Archive for January 2012
Most Anticipated 2012
These are some of the books that I am just way too excited about. Of course, I have thought of some more since posting this. Maybe I'll have to film a part two or something :-)
Kill The TBR Challenge!
It looks pretty bad when someone asks you if you've read a book and all you can say is, "I own it, but I haven't read it." Bookworms, It's time for us to get rid of our TBR Piles. Since you all love reading challenges, I've created one just for that.
Click Here To Enter & For More Details: Kill The TBR ChallengeGood YouTube News!
I've got some good news to share about some copyright issues that I've been fighting and some REALLY good news about me and Google Adsense. Super exciting stuff!
MASSIVE Book Haul
My first Book Vlogger Book Haul! Wooh! Let me know what you guys think
of it. I set a record for 'ums' in this, so you'd better at least give
me a thumbs up for good editing lol. Would you rather watch Book Hauls like this or would you rather watch unboxings?
Steel Book Review
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Jill has fought in dozens of fencing
tournaments, but she has never held a sharpened blade. When she finds a
corroded sword piece on a Caribbean beach, she is instantly intrigued
and pockets it as her own personal treasure.
The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirate's life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get home—one that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.
Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.
The broken tip holds secrets, though, and it transports Jill through time to the deck of a pirate ship. Stranded in the past and surrounded by strangers, she is forced to sign on as crew. But a pirate's life is bloody and brief, and as Jill learns about the dark magic that brought her there, she forms a desperate scheme to get home—one that risks everything in a duel to the death with a villainous pirate captain.
Time travel, swordplay, and romance combine in an original high-seas adventure from New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.
In this review I am trying something a little different. In my most resent endeavor to buy books, I found myself very frustrated with reviews. They were all jibber-jabber and no answers. I often walked away from them more confused about the book than if I had just gone with my instincts. So I've devised a new way of doing my reviews that hopefully might help clear up some of this mess. Watch my video below to see what I mean.
Tempest by Julie Cross Book Trailer
Synopsis: The year is 2009. Nineteen-year-old Jackson Meyer is a normal
guy... he's in college, has a girlfriend... and he can travel back
through time. But it's not like the movies -- nothing changes in the
present after his jumps, there's no space-time continuum issues or
broken flux capacitors -- it's just harmless fun.
That is... until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he's stuck in 2007 and can't get back to the future.
Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.
But it's not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these "Enemies of Time" will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit... or kill him.
Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he's willing to go to save Holly... and possibly the entire world.
That is... until the day strangers burst in on Jackson and his girlfriend, Holly, and during a struggle with Jackson, Holly is fatally shot. In his panic, Jackson jumps back two years to 2007, but this is not like his previous time jumps. Now he's stuck in 2007 and can't get back to the future.
Desperate to somehow return to 2009 to save Holly but unable to return to his rightful year, Jackson settles into 2007 and learns what he can about his abilities.
But it's not long before the people who shot Holly in 2009 come looking for Jackson in the past, and these "Enemies of Time" will stop at nothing to recruit this powerful young time-traveler. Recruit... or kill him.
Piecing together the clues about his father, the Enemies of Time, and himself, Jackson must decide how far he's willing to go to save Holly... and possibly the entire world.
SWITCHED Giveaway WINNER!
The
giveaway went very smoothly with hardly any hiccups. I've learned a few
things to keep in mind for my next giveaway (Maybe we'll do another one
later this month.) and I think Rafflecopter was a very useful tool.
Thanks for entering everyone! Congrats to the winner!
Cinder Book Trailer
Synopsis: Humans and androids
crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the
population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make
their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
In this thrilling debut young adult novel, the first of a quartet, Marissa Meyer introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted new world that’s enthralling.
Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.
In this thrilling debut young adult novel, the first of a quartet, Marissa Meyer introduces readers to an unforgettable heroine and a masterfully crafted new world that’s enthralling.