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June is Audiobook Month!

Posted June 19, 2012 by Jana in Uncategorized / 5 Comments

 

So, June is Audibook Month (I know! I’m way late!), and I think this is a wonderful time to introduce myself to audiobooks! I’ve listened to half of The Da Vinci Code, and got really bored… fell asleep… and that was it! But since there’s an entire month devoted to audiobooks, maybe I need to rethink my decision!

Anyway, there’s this website called audiobooksync.com that is giving away two audio books a week from now until August 22nd. There are some awesome titles on their site, so I thought I’d let you know about them! The titles include Anna Dressed in Blood, Daughter of Smoke and Bone, Sense and Sensibility, A Tale of Two Cities, and more. And they are FREE if you want them! I’m really excited about this!

Here is the schedule. Right now, they are giving away The Eleventh Plague and the Grapes of Wrath.

In My Mailbox (#4)

Posted June 3, 2012 by Jana in Uncategorized / 10 Comments

Hi, guys! It’s been a while since I participated in IMM. I’ve been in Europe for the past 6 weeks, and just got home a few days ago. I received lots of books while I was gone, and can’t wait to tell you about them all!

Books Gifted:

Shopaholic Takes Manhattan by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic Ties the Knot by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic and Sister by Sophie Kinsella
Shopaholic and Baby by Sophie Kinsella
Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
On the Street Where You Live by Mark Higgins Clark

Books I received for Review:

Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne
Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson
Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fama
Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle
Florence by Ciye Cho
The Lost Kingdom by Kris Ellsworth

Blogs/Reviews/Books Mentioned:

Rather be Reading
I’ve Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella
Magan’s Review of Flirting in Italian by Lauren Henderson

Read about my fan-girling over Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver
I’ve got a great summer read for you! – Girl at Sea by Maureen Johnson
Author interview and giveaway of Of Poseidon by Anna Banks (USA/CAN)

In My Mailbox (#3)

Posted April 1, 2012 by Jana in Uncategorized / 9 Comments

In My Mailbox is a really fun meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we get to gush about all the books we received, and share our thoughts on them!

Hi! This is going to be a pretty short video this week, as my book haul was a bit smaller than usual. What I lack in quantity, though, I make up for in quality! I am so excited by what I’ve purchased and received over the last week or so. :)

 

 

 

ARC of Born Wicked by Jessica Spotswood, from Michelle at The Passionate Bookworm
ARC of Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver, from Brooke at Brooke Reports
Paperback of On the Island by Tracey Garvis-Graves, and swag from the author!
Kindle copy of I’ll Walk Alone by Mary Higgins-Clark (purchased).

 

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Watch the whimsical bookish video, Oscar 2012 winner for best animated short!

That Artsy Reader Girl just reached over 10,000 page views! *throws confetti in the air* Thank you so much to all my readers for stopping by and joining in on the conversations and book chats. I love getting to know all of you! And as always, thanks to my Twitter followers and Facebook fans. :) I love reading about what’s going on in your lives, and sharing your enthusiasm and excitement for books, as well as life in general. :)

In My Mailbox (#2)

Posted March 11, 2012 by Jana in Uncategorized / 9 Comments

 

In My Mailbox is a really fun meme hosted by The Story Siren, where we get to gush about all the books we received and share our thoughts on them!

I haven’t participated in IMM since February 19th, so I have quite a few books to share. I won a few books from different blogs, got some for review, and bought some (of course…). So, let’s get started!

 

Won:

☆ Signed copies of Legend by Marie Lu and Across the Universe by Beth Revis, plus a bunch of swag from Tiffany Schmidt’s Breathless Reads Giveaway on her blog, Letters, words, thoughts, ideas, stories.
☆ I recently got a personalized copy of ATU from Alexa at Alexa Loves Books as well, so this second copy will be up for giveaway soon! :)

☆ Signed copy of The Crystal Princess by Kimberly Norton from Readinista.

Thanks so much to the both of you for hosting such wonderful giveaways!

For Review:

☆ Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers exclusive promo galley on Netgalley.
☆ Enchanted by Alethea Kontis from Magan at Rather by Reading from her trip to Ala Midwinter.
☆ Under the Same Sky by Genevieve Graham from the publisher for review at The Broke and the Bookish .

Thanks to the publishers (and Magan)! I’m excited to read these. :)

Purchased:

☆ Evernight by Claudia Gray (with bonus materials) – Free on kindle!
☆ The Boyfriend Bylaws by Susan Hatler – Free on kindle!
☆ Blue Eyes and Other Teenage Hazards by Janette Rallison (kindle)
☆ Oppression by Jessica Therrien (because of Alexa’s review) (kindle)
☆ Frenchman’s Creek by Daphne Du Maurier> (Paperback)

In My Mailbox (#1)

Posted February 19, 2012 by Jana in Uncategorized / 25 Comments

 

Hi guys! This is my very first IMM, and I’m so excited! I came across some wonderful books this week, and I’m excited to share them all with you! Vlogs terrify me, so let’s see how this turns out!

(Haha… The girl in a Long, Long Sleep is not a benefactor… She didn’t give anyone money!! She’s a long-lost heir to something… Haha… benefactor. Silly me! And WOW. I am pale! Haha. I’d blame it on winter, but I’m that pale all year, so I can’t!)

 

Purchased:

Valentine’s Presents (From my Mom): 

For Review:

Won:

I’d just like to thank all of you for supporting my blog! I love all the comments, e-mails, Tweets, Goodreads chats, and shout-outs on your blogs! I participated in the Book Blogger Love-A-Thon this week, and came away with some awesome new blogs to follow, some new friends, and a lot of warm fuzzies! Thanks to all of you who mentioned me, and came by to spread the love. I wish I could have participated more, but I was passing a kidney stone… Lame. But I love all of you! I’ll see you around the blogosphere, and can’t wait to get to know you better. :)

Now… what did you get this week? :) Link me to your posts and I’ll be sure to stop by! Or… tell me in the comments. :)  Thanks for stopping by!