September 7, 2008

Happy Sunday! Lots of business to talk about today…

First of all, I’m hosting a giveaway! If you are interested in winning my ARC of Christian von Ditfurth’s A Paragon of Virtue, the details are here! I’m accepting entries until midnight on Wednesday, September 10.

Second, it’s time to vote for the awards for Book Blogger Appreciation Week! Voting can be done on My Friend Amy’s site here. Go and vote for your favorite blogs!

Third, let’s talk about my reading for the last couple of weeks.  I’ve finished 4 books — The Face of a Stranger by Anne Perry, A Paragon of Virtue by Christian von Ditfurth, The Dead Room by Heather Graham, and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Currently I’m reading Considering SomplacElse by B.L. Lindstrom and I’m listening to Fat Tuesday by Sandra Brown.  So far, I’m liking Considering SomplacElse more than I expected to, and Fat Tuesday is not my favorite Sandra Brown. It’s not so disappointing that I won’t finish it (I’m almost halfway through), but it’s not what I’ve come to expect from her.

I’ve received a couple of ARCs in the past couples of weeks — Guernica by Dave Boling and College Girl by Patricia Weitz.  And, I’ve got a couple more on the way to me, as well as something from PaperbackSwap.

I’ve got about 2 weeks left in the Summer Reading Thing challenge. I can see that I’m going to need to change some of the books on my list, because I’ve been reading everything but those.

Happy reading, and I’ll see you next week! Don’t forget about the giveaway!

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September 7, 2008

Book #77 was New Moon, the second book in the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer.  The back of the book reads:

Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungry for more and they won’t be disappointed. In New Moon, Stephenie Meyer delivers another irresistible combination of romance and suspense with a supernatural twist. The “star-crossed” lovers theme continues as Bella and Edward find themselves facing new obstacles, including a devastating separation, the mysterious appearance of dangerous wolves roaming the forest in Forks, a terrifying threat of revenge from a female vampire and a deliciously sinister encounter with Italy’s reigning royal family of vampires, the Volturi. Passionate, riveting, and full of surprising twists and turns, this vampire love saga is well on its way to literary immortality.

I enjoyed this sequel to Twilight, maybe a little more than Twilight itself.  I find myself preferring Jacob to Edward, and feeling pretty bad for him by the end of this book.  And though I do like this series, I don’t particularly like Bella much — I find her quite selfish. I’m curious to see where the series goes.  Bella’s not a vampire yet, but she sure wants to be. Will she get her wish? Or will Edward get his way?

Page count: 608 | Word count: 129,910

2007: Evil Under the Sun (Agatha Christie)
2006: Indigo Slam (Robert Crais)

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September 3, 2008

My first giveaway!

I received my ARC of A Paragon of Virtue by Christian von Ditfurth from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers Group, and now I’d like to pass it on to you!

The back of the book reads:

One by one, over a period of several years, the wife and children of a prominent Hamburg citizen are being slain. Von Ditfurth has crafted a breathtaking thriller that highlights in vivid detail how present the German past is today.

You can read my review here.  I thought it was a great read, and I enjoyed reading something that took place in another country and had a non-American point of view.

There are 3 ways to enter!

1. Leave me a comment.  Please make sure you leave a valid email address.
2. Post about my giveaway on your blog or MySpace or Facebook or wherever! Just leave me a link to your post.
3. Subscribe to my feed! Just leave me a comment that you did!

Each person is allowed a maximum of 3 entries. Entries will be accepted until midnight on Wednesday, September 10 and I will draw a winner on Thursday, September 11.

Good luck!

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