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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Waiting On Wednesday: Unravel Me

Waiting On Wednesday #21!

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Do You See What I See?

*Click on covers to make them larger*

I discovered this other cover when I was looking up the covers for my Cover Issues: Shatter Me, which I haven't finished yet, but will be coming soon. And I was shocked. I can't believe these covers are exactly the same.

The one on the left is the German cover of Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi and the one on the right is Carrier of the Mark by Leigh Fallon. So I sat there staring at the covers for about ten minutes. And they really are exactly the same. The same girl. Her hair is the same. Her hand is positioned the same way. The blue part at the bottom is the same. The only difference is the shades. Her hair varies a little and the blue is a little different. And of course the background.

I just thought I would share. I have never heard of the one on the right. Have you? Have you read it? If not, you can click here to view that book on Goodreads. I'm still only about 60% the way through Shatter Me. It's a really good book and it draws me in, but for some reason I don't feel the need to pick it up.

Anyways, I don't know who's the copy cat in this situation, but does it really matter?

Enjoy!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Favorite Book Covers

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly

meme held over at The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks topic is a Top Ten Tuesday Freebie!

Your time to pick whatever topic you'd like!

I picked my top ten favorite covers :)

So obviously today is Thursday, and not Tuesday,

but I completely forgot about this weeks TTT,

and it was a freebie, so I just had to do it :)

I really love this cover because:

#1- the girl is gorgeous!

#2 I love how they snuck in the second head. If you don't know what I'm talking out, you can see a profile of another person on the right side of the cover. the nose being right under the 't's' in What's.

#3 I also love how the ME is so big!

I like this cover because of the overall green color. I don't know that the cover directly represents the story. It's about a girl who died when she was younger and was put into a special program where they test a drug to revive you if you die. I suppose the cover could represent her hiding from the world, because since she was pronounced dead she now has a false life with all the essentials included: new name, new town, new parents...

This one is just gorgeous, I love all the colors. I especially like the purple. And the way Elder and Amy's heads are on there. The first time I saw the cover I didn't notice it, but now I can't forget it. I also did a post on the new covers, you can see it here, they are not very pretty... But whatever.

This is the new cover and I'd have to say I'm really loving it. I'm about 25% through this book right now, and I don't see the resemblance with the trees and waterfall, but maybe I will later...? Either way the colors are absolutely amazing and the trees coming out of the lashline--GORGEOUS!

I like this cover because:

#1 House creepy is the haunted house in the back?! I think it really sets the mood for the book, even though I haven't read it yet.

#2 I love the little specks of red throughout the cover.

#3 I love the way her hair looks so animated, and it's all blown to the side like that, with that little twist at the end. It's cute!

This one is great because I love the gothic like vibe it gives off. With the darkness of the woods with the blur-ish hue. And of course the gorgeous girl in the dress with her pale skin. Loving it!

I like this one because of the high tech looking apple and the puzzle pieces. I can't wait to read it and see more about what it will represent in the story.

Love the colors and the butterfly wings on the eyes. Love the fading in the corners and the vibrant colors. Also, the font, it's very different.

Another favorite because of the colors, I love how the cover artists put so much color into something without it looking like a rainbow. And the tree branches that sort of look upside down. And the floors that almost look like glass tiles with the reflections. It's beautiful.

I've always liked this cover... From the first moment I saw it. I don't know what it is about the water and the look on her face. And the sky above with the rocky waves and huge moon. Gahhhh!

Well those are my favorites.

I know I pretty much described

the covers, but that is what comes

to mind when seeing the covers.

What are some of your favorites?

Leave a link to your TTT :)

Have a great one!

Monday, October 22, 2012

22 on 22 Read-a-Thon: Reading Goals & Update

This will be my very first Read-a-Thon, but it's for a good cause. It's Bianca's Birthday Week! It's being hosted by Alexa @ Pages of Forbidden Love. If you want to sign up, the Sign Ups are still open.

Reading List:

Progress Updates:

Oct 22: Day 1

Pages Read Today: 88

Total Pages Read: 88

Time Spent Reading Today: 1.75 hrs

Total Time Spent Reading: 1.75 hrs

Feelings: Purity is going good. Almost done. Need to finish Shatter Me, but really want to finish it on audiobook, because that's how I started it. I just wish I could move up the waiting list at the library a little faster :)

Mini Challenge:

Today we are starting things off pretty easy with just some general questions about your reading habits:

1. What book did you start reading for this read-a-thon?

I just started Reflected in You.

Even though it wasn't on my list.

I tend to stray from TBR's.

2. What is one of your favorite books to re-read?

I haven't re-read any so far.

But most likely:

Harry Potter #1

13 Reason Why

Beautiful Disaster

3. Do you have a strategy for read-a-thons to maximize your time?

Just my regular strategy.

Read an hour in the

morning and in the night.

4. Do you snack while reading?

It depends. Usually I don't.

Because like I said it's

usually 6 am or 11 pm.

But if it's the daytime

and I'm hungry. Why not?!

Oct 23: Day 2

Pages Read Today: 95

Total Pages Read: 183

Time Spent Reading Today: 1 hr 56 mins.

Total Time Spent Reading: 3 hrs 56 mins.

Feelings: Finished Purity this morning. It didn't end how I imagined, but overall it was good. Review will be up for that soon. Instead of moving on to finish Shatter Me, I decided to start listening to Reflected in You on audiobook. I was just too eager to get to that one.

Mini Challenge:

Today’s challenge is all about showing off the top book you are waiting on!

Walking Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Beautiful Disaster Book #2

Expected Publication: April 16, 2013

[Goodreads - Amazon - B&N]

Synopsis:

Beautiful Disaster told in Travis point of view.

How much is too much to love?

Travis Maddox learned two things from his mother before she died: Love hard. Fight harder.

In Walking Disaster, the life of Travis is full of fast women, underground gambling, and violence. Just when he thought he was invincible, Abby Abernathy brings him to his knees.

Every story has two sides. In Jamie McGuire's New York Times bestseller Beautiful Disaster Abby had her say. Now it's time to see the story through Travis's eyes.

Why I can't wait:

OH EM GEE!

Seriously, I think Beautiful Disaster was the best book I've read this year! And I do believe it's my favorite book. I can't think of a book that I would want to re-read more than this one. I've told everybody I know about it.

So for the sequel to be the same AMAZING story, but from Travis' point of view, will be really insightful. And to learn about his life even more. And really get to know him as a person. Wow! This is really going to be great. And really be one hell of a ride!

Oct 24: Day 3

Pages Read Today: 40

Total Pages Read: 223

Time Spent Reading Today: Listened for 1 hr. 3 mins.

Total Time Spent Reading: 4 hrs. 59 mins.

Feelings: I didn't get nearly as much reading done as I'd hoped. I really need to step it up tomorrow!

Oct 25: Day 4

Pages Read Today: 44

Total Pages Read: 267

Time Spent Reading Today: 1 hr 10 mins.

Total Time Spent Reading: 6 hrs. 9 mins.

Feelings: Still not reading as much as I need too. But tomorrow will be the day. Friday and the weekend.. I WILL read a lot!

Oct 26: Day 5

Pages Read Today: 267

Total Pages Read: 496

Time Spent Reading Today: 5 hrs. 56 mins.

Total Time Spent Reading: 12 hrs. 5 mins.

Feelings: I really made time today for reading. I had my audiobook on my phone and took it everywhere. Listened to it in the shower, while doing blog posts, while eating and while getting ready to go see my local annual Rocky Horror Picture Show performance. I wanted to finish Reflected in You, but I was pretty tired. So I shall finish that on day 6. And find something else to start.

Oct 27: Day 6

Pages Read Today: 42

Total Pages Read: 538

Time Spent Reading Today: 1 hr.

Total Time Spent Reading: 13 hrs. 5 mins.

Feelings: I finished Reflected in You.. I don't really know what to say about that book. I'll have my review up for that as soon as I figure out how I felt. After that I went shopping, and then came home and watched a movie, so unfortunately I didn't read any more than that yesterday.

Oct 28: Day 7

Pages Read Today: 0

Total Pages Read: 538

Time Spent Reading Today: 0

Total Time Spent Reading: 13 hrs. 5 mins.

Feelings: I really wanted to get some reading done today, but I had to work. And after work, I was so lazy I just decided to watch a movie instead.

Mini Challenge:

Survey:

1. What was your favorite part of this read-a-thon?

Getting to see how much I actually read.

2. Did you enjoy the mini challenges?

Yes, it gave me something else to say rather than pages numbers.

3. What was your least favorite part of this read-a-thon?

Not getting as much read as I wanted to.

4. Anything I should do differently if I were to host another read-a-thon?

No, I think it was perfect. Good job Alexa! :)

Final Thoughts:

I loved doing this read-a-thon. It was my first if you didn't already know. And it's pretty cool to try and push yourself to read as much as possible and to time yourself and keep track of page numbers. It really makes me think of how much time I don't spend on reading when I could be, because I'm not doing anything really important. Haha.

Finished:

Happy Birthday Bianca!

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Top Ten Books That Should Be Movies

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly

meme held over at The Broke and the Bookish.

This weeks Top Ten Tuesday topic is a rewind!

You can pick any past topic that you might have

missed or one that you just want to do again!

I picked the top ten books you think should be made into movies. This was the topic on April 12, 2011. My blog wasn't created or even thought of back then. And this is a fun subject for me. I'm always thinking if I would want it to be made into a movie or not. I think that one question is what really makes up my final decision if I should put it on my favorites list or not. And I'm obviously talking about a world where the movie would be made my way and be exactly like the book and feel just like how it played out in my head while reading it.

**Clicking on cover will direct to Goodreads**

I haven't finished Shatter Me and What's Left of Me yet, but I'm pretty far in and I know I'm going to love the ending, and hopefully the full series for both. Looking for Alaska wasn't that great to me, but I think it would actually be a pretty good movie. All the rest I just really loved and most are on my favorites list! :)

Now I'm going to insert a few that I would want to become movies and they actually are becoming movies. I can't wait for these!