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Winner of the Summer Giveaway Blog Hop

09 Aug

2nd Annual Summer Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mary from Bookhounds and Forever Young (Adult)

Congrats to Jenese from Reader’s Confession, who won the giveaway on my blog. My coworker chose a random number out of the hat and comment 5 was the lucky one.

She has won an audiobook of her choice, up to a value of $40 from either Audible, Tantor, or Brilliance Audio. And since she is a newbie – ohh the possibilities!!

For my audiobook listeners out there – what would be the first book you would recommend that Jenese try?

 
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Posted by on August 9, 2012 in Blog Hop, giveaway

 

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Summer Giveaway Blog Hop

01 Aug

2nd Annual Summer Giveaway Hop

Hosted by Kathy from I Am A Reader, Not A Writer and Mary from Bookhounds and Forever Young (Adult)

I can’t believe that the end of Summer is rapidly approaching, although, after surviving without AC for 3 weeks while DC was hit with a heat wave wasn’t fun. It was even too hot to read at one point – my brain felt like it was going to turn into much. But, moving on, let’s celebrate with a giveaway.

Being as it was so hot here the last few weeks and I didn’t want to read, I found that audiobooks were a great way to stay engaged without mush-ifying my brain too much (and i’m declaring mush-ifying a word…). So my giveaway has to do with audiobooks

Comment below to win by answering this question…Have you ever listened to an audiobook? And if yes, which one was your favorite and why? (I’m always looking for new recommendations).

The giveaway is open to everyone (US and International). The winner of the giveaway can choose any audiobook of their choice (up to $40 value) from Audible (Account Required – Geographic Restrictions may apply); Tantor Audio or Brilliance Audio

Click Here to see what other blogs are participating for a chance to win other goodies

 
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Posted by on August 1, 2012 in Blog Hop, giveaway

 

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Recommend A….First Book in a Series

30 Jul

The Name of the Star – Maureen Johnson
September 29, 2011 from Putnam Juvenile
Hardcover – 372 pages
Available from Amazon here: The Name of the Star (Shades of London)

The day Louisiana teenager Rory Deveaux arrives in London marks a memorable occasion. For Rory, it’s the start of a new life at a London boarding school. But for many, this will be remembered as the day a series of brutal murders broke out across the city, gruesome crimes mimicking the horrific Jack the Ripper events of more than a century ago.

I love books that use Jack the Ripper as a plot because even now over a century later, the mystery behind him hasn’t been solved – although there are many hypotheses. So for me reading a YA book with a Jack the Ripper twist was interesting and I was immediately drawn into Rory’s story. Unfortunately, the second book in the series isn’t scheduled to be released until 2013 (although it is supposed to be early in the year). But I am tracking on its release and can’t wait to see what the author does next.

 
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Posted by on July 30, 2012 in Blog Hop, Recommend A...

 

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Feature & Follow (1)

27 Jul

Q: Summer Reading. What was your favorite book that you were REQUIRED to read when you were in school?

I did my best to boycott many of the assigned reading books in high school – I hated them with a passion…in fact, I remember being placed in a remedial group at one stage because I hadn’t read the assigned book – even though I could discuss it…to this day, I haven’t read that book and don’t know if I ever will. (FWIW the book was I am David by Anne Holm). That being said, I had a hard time deciding on which was my favorite, so I’m putting two (heck, I’ve always been a rule-bender…)

The Diary of Anne Frank is what kicked off my interest in the Holocaust and studying different aspects of it – after completing it, I wrote 2 major high school assignments (English and History) on the Holocaust as well as taking an elective history college in college on it. It is a time period in history that I continue to be interested in to this day

Mr Atticus…need I say more 😉 But seriously, TKAM was just one of those books – I can’t describe why I enjoyed it as much as I did, but I did.

 
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Posted by on July 27, 2012 in Blog Hop, Feature & Follow

 

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Recommend A… Book You Read This Year

23 Jul

Forbidden – Tabitha Suzuma
November 27, 2006 from Simon Pulse
Hardcover,
ISBN: 978-1442419957
Available from Amazon here: Forbidden

She is pretty and talented – sweet sixteen and never been kissed. He is seventeen; gorgeous and on the brink of a bright future. And now they have fallen in love. But… they are brother and sister.

I likely never would have picked up this book if it hadn’t been a voted on group read in YA-MA rated group on Goodreads – although it finally came into the library almost 3 months after the group had read it, so I was a bit behind. I’ve lost track now of how many times I have recommended this book to different people for different reasons. As of right now, I haven’t read any other books by Ms Suzuma, but when I can reduce Mt. TBR to a less significant pile, I am going to seek out some more.

 
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Posted by on July 23, 2012 in Blog Hop, Recommend A...

 

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