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Friday, January 6, 2012

Friday Daring You to Read

So for Friday I have chosen to join the meme Daring you to Read. Where I get to pick a book I had read and enjoyed and I'm daring you to go read it :)

My book of choice today is the book Eden by Janelle Stalder.

Summary from Goodreads: Stuck in the cruel world of hormones and high school bullies, Aiden is convinced life has something more to offer. A stranger soon brings him to a world that co-exists alongside our own called Eden. Here he will learn to trust himself and those around him, as all of Eden finds itself on the brink of war. With the handsome rider Wolf, his sidekick Logan, and the beautiful archer Elisa at his side, Aiden will battle to save Eden and learn just what he is capable of.

Being the only girl in the King’s Army, and the Captain’s daughter, Elisa constantly feels the need to prove herself. It doesn’t help that she is betrothed to Wolf, who challenges her at every turn, and who she refuses to marry. With the new stranger, Aiden, now involved, Elisa finds her life even more confusing than ever.

Rose is a prisoner of the war, taken by the army from the North. Her captor, the exiled Prince Callum, intrigues her and terrifies her all at the same time. Now she must choose to either betray her heart, or the memory of her family.

Eden is packed full of romance, adventure, humor, and action.

Click on this link to check out my review of Eden by Janelle Stalder
This book was so good and the author is super nice , so take up the challenge and read her book ... Dare you .

More exciting news from this author she has book number two under way called Eden West

This is how it works:

You choose a book you’ve read, loved and would dare your readers to read!

- The book you choose must be an older release (at least 6 months ago), because let’s be honest, we’re all quite aware of the latest releases.

- Write your own blog post, using the button and linking back to Tynga’s Reviews, inviting your readers to read your chosen book.

- Come back on Tynga’s Reviews and put your link in the linking tool.

- Browse other bloggers Dare and let them know if you’ve read their featured book, or plan on reading it.

- Super easy and an awesome way to discover that special book who might have slipped off your radar!

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Review : Hippo Says "Excuse Me"

( A Big thanks to Netgalley ,Author Michael Dahl and Capstone for allowing me a chance to read this book)

Hippo says "Excuse me" by Michael Dahl and illustrated by Oriol Vidal
Publish date: February 01, 2012

Summary from Goodreads: "Hippo uses his manners to help a little chick."

Review: This was quite a cute little book , it follows around a baby hippo and it's mother as they make their way around town. The baby hippo expresses his manners by always remembering to use "Excuse me". I have a 2 year old and she loved the bright colors and the concept was easy to follow for someone her age . The characters were cute and humorous , it seemed the hippo didn't realize just how big it was . A wonderful way to show kids the importance of being polite. I give it four stars .

* I received this book free from Netgalley in return for my review and in no way was compensated for this.

Reviews can be found : Netgalley, Goodreads, Our FB page, and the blog.

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Teaser Tuesday-MEME

So Followers I am gonna try to start following some memes and my first one to follow is Teaser Tuesday. Hope you enjoy .. such a neat way to learn more about books.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

My Teaser: " His touch sent chills through her and all thought slipped away. She heard a whimpering sound and realized she was making it" pg 141 from Unleashed by Nancy Holder and Debbie Viguie

Hope you enjoyed my teaser go check the book out I'm really enjoying it so far. Go get your read on and join us next week for another fun teaser.

Monday, January 2, 2012

First Date By Krista McGee

(A big Thanks to Netgalley and author Krista McGee for a chance to ready this book)

First Date By Krista McGee

Paperback, 336 pages

Expected publication: January 10th 2012 by Thomas Nelson

Summary from Goodreads:

Addy Davidson discovers God's unexpected plans for her life when a reality TV show turns her quiet existence on its head.

The orphaned daughter of missionaries, Addy is quite content to stay in the shadows and never draw attention to herself. But when she's selected for a reality TV show to try to become the President son's prom date-a show she didn't audition for-she's suddenly in America's spotlight.

The lights, the make-up, the competitions, and the blogs discussing every move she makes all make Addy incredibly uncomfortable. But through her time at The Mansion, Addy comes to realize that first impressions aren't always right, that hiding out may not be what God had planned for her life, and that her faith should affect everything she does. It may just be that her selection wasn't random at all and that she's on this show "for such a time as this.

Review:

I found this book delightfully wonderful. First Date can easily be viewed as what would happen if Queen Esther from the Bible was ever put on the reality show The Bachelor. In this book Addy , just like Queen Esther did not what the spot light , did not want to be part of the chosen. Throughout the book you learn form Addy just how hard it is to trust God sometimes, but that there is always a reason for everything. I also enjoyed the way that Addy had to remember that she was a Christian and that how she acted and spoke not only reflected on her but her Christianity. It would have been so easy for Addy to act just like the other girls and in some cases she did act like them when she got angry and spouted off. First Date would be a wonderful book for any young girl, it showed just how hard and sometimes nerve racking it is to show your Christian faith. The characters in this book were well rounded and thought out, the story line flowed. Over all I gave this book 4 stars.
This review is posted on the FB, Goodreads, Amazon, and Netgalley)

( I got this copy for free on Netgalley . The review is my own and I was in no way received compensation for my opinion)

Sunday, January 1, 2012

My Smallest Shelf of To-Be-Read

So here is a list of all the book on my Smallest To Be Read Book Shelf.. makes you curious whats on my big bookshelves doesn't it . That my friends is a post for another day. I linked all the books so if you see one that sounds interesting you can open the link to amazon and see the book and what's it about. Enjoy.

1-17 are all books that I have either won on Goodreads, from a contest or given to me by an author or friend.

1) Tournaments, Cocoa, and One Wrong Move: Nancy Rue (ARC)

2) Boyfriends, Burritos and a Ocean of Trouble: Nancy Rue( sister won this book) (arc)

3) The Puppy that Came for Christmas: Megan Rix (ARC)

4) A Plain and Fancy Christmas: Cynthia Keller (ARC)

5) The Kitchen House: Kathleen Grissom

6) Falling Together: Marisa de los Santos

7) When a Loved One Falls Ill: Gerri and Brian Monaghan

8) Lump: Leena Luther (signed)

9) Birthmarked: Caragh M. O’Brien (signed)

10) The Radleys: Matt Haig (ARC)

11) If I Tell: Janet Gurtler