BookTubeAThon

Friday, July 15, 2016

Photo Credit: Ariel Bissett




Hi Everyone!

Just stopping by with a post about Book Tube-A-Thon. This is an event inspired by Ariel Bissett and is geared towards the video making community. I will not be making videos, but I like the reading challenges so I will be following long and updating my progress here. The event is being hosted July 18-24th.

Here are the reading challenges:

1) Yellow on the Cover-A World Without You
2) Book After Sunset-River Keep
3) Book Discovered Through BookTube-Giant Days Vol. 2
4) One Your Favorite Authors-Done Book Read by Jodi Picoult-Small Great Things
5) Book Older Than You
6) Book to Movie Adaption
7) Read Seven Books-They Left Us Everything, The Secret Ways of Perfume, Pokemon Black and White Book 1

Will you be participating?

Happy Reading!

7/25: What a fun group of books! I am happy to report that I completed 5 of the 7 challenges for this one. I enjoyed the challenge :) 

Book Review: The Sun is Also A Star

Thursday, July 14, 2016

Photo Credit: Good Reads


Author: Nicola Yoon

In the latest book by Nicola Yoon, we met Daniel and Natasha. Daniel is Korean and has tried very hard to fullfill his parents expectations. Natasha is Jamaican, bases her life on facts, and is facing some tough times ahead with her family. When the two of them meet, it is a whirlwind 12 hours that takes place.

The first thing I appreciated about this book was the diverse characters. I have to say that we don't encounter that enough. I appreciated hearing about another culture and their experiences and what it was like to be them. I think that one of the biggest reasons I liked this book was because of the characters. The author does a good job of capturing who they are and sharing that with the reader.

The book plot was one that quick moving and was one that made you want to know what would happen next. I appreciated that the author provided an ending that was appropriate for the story and the epilogue that followed.

If you enjoy cute contemporary books or books about diverse individuals, you may have an interest in this one. I was able to participate in this book tour as part of the Around the World ARC Tours. Thanks for this opportunity.


Happy Reading!

Waiting on Wednesday: Hungry Heart

Wednesday, July 13, 2016


Photo Credit: Amazon 



"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week I am excited to feature a book that I just learned about because a few people were able to get copies at ALA. It looks really good and I can't wait!

Hungry Heart
Jennifer Weiner
Release Date: October 11th 2016



Details From Amazon:
You fall down. You get hurt. You get up again.

You know Jennifer Weiner as many things: a bestselling author, a Twitter phenomenon, and “an unlikely feminist enforcer” (The New Yorker). She’s also a mom, a daughter, and a sister; a former rower and current runner; a best friend and a reality TV junkie. Here, in her first foray into nonfiction, she takes the raw stuff of her personal life and spins it into a collection of essays on womanhood as uproariously funny and moving as the best of Tina Fey, Fran Lebowitz, and Nora Ephron.

Jennifer grew up as an outsider in her picturesque Connecticut hometown (“a Lane Bryant outtake in an Abercrombie & Fitch photo shoot”) and at her Ivy League college, but finally found her people in newsrooms in central Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and her voice as a novelist, activist, and New York Times columnist.

No subject is off-limits in this intimate and honest essay collection: sex, weight, envy, money, her mom’s late-in-life lesbianism, and her estranged father’s death. From lonely adolescence to modern childbirth to hearing her six-year-old daughter’s use of the f-word—fat­­—for the first time, Jennifer dives deep into the heart of female experience, with the wit and candor that have endeared her to readers all over the world.

By turns hilarious and deeply touching, Hungry Heart is about yearning and longing, love and loss, and a woman who searched for her place in the world—and found it as a storyteller.

Top Ten Tuesday: Random Facts About Me

Tuesday, July 12, 2016


Hi Everyone! 

Just stopping by with another Top Ten Tuesday!  This week's topic is Top Ten Tuesday is 10 random facts about you.Since I recently did a tag on a topic similar to this, I have decided to just share with you a few pictures so you can get to know more about me.

I love jellyfish. Not sure why but I find them relaxing.

I saw Garth Brooks earlier this year and it was amazing. I love country music!

The DC area has been my home for the last eight years!

I am a proud Auntie!

Proud Auntie again :)

I am also a fur mom. :) Child #1-Raja

Kuiper-child #2!

Amirah-Child #3

Places like this are my happy place. I love the calm and quiet.

I love to go Hiking. With hubby and brother in law. 


 This was a slightly different type of post for this blog. Did you like it? Hope you enjoyed it!

Happy Tuesday!

Book Tour: What Happens at the Beach T.A. Williams Release Blitz and Review

Monday, July 11, 2016



 Hi Everyone!
 

I am excited to be here today to introduce you to another book by the talented T.A. Williams!
 

First a quick blurb from me:
This is another cute book from T.A. Williams! I enjoyed this one was much as What Happens in the Alps. In this book we meet Natalie and go with her to France. When she determines that she just needs to be away from everything, she goes to stay with her grandmother. While in France, a series of things start to happen. She becomes a research assistant, meets some new people, and maybe even a little romance. #nospoilers I enjoyed this book and the plot line. I enjoy the writers writing style and appreciated the opportunity to review this book.

Disclaimer: I was awarded this book as part of the Book Tour. Though I did not pay for the book, the opinions are strictly my own.

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Book Information
Title: What Happens at the Beach...
Author: T. A. Williams
Series: What Happens in… (standalone)
Release Date: July 11, 2106
Genres: Chick Lit
Publisher: HarperCollins/Carina UK

Summary
For the perfect summer romance…
It’s finally time for Natalie Dryden to decide what she really wants! After ditching her sparkling engagement ring, and her ghastly fiancé, she jets off for the sun-kissed shores of Southern France – the only place that has ever truly felt like home. For the first time ever, Natalie is determined to forget all about men and follow her dreams!
…head to the French coast!
Only, avoiding the male population isn’t quite so easy, especially when she meets smooth-talking Philippe and gorgeous fisherman, Remy! But then Natalie, quite literally, bumps into brooding millionaire Mark whilst swimming in the glittering azure-blue bay – and her life is turned upside-down.
Love might be off the cards for Natalie, yet suddenly she finds herself in her dream job and working with her dream man! But is it all too good to be true…?

Book Links
Amazon US: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ARSC60Q/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29912899-what-happens-at-the-beach


Author Biography
Firstly, my name isn't T A. It's Trevor. I write under the androgynous name T A Williams because 65% of books are read by women. In my first book, "Dirty Minds" one of the (female) characters suggests the imbalance is due to the fact that men spend too much time getting drunk and watching football. I couldn't possibly comment. Ask my wife...
I've written all sorts: thrillers, historical novels, short stories and now I'm enjoying myself hugely writing humour and romance. Romantic comedies are what we all need from time to time. Life isn’t always very fair. It isn’t always a lot of fun, but when it is, we need to embrace it. If my books can put a smile on your face and maybe give your heartstrings a tug, then I know I’ve done my job.
I‘ve lived all over Europe, but now I live in a little village in sleepy Devon, tucked away in south west England. I love the place. That’s why you’ll find leafy lanes and thatched cottages in most of my books. Oh, yes, and a black Labrador. 
I've been writing since I was 14 and that is half a century ago. However, underneath this bald, wrinkly exterior, there beats the heart of a youngster. My wife is convinced I will never grow up. I hope she's right.

Social Networking Links


Be sure to come back on August 1st for a short excerpt for this book and guest post from the Author! Happy Reading!

#VASRP Mini Challenge 3






It’s here! The third mini-challenge for the #VASRP!
Since the #VASRP is about enjoying reading, we encourage you to read all sorts of things-not just books!

The challenge: Read something other than a traditional book
Magazines? Back of a cereal box? Graphic novels?--What is your favorite ‘nonbook’ to read?

Are there other formats of books that you have tried and really enjoy? Tell us about them!
Bonus points for creativity!

Share with us your answers on social media using the hashtag #VASRP!
 
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