Series Sunday is a new bookish meme hosted by yours truly, Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
Read an installment of a series.
Post a review/recommendation on your blog, FB, Twitter, Goodreads, or Shelfari pages.
Share your review/recommendation by posting the link in the comments section below.
Include the title, author, and name of the series so that other Series Sunday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists.
Today is all about recommending your favorite series. As much as I enjoy reading standalone books, I rather read the continuing lives of characters in a series. So share your faves in the comment section.
First Lines Friday is a new bookish meme hosted by yours truly, Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
Grab your current read(s).
Share the first line(s).
Include the title and author.
"Hot Box is a baseball drill that can be played with three or more players and two to four bases. The players take turns being fielders and runners, ultimately trying to tag the rest of the players out. People often practice this drill in real life, but instead of tossing around baseballs, they toss around hearts and emotions."
Best friends Lydia and Milena seek love and sexual fulfillment. Lydia is in a relationship with Glenn and secretly sleeping with his best friend, Phil. Milena is still scorned from her ex-fiance of eight years ago, whom she dumped right before the altar. He cheated on her at his bachelor party destroying all trust. But now her ex-fiance is back in town and determined to win her back. Milena makes up a boyfriend (a homeless man found on the street), cleans him up and actually starts to fall in love. -__-
Perhaps I have outgrown Zane? It was just okay. I didn't really care about the characters or how the story would end. The most interesting part was actually learning what a "hot box" is. Check back here tomorrow for the definition of a "hot box" in my First Lines Friday meme.
Stevie is haunted by memories of the past, specifically the last summer spent at her Aunt & Uncle's ancient house in Long Island. That last summer started off smooth and fun until a family tragedy occurred and spiraled out of anyone's control.
There are a lot of books with the centralized theme of family lies and secrets. However, the secrets in this book are unveiled strategically and not always predictable. Barbara Forte Abate has a talent for perfectly pacing a novel's events so the reader does not lose interest in the well-developed characters (Stevie, sister Eleanor, Uncle Cal, Aunt Smyrna, Jake, and Ash). Her descriptive sentences make you visualize every scene. In fact, I read it in two days. The Secret of Lies would be a good book club selection for members to discuss the story as it unfolds.
Check out the trailer below, then order a copy by clicking the picture above or the title link below.
Disclaimer: This book was received from the author for review purposes. In no way does it influence my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
Welp, it's that time to sign up for new annual challenges. I've been waiting for this one to pop up (and wish I'd joined it for 2011). If you are interested in joining this challenge too, visit Workaday Reads.
Challenge Guidelines:
This challenge will run from Jan 1, 2012 - Dec 31, 2012.
Anyone can join, you don't need to be a blogger. You can post reviews to any book site (i.e. Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, Goodreads, etc).
Any genre or length of book counts, as long as it is in eBook format.
You can list your books in advance or just put them in a wrap-up post. If you list them, feel free to change them as the mood takes you.
When you sign up, put the direct link to your post about joining the eBook Reading Challenge.
You can move up levels, but no moving down.
Sign-ups will be open until Dec 15, 2012, so feel free to join at any time throughout the year.
At the beginning of each month there will be a roundup post to add your reviews for that month. Any reviews submitted will be entered into a monthly drawing. There will also be a grand giveaway at the end of the year for everyone who achieves their goal level (or higher).
Levels:
Floppy disk - 5 eBooks
CD - 10 eBooks
DVD - 25 eBooks
Memory stick - 50 eBooks
Hard drive - 75 eBooks
Server - 100 eBooks
Human brain - 150 eBooks
I signed up for Level 4: Memory Stick (50 eBooks).
Tis the season to gift! Check out these cool bookish gifts for the book lover in your life. Also, check back here in January for a chance to win one of these awesome items.
Series Sunday is a new bookish meme hosted by yours truly, Literary Marie of Precision Reviews. I encourage all of my fellow book bloggers and bookhearts to play along.
Read an installment of a series.
Post a review/recommendation on your blog, FB, Twitter, Goodreads, or Shelfari pages.
Share your review/recommendation by posting the link in the comments section below.
Include the title, author, and name of the series so that other Series Sunday participants can add the book to their TBR Lists.
My Series Sunday pick is Archie: The Married Life Book 1 by Michael Uslan. After 68 years of dating both Betty and Veronica, Archie finally makes a choice. In issues #600-606, we see their alternate futures if both roads are taken. It is basically two stories in one; a multi-universe where Archie marries Betty in one universe, and Archie marries Veronica in the other. Readers see how Archie's choice affects the rest of the Riverdale Gang.
I grew up reading Archie Comics. It was different to read about Archie experiencing the real world. Real-life issues in this graphic novel include marriage, happiness, struggle, unemployment, trust, the economy, business and unfortunately death. I'm a fan all over again!
