December 06, 2011
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Finland (born 1917)! Today is the Independence day of Finland, so it's only logical that I'll go to Sweden. To do some shopping! :) I'll see you tomorrow! :)
pst! don't forget my giveaway!
December 05, 2011
Cover Crazy #12
Yet another Cover Crazy, hosted by The Book Worms.
Veronica Davis is a woman with a desperate need.
If she doesn't bring a date to her big sister's wedding, the L for loser that's imprinted on her forehead will become permanent, as far as her family is concerned. And heck, she's started to believe it, herself.
Why else would a girl end up at a Los Angeles escort agency with the strange acronym V.A.M.P. Inc? Where you pick your date from a row of coffins in the agency's basement. Guys who can't meet you at lunch time, due to the fact that they sleep until sundown.
You know . . . . vampires.
And when she meets the unearthly handsome Christopher, the agency's odd acronym begins to take on a whole new meaning. Tackling her sister's wedding actually starts to seem like a piece of cake . . .
* It's cute and simple!
* It's perfect for the blur, quite funny
* Love the pink
* Love the lollipop, I want one too!
* Love the "Not just another deadend date."!
Dislike?
* The author's name just doesn't fit to the cover. Now it's really distinguishable.
Musing Mondays #7
A meme hosted by Should Be Reading!
This week’s musing asks…
How many books do you read in a week? Month? Year?
I can only remember this years situation, since I've actually counted the books! I've read 70 books so far, last month I read 13 books, if I remember correctly. But that's only because I wasn't at work then. Neither am I now, so it will probably be something like last month, meaning I would reach around 80 books this year.
But if I'm working, it's probably only about 5 books or so in a month, meaning around 1 book/week. Hopefully I'll have a real job next year, so I have to read now as much as possible! :)
PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT with either the link to your own Musing Mondays post, or share your answer in a comment here (if you don’t have a blog). Thanks!
December 04, 2011
From Book to TV #4
I have this habit to watch any tv show/ movie based on book. So I'd like to introduce some of those tv shows/ movies! If you'd like to participate, just leave a comment and a link to your own blog post!
This week I have to introduce two movies, since they're both based to the same story and coming out next year!
snow white and the huntsman
In the epic action-adventure Snow White and the Huntsman, Kristen Stewart plays the only person in the land fairer than the evil queen who is out to destroy her. But what the wicked ruler never imagined is that the young woman threatening her reign has been training in the art of war with a huntsman who was dispatched to kill her. Sam Claflin joins the cast as the prince long enchanted by Snow White's beauty and power.
The breathtaking new vision of the legendary tale is from Joe Roth, the producer of Alice in Wonderland, producer Sam Mercer and acclaimed commercial director and state-of-the-art visualist Rupert Sanders.
Fantasy/adventure
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mirror mirror
A wicked enchantress schemes and scrambles for control of a spirited orphan's throne and the attention of a charming prince. When Snow White's beauty wins the heart of the prince that she desperately pursues, the Queen orders her to be killed in the forest. Instead, Snow White is spared and escapes. Meeting up a band of diminutive highway robbers, Snow White grows into an indomitable young woman determined to take back her realm from the treacherous Queen.
Fantasy/comedy
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thoughts
Both of these movies are based on Snow White by Brothers Grimm. Gotta say, Brothers Grimm seem to be quite a hit at the moment!
I can't wait to see both of these! At first I was sure, that I will only be watching the Snow White and the Huntsman, because the trailer is just awesome and I love Alice in Wonderland! But after watching the trailer of Mirror, mirror, I realized, that even when they're based on the same story, these are two completely different movies. Other one has the action and adventure and the same beauty as Alice in Wonderland did. But the other one has fantasy and comedy put together, so of course I have to see it, too! Just can't wait!
In My Mailbox #7
Here's some books I borrowed, bought and received! IMM (In My Mailbox) is a meme hosted by The Story Siren! I did take pictures this week, though they're pretty bad, since there's still no light. Ever. But this was quite a good week, believe me! :)
Paranormalcy (Paranormalcy #1) by Kiersten White
Supernaturally (Paranormalcy #2) by Kiersten White
These were bought from two flea markets, total cost 9 €! (In the first flea market was a clearance, they were selling everything "take a bag of books, pay 5€!", and yeah, I was happy to buy any merely interesting book! I found "My Sister the Vampire" #1-#3 from the second flea market, cost 4€, just had to buy. Again!)
Switched (My Sister the Vampire #1) by Sienna Mercer
Fangtastic! (My Sister the Vampire #2) by Sienna Mercer
Re-Vamped! (My Sister the Vampire #3) by Sienna Mercer
Losing the Plot (Angels Unlimited #2) by Annie Dalton
The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder
Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (Molly Moon #1) by Georgia Byng
Alice, I Think (Alice MacLeod #1) by Susan Juby
Princess in Training (The Princess Diaries #6) by Meg Cabot
Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister (Philippa Fisher #1) by Liz Kessler
Goddess Boot Camp (Oh. My. Gods. #2) by Tera Lynn Childs
Amy, Number Seven (Replica #1) by Marilyn Kaye
Perfect Girls (Replica #4) by Marilyn Kaye
Happy Birthday, Dear Amy (Replica #16) by Marilyn Kaye
Fast Forward (Replica: The Plague Trilogy III) by Marilyn Kaye
Hercules: legendary journeys (#4): the first casuality (Hercules - the Legendary Journeys) by David L. Seidman
Hercules: legendary journeys: the eye of the ram (Hercules , No 3) by Timothy Boggs
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: By the Sword (Hercules) by Timothy Boggs
Truth and Consequences (Charmed #21) by Cameron Dokey, Constance M. Burge (Series Creator)
Inherit the Witch (Charmed #23) by Laura J. Burns (Goodreads Author), Constance M. Burge (Series Creator)
A Tale of Two Pipers (Charmed #24) by Emma Harrison, Constance M. Burge (Series Creator)
The Brewing Storm (Charmed #25) by Paul Ruditis, Constance M. Burge (Series Creator)
Pied Piper (Charmed #27) by Debbie Viguié (Goodreads Author), Constance M. Burge (Series Creator)
Uglies (Uglies #1) by Scott Westerfeld
Delirium (Delirium #1) by Lauren Oliver
Passion (Fallen #3) by Lauren Kate
The Carrie Diaries (2) - Summer and the City (The Carrie Diaries #2) by Candace Bushnell
Ghost Memoir: The Long, Long Life of The Lady Nairna by Lady Nairna
December 03, 2011
100+ Books In A Year Reading Challenge 2012
Okay, so yet another challenge for the year 2012! I've finished 70 books this year so far, but since I nearly read nothing on the first half of the year, I may actually have a chance with this!
Rules: Read 100+ books in 2012 (any genre)
I think I can do that! Hopefully..
On My Wishlist #7
Meme hosted by Book Chick City!
You Are So Undead to Me (Megan Berry #1)
You Are So Undead to Me by Stacey Jay
From Goodreads:
Fifteen-year-old Megan Berry is a Zombie Settler by birth, which means she’s part-time shrink to a bunch of dead people with a whole lot of issues.
All Megan wants is to be normal—and go to homecoming, of course. Unfortunately, it’s a little difficult when your dates keep getting interrupted by a bunch of slobbering Undead.
Things are about to get even more complicated for Megan. Someone in school is using black magic to turn average, angsty Undead into flesh-eating Zombies, and it’s looking like homecoming will turn out to be a very different kind of party—the bloody kind.
Megan must stop the Zombie apocalypse descending on Carol, Arkansas. Her life—and more importantly, homecoming—depends on it.
Dearly, Departed (Gone With the Respiration #1)
Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel
From Goodreads:
Love can never die.
Love conquers all, so they say. But can Cupid’s arrow pierce the hearts of the living and the dead—or rather, the undead? Can a proper young Victorian lady find true love in the arms of a dashing zombie?
The year is 2195. The place is New Victoria—a high-tech nation modeled on the manners, mores, and fashions of an antique era. A teenager in high society, Nora Dearly is far more interested in military history and her country’s political unrest than in tea parties and debutante balls. But after her beloved parents die, Nora is left at the mercy of her domineering aunt, a social-climbing spendthrift who has squandered the family fortune and now plans to marry her niece off for money. For Nora, no fate could be more horrible—until she’s nearly kidnapped by an army of walking corpses.
But fate is just getting started with Nora. Catapulted from her world of drawing-room civility, she’s suddenly gunning down ravenous zombies alongside mysterious black-clad commandos and confronting “The Laz,” a fatal virus that raises the dead—and hell along with them. Hardly ideal circumstances. Then Nora meets Bram Griswold, a young soldier who is brave, handsome, noble . . . and dead. But as is the case with the rest of his special undead unit, luck and modern science have enabled Bram to hold on to his mind, his manners, and his body parts. And when his bond of trust with Nora turns to tenderness, there’s no turning back. Eventually, they know, the disease will win, separating the star-crossed lovers forever. But until then, beating or not, their hearts will have what they desire.
In Dearly, Departed, romance meets walking-dead thriller, spawning a madly imaginative novel of rip-roaring adventure, spine-tingling suspense, and macabre comedy that forever redefines the concept of undying love.
These would be just perfect for the Zombie Challenge 2012!
December 02, 2011
Book Chick City's Zombie, Horror & Urban Fantasy AND Speculative Romance Challenges
Okay, I may be way too ambitious and a little nuts, but I will be participating following challenges!
There are two levels:
- Read TWENTY FOUR (24) horror & urban fantasy novels in 2012
- Read FORTY EIGHT (48) horror & urban fantasy novels in 2012
There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:
- One Chomp: Read 6 Zombie books in 2012
- Two Chomps: Read 12 Zombie books in 2012
- Three Chomps: Read 18 Zombie books in 2012
- Four Chomps: Read 24 Zombie books in 2012
There are FOUR (4) LEVELS to choose from:
- One Sexy Demon: Read 6 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Two Sexy Werewolves: Read 12 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Three Sexy Vampires: Read 18 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
- Four Sexy Archangels: Read 24 Speculative Romance novels in 2012
I decided to choose the easiest level of each, since I think that's enough for me! And good too, I've never even read any zombie- books, so it's about time!
Wanna participate? Just click on the links below pictures! :)
Remember my giveaway!
psst, just wanted to remind that my giveaway is still open, though I'm just shocked how many has already participated!
December 01, 2011
Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison
New Girl by Paige HarbisonExpected publication: January 31st 2012
Publisher: HarlequinTeen
Format : Ebook
Pages: 314
Series: No
Source : Publisher through NetGalley
Buy : Amazon UK / Book Depository
synopsis
They call me 'New Girl'...
Ever since I arrived at exclusive, prestigious Manderly Academy, that’s who I am. New girl. Unknown. But not unnoticed—because of her.
Becca Normandy—that’s the name on everyone’s lips. The girl whose picture I see everywhere. The girl
I can’t compare to. I mean, her going missing is the only reason a spot opened up for me at the academy.
And everyone stares at me like it’s my fault.
Except for Max Holloway—the boy whose name shouldn’t be spoken. At least, not by me. Everyone thinks of him as Becca’s boyfriend…but she’s gone, and here I am, replacing her. I wish it were that easy. Sometimes, when I think of Max, I can imagine how Becca’s life was so much better than mine could ever be.
And maybe she’s still out there, waiting to take it back.
thoughts
*MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS*
The first ebook I actually managed to read! I started reading this yesterday and was still sitting on computer after 6 hours. Now I have aching back, but it was worth it!
This story follows the "New Girl", who moves to boarding school. I was halfway through the book, when I realized, that I still don't know the new girls name. She's just the second new girl, since Becca was the first new girl. And now everyone's comparing them and idolizing Becca.
Obviously, there was a lot of secrets, since there's young people in a boarding school, and that was the intriguing thing that kept me reading until it was three hours past my bedtime. Plus the fact that I haven't actually read anything exactly like this book, which is of course great!
I'm going to keep it short, since the best part of this was the waiting for the secrets to be revealed, and I don't want to spoil anything! So I could sum it up like this: I liked the romance, nothing too.. yucky. I didn't like Becca, big surprise there. There were few details that never got explanation, which bothers me little. But I can live with that.
Overall, I definitely want this to my bookshelf!
Thank you NetGalley and HarlequinTeen!
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