Teaser Tuesday!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
• Share the Title & Author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

"'What the hell are you doing? Trying to get yourself killed?' he demanded, striding furiously across the room toward his sister."

Page 326

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

"It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" is hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books. Each week I will spotlight the books I am reading, planning on reading, or just finished reading.

Finshed:

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

Currently Reading:

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Up Next:

City of Glass by Cassandra Clare

I'm loving this series so far! I can't wait to see what happens next!

The Friday 56

The Firday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice

Rules:*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it to Freda's blog.

It's that simple.

City of Ashes by Cassandra Clare

Page 56:

"Maryse's expression changed slowly from bewilderment to shock as she looked at Luke - really looked at him - for the first time."

Cover Lust

For my first cover lust post, I am going to feture two books by Lisa Mantchev.

She contacted me on Myspace a few years ago...around the time "Eyes Like Stars" was being published.

Ever since then I could not the the beautiful coverart out of my head.

I have not read the books yet, but I cannot wait to get my hands on them!

And, check out this book trailer for "Perchance to Dream."

It has some awesome artwork, as well as some lovey music.

Let me know what you think!

Waiting On Wednesday

"Waiting On" is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
This week I am waiting on:

Dead Reckoning

 (Sookie Stackhouse / Southern Vampire Series #11)

 by Charlaine Harris

From Goodreads:
 "With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the anti-shifters in the area. But Sookie suspects otherwise and she and Sam work together to uncover the culprit - and the twisted motive for the attack. But her attention is divided. Though she can't 'read' vampires, Sookie knows her lover Eric Northman and his 'child' Pam well - and she realises that they are plotting to kill the vampire who is now their master. Gradually, she is drawn into the plot -which is much more complicated than she knows. Caught up in the politics of the vampire world, Sookie will learn that she is as much of a pawn as any ordinary human - and that there is a new Queen on the board . . "

I loved all the previous books and I can't wait to see what crazy things Sookie gets hersefl into this time! lol

What are you waiting on?

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page 
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) 
• Share the Title & Author, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

City of Bones

by Cassandra Clare

My Teaser:

"He reached over and pulled the sparkling pins out of her hair, so that if fell in warm and heavy curls down her neck. The sensation of hair tickling her bare skin was unfamiliar and oddly pleasant."

Page 214

It's Monday! What Are You Reading?

"It's Monday! What Are You Reading?" is hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books. Each week I will spotlight the books I am reading, planning on reading, or just finished reading.

Finshed:

"Hush, Hush"

Currently Reading:

"City of Bones"

Up Next:

"City of Ashes"

What are you reading?

YA Series Challenge 2011

This year I am going to attempt the YA series challenge which is "held" by:

 Farrah and Britney - I Eat Words
 and Shannon - Stalking The Bookshelves

Head over, check them out, and sign up for yourself!

I have chosen level 6 {23-30 books}. There are so many great series out there...It's going to be a awesome year of reading!

Here's my list:

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrik

{1}Hush Hush

{2}Crescendo

{3}Tempest *

Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stievater

{1} Shiver

{2} Linger

{3} Forever *


The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
{1} City of Bones
{2} City of Ashes
{3} City of Glass
{4} City of Fallen Angels *


The Iron Fey by Julia Kagawa
{1} The Iron King
{2} The Iron Daughter
{3} The Iron Queen


The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
{1} The Hunger Games
{2} Catching Fire
{3} Mockingjay


Fallen by Lauren Kate
{1} Fallen (read in 2010...won't count towards goal)
{2} Torment
{3} Passion *


The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
{1} Beautiful Creatures
{2} Beautiful Darkness

Need by Carrie Jones
{1} Need
{2} Captivate
{3} Entice


Luxe by Anna Godberson

{1} The Luxe
{2} Rumors
{3} Envey
{4} Splendor


Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz
{1} Blue Bloods
{2} Masquerade
{3} Revelations
{4} The Van Alen Legacy
{5} Misguided Angel

The Immortals by Alyson Noel
{1} Evermore
{2} Blue Moon
{3} Shadowland
{4} Dark Flame
{5} Night Star
{6} Everlasting *


The Shapeshifters: The Kiesha'ra of the Den of Shadows by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
{1} Hawksong (read in 2010)
{2} Snakecharm (read in 2010)
{3} Falcondance
{4} Wolfcry
{5} Wyvernhail

 

22 Total....dang 1 short!

What do you think? Any recomendations?

What are you going to read for the challenge?

Guidelines

• Challenge runs from January 1st through December 31st
• Books must be from a MG or YA Series
• All series must have at least 3 books out by the end of 2011, to count for this challenge.
• You do not have to read an individual series from start to finish, nor do you have to continue a series you find out that you don't like, the books you've read will still count towards your total.
• You do not have to be a blogger to participate but you must have somewhere to post your reviews if you wish to be entered in for the prizes.
• Please post about this challenge and link it, so we know you are taking part, if you don't have a blog please leave a comments and a link of where you will be posting your reviews.
• It doesn't matter what level you choose but please be aware that you will not be granted extra entries if you read and review past your level amount. (Ex: Level 1 participants can only submit up to 5 reviews as entries for the prizes, reviews that are posted after that are welcomed but will not grant you extra entries.)

Prizes

~2 randomly selected individuals will win their choice of any YA series book under $15 that will ship from the Book Depository 

LEVELS

Level 1-Trying it Out 3-5 Books

Level 2-Making an Effort 6-8 Books

Level 3-Working Hard  9-12 Books

Level 4-Fully Committed 13-16 Books
Level 5-Beyond Obsessed 17-22 Books
Level 6-Addicted and Loving It 23-30 Books

My First Blog Post!

Hello, everyone!

So, I finally broke down and made an account. I want this to me a place where I can come and share my love of the written word. I am going to keep track of the book challenges that I do. And, I might throw in some reviews.

I usually do the 50 Book Challenge. Basically you try to read 50 (or 100, 20...whichever amount you chose) in one year. I don't think I've ever came close. lol  It's mainly due to school, but I still try!

This year I am going to attempt the YA series challenge which is "held" by Farrah and Britney - I Eat Words
  and Shannon - Stalking The Bookshelves.
It looks fun and I can't wait to get started!

P.S. If you guys have any tips on how I can make this all pretty and add all the neat little things, please let me know. I am kinda lost! lol