Thursday, January 30, 2014

January 2014 Wrap Up




1.
 Divergent
*****

2.
  Attachments (Ginger Scraps Book Club)
*****

3.
The Hypnotist's Love Story
****

4.
Prodigy
***

5.
  Peculiar Children
*****

6.
Descending Son (Amazon Prime First Reads)
**

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Giveaway

Happy 3rd Blogoversary, TheReaderBee! Giveaway Part: 2


Contest to win a 2014 new YA book.  You can enter here.

I would love to win Cruel Beauty.

2014 January Big Book Haul

Saturday, January 18, 2014

I Won! Cider Brook by Carla Neggers


I entered a few contests at goodreads.  Today I received an e-mail stating I won Cider Brook by Carla Neggers.  I didn't realize it was a series.  It is the 3rd book of a series.  So, of course, I need to read book 1 and book 2 before this one arrives in the mail.  I have requested them from the library so hopefully next week I will get them.  These will be on my February TBR list.  

Book 1:

Book 2:








Sunday, January 12, 2014

New Book Shelf


I finally bought a book shelf for the family room for my books.  I took all the books from the garage and put them in alphabetical order by author.  The books you see are books I have NOT READ. I noticed I had a few books from the same authors.

V.C. Andrews took up most of the top shelf and Danielle Steele took up most of the bottom shelf.

I also found that I had a few classics like Little Woman, Gone with the Wind, and Thorn Birds.  I have not read them.

Some of those books I have purchased from garage sales.  I also was given quite a few books when my grandmother in Florida passed away and when my grandfather in NJ passed away my grandmother gave me a few as well.  I donated most to the library but kept the ones I thought I may someday want to read.

My goal for 2014 will be to start reading these old books.  With so many to read I may just try to continue the ABC challenge.  My plan also is to read them and then donate them or swap them at a used book store.

Wish me luck!


Friday, January 10, 2014

2014 New Years Resolutions

Charlotte's tag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV9kI2...

QUESTIONS:
1. An author you'd like to read (that you've never read before).
Patrick Ness 


2. A book you'd like to read.

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

3. A classic you'd like to read.

A Kill a mockingbird

4. A book you'd like to re-read.

Harry Potter Series.  I have read only book 1.  Would like to reread it.

5. A book you've had for ages and want to read.

The Witness by Dee Henderson

6. A big book you'd like to read.

I have read all the other twilight books years ago.
Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer (754 pages)

7. An author you've previously read and want to read more of.
Jodi Picoult

8. A book you got for Christmas and would like to read.

Gone by Michael Grant

9. A series you want to read (start and finish)

Clockwork Angel, Clockwork Prince and Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare

10. A series you want to finish (that you've already started)
Divergent by Veronica Roth (read in January 2014)

Insurgent and

 Allegiant

11. Do you set reading goals? If so, how many books do you want to read in 2014?
24.  Read 19 in 2013

12. Any other reading goals?
To do a TBR jar to try to read some of my old books that I have but never read before.

Bekah's tag: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8mm3H...

Questions:
1. How many books do you challenge yourself to read in 2014?
24.  Read 19 in 2013

2.What book did you not read in 2013 that you WILL read in 2014
Divergent by Veronica Roth.  I picked this up in 2013 but had not time to read it and had to return it to the library.  I again picked it up this month and have completed it.

3.What series ending book are you planning to read in 2014?

Champion by Marie Lu

4. What series do you plan to start reading that you have yet to start?

Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Retribution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

5.What one thing you hope to accomplish to do in your reading/blogging/booktubing in 2014?
Maybe do a recap of each month and to learn how to use the video editing

6.what genre of books do you plan to branch out to in 2014, if any?
Don't really have any but would like to read more happy books.