysticks YES! :) Review complete. It was great!

*Sigh* Jane In June

The Book Rat has been hosting the Jane in June event and I have *sorta* been participating. I'm reading Pride and Prejudice and LOVING it, but I haven't been keeping up with the schedule. I do intend on having it finished up by the end of the month so I can count it towards my June books.

I may have failed the read-a-long, but I count myself a new fan of Madam Austen. If it wasn't for the Book Rat and the read-a-long I would probably have not read this book. :) So it's not such a failure right? ...right?

Quick Review: The Bedtime Book For Dogs

About the Book:

Come. Sit. Stay. I want to tell you a story. I think you'll like it. It's about a TREAT and a good dog, a very good dog who wanted to go play. But his friend was busy....



THE BEDTIME BOOK FOR DOGS is a charming story about a dog who decides that he'd rather walk to the park by himself than wait for his human companion-and discovers that all of his usual activities aren't as much fun without a good friend to share them with. This is an adorably packaged book with illustrations by Paul Heath that makes a perfect gift for dog lovers of all ages, with words dogs will understand and kids will want to read again and again.



My *superquick* Review:

Okay, I don't have a doggie, but I do have a child that loves dogs. This book not only entertained him..but I even caught my cat listening (the traitor!) I do think this is a cute little picture book and definitely something of an original idea! I figure it'd be perfect for the dog in your life (or the child..or traitorous cat!)

What are you Reading? 6/20

Reading This Week:

• Pride and Prejudice-Jane Austen (for read-a-long)
  
• Deadline-Mira Grant (nook book)
  
• The Girl In the Green Raincoat-Laura Lippman
• Don't Breathe a Word-Jennifer McMahon (ARC)

Books Needing To Be Reviewed:

• Insatiable-Meg Cabot
• The Bedtime Book For Dogs
  
• Blood Red Road-Moira Young

What are you reading this week? Leave me your links so I can check it out too :)

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Day 2

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Hello ladies and gents! It's Saturday so that means it's day 2 of the read-a-thon! I'm going to aim for at least TWO books finished by the end of the day! I do have to work again but I don't have quite as much time on the clock as yesterday! Also I will try not to be as distracted as I was before and will try my best to avoid napping randomly lol.

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8:30am-11:00am (work these two hours)
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 54
Ending Page: 72
Notes: It was definitely slower this time at work. I was able to read a bit more. I have a free hour then three more of work then I'm done for the day! From 3pm-I go to bed I'm going to be nose in book! :)

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Mini-Challenge (update #6)

Put two characters from different series together (romantically or otherwise) and describe why they would be good together.

My Response:
Main Character (unnamed in the series) from Day By Day Armageddon and Max from World War Z could team up to kick Zombie butt! I would totally read that book or see that movie!


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11:00am-Noon
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 72
Ending Page: 92
Notes: Now I have to work from 12-3pm. I'll have my nook so if it's slow I'll read but I don't know how much I'll get in.
brunch! Muffin bread..*totally lost my muffin tin so I had to improvise!* and my nook :) (pardon my fat toes please*

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12:00pm-3:00pm (working so probably not a lot of reading)
Book: Deadline (nook)
Starting Page: 92
Ending Page: 129
Notes: I had a lot of free time at work so I read more than I expected! Yay!

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So Far...
Pages Read: 75
Books Read: 0

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Mini-Challenge (update #8)
If you had bookshelves FULL of all of your favorite books, how would you organize them?
Well at the moment I don't have any system, but I do want to get it organized. I'll have my "regular" books organized by genre and alphabetical. My ARC's will have their own shelf and they would be organized by release DATE. I think that would make my life so much easier!
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Mini-Challenge-Anagram (update #9)

Hi my name is apparently IS WELL-MADE CALLS
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4:00pm-5:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 294
Ending Page: 333
Notes: Why is it when you get all hunkered down to read...have the actual time to get all cozy and read..Why is it that THAT is when people decide to call you? My Dad picked the moment I opened my book to call. Oh well I've got the rest of the afternoon :)

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Mini-Challenge (update #10)
Tell me, what is the funniest/most inspiring thing you have read so far in the read-a-thon?
It's not really funny but it is rather inspiring the lengths that Saba will go to to rescue her twin brother, in Blood Red Road. She'll do almost anything to get him him INCLUDING fight in an arena!

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5:00pm-7:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road
Starting Page: 333
Ending Page: 361
Notes: Just two more hours left til the end! It's near! :S


7:00pm-9:00pm
Book: Blood Red Road (almost finished!)
Starting Page: 361
Ending page:498
Book: Pride and Prejudice
Starting Page: 143
Ending Page: 151
Notes: I finished Blood Red Road


Ending Summary:
Pages Read Total: 454
Books Finished: 1

Spring Into Summer Read-a-Thon Day One Report

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• Total Books Read: 0
  
• Total Pages Read: 363
  
• Books Read Since Last Update:0
• Total time read:about 8 out of the 14 hours I participated were totally devoted to reading (i apparently am a really really slow reader!) I also had to work during this time AND I had a 7 year old running around needing attention and you know..food.
  
• What I'm currently reading: Blood Red Road and Deadline
  
• How I'm currently feeling: Tired but I'm filling this out before my coffee so once I get some of that into my system I should be a-okay!
  

1. What is the favorite thing you have read today? It's been a toss up between Blood Red Road and Deadline
   
2. Which mini-challenge was your favorite? I really enjoyed making the sentence out of book titles! That was a challenge! :)
   
3. What has been your favorite thing about the read-a-thon? Just the reading, the challenges have been fun, and definitely the social aspect of it!
   
4. What has been your LEAST favorite thing about the read-a-thon? Not being able to take off work to devote to reading! I've been slowed down a lot because of work :(
5. Are you on track to meet your goals? I'm not sure. I didn't really set any specific goals. Just wanted to read as much as I could!
   
6. Will you be participating tomorrow? Do you have any new goals? Yup! I will! I have less work time and more reading time so definitely going to read! I'm going to try and finish at least 2 books by the end of the read-a-thon!