Monday, 11 April 2011

It's Monday, What Are You Reading? (22)

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? at One Person's Journey Through a World of Books

It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, is a bookish meme hosted by One Person's Journey Through a World of Books, where we gather to share what we have read this past week and what we plan to read this week. It’s a great way to network with other bloggers, see some wonderful blogs, and put new titles on your reading list. So hop on over to Journey and join in...and leave a comment here so I can check out what you are reading. All links go to Goodreads. :)


Books I Read Last Week:

While I didn't love this one as much as I loved Ella Enchanted, I still thought it was a really awesome story, and I definitely didn't want to put it down. :)
I watched bits and pieces of the movie version of Coraline on TV before, and I've heard amazing things about this book, so I just had to read it, and I wasn't disappointed, it was an awesome story, it definitely had a bit of the creep factor what with the whole other mother and button eyes and stuff, but it was an awesome story nonetheless.
The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes is a series that I have been reading for years, and every once in a while I pick one up and just dive right in. I just got this one a while ago, so I hadn't read it yet, and I still absolutely love reading about Abby. I'm still partial to the earlier books though, back when the purple ink in her journal was actually purple! :D
I have loved everything that I have ever read by Elizabeth Scott, and Love You Hate You Miss You was no exception! It was completely different from the other ones that I've read (Perfect You, Something Maybe, The Unwritten Rule), but I still loved it so much! It was an intense story and sad at times, but it was so powerful. I got really caught up in this story and I wholeheartedly recommend it! :D


Reading Now:
I really like this one so far! I've had it on the shelf for a while, but haven't picked up until now and I realy wish I'd read it sooner! :D
I totally forgot this book in my backpack when I went home for the weekend, so I didn't finish it yet, but I definitely would have if I'd remembered it! This story's a bit different, but I'm really enjoying it, and I'm excited to read some more. :)


- I'm also still listening to Safe Haven, and reading Running From Secrets. Both kind of got pushed aside this weekend for the Read-a-Thon I participated in, but I hope to finish both soon. :)


Books I Want to Read This Week:
So I didn't get to this one last week, but hopefully I'll get some time for it this week. :)
This is one that HarperCollins Canada sent me a while back, and I'm pretty excited to read it, it sounds like a great story. :)

And what are you reading???

Check out One Person's Journey Through a World of Books to see what others are reading. :)

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur

Sunday, 10 April 2011

Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon: Results Post

I ended up going to bed at about 1:30 am last night, so I stopped reading with about 7 hours left. I ultimately decided that since I have my Russian Oral final and an English final on Wednesday I needed to sleep because I won't have time to catchup in the week.

Dewey's Read-a-Thon

Even though I stopped early I did managed to finish:

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

The Amazing Days of Abby Hayes: All That Glitters Isn't Gold by Anne Mazer

Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott

and I started reading:

Past Midnight by Mara Purnhagen

I hope that all of the participants had fun with the Read-a-Thon, and I'd like to say thanks to all of the other participants (readers, cheerleaders, challenge hosters) who stopped by my blog and encouraged me! Thanks everyone! :D

Happy Reading!!!

  ♪♫Ambur

Saturday, 9 April 2011

Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon: Check-In!

My progress so far:

Finished: 
Coraline by Neil Gaiman 
All That Glitters Isn't Gold by Anne Mazer


Just Starting:
Love You Hate You Miss You by Elizabeth Scott
 

So, it's been a bit of a slow start, but hopefully I'll get through at least this one and maybe another one. :)

Happy Reading Everyone! :D

♪♫ Ambur

Dewey's 24-Hour Read-a-Thon: Just Starting and First Book!

Good morning (or afternoon in some cases) everyone! :D

My start time was six, but me and six in the morning do not get along, so I'm starting at 8:30 am (mountain standard time), which is in under 15 minutes now!

I've decided I'm gonna start on Coraline, and I'll go from there! :)



Good luck to all the other participants and Happy Reading to everyone! :D

♪♫ Ambur

Dewey's 24-Hour Read-A-Thon Booklist!

Hey everybody! :D

I've decided on a few books that I want to read for the 24-Hour Read-a-Thon! I'll add more if I'm ahead in my reading too! ;) I'll keep you posted!

So...here's my list: 

Number of Pages: 162
I've been wanting to read this one for a while and I found it super cheap on a bookstore on campus the other day and I just had to have it! I'm pretty excited to start this one. :D

Number of Pages: 276
I love the Elizabeth Scott's books that I've already read, so I'm pretty excited to try this one out too. :D

Number of Pages: 123
I absolutely loved this series when I was younger and it's one I still cling onto! I have every single one of the Abby Hayes books...including the bonus ones. I ♥ Abby Hayes! I always feel like an amazing reader when I read these books too because I read them so fast. ;)

Number of Pages: 234
This book sounds hilarious! I almost read Bloodthirsty a couple months ago...but school got in the way and I put it back on the shelf...but now I'm going for it, and I am soooo psyched! :D

Number of Pages: 216
I bought this one months ago, and I figured I could easily read it on a weekend because it's pretty short, but something has always came up...no more putting it off though, I'm reading it! :)

Number of Pages: 290
 I think I'm most excited to read Wings! I've heard amazing things, and I am so excited to start this series! :D

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 I included the page numbers so that you guys could see how long each of these books are. You might have noticed that all of the books that I picked have lower page counts, I did that because on Dewey's FAQ page someone recommended using shorter books so you don't get bored, so I'm gonna try that out, and then maybe I'll finish with a longer one...we shall see. :)

I also included all of the books' Goodreads pages in case there were any that you guys wanted to check out. :)

Wish me luck guys...it's gonna be a long (but awesomely book-filled!) 24-hours...I'm not starting for a while though, I'm gonna get some sleep first. ;)

I'll post again once I get started! :D

Happy Reading!!!

♪♫ Ambur