Feature for Aug 23, 2013 – Activity! Book Selfie! Take a pic with your current read. Rose: I am currently reading the book Julie selected for our YA Book Club this month. So far so good. Julie: This book is so huge that I could barely get it in the shot when holding my arm out as […]
Book Browse has this cute quiz called: What’s your reading personality? So we thought we’d take it and share our results 🙂 Julie: Your Reading Personality: Exacting Reader! The expression ‘so many books, so little time!’ sums up your life. You love books but you rarely have as much time to read as you’d like […]
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. In honor of starting this meme, we are conducting 2 giveaways!!!!! The giveaways will end August 24, 2013 at midnight. (That’s TOMORROW NIGHT!!!!) Giveaway 1: one lucky participating blogger will win a $15 Gift […]
Julie’s Review I listened to the audio version of Calling Me Home and absolutely loved it. This was a book club selection, and definitely a book outside my comfort zone. I tend to shy away from race books because they are often preachy and can be depressing. While the story in this […]
The Beat the Heat Read-a-thon ran from July 29th through August 18th (it was originally August 11th but they extended it!). It was organized by Auntie Spinelli Reads or Phantasmic Reads. Here is our wrap-up post to show how we did. Did we read all the books we planned to read? Did we read more? Did we end […]
Dark Halo (Angel Eyes Trilogy #3) by Shannon Dittemore Release Date: August 20, 2013 Summary from Goodreads: One halo brought sight to Brielle. Another offers sweet relief from what she sees. Brielle can’t help but see the Celestial realm. Even without the halo, it’s everywhere she looks. And with the heavens above Stratus ravaged by war, Brielle […]
Rose’s Review I had never heard of Cora Carmack until meeting her in Dallas at the taping for ABC Nightline. Other avid book readers gathered at A Real Book Store recognized her immediately. I admit I felt left out. During the taping, everyone was asked to read a favorite section of a favorite […]
Feature for Aug 16, 2013 – Share something you’ve learned about book blogging or just blogging in general in the last month. Rose: This past month I learned that being organized is key to getting read what you need to get read and discipline is key to reviewing what you read. Sometimes I get so behind […]
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. In honor of starting this meme, we are conducting 2 giveaways!!!!! We have extended the giveaways! YAY! The giveaways will end August 23, 2013 at midnight. Giveaway 1: one lucky participating blogger will […]
Welcome to Chapter Break’s stop in Gliterary Girl‘s Summer of Love hop! We are a tour host with Gliterary Girl and are excited to participate. I was trying to think up some summer reading recommendations for a romance theme, and then I realized I don’t really read summery romance type of books. My co-blogger does […]