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Monday, November 10, 2014

What Are You Reading Monday 11/10

Welcome to It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading!  This is a meme done by Book Journey.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

This is actually from the last two weeks! What I've Read:










Feed by Mira Grant--4 stars
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey--5 stars
Born at Midnight by C.C. Hunter--4 stars
Isla and the Happily Ever After by Stephanie Perkins--5 stars
Undeadly by Michele Vail--3.5 stars
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs--5 stars
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--4 stars
Time Burned by David Estes--5 stars
Grip by David Estes--5 stars

So great reading the last few weeks!

This week I'm planning to keep plugging away at my November TBR!


 I think I will be reading

Illusions of Fate
The Vicious Deep 
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
Born Wicked
Sparks Rise
In the Afterlight

Have a great week everyone!



Sunday, November 9, 2014

Behind the Stars by Leigh Talbert Moore--Cover Reveal!

BEHIND THE STARS
BEHIND THE STARS
Leigh Talbert Moore
Action - Adventure Romance
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Blurb
Prentiss Puckett is certain of three things
  1. Graduation is two weeks away.
  2. Summer only gets hotter in south Mississippi.
  3. She’s getting a job with air-conditioning.
She did not expect to be kidnapped walking to work.  And she never expected to become a hero.
Red Dawn meets LOST in this New Adult action-adventure romance from Amazon bestselling author Leigh Talbert Moore. 
 
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Captive
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A cramp stabbing my ribs brought me back to the Here and Now. I was late, and last day or not, Dr. Green would fuss. “My assistants must be punctual,” he’d say. “It’s difficult being the only vet in a farming community.” I exhaled slowly as a bead of sweat tickled a path down the middle of my back, and I tried to keep the dirt out of my Keds. Back when the 911 service came through, most of these roads got numbers or real names besides “Shortcut to the Creek” or “Road Where the Broke-down House Used to Be.” But there were still a few like this one, “Old School Road,” that you only knew what to do with if you grew up in our little town of less than a thousand people. It didn’t matter, though. Strangers never stopped in Dabb Creek. That should’ve been my first warning. If I hadn’t been so focused on being late, I might’ve paid more attention to the strange man standing on the shoulder looking lost. Bad manners or not, I didn’t have time to give directions or to explain how far it was back to town. It wasn’t until I was up on him that I realized he was watching me, studying the pace of my feet. Then I saw the body on the ground. I skipped like a rabbit to the other side of the road, a scream forming in my mouth, but another man sprung up behind me. A rough cloth clamped over my mouth, and in two breaths, everything went dark. © 2014, Leigh T. Moore  
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The guards moved among us, placing dentist-office Dixie cups of what looked like water in front of everyone. A separate guard came to where I sat on the floor, clutching my knees. She lightly took my arm. “Please return to the table.” Her voice was smooth. “You’ve had a shock. Have some water.” I wasn’t about to drink anything they gave us. It was Day One all over again, only this time, it was Guyana. We were all being served the Kool-Aid. Next stop, mass graves. Stupidly, my friends and fellow prisoners had no such qualms. Didn’t anybody watch the History channel? I stared as they all took shaky sips without hesitation. “Just take a small sip.” The female guard was still with me. “It’ll calm you.” My throat constricted. My whole body was on revolt. Shaking my head, I didn’t meet her eyes. I only stared at the white cup of water. Braxton was at my side, and he drained his. What the hell made him do that? Did he want to die? Seconds ticked past and nothing happened. Nobody passed out. Nobody did anything strange—except forget what we’d just witnessed here. Braxton picked up his fork to finish his lunch. They all did. Like one of us had not just been taken out “swiftly and finally.” Only he had, and I was reeling from the shock. © 2014, Leigh T. Moore  
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  "WOW, where do I begin.... Leigh has done it again. This time she has written something that I can't even imagine what is going to happen. I am completely enthralled with this book."  --Goodreads Review   "Light and suspenseful, keeping the reader unsure of what is real."  --Somertime Book Blog    "I was intrigued by the reference to LOST so I started this the day I received it... The action starts almost immediately to grab you and invest you in the story. I understand the LOST reference--we are as lost as the main character, Prentiss..." --Goodreads Review   "An amazing series, and I definitely recommend reading them all. You will not be able to put these books down." --Carver's Book Cravings    
About the Author
Leigh Talbert Moore
Leigh Talbert Moore is the author of the popular young adult romantic comedy The Truth About Faking, its companion, The Truth About Letting Go, which is a Top 5 Finalist in the 2013 “Best Indie Book Awards,” sponsored by The Kindle Book Review; the romantic-suspense novel Rouge, which was a Quarter Finalist in the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Awards; and the Dragonfly series, a new contemporary YA to new adult romantic saga. A southern expat and beach bum (and ex-journalist and editor), Leigh lives with her husband and two young children in a landlocked location. To compensate, she conjures new worlds, characters, and situations while playing chauffeur, chaperon, group activity leader, and referee.  
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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Day 7--Twitter Synopsis Challenge

Haven't signed up for the readathon yet? You still can! There will be prizes everyday, and all you have to do is to win is to participate! Sign up HERE

Reading Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

Day 2
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--107 pages

Feed by Mira Grant--134 pages

Day 3
Feed by Mira Grant--170 pages--FINISHED

Day 4
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--357 pages--FINISHED
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey--102 pages

Undeadly by Michele Vail--147 pages

Day 5
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey--116 pages
Undeadly by Michele Vail--125 pages--FINISHED

Day 6
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancy--95 pages

TOTAL PAGES READ: 1,984 pages

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Twitter Synopsis Challenge

For this challenge, pick any scary book and write a synopsis for it that is 140 characters or less. Post on Twitter, your blog, or any social media.


After pledging herself to Anubis in a dream, Molly has become a powerful reaper, and is sent to Nekyia Academy to master her art as a reaper.

Enter the challenge and giveaway HERE

There will also be tons of stuff happening on Twitter at #readingcram, so make sure to check it out!

What are you all reading right now?

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Day 5--Spell It Out Challenge


Haven't signed up for the readathon yet? You still can! There will be prizes everyday, and all you have to do is to win is to participate! Sign up HERE

Reading Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

Day 2
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--107 pages

Feed by Mira Grant--134 pages

Day 3
Feed by Mira Grant--170 pages--FINISHED

Day 4
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--357 pages--FINISHED
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey--102 pages

Undeadly by Michele Vail--147 pages

TOTAL PAGES READ: 1,648 pages

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Spell It Out Challenge

Pick one of the following words: Ghost, Witch, Zombie, Howl or chose your own spooky word and using each letter, find a title of a book you've read this year to "spell it out." X and Z may appear anywhere in the title. 
Example:
G  Graceling by Kristin Cashore
H  Hollow City by Ransom Riggs
O  Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
S  Sanctum by Sarah Fine
T  Timebound by Rysa Walker

Z  The Queen of Zombie Hearts
O  Olive Kitteredge
M  Monsters of Men
B  Bruiser 
I   Incarnate
E  Escaping Reality: The Secret Life of Amy Bensen

Enter the Challenge and Giveaway HERE

Oct. 29 – Scary Make-Up Challenge, Hosted by LITTLE RED READER

Oct. 30 – Twitter Synopsis Challenge, Hosted by KellysBookSpill

Oct. 31 – Wrap Up challenge with Costume challenge (optional), Hosted byDANASQUARE

There will also be tons of stuff happening on Twitter at #readingcram, so make sure to check it out!

What are you all reading right now?

Monday, October 27, 2014

Chills and Thrills ReadingCram Day 4--Song Challenge


If you haven't signed up for this amazing Halloween readathon yet, you still can HERE

My Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

Day 2
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter--107 pages

Feed by Mira Grant--134 pages

Day 3
Feed by Mira Grant--170 pages--FINISHED

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Song Challenge

For the challenge, pick any of your creepy reads and pick a song that best describes the book, or make a playlist for the book. 

I chose The White Rabbit Chonicles by Gena Showalter. I'm currently reading the last book, Queen of Zombie Hearts. This playlist is meant to encompass the whole trilogy. Enjoy!






Enter the challenge and giveaway HERE

What Are You Reading Monday 10/27


Welcome to It’s Monday!  What Are You Reading!  This is a meme done by Book Journey.  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

Friday kicked off the Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Readathon, so I've been busy trying to read! 

Books I Finished This Week






Feed by Mira Grant--4 stars
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness--5 stars
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater--5 stars
Snowscape by Patrick Ness--5 stars
The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--4 stars

Really good reading week!

What's Up This Week


I'm going to keep plugging away on my TBR for the readathon!

Currently Reading


If you haven't joined the Chills and Thrills Reading Cram 2.0, you still can! Click HERE to sign up

Have a great week everyone!!

Saturday, October 25, 2014

Chills and Thrills #ReadingCram Readathon Day 2--Teaser Challenge


If you haven't signed up for this amazing Halloween readathon yet, you still can HERE

My Progress:

Day 1
Feed by Mira Grant--295 pages
Ever After High: The Unfairest of Them All by Shannon Hale--336 pages--FINISHED

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Teaser Challenge

So here’s what you got to do: 
Randomly open the book you are reading and post 2 sentences from the read ADDING 3 spooky/Halloween words of your choosing into the teaser! Make sure to share with us via Twitter using the #READINGCRAM OR post to your blog, booktube or anything else!


"By the way, this is a zombie girls-only deadly slumber party. Vampire Boys are not invited. 

Enter this challenge and be entered in the daily giveaway HERE

And don't forget to check out the challenges every day for a chance for more prizes! 

Oct. 26 – A re-creation of a book title and/or book cover (re-creating in whatever way, drawing, acting, a photo, painting, etc). Like Fangirl is fanggirl. Hosted by MySeryniti

Oct. 27 – Song Challenge, Hosted by Book Escape Reviews

Oct. 28 – Spell it out Challenge, Hosted by Rachel @ A PERFECTION CALLED BOOKS

Oct. 29 – Scary Make-Up Challenge, Hosted by LITTLE RED READER

Oct. 30 – Twitter Synopsis Challenge, Hosted by KellysBookSpill

Oct. 31 – Wrap Up challenge with Costume challenge (optional), Hosted byDANASQUARE

There will also be tons of stuff happening on Twitter at #readingcram, so make sure to check it out!

What are you all reading right now?