Monthly Archives: October 2011

Review: House of Night: Destined

Posted on October 31, 2011 by

Name of Book: House of Night: Destined By: P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin Copyright Date: 2011 Number of Pages: 336 Format: YA fiction, paranormal Rating: A Book Blurb: In Destined,the forces of Light and Dark collide … Continue reading →

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RIP Challenge: Book 4/Houses of Stone

Posted on October 30, 2011 by

Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting the RIP Challenge again this year, and I have boldly chosen to accept this challenge. I always mean to, and I think I always end up reading the books, but never seem to get around … Continue reading →

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RIP Challenge: Book 3/Don’t Scream

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting the RIP Challenge again this year, and I have boldly chosen to accept this challenge. I always mean to, and I think I always end up reading the books, but never seem to get around … Continue reading →

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Nyx in the House of Night (thoughts)

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Name of Book: Nyx in the House of Night By: edited by P.C. Cast Publisher: Smart Pop (Imprint of BenBella Books) Copyright Date: 2011 Number of Pages: 211 Format: essays Reason for Reading: we love HoN Rating: A Source: Izzy … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Olive Kitteridge

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Author: Elizabeth Strout Publisher: Random House Copyright date: March 2008 Pages: 288 Genre: Short Stories, Literature Reason for Reading: I enjoy reading short stories. Rating: A Award Won: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, 2009 Olive Kitteridge is the main character in … Continue reading →

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HoN: Wherein Izzy and Jehara Get Their Gush On, Part II

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Izzy and Jehara have proclaimed October House of Night month in honor of the release of the latest book in the series on 10/25/2011. Last Friday, Izzy and I posted the first part of this chat. We posted a brief … Continue reading →

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First Chapter First Paragraph

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Diane at Bibliophile By the Sea asks us to share the first paragraph of a book we are reading. As you can see it’s called First Chapter, First Paragraph Tuesday. As readers we are often captivated or turned away by that first paragraph or … Continue reading →

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RIP Challenge: Book 2/The Name of the Star

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Stainless Steel Droppings is hosting the RIP Challenge again this year, and I have boldly chosen to accept this challenge. I always mean to, and I think I always end up reading the books, but never seem to get around … Continue reading →

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Readathon: The End

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

We are nearing the end, my friends. I have utterly lost track of all my stats so I am not even going to bother. My brain is mush and my eyes are fried. Without further adieu, I give you my … Continue reading →

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Hour 20: Yoga Mini-Challenge

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Edited: Winners are 1. Gina at Book Dragon 2. Bonnie Jacob 3. Cessie. Thanks everyone for playing! Congratulations for being awake and jammin’ this far into the read-a-thon!! You are doing great!! We bring you the Yoga Mini-Challenge to give … Continue reading →

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