Read Dangerously Read-a-Thon: I'm Signed Up!

This post is very important. This post means I am an official participant in...

This read-a-thon is only a small part of an even bigger event at All By MySHELF, celebrating Ren's 20th birthday. And everyone knows: big event + blogging = PRIZES!

Here are the important details about the read-a-thon:

The Read Dangerously Read-A-Thon will start at 10 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, and end at 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 13. There will be mini-challenges on each day, so you'll have something to amuse yourself during your reading breaks. You can participate on all days or just a few, whatever you feel like or your schedule allows.

But that's not all! Everyone that participates in the read-a-thon will be entered to win $15 to The Book Depository! One winner will get their choice of any already released as of August 20) YA book, and because it's BD, the contest is open to anyone that lives in one of these countries. And if you say Melissa Caldwell sent you, we'll both get an extra entry! All you have to do to be eligible for the giveaway is sign up for the read-a-thon and post an end of day update on one of the read-a-thon days. Yep, that simple.

Now, what are you waiting for? Go sign up!

Blog Tour: The Lost

About:
Adam Bruno is no ordinary millionaire. The heir to an ancient race possessing a dark, powerful magic, he can shape shift and create energy. His gifts make him a living weapon and have forced him to live in seclusion. But now an inhuman force hunts down Adam-just when he finds someone who makes him feel more human than he ever imagined possible . . .
Home from combat in Iraq, Bobbie Carerra wants only peace, yet soon joins Adam in a terrifying battle against paranormal enemies who hide in plain sight. She's drawn to his strength of mind and body; he's attracted to her courage and intoxicating energy. Their scorching passion can either transport them to the heights of ecstasy or-if Adam's powers rage out of control-destroy them. But when an invisible brotherhood tightens its nets and someone Adam trusts betrays him, only a heartrending decision can save them.

About Caridad Pineiro: 
Caridad Piñeiro is a multi-published and award-winning author whose love of the written word developed when her fifth grade teacher assigned a project - to write a book that would be placed in a class lending library. She has been hooked on writing ever since.



My Review: 
I liked it. This is a great start to the Sin Hunters series. I quickly found myself routing for Adam and Bobbie and losing myself in the story. It was fun and had mystery and all those paranormal sweet things that makes this genre good! I thought it was a very well written story! That will satisfy the Paranormal romance lover's thirst for new material to feast on!



I don't really have much experience in this genre but I did like this very much! I wasn't sure what to expect barring the summary that I read on the back. I settled in and started reading and looked up and realized that I had been reading for two hours! Yeah that's how engrossing it is! It's got all the things a girl can want in a story. Passion, betrayal, courage, and all sorts of angst that make up a gripping tale! 

Sizzling Summer Read-a-thon

 

So I'm totally addicted to these awesome-sauce things called Read-a-Thons! Duh! ;) So when I found out that there was one planned for today (5th) through the 7th I couldn't resist signing up!

So here be my plans:

• catch up on read-a-longs
• finish my two unfinished books
• read at least one other book

That is all I'll plan that seems like enough for two days worth of reading! I won't say I'll read it all but I will do my best! Couch here I come! :) 


Oh dear..I'm just a big bundle of confusion today! I erased my progress because I thought I read it wrongly but I didn't. :(

So here's what I've read so far today:

• Finished up The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King
• Read my Reading from Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (for the read-a-long)
• Now I'm reading the selection from The Mists of Avalon

I most likely will only get that much done. Tomorrow I will do better with updates and not delete all my progress :(

Review: The Girls of Murder City

Have you seen the awesomeness that is the movie/play Chicago? Well this is the story of the women that inspired the story! They were insta-celebrities and all that they had to do was knock off a few annoying men! This book is brief history of some of the first well-known female murderers of the 20's, and the female reporter that covered some of their stories.

Back in the 20's, when gangsters were feared yet adored, it was thought that women were incapable of murder. Unless a man made the do it! The thought that the weaker sex could be vicious enough to pop a cap in someone or stab someone was unthinkable! Then one day it was noticed that WOMEN were starting to do more violent crimes...GASP...getting arrested for killing their spouses or boyfriends left and right! (Not really but it seemed that way to some) What was this unusual turn of events? Everyone was intrigued and needed to know what was happening..thus newspapers flocked to the prisons to interview these lawless ladies and get their stories first!

Enter Maurine Watkins, the woman that got the biggest scoop of them all and wrote the musical Chicago. She pushed through the boundaries and got the hard hitting stories that were usually reserved for men. Her employers thought her soft and feminine ways would get her in the good graces of the female criminals so she was put on their cases!

This was a very interesting book to crack open and dive into! I enjoyed this little dose of history! The Jazz Age is a very chaotic and thrilling time in American culture! So many things were happening all at once! Women's roles in modern life were changing. Racial tensions were mounting. Prohibition was creating all sorts of troubles and criminals. This book was entertaining, thought provoking, and wonderful!

Not my usual cup of tea but still very delicious nonetheless! I recommend it for the history buff, true crime buff, and anyone in between!

Shh..I'm Reading...

That is the plan for tonight! I'm zonked from waking up early. I'm trying to get the little man back onto his normal school sleep/wake schedule, so of course that means I also must get up early! So this is day 1 of this process and therefore I am a zombie. I swear I said "mmm brains" at least once today and was serious! Brains would be tasty!

But I do have many books that are needing to be read and reviews that need writing! So I will stay up a little bit and do thus!
Pssst..isn't he cute though? Lookit those fat cheeks! Squeeee!

High Summer Read-a-Thon-Wrap Up

Books Read: 2 (What a Demon Wants and The Girls of Murder City)

I didn't track time read or pages most days so I don't have those stats, but I did have lots of fun! I always plan to read more than my real life can allow me, though. I should know better by now! I would like to THANK Michelle for hosting! You be awesome!

It's Monday! What Am I Reading?

To Read:
Prologue and Ch. 1-4 (read-a-long)
Finish
For Blog Tour
Read-a-long-Ch. 1-7
Nook book


Reviews Coming:

• Centuries of June
• Witches of East End
• Misses Peregrine's School For Peculiar Children
• What a Demon Wants
• The Girls of Murder City