Day 1: Book Crazy Mini-Challenge

Book Crazy

Pick your favorite book or character and pair it with a song or photo that reminds you of the person or setting in the book.


Character: Acheron of The Dark-Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Song: Diamond Eyes by The Deftones

I think this song is particularly fitting when Ash is feeling "blue" (hehe)

Day 1: The Eager Readers Mini-Challenge

The Eager Readers

Part 1: Favorite Fictional Couples:

• Gideon and Scarlett from The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter
• John Matthew and Xhex from Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
• Bowen MacRieve and Mariketa the Awaited from Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night by Kresley Cole
• Vanda and Phil from Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

Part 2: Crossover Couples:

Anya from The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter and V'Lane from The Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning....they are both trouble and it would be interesting to see V'Lane with someone who has a lot of power herself.

Read-A-Thon Begins

It is time for Once Upon A Read-A-Thon hosted by Pure Imagination, Reading Angel, and Candace's Book Blog. It starts today and ends Wednesday.

Even though I have 230+ unread books on my shelves (GAH!!!!), when I went to the library to donate books I couldn't help myself and I got some books to read (it was a compulsion...I need to work on that). So I will be reading my library books for this challenge:

• Dates from Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong, and Lori Handeland
• In the Prince's Bed by Sabrina Jeffries
• To Pleasure a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries
• One Night with a Prince by Sabrina Jeffries
• Lady Macbeth's Daughter by Lisa Klein

Steampunk Movies

In celebration of Steamboyz Week over at vvB32 Reads I have compiled a list of some Steampunk movies. Feel free to add more in the comments!

The Golden Compass***reviews are bad, but I actually enjoyed this one
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen***Amazing movie
Van Helsing***Enjoyable
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea***Classic
Howl's Moving Castle***Quite a bit different from the book, but still excellent
Steamboy***Have not seen this one yet
Wild Wild West***Don't watch this, you will never be able to get that time back!
The Time Machine***Haven't seen it yet
The City of Lost Children***Haven't seen it although I have wanted to for years
Atlantis: The Lost Empire***Disney does steampunk for the kiddies

Books Read in June

5 Star

The Demon's Covenant by Sarah Rees Brennan
Red Demon by Deidre Knight
Heartless by Sara Shepard
Wanted by Sara Shepard
The Darkest Lie by Gena Showalter

4 Star

Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
Never Seduce a Scoundrel by Sabrina Jeffries
Let Sleeping Rogues Lie by Sabrina Jeffries
Wed Him Before You Bed Him by Sabrina Jeffries
Full Moon Rising by Keri Arthur
Kissing Sin by Keri Arthur
Tempting Evil by Keri Arthur

3.5 Star

Wicked Become You by Meredith Duran
Lucan by Susan Kearney
Beware a Scots Revenge by Sabrina Jeffries

3 Star

Rion by Susan Kearney
Only a Duke Will Do by Sabrina Jeffries
Mysteria by MaryJanice Davidson, Susan Grant, P.C. Cast, and Gena Showalter
Mysteria Lane by MaryJanice Davidson, Susan Grant, P.C. Cast, and Gena Showalter

2.5 Star

Viking in Love by Sandra Hill
An Earl to Enchant by Amelia Grey

Total= 22 books read in June

Waiting on Wednesday #5 and #6

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Poppy (October 11, 2010)

Amazon Description:

Forced to drop out of an esteemed East Coast college after the sudden death of her parents, Jane Moore takes a nanny job at Thornfield Park, the estate of Nico Rathburn, a world-famous rock star on the brink of a huge comeback. Practical and independent, Jane reluctantly becomes entranced by her magnetic and brooding employer and finds herself in the midst of a forbidden romance.

But there's a mystery at Thornfield, and Jane's much-envied relationship with Nico is soon tested by an agonizing secret from his past. Torn between her feelings for Nico and his fateful secret, Jane must decide: Does being true to herself mean giving up on true love?

An irresistible romance interwoven with a darkly engrossing mystery, this contemporary retelling of the beloved classic Jane Eyre promises to enchant a new generation of readers.

Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Pocket Star (September 21, 2010)

Amazon Description:

Furious at his grandmother’s ultimatum to marry or lose his inheritance, Lord Jarret Sharpe wagers his luck—and his heart—at the card table against a most unlikely opponent.Mired in scandal after his parents’ mysterious deaths, notorious gambler Lord Jarret Sharpe agrees to tamely run the family brewery for a year if his Machiavellian grandmother rescinds her ultimatum that he marry. But the gambler in him can’t resist when beguiling Annabel Lake proposes a wager. If she wins their card game, he must help save her family’s foundering brewery. But if he wins, she must spend a night in his bed. The outcome sets off a chain of events that threatens to destroy all his plans . . . and unveils the secret Annabel has held for so long. When Jarret discovers the darker reason behind her wager, he forces her into another one—and this time he intends to win not just her body, but her heart.

Trailer: The Dark Divine by Bree Despain

check out the contest at Bree's blog