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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Reading Cram Day 9--Song Challenge



Today is Day 9 in the read-a-thon!   Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Day 4
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--94 pages
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--60 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--60 pages
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)--61 pages

Day 5
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--Finished 114 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--213 pages

Day 6
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--54 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--Finished 110 pages

Day 7
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--Finished, 171 pages

Day 8
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan--Finished, 452 pages
Countdown by Michelle Rowen--148 pages

I have fallen pretty far behind, but yesterday was a very busy day!  Also going to be another busy one today!


Song Title Challenge
Pick any book you read in 2013 and choose a song(s) that best describes the book.
You can even create a playlist if you want! Be sure to post links to songs (youtube, spotify, etc)


I made a playlist for this one awhile ago, and its one of my favorites!


Here is my video that describes my song choices!


Monday, December 16, 2013

Reading Cram Day 8--Movie Cast Challenge



Today is Day 8 in the read-a-thon!   Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Day 4
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--94 pages
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--60 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--60 pages
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)--61 pages

Day 5
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--Finished 114 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--213 pages

Day 6
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--54 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--Finished 110 pages

Day 7
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--Finished, 171 pages

I have fallen pretty far behind, but yesterday was a very busy day!  Also going to be another busy one today!

Movie Cast Challenge
This is a fun one! Pick any book you've read in 2013 and create a movie cast for us!

So, I'm actually not great at doing things like this...but while reading The Infernal Devices series, I knew EXACTLY who I wanted to play Tessa.  Will and Jem are more up in the air for me, but here's who I picked!



Tessa
Evan Rachel Wood



Will
Steven Strait


Jem
Ryan Gosling

The Star Dwellers by David Estes--on sale for .99 cents!



The Star Dwellers is the second book in the amazing Dweller Saga Series by David Estes.  This is seriously one of my favorite YA dystopians ever!  And you can download it for only .99 cents on Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, and Google books!!

After rescuing her father and younger sister, Adele is forced to leave her family and Tristan behind to find her mother in the cruel and dangerous realm of the star dwellers. 

Amidst blossoming feelings for Adele, Tristan must cast his feelings aside and let her find her own way amongst the star dwellers, while he accompanies Adele's father to meet with the leaders of the moon dwellers and decide the fate of the Tri-Realms.

Will Adele be able to rescue her mother and make it back to the Moon Realm before the President and the sun dweller soldiers destroy her family?

Can Tristan convince the moon dweller puppets of the error of their ways?

Was Adele's lost kiss with Tristan her one and only chance at love?

In her world there's only one rule: Someone must die.


Download this amazing story!
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Sunday, December 15, 2013

Reading Cram Day 7--Twitter Synopsis Challenge



Today is Day 7 in the read-a-thon!   Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Day 4
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--94 pages
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--60 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--60 pages
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)--61 pages

Day 5
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--Finished 114 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--213 pages

Day 6
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--54 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--Finished 110 pages

I have fallen pretty far behind, but yesterday was a very busy day!  Also going to be another busy one today!

Twitter Synopsis Challenge

Today’s challenge is the Twitter Synopsis Challenge. You will pick any book that you read in 2013, and describe the book using only 166 characters. You may do this on any social site.  Leave your links at Cindy @ Mommasez to be entered to win the prize!


Anna has a secret--she has 4 hot teenage boys in a lab in her basement.  Can Anna learn the truth about her family, the boys and herself?


Saturday, December 14, 2013

Reading Cram Day 6--Seasonal Challenge!



Today is Day 6 in the read-a-thon!   Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Day 4
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--94 pages
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--60 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--60 pages
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)--61 pages

Day 5
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--Finished 114 pages
Altered by Jennifer Rush--213 pages

I'm slowly but surely getting there!  I will have to kick some butt over the weekend to catch up!

Seasonal Challenge
Recommend a book for snow day

This is a great action packed adventure story that takes place in the mountains of Colorado.  

Recommend a book for a rainy day

This one is a little darker, and it will totally capture your attention and make you forget about the weather!

Recommend a book for a beach day

This one is a light, fun summer read!  And my favorite Sarah Dessen so far!

Recommend a book for a spooky night

This is one of the creepiest books I've ever read.  Its also extremely entertaining!  Make sure you read with the lights all on!

Make sure you head over to Book Briefs to be entered in the giveaway!!

Friday, December 13, 2013

Reading Cram Day 5--Favorite Book to Movie Adaptation Challenge



Today is Day 5 in the read-a-thon!   Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Day 4
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--94 pages
Ink is Thicker Than Water by Amy Spaulding--60 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--60 pages
The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan (reread)--61 pages

I just couldn't stick with one book yesterday!  It was kind of nuts!

Favorite Book to Movie Adaptation

Head over to Emily @ Falling for YA for the challenge today!  

This one was too easy!!



Catching Fire!!




Thursday, December 12, 2013

Reading Cram day 4--Spine Poetry Challenge



Today is Day 4 in the read-a-thon!  Yesterday was not the best day for reading for me.  Here is my progress so far!

Day 1
Shift by Hugh Howey--Finished  243 pages
One Tiny Lie by K.A. Tucker-- Finished 366 pages
A Spark Unseen by Sharon Cameron-- 105 pages

Day 2
A Spark Unseen  by Sharon Cameron--Finished 247 pages
The Iron Traitor by Julie Kagawa--Finished 342 pages

Day 3
Tent City by Kelly Van Hull--70 pages
The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve (reread)--67 pages

Here's hoping today goes a little better!

Spine Poetry Challenge

Lori @ Writing My Own Fairy Tale is hosting the challenge today, you can find out the rules and submit your links there!

The challenging part of this one is it can only be books you've read in 2013.  Well, I've read quite a few, which gave me a lot to play with.  Here's my attempt at brilliance!


City of lost souls
Asunder siege and storm
There comes a prophet
At crown of midnight
The eternity cure that vanquished
The darkest minds


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Leave your links below to your "poetry" so I can check it out!