In My Mailbox (8)

In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It is a list of what books you have received over the previous week, either for review, from the library, from the bookstore, or from trades.

Books Bought:

-But I Love Him by Amanda Grace

-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand

-Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

-Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

-Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

-The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

-Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys

Book Recieved:

-Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler (from The DAC ARC Tour) 

<3 Shannon

March TBR 2012

Books Read in February 2012:
-Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
-But I Love Him by Amanda Grace
-Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

Books Going to be Read in March 2012:
-Where It Began by Ann Redisch Stampler
-Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
-Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
-The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
-Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
-The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
-To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

<3 Shannon

February TBR 2012

Books Read in January 2012:
- The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
-Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan
-The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker

Books Going to be Read in February 2012:
-Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
-The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
-Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
-Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
-The Hobbit by JRR Tolkein

<3 Shannon

In My Mailbox (6)

In My Mailbox is a meme created by The Story Siren and inspired by Alea of Pop Culture Junkie! It is a list of what books you have received over the previous week, either for review, from the library, from the bookstore, or from trades.

Books Borrowed:

-Looking For Alaska by John Green

Books From Christmas:

-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

-Inheritance by Christopher Paolini

-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E Smith

-Shine by Lauren Myracle

-Graceling by Kristen Cashore

-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

That is what I go in my mailbox :) what did you get in yours?

<3 Shannon

January TBR 2012

Books Read in December 2011:
-Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott
-Across the Universe by Beth Revis
-Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
-Looking For Alaska by John Green

Books Going to be Read in January 2012:
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
-The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith
-The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
-Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
-The Queen of Kentucky by Alecia Whitaker
-Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
-Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
-The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkein

<3 Shannon

December TBR

Books Read in November:
-The Lover's Dictionary by David Levithan
-The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
-The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
-The Bronze and the Brimstone by Lory S. Kaufman
-Divergent by Veronica Roth

Books Going To Be Read In December:
-Across The Universe by Beth Revis
-Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green & David Levithan
-Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld
-The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater
-Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
-Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
-Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
-Pretties by Scott Westerfeld
-Specials by Scott Westerfeld
-Extras by Scott Westerfeld

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (8) + Tune In Tuesday (4)

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.

Top Ten Books I Wish I Could Read Again for the First Time 

1. Harry Potter by JK Rowling

When I first read this book I was in a contest with my friend to see who could complete the series the fastest (there were only four out at the time) and I was in a hurry reading it, so now I would like to go back and take my time reading them.

2. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

When I started to read this book I had a lot of other things to do for school so most of the time I was distracted while reading it and was also trying to read Saints At The River for another class as well.

3. To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

 I had to read this book for my 10th grade English class and I was only reading it a chapter at a time so I wouldn't get too far ahead of my class; so I want to read it all at once instead of chopped up into chapters.

4. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld

 I love this book and I would just like to go back and read it for the first time again!

5. Eragon by Christopher Paolini

 When I first read this book I found myself skimming a couple of parts...which I really need to break the habit of doing.

6. Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

When I first started to read this book it didn't immediately grab me so it took me a week and a half to finally get into the book, since I ended up enjoying it so much I would like to read it all at once.

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry,” said Tessa.
-pg. 87 “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare

"It was Henry, to Charlotte’s surprise, who replied without turning, 'Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.'"

-pg. 150 “Clockwork Angel” by Cassandra Clare

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

For the month of October Tune in Tuesday will be featuring songs from soundtracks.

This week music is two songs from The O.C. These are some of my all time favorite songs!

Running Up That Hill by Placebo

Hallelujah by Imogen Heap

Forever Young by Youth Group

Happy Tuesday everyone!
<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (7) + Tune In Tuesday (3)

Top Ten Book Endings That Left Me With My Mouth Hanging Open 

*I'm just going to list the titles and not give any descriptions so that it won't ruin any endings

1. City of Fallen Angles by Cassandra Clare

2. The Giver by Lois Lowry

3. Burned by Ellen Hopkins

4. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins

5. Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

6. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

7. Blue Noon by Scott Westerfeld

8. Identical by Ellen Hopkins

9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

10. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"But she doesn't recognize herself. Maybe her face isn't any different, but the look in her eyes. Worse than dead, their expression is simply blank."

-pg. 25 "Willow" by Julia Hoban

A weekly feature hosted by Ginger at GReads! that showcases music!!

For the month of October Tune in Tuesday will be featuring songs from soundtracks.

This week I am picking songs from Across the Universe (a movie where they took a bunch of Beatles songs and made a movie around them), and since it's one my favorite movies and I could probably spend the whole month on it I am going to put my top 5 favorites

Revolution
(my favorite from the soundtrack!)

I've Just Seen A Face

(my 2nd favorite!)

Hey Jude

All You Need Is Love

With A Little Help From My Friends

Happy Tuesday everyone!
<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday (4)

Top Ten Book Crushes

This week is a freebie week and we could post about anything and I didn't get to do the top ten book crushes one and so I decided to do it this week :)

1. Wes from The Truth About Forever

Oh my gosh major Sa-woon! Every since time, it never fails! Somebody please find someone like Wes and send him my way please!!

2. Jace from The Mortal Instruments Series

I absolutely love how witty he is and just him in general :)

3. Peeta from The Hunger Games Trilogy

Who says the nice guys never win?? Not that Gale isn't but Peeta is the epitome of a nice guy.

4. Zane from the Uglies Series

I haven't read this series in a while so I can't name why i love him off the top of my head, I just remember that I LOVED Zane!

5. Finnick from The Hunger Games Trilogy

He was such a sweetheart underneath his cocky exterior and it broke my heart when he died in Mockinjay! I literally just sat there and cried for about 5 minutes :(

6. Jack/Seph/Jason from the Heir Series

I can't choose just one!! I love all of her main male protagonist characters from those three books! The each have something amazing about them.

Jack- he's simple, down to earth, and does what's right

Seph- he's exotic, fluent in french, and much more

Jason- the classic bad boy with a heart ;)

7. Fred or George from Harry Potter

I'm a sucker for any guy who can make me laugh!

8. Fang from the Maximum Ride Series

I've always been a Fang fan!

9. Noah from The Notebook

Who can read this book and not fall in love with Noah?

10. Ethan from Burned

It's been a while since I've read this book as well but I remember crushing on Ethan big time!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser: 

"I thought about something Rahim Khan said just before he hung up, almost as an afterthought. There is a way to be good again."

-pg. 2 "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

Slow reading pace once again! :( I'm only on page 59 and I start school tomorrow but I can do this!

<3 Shannon

Top Ten and Teaser Tuesday

Top Ten Books That Should Be Required Reading For Teens:

10. Shakespeare

9. Any book by Sarah Dessen

8. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by: Stephen Chbosky

7. The Hunger Games by: Suzanne Collins

6. To Kill A Mockingbird by: Harper Lee

5. Speak by: Laurie Halse Anderson

4. The Giver by: Lois Lowry

3. Any book by Ellen Hopkins

2. Thirteen Reasons Why by: Jay Asher

1. Harry Potter  by: J.K. Rowling

This series is first because it is simply magnificent! J.K. Rowling manages to create a story that transcends any age group. This series will always be my favorite and I will never be ashamed to say that I have read this series!

Like Stephen King said: 

"Harry Potter is all about confronting fears, finding inner strength, and doing what is right in the face of adversity." (the rest of the quote is bashing twilight and not really relevant)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading.

Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

Grab your current read, open to a random page, and s.hare two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page

BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS!

Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers.

My Teaser:

"Maybe he's changed his mind," Simon suggested. "you know how he is. Moody. Fickle."

"I wouldn't know. I haven't really seen him since that time I threatened to kill him with a candelabra. He took it well, though. Didn't flinch."
"Fantastic," Simon says.

-pg. 11 "City of Fallen Angels" by Cassandra Clare

I kind of cheated and did more than two sentence but I'm on page 203 and this is by far my favorite quote so far and I couldn't bear the thought of not putting all of it.

<3 Shannon