Must Read Mon-er-Tuesday #7

Okay, I'll be the first to admit I have been neglecting the blog, but it wont be much longer. I only have two more week's of class and then I'll be all yours again. I missed yesterday's Must Read Monday due to an unfortunate Statistics assignment so I decided to just do it today! Hope you dont mind!

Must Read Monday is hosted by Fans of Fiction.
The goal of the Must Read Monday is to find share your love of great books with others in the hopes that they'll add a new title to their To Be Read list.

Your job is to create intrigue for other hoppers. What makes your book so swoon-worthy? What do you absolutely have to mention so they'll read it?

On your post, you'll make an acrostic puzzle (think of it as an overview/book blurb type of thing).

When you leave comments on other posts, be sure to mention whether you're adding that book to your TBR pile, and what part convinced you to do so.

It's all about powers of persuasion, people:) You might have to think a little, but channel that inner-creative goddess (or god).
This week's category was: A book that made you laugh out loud

Okay, I have once again chosen a book with a ridiculously long title Here we go:

Here is a girl, Mo

On her way to Grundy, Alaska

Who arrives in this cold little town

To get away from her overprotective family.

Once she gets there,

Friends are met, and

Life becomes easier.

It doesnt take long before

Really odd things happen

To begin, an almost rape

When a wolf saves her life

It seems like everything is okay

Then some deaths occur

He-wolf seems like the obvious choice

And then

Naked/sexy Cooper shows up on her porch

And he has a bear trap around his ankle

Kindling fires, and

Erect - um - furnishings

Deepen the bond between Cooper and Mo

When people are killed

Everyone suspects the wolf

Regardless, Mo needs to be sure

Everything is strange

When the wolf is a man

Oh, and that man may be a killer.

Love can conquer all, but

Folly cannot.

Okay even the title is pretty funny. I love the book. I wish I had more of a sense of humor to make the poem less serious but oh well. Read the book!!! It was fun and light read that had me laughing out loud at work. (See my review here.) I love books that make me look like a crazy person for laughing to the people around me.

Must Read Monday #6

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!!!

Its time for Must Read Monday!!

Must read Monday is hosted by Fans of Fiction.
The goal of the Must Read Monday is to find share your love of great books with others in the hopes that they'll add a new title to their To Be Read list.

Your job is to create intrigue for other hoppers. What makes your book so swoon-worthy? What do you absolutely have to mention so they'll read it?

On your post, you'll make an acrostic puzzle (think of it as an overview/book blurb type of thing).

When you leave comments on other posts, be sure to mention whether you're adding that book to your TBR pile, and what part convinced you to do so.

It's all about powers of persuasion, people:) You might have to think a little, but channel that inner-creative goddess (or god).

This week's category is: Fantasy (or some book with fantastical elements)

So it's quite hard doing this when all my book's are at home. I guess I'll choose Twilight because...well....I'm in love, and because I recently saw Breaking Dawn and loved it (minus the weird wolves talking bit)!!!

This is both the beginning and the end.
When life changes from what it is,
Into what it will forever be.
Love is what makes things change.
It brings together the Lion and the Lamb,
Generationally predestined to be predator and prey.
Here, each fight their nature.
The result, is something none have yet encountered.

Nevertheless, without darkness, there is no light.
Eventually the bonds of even the greatest love must be tested
When this happens, all hell breaks loose

Madness, depression, adrenaline, destruction
Only subsided by the help of a "friend"
Only fixed by the return of a lover
Never to leave her again

Eventually though, that "friend" becomes more
Coming in between the bonds of love
Likewise past skeletons haunt the present, promising
Imminent danger to all nearby.
Persistent killers, and crazed newborns,
Surround the troublesome trio
Effectively, causing a war between enemies, and friends

But our trio overcomes the death and destruction
Resulting in marriage of Lion and Lamb
Everything seems perfect
After bonds are tied, but it's not, and the
Killing of an unborn baby isn't allowed
I cant explain the pain and anger that ensues:
Near death/actual death/emergency vampirization
Granting Nessie life

Drawing Vampire, wolf, and hybrid together
Awakening superpowers none knew existed.
We read these books with an open mind, fall in love with them and leave
Needing so much more.

This was my hardest one to date!

What do you think??? What are your choices?

Must Read Monday #5 and Marina's Tales Giveaway Winner

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!!!!!

I have had a busy weekend with classes ending soon and everything but I'm back in action!!!

Must read Monday is hosted by Fans of Fiction.

The goal of the Must Read Monday is to find share your love of great books with others in the hopes that they'll add a new title to their To Be Read list.

Your job is to create intrigue for other hoppers. What makes your book so swoon-worthy? What do you absolutely have to mention so they'll read it?

On your post, you'll make an acrostic puzzle (think of it as an overview/book blurb type of thing).

When you leave comments on other posts, be sure to mention whether you're adding that book to your TBR pile, and what part convinced you to do so.

It's all about powers of persuasion, people:) You might have to think a little, but channel that inner-creative goddess (or god).

This week's category is: A book so powerful it changed you in some way
Okay so I legitimately think that Jenna and Ashley are choosing categories that will make me think really hard ON PURPOSE! Such a hard decision because I think that every book tends to change me somehow. Its like when I read, I am lost, and when I get done, I sigh as if i have just run a marathon (literally), come back down to my body and try to incorporate the message or book into my life somehow. I guess if there was a book that really changed me in some way it could be Crank by (once again)  Ellen Hopkins. I chose her book Burned last week and now I'm feeling like her books are all amazing or something (which admittedly they are). I will admit though, that although they were amazing, I would never ever read them again! I don't feel that way because the books were bad or anything, like I said they're amazing, but because I just don't want to go through the emotions the book puts me through again. The fact that it was written in verse and the way it's written brings you right into the story and makes you feel exactly like the character. When I say exactly, I mean it.

This particular book, showed me that just because I have it all together right now and everything is "perfect," certain things can happen and pull me down and there's nobody to right my life but me. (I hope that makes sense) Anywho, on to the acroustic:

Crystal Meth is Bree's new Friend
Reckless alter ego Bree who consumes Kristina
After a taste of the Monster
Normal is overrated, and
Kristina's life, her plans, everything, is beginning to fail.

Trust me. If you havent read this book yet, read it. It is so surprising how much you can get into this book. I thought I'd hate it when I first read it, but it's absolutely great albeit disturbing.

We also have the winner for the Marina's Tales Giveaway.

Ms Lan Chan of The Write Obsession (again) has won my giveaway!!! (It helps that she had like all additional entries possible. Ha!) I am happy for her and the author should be contacting her shortly. Happy Reading Lan!

Must Read Monday #4

Good Morning and Happy Monday!

Befofre I begin, I need to rant a bit. It SUCKS that despite the fact that I love reading all these books and writing reviews, and can read books in one sitting without losing interest, I still cant read a book for sckool without being bored out of my mind and nearly pulling my hair out. You would think that I'd have a lot of practice by now and could do it easily but no! I hate it even more than before. It seems that the more I force myself to read the stupid book, the more my attention is directed to how much I hate it and then how much I'd prefer to be reading my book for the blog, and then to how hungry I am, and then to how many pages I have left, and once again to how much I hate the book. If only I didnt have to read boring materials for class. Oh well. Its time for Must read Monday, hosted by Fans of Fiction.

The goal of the Must Read Monday is to find share your love of great books with others in the hopes that they'll add a new title to their To Be Read list.

Your job is to create intrigue for other hoppers. What makes your book so swoon-worthy? What do you absolutely have to mention so they'll read it?

On your post, you'll make an acrostic puzzle (think of it as an overview/book blurb type of thing).

When you leave comments on other posts, be sure to mention whether you're adding that book to your TBR pile, and what part convinced you to do so.

It's all about powers of persuasion, people:) You might have to think a little, but channel that inner-creative goddess (or god).

This weeks Category is Contemporary/Realistic Fiction.

Ugh. Not my category at all, (I don't have much to choose from it seems) but I will choose Burned by Ellen Hopkins (I hope this counts)

Burdened by abuse of her father and norms of her religion
Under strict guidelines to follow
Ransacked by ideas of sex, love, and violence
Now Pattyn is shipped away
Everything she discovers and more
Determine her destiny, and eventually, her demise.

I hope that makes you want to read it. This is by Far the best book of the ones written by Ellen Hopkins (in my opinion) READ IT!!!

Must Read Monday (3), Bout of Books Wrap-up

Hi Everyone!!!! Its time for Must Read Monday hosted by Jenna of Fans of Fiction.

Must Read Monday is a weekly meme devoted to sharing great books in poem format in the hopes that others will add them to their to be read list.

Each week, the people who have the best poems are announced as winners for that week, and Last week the winner was Me, and Pam.

This week's category is LOVE!!!

It is such a hard one because I like all different types of love in my books. I'd say Twilight, but I dont want to because everyone reads it. Instead, I'll say the Marina's Tales Series. I choose this one mainly because I LOVE the love between Ethan and Marina, but also because it's easy for people to get this book since I'm currently hosting a giveaway for the books in the series here.

Marina isn't who she thought she was,
Aptos holds the answers
Revealing truths about her past
In all ways supernatural
Nightmares that feel too real
And deadly prophecy
Send Marina over the edge

Tearing her heart in three
Always in love with Ethan, but
Longing for the sea
Embracing her true heritage
Starts with losing what makes her be.

Okay so this week was SUPER HARD but I think this is my best poem yet! I had fun once again and can't wait to post the one for next week. Jenna was awesome to think of this meme. Go on over to her site and sign up.

Thanks for stopping by! Next I will focus on the Wrap Up of The Bout of Books read-A-Thon

Okay, so I did much better for this Read-a-thon. I read 3 books;

• The Moon and The Tide - Derrolyn Anderson
• The Fate of The Muse - Derrolyn Anderson
• Dead Sky Moon - Karina Halle (I only read 1/4 of this book but it still counts right)

I enjoyed myself and am certainly looking forward to the next Read-a-Thon.

Must Read Monday (2)

Hello Everyone! I have missed you all. I was not posting last week (sorry) because I had the flu and focused all my energy on sleep and grad school homework. That being said, I have a review for you later (yea I couldn't focus only on my homework with a ridiculously interesting book next to my bed, so ummm, I figured if I finished the book, there wouldnt be anything else to tempt me. *wink wink*)  Now, from Fans of Fiction we have Must Read Monday!!!!!!

I love this meme, and I believe it has a lot of potential to grow. Its so fun. This week's category is Paranormal/Paranorman Romance and I wanted to choose Twilight but, I assume everyone has already read it so I'll move on to Fallen By Lauren Kate.

Forever falling for the same guy over and over, but
Always dying in his arms, always
Leaving him alone to
Live without me for an
Eternity, only now things are different.
Now, we can stay together for as long as I lives, and when I die, it will be for forever.


I love these little poems I have to create for this meme. Its so fun. Go check out Fan's of Fiction's page and try out the meme. Trust me! You're gonna LOVE it.

Must Read Monday (1)

Thanks to one of my Favorite bloggers, Fans of Fiction, I now have a new meme that I hope I can keep up with!

This weeks choice is dystopian novels. I choose (surprise, surprise) Possession by Elana Johnson (review here) Here's my acrostic:

People controlled by transmissions
Overprotective not really dead but dead father
Seriously ridiculous
Security measures
Extremely potent mind control
Secrets

Surrender
I need a sequel
Oh my goodness it was great
Not a fan of the ending, but a definite fan of the book.

I hope I did this right, Nonetheless I kind of liked this meme. What do you all thing. Try it out, oh and read Possession!