Julie: Author Interaction: Before I became a blogger I was a bit shy to go to author events. I certainly didn’t go alone. If a friend wanted to go, I’d go as well. My very first author event was a joint event between Kim Harrison and Patricia Briggs. It was so awesome! After […]
We’re so excited to participate in our second Armchair BEA event! Julie’s Introduction & Literature thoughts Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging? Where in the world are you blogging from? Hi! *waves* I’m Julie. But you […]
Rose’s List of 2014 New Year’s Resolutions/Goals: To be fair, only a few of my resolutions are book related. Here they are in no particular order: Walk Maddox at least once a day, every day. For those who do not know, Maddox is my 1 year of Doberman puppy. To say he is […]
What is your take on epilogues? Julie: I think epilogues are a strange idea. I mean, if the last chapter of the book appropriately wraps up the plot and character arcs, then why does a book need an epilogue? It really is like another chapter anyway. I have seen some epilogues where the book is […]
Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know. Thought-provoking Discussions: Geeky Bloggers Book Blog wants to know, do you wait to buy […]
Join Rose City Reader every Friday to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires. Please remember to include the title of the book and the author’s name. Also, do not forget to […]
Every Thursday we are hosting a brand new meme called: That’s what HE said Thursday.For more info on what this meme is all about click here. Rose’s Quote: I know I’m probably the last person you want to see right now, but I thought if I sat on your porch, you wouldn’t be scared. You […]
Julie’s Review: Reading Enders was a struggle for me. I started out reading the e-galley, but put it down around 20% or so. Then I just didn’t pick it back up for quite a few months. Eventually I decided I have other books with higher priority to read with my limited sit down and read […]
TEASE by Sophie Jordan Book 2 of The Ivy Chronicles On-sale 5/27/2014 Description: A born flirt and good-time party girl, Emerson has never had a problem finding a willing guy. She’s always chosen her hook-ups carefully, and she’s never broken her three cardinal rules: · Never let them see the real you. · Never fall […]
Top Ten Tuesday is a meme run by The Broke and the Bookish Ten Books About Friendship Rose’s List of Top Books about Friendship: Out of Breath by: Rebecca Donovan This is the last book in the Breathing Trilogy and while it is a story about many things, “friendship” came to mind for me […]