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Friday, July 20, 2012

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Crazy Book Buying Obsession Tag

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This is a Youtube book tag and it was created by Jack @ ReadingWithJack back in June. I don't have a Youtube channel, but it looked so fun, I decided to do this tag on my blog. I hope that's ok. (=

There are 10 questions in this tag, here they are...

1) Do you have an obsession with buying books?
I don't think I do, I enjoy buying books but I have restraint, I can stop buying books if I set a limit for myself.
2) When, where and how often do you buy your books? Do you go with anyone else or just by yourself?
I like to go on the weekdays, especially Mondays because the stores are not that crowded, I go to Barnes and Noble whenever I can but since the closest store to me is over an hour away, I substitute Wal-Mart to get my fix. I buy books once a month. I don't go with anyone when I buy books, mainly because I don't want to feel rushed when buying my books, I like to take my time.
3) What kind of things attract you to books when browsing them? Is there a specific genre of books you automatically go and look at?
I go straight to the Young Adult section of the bookstores first, then I might browse on over to the books on sale. Of course the covers attract my attention, but it's there stories that are the reason that I buy them.
4) Do you prefer to buy new, used or a mixture of both?
I like to get both new and used books. I love new books for the look of them on my shelf. I think books look better on the shelf when they are a brand new hardbacks. I like to get used books because they are easier on the pocketbook. Save a little cash on one of them then I might be able to get another one with the money I saved!
5) How much are you willing to spend on books each month?
I try not to spend more than 50.00 dollars on my addiction.
6) Have you ever gone on any 'book-buying bans'?
Sadly yes, I was on a book-buying ban back in December of 2011. It was torture!
7) How long does it take you to get around to reading to recently bought books?
Depends on what books I'm reading at the time I buy those books. Sometimes I'm only reading one or two books then I'll start the book I just bought, but other times, I don't get around to reading it for a long time.
8) Do you prefer to buy a lot of shorter, cheaper books or just a few longer, more expensive ones?
I don't really think about that when I buy books, I find that I buy shorter books not because they are cheaper but because the longer books kind of scare me off, I guess. Intimidation me. Not that I have not read long books before, it's just that I read slow and it seems like it takes forever for me to read a humongous book. I will buy and read them if they sound good though.
Maybe that's why I have yet to pick up The Lord of The Rings complete three books in one bind up that my dad had gotten me a few years ago. That books a hefty 1000+ pages long, but I did love the movies.
9) Anything else to say about these awesome obsessions?
Book obsessions are not something to be ashamed of. It's not the worst obsession you could have.
10) Who are you tagging?
Everyone. :)

Wow, that's a lot of typing, but it was fun. I hope everyone enjoyed it.
And don't forget to check out Jack's video.

WWW Wednesday July 18

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Hosted by MizB @ Should Be Reading

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?

• What did you recently finish reading?

• What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

What do you recently finish reading

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

What do you think you'll read next?

The Treachery of Beautiful Things by Ruth Frances Long

The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross or

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Monday, July 16, 2012

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This meme used to be Daily Dose (hosted by Holly @ Good Golly, Miss Holly), but now it's going to be Picture This and hosted by Jude @ In Between. The pictures are still @ We Heart It though.

Le nouveau clique " More than this " serai juste une vidéo - Source #1 sur les One Direction

Review: Glitch by Heather Anastasiu

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Title: Glitch

Series: Glitch #1

Author: Heather Anastasiu

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Reading Level: Young Adult

Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Romance

Reading Source: ARC provided by publisher

Format: ebook

Publication Date: August 7, 2012

Cover Art: 3.5/5

Gooreads:

In the Community, there is no more pain or war. Implanted computer chips have wiped humanity clean of destructive emotions, and thoughts are replaced by a feed from the Link network.

When Zoe starts to malfunction (or “glitch”), she suddenly begins having her own thoughts, feelings, and identity. Any anomalies must be immediately reported and repaired, but Zoe has a secret so dark it will mean certain deactivation if she is caught: her glitches have given her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.

As Zoe struggles to control her abilities and stay hidden, she meets other glitchers including Max, who can disguise his appearance, and Adrien, who has visions of the future. Both boys introduce Zoe to feelings that are entirely new. Together, this growing band of glitchers must find a way to free themselves from the controlling hands of the Community before they’re caught and deactivated, or worse.

In this action-packed debut, Glitch begins an exciting new young adult trilogy.

Review:

Computer chips are implanted to control the minds in this emotionless community that Zoel, known to her friends as Zoe, lives in. When she starts to have glitches, and soon finds out she isn't the only one.

There's two different boys in the book, both couldn't be any different. Adrian, was great and Max who I didn't like at all, I think the book would have been just fine without him.

It reminded me of a different book, in a way, with the computer chips. And there were some resemblances to other books as well.

This book was easy to get into because Zoe is already glitching when you start the book. This one comes out August 7, 2012. Book two Override is due February 2013. I'm not sure if I'll be checking that one out to be honest.

Thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing an advance copy!

3/5 Stars

Top Ten Tuesday 7/10/12 (Books that surprised me)

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Hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week is a Freebie, and I really liked how they did there's over at Once Upon a Twilight, so I'll do it.

Top Ten Books That Surprised Me (In a Good Way)

The Alchemy of Forever (Incarnation, #1)

The Alchemy of Forever by Ashley Avery

I didn't think I would like it, but I started it and could not stop, I'm just not a fan of the ending.

The Scarlet Letterman (Bard Academy, #2)

Bard Academy series

Wuthering High by Cara Lockwood

The Scarlet Letterman ''

Moby Clique ''

A Tale of Two Proms ''

Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

My Soul To Take by Rachel Vincent

The Looking Glass Wars (The Looking Glass Wars, #1)

Seeing Redd (The Looking Glass Wars, #2)

The Looking Glass Wars series

The Looking Glass Wars #1 by Frank Beddor

Seeing Red #2 ''

ArchEnemy #3 ''

It's a Alice in Wonderland retelling

The Pledge by Kimberly Derting

The Merchant's Daughter by melanie Dickerson

A retelling Beauty and the Beast.

The Dream Catcher series

Wake #1 by Lisa McMann

Fade #2 ''

Gone #3 ''

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Another retelling, this one of Cinderella, if you haven't noticed. :)

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I was in the YA section of Borders and there was a woman with her daughter there, a man walked in and grabbed the second book Catching Fire and the woman said "That's a great series." The man said "Yes it is." But I still didn't get it until later at the library.