tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27589685459753631372024-03-14T10:04:15.537-07:00Book KritikJust another Kritik ♥Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-53419223169739202452011-01-10T17:05:00.000-08:002011-01-10T17:26:29.266-08:00In My Mailbox #6<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/" style="color: #b35802; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Story Siren</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">.</span> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: 16.8px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16.8px; line-height: 20px;">IMM is basically a summary of what books I've gotten/received in the week of 12/26-1/10</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">I really haven't received many books or bought many. I've been vacationing this break and well, i'm slacking. But now, its onto reading!</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I didn't expect <u>Sing me to sleep</u> by Angela Morrison. It looks like a great read and it's signed by the author! Thank you Miss Morrison! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">BTW, I just finished FANG! Did I ever say how much I love the Maximum Ride series?! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fang, left me a little numb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I mean i'm still processing everything and well, I don't want to ruin anything. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, the next book of the series, Angel, comes out next month! February 14, 2011!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Who else is hyped up? I know I am!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I went online and found that the first 8 chapters of Angel are on Patterson's website! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To have a sneak peek at them go <a href="http://jamespatterson.com/books_maximumRideSeven.php#excerpts">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So what was your last read? Did you like it? If not, why not?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have a lot of reading to catch up on, reviews to write and homework to do so lets hope I develop supernatural powers. Or something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hey, a kid can dream.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><br />
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</b></u></span></span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-80949586506669161152011-01-09T16:51:00.000-08:002011-01-09T16:51:14.881-08:00Still alive. I think.<div style="text-align: center;">So i'm back from Cancun! Well I was back two days ago but needed time to fix well, life. </div><div style="text-align: center;">School work and whatnot. So i'm back and reading!</div><div style="text-align: center;">First off, i'd like to thank everyone and anyone who has visited my blog in my absence or even before! Thank you, only THREE more followers until 150!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I appreciate you all, really!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/ouchthis/th_v33.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/ouchthis/th_v33.gif" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">January 15, is when my Amazon git card giveaway ends! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So check that out <a href="http://book-kritik.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazon-gift-card-giveaway.html">here</a>!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also, WELCOME TO 2011!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I should really change my layout. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Actually, i'll redo the whole blog in honor of the new year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anyways, a IMM post coming soon. Back to reading and reviewing.</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-86715266946585670122010-12-26T14:59:00.000-08:002010-12-26T15:05:48.561-08:00In My Mailbox #5<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Remember to check out my $25 amazon gift card. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left;">Possible Three-Four winners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; 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<div style="text-align: center;">Another surprise came in last week as well.<br />
A "I love vampires" book lamp! Its so adorable! Fits right in the palm of your hand!<br />
Thanks <a href="http://nocturnalbites.blogspot.com/">Nocturnal Bites</a>! <3</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">So what did you guys receive in your mailbox? What was your favorite Christmas gift that you received? Mines probably was the face of my siblings when they opened the gifts I got them! (I'm pretty cheesy)</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So, it's finally snowing up here in NY! I know we're really late on this but nevertheless, its beautiful! I hear its going to be 16 inches so tomorrow I know what i'm doing!<br />
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</span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-22710314503054544382010-12-26T13:55:00.000-08:002010-12-26T14:06:26.499-08:00Last Sacrifice Winners!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279653173l/6527740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279653173l/6527740.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So first, i'm sorry for not posting. The holidays are here and well it's busy in New York! So now onto the winners.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After counting all the entries and using random.org the winners are</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Andrea/Purplg8r and Aik Chen! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope you guys enjoy the books. I know I LOVED it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The winners are notified and have 3 days to respond or i'll pick a new winner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So I hope you guys have a great holiday break! Remember, the Amazon Gift Card giveaway is still <a href="http://book-kritik.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazon-gift-card-giveaway.html">open</a>! </div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-24571772609587457252010-12-22T14:49:00.000-08:002010-12-22T14:49:57.387-08:00Vampire Diaries & Emily The Strange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Are you a big fan of Emily The Strange or The Vampire Diaries series? Well now you can read the WHOLE book for free at Harper Teen. Well to be more specific you can read</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://browseinside.harperteen.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061452291">Emily The Strange: The Lost Days </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lvnar0wY8qo/TQU3I2YMY9I/AAAAAAAABJY/WYUvhaP6gxI/s1600/Emily+the+Strange+The+Lost+Days.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_lvnar0wY8qo/TQU3I2YMY9I/AAAAAAAABJY/WYUvhaP6gxI/s320/Emily+the+Strange+The+Lost+Days.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">AND </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://browseinside.harperteen.com/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061720772&utm_source=fb&utm_medium=sm&utm_content=pitchdark&utm_campaign=tvdreturnnightfallBI">The Vampire Diaries: The Return: Nightfall</a> by L.J Smith</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mobileddl.com/files/image/Vampire-Diaries-The-ReturnNightfall-ebook-2010-02-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.mobileddl.com/files/image/Vampire-Diaries-The-ReturnNightfall-ebook-2010-02-03.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So go <a href="http://browseinside.harperteen.com/browseinsidemain.aspx">here</a> for more for full access for both these books.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To be honest, I haven't read The Vampire Diaries. But now that i'm looking more into the book and what it's about I think I might give it a go. Plus who doesn't love some romance and paranormal books?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-76301960520084841772010-12-16T18:23:00.001-08:002010-12-16T19:12:00.757-08:00Blog Hop (3) + Follow Friday (2)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
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<div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This week's question comes from Alex who blogs at <b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://geekonthebrink.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0c02cf; text-decoration: underline;">Geek on the Brink</a></span></b>:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"></div></div></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> "What do you consider the most important in a story: the plot or the characters?"</span></b></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b><u>My answer:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Definitely the characters. I've seen many overused plots many times but what makes them different from each other is the characters. The characters are what define the plot and bring in the reader.The plot can be amazing and unique but unless they it has awesome characters then it's no story at all. Sure the plot is what brings you in the book when reading the synopsis but it's the characters that make you stay.<br />
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<center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" /></a></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;">Follow Friday is a meme hosted at <b><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/" style="color: #63277d; text-decoration: none;">Parajunkee's View</a></b></span> </center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; line-height: 18px;">What did you study in college, or are currently studying and did it lead to your current 9 to 5 or are you doing something totally different?</span></center><center style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Trebuchet, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="color: white;"><br />
</div><div><div style="font-size: 13px;">I am not in college yet. Still in high school so i'm unable to answer this but I know I want to become a teacher when I do attend college so thats a main priority. I'm also thinking about becoming a writer. And a sky diver. Heck I want to be a Author/teacher/blogger/ASTRONAUT.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS14/10075621.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/mirrors/images/images/pao/AS14/10075621.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">As they say, dream big start small.</span></i></span></div></div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div></span></span></span></center><center>If your here from the hop(s) feel free to comment/follow and i'll be sure to do the same! Also remember to check out my Last Sacrifice and $25 Amazon Gift Card giveaway!</center>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-38096836410044098582010-12-13T15:13:00.003-08:002010-12-21T03:59:04.247-08:00Review:(ARC) Falling Under by Gwen Hayes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1273082012l/7948945.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;">re<img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1273082012l/7948945.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Title</b>- Falling Under</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Author</b>- Gwen Hayes</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b>Publisher-</b>New American Library</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Want to read an excerpt? Read the first chapter <a href="http://www.gwenhayes.com/excerpt.html">here</a>! I liked the first chapter a lot. Started with a BANG!</span></span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">First, as a couple of reviewers have said, the books starts off a little slow.To me the story picked up and got a little more interesting around chapter 18 and there's a total of 26 chapters so that says a lot. Actually to be more specific, it picked up when they went into the world of 'Under'. Not going to say much about that.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The MC, Theia, was raised by a strict father and is portrayed as someone who is independent and rational.Basically more mature than those around her. So how come almost ALL of the decisions she makes in the story are irrational and stupid? Yeah, love blinds you, blagh blagh but seriously? She meets this guy from her dream in real life and the second she sees him she goes gaga. Of course this was obvious from the synopsis but she doesn't even know him yet she feels more attracted to him. From the synopsis it even states she's willing to 'give up her soul' to be with him. What kind of rational character does that? In the book she certainly has given up her common sense might as well give up her soul while shes at it.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Haden on the other hand has his own agenda. He is there for another reason but he soon begins to feel something for Theia to the point where he is teasing her and then pushing her away. Claiming that if they touch then terrible things would happen like global warming. Oh wait that already exists</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> So then they touch. And as<a href="http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/2010/12/book-review-falling-under-by-gwen-hayes.html"> Laura </a>would put it</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #747474; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">"Imagine my disappointment when they to do finally touch and their heads don’t explode and the world doesn’t collapse in upon itself"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #747474; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #747474; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><b><u>This</u></b> is exactly how I felt. If you could only read how many times Haden told a <s>horny</s> <s>desperate</s> <b><u>confused</u> </b>Theia they couldn't touch because 'bad things would happen'. It pissed me off. I expected him to eat her or something. That would have made the story more believable. Other than that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Haden didn't really have much of a personality in my opinion but was much better and bearable than Theia.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"> </span><br />
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</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">The plot was unique and original. I really liked the concept of 'stranger in my dreams coming out in real life'. It has some original twists but the whole thing was predictable and didn't really surprise me as he revealed what he was. The characters were flat and I just couldn't get into it at all. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Laura at <a href="http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/">Read Between The Lines </a>also reviewed Falling under. To check out the review go <a href="http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/2010/12/book-review-falling-under-by-gwen-hayes.html">here</a></span>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-73838187720706990272010-12-10T20:58:00.000-08:002010-12-12T09:09:23.716-08:00In My Mailbox #4<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm actually waiting to read Last Sacrifice till I get a chance to reread all the other books.<br />
That way it's better and I can enjoy the stories better.<br />
Currently reading Nightshade and it's a bit weird but i'm only just starting.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Have you read any of these books? If so what was your opinion? </div><b><u><br />
</u></b>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-9205833944513002062010-12-08T18:37:00.000-08:002010-12-09T14:42:12.107-08:00Last Sacrifice Giveaway+Amazon Gift Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/holiday/Christmas-gifts-1383.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://www.wallpaperez.info/wallpaper/holiday/Christmas-gifts-1383.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So yesterday was a special day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Why?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I saved a life! How? By Donating blood!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Huh? That's not what you were thinking? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Oh, thats right! LAST SACRIFICE CAME OUT YESTERDAY!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The anticipated book of 2010 has finally been released! The final book of The Vampire Academy series is coming to a end at last! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I know, it saddens me too! But don't fret, Richelle Mead has announced a new series.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> One with the characters we've come to know and love!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">More info on it is to be announced</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So now for the giveaway!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not only am I celebrating the release of Vampire Academy I am also excited to announce that I am over 50 Followers! So this giveaway is more of a way to thank each and every one of you! It means so much to me that anyone even took an interest to my blog and I just really appreciate you guys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/ouchthis/5_004.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.cute-factor.com/images/smilies/ouchthis/5_004.gif" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So as my way of saying thanks I am hosting TWO giveaways (Two seperate posts for each giveaway. Link to amazon giveaway<a href="http://book-kritik.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazon-gift-card-giveaway.html"> here</a>.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">TWO lucky followers will be able to receive a copy of <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6527740-last-sacrifice">Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead!</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279653173l/6527740.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1279653173l/6527740.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Who wouldn't want this beauty?</span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><u><br />
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<li><b><u>Must follow blog in order to participate</u></b></li>
<li><b><u>Giveaway ends December 25, 2010. </u></b></li>
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I am in need of a banner and button for my blog so here's extra entries for you creative people! If your good at photoshop/gimp/etc and if you can create a button and banner for me you get +5 entries in one of the giveaways or even both! Email me at ramblingchick@gmail.com to find out the details of the banner and button. I would really appreciate if you could help me out here! :></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><u><u>Bonus Entries</u>: </u></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+3 for leaving a comment on this post on what your favorite part of christmas is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+5 for creating a button or banner for me (email me)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+2 for following me on<u style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"> t</u>witter (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BookKritik">http://twitter.com/#!/BookKritik</a>) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+2 for making a blog post on this giveaway </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+2 for sharing on side bar </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+2 for tweeting </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;">+2 for anywhere else you share</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>Fill out form <a href="https://spreadsheets1.google.com/viewform?formkey=dG45NEMwMTRuaGpPWlY5YVlUUkw4Y3c6MQ">HERE</a></u></b></span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-15317285158864790282010-12-08T18:36:00.000-08:002010-12-16T09:29:20.233-08:00Amazon Gift Card Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGPNx9vShrUTgWNLpE7FcISLjRJ_ftZ0VzG5J08wvFvv7pF7qAsA" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQGPNx9vShrUTgWNLpE7FcISLjRJ_ftZ0VzG5J08wvFvv7pF7qAsA" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this giveaway i'm giving away a $25 Amazon Gift Card!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One Lucky follower (International too) will be able to win this. But wait, there's <i><b>more.</b></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I get 150 followers before the end of this giveaway I'll throw in a $15 amazon gift card! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<li style="text-align: left;"><b><u>Giveaway ends January 15, 2011.</u></b></li>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Also, I am in need of a banner and button for my blog so here's extra entries for you creative people! If your good at photoshop/gimp/etc and if you can create a button and banner for me you get +5 entries in one of the giveaways or even both! Email me at ramblingchick@gmail.com to find out the details of the banner and button. I would really appreciate if you could help me out here! :></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Bonus Entries</u>:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+3 for leaving a comment on this post on what your favorite part of christmas is</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+5 for creating a button or banner for me (email me)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+2 for following me on twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BookKritik">http://twitter.com/#!/BookKritik</a>) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+2 for making a blog post on this giveaway </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+2 for sharing on side bar</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+2 for tweeting</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">+2 for anywhere else you share</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Fill out form <a href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dEdtMGMtMGJyd0dEWHZUNEgzNm5rU3c6MQ">here</a></span></b>.</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com56tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-13994369866054546452010-12-04T16:28:00.000-08:002010-12-08T19:47:25.553-08:00That Song In your Head<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYeLAS5COiMKpHbNsNI4fTzU90ugjJ-tMsU18uz_Mbb9NUzoPiE6OagW-lxOsXkMyKw_oKUFvIuXbK0etEcHq1m3anyyuv5-a7nmsRWdsBgxUqTN1K70iJyxfM-SqyKZd4rDKNW5e_lWq/s1600/monkey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYeLAS5COiMKpHbNsNI4fTzU90ugjJ-tMsU18uz_Mbb9NUzoPiE6OagW-lxOsXkMyKw_oKUFvIuXbK0etEcHq1m3anyyuv5-a7nmsRWdsBgxUqTN1K70iJyxfM-SqyKZd4rDKNW5e_lWq/s320/monkey.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 19px;">That Song In Your Head is basically that awesome/annoying song that just won't leave your head. We've all been there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">Today was a weird day. I've had more than one band stuck in my head, leaving me distracted from doing my daily chores (curse you catchy tunes!)</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">So today I'm bringing i'm sharing the three songs that have plagued my brain!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">First Up, OneRepublic -</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">Ever since I heard them i've been mesmerized by their songs and love them!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">One song of theirs is currently stuck in my head and well what better way to to share the song than with you guys!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">Plus, the video is great and BEA-U-TI-FUL.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Next Up, Muse-</div><div style="text-align: center;">Don't Know Muse? MUSE?<br />
Muse is my number ONE band. I love their songs and I get sucked into the lyrics every time I hear them!<br />
Now this particular song is in my top 10 favorite songs and has had me jamming and jumping to it all day.<br />
Th video isn't that great so I'd recommend closing your eyes while listening to it.<br />
Much more better.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally we have Katy Perry</div><div style="text-align: center;">Now I enjoy listening to Katy. Not my favorite singer but this video made me more of a fan than before.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Plus, the song is really cute and the video is just so BEAUTIFUL! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So what song is stuck in your head? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">Anyone can join! Just make a post in your blog sharing what song is stuck in your head or just leave a comment! I love listening and finding new songs!</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 19px;"><br />
</span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-78835017863982238222010-12-04T14:48:00.000-08:002010-12-04T15:23:19.634-08:00In My Mailbox #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/" style="font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The Story Siren</span></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">.</span> </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">IMM is basically a summary of what books I've gotten/received in the week of 11/27-12/4!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So i'm first still reading Angelfire (couple chapters till the end) so i'm sorry for holding off on the review! But I can guarantee that the book is a great read! I'll make the review extra juicy!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So what's my IMM this week?</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1282736244l/8848401.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1282736244l/8848401.jpg" width="133" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"></span></span></span></a><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JqWaVsBBL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51JqWaVsBBL.jpg" width="133" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290045178l/9723262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1290045178l/9723262.jpg" width="133" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">(The 'Her Angel' series has contains mature content. Not suitable for people under 18)</span></span></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><br />
</span></span></span></u></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So thanks to the author of <u>Her Angel</u> series, Felicity Heaton AND fellow blogger <a href="http://bookinitalong.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Bookin it Along</span></a> for the three e-books! </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphendD-poL8RLzxNdAHaUPXkZ8tO2GUn1oZTwCqoXlsOtSwL8DZb8cxjwtFfDnBuCvGR_oOq7qd414m5yImw_Yx_b-qz0uVnpH9nU-JtVySGhTcDO5hUia_M19K4YKU9nBgkYq3ezEowi_j/s1600/Picture0030.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyphenhyphendD-poL8RLzxNdAHaUPXkZ8tO2GUn1oZTwCqoXlsOtSwL8DZb8cxjwtFfDnBuCvGR_oOq7qd414m5yImw_Yx_b-qz0uVnpH9nU-JtVySGhTcDO5hUia_M19K4YKU9nBgkYq3ezEowi_j/s320/Picture0030.jpg" width="320" /></span></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Pay no mind to the creepy girl behind the sexy book</span></span></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">I'll certainly treasure this beauty! I'll review it in the near future, especially because it'd help me out in some of the challenges and this book seems like a REALLY good read from what i've read in reviews (Trying so hard to restrain myself from reading!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Heres the Synopsis for<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7948945-falling-under">Falling Under</a>:</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Theia Alderson has always led a sheltered life in the small California town of Serendipity Falls. But when a devastatingly handsome boy appears in the halls of her school, Theia knows she's seen Haden before- not around town, but in her dreams.<br />
As the Haden of both the night and the day beckons her closer one moment and pushes her away the next, the only thing Theia knows for sure is that the incredible pull she feels towards him is stronger than her fear.<br />
And when she discovers what Haden truly is, Theia's not sure if she wants to resist him, even if the cost is her soul."</span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238274511l/472331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238274511l/472331.jpg" width="129" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216854551l/3777732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216854551l/3777732.jpg" width="131" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268869615l/6487308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1268869615l/6487308.jpg" width="124" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/472331.Watchmen">Watchmen</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small; line-height: 19px;">was given by a friend of mine</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3777732-city-of-glass">City Of Glass</a> was taken from the library (I'm loving this series)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6487308-fallen">Fallen</a> (Bought)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So that's all! Fell free to share your IMM in the comment section below! I love checking out others IMM!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">So what book are you eagerly waiting to get this week?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Whether it's from the library, store or even a from friend.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;">(I'm waiting for Last Sacrifice! I'm really eager for Richelle to come to NY to get Last Sacrifice and get it signed! I'll be giving out Last Sacrifice and perhaps signed too!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1238274511l/472331.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; color: black;"></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"></span></span></span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-15786306516310563582010-12-03T14:02:00.000-08:002010-12-03T14:20:24.881-08:00Into the World Reading Challenge!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://intotheoldworldchallenge.blogspot.com/" title="Into The Old World Reading Challenge"><img alt="Into The Old World Reading Challenge" src="http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae135/Bandais_stuff/readingchbanner.png" style="border: none;" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">So I'm taking up another challenge! (It'll be the last on for now!)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Basically It's to read any books before 2009!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Hosts : <a href="http://splashofourworlds.blogspot.com/" style="color: #996611; text-decoration: none;">Splash of Our Worlds</a> and <a href="http://books-love-affair.blogspot.com/" style="color: #996611; text-decoration: none;">My Love Affair With Books</a></b></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Starts: 1st January 2011</b></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Ends: 31st December 2011</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My list of books are:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Vampire Academy - Richelle Mead</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">Vampirates - Justin Somper</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20px;"></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen</span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Stied Larsson</span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Time's Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffegger</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">House Of Night - Cast</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That's it for now. I know ill read more book so i'll add them to this list when I read them!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div></div></div><div style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #333333; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br />
</b></div></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-29637011152631652162010-12-02T19:00:00.000-08:002010-12-03T02:04:08.694-08:00Follow Friday + Blog Hop<center><a href="http://www.parajunkee.com/search/label/FF" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4710921228_bf32d46f6d_o.png" /></span></a></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">To join the fun and make now book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><div style="margin-left: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px;"><div><br />
<h3 style="color: #f1c232; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; position: relative;">What do you do besides reading / reviewing as a hobby??</h3><div style="font-size: 13px;">I do Tae Kwon Do after School. I really love it and it's my second favorite hobby! I joined approximately 3-4 years ago and ever since I fell in love. At first I was reluctant (I used to be afraid of everything!) until my mom forced me and I came to learn how to defend myself. Plus it really helps you out in dangerous situations.<br />
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I live in New York so Crime isn't uncommon here. One time when coming home at night I was alone and I knew somebody was following me. It turned out that the guy tried to grab my purse but to his surprise I kicked him where the sun don't shine and punched him. So I'm really grateful for not getting harmed that day.<br />
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Plus Tae practice is just a blast.</div><div style="font-size: 13px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVdZ1ZRF4yCokmULPtwtcHpOlcW38iGkGH-k7vZHQg5NFH_NXB" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSVdZ1ZRF4yCokmULPtwtcHpOlcW38iGkGH-k7vZHQg5NFH_NXB" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">This is pretty much what happens most of the time...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBzuKBlmcnT6pmZnGcY4dgatEHN1s0CqLj6JpsgTYVFmb84BUO9ozyXrSbtg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBzuKBlmcnT6pmZnGcY4dgatEHN1s0CqLj6JpsgTYVFmb84BUO9ozyXrSbtg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Currently i'm a Red belt with Black Stripe (One stripe away from Black!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">So I guess one would refer to me as a 'Kick Ass Nerd' (too corny?)</div><br />
<a href="http://www.crazy-for-books.com/"><img alt="Book Blogger Hop" height="150" src="http://i595.photobucket.com/albums/tt34/crazybookblog/cfbmemebutton-2.png" width="150" /></a><br />
My second Blog Hop!<br />
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<div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This week's question comes from Marce who blogs at <a href="http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/" style="color: #0c02cf; text-decoration: underline;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Tea Time With Marce</span></b></a>:</span></div><div style="color: #cc0000;"></div></div></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> "What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?"</span></b></span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Well I don't really know how to answer this one. I just recently started blogging so reviewing a book I didn't enjoy wasn't much of a problem. Plus as I have said before, I have a higher threshold than most people and even if a book REALLY is horrible, i'd probably get something out of it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u>On other subjects-</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b><u></u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"> Tomorrow I am posting my review for Angelfire so that should be interesting.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">And next week i'll be holding my first giveaway! I'll be giving away a $30-40 amazon gift card! More details to come later! (It'll be US only and only to followers) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">I'm also thinking of adding a Last Sacrifice Giveaway! Richelle is coming to New York so i'll probably get copies signed! Not sure if anyone would be interested but if so then leave a comment and i'll see how many copies to get signed for the giveaway.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTh0KgIr8DbvR5iw7XvIziBkEoP4ild7LcegIqgpdMl66wqOhSC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTh0KgIr8DbvR5iw7XvIziBkEoP4ild7LcegIqgpdMl66wqOhSC" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div></div></div></span></center>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-63020672862977937962010-12-02T11:12:00.000-08:002010-12-02T11:15:39.165-08:00Mama's Holiday Wish list Giveaway!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://todaysmama.com/files/2010/11/wishlist.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://todaysmama.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Todays Mama</span></a> is hosting a really HUGE giveaway! She's teamed up with GameStop to give away an </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">XBOX 360 250 GB with Kinect, a Nintendo Red Wii Bundle, Nintendo Red DSi XL Bundles, plus a ONE THOUSAND DOLLAR Gamestop gift card. Awesome, right? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: 20px;">(I really need a new DS mines broke apart haha)</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So how do you enter this giveaway? Go </span><a href="http://todaysmama.com/2010/11/mamas-holiday-wish-list-2010/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">here</span></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://bit.ly/tmwishlist" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">TodaysMama</span></a></strong> <strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">and </strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">GameStop</a></strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> ar</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">e giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. What is your holiday wish for your family? My holiday wish is for my family to get together again. We've been having some issues and a divorce recently occurred. It kinda hurts to see my siblings affected by the divorce so I just want my parents to get together for at last this one day. </strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2. What is your Christmas morning / Hanukkah Nightly tradition?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Our tradition is to stay up on christmas eve and at twelve we eat dinner. After we're done we go back to Christmas tree and "somehow" the gifts "magically" appear under the tree. </strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">We don't really do the Christmas Morning thing.</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. If you could ask Santa for one, completely decadent wish for yourself, what would it be?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></strong><b>I guess i'd want Santa to give me a scholarship for college. Seriously. Others want toys, video games and all that but I just want me some money for college. But I guess what I want after that would be the Iphone </b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>4</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: small; line-height: normal;"><a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSX5LM5x7swJn6F9x1rEju-xEF6TFDUtaEyrRQwDI4B08prB2Rs" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSX5LM5x7swJn6F9x1rEju-xEF6TFDUtaEyrRQwDI4B08prB2Rs" width="127" /></span></a></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Look at the thing, ti's BEA-U-TI-FULL.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4. How do you make the holidays special without spending any money?</strong></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Well we just need a good warm dinner, tree and our family. Were THAT type of family. We actually did three Christmases without gifts and it was still as great as the other ones. </b></span></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5. What games did you play with your family growing up?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>A game we grew up playing? I don't think we ever really had a game. If it's Christmas wise, the game we play requires us to purchase this 'bread' and in the bread are three little white figurines. Whoever gets the figurine has to do the chores for a month. It's a tradition. </b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">6. What holiday tradition have you carried on from your own childhood?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>See the answer of the question above for this.</b></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">7. Where would you go for a Christmas/Hanukkah-away-from-home trip?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I would go to Mexico. It is BEAUTIFUL there during Christmas. I went there once and it was brilliant and the people were so friendly too! I live in New York so I know how flashy it gets over here but New York is just a speck of Light to what Mexico has. The food there is so great too and well Christmas without the snow is just so much better to me! </strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">8. Check out <a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">GameStop</span></a></strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> (link to: </strong><a href="http://bit.ly/gamestop10" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">http://bit.ly/gamestop10</span></a><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">) and tell us, what are the three top items on your GameStop Wish List this year?</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">1. Xbox 360 (I don</strong><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">t really care for the Kinect) </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://todaysmama.com/files/2010/11/xbox-kinect-400x449.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://todaysmama.com/files/2010/11/xbox-kinect-400x449.png" width="285" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. A DSi for the one I broke!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5mBOGWNCq8dDe4C8116U55CJ_Tr9VKWP6jdHV5Hxzah62D-39Cw" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" src="http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5mBOGWNCq8dDe4C8116U55CJ_Tr9VKWP6jdHV5Hxzah62D-39Cw" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3. And finally a PSP. My brother has been asking for one for three years now and I guess this year I want to get it for him!</strong></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><b>So that's it! Go to her blog right <a href="http://todaysmama.com/2010/11/mamas-holiday-wish-list-2010/">here</a> to learn more about this!</b></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-32694092319370486502010-12-01T17:05:00.000-08:002010-12-03T17:54:34.543-08:00Giveaways!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJPVTyaxpiQ-JD_B24q92EvyujFZ-SJtwRoyyekvTA8sEuIBZ0xdjx6rv5oBxxK0h-k2p3umsSXbRnZf4B15izLv__5K9YvNTC_zmv6XNZy1OeXifen6iVVvvGknHWYwmVrtFB0cU228/s320/Picture+2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSJPVTyaxpiQ-JD_B24q92EvyujFZ-SJtwRoyyekvTA8sEuIBZ0xdjx6rv5oBxxK0h-k2p3umsSXbRnZf4B15izLv__5K9YvNTC_zmv6XNZy1OeXifen6iVVvvGknHWYwmVrtFB0cU228/s320/Picture+2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://eatingyabooks.blogspot.com/">Eating YA books</a> is celebrating her one year anniversary! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For every day, for 21 days, they'll give out one book! (Most of them being ARC!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here is the list of books they're giving out!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;"></span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-size: 13px; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #7f6000;">Here is the list of books and the days they will be posted for the giveaway:</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day one: <i>Delirium</i> (ARC) by Lauren Oliver</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day two: <i>Entice</i> (ARC) by Carrie Jones<i></i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day three: <i>Demonglass</i> (ARC) by Rachel Hawkins</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day four: <i>Personal Demons</i> by Lisa Desrochers</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day five: <i>The Chaos</i> (ARC) by Rachel Ward</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day six: <i>Keeper </i>by Kathi Appelt</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day seven: <i>Dark Goddess</i> (ARC) by Sarwat Chadda</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day eight: <i>We All Fall Down</i> (ARC) by Nic Sheff</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day nine: <i>The Story of Beautiful Girl</i> by Rachel Simon</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day ten: <i>Desire of the Dead</i> (ARC) by Kimberly Derting</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day eleven: <i>The Anti-prom</i> (ARC) by Abby McDonald</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day twevle: <i>Belladonna</i> (ARC) by Mary Finn</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day thirteen: <i>The Little Giant of Aberdeen County</i> by Tiffany Baker</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day fourteen: <i>Clarity</i> (ARC) by Kim Harrington</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day fifteen: <i>Nightspell</i> (ARC) by Leah Cypess</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day sixteen: Mercy by Rebecca Lim</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day seventeen: <i>She Loves You She Loves you Not </i>(ARC) by Julie Anne Peters<br />
Day eighteen: <i>The Comet's Curse</i> by Com Testa</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day nineteen: <i>Plague</i> (ARC) by Michael Grant</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day twenty: <i>Across the Universe</i> (ARC) by Beth Revis</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;">Day twenty-one: <i>Cloaked</i> (signed ARC copy) by Alex Flinn</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Personally, i'm excited for most of these books!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For entry form and rules go <a href="http://eatingyabooks.blogspot.com/2010/12/21-day-blogoversary-and-birthday-bash.html">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another great giveaway I found was a Freefall Giveaway! Hosted by <a href="http://www.fictionall.com/">Finctionall</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41N6U+3eSbL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41N6U+3eSbL.jpg" width="227" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Where not only one but TWO winners have a chance to get a signed copy of Freefall! (And a Harry Potter Scarf for the cold!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Already own Freefall? Then you get a list of other paperback books that you can win!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To see the official rules and to enter go <a href="http://www.fictionall.com/2010/12/freefall-contest.html">here</a>. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://agoodaddiction.blogspot.com/"> A good addiction</a> is hosting a giveaway for a signed ARC of Angelfire and The Replacement! All you gotta do is go <a href="http://agoodaddiction.blogspot.com/">here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To win</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5Vgg30Tnv3w/TPgU4LDq_nI/AAAAAAAAAVA/5xhT5qeLAr8/s320/7966006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_5Vgg30Tnv3w/TPgU4LDq_nI/AAAAAAAAAVA/5xhT5qeLAr8/s320/7966006.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Want to win an ARC of Hexbound? Then go </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://mystifyingparanormalreviews.blogspot.com/2010/12/arc-giveaway-hexbound-by-chloe-neill.html">here for the rules.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JYoJrYmEEcIFI2Cta1sFeMl3e3t4hzItXbWGFmmjR-3_lAjYWjJzm-ljlvJ-yZRBGdYjUt2M22-SwJiDdua99smaL-b2H4c7Q7vyCKFDvBsXmwdfmAoW1zaxAwWJs40RyExtr7MQHPoa/s320/branded+front+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0JYoJrYmEEcIFI2Cta1sFeMl3e3t4hzItXbWGFmmjR-3_lAjYWjJzm-ljlvJ-yZRBGdYjUt2M22-SwJiDdua99smaL-b2H4c7Q7vyCKFDvBsXmwdfmAoW1zaxAwWJs40RyExtr7MQHPoa/s320/branded+front+cover.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The author of Branded is giving out copies of her YA novel!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://kearytaylor.blogspot.com/">Keary Taylor</a> is now at the end of her book tour and you can win her novel right <a href="http://kearytaylor.blogspot.com/2010/11/branded-giveaway.html">here.</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally (hopefully!) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285634821l/8235178.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1285634821l/8235178.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The author of Angelfire is giving away books! ARC of her book and others! This week she's giving away </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><u>Across The Universe</u> by Beth Revis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To win this book and check out other books she's giving out go <a href="http://courtney-allison.blogspot.com/">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So all for today! If I find more giveaways today, i'll add it to this post!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good luck!</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-20941081482303919092010-12-01T03:34:00.000-08:002010-12-01T03:34:01.118-08:00This Made My Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you haven't read about this yet, then here is the link</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.kcra.com/news/24569718/detail.html">Gorilla DS party</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Basically a kid drops his DS at the zoo and well, the pictures explain what happened next.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/08-Aug/09/Gorilla/gorilla-ds-2--article_image.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="285" src="http://static.gamesradar.com/images/mb/GamesRadar/us/Daily/2010/08-Aug/09/Gorilla/gorilla-ds-2--article_image.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-28601272052070581962010-11-30T11:32:00.000-08:002010-11-30T11:36:03.783-08:00Teaser Tuesday: Angelfire by Courtney Allison Moulton<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://shouldbereading.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/teasertuesdays31.jpg?w=128&h=81&h=81" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://shouldbereading.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/teasertuesdays31.jpg?w=128&h=81&h=81" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/" style="color: #b35802; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Should Be Reading</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">Anyone can play along! Just do the following:</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">* Grab your current read</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;">* Open to a random page</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"><div style="text-align: center;">* Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cccccc; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">* </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="color: red; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)</span></span></div></span><br />
<div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">* Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;">Today My teaser is from Angelfire</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1288026662l/7285498.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1288026662l/7285498.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, san-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 17px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"Is it a real soul reaper?" I asked. "Is that true? Can it destroy my soul?" </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">"That's possible," she said.</span> (P.216)</blockquote>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-66463369451084396202010-11-30T03:59:00.000-08:002010-11-30T11:36:21.620-08:00Giveaways and Debutante Event!<center><a href="http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/"><img border="0" src="http://oi52.tinypic.com/6izc7l.jpg" /></a></center><center><br />
</center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">First, I want to say thank you to all my followers well, for following me and for the new ones as well! I love it when I receive comments on my posts! </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">On to srz business. Today I found a really awesome giveaway hosted by <a href="http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/">Bad Ass Bookie</a> called the Debutante Event! What is it? Well basically it's a way to welcome New Authors in the YA genre with their book coming out in 2011! </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">With this, they're giving away lots of prizes and I mean lots of 'Swag' (bookmarks, cards, etc)</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://badassbookie.blogspot.com/2010/11/updates-on-2011-debutante-event.html">To see what you can win go here</a>,</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br />
</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">So just head on over to her blog and check out the official rules! </span></center>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-11987047382202124832010-11-29T17:23:00.000-08:002010-12-06T16:23:40.474-08:00Review: Delirium by Lauren Oliver<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1280553740l/7686667.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1280553740l/7686667.jpg" width="211" /></span></span></a></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Title- </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Delirium </span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Author</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Lauren Oliver</span><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Publisher</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- HarperTeen</span><br />
<a href="http://book-kritik.blogspot.com/2010/11/upcoming-reviews-at-first-glance_26.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">At First Glance</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">-<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"> opinion before reading the book based on the synopsis, reviews I have read and cover attraction.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Plot</span></b></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">- Once known as one of the strongest emotions a human can feel, Love has become a threat to mankind. In the Old days Love was known as a good thing and even sought out. That is, until scientists figured out that Love or referred in the book as 'Amor Deliria Nervosa' is the cause of many things that were known as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, heart disease and more. In <u>Delirium</u> scientists have found a way to extract/eradicate love and have demanded that all citizens receive the procedure at the age of eighteen. In the book we also see the government making most of the decisions such as who everyone marries, their jobs and even control what literature they should read (list of banned books in Delirium can be found <a href="http://www.laurenoliverbooks.com/forbidden_books.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">here</span></a>.)</span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Lena, the MC of the book is not only close to turning eighteen she WANTS this disease that is inside of her to be removed. Everyone reminds her of how easy life is after the procedure: Carefree, happy, no worries. Lena is of course, eats this stuff up and eagerly awaits the procedure. Not to mention her family history with members who have fallen victim to deliria, such as her mother who resisted the cure and eventually committing suicide, putting her to shame among society. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ninety-Five days before her procedure she meets Alex. A mysterious guy and she does what is looked down upon in her community and what she fears most. She falls in love.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So as I have stated before, the premise for this story is just so COMPLETELY out there. I mean Love causing diseases? Really? I doubt in this world that anyone would be willing to line up to get this 'cure'. But I have to admit, other than that the plot was pretty damn good. In the book we see the pressures that Lena faces in society. The girls unable to associate with boys because of the risk of them developing 'deliria' and the rules that are imposed on them shows us how much the government really wants to keep this 'deliria/disease' down as well as the consequences of the disease.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> Another main issue we constantly see is Lena's struggle to fight of the disease-Love- she has for Alex. Unlike many stories where the MC female falls in love with a male at first sight (Cough, Twilight, cough) Her love develops throughout the whole story. Which makes it much more believable and relatable. Not only do I feel sympathy for Lena I can actually LIKE her as a character. In many reviews i've read I see that the issue of her not 'seeing what is actually happening around her' is brought up a lot. Of course she can't see what the government is doing! She was brought up to fear Love and is constantly reminded of her mother who fell 'victim' to it. I personally felt like I was inside the story as everything developed. Laurens way of describing things is really great and made the story that much better</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Lena Holloway in the beginning was a plain character. Of course thats due to the setting and environment she grew up with so I can't blame her there, But as the story progresses we see her developing more of an opinion and personality which again, makes the story that much better. She also seems to rationalize things and I really like that a lot about her. Instead of going along with her feelings she rejects the feelings she has for Alex in the beginning but then begins to realize what Love is. This in my opinion makes her much more of an independent character. </span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Alex was mysterious. He held his own secrets and throughout the book we can see he's kind and feels a certain way about Love. Not only does he want Lena to realize what Love is he himself holds a secret that endangers them both. In my opinion Alex was ok. We didn't really get much time with him in the book but when we did I found him to be bearable and romantic. But that's it.</span></span></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Memorable Quotes (Spoiler Free)</span></span></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Still, I worry. They say that in the old days, love drove people to madness. That's bad enough. The Book of Shhh also tells stories of those who died because of love lost or never found, which is what terrifies me the most. </span>The deadliest of all deadly things: it kills you both when you have it, and when you don't."</blockquote><br />
<blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I love you. Remember. They cannot take it" </span></blockquote><blockquote style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I think fleetigly that maybe the stories I heard when I was little were true- maybe Invalids really are monsters, freaks. Then I feel ashamed. He just saved my life."</span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"He saved my Life-from the raiders. From the people who are supposed to protect us and keep us safe. From the people who are supposed to keep us safe from the people like Alex." </span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">P.S. The ending was just unpredictable. I did not expect it. So Brace yourself.</span></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I loved his songs and for the longest of time. But I never knew who exactly sang them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I have been trying to figure out who sang them until today someone told me it was him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Of course I COULD have googled. But I usually forget to do it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So for those who don't know him here are the songs that were stuck in my head (and if your lucky they won't get stuck in yours!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QkyQqN55dvs?fs=1" width="425"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bTAXhNjtM5k?fs=1" width="425"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: center;">I love how even LIVE he sings really good!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">So in the end the song stuck in my head was rather<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #3d85c6;"> <i><b>pleasant!</b></i></span><br />
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</b></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">He has other great songs so feel free to google them or go to his youtube right <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/nevershoutnever?blend=1&ob=4">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;">So have you guys heard of him? If so what are your opinions? </div><div style="text-align: center;">and</div><div style="text-align: center;">Whats stuck in <b><i>your</i></b> head?</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-90040236321047284352010-11-27T20:17:00.000-08:002010-11-27T21:07:14.133-08:00Versatile Blogger Award!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYl2unWOic9nzLhUKhwwv4HuDiIlmnCvQHpUu0EcoGSwZv8zhKk10BPYkPuW1sI6BkSTgRsU_CtA_Iv2UGNInvsSF8WMhgYb5JUv-xUsGhshqFL1CefnsisckK3Zxz1bt9O25cK-B8y22/s1600/versatilebloggerawardresized2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYl2unWOic9nzLhUKhwwv4HuDiIlmnCvQHpUu0EcoGSwZv8zhKk10BPYkPuW1sI6BkSTgRsU_CtA_Iv2UGNInvsSF8WMhgYb5JUv-xUsGhshqFL1CefnsisckK3Zxz1bt9O25cK-B8y22/s1600/versatilebloggerawardresized2.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Selena from</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://theenchantedbook.blogspot.com/2010/11/versatile-blogger-award.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>The Enchanted Book</b></span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">has awarded me with The Versatile Blogger Award. My first award, Thank you! It means so much to me when I get comments and find new blogs to follow and interact with!</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The rules of this award are:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">1. Share 7 things about yourself</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2. Pass The Award to 15 bloggers recently discovered.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3. Notify the blogger recipients</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4. Link The blogger who gave the award.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Seven things about myself:</span></b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>1 -</b>I love pistachios. As stated and quoted in CSI "You can't eat just one!"</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">2- I have a higher threshold when reading things. I can read books with flat characters or a boring plot but still somehow get through it and get something out of it.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">3- The most books i've read in a day was 3 </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">4- I can't cook, even if my life depended on it. I cant even boil water without being supervised.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">5- I have issues with my height. I'm a grumpy little troll</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">6- I love cheescake and strawberries. With a passion.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">7- My lucky number is 7!</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So I guess now I have to give this award to 15 bloggers? Toughie. I know a lot of blogs have already received this award So here are the</span></span><br />
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</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">15 (or so) Blogger's I recently discovered:</span></b></span><br />
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<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://readerrecommended.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Reader Recommended</span></b></a></span></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://readbtwnthelines-laura.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Read Between The Lines</span></b></a></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://frazzledbooknommer.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Frazzled Book Nommer</span></b></a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Urban Fantasy Investigations</span></b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.bookhookedblog.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Book Hooked Blog</span></b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://aobibliosphere.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">A bibliosphere</span></b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://kays-brookside-reviews.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Brookside Reviews</span></b></a></li>
<li><a href="http://bookinitalong.blogspot.com/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Bookin it Along</span></b></a></li>
<li><b><a href="http://holes-in-my-brain.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Holes In My Brain</span></a></b></li>
<li><b><a href="http://myneedtoread.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">My Need To Read</span></a></b></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><b><a href="http://nocturnalbites.blogspot.com/">Nocturnal Abilites</a></b></span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><a href="http://bonbonsandreveries.blogspot.com/">BonBons and Reveries</a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://forevertonowhere.blogspot.com/">Far From Reality</a></li>
<li><a href="http://uniquelymoibooks.blogspot.com/">Uniquely Moi Books</a></li>
<li><a href="http://readinglassie.blogspot.com/">Reading Lassie</a></li>
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</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-43329485492875513292010-11-27T18:32:00.000-08:002010-11-27T19:22:43.112-08:00In My Mailbox #2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.sincerelyyoursmailboxes.com/files/3341475/uploaded/mailbox.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.thestorysiren.com/" style="color: #807f13; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Story Siren</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 20px;">IMM is basically a summary of what books I've gotten/received in the week of 11/21-11/26!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">So after my last IMM and my first ARC I got excited when Harper Collins and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Accepted my request to read and review several of their books! I also got some great finds from the library as well!</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 20px;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: xx-small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><br />
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<a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266490859l/183650.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>So I cant wait to start reading! I've already begun on <u>Delirium</u> and am LOVING IT! I also can't wait to read <u>The Lying Game</u> and <u>Once in a Full Moon</u>, seeing how I recognize the authors and love the <u><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/162085.Pretty_Little_Liars">Pretty little liars</a></u> and heard that the <u><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/263147.Vampire_Kisses">Vampire kisses</a></u> series was good.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"> So what have you guys gotten this week? Are you guys familiar with Jodi Picoult? If so which book of hers is your favorite?</div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-52588005089688777612010-11-26T20:53:00.000-08:002010-11-26T21:14:44.085-08:00The Dystopia Challenge<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://bareadingchallenges.blogspot.com/p/dystopia-challenge.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Dystopia Challenge" border="0" src="http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss152/lilsquirtness/banners/Bookish%20Ardour/DystopiaChallenge-1.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hosted by <a href="http://bareadingchallenges.blogspot.com/p/dystopia-challenge.html">BA reading Challenges</a> and BA reading challenges hosts many different challenges. </div><div style="text-align: center;">So if your looking for a challenge, be sure to drop by their blog!</div><div style="text-align: center;">Also thanks to <a href="http://readerrecommended.blogspot.com/2010/11/off-shelf-challenge.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+blogspot/yhpQh+(Reader+Recommended)">reader recommended</a> for her post otherwise i'd have never known about this challenge!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Dystopia Challenge starts one minute past midnight, 1st of January 2011 and end the 31st of December 2011. The challenge is basically to read dystopian novels (avid fan of them) and choose from one of the challenge levels below to complete.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>Challenge Levels</b></span></span></span></span></div><ol><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Asocial</b>– Choose <b>5 books</b> to read</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Contagion</b> – Choose <b>15 books</b> to read</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Soldier</b> – Choose <b>30 books</b> to read</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Drone</b> – Choose <b>50 books</b> to read</span></li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Conditioned</b> – Choose <b>75 books</b> to read</span></li>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><u>For extra hard challenges</u></b></span></div><ol><li style="margin-bottom: 0.25em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center; text-indent: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Brainwashed</b> – Choose <b>76-125 books</b> to read</span></li>
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</span></ol><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So as challenging these levels seem to be, i'm going to have to go for Contagion. Heck, i'm not so sure there's actually 200 DYSTOPIAN novels out there! But hopefully I'll reach Contagion!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">So check out all the other challenges that BA hosts by clicking <a href="http://bareadingchallenges.blogspot.com/">here</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I'll post the dystopia list i'll read by this week</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div>Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2758968545975363137.post-75368868647575435472010-11-26T07:42:00.000-08:002010-11-26T08:23:19.459-08:00Upcoming Reviews: At First GlanceWhat do I have in store for the following week? Well I'm glad you asked!<br />
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<blockquote>Before scientists found the cure, people thought love was a good thing. They didn’t understand that once love -the deliria- blooms in your blood, there is no escaping its hold. Things are different now. Scientists are able to eradicate love, and the governments demands that all citizens receive the cure upon turning eighteen. Lena Holoway has always looked forward to the day when she’ll be cured. A life without love is a life without pain: safe, measured, predictable, and happy. </blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But with ninety-five days left until her treatment, Lena does the unthinkable: She falls in love</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">. </span></blockquote><br />
<b><u>At First Glance-</u></b> "What kind of book is this?" was the first thought I had when I read the synopsis on Goodreads. Why would 'Love' ever become an issue to the point where the government has to eradicate it and the people just 'agree' with it? I know this is just a book but the premise for this dystopian future is just so unrealistic. I didn't even have to finish reading the synopsis to know what the plot would be about; Lena falling in love and it becomes an issue and danger to her. The synopsis is interesting but didn't really make me want to go and pre-order the book but only to add it to my TBR pile seeing as it's going to help me achieve my 2011 challenge. The cover is pretty interesting. Transparent letters that display a picture of a girl behind them and immediately I thought that the girl, Lena, was 'trapped and prisoner' of deleria. I do love the cover and think it goes well with the synopsis.<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 2px;"> </span></span><u>Reviews I read</u>- I've read several reviews on <u>Delirium</u> and from what I read the book seems to be receiving a lot of praise and positive from bloggers. On goodreads, the book seems to have received an average rating of<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7686667-delirium"> 4.31</a> stars out of 5. So I guess it's better than what the synopsis claims. I'll read the book today and post a review tomorrow.<br />
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<blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When seventeen-year-old Ellie starts seeing reapers - monstrous creatures who devour humans and send their souls to Hell - she finds herself on the front lines of a supernatural war between archangels and the Fallen and faced with the possible destruction of her soul. </span></span></blockquote><blockquote style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A mysterious boy named Will reveals she is the reincarnation of an ancient warrior, the only one capable of wielding swords of angelfire to fight the reapers, and he is an immortal sworn to protect her in battle. Now that Ellie's powers have been awakened, a powerful reaper called Bastian has come forward to challenge her. He has employed a fierce assassin to eliminate her - an assassin who has already killed her once. </span></span></span></blockquote><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While balancing her dwindling social life and reaper-hunting duties, she and Will discover Bastian is searching for a dormant creature believed to be a true soul reaper. Bastian plans to use this weapon to ignite the End of Days and to destroy Ellie's soul, ending her rebirth cycle forever. Now, she must face an army of Bastian's most frightening reapers, prevent the soul reaper from consuming her soul, and uncover the secrets of her past lives - including truths that may be too frightening to remember. </span></span></span></blockquote><b><u><br />
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<b><u>At First Glance-</u></b> So this is different. I love that Cortney introduced a new plot into the YA scene. A plot where archangels exist and not vampires, werewolves or love scenes (although I can already predict that Elli and Will are going to have something going on). I'm really psyched to start reading this book and It just seems different from what I've been reading recently.The cover, I'm not a big fan of but it's interesting.<br />
<u>Reviews I read</u>- On GoodReads<u> Angelfire</u> seems to have gotten an average rating of <a href="http://www.bartsbookshelf.co.uk/2010/11/15/review-delirium-by-lauren-oliver/">4.30</a> stars out of 5. One thing I did find in most reviews of this book was that the female MC, Ellie, is more independent and as two reviewers describe her: shes 'Upredictable' and has 'common sense'. So I cant wait to read this one as well!<br />
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Overall I'll have these reviews hopefully before Monday! So have you read any of these two books? If so what did you think? If not, what was your opinion when you 'First glanced' at these books?Book Kritikhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435698664406994994noreply@blogger.com2