Booking Thru Thursday

CMash May 27, 2010 10 Comments

Yesterday I was so excited about the award I received that I totally forgot the other good news. Its not any less importan than the award but as most of you know, awards can be time consuming when passing them on. I also received and email that I had won “9th Judgement” by James Patterson. WooHoo, I now have the entire series, now I just need the time to read them. Thank you Karen from Bookin’ With Bingo.

And it just keeps getting better, today I won “Change In Attitude” from Reading At The Beach, Thank You Vicki!
What a way to wake up !! And 2 more awards that I need to pick up. I will post about those later. Maybe this is all a dream, and if it is, I don’t want to wake up!!! lol

http://btt2.wordpress.com

Today’s question:

What books do you have next to your bed right now? How about other places in the house? What are you reading?

My answer:

This question is a bit difficult to answer. It would take a very long time to list each and every book. Because of my operations I sleep in a recliner in our living room because I am not capable of laying flat yet. So on the table next to the recliner, there are 13 books, the majority are for review and the others that I had won. On our hutch, I have 10 books I read and need to send to my cousin. And then there are 2 floor to ceiling bookcases in our family room. I can guarantee, if I were to check them right now, I would be surprised as to what books are there, that I have collected over the years and have forgotten about. Thinking about this, that would be a nice project for me during my recuperation. Because of this question, it has me thinking, I am truly a book addict. There are so many books in this house and all these books are mine since no one else reads.
I am presently reading The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon.

Award

CMash May 26, 2010 16 Comments

It never ceases to surprise and amaze me when presented with an award. Today I was honored to have Darlyn from darlyn & books http://darlynandbooks.blogspot.com/ bestow on me this new award.

We live near and far but as book bloggers, we live in a very kind and friendly neighborhood of the blogosphere. We have the same thing in common, the love of books. I have said it before, sorry to keep repeating myself, but the nicest people are book bloggers. I can not express how much it means to me to be part of this community. So thank you Darlyn for this award !!!! Now the criteria:

The award requires me to list 10 honest things about myself before pass it to 10 other bloggers. Hope I don’t bore you lol.

1. I wish I could go back in time when my boys were toddlers

2. I miss my old job and not being able to work

3. I believe one good trait I have is being a good listener

4. Another good trait is that I keep secrets. When asked not to tell, I don’t

5. I can’t bake, it becomes a disaster

6. I despise lying

7. I despise clutter

8. I love to read while sitting on a float in our pool

9. I love to read during thunderstorms

10. In winter, I love to read during snow storms with an afghan around me.

Now I will be passing this award to both old and new friends and in no particular order:

Busy Moms Who Love To Read http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/

Dollycas’s Thoughts http://dollycas.blogspot.com/

A Lovely Shore Breeze http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.com/

Reading Without Restraint http://readingwithoutrestraint.blogspot.com/

Under The Boardwalk http://nisefunpages.blogspot.com/

Rreading At The Beach http://readingatthebeach.com/

Puss Reboots http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/

Paper, Pens, & Lipgloss http://satoya-writes.blogspot.com/
Tea Time With Marce http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/

A Cup of Tea and A Cozy For Me http://acupofteaandacozyforme.blogspot.com/

Watchcha Reading Wednesdays

Wathcha Reading Wednesdays

CMash May 26, 2010 4 Comments

Just about 7 months ago I didn’t even know what a “meme” was. But once I found out, I was always on the hunt to find a new and fun one. And today in my Google Reader, there it was !!! Another Wednesday fun meme. And here it is !!

Hosted by Busy Moms Who Love To Read. The link to this blog is http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/ so that you can visit and sign in with McLinky.
A prize is also included. Here is the criteria:
Since there is a prize at stake this week I am going to make it slightly more work: Go to page 50, count down 50 words and then type out the next two full sentences. If it is a spoiler at all be sure to put **Spoiler Alert** at the top of your comment (like if the selection announces the death of an integral character or something).
I will be right back to posting since I need to count down to 50!!!………I am back and here are my 2 sentences.
In Caroline’s growing up, there had only been herself and her mother. When Caroling would ask about her father, her mother’s response was always the same: “You don’t have one.”

From The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon

Hope you join in the fun!!

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash May 26, 2010 3 Comments

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
*What are you currently reading?
     The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon
*What did you recently finish reading?
      Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri (5 star)
     So Cold The River by Michael Koryta (4 star)
*What do you think you’ll read next?
     Damaged by Alex Kava

Award

CMash May 26, 2010 16 Comments

It never ceases to surprise and amaze me when presented with an award. Today I was honored to have Darlyn from darlyn & books http://darlynandbooks.blogspot.com/ bestow on me this new award.

We live near and far but as book bloggers, we live in a very kind and friendly neighborhood of the blogosphere. We have the same thing in common, the love of books. I have said it before, sorry to keep repeating myself, but the nicest people are book bloggers. I can not express how much it means to me to be part of this community. So thank you Darlyn for this award !!!! Now the criteria:

The award requires me to list 10 honest things about myself before pass it to 10 other bloggers. Hope I don’t bore you lol.

1. I wish I could go back in time when my boys were toddlers

2. I miss my old job and not being able to work

3. I believe one good trait I have is being a good listener

4. Another good trait is that I keep secrets. When asked not to tell, I don’t

5. I can’t bake, it becomes a disaster

6. I despise lying

7. I despise clutter

8. I love to read while sitting on a float in our pool

9. I love to read during thunderstorms

10. In winter, I love to read during snow storms with an afghan around me.

Now I will be passing this award to both old and new friends and in no particular order:

Busy Moms Who Love To Read http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/

Dollycas’s Thoughts http://dollycas.blogspot.com/

A Lovely Shore Breeze http://caitesdayatthebeach.blogspot.com/

Reading Without Restraint http://readingwithoutrestraint.blogspot.com/

Under The Boardwalk http://nisefunpages.blogspot.com/

Rreading At The Beach http://readingatthebeach.com/

Puss Reboots http://www.pussreboots.pair.com/

Paper, Pens, & Lipgloss http://satoya-writes.blogspot.com/
Tea Time With Marce http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/

A Cup of Tea and A Cozy For Me http://acupofteaandacozyforme.blogspot.com/

Watchcha Reading Wednesdays

Wathcha Reading Wednesdays

CMash May 26, 2010 4 Comments

Just about 7 months ago I didn’t even know what a “meme” was. But once I found out, I was always on the hunt to find a new and fun one. And today in my Google Reader, there it was !!! Another Wednesday fun meme. And here it is !!

Hosted by Busy Moms Who Love To Read. The link to this blog is http://busymomswholovetoread.blogspot.com/ so that you can visit and sign in with McLinky.
A prize is also included. Here is the criteria:
Since there is a prize at stake this week I am going to make it slightly more work: Go to page 50, count down 50 words and then type out the next two full sentences. If it is a spoiler at all be sure to put **Spoiler Alert** at the top of your comment (like if the selection announces the death of an integral character or something).
I will be right back to posting since I need to count down to 50!!!………I am back and here are my 2 sentences.
In Caroline’s growing up, there had only been herself and her mother. When Caroling would ask about her father, her mother’s response was always the same: “You don’t have one.”

From The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon

Hope you join in the fun!!

W.W.W. Wednesdays

CMash May 26, 2010 3 Comments

Hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/
*What are you currently reading?
     The Language of Secrets by Dianne Dixon
*What did you recently finish reading?
      Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri (5 star)
     So Cold The River by Michael Koryta (4 star)
*What do you think you’ll read next?
     Damaged by Alex Kava

Book Review

Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri

CMash May 25, 2010 5 Comments

Moonlight Falls by Vincent Zandri
Published by R.J. Buckley Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-9819654-0-6
At the request of Pump Up Your Book, a PB copy was sent, at no cost to me, for my honest opinion.
Synopsis: (from back of book) In Moonlight Falls, novelist and photo journalist Vincent Zandri asks the question “If you knew your life could end at any moment, how far would you go to prove you murdered your lover?”
Albany, New York is the setting of Zandri’s paranoid thriller (in the Hitchcock tradition) about Richard “Dick” Moonlight, former APD detective turned private investigator/massage therapist, who believes he killed Scarlet Montana, his illicit lover and wife of his ex-boss Chief of Detectives Jake Montana. The dilemma…Moonlight doesn’t remember what happened!
My Thoughts and Opinion: Mr Zandri introduces the reader to Richard Moonlight in a masterful writing style of first person perspective, which is the most difficult to write in. In the first chapter, it describes how Moonlight attempted suicide by a self inflicted gun shot to his head but lives, however, a bullet fragment is lodged in his brain and affects his ability to know right from wrong. This book, from page one, was a nonstop, heart pounding, roller coaster ride until the very last page. The list of characters enthralling. The plot mesmerizing. The story line has so many twists and turns that had this reader trying to unravel, and with an ending that was never seen coming. Wild!! This book is Hitchcock meets James Patterson!! Alex Cross meet Richard Moonlight!!! Fantastic!! This is the type of book that I call a, “just one more chapter” read, whereas the chapters are a couple of pages long but you realize that its four (4) hours since saying “just one more chapter”. Warning: from starting page one, be prepared of not being able to put this book down until finished. A definite page turning read!! This book…Incredible !!!! On a scale of 1 to 5, Moonlight Falls, is a ten (10)!! Mr. Zandri….Bravo!!!!!
Rating: 5+