TELL ME TUESDAY #44

TELL ME TUESDAY is a feature that oozed from the fried brains of myself and one of my best blogging buddies. It is a weekly, or bi-weekly feature (depending on your reading style), where you tell us what you are reading now, and why, and what you will be reading in the future from your tbr pile, and why. I am oh so curious why people read what they read. So tell us!

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I am still wandering through Oz via my audiobook collection. I am on book six, THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ.

Also, GOING BOVINE (my maloderous library book) has been released from its newspaper and baking soda deodorizing prison, and I am about half way done. I am loving this quirky and insightful book. Actually, quirky doesn't even begin to describe it.

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My next new read will be one of my eARCs, but I wanted to talk about one of my favorite series, that I want to get back to, because there is a movie coming out!

THE SEPTIMUS HEAP SERIES

These books span MG and YA because they are suggested for 10-15 year olds. 

This is my favorite character, Boggart.

Well, in looking for this image I found out there are trading cards! Who knew?

I must admit the reason why I stopped reading the series is because book four, QUESTE, started to get drively, but I found out there is another series started based in Sage's Heap world...

the TODHUNTER MOON series, so I am motivated to push through Queste and hope it, or the next book, picks back up.

There is this wonderful Heap website I found, HERE.

What are you reading? Tell me!

THE SUNDAY POST #13

THE SUNDAY POST is a weekly feature hosted by Kimba at the Caffinated Book Reviewer. It is a chance to recap the previous week, share news, showcase books and/or bookish things we have received, and tell about what is coming up on our blog in the next week. You can view the guidelines, HERE

My TELL ME TUESDAY was all about FINALLY getting approved for my eARC of PERSUASION on Edelweiss. You can read that, HERE.

I am doing research for a blog post I am planning and have been asking this question around the web...

* IS IT OKAY FOR A YA BOOK TO TAKE LIBERTIES IN PORTRAYING A MENTAL ILLNESS AS LONG AS THE STORY IS "GOOD" OR "FUN"? *

I would appreciate your input. 

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BOOK MAIL

Again, I have no photos because the forward facing camera on the Kindle Fire is a pain, and I really need my son to help me, plus it really needs bright sunlight to take non-blurry pictures. Needless to say, timing the availability of those two things together is nearly IMPOSSIBLE. I have been asking different bloggers what they are using and any advice would be appreciated. I am on a single mom with a son in college budget, so I am not looking for anything extravagant.

Anyway, I received my QUIRK BOOKS prize pack from THE BOOK NUT and was so happy with its contents I twirled! She had a stack of books and the package each of the two winners won was a mystery, except for the QB tote they came in. My favorite thing was the HOLLOW CITY oversized paperback because it matches my Mrs. Peregrine's perfectly! 

My BOOK OUTLET order arrived. I ordered on Mother's Day, so I received an extra 25% off. I ordered two paperback ORLEANS: one for a gift and one for a giveaway. I also bought a hardcover of RECKLESS, the first book in the author of the Inkheart trilogy's Mirror World series, and a funny picture book about bacteria and viruses for my son who is a Biochemistry major.

I will post pictures next week, I PROMISE!

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Speaking of book mail, I posted my BOOKS FOR TRADE lists on GOODREADS. You can view my trade-fors and wishlist, HERE.

HAVE A PERFECT WEEK!

TELL ME TUESDAY #43

TELL ME TUESDAY is a feature that oozed from the fried brains of myself and one of my best blogging buddies. It is a weekly, or bi-weekly feature (depending on your reading style), where you tell us what you are reading now, and why, and what you will be reading in the future from your tbr pile, and why. I am oh so curious why people read what they read. So tell us!

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My approval for PERSUASION finally came through on Edelweiss!

GOODREADS

There was some kind of glitch with approvals, and Martina Boone's new publicist sorted it out. I am already 33% done, and sad because I don't want to be finished and impatiently waiting for the next Watson Heirs book.

I love these YA Paranormal books.

There is still a BIG GIVEAWAY going on.

ENTER HERE

What are you reading? Tell me!

THE SUNDAY POST #12

THE SUNDAY POST is a weekly feature hosted by Kimba at the Caffinated Book Reviewer. It is a chance to recap the previous week, share news, showcase books and/or bookish things we have received, and tell about what is coming up on our blog in the next week. You can view the guidelines, HERE.

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As usual I posted a TELL ME TUESDAY and you can view it, HERE.

I started reading a book that I bought on special that has been hanging out on my Kindle forever and a day, and was pleasantly surprised that it was a retelling of The Goose Girl fairytale and I can use it for my Fairytale Challenge.

I had heard of The Goose Girl fairytale, but only recently, so I have never read the original. Therefore, I have no basis for comparison, but as its own story this novel is wonderful.

GOODREADS

There is a free ebook short story by this author.

GOODREADS

Two more weeks left in the COMPULSION/PERSUASION GIVEAWAY!

ENTER HERE

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RIP B.B. KING

Have a resplendent week!

TELL ME TUESDAY #42

TELL ME TUESDAY is a feature that oozed from the fried brains of myself and one of my best blogging buddies. It is a weekly, or bi-weekly feature (depending on your reading style), where you tell us what you are reading now, and why, and what you will be reading in the future from your tbr pile, and why. I am oh so curious why people read what they read. So tell us!

JOINING US THIS WEEK
Shannon at REX ROBOT REVIEWS

Go have a peek at their newest book grabs and tell them yours.

This was posted on Wednesday because of technical difficulties. This is only the second time in 42 posts, so I am not ashamed. Ha!

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I was living in a land of magical wonderousness where lots of reading and feedback was being done and all Netgalley and Edelweiss requests were being granted...

and then I went to Edelweiss to see the status of my Persuasion, the sequel to Compulsion, request because everyone on our street team was being approved, and I had been DECLINED!

I haven't been declined for an EW title in over six months, so I guess I had a false sense of security. I was planning on reading it when I finished the weirdness that is Invasion of the Tearling...

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GOING BOVINE has been benched for a few days. I think the last person who borrowed it from the library lived with ten chain smokers, so it is in a bag with baking soda and crumpled up newspaper.

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I am currently reading INVASION OF THE TEARLING, the sequel to Queen of the Tearling. Queen of the Tearling was my top read of 2014. I would have given it six stars if I could. I was all excited for another marvelous Adult High Fantasy experience, but was handed half Fantasy, half Dystopian (a dystopian I don't much care for). I know the story needed some backstory, but not that much and certainly not in that way.

Pretty cover though.

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After I finish IotT I think I might finally read THE BODY ELECTRIC by Beth Revis. It has been sitting on my Kindle forever and I adored her Across the Universe trilogy.

What are you reading? Tell us!

THE SUNDAY POST #11

THE SUNDAY POST is a weekly feature hosted by Kimba at the Caffinated Book Reviewer. It is a chance to recap the previous week, share news, showcase books and/or bookish things we have received, and tell about what is coming up on our blog in the next week. You can view the rules, HERE.

Happy to be back!

For all the moms, grammas, aunties, godmothers, and mother figures who dispense unconditional love.

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I have been getting a lot of reading done due to tablet and laptop problems, and have no current ARCs to read or review until next month! I have also made a big dent in my "oops" tbr of ARCs that sat on Edelweiss and Netgalley until after their pub dates. I have zero of these titles on EW, and I think only four on NetG left to read. My Netgalley percentage is 90% at this moment. Ha! I am not expecting that to last long. 

I also received a Top Reviewer badge from Netgalley because four of my feedback reviews were featured by the publishers.

I am winding down to more of a normal reading schedule now, so I will be visting to comment on more blogs, and getting some long overdue book reviews posted here, too.

You might also notice, if you haven't been here in a while, that I have joined the popular minimalist blog design fashion.

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I have been posting my feature TELL ME TUESDAY every week, dispite being in my reading cocoon. You can find last week's post, HERE.

I also wanted to give you the link to a blog post about the Baltimore riots from a fellow blogger, Elizabeth, who lives there. This girl has a brilliant and compassionate mind and I applaud her for it. You can read that blog post, HERE, at So Long... & Thanks For All The Fish.

One of Cait from Paper Fury's posts went viral! You can read 10 Things You Should RegularlyTell Writers, HERE.

And speaking of Paper Fury... I found my Gif of the Week on Cait's post, Weekly Fury.

Ha ha!

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I also participated in the COMPULSION Audiobook Release Blitz and Giveaway. The giveaway contest is stellar and is still going on for quite a while.

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HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

TELL ME TUESDAY #41

TELL ME TUESDAY is a feature that oozed from the fried brains of myself and one of my best blogging buddies. It is a weekly, or bi-weekly feature (depending on your reading style), where you tell us what you are reading now, and why, and what you will be reading in the future from your tbr pile, and why. I am oh so curious why people read what they read. So tell us!

Joining us again this week...

Shannon at REX ROBOT REVIEWS

Go have a peek at their newest book grabs and tell them yours.

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I am finally reading GOING BOVINE after seeing it umpteen times on just about every book list Elizabeth posts on her blog, So Long... & Thanks For All The Fish.

It is strange and quirky... my favorite thing!

I am also finally reading my Edelwiess (not an) eARC (anymore) copy of PEACEFUL NEIGHBOR: Discovering the Countercultural Mister Rogers. I met Fred Rogers once and, for me, it was like meeting the Pope.

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And next...

I am finally going to be reading a book that counts for my fairytale retelling challenge! EGG AND SPOON. Thanks for letting me know about this one, Cait (Paper Fury).

What are you reading? Tell us!