The Ever Growing Wish List ...

2011 Wishes ( Waiting on Wednesdays, Friday Finds, On My Wishlist )

1. Aiken, G.A.: Last Dragon Standing
2. Aiken, G.A.: The Dragon Who Loved Me
3. Austen, Jane : Lady Susan
4. Austen, Jane : The Watsons
5. Austen, Jane : Sanditon
6. Bardsley, Michele : I’m the Vampire, That’s Why
7. Barnholdt, Lauren : Two-way Street
8. Beagle, Peter S. : The Last Unicorn
9. Beddor, Frank : The Looking Glass Wars
10. Beddor, Frank : Seeing Redd
11. Beddor, Frank : ArchEnemy
12. Bishop, Anne : Daughter of the Blood
13. Bishop, Anne : Heir to the Shadows
14. Bishop, Anne : Queen of the Darkness
15. Blum, Jenna : The Stormchasers
16. Bow, Erin : Plain Kate
17. Bracken, Alexandra : Brightly Woven
18. Brook, Meljean : The Iron Duke
19. Canavan, Trudi : The Ambassador's Mission (Review)
20. Canavan, Trudi: The Rogue
21. Carriger, Gail : Soulless
22. Carriger, Gail : Changeless
23. Carriger, Gail : Blameless
24. Christopher, Lucy : Flyaway
25. Delsol, Wendy : Stork
26. Eagland, Jane : Wildthorn
27. Farnsworth, Christopher: The President's Vampire
28. Gaiman, Neil and Pratchett, Terry: Good Omens
29. Gaiman, Neil : Interworld
30. Gaiman, Neil : Mirrormask
31. Gaiman, Neil : The Wolves in the Walls
32. Gaiman, Neil : Odd and The Frost Giants
33. Gaiman, Neil : Absolute Death
34. Gaiman, Neil : Stories : All-New Tales
35. George, Jessica Day : Princess of the Midnight Ball
36. Gregory, Philippa: The Lady of the Rivers
37. Heyer, Georgette : Lady of Quality
38. Heyer, Georgette : The Foundling
39. Heyer, Georgette : The Conqueror
40. Heyer, Georgette : The Masqueraders
41. Heyer, Georgette : The Spanish Bride
42. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : No Mercy (Review)
43. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Infinity : Chronicles of Nick
44. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : In Other Worlds
45. Koontz, Dean : Odd Thomas
46. Koontz, Dean : Forever Odd
47. Koontz, Dean : In Odd We Trust
48. Koontz, Dean : Odd Is On Our Side
49. Kurland, Lynn : From This Moment On
50. Kurland, Lynn : This Is All I Ask
51. Lore, Pittacus : The Power of Six
52. Maitland, Karen : Company of Liars : A Novel
53. McCarthy, Erin : High Stakes
54. McKillip, Patricia A. : The Sorceress and the Cygnet
55. McKillip, Patricia A. : The Cygnet and the Firebird
56. Nix, Garth : The Violet Keystone (Review)
57. Price, Kalayna : Grave Witch : An Alex Craft Novel
58. Robb, J.D. : Kindred in Death
59. Robb, J.D. : Missing in Death
60. Robb, J.D. : Fantasy in Death (Review)
61. Robb, J.D. : Indulgence in Death (Review)
62. Sage, Angie : Darke (Review)
63. Skye, Obert: The Eyes of the Want
64. Skye, Obert: The Wrath of Ezra
65. Skye, Obert: The Ruins of Alder
66. Violi, Jennifer : Putting Makeup on Dead People
67. Ward, J. R. : Lover Mine
68. Ward, J. R. : Lover Unleashed
69. Webster, Jean : Daddy-Long-Legs
70. Webster, Jean : Dear Enemy
71. Westerfeld, Scott : Behemoth (Review)
72. Westerfeld, Scott : Goliath
73. Westerfeld, Scott : Touching Darkness
74. Westerfeld, Scott : Blue Noon
75. Yovanoff, Brenna : The Replacement (Review)

Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted at Crazy For Books while Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

The Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday are places for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs. Grab the button, post about the meme and follow as many book blogs as you like.

This week's question from the Hop : “Many of us primarily read one genre of books, with others sprinkled in. If authors stopped writing that genre, what genre would you start reading? Or would you give up reading completely if you couldn’t read that genre anymore?”

I doubt that. I love romance and fantasy now but I still read quite a lot of books from other genres. And over time, my taste has changed before, so I imagine I'd find something new to love again.

This week's question from the Friday Follow : Have you ever wanted a villain to win at the end of a story? If so, which one??

Yes. One of the most recent in my memory would be from Explorer X-Alpha. And all because I didn't think the protagonists deserve to win.

• ~ Bookingly Yours ~
• Cold Moon Violet Books
• Fuzzy.Coffee.Books
• Hippies, Beauty, and Books Oh My!
• Once Upon a Prologue

Book Blogger Hop and Follow Friday

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This week's question from the Hop : What is the one ARC you would love to get your hands on right now?

Hmm ... not sure if this qualifies, seeing Retribution being promoted everywhere really makes me want to read the book, especially I love the Dark-Hunter series.

This week's question from the Friday Follow : Talk about the book that most changed or influenced your life (was it a book that turned you from an average to avid reader, did it help you deal with a particularly difficult situation, does it bring you comfort every time you read it?).

My pick would be Pollyanna. This was the first book that had me crying buckets. What I really love about Pollyanna is how she's always looking for a silver lining. This is something very hard to practice in real life but everything I read it, I feel inspired to follow this philosophy.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Librarian Mouse
• Love of Books
• Reader's Refuge
• Teen Readers' Diary

The Book Blogger Hop & Follow My Book Blog Friday

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted at Crazy For Books while Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

The Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday are places for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs. Grab the button, post about the meme and follow as many book blogs as you like.

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This week's question from the Hop : Promote a giveaway from the blogosphere!

Urban Girl Reader is giving away a her copy of A Wedding Wager by Jane Feather. And the reason I picked this is because some of my favourite romances are by Jane Feather. :-)

This week's question from the Friday Follow : What is the worst book that you've ever read and actually finished?

Apologies but I'd rather not say. There are a few candidates for this but I think the ones I couldn't finish were worst :-)

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• After Sunset Before Dawn
• Obsession with Books
• Silver's Reviews

The Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted at Crazy For Books while Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

The Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday are places for book bloggers and readers to connect and find new book-related blogs. Grab the button, post about the meme and follow as many book blogs as you like.

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This week's question from the Hop : Share your favorite post from the last month and tell us why it’s close to your heart!

My favorite post I did for last month would be the review I did on Graceling. Mostly because I loved the book and can't wait to read the next book in the trilogy.

This week's question from the Friday Follow : What are you doing to prepare for an upcoming zombie apocalypse and/or the return of Mel Gibson to the silver screen? (Both of which could be terrifying.)

I'd just make sure I needn't get anywhere within sight of either. :-)

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• A Turn of Page
• Backseat Reader
• Paranormal Opinion

Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday

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This week's question from the Hop : "Which book blogger would you most like to meet in real life?"

Hmmm ... this is a tough one. I don't think I know any book blogger that well yet. There are a few I love to read and follow, but to actually meet them in real life is very scary thought. What if we met and they didn't like me ?

This week's question from the Friday Follow : What character in a book would you most like to be, what character in a book would you most like to date?

The character I'd like to be now is Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter books. If only I were such a clever with, I might be able to charm all my problems away... As for the character I'd like to date. Well, I don't like I'd want to date any of them, no matter how much I love them.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• The Reader Bee

Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday

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This week's question from the Hop : "Since today is April Fool's Day in the USA, what is the best prank you have ever played on someone OR that someone has played on you?"

Why never of course since I'm such a good gal. LOL.

This week's question from the Friday Follow : What is the book that you really don't want to admit to loving??

Unfortunately I just can't think of any at the moment.

Book Blogger Hop and Follow My Book Blog Friday

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This week's question from the Hop : "Who's your all-time favorite book villain?"

The one that comes to mind right now is Voldemort, but sometimes this depends on the book I'm reading at the moment...

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Palm Books Journal
• Quick Quotes Quills
• Reading Lark

Book Blogger Hop #16 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #11

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This week's question from the Hop : What are you reading now and why are you reading it?

I'm reading The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. I picked this up because I'd heard of this book and author but never had the opportunity to read them before.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Gaming Gabby's Book Challenge Blog
• Heaven, Hell and Purgatory - Book Reviews
• Stalking The BookShelves

Friday Finds #3

Friday Finds is hosted at Should Be Reading.

Share the great books you heard about or discovered this past week.

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Discovered:

• Putting Makeup on Dead People by Jennifer Violi (on about happy books)
• The Masqueraders by Georgette Heyer (on Paperback Dolls)

Book Blogger Hop #15 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #10

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This week's question from the Hop : What book influenced or changed your life? How did it influence/change you?

One of the books that got me thinking was For the Roses about prejudice. I really loved the way this family educates themselves about the different religions out there and trying to understand by taking it in turns to practice each one together.

This week's question from the Friday Follow : What book(s) have you discovered lately from someone's book blog?

There are so many including the ones I recently bought and am now reading, Stieg Larsson's Millenium trilogy.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Books to Brighten your Mood
• Dog-Eared & Bookmarked
• Escape In A Book
• Prue's Book Blog

What I'm still wishing For ?

2010 Wishes ( Waiting on Wednesdays, Friday Finds, On My Wishlist )

1. Austen, Jane : Lady Susan
2. Austen, Jane : The Watsons
3. Austen, Jane : Sanditon
4. Bardsley, Michele : I’m the Vampire, That’s Why
5. Barnholdt, Lauren : Two-way Street
6. Beagle, Peter S. : The Last Unicorn
7. Beddor, Frank : The Looking Glass Wars
8. Beddor, Frank : Seeing Redd
9. Beddor, Frank : ArchEnemy
10. Bishop, Anne : Daughter of the Blood
11. Bishop, Anne : Heir to the Shadows
12. Bishop, Anne : Queen of the Darkness
13. Blum, Jenna : The Stormchasers
14. Bow, Erin : Plain Kate
15. Bracken, Alexandra : Brightly Woven
16. Brook, Meljean : The Iron Duke
17. Canavan, Trudi : The Ambassador's Mission
18. Carriger, Gail : Soulless
19. Carriger, Gail : Changeless
20. Carriger, Gail : Blameless
21. Christopher, Lucy : Flyaway
22. Delsol, Wendy : Stork
23. Eagland, Jane : Wildthorn
24. George, Jessica Day : Princess of the Midnight Ball
25. Heyer, Georgette : Lady of Quality
26. Heyer, Georgette : The Foundling
27. Heyer, Georgette : The Conqueror
28. Heyer, Georgette : The Spanish Bride
29. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Seize the Night (Review)
30. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Bad Moon Rising (Review)
31. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : No Mercy
32. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : Infinity : Chronicles of Nick
33. Kenyon, Sherrilyn : In Other Worlds
34. Koontz, Dean : Odd Thomas
35. Koontz, Dean : Forever Odd
36. Koontz, Dean : In Odd We Trust
37. Koontz, Dean : Odd Is On Our Side
38. Maitland, Karen : Company of Liars : A Novel
39. McCarthy, Erin : High Stakes
40. McKillip, Patricia A. : The Sorceress and the Cygnet
41. McKillip, Patricia A. : The Cygnet and the Firebird
42. Nix, Garth : The Violet Keystone
43. Nix, Garth : Lord Sunday (Review)
44. Price, Kalayna : Grave Witch : An Alex Craft Novel
45. Ward, J. R. : Lover Mine
46. Ward, J. R. : Lover Unleashed
47. Webster, Jean : Daddy-Long-Legs
48. Webster, Jean : Dear Enemy
49. Yovanoff, Brenna : The Replacement

The Book Blogger Hop #14 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #9

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This week's question from the Hop : What very popular and hyped book in the blogosphere did you NOT enjoy and how did you feel about posting your review?

Well, I haven't met with this situation yet so far. Although I have avoided reading Twilight because of the hype.

This week's question from Feature & Follow Friday : What do you do besides reading / reviewing as a hobby??

My other hobbies are listening to music and watching anime.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Once Upon A Chapter
• Open Book Empty Cup
• Rabid Reads

The Book Blogger Hop #13 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #8

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This week's question from the Hop : What are your feelings on losing followers? Have you ever stopped following a blog?

Well, of course it makes me sad to lose a follower. And I can't help but wonder what I could have done differently. But I don't want to lose sleep over it either. I'd drive myself crazy if I think too much on it. And yes, I've stopped following blogs. The ones which I haven't seen any new content or updates in months.

This week's question from Parajunkee's View : Who are your favorite authors?

It depends on the genre for me. To name a few : Garth Nix, Nora Roberts, Jane Austen.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Books Are A Girl's Best Friend
• Little Squeed

Book Beginnings on Friday and The Friday 56 : Night Lost by Lynn Viehl

From goodreads:

Abandoned by his fellow Darkyn, Gabriel Seran is in continual torment as a prisoner of the religious zealots known as the Brethren. His only hope for rescue lies in Nicola Jefferson, a thief seeking a holy relic-and connected to Gabriel in more ways than she can possibly imagine...

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Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted at Page Turners.

Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.

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Pass through. Curled up on the inn's narrow, lumpy bed, Nicola Jefferson slept, her closed eyelids moving slightly.

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The Friday 56 is hosted at Storytime With Tonya and Friends.

Share the fifth sentence (plus one or two others) from page 56 of the book nearest to you.

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There was only one problem, and it was not the namecalling or the chain dragging. Anyone who had read Dickens enough times would attribute the same sounds to any unhappy spirit.

Book Blogger Hop #12, Follow My Book Blog Friday #7 and Friday Finds #2

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This week's question from the Hop :How do you spread the word about your blog? (e.g. Social Networking sites, Book Blog Directories, comments on other blogs...)

I haven't really thought about it but I've joined a few blog directories and recently signed up for Twitter. But mostly it's been through commenting on other blogs.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• A Bookish Wonderland
• Candace's Book Blog
• Confessions of a Teen Bookaholic
• Escapist, RN
• In the Hammock
• Romance Book Junkies

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Friday Finds is hosted at Should Be Reading.

Share the great books you heard about or discovered this past week.

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Here are a couple of books that I've found while browsing bookstores recently. I haven't bought them yet (only because I've already exceeded my monthly book budget), but am certainly considering it. What do you think ? I've not read any of the author's books before but the premise certainly sounds interesting.

Book Beginnings on Friday and The Friday 56 : Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

From goodreads:

Lena Duchannes is unlike anyone the small Southern town of Gatlin has ever seen, and she’s struggling to conceal her power and a curse that has haunted her family for generations. But even within the overgrown gardens, murky swamps, and crumbling graveyards of the forgotten South, a secret cannot stay hidden forever. Ethan Wate, who has been counting the months until he can escape from Gatlin, is haunted by dreams of a beautiful girl he has never met. When Lena moves into the town’s oldest and most infamous plantation, Ethan is inexplicably drawn to her and determined to uncover the connection between them. In a town with no surprises, one secret could change everything.

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Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted at Page Turners.

Anyone can participate; just share the opening sentence of your current read, making sure that you include the title and author so others know what you're reading. If you like, share with everyone why you do, or do not, like the sentence.

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There were only two kinds of people in our town. "The stupid and the stuck," my father had affectionately classified our neighbors.

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The Friday 56 is hosted at Storytime With Tonya and Friends.

Share the fifth sentence (plus one or two others) from page 56 of the book nearest to you.

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Lena looked down into the lines of her notebook, but didn't say a word.

Book Blogger Hop #11 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #6

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This week's question from the Hop : Do you judge a book by its cover?

Well, yes. Because the cover and title are the first to catch my attention, especially if I've never read the author or heard of the book.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

• Edgy Inspirational Romance
• Lisa's Loves(Books of Course)
• Magic Faerie's Paranormal Review
• No Rest for the Wicked
• readerbuzz
• Reads Everything
• Scarrlet Reader
• The Book Bee
• The Bookish Snob

The Book Blogger Hop #10 and Follow My Book Blog Friday #5

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted at Crazy For Books while Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.

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This week's question from the Hop : How many blogs do you follow?

My Answer : At present count 95. But of course there are those I visit daily and those maybe once a week.

Since I last hopped ...
New blogs I'm following :

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• Book Couture
• Book Lovers Delight
• Confessions of a Bookaholic
• Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories
• IB Book Blogging
• in which a girl reads
• John Smith
• Smash Attack Reads!
• Spoilers and Nuts
• The Book Swarm
• The Guide to Good Books

Books read or reviewed :

• The Turn of the Screw by Henry James
• Empress by Karen Miller
• The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
• Dream Chaser by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• Mansfield Park by Jane Austen
• Acheron by Sherrilyn Kenyon
• One Silent Night by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Great giveaways I've signed up for :

• Reading Angel, Pure Imagination and Candace's Book Blog are jointly hosting the Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer Giveaway which ends on 27 Aug 2010.
• Paperback Dolls is hosting a 400 Follower Giveaway where they're giving away 3 signed books and 2 ARCs. The contest ends 4 Sep 2010.
• in which a girl reads is letting 3 winners choose from a pile of 25 books which includes Mockingjay, Clockwork Angel, Linger and many more. The blogoversary contest will end on 19 Sep 2010.
• Reading with Tequila is giving away books from her wish list for her 1000 Follower Giveaway. The contest ends on 30 Sep 2010.