Teaser Tuesday (June 17)

What is teaser tuesday?

It's a meme hosted by Should Be Reading and here are the rules: 

• 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! 

"A man in his mid-twenties was edging his way into the tiny cafe. He was short, slight, and extravagantly good-looking." 

-The Cuckoo's Calling, Page 98, by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

Books I'm Thankful For...

Inspired by a post on the MacTeenBooks blog, I wanted to spotlight some of the books that I'm thankful for this year (this includes old and new favorites)!

 The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani and The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer (Pictured:Scarlet, Book 2). Both have become my favorite things of the year. I've been completely pulled in by both, and they have amazing (and unique) perspectives on fairy tales.

 

 Slimed by Mathew Klickstein brought up all my 90's kid nostalgia, and because of it I revisited a lot of old memories and shared stories with the friends I've had since grade school. Plus, the author just seems cool in general.

 

The Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (Pictured: The House of Hades, Book 4) & Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling (Pictured: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone). Two great series. Harry Potter was something that brought my entire family together, as we each read them and discussed theories. Amazingly, Rick Riordan's books have done the same. Plus, I'm never going to complain about well-written stories revolving around mythology.

 Matilda by Roald Dahl and 45 Pounds by K. A. Barson. I know that these two seem an unlikely pair, but they both have amazing characters that I related to. My local bookstore is doing a drive where you can donate a book to a child in need, and I chose Matilda. It's a classic childhood book, and what kid hasn't been upset over the power that adults have (especially when they point out that there's nothing kids can do about it). 45 Pounds was a different read for me. I thought that the book described what life is like as a teen who struggled with food. Ah, loved it!

What books are you grateful for this year?

Waiting on Wednesday (August 14)

Waiting on Wednesday was started by Jill at Breaking the Spine. This weekly meme shares the upcoming books that I'm most excited about.

Harry Potter Books 1-7

 I'll probably do a post on this at some point, so it seems a bit excessive to post all 7 covers and slow everyone's loading time down. 

I actually really like the new covers. Of course, the originals will always have a special place in my heart, but I'm afraid that the next time I pick them up to read them they are going to disintegrate in my hands. They are well loved, and need some major book surgery. 

What do you think? Are you pro-new cover or are you a purist?

Teaser Tuesday (November 23)

What is Teaser Tuesday?
It's a meme hosted by Should Be Reading and here are the rules:
Grab your current read...
Open to a random page
Share two teaser sentences from somewhere on the page
Don't include spoilers.

"Fourteen of us won't be flying to Tonks's parents'. There will be seven Harry Potters moving through the skies tonight, each of them with a companion, each pair heading for a different safe house."

-Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, pg 48, by J.K. Rowling