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Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 27th June 2014! The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Freda's Voice . The objectives of this meme are : Grab a book, any book. Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. Post it. So here is my post......                     I have chosen this snippet from Dead Until Dark (Book 1: Sookie Stackhouse) by Charlaine Harris. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Kindle UK Kindle US “ ' As to how I became a vampire, that's too long a story for now,' he said. 'But yes, when I was younger - a few times - I killed by accident. I was never sure when I'd get to eat again, you understand? We were always hunted, naturally and there was no such thing as artifical blood. And there were not as many people then. But I had been a good man when I was aliv...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Thursday Quotables for the 26th June 2014!   This is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Bookshelf Fantasies . This where you highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week.  On to my Quote ......         This Quote is taken from the graphic novel that I am currently reading which is Fables #1 Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US “ Don't literally watch your feet, just kindly stop stomping all over mine   „

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to WWW Wednesday for 25th June 2014! WWW Wednesday is a book related meme hosted by Should Be Reading. Which asks you answer the following questions: • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? So, on to my answers....... I still haven't made much more progress with this book so this week's WWW Wednesday is still the same as a few weeks ago sorry, which you can find  here!  I hope to get it finished in the next week.

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Teaser Tuesdays for the 24th June 2014! Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by  Should Be   Reading . Which asks you to do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!   • Share the title & author On to my teaser ......         My teaser sentences are from Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan, which I am still currently reading. The teaser's can be found 79% into the book. Buy it now from The Book Depository Buy it now from Amazon UK   Buy it now from Amazon US     Buy it now on Kindle UK   Buy it now on Kindle US Synopsis -  In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a young sorcerer-bookbind...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Musing Monday for the 23rd June 2014! Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by  Should Be Reading   ,which asks you to muse about one of the following each week… • Describe one of your reading habits. • Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s). • What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it! • Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it. • Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us! • Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books. So on to my musing.....               This week I have chosen to muse about Reading Slumps: Recently I have found myself in a reading...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Book Blogger Hop for 20th June - 26th June 2014! Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by  Ramblings Of A Coffee Addicted Writer.  Every week there is a different question and the objective of this meme is to answer this question. This weeks question is ....   Do you prefer Nook, Kindle, other reader or paper book? My answer is .... I prefer paper book, there is nothing better than being able to flick through the pages Although I do like the  convenience of having a kindle , you can take lots of books anywhere with you without taking up a load of space. And also if there is a must have book that is just released you can purchased it on kindle immediately and not have to trawl around bookshops trying to find it.  

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 20th June 2014! The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Freda's Voice . The objectives of this meme are : Grab a book, any book. Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. Post it. So here is my post......                     I have chosen this snippet from Storm Front (Book 1: The Dresden Files) by Jim Butcher. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Kindle UK Kindle US “ Mister was nowhere to be seen when I got home, but I left the food in his dish anyway. He would eventually forgive me for getting home late. I collected the things I would need from my kitchen - fresh baked bread wit no preservatives, honey, milk, a fresh apple, a sharp silver penknife, and a tiny dinner set of plate, bowl and cup that I had carved myself from a ...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Thursday Quotables for the 19th June 2014! This is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Bookshelf Fantasies . This where you highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week.  On to my Quote ......         This Quote is taken from the book that I am still currently reading which is Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Kindle UK Kindle US “ Breathing quickly, he looked to either side, realising that he had very few options.  Maybe even none.  „

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to WWW Wednesday for 18th June 2014! WWW Wednesday is a book related meme hosted by Should Be Reading. Which asks you answer the following questions: • What are you currently reading? • What did you recently finish reading? • What do you think you’ll read next? So, on to my answers....... I still haven't made much more progress with this book so this week's WWW Wednesday is still the same as three weeks ago sorry, which you can find  here!  I hope to get it finished in the next week.

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Teaser Tuesdays for the 17th June 2014! Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by  Should Be   Reading . Which asks you to do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!   • Share the title & author On to my teaser ......         My teaser sentences are from Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan, which I am still currently reading. The teaser's can be found 62% into the book. Buy it now from The Book Depository Buy it now from Amazon UK   Buy it now from Amazon US     Buy it now on Kindle UK   Buy it now on Kindle US Synopsis -  In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a young sorcerer-bookbin...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Musing Monday for the 16th June 2014! Musing Mondays is a weekly meme hosted by  Should Be Reading   ,which asks you to muse about one of the following each week… • Describe one of your reading habits. • Tell us what book(s) you recently bought for yourself or someone else, and why you chose that/those book(s). • What book are you currently desperate to get your hands on? Tell us about it! • Tell us what you’re reading right now — what you think of it, so far; why you chose it; what you are (or, aren’t) enjoying it. • Do you have a bookish rant? Something about books or reading (or the industry) that gets your ire up? Share it with us! • Instead of the above questions, maybe you just want to ramble on about something else pertaining to books. So on to my musing.....               This week I have chosen to muse about Bookmarks:  There is tons of bookmarks on the market...

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Book Blogger Hop for 13th June - 19th June 2014! Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by  Ramblings Of A Coffee Addicted Writer.  Every week there is a different question and the objective of this meme is to answer this question. This weeks question is .... Do you think your blog reflects your personality? Does it show organization, a care-free style, or some other trait? My answer is .... I don't think my blog reflects my personality, because I am sarcastic, quirky and not organized in the slightest. My blog is probably the most organized thing in my life, I aim to give serious reviews so no room for sarcasm.

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to The Friday 56 for the 13th June 2014! The Friday 56 is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Freda's Voice . The objectives of this meme are : Grab a book, any book. Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. Post it. So here is my post......                     I have chosen this snippet from The Salem Witch Society by K N Shields. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Kindle UK “ The late afternoon sun filtered into the top floor of the three-story brick building on Temple Street that housed the Maine Temperance Union's headquarters. Simon Gould, in his late forties but still powerfully built and with a soldier's bearing, lifted a coffeepot from its silver platter. He caught sight of his own marred face, the burned tissue reflecting clearly in the vessel's gleaming surface. „

Hi Book Lovers and Welcome to Thursday Quotables for the 12th June 2014! This is a weekly meme which is hosted by  Bookshelf Fantasies . This where you highlight a great quote, line, or passage discovered during your reading each week.  On to my Quote ......         This Quote is taken from the book that I am still currently reading which is Thief's Magic by Trudi Canavan. Buy Now: The Book Depository Amazon UK Amazon US Kindle UK Kindle US “ Her senses stirred. Stain did still linger, but it was shrunken and patchy. Another woman was striding across the space but she was only around ten years older than Rielle and didn't look up as she passed. A few steps from the other side of the convergence of streets, Rielle glanced back as if to look twice at a woman, letting her eyes move across the entrances of the other streets. Nobody stood there. She breathed a sigh of relief and turned b...