Top Ten Tuesday (3)

This meme is hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. Basically every Tuesday the peeps over at The Broke and the Bookish post their top ten lists on various topics.

This weeks topic is:

Top Ten Books on my Spring To-Be-Read List

(In no particular order. Some newbies that may, or may not, be 

released along with some oldies that I have yet to finish...)

1. Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock-

Cannot wait! Plus, that cover is gorgeous!

2. Of Poseidon by Anna Banks- 

Mermaids?! Hell Yessss :)

3. Until I Die by Amy Plum- 

I need to know what happens! Vincent=Perfection!

4. Masque of the Red Death-

POE!

5. The Last Echo by Kimberly Derting- 

Do you even have to ask?

6. Spellbound by Rachel Hawkins- 

Already half way through with this one :)

7. Creatura by Nely Cab-

Read the first couple of chapters online and I fell in love.

8. Perception by Kim Harrington-

Sequel to my fav book last year, Clarity.

9. The Golden Lilly by Richelle Mead-

More Adrian? Um, YES, please!

10. The Selection by Kiera Cass-

I've heard both the good and the bad, want to read it for myself!

In My Mailbox #10

Hello my fellow book lovers,

This post is a tad bit late. Forgive me? I was in the mood for an IMM video, plus I was really excited about some of the books I got :) I do want to give a special shout out and thank you to 2 special bloggers;

Mindy over at Magical Urban Fantasy Reads

Thank you SO much! You're the BEST!

& 

My good blogging friend, Tawni over at The Book Worms. I've never met this girl but I can already tell you that she is an amazing person! Thanks for listening, Tawni <3 And for FROST :) Cannot wait to dig in!

Ok, so lets get this video started.... I warn you though, I look like I just woke up (which I think I did... from a nap :)haha!) I've been in bed sick with the flu. It wasn't pretty.

Thanks for watching <3

 

Follow Friday (9)

Question of the week: Have you ever looked at book's cover and thought, This is going to horrible? But, was instead pleasantly surprised? Show us the cover and tell us about the book.

OMG, yesss! Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles!... I remember a blogging bud recommened the book and when I saw the cover I thought, "Thisss is the book everyone is going wild about? Doesn't look very good to me...!" ....SO WRONG!

Boy, was I kicking my own ass for not having read it sooner once I finished it. I LOVED this book. As I would say when I was a child, "I want to marry this book and have it's babies"

If you haven't read it, you are seriously missing out! You can read my review for it here.

Review: Catching Jordan

Title: Catching Jordan
Author: Miranda Kenneally
Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 281
Challenge: 2012 DAC
Source: Own
Buy the book: BN / Amazon

My Rating:

 

What girl doesn't want to be surrounded by gorgeous jocks day in and day out? Jordan Woods isn't just surrounded by hot guys, though - she leads them as the captain and quarterback on her high school football team. They all see her as one of the guys, and that's just fine. As long as she gets her athletic scholarship to a powerhouse university. But now there's a new guy in town who threatens her starring position on the team... and has her suddenly wishing to be seen as more than just a teammate. -summary from goodreads.com

Can I begin by saying how much I enjoyed this book?! I devoured it. This is a story based on so much more than just a sporty romance, and I’m so glad I didn’t let my non-football attitude stop me from picking it up! Meet Jordan, Senior quarterback of her high school football team. Although her father disapproves, she is determined on getting a scholarship to play college football. She’s passionate about the sport even though most perceive it to be a boys game. She stands up for herself and doesn’t let others compromise her dreams. (woo whoo! You go girl!)…. Jordans weakness; she doesn’t notice boys the same way other girls do….

This story is not just about Jordan’s love life, it also touches base with her rocky relationship with her father. I understand that he’s just worried about her and doesn’t want her to get hurt, but there were certain scenes in the book where I wanted to smack some sense into him. He was totally being sexist. It’s bad enough that Jordan had to deal with peer pressure, slander, and other not so pleasant things; only to come home and be ridiculed by her father.

Umm.. can I have my own Sam Henry? Jordan's best friend and teammate Sam Henry, was fabulous. He was selfless, sweet, hot and smart. I thought it was the cutest thing how he would spend the night and sleep in the same bed with Jordan… not THAT kind of sleep, the real sleep. I’ll admit, I was totally Team Ty in the beginning, but as the story went on I could feel Jordan loosing interest and so did I.

Winner annouced

Winner of the RAK giveaway:

Ashley C.

Congratulations! If you see this, please check your email and respond asap! 

Winner has 48 to respond if not a new winner will be selected. Thanks so much to all who entered.

Random Acts of Kindness Giveaway Hop

Friday, February 17th is Random Acts of Kindness Day.

To celebrate Mrs. Kathy from I am a Reader not a Writer has teamed up with Read for Your Future to bring you a simple to enter Giveaway Hop.

The dates for this hop are February 17th to 21st.

My Giveaway!-
I will order a paperback copy of both Half-Blood and Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout, for ONE lucky winner! Giveaway is international, if Book Depository ships to your country. Please double check before entering.

Fan girl comment!-
(click on the titles above to read my reviews). I devoured these books, and cannot wait for the sequels.Ms. Armentrout is a talented author and I cannot wait to see what she comes out with next!

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Best of luck!

11 question Meme

Been absent for a while, forgive me? I had a good excuse, I promise! Things have been pretty tough lately, but that changes today. Here's a random post that I wanted to take part of! Thanks, Michelle!

& thank you so much to everyone who stuck around.

11 Question Meme

So, my friend Michelle has tagged me in the 11 Question Meme. Michelle was tagged by Komal with a set of questions she had to answer and now she has given me a set that I have to answer. I thought it'd be fun to join in on the questioning :)haha!


Here are my questions and a little more about me.


1. What was your favorite book you read in high school?  
School wise, The Divine Comedy: Inferno (more of a poem actually, but I loved it). YA wise, Daughters of the Moon (I used to be obsessed with that series.)

2. What makes a great hero in a book? 
Their selflessness. They have to be willing to sacrifice what they most love for the greater good.

3. True or False - All is fair in love and war?  
TRUE! So true.....

4. What was the best gift you ever got? 
Having all four of my grandparents present for my 21st birthday celebration. What can I say, I'm family oriented.

5. What's your favorite word to say out loud? 

good word: easy (easy turbo, easy killer, take it easy, etc.)

bad word: (oh!) shit (you get the idea....)

6. What is one blogging goal you have for this year? 
Be more active, have more giveaways, host some book tours (those are my main 3)

7. What is your guilty pleasure? 
Ice Cream! Ice cream never asks silly questions.... Ice cream understands.

8. How would you describe the perfect setting for writing or reading? 
Reading- home alone, sitting on the couch with multiple blankets while it's raining outside... Oh, and a hot chocolate  :) ahhhh! Heaven!

9. What are the top three songs on your playlist? 

Bon Jovi- We weren't born to follow

Avicii- Levels

David Guetta- Night of your life

10. What are you scared of? 

This is going to sound super lame but I'm scared to look out my windows at night. I'm scared to find a face starring back. Oh and I hate it when I'm trying to kill a spider but then I lose track of it and I become a victim in my own home.

11. What came first - the chicken or the egg?
The Chicken.... But that's just my opinion. Being Catholic I believe in creationism, and it would state that the Chicken came first (but don't quote me, I can't answer that in vein, I am not knowledgeable enough of scripture). 

I think we're supposed to tag 11 other people to participate, but I'll go ahead and leave it open to anyone who is willing. Just copy and answer the same 11 questions Michelle gave me and send me your link so I can check out your post! Have fun :)