In My Mailbox

For me, this has been a very Terry Pratchett filled week!

(Also, please vote for a Harry Potter Character Tombstone phrase, poll is to my right in the sidebar!)
Go join in In My Mailbox fun @ The Story Siren

Bought:
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
I Shall Wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett
Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk by David Sedaris


From the Library:
The Wee Free Men Audio Book
Guards! Guards! Audio Book
Hat Full of Sky Audio Book
Wintersmith Audio Book

VOTE! For your favorite Harry Potter Character Tombstone!

Hi Folks!

This was my Mini Challenge for the Halloween Read-a-thon!

I asked people to create a tombstone phrase for a Harry Potter Character 

(they got to choose which character)

Now, readers, I ask you... please vote on your favorite one! 

The poll is in my sidebar, right at the top... so cast your vote!

Votes will be tallied this weekend and a winner will be announced!

Thank you!

For the Read-a-thon, I read:
The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury
The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan
The New Dead (Anthology)
St. Lunatic High School Volume 1
St. Lunatic High School Volume 2
The Walking Dead Book 1
Beasts of Burden

Reviews to come!

Halloween Read-A-Thon Mini Challenges!!

YA Addict asked what the scariest book I ever read was... well... the answer, sadly, is this...

 I actually would hide this book in locked cabinets as a child, it scared me so much... and I STILL think about those stories. I'm sure they'd be silly now, but they scared the bajeebus out of me as a kid.

Book Blogger Hop and Follow Friday and a GIVEAWAY

Another week, another Hop and Follow... and Giveaway!

This weeks giveaway only lasts the weekend, ending 10/17, so check it out HERE!
The prize is an Emily the Strange Prize Pack!


Now on to the Hop:

The Question This Week:

"When you read a book that you just can't get into, do you stick it out and keep reading or move to your next title?"

If I can't get into a book, and it's not totally awful, I'll put it down and pick it up again later. Sometimes that later is a couple of hours, sometimes it's a couple of days, sometimes it's years.

A current example of this? The Familiars. I picked it up and started reading it, but I was still so engrossed in the story I'd just finished (Maria V. Snyder's Spy Glass) that I just couldn't get into The Familiars. I suspect I might pick it up again this weekend though!

Now for Follow Friday!





The question of the week:

What is your reading suggestion this week?

The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury
Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is my favorite choice for Halloween reading.

 

 

WINNER of the Coraline Giveaway!

First let me say, Wow! and Thank You!! To all the people who entered!

The winner of the Coraline Doll and Coraline book is:

Fi-Chan (Bookish Escape)

Congratulations!!

I will be contacting you shortly :)

Make sure you check out my current giveaway

HERE!

Halloween Read-A-Thon Mini Challenge!

Hello, and Welcome to a Mini Challenge for:

What is the challenge you ask?

Well, we are all familiar with the Harry Potter Series... whether you've read it and love it, despise it or just won't read it on principle, seen the movies, or just heard more about them than you ever cared to... we all know what it's about and who the main players are!

Your challenge?

Create a tombstone catch phrase for one of the characters.

Examples:

"Here Lies Mad Eye Moody,  I think..."

"Hermione Granger,

Beloved Daughter, friend and

insufferable know-it-all"

Tombstone #1: "Here lies Hagrid"

Tombstone #2 (right next to #1) "And Here"

Tombstone #3 (next to #2) "And Here"

... hopefully that makes sense! The funnier the better!

On the 17th I will put entries up for public voting, and we will narrow it down to one winner!

To Enter, just leave a comment on this post with your tombstone catch phrase and an email address where I can contact you if you win! 

This contest is International.

The Prizes:

An Emily the Strange Gift Pack, including:

Emily's Secret Book of Strange

Emily the Strange's Odd-I-See Ouija Board

Emily the Strange's Little Black Address Book

Good Luck!!

Waiting on Wednesday

This week, I'm listing a favorite of mine... Harry Dresden.

The next installation is being called "Ghost Story"

Supposedly it's coming out April 5th, 2011

:)

I'm not sure how accurate this synopsis is... seeing as how it's pretty vague and the only one I could find, lol!

Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard PI. Turns out the ‘everyday’ world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in. But he’s forgotten his own golden rule: magic - it can get a guy killed. Which didn’t help when he clashed with unknown assailants with his murder in mind. And though Harry’s continued existence is now in some doubt, this doesn’t mean he can rest in peace.
Trapped in a realm that’s not quite here, yet not quite anywhere else, Harry learns that three of his loved ones are in danger. Only by discovering his assailant’s identity can he save his friends, bring criminal elements to justice, and move on himself. It would just be easier if he knew who was at risk. And had a (working) crystal ball. And access to magic. Instead, he is unable to interact with the physical world - invisible to all but a select magical few. He’s also not the only silent presence roaming Chicago's alleys. Hell, he put some there himself. Now, they're looking for payback.