The Ugly Duckling by Iris Johansen 
The Scourge of God by S.M. Stirling 
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins 
And I'm halfway through Hood by Stephen Lawhead
Whew. Not sure how all that will combine in my head, but I'm surprised I haven't been having weird dystopian / Robin Hood / werewolf dreams yet.
One of my longest book-blogger friends, DeSeRt RoSe from DeSeRt RoSe'S BoOkLoGuE, gave me this bright and sunny award this week. Thank you! According to her:I'm supposed to:"This award is given to bloggers who inspire others and show positivity and creativity."
1) Put the logo within my blog or on my postI'm passing this on to several fun blogs. Please go check them out and say "hi":
2) Pass the award on to up to 12 fellow bloggers
3) Link the nominees within my post
4) Let the nominees know they have received this award by commenting on their blog
5) Share the love and link to the person whom you received this award from.
Here's how Shauna describes it:"People are emailing asking what the book is about. Seriously, it’s been so long since I’ve read it that I hardly remember. But if memory serves it’s about a wife/mom named Kate, who gives up her career outside the home to stay home and raise her three children. She’s surrounded by a cast of characters also known as her family. Kate struggles with feelings of discontent…she constantly feels like her life has amounted to being nothing more than the resident nose wiper. And she’s not happy about it.
If you like this website you’ll love the book. Kate is ridiculous…like me. You will laugh more than you will cry, and don’t be surprised if you confuse Kate with me. Everyone who’s read it says something like…'I love the part where YOU blah blah blah.' And I’m all 'DUDE, THE BOOK IS NOT ABOUT ME!'
It’s fiction. Honest."
(1) Grab our current reads.
(2) Let the book fall open to a random page.
(3) Share two (or three) teaser sentences from that page somewhere between lines 7 and 12 (avoiding spoilers).
In the past five years alone, I have left my wallet in a cab an astonishing, nay impressive, 6.7 times. (The .7 is for all the times I would have gone ID-less into a bar had someone not slid across the pleather backseat after me and said, "Forget something?".) With the exception of that first seventeen-dollar idiot's fee, my wallet gets returned to me fully intact every time. Every. Single. Time.
Reaction: I reviewed the first book in this series in November, Moonstone, and enjoyed it enough that I requested the sequel from the author. Moon Rise was just as much fun. I still think Allie being such a believable character is the key to the series. Her struggles with trying to compensate for her irresponsible mother and learn about her potential are what make her a realistic teenager. The magic is just an added bonus!Her mom's still dating losers. Her boyfriend's gone back to Mexico. Dad still hasn't told his wife and kids that she exists. At school, the drama queens and bullies still rule. But worst of all for Allie Emerson--aka the Star Seeker of an old Gypsy prophecy--is that her powers have taken a hike. She can't read minds anymore. She can't move stuff just by looking at it. The other Star Seekers are counting on her psychic gifts more than ever, and the evil Trimarks are closing in, eager to snatch her magic moonstone necklace while she's helpless. The hot new guy at school is ready and willing to fight her battles, but he comes with some wicked baggage.
"Dear Diary: I'm a little worried. My new BF is a demon."
Welcome again to Allie Emerson's funny, scary, amazing, and always unpredictable life, as the girl voted least likely to save the world from evil.
You can see more Wordless Wednesday at the headquarters (sorry, been slacking on the quilt pictures this week).
Today is Teaser Tuesday. Teaser Tuesdays are hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading.(1) Grab our current reads.
(2) Let the book fall open to a random page.
(3) Share two (or three) teaser sentences from that page somewhere between lines 7 and 12 (avoiding spoilers).
"Forgive my bluntness, Miss Brailsford, but I try never to underestimate a woman. Particularly not an Englishwoman"
Lambert was perplexed by Jane's sweet smile in response, "Very well, Mr. Lambert. In that case, I conceded that I am quite capable of snooping. Let us go and find the proper authority together."
I added garlic and dill to the vinegar for these pickles. Loving the taste of the ones I've sampled so far! I've also cracked my mom up because my grandmother used to have nonstop refrigerator pickles going all the time.
BlogHer / Blog Hop: This time last year I was at the BlogHer conference in Chicago. This year the group's meeting in New York City (which I have never seen). I'm only slightly jealous. Really. (Or maybe more than slightly jealous, but things were way too crazy here this year for me to go.)
Anyway, it's great to meet you. Hope you have fun here and come back to visit often!
