Monthly Archives: August 2012

Top Ten Tuesday (#4) – August 14th

14 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Hi everyone it’s Top Ten Tuesday Time again šŸ™‚
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created atĀ The Broke and the Bookish.
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This weeks question:Ā (In honor of Jamie’s wedding this week on the 17th) — Top Ten Book Romances That You Think Would Make It In The Real World (outside the book)

  1. ā€“ Katniss and Peeta. From The Hunger Games
  2. ā€“ Elizabeth and Darcy.Ā Form Pride and Prejudice
  3. –Ā Sophie and Howl.Ā From Howlā€™s Moving Castle
  4. ā€“Ā Jane and Rochester. From Jane Eyre
  5. –Ā Decca and Leo.Ā From I Am Alive
  6. ā€“Ā Dawson and Bethany. From Shadows
  7. ā€“Ā America and Maxon. From The Selection
  8. ā€“Ā Tessa and Will. From Clockwork Angel
  9. ā€“Ā Clary and Jace. From City of Bones
  10. – Allie and Noah ā€“ From the Notebook

This was so much fun i could of made a Top One Hundred šŸ™‚

TGIF (3) – August 10th

10 Friday Aug 2012

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Happy Friday everyone šŸ™‚

It is TGIF time of the week. TGIF is a weekly meme hosted by GReads. This weeks question is:

–Ā Unexpected Books: Which books did you have reservations about reading, but ended up loving once you did?

This is a hard one because i have never really had reservations about anything i wanted to read.

The closet would have to be The Great Gatsby. I only read it for class so i had no expectations of it. When i finished reading it, i loved it. It has become an all time favourite.

Top Ten Tuesday (#3) – August 7th

07 Tuesday Aug 2012

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Hi everyone it’s Top Ten Tuesday Time again šŸ™‚
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created atĀ The Broke and the Bookish.
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This weeks question:Ā Top Ten Posts On Your Blog That Would Give The BEST Picture of YOU.

This will be easy because i haven’t had my blog up and running for very long šŸ™‚

I have put one of each post from my different categories and all my favourite reviews.

1: My very first book review. It was onĀ City of Lost Souls. It was also my first angel series.

2: My very first Top 10 Tuesday (I missed last weeks).

3: My very first Waiting On Wednesday post.

4: My very first TGIF post.

5: My very first Book to Movie Monday.

6: My book review of ObsidianĀ by Jennifer L. Armentrout. It was my first 5 star review!

7: My book review of Of PoseidonĀ by Ā Anna Banks. The last review i gave five stars.

8: My first book review on a book that is not fantasy or YA. Room by Emma Donoghue.

9: The first book i bought just to review on my blog. Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey

10: Last would be The Serpents Shadow by Rick Riordan. I am a huge fan of all his writing.

Well that is all of them. I hope that this shows a little of what i love!

I can’t wait to see everyones pages. šŸ™‚

“Book to Movie” Monday (#3) – The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

06 Monday Aug 2012

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Title:Ā The Hobbit
Author: J.R.R. Tolkien
Pages: 306
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Random House
Published: 1937
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THE GREATEST FANTASY EPIC OF OUR TIME


Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest, facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilboā€“alone and unaidedā€“who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside . . .

“Book to Movie” Monday is where I write what books I would like to see turned into a movie or a book that is already in production.

So this weeks pick is a movie in production and it is The Hobbit!

I was jumping up and down in my seat when I first heard about this, and I am even more excited now that it has been split into three movies. Thatā€™s right, not two, but THREE movies.

Peter Jackson, director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, will also director The Hobbit.

I am also excited to see all my favorites from The Lord of the Rings back on the big screen.

Bring on December 2012!

Anna Dressed In Blood – Kendare Blake

05 Sunday Aug 2012

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Title: Anna Dressed In Blood
Author: Kendare Blake
Series: Anna
Pages: 316
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Teen
Published: August 30th 2011
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Just your average boy-meets-girl, girl-kills-people story…

Cas Lowood has inherited an unusual vocation: He kills the dead.Ā So did his father before him, until his gruesome murder by a ghost he sought to kill. Now, armed with his fatherā€™s mysterious and deadly athame, Cas travels the country with his kitchen-witch mother and their spirit-sniffing cat. Together they follow legends and local lore, trying to keep up with the murderous deadā€”keeping pesky things like the future and friends at bay.

When they arrive in a new town in search of a ghost the locals call Anna Dressed in Blood, Cas doesnā€™t expect anything outside of the ordinary: move, hunt, kill. What he finds instead is a girl entangled in curses and rage, a ghost like heā€™s never faced before. She still wears the dress she wore on the day of her brutal murder in 1958: once white, but now stained red and dripping blood. Since her death, Anna has killed any and every person who has dared to step into the deserted Victorian she used to call home.

And she, for whatever reason, spares his life.

I thought I would write a review on Anna Dressed In Blood as the next installment of the Anna series, Girl of Nightmares, comes out this week.

I love everything about this book. Ghost and ghost hunters, witches, mind readers and plenty of blood!

The whole time I was reading this book, I could not help but think of Supernatural (the TV series) which made Cas resemble the sexy Winchester boys as I read (YUMMY!).

Anna is a kickass, scary, rip you apart and store you in the floor ghost. I really enjoyed her as a character.

I hope that a novella prequel about Casā€™s dad comes out. Iā€™m sure we will find out about his past in the series but I would love him to have his own book šŸ™‚

If you love books with great character development and supernatural teenagers you will love Anna Dressed In Blood!

So if you havenā€™t read Anna Dressed In Blood yet, you need to go out right now and get yourself a copy and make sure you pick up Girl Of Nightmares from August 7th 2012.

5 Stars: Amazing! I loved it and could not put it down. I highly recommend it.

“Waiting On” Wednesday (#3) – The Mark of Athena

01 Wednesday Aug 2012

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Title: The Mark Of Athena
Author: Rick Riordan
Series: The Heros of Olympus
Publisher:Ā Hyperion Book
Published: October 2nd 2012
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The Son of Neptune, Percy, Hazel, and Frank met in Camp Jupiter, the Roman equivalent of Camp Halfblood, and traveled to the land beyond the gods to complete a dangerous quest. The third book in the Heroes of Olympus series will unite them with Jason, Piper, and Leo. But they number only six–who will complete the Prophecy of Seven?
The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land to find the Doors of Death. What exactly are the Doors of Death? Much of the prophesy remains a mystery. . . . With old friends and new friends joining forces, a marvelous ship, fearsome foes, and an exotic setting, The Mark of Athena promises to be another unforgettable adventure by master storyteller Rick Riordan.

ā€œWaiting Onā€ Wednesday (#3) ā€“ The Mark of Athena

Happy August Everyone!

I love the world of Percy Jackson and i can’t wait for The Mark of Athena, the 3rd installment in The Heroes of Olympians series.

I’m so excited to see what happens and the cover looks so awesome!

“Waiting on” Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It’s where we can share the upcoming titles we’re most excited to get our hands on!