tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49453054432855496522024-02-22T09:26:25.976-08:00Veggies and BooksStephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-28392452645878770312011-02-16T11:15:00.000-08:002011-02-16T11:56:40.189-08:00Review: Across the Universe by Beth Revis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-e9WDPRIsl4AO1U1dPU8jL9YsM3HgMgGbnWKLxKOBHa8trIBueWw1cua_0ZmLOFBArbl2VT-h35sB1rZ8dTHgBGh8pq_JBwC9p0QhqnCu05IlfdUaFkwUG6vb8HkkP42rDJVQiduHvM/s1600/Across+the+universe.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-e9WDPRIsl4AO1U1dPU8jL9YsM3HgMgGbnWKLxKOBHa8trIBueWw1cua_0ZmLOFBArbl2VT-h35sB1rZ8dTHgBGh8pq_JBwC9p0QhqnCu05IlfdUaFkwUG6vb8HkkP42rDJVQiduHvM/s400/Across+the+universe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574373127542903922" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe"><br /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe">Across the Universe by Beth Revis</a><br /></div><br />It's not hard for me to fall in love with a book. So when I saw everyone raving about Across the Universe I fully expected to be immediately taken in by it too. I wasn't, but that's ok, this was still a worthwhile read for me, one that possessed qualities I liked and ones that I didn't like as much.<br /><br />The beginning of the novel starts off wonderfully. The scenes from Amy's perspective while she was still frozen were truly haunting. It was chilling to read about Amy going in and out of dreams with no sense of time; no real idea as to whether she was truly living or dead.<br /><br />Another thing that was fantastic in this novel was the world building and plot. A space ship off on a mission to a newly discovered habitable planet, with cryogenically frozen people from Earth on board, and generations of people breeding and running the ship! That is one of the most original plots I've come across in the YA genre in a long time [<span style="font-style: italic;">Fake Spoiler Alert</span>: There wasn't one vampire on board! *That I knew of.*]. I loved every aspect of life aboard the ship and even found the season to be interesting, even if it was a little revolting. Also I liked that the "mental" people are the ones with deeper feelings... I think we see that a lot on Earth already! I felt like I could imagine the ship clearly, normally I find it hard to imagine something so foreign to my brain, so props to Beth Revis for that! I didn't see the end coming and I thought the plot flowed nicely and reached a satisfying climax.<br /><br />The things I didn't like about the novel involved Elder and Amy. I didn't buy their romance. It was a little bit too much like "instant love" to me which is something I easily grow tired of in a novel. Besides, I could only hear about Amy's "sunset hair" so many times before wanting to throw up. That's enough, I get it Elder, I think red heads are awesome too. I understand that he'd never seen anything like her before but I think because of this his feelings didn't feel real to me. I felt like Elder didn't receive a lot of characterization otherwise. Honestly, I found myself rooting for Harley and Amy to get together. Harley was actually my favorite character on board the ship. Another thing that irritated me was Amy's penchant for calling her father "daddy" and absolutely nothing else. In the beginning of the novel I thought I had been wrong about her age because I felt like I was reading the narrative of a five year old. Later I counted her using the word "daddy" thirteen times in the span of two pages [pages 234 & 235 if you're curious]. These were actually my only real dislikes in the entire book but it was enough to distance me from Amy and Elder both; especially since I didn't really care for them as a romantic unit.<br /><br />All of that being said I will definitely be reading the second novel in the series when it releases. I am eager to see where the story goes next (I've got several theories!) and my only hope for the next novel is that Amy's use of the word "daddy" decreases and the relationship between her and Elder is fleshed out a bit more.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/2011/02/loving-reviews-link-your-reviews-here.html" target="_blank"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HEBfQLtWdkEwMzWdU6EfR0Yh8jQVtlOFJ48mnpuE-UL-PwRr9Kp3mbdw8Mi-eDB8LK2k1sea80VA2m7hfR_ySox2TKXBiGP6TmQAy-FvHXeaFQZKQKqIhIa8NavHWwZ_c_H1VFAfQRc/s320/Sniffly-Kitty---Loving-the-Reviews.png" width="150" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rating: </span>3/5</span><br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-21686748367517270302011-02-14T13:43:00.001-08:002011-02-14T13:52:07.515-08:00Daily Dose #1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuZ0Ha0qwtUeYuFH4e1Dcu_k_YzEu9zz_8kf0gxpSrwV7QwrIgKgkArRA_7athq2takHN8K4vACv5C6wRHMuqH8kBe1tAnOtcWS1Mo0rLutw7odvl8zC-dVlV4484JfnyIb7B2KI4lok/s1600/o90p46.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuZ0Ha0qwtUeYuFH4e1Dcu_k_YzEu9zz_8kf0gxpSrwV7QwrIgKgkArRA_7athq2takHN8K4vACv5C6wRHMuqH8kBe1tAnOtcWS1Mo0rLutw7odvl8zC-dVlV4484JfnyIb7B2KI4lok/s400/o90p46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573664294634445122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Daily Dose is a meme created by <a href="http://goodgollymisshollybooks.blogspot.com/search/label/Daily%20Dose">Good Golly Miss Holly</a>. Every Monday you post a few inspiring images to your blog that you'd like to share with your readers. Since I've been looking at a local greyhound rescue my theme this week is going to be greyhounds!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikomZ_nfb0DbKsK-1puGQqi8wg1UFLpQgn0zlcNyExexmz9LRnsXxmBkm5RYnEqbYV2azchofZHBty0bLaUmw_tLRCKLvNMlbbqqtS4dJbZWcFTVjWIFjesRxRW7cUOq4xpfiTKVLhZn4/s1600/4382986668_a69aeffac4_z_large.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikomZ_nfb0DbKsK-1puGQqi8wg1UFLpQgn0zlcNyExexmz9LRnsXxmBkm5RYnEqbYV2azchofZHBty0bLaUmw_tLRCKLvNMlbbqqtS4dJbZWcFTVjWIFjesRxRW7cUOq4xpfiTKVLhZn4/s400/4382986668_a69aeffac4_z_large.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573664640250699858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH8yjd6kaQ_Fa0rPgfgekjWnmvrCmHQLVArV0_ShUS6sUBlgU-P_qpbom0G7nGQqjfwwGLqI5ZW0XXsO7TZ0BDmNoTSTy2xSfMzbc7wexK5EXtwSGn1jg8CsIYlNTZLbc_9VuF2v-3PJw/s1600/tumblr_laamivryrW1qzon1ro1_500_large.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRN6wHCtFz6-crFDGWlEM2g7omav9KizhZPh8YrXTDbw6TmHu_grUU4hT3QIgRW6PEMFjmWCdawV-8N8UeBXW8nn9shfzJaFmstFKL_kMDSB3OfNFNbAaawsJbesloDVkvCFQZMrGdP4k/s400/Phaeton+1+%25281%2529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573665845801001442" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CwGjGohn0OSZaAQUDQsWE_t0P3Ulam6U3RdStlAsICNPhpsLg7jY8Y6gUd0Ma9cllq2LglDboxt8tPazJLB_3fQnnXrGS6HxOIdqnoZqJJFuXMbYjYfpth-f_S1ACK-10C1bXXUvwTk/s1600/Greyhound+comic.gif"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2CwGjGohn0OSZaAQUDQsWE_t0P3Ulam6U3RdStlAsICNPhpsLg7jY8Y6gUd0Ma9cllq2LglDboxt8tPazJLB_3fQnnXrGS6HxOIdqnoZqJJFuXMbYjYfpth-f_S1ACK-10C1bXXUvwTk/s400/Greyhound+comic.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573665422551121938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span><a href="http://www.ngap.org/index.html">Adopt today!</a><br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-73705951929093013322011-02-14T10:49:00.000-08:002011-02-14T11:07:17.595-08:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (4)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja78Nap9TEfFnH4VpgBWD09UN04hqCP-PCX9vIQtuKdGhyphenhyphenGo99vJA7uj4s1UQQe2O0ca84yM3E-DBNYw7F4x3CDHmF6QbOCqkUBmVjZhVH1TdplxuTe20FVrra-dlqCmi7fpQX10Lz1Wo/s1600/itsmonday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja78Nap9TEfFnH4VpgBWD09UN04hqCP-PCX9vIQtuKdGhyphenhyphenGo99vJA7uj4s1UQQe2O0ca84yM3E-DBNYw7F4x3CDHmF6QbOCqkUBmVjZhVH1TdplxuTe20FVrra-dlqCmi7fpQX10Lz1Wo/s400/itsmonday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573620270000891570" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I've been missing in action the past few days. I've been in a bit of a book slump the past week or so and have been devoting my time to other things. To my new followers from the hop: I still need to follow you back and I will! Thanks for stopping by my little blog. Happy Valentine's Day to everyone.<br /><br /><em><em><strong>It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?</strong></em> is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Book Journey</a>. It’s where you share the books you’ve read recently, are reading now, and are about to read.</em><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read: </span></span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe">Across The Universe<br /></a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/8235178.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="210" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br />This one was 3/5 for me. Review to come to explain my likes and dislikes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Reading:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5152478-wintergirls">Wintergirls</a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7824322-between-shades-of-gray">Between Shades of Gray</a><br /><br />I am further into Wintergirls at the moment. I picked this one up on a whim at Barnes and Noble after hearing about how beautiful Laurie's writing was on another blog. Her writing truly is different and for me that is making it a very enjoyable read.<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/Wintergirls.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="210" border="0" height="320" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/BetweenShadesofGray-1.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="210" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><br />Next:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1966969.Fire_Study">Fire Study</a><br /><br />I could not stay away from this series for too long. I have to finish it!<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/n247734.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="210" border="0" height="320" /></a><br /><br />What are you reading this week?<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-48830978780425957572011-02-11T12:39:00.000-08:002011-02-11T12:41:04.062-08:00Catcher in the Rye Book Jacket by Alexander Wells.<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPvD_eGtvkBK_Y8JRohu2SP1x7wH-ET9fiT2_0D1zexxva7oxOqdGljK7b6xA-i9QWQ_NO2OeMt1yTJ5-b_pDIvwax08M63tHAzPurfR6mAB1pC9pc0A-wVKuhmYpq1z1MasrdKgNVRU/s1600/tumblr_lgc1fbaXii1qzvsijo1_500.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkPvD_eGtvkBK_Y8JRohu2SP1x7wH-ET9fiT2_0D1zexxva7oxOqdGljK7b6xA-i9QWQ_NO2OeMt1yTJ5-b_pDIvwax08M63tHAzPurfR6mAB1pC9pc0A-wVKuhmYpq1z1MasrdKgNVRU/s400/tumblr_lgc1fbaXii1qzvsijo1_500.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572534507463066114" border="0" /></a>Book Jacket design for <em>Catcher in the Rye</em> by <a href="http://wellsillustration.blogspot.com/">Alexander Wells</a>.<br /><br />I thought this was lovely and wanted to share.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-17376530439219451392011-02-11T07:08:00.000-08:002011-02-11T07:24:28.222-08:00Follow Friday & Book Blogger Hop (2)<div style="text-align: center;">Follow Friday and the Book Blogger Hop are for bloggers to discover new blogs and socialize throughout the community. Welcome to anyone stopping by for the first time!<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />Follow Friday is hosted by <a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/">Parajunkee's View</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">What is your favorite romance hero-type? Stereotype wise. Do you like the strong silent type or the brute macho man?</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">Is it wrong to say that I like<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>a balance of both? I felt Valek from the Study series had the perfect balance of everything. Assassin by day and artist and lover by night. Another well balanced male was Peeta from The Hunger Games. He is completely different from Valek but another example of the perfect balance in a man; he was a sweet baker's son but also a passionate fighter.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/"><img src="http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt34/crazybookblog/cfbmemebutton-2.png" alt="Book Blogger Hop" width="150" height="150" /></a><br /><br />The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by <a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/">Crazy-for-Books</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tell us about one of your posts from this week and give us a link so we can read it (review or otherwise)!</span></span><br /><br />For my Waiting on Wednesday post this week I introduced a book called Clarity by Kim Harrington that is to be released March 1st. I think this book is going to be great and I haven't seen as much hype about it on the blogs as I have seen for other books. The Author, Kim, is also giving away some swag to those who pre-order her book. You will also be entered to win a personalized copy of Clarity as well. Check out the post <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/waiting-on-wednesday-3.html">here</a>.<br /><br />Leave a comment below if you've followed me and I will follow you back! Have a great weekend everyone.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-52596301372686367202011-02-10T07:05:00.000-08:002011-02-10T07:08:51.478-08:00Win a signed copy of Maria V. Snyder's upcoming novel Outside In.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T2BBlzstY3kgCFasH5iBzJ3L211CXbUaPTDwUFzSR9lbUA3qHQ5lGRSHLdRsfqYUDOxmjuTthGwAo1_o7guYd3QAJAbaQX2QsWA0JifQUDUVQHLTwSh8Z4QX7aKZ8MCW1420iIMF8gs/s1600/cover-art-outside-in-by-maria-v-snyder-19151946.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5T2BBlzstY3kgCFasH5iBzJ3L211CXbUaPTDwUFzSR9lbUA3qHQ5lGRSHLdRsfqYUDOxmjuTthGwAo1_o7guYd3QAJAbaQX2QsWA0JifQUDUVQHLTwSh8Z4QX7aKZ8MCW1420iIMF8gs/s400/cover-art-outside-in-by-maria-v-snyder-19151946.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572077437938231730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is a giveaway I'm very excited about going on over at <a href="http://www.mybookishways.com">My Bookish Ways</a>. As you all know I have recently discovered Maria's Study series and have absolutely fallen in love with her writing. I plan to pick up her latest book, Inside Out, soon. This contest is to win a signed copy of the sequel to that book Outside In.<br /><br />Go <a href="http://www.mybookishways.com/2011/02/interview-and-giveaway-with-maria-v.html">here</a> to enter.Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-47682914205677397392011-02-09T12:01:00.001-08:002011-02-09T12:10:28.172-08:00Waiting on Wednesday (3)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS7u6TxhhfnmG3_ghX841YiVHEhE2-APOzDd7hsKOVqG5KPBiSzWiZNN8pqU3CslGm_9wakSQQYCli9ulMXb7zl5tCpMGeXfcy2kjaVtKj0T64FiWfFAjV5OzE8clo9s4LBlOih1yFvI/s1600/41HqviaCIRL.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoS7u6TxhhfnmG3_ghX841YiVHEhE2-APOzDd7hsKOVqG5KPBiSzWiZNN8pqU3CslGm_9wakSQQYCli9ulMXb7zl5tCpMGeXfcy2kjaVtKj0T64FiWfFAjV5OzE8clo9s4LBlOih1yFvI/s400/41HqviaCIRL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571782669002708082" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a> that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br />One book I am eagerly awaiting is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6963749-clarity">Clarity</a> by Kim Harrington. Below is the synopsis from Goodreads.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth? </span><span id="freeText15078804570065228560" style="font-style: italic;" class="reviewText"><p>Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no one else can see. Things like stolen kisses and long-buried secrets. All she has to do is touch a certain object, and the visions come to her. It's a gift. </p><p>And a curse. </p><p>When a teenage girl is found murdered, Clare's ex-boyfriend wants her to help solve the case--but Clare is still furious at the cheating jerk. Then Clare's brother--who has supernatural gifts of his own--becomes the prime suspect, and Clare can no longer look away. Teaming up with Gabriel, the smoldering son of the new detective, Clare must venture into the depths of fear, revenge, and lust in order to track the killer. But will her sight fail her just when she needs it most?</p></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Clarity</span> releases on March 1, 2011. For a limited time the author, Kim Harrington, is giving out a little bit of swag to those that pre-order her book and forward her the receipt. Pre-order Clarity now and don't miss out. Check it out on her Goodreads page <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3111339.Kim_Harrington">here</a>.<br /></div><span id="freeText15078804570065228560" style="" class="reviewText"></span>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-56153415033279242572011-02-09T07:29:00.000-08:002011-02-11T07:07:08.648-08:00Review: The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner #2) by James Dashner<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQhpgBFyH2lNnxesO9VhIRXETcQKGSBoRgVq5rfGs45xn7l_arNGxfHLHFRANUh-fC0O64TmZQeLIZM5UBL0hm5nuTzFpGbzty_yJo0XCfmXjZK7k0hp3ymZzedsSoF1TcnYl0dQ0itM/s1600/TheScorchTrials.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixQhpgBFyH2lNnxesO9VhIRXETcQKGSBoRgVq5rfGs45xn7l_arNGxfHLHFRANUh-fC0O64TmZQeLIZM5UBL0hm5nuTzFpGbzty_yJo0XCfmXjZK7k0hp3ymZzedsSoF1TcnYl0dQ0itM/s400/TheScorchTrials.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571713488730391634" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7631105-the-scorch-trials">Goodreads</a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">*May contain spoilers for those who have not read The Maze Runner.*</span><br /><br />Wow. That is all I can say about this sequel to the wonderful <span style="font-style: italic;">Maze Runner</span>. Our favorite characters are thrown straight back into fighting for their lives. We knew from the end of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Maze Runner</span> that they wouldn't be given more than a moment of safety. They are going outside; where they have not been in many years. This is not a planned maze. The maze is a shelter in comparison. The world has been taken over by a sun that will burn you within a moment spent in its rays and thunderstorms that will tear your body to pieces. People are losing their minds and becoming careless zombies. Will the Gladers lose theirs? There is a lot more I want to say, particularly about Theresa and other new characters, but I don't want to spoil anything for anyone who has yet to read this. James Dashner is a wonderful writer. He creates a world with his words that sucks you in, holds you there and forces you to ask questions. I read recently on James Dashner's blog that he was a LOST fan and why am I not surprised? If you hate being given mysteries without many answers (yet) then I advise you to look for a new book. James is keeping us on the edge of our seats until the third and final book in the trilogy is released later this year. I have to wonder, with so many questions left to answer, will he come through in the end?<br /><br /><a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/2011/02/loving-reviews-link-your-reviews-here.html" target="_blank"> <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HEBfQLtWdkEwMzWdU6EfR0Yh8jQVtlOFJ48mnpuE-UL-PwRr9Kp3mbdw8Mi-eDB8LK2k1sea80VA2m7hfR_ySox2TKXBiGP6TmQAy-FvHXeaFQZKQKqIhIa8NavHWwZ_c_H1VFAfQRc/s320/Sniffly-Kitty---Loving-the-Reviews.png" border="0" width="150" /></a><br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-62142904384483478012011-02-09T07:15:00.000-08:002011-02-09T07:27:44.949-08:00Teaser Tuesday (3) on a... Wednesday?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_PUvJtptboioBaHwPznxdY3w_MmPD1sZ_Jv4W_awdaurGLgZU6WorAY0o5BUYzcILxVHU3-rn-BVE3pI5vJjjA4SVH8NFTpMx95LRK-DvJTovlB92FvQuEUZQ1viep_b-KJsm8N74EA/s1600/t.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_PUvJtptboioBaHwPznxdY3w_MmPD1sZ_Jv4W_awdaurGLgZU6WorAY0o5BUYzcILxVHU3-rn-BVE3pI5vJjjA4SVH8NFTpMx95LRK-DvJTovlB92FvQuEUZQ1viep_b-KJsm8N74EA/s400/t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571710466083439938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Teaser Tuesdays</strong></em> is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">MizB of </a><em><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">Should Be Reading</a>.</em> Anyone can play along! Just do the following:</div><div> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>Grab your current read</li><li>Open to a random page</li><li>Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</li><li><strong>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</strong> (<em>make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</em>)</li><li>Share the <strong>title & author</strong>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/8235178.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Sometimes I think there's something wrong. I shouldn't be so aware. But then I realize I'm only aware for a moment, and then, as I'm realizing it, I slip into another dream. Mostly, I dream of Earth. I think that's because I didn't want to leave it."</span><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe">Across the Universe by Beth Revis</a><br /><br />Well, I went home not feeling so well last night and accidentally skipped out on Teaser Tuesday... so here it is now. Better late than never, right? :)<br /><br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-73512371282531044832011-02-08T06:57:00.000-08:002011-02-08T12:02:09.652-08:00Giveaways.<div style="text-align: center;">Contests around blog land. Enter and enjoy. Good luck!<br /><br />$25 Amazon Gift Card @ <a href="http://www.readerrecommended.com/2011/02/follower-love-giveaway-hop.html">Reader Recommended</a> ends 2/13<br />Book of choice or $5 Amazon GC @ <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/2011/02/follower-love-giveaway.html">Blkosiner's Book Blog</a> ends 2/13<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Teaser Tuesday and a review of The Scorch Trials to come later! Unfortunately my book is at home and I am not.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-45410699915587202752011-02-07T08:47:00.001-08:002011-02-07T09:00:04.858-08:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (3)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RFl8XV_LZSDrgPfPx0C5u1VRxJN4eaksBkyInTnVVMuakL4755ViHS78jUsQBAND9qd7r1wQ8QwIzA4xDFmklvZt8yPTkOpxTQykHNlbOcyToCm6kEP3DOd9wG3xMHwjl8KC-Bsha-0/s1600/itsmonday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3RFl8XV_LZSDrgPfPx0C5u1VRxJN4eaksBkyInTnVVMuakL4755ViHS78jUsQBAND9qd7r1wQ8QwIzA4xDFmklvZt8yPTkOpxTQykHNlbOcyToCm6kEP3DOd9wG3xMHwjl8KC-Bsha-0/s400/itsmonday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570990329881926962" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><em><strong>It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?</strong></em> is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Book Journey</a>. It’s where you share the books you’ve read recently, are reading now, and are about to read.</em><br /><br />Slow reading week for me. Unfortunately there are no snow days to be had in Florida.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Read:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7631105-the-scorch-trials">The Scorch Trials </a><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4374400-if-i-stay">If I Stay</a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/the-scorch-trials.jpg" width="210" height="320" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/if_i_stay.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />Reviews for both on the way.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8235178-across-the-universe">Across The Universe!<br /></a><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/8235178.jpg" width="210" height="320" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Next:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7824322-between-shades-of-gray">Between Shades of Gray</a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/betweenshadesofgray.jpg" width="210" height="320" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />What are you reading?<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-34937891841573001432011-02-06T11:08:00.000-08:002011-02-06T11:35:49.122-08:00Review: Magic Study (Study #2) by Maria V. Snyder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtItHDvpyE1ksszgkmKKa6wdpNB2JB7BV24d1PvxyndwYZFCX-jkt_ImwG6CB0BvRfFLGoBiaA3qSytpYbgTjy3olAxQulL4LvsOyfFF2Ay1kPIXWJ7Q62kWH5tNBIYZVWGyCiCqhtxPs/s1600/MagicStudy_MariaSnyder.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtItHDvpyE1ksszgkmKKa6wdpNB2JB7BV24d1PvxyndwYZFCX-jkt_ImwG6CB0BvRfFLGoBiaA3qSytpYbgTjy3olAxQulL4LvsOyfFF2Ay1kPIXWJ7Q62kWH5tNBIYZVWGyCiCqhtxPs/s400/MagicStudy_MariaSnyder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5570656115967794370" border="0" /></a><br /><span id="freeText8670957972422509450" style="font-style: italic;" class="reviewText"><strong>You know your life is bad when you miss your days as a poison taster...</strong><br /><br />With her greatest enemy dead, and on her way to be reunited with the family she'd been stolen from long ago, Yelena should be pleased. But though she has gained her freedom, she can't help feeling isolated in Sitia. Her Ixian background has changed her in many ways—and her newfound friends and relatives don't think it's for the better....<br /><br />Despite the turmoil, she's eager to start her magic training—especially as she's been given one year to harness her power or be put to death. But her plans take a radical turn when she becomes involved with a plot to reclaim Ixia's throne for a lost prince—and gets entangled in powerful rivalries with her fellow magicians.<br /><br />If that wasn't bad enough, it appears her brother would love to see her dead. Luckily, Yelena has some old friends to help her with all her new enemies.</span><br /><br />What can I say about <span style="font-style: italic;">Magic Study</span> that I didn't already say about <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-poison-study-study-1-by-maria-v.html">Poison Study</a>? I read many reviews in which readers claimed that <span style="font-style: italic;">Poison Study</span> was the superior book and <span style="font-style: italic;">Magic Study</span> fell short of their expectations, but for me that was not the case. This book was certainly different from its predecessor and had something different to offer but I found that refreshing. All of the old characters we fell in love with in <span style="font-style: italic;">Poison Study</span> were back along with a cast of new characters who didn't disappoint. We are given a tree climbing mother, a bitter "king" without a throne, "talking" horses, a family of glass blowers, head magicians, etc. While <span style="font-style: italic;">Poison Study</span> was a book primarily composed of "who can Yelena trust?" moments and endless intrigue <span style="font-style: italic;">Magic Study</span> presented us with a story about family and a Hogwarts-esque magic school. In this sequel Yelena had all of her old friends (and her lover) from Ixia to support her. One of my favorite parts of the book was Yelena's ability to communicate with horses. I adored Kiki and Topaz and thought they added a necessary lightness to the book and to Yelena's otherwise complicated and dangerous life. I highly recommend this book and will continue on with the series. I've already got <span style="font-style: italic;">Fire Study</span>, the third and final book in the series (not including its spin off series <span style="font-style: italic;">Glass </span>that is), sitting in my to be read pile.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Rating:</span> 5/5<br /><br /> <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/2011/02/loving-reviews-link-your-reviews-here.html" target="_blank"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2HEBfQLtWdkEwMzWdU6EfR0Yh8jQVtlOFJ48mnpuE-UL-PwRr9Kp3mbdw8Mi-eDB8LK2k1sea80VA2m7hfR_ySox2TKXBiGP6TmQAy-FvHXeaFQZKQKqIhIa8NavHWwZ_c_H1VFAfQRc/s320/Sniffly-Kitty---Loving-the-Reviews.png" width="150" /></a><br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-49363662117314123582011-02-06T09:51:00.000-08:002011-02-06T10:59:52.314-08:00Contests from blog land!I will be updating this list over the next few minutes with a few contests from around the blogosphere for you all to enter.<br /><br />300+ Follower Contest @ <a href="http://www.areadingnook.com/2011/02/300-followers-contest.html">Reading Nook</a><br />Dark Days of Supernatural Book Giveaway @ <a href="http://www.areadingnook.com/2011/01/giveaway-dark-days-of-supernatural.html">Reading Nook</a> ends 2/21<br />Valentines Day Giveaway @ <a href="http://wordsandwhisperings.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentines-day-giveaway.html">Words & Whispers</a> ends 2/26<br />Haven Giveaway (5 copies) @ <a href="http://www.iceybooks.com/2011/02/win-one-of-five-copies-of-haven-by.html">Icey Books</a> ends 2/21<br />Anna and the French Kiss Giveaway @ <a href="http://gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.blogspot.com/2011/02/anna-and-french-kiss-giveaway.html">Getting Your Read On</a> ends 2/11<br />Angelfire Giveaway @ <a href="http://stuckinbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/angelfire-giveaway.html">Stuck in Books</a> ends 2/15<br />The Demon Trapper's Daughter Giveaway @ <a href="http://totalbookaholic.blogspot.com/2011/02/interview-giveaway-demon-trappers.html">Confessions of a Bookaholic</a> ends 2/24<br />Desires of the Dead Giveaway @ <a href="http://naughtybookkitties.blogspot.com/2011/02/desires-of-dead-giveaway.html">The Naughty Book Kitties</a> ends 2/11<br />Born Under A Lucky Moon Giveaway @ <a href="http://mustreadfaster.blogspot.com/2011/01/giveaway-born-under-lucky-moon-by-dana.html">Must Read Faster</a> ends 2/12<br />Giveaway Series: $10 Book at Book Depository @ <a href="http://splashofourworlds.blogspot.com/2011/02/giveaway-series-1.html">Splash of our Worlds</a> ends 2/20<br />$10 Amazon GC @ <a href="http://readingbetweenpages.wordpress.com/giveaways/">Reading Between Pages</a> ends 2/21<br />YA Book of Choice @ <a href="http://www.pureimaginationblog.com/2011/02/what-would-you-like-to-win.html">Pure Imagination</a> ends 3/2<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/steelers.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket" /></a><br /><br />PS. Please let the Steelers win today. They cannot lose lest I have to deal with endless moping around my house for the next week.<br />:)Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-70142114105774184302011-02-05T14:45:00.000-08:002011-02-05T15:07:35.766-08:00In My Mailbox (3)<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/search/label/in%20my%20mailbox">In My Mailbox</a> is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at <a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/">The Story Siren</a>. It gives book bloggers a chance to share with readers the books they’ve recently bought or received or borrowed.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Bought @ Amazon:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011201.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="500" border="0" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />Bought @ Barnes and Noble<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011245.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="500" border="0" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />For Review:<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011237.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="500" border="0" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />Courtesy of my local library:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011236.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="500" border="0" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />The best and most lively books ever:<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011211.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="500" border="0" height="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011223.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="400" border="0" height="500" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/2011226.jpg" alt="Photobucket" width="400" border="0" height="500" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for stopping by. What did you get in your mailbox this week? I hope you got at least one kitten.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-60937238931953095022011-02-04T07:38:00.000-08:002011-02-04T07:55:33.396-08:00Follow Friday & Book Blogger Hop (1)<div style="text-align: center;">Follow Friday and the Book Blogger Hop are for bloggers to discover new blogs and socialize throughout the community. Welcome to anyone stopping by for the first time! This is my first time participating in either of these memes.<br /><br /><center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" border="0" /></a></center><br /><br />Follow Friday is hosted by <a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/">Parajunkee's View</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">What is the book you are currently pushing? </span><br /><br />I am pushing both Poison Study and The Maze Runner right now. I enjoyed these books so much and need more people to discuss them with. Particularly The Maze Runner. I mean, what does it all mean!? I am eagerly awaiting The Death Cure, which is the third book, it does not release until the Fall. This is as torturous for me as waiting for the final season of LOST to premiere was.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/"><img src="http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt34/crazybookblog/cfbmemebutton-2.png" alt="Book Blogger Hop" width="150" height="150" /></a><br /><br />The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by <a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/">Crazy-for-Books</a>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">What are you reading now and why are you reading it?</span><br /><br />Tonight I will be starting Across the Universe (assuming amazon's estimated delivery time is correct and the mail does not fail me) and is it really a surprise that I'm picking this one up? I feel as though everyone with a book blog has read this book by now. I loved the concept when I first came across it and all of the hype has only pushed it to the top of my to-read list. I cannot wait to start it and possibly spend the weekend enveloped in it. I'm a huge fan of waking up to coffee and a book. I'd also like to make pajamas a 24-7 wardrobe option, please.<br /><br /><br />Leave a comment below if you've followed me and I will follow you back! Looking forward to reading everyone's answers to this week's questions.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-11471818420855144892011-02-03T16:18:00.000-08:002011-02-03T16:21:10.873-08:00$20 Giftcard to Barnes and Noble for $10 @ Groupon.I love deals like this. Livingsocial did one recently with Amazon. It's not just for Chicago either. I thought I'd share with you guys. Click if you're interested. I don't get a referral or anything like that.<br /><br />Check it out <a href="http://www.groupon.com/deals/barnes-noble-national-division?utm_medium=afl&utm_campaign=2026489&utm_source=rvs">here</a>.Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-79330318441245586792011-02-03T10:16:00.000-08:002011-02-03T10:39:05.521-08:00Month in Review - January<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSbFxJvsjyMNFufUChFwN9hUYNEHt7CDW7TX13MuouCsBCfaT7RNw3W3y9C-k8ExCKEfym1KYfgeSkeYZ-Ck4aGNajwgnTvN19VDpdE1hwX1e2sGnjSRWqcu3vaDNz2Vl0N5BAZsOGaE/s1600/best.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMSbFxJvsjyMNFufUChFwN9hUYNEHt7CDW7TX13MuouCsBCfaT7RNw3W3y9C-k8ExCKEfym1KYfgeSkeYZ-Ck4aGNajwgnTvN19VDpdE1hwX1e2sGnjSRWqcu3vaDNz2Vl0N5BAZsOGaE/s400/best.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569532319718711650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">January</span> in Review</span>:<br /><br />I read some wonderful books in January, eleven of them to be exact, and thoroughly enjoyed beginning two different series that quickly found their way to my favorites list. Those series were the Study series by Maria V. Snyder and the Maze Runner series by James Dashner. One book from each series is tied for my favorite book of January.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Poison Study</span> i</span>s the first book in the Study series and is full of endless suspense and wonderful characters. This book wasn't quite what I expected and neither was Yelena. This is a good thing. You can read my full review <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-poison-study-study-1-by-maria-v.html">here</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Scorch Trials</span> is the second book in the Maze Runner trilogy and takes a slim lead over the first book for me. Both were equally exciting and mysterious. In the second book I felt the suspense was doubled and the story was made better by the fact that we knew and cared for the characters whose lives were in constant peril. Full review to come soon.<br /><br />That about wraps it up. Thanks to everyone for following this new blog and leaving comments and giving it a chance. I really appreciate it and love talking about books with everyone.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-32033826647750873592011-02-02T11:08:00.000-08:002011-02-02T11:13:18.783-08:00Purchases!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsc_Sp0HrTYsWPdvpz8bI9b26k_N5GZElBMr1O5FOUS_ja8sqpcxNM0nLVcm-E1QTNv9rXRNr9RKmMZbI2q-6DGTfwp25QJBnbYyU7CaVo9gphMnHKvYFv3qH2yxdrLO1TicAU8XPAhbo/s1600/Untitled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsc_Sp0HrTYsWPdvpz8bI9b26k_N5GZElBMr1O5FOUS_ja8sqpcxNM0nLVcm-E1QTNv9rXRNr9RKmMZbI2q-6DGTfwp25QJBnbYyU7CaVo9gphMnHKvYFv3qH2yxdrLO1TicAU8XPAhbo/s400/Untitled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569171711070798578" border="0" /></a><br />It took me forever to decide what to order today. I had other books in and out of my cart (Sisters Red, City of Bones, The Forest of Hands and Teeth, Matched, etc.) but in the end I ordered these. So many books so little time and money. Any thoughts on what I should read first?<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-63246872808298602011-02-02T07:45:00.001-08:002011-02-02T13:27:25.504-08:00Book Contests Around The Blog WorldHere are some contests for everyone to enter!<br /><br />Book of choice 100 Follower Giveaway @ <a href="http://grippedintobooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/100-follower-giveway.html">Gripped Into Books</a> ends 2/14<br />New books up for grabs @ <a href="http://windowpane-memoirs.com/home/2011/01/p-s-i-love-you/">Windowpane Memoirs</a><br />Giveaway of Clarity @ <a href="http://www.kirstenhubbard.com/2011/01/winner-arc-giveaway-3-clarity-by-kim.html">Kirsten Hubbard's Blog</a> ends 2/8<br />The Iron Witch Giveaway @<a href="http://pjhoover.blogspot.com/2011/02/iron-witch-arc-giveaway.html"> Roots in Myth</a> ends 2/11<br />666 Park Avenue Giveaway @ <a href="http://www.sithereandread.com/2011/02/big-blogoversary-celebration-morrow.html">I Just Wanna Sit Here and Read</a> ends 2/11<br />Surprise YA Book @<a href="http://moiraethefatesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/123-followers-giveaway.html"> Moirae (the fates) Book Reviews</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bookalicio.us/">Pam at Bookalicio.us</a> is having a two year blog anniversary. She is giving away tons of books and advance readers. The Grand Prize is a <a href="http://bklc.us/2y">NookColor</a>! Head on over to Bookalicio.us to enter.Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-16299414574021827872011-02-02T06:59:00.000-08:002011-02-02T07:29:57.320-08:00Waiting on Wednesday (2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_Y5A2WRv0GfZUaHM-jyyGS-MiN-DmTn_BQQQf-kLiXl0AwNirT3GScjDn0DOa6df4pFQYi4P_QkGGgdJpsJz_Cow80KWNe_crhmCFdekS1gBKBqY7BCkXLbrU6LzThTDwg7_kbh73I4/s1600/8517207.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_Y5A2WRv0GfZUaHM-jyyGS-MiN-DmTn_BQQQf-kLiXl0AwNirT3GScjDn0DOa6df4pFQYi4P_QkGGgdJpsJz_Cow80KWNe_crhmCFdekS1gBKBqY7BCkXLbrU6LzThTDwg7_kbh73I4/s400/8517207.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569107838051913986" border="0" /></a><br />Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by <a href="http://breakingthespine.blogspot.com/">Breaking the Spine</a> that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.<br /><br />One book I am eagerly awaiting is <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8517207-bumped">Bumped</a> by Megan McCafferty. Below is the synopsis from Goodreads.<br /><br /><span id="freeText15851790788599798977" style="" class="reviewText"><span style="font-style: italic;">When a virus makes everyone over the age of eighteen infertile, would-be parents are forced to pay teen girls to conceive and give birth to their children, making teens the most prized members of society. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Sixteen-year-old identical twins Melody and Harmony were separated at birth and had never met until the day Harmony shows up on Melody’s doorstep. Until now, the twins have followed completely opposite paths. Melody has scored an enviable conception contract with a couple called the Jaydens. While they are searching for the perfect partner for Melody to bump with, she is fighting her attraction to her best friend Zen, who is way too short for the job. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Harmony has spent her whole life in religious Goodside, preparing to be a wife and mother. She believes her calling is to bring Melody back to Goodside and convince her that “pregging” for profit is a sin. But Harmony has secrets of her own that she is running from. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">When Melody is finally matched with the world-famous, genetically flawless Jondoe, both girls’ lives are changed forever. A case of mistaken identity takes them on a journey neither could have ever imagined, one that makes Melody and Harmony realize they have so much more than just DNA in common.</span></span><br /><br />I love the simplicity of the cover and I'm a sucker for anything dystopian so it's no wonder this is my "waiting on wednesday" pick of the week. Feel free to share your WOW post in the comments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">P.S. </span>I currently have Delirium and Across the Universe sitting in my Amazon cart. Should I go through with the purchase? Is there another book that I absolutely need to read instead? Leave it in the comments! My Amazon <a href="http://amzn.com/w/19DU58CKA6XZP">wish list</a>.Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-90804896325647765762011-02-01T09:57:00.000-08:002011-02-01T10:09:31.609-08:00Teaser Tuesday (2) If I Stay by Gayle Forman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpN61mtES_GlT5aOTRr_shKjTzPpumQKDerY-CV1ZSkh5m65_HerWCQi_YxA_B_EDbxW2TVffDnzh21NVSOYZ2sfdHiIe3GPNwlnKRo8xRk2QkjwLEnTWQMZHcDRBOGagiHxGZqJed-M/s1600/t.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVpN61mtES_GlT5aOTRr_shKjTzPpumQKDerY-CV1ZSkh5m65_HerWCQi_YxA_B_EDbxW2TVffDnzh21NVSOYZ2sfdHiIe3GPNwlnKRo8xRk2QkjwLEnTWQMZHcDRBOGagiHxGZqJed-M/s400/t.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568782119094545634" border="0" /></a><em><strong>Teaser Tuesdays</strong></em> is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by <a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">MizB of </a><em><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/">Should Be Reading</a>.</em> Anyone can play along! Just do the following:<div style="text-align: center;"> </div><ul style="text-align: center;"><li>Grab your current read</li><li>Open to a random page</li><li>Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</li><li><strong>BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!</strong> (<em>make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!</em>)</li><li>Share the <strong>title & author</strong>, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/51MobRglpIL.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" /></a><br /><br />"I play, just focusing on that, until the last bit of life in the car dies, and the music goes with it. It isn't long after that the sirens come."<br /><br />This is from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6399382-if-i-stay">If I Stay</a> by Gayle Forman. I started reading this on a whim last night once I'd finished <span style="font-style: italic;">The Scorch Trials </span>and so far I am not disappointed. Just a little weepy.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-5799795717566729942011-02-01T08:39:00.000-08:002011-02-17T08:22:43.764-08:002011 YA Reading Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBrLSPTuGaWdz_w8b_DuYU07ge_fWIhvCRDGlYDq8v23NR0enX6Lm8Frh6dkJj1qufPTIpiS8MEaZvA3Z00I-AsPyqIKjjvP_rnCPTB_A3rE0ML96K4V7Q7-z4YWeZiLVsBDF-twunpA/s1600/yarc.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBrLSPTuGaWdz_w8b_DuYU07ge_fWIhvCRDGlYDq8v23NR0enX6Lm8Frh6dkJj1qufPTIpiS8MEaZvA3Z00I-AsPyqIKjjvP_rnCPTB_A3rE0ML96K4V7Q7-z4YWeZiLVsBDF-twunpA/s400/yarc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568761958896087298" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This post is to announce that I am joining the <a href="http://jamielovesya.blogspot.com/2010/12/2011-young-adult-reading-challenge.html">2011 YA Reading Challenge</a> hosted by <a href="http://jamielovesya.blogspot.com/">For The Love of YA</a>. All you have to do is read as many YA books as you can in 2011. There are different levels based on the amount of books you want to read. I am shooting for the mega size challenge which means I hope to read 50+ young adult books this year. I will keep a list of them in this post. All of my challenge posts can be found under "2011 Challenges" at the top of my page.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">1. The Maze of Bones <br />2. The Water Wars <br />3. Poison Study <br />4. The Maze Runner <br />5. The Hobbit <br />6. Magic Study <br />7. The Scorch Trials <br />8. Shiver <br />9. If I Stay<br />10. Across the Universe<br />11. Wintergirls<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-11388348769405443812011-01-31T12:33:00.000-08:002011-02-11T07:01:15.072-08:00The Dystopia Challenge<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bareadingchallenges.blogspot.com/p/dystopia-challenge.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss152/lilsquirtness/banners/Bookish%20Ardour/DystopiaChallenge-1.jpg" alt="Dystopia Challenge" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It just feels like the day for joining challenges, I think. It is almost the start of February after all. I am joining The Dystopia Challenge @ <a href="http://bareadingchallenges.blogspot.com/">BA Reading Challenges</a>. I am going to shoot for the Contagion level which is 15 dystopian books throughout 2011. Chances are I'll read more than that but I'm choosing this level to be safe as I'm involved in so many challenges already. I will keep an updated list here of the books I've read so far. Links go to my reviews.<br /><br />1. <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-water-wars-by-cameron-stracher.html">The Water Wars</a><br />2. <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/01/review-maze-runner-by-james-dashner.html">The Maze Runner</a><br />3. <a href="http://veggiesandbooks.blogspot.com/2011/02/goodreads-solving-maze-was-supposed-to.html">The Scorch Trials</a><br />4. Across the Universe<br />5.<br />6.<br />7.<br />8.<br />9.<br />10.<br />11.<br />12.<br />13.<br />14.<br />15.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-27215327081083384802011-01-31T12:05:00.000-08:002011-02-02T13:23:36.161-08:00Loving The Reviews Challenge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhMJW8sk6qZsj2SqxGEVHPrf9Cr0dZE2go5ai6ZTZduzX6mnq7z1rTqUrkoW3QnOHDoi4pfGddh8PpX4jl4gIjtxJFK_P3M9GnUdKNNh24Bg97EDYSfaJZQg82iP6sPhzUfV0ljV8I8U/s1600/Sniffly-Kitty---Loving-the-Reviews.png"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhhMJW8sk6qZsj2SqxGEVHPrf9Cr0dZE2go5ai6ZTZduzX6mnq7z1rTqUrkoW3QnOHDoi4pfGddh8PpX4jl4gIjtxJFK_P3M9GnUdKNNh24Bg97EDYSfaJZQg82iP6sPhzUfV0ljV8I8U/s400/Sniffly-Kitty---Loving-the-Reviews.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568444750414563154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Just a post to let you know I've joined yet another challenge for the month of February. It starts tomorrow and is hosted by Brandi at <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/">Blkosiner's Book Blog</a>. Join <a href="http://blkosiner.blogspot.com/2011/01/i-am-cohosting-loving-reviews-challenge_3826.html">here</a>.<br /></div>Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4945305443285549652.post-2729374303404652022011-01-31T07:59:00.000-08:002011-01-31T08:27:36.286-08:00It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (2)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30Ad-ssmeOY10z_MXasUSEJUjZWlI15rHa0BDJjr6F4C4VoXMCC9pVI6hgZVeA33f4YwbwpGcYULXGCGLEt9I2LBrI8Xw4ZanLqefB5q3Of23L_PCThkA8OSGcYFOlnbHtrq1qFSjP0A/s1600/itsmonday.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg30Ad-ssmeOY10z_MXasUSEJUjZWlI15rHa0BDJjr6F4C4VoXMCC9pVI6hgZVeA33f4YwbwpGcYULXGCGLEt9I2LBrI8Xw4ZanLqefB5q3Of23L_PCThkA8OSGcYFOlnbHtrq1qFSjP0A/s400/itsmonday.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568380389471234370" border="0" /></a><br /><em><em><strong>It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?</strong></em> is a weekly meme hosted by <a href="http://bookjourney.wordpress.com/">Book Journey</a>. It’s where you share the books you’ve read recently, are reading now, and are about to read.</em> <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Read:</strong></em><br />Assassin Study (Study 1.5) * Short Story * by Maria V. Snyder<br />Magic Study (Study 2) by Maria V. Snyder<br />Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future For You (Season 8 Vol 2) by Joss Whedon<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/0778323927.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="325" width="225" /></a> <a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/15021.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="325" width="225" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Reading:</strong></em></div>The Scorch Trials by James Dashner<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/TheScorchTrials.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="325" width="225" /></a><br /><br /><em></em><em><strong>To-Read Next:</strong></em> <div style="text-align: center;">Power Study (Study 2.5) * Short Story * by Maria V. Snyder<br />Fire Study (Study 3) by Maria V. Snyder<br /><br /><a href="http://photobucket.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i762.photobucket.com/albums/xx265/somethingplace/n247734.jpg" alt="Photobucket" border="0" height="325" width="225" /></a><br /></div></div><br />Slow week for me but I can't get enough of any of these series. Also, am I the only one in dire need of coffee this morning? Let me know what you're reading or offer the link to your IMWAYR post!Stephanie H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10235149943593740121noreply@blogger.com10