Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading

This week’s question:

If you read romance novels, answer this question:

Who are your favorite “romance” authors? Why?
My answer:
I am not a “typical” romance type of reader, unless there is a bit of suspense in the plot.  I will read authors such as Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, Danielle Steel and Sandra Brown.

                                   FOR REVIEW FROM THE HACHETTE BOOK GROUP

Questions:

1. Did you get any Valentine’s Gifts?

Not yet

2. What is your favorite topping on something toasted?

3. Do you pick out your outfit the night before?

It depends if I have an appointment or not.  If not, its jeans and a sweater.

4. What food item do you absolutely despise?

Liver…so much so..I couldn’t even post a picture of it.

5. Righty or lefty?

Righty

 

This week’s question:
How do you react to the “book police”? (people who judge what you are reading, and try to make you feel guilty) Do you respond to their judgements? Or, do you keep quiet? Do you let what they say influence your reading, or do you do your own thing, regardless?

My answer:
WOW..that was my first reaction to this week’s question.  My next reaction….book police? are you kidding me? who and where are they?  And then I read Miz B’s response thinking I missed something somewhere.

Then I sat back and had to really think about this question.  I tend to forget that the internet is global and different regions have different beliefs in place.  However, even with that being said, I believe that as a community of readers, we can agree to disagree on certain thoughts of a book but not attack a person for the type of genre they read.  I have, people I consider friends, in this neighborhood that read the new rage out, would I degrade them because she enjoys it…absolutely not.  I know of other friends who read classics and historicals for pleasure, I don’t condemn her, I admire her.  Would I let someone influence me?  No!!  Absolutely Not!! My thought process with books is the same with TV, if you don’t like my choices or I don’t like your’s, you can visit a blog that has similar likes to your’s just like I can do the same.

No

 

This week’s question:
How do you react to the “book police”? (people who judge what you are reading, and try to make you feel guilty) Do you respond to their judgements? Or, do you keep quiet? Do you let what they say influence your reading, or do you do your own thing, regardless?

My answer:
WOW..that was my first reaction to this week’s question.  My next reaction….book police? are you kidding me? who and where are they?  And then I read Miz B’s response thinking I missed something somewhere.

Then I sat back and had to really think about this question.  I tend to forget that the internet is global and different regions have different beliefs in place.  However, even with that being said, I believe that as a community of readers, we can agree to disagree on certain thoughts of a book but not attack a person for the type of genre they read.  I have, people I consider friends, in this neighborhood that read the new rage out, would I degrade them because she enjoys it…absolutely not.  I know of other friends who read classics and historicals for pleasure, I don’t condemn her, I admire her.  Would I let someone influence me?  No!!  Absolutely Not!! My thought process with books is the same with TV, if you don’t like my choices or I don’t like your’s, you can visit a blog that has similar likes to your’s just like I can do the same.

No

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
Before sharing my mailbox, I want to give a BIG thank you to Rose City Reader for being a wonderful hostess during the month of January.  I think everyone will agree that it has been a very pleasant experience and she did a fantastic job.  Bravo!!!

“Meet Me On Monday!”
Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!

5/5    The Innocent by Vincent Zandri
5/5    Tick Tock by James Patterson
4/5    Resurrecting Anthony Anthony by Lind and Tony Cole
5/5    Godchild by Vincent Zandri
4/5    To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark
DNF Every Little Thing by Pamela Klaffke    

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
Before sharing my mailbox, I want to give a BIG thank you to Rose City Reader for being a wonderful hostess during the month of January.  I think everyone will agree that it has been a very pleasant experience and she did a fantastic job.  Bravo!!!

“Meet Me On Monday!”
Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!

5/5    The Innocent by Vincent Zandri
5/5    Tick Tock by James Patterson
4/5    Resurrecting Anthony Anthony by Lind and Tony Cole
5/5    Godchild by Vincent Zandri
4/5    To Have and To Kill by Mary Jane Clark
DNF Every Little Thing by Pamela Klaffke    

My answer:
Absolutely!!!  And it’s not a book but a series, of 13 books.  It is my favorite read of all time and called The Left Behind Series.  I am not sure if its because that when I tell someone what the premise of the books are or that it is a series of 13 books that kind of scares someone away.  It did me at first.  A friend of mine tried on different occasions to get me to read it and I finally gave in.  All it took was the first few chapters, I was hooked, and the series was done in a little over a month.  I am not sure if anyone has taken my advice to read it but whenever I am around readers, I always ask if anyone has read it, and the majority of the time they have, and the discussion turns directly to those books and similarities of the wold today.  Would love to know if any bloggers have read them and what they thought!!!

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
                                              For Review from The Hachette Book Group

Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!

Before I give my final wrap up progress report, I want to thank Michelle for hosting this week long Read-A-Thon.  Than You Michelle!!!  It has been fun and when there were moments that I wanted to slack off a bit, I felt like you were sitting on my shoulder saying…” Bad girl!!  You should be reading” lol and I would pick up my book.  So thank you for spending the week with me.
Total Wrap Up:  20 hours read.. 1 book finished ..1 review finished… 1 book into the DNF pile

My answer:
Absolutely!!!  And it’s not a book but a series, of 13 books.  It is my favorite read of all time and called The Left Behind Series.  I am not sure if its because that when I tell someone what the premise of the books are or that it is a series of 13 books that kind of scares someone away.  It did me at first.  A friend of mine tried on different occasions to get me to read it and I finally gave in.  All it took was the first few chapters, I was hooked, and the series was done in a little over a month.  I am not sure if anyone has taken my advice to read it but whenever I am around readers, I always ask if anyone has read it, and the majority of the time they have, and the discussion turns directly to those books and similarities of the wold today.  Would love to know if any bloggers have read them and what they thought!!!

According to Marcia, “Mailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their house last week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists.”
                                              For Review from The Hachette Book Group

Blogging is a funny thing…we tell our most intimate thoughts for all to read and yet most of the time I find myself sitting and wondering, “who is this person!?” I know them…but yet I don’t know them! I want to know who the person is behind all those words so I thought of a great way for all of us to “meet” each other!

Before I give my final wrap up progress report, I want to thank Michelle for hosting this week long Read-A-Thon.  Than You Michelle!!!  It has been fun and when there were moments that I wanted to slack off a bit, I felt like you were sitting on my shoulder saying…” Bad girl!!  You should be reading” lol and I would pick up my book.  So thank you for spending the week with me.
Total Wrap Up:  20 hours read.. 1 book finished ..1 review finished… 1 book into the DNF pile

 

Happy Monday Everyone!!!  This is going to be a very busy week and I won’t be on the computer much….ok…you can all stop jumping up and down with joy because you won’t have to listen to me chatter, gab, talk, ramble on since my fingers take the place of my mouth in bloggyland, but I have signed up for the Winter’s Respite Read-A-Thon this week (more info in this posting).  And then this weekend, my friend Gina, from Hott Books suggested told me I had to sign up for Bloggiesta…lol…she doesn’t realize the joke is on her…since, as everyone knows, that I am soooo computer illiterate, she just might have to drive 5 hours to my house to sit beside me to get me through this challenge….lol…Gina…hope you got a full tank of gas in your car!!!!  So my posts for the weeks are all drafted, my books are lined up and I will be checking in occasionally when I need a change in position or my eyes need a break from reading.

I hope you don’t mind but I would like to share some wonderful news I received, and for all you mothers out there, you will understand, what I am feeling.  And for those with little ones, treasure each and every moment, because the time goes by in the snap of your fingers.  It seems just like yesterday that I was being wheeled out of the OR after having a Csection under general anesthesia and the nurse placing a beautiful baby boy on the gurney with me and saying “meet Mark James”, our 2nd baby boy.  Well, Mark graduated last week from Eastern Kentucky University in a very specialized field, Fire and Safety Engineering.  Not only did he receive his B.S., but he graduated Magna Cum Laude and working a full time job throughout his college years.  My baby is all grown up.  His Dad and I are so proud of him, his accomplishments and the man he has become.  And add to this, his gf Jess, my reading buddy, who we absolutely love and adore!!

Jess and my youngest son, Mark

Questions:

1. Do you like your ice cream in a dish, waffle cone, pretzel cone, sugar cone or cake cone?
My first choice would be a cup because my favorite comfort food is a 5 scoop
sundae from Friendly’s , and my second choice would be a sugar cone with ice cream. 

2. Do you read the newspaper daily?
I used to but it seemed that the cost of the paper kept increasing but
the paper kept decreasing.  Now we only get the weekend paper delivered

3. Marinara or meat sauce?
Being Italian, we call it a meat sauce “gravy”

4. Last time you cried?
2 months ago

5. What word/phrase do you find really annoying?
The “N” word

I’m super excited…can’t wait for an excuse to sit around and read! I don’t care what needs to be done around the house (aside from my writing goals). I’m going to read, read, read! Here are the dates and times for the read-a-thon: Monday, January 17 at 12 am until Sunday, January 23 at 11:59 pm (adjust your time zone as appropriate…I’m on central time). As I’m pretty sure there are no other read-a-thons that week (I checked and double checked so as to not intrude on someone else’s event), we will be using #readathon hashtag on Twitter. I would really appreciate any help in spreading the word. Also, if there are any bloggers and/or authors out there who would like to host a mini-challenge/giveaway during the event, please email me at truebookaddictATgmailDOTcom. Also, please email me or leave a comment if you have any questions. You can sign up and participate at any time during the read-a-thon…this is a flexible event. I hope you will join me for a week of reading fun!
Want to join?  It’s not to late!!  And….what’s one more little challenge to add to all the ones you already have?  And if you join this one……then you should join the one that Gina and I are hosting….The Reading Challenge Addict Challenge  lol.