This year I participated in Carl’s R.I.P. Challenge for the first time. I dove in feet first, too. I decided to take up his Peril the First challenge and read at least four books in any of the following categories: Mystery Suspense Thriller Dark fantasy Gothic Horror Supernatural I have always thought of myself as [...]
Announcing the 4 Rs Challenge!
31 May By 11 Comments
Over the holidays, I participated in LibraryThing‘s Secret Santa book swap. I had fun playing elf for my fellow LTer and really enjoyed getting my presents in the mail. Around the same time, Nicki from Fyrefly’s Book Blog posted about modifying that concept into a giveaway. I added my two cents about it making for [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 28
28 Jul By 5 Comments
Well, it’s been a while since my last update. In that time, I finished reading 37 by Maria Beaumont, Sweetsmoke by David Fuller, and Rabies Mom by Pat Carrol and Jack McGowan. I’m midway through my review of Sweetsmoke, so I hope to publish that this evening or tomorrow morning. I’m currently reading The Four [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 20
20 Jul By 4 Comments
Don’t miss out on my current free book giveaway a copy of The i Tetralogy signed by the author, Mathias B. Freese. There’s only a few days left! Last night I finished The Gargoyle, so I’m officially half way though the number of books I’ve challenged myself to read. I thought Andrew Davidson’s book was [...]
July Book Blowout Mini Challenge 2
15 Jul By 2 Comments
Here are my answers to the second mini challenge for the July Book Blowout: The Where’s Your Book Set? Meme Here’s how it works – just answer some or all of the following questions about the book you are currently reading (or just finished if you are between books). Here’s the questions: 1. Title and [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 12
12 Jul By 2 Comments
Well, I finally finished The i Tetralogy on the 10th. I decided to soldier through it (no pun intended) because it was quite honestly making me very anxious. The book very much accomplished what it set out to do, but you really need to be prepared before you read it. I even had a hard [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 7
7 Jul By Leave a Comment
As I predicted, The i Tetralogy is taking me much longer to read than my first two books this month. I’ve finished the first two sections as of this evening. I’m half way there. This is a well written but tough book and I need a break. I may need to come back to it [...]
July Book Blowout Update Day 2
2 Jul By 3 Comments
I was able to finish Regina’s Closet last night (technically this morning) before I went to bed. It was a wonderful book and a quick read. I have one review to write before this one, so I’m hoping to post my review sometime this weekend. Next up: Aberrations by Penelope Przekop. Literate Housewife’s Official Challenge [...]
July Book Blowout Mini Challenge 1
1 Jul By 5 Comments
Here is my post about the first mini challenge during the July Book Blowout Challenge: 1. Describe yourself in one sentence. I am an avid reader who loves working on her blog and networking with other reading blogs. 2. What book will you start the challenge with? I started with Regina’s Closet by Diana M. [...]
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