tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57001292524764980342024-03-20T20:11:26.460-07:00{Book Blogging}The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-22774396266329396702015-04-25T11:15:00.001-07:002015-04-25T11:15:39.147-07:00Treasure Hunt!Alright, so my task was to find 3 books; one with snow on the cover, a tree, and a weapon. This was really difficult, seeing as I have so many hard cover books, of which I have thrown out the book jacket! But I (kinda) managed!<br />
Tree: Invaded by Melissa Landers. Okay, so its not <i>really</i> a tree, but its a small little branchy tree in the bottom right corner. Still counts, right?<br />
Snow: The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa. The whole theme is snowy, and there small little snowflakes decorating the boarder.<br />
Weapon: City of Glass by Cassandra Clare. Look at that beautiful demon hunting sword on his back. Lovely.<br />
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The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-52969787992488782412015-04-25T08:29:00.002-07:002015-04-25T08:29:21.272-07:004 Seasons 4 Books- Mini Challenge!So this challenge entails finding 4 books that represent the 4 seasons. Well, these were my choices; <b>Spring</b>- Ignite Me by Tahereh Mafi. Just look at those beautiful flowers! <b>Summer</b>- The Infinite Moment of Us by Lauren Myracle. Come on, that cover <i>screams</i> summer! <b>Fall</b>- Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver. To me, that orange tine is definitely giving off a fall vibe. <b>Winter</b>- Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater. Between the blue cover and the name, its totally winter.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-29720904424242600532015-04-25T08:15:00.001-07:002015-04-25T08:15:56.082-07:00So It Begins!In honor of the readathon, I feel the need to answer the opening questions!<br />
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Canada, represent!<br /><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to?</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Oh gosh, don't make me chose! But probably The Notebook. I've seen the movie a million time, but (shamefully) have not read the book yet!</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">3) Which snack are you most looking forward to?</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Three words; yogurt. covered. pretzels.</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">4) Tell us a little something about yourself!</span></div>
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<span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I have a small obsession with mugs....</span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to?</span></div>
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The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-53510009425957847562015-04-04T10:39:00.002-07:002015-04-04T10:39:23.306-07:00I'm Back! Oh wow, it's been awhile... But now I'm back! It's time to get this blog up and running! My inspiration for this blog is due to the fact that I have signed up for Dewys Readathon! What is this readathon exactly? Well basically, on April 25th, 2015, I will be reading for 24 hours. Now, you don't have to do all 24 hours, but I'm going to try my best, keeping the world updated on here!<br />
On that note, I do want to start blogging my reading. I will try my best to make this a regular thing. If anyone has any book recommendations, let me know!<br />
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<br />The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-64556288334887183252014-01-06T11:37:00.000-08:002014-01-06T11:37:07.707-08:00Book review- The Mortal Instruments ~ City of Bones <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> City of Bones is the first novel in Cassandra Clares The Mortal Instruments series. The series will contain 6 YA (Young adult) novels.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Book summary:</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">When fifteen-year-old Clary Fray heads out to the Pandemonium Club in New York City, she hardly expects to witness a murder -- much less a murder committed by three teenagers covered with strange tattoos and brandishing bizarre weapons. Then the body disappears into thin air. It's hard to call the police when the murderers are invisible to everyone else and when there is nothing―not even a smear of blood―to show that a boy has died. Or was he a boy?</span></span><br />
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The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-8762244540430930382014-01-04T18:26:00.002-08:002014-01-04T18:28:12.153-08:00Review Schedule <span style="font-size: large;">Hello my lovelies! So I have decided that I will post a review every Sunday starting <i style="font-weight: bold;">tomorrow! </i>Yes, tomorrow is the day I shall write my first review on <i>The Book Blogger!!</i> I don't know about you, but I'm pretty excited for this. I will be reviewing *Drum roll....* City of Bones by Cassandra Clare!</span><br />
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<br />The Book Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10292080471560211001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5700129252476498034.post-18746198449792849032013-12-02T17:32:00.000-08:002013-12-02T17:48:23.000-08:00<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Welcome to <b>The Book Blogger</b>! Here I will post <i>honest</i> reviews on many popular YA novels. Once upon a time I wrote 2 short book reviews for the National Post newspaper, and am an obsessive book hoarder. I know when I go to <i><u>adopt</u></i> a new book (Yes, adopt), the first thing I do is look for a review on that particular book. I would love to get my thoughts on various books out into the world so that I can help others with the pestering decision on which book to invest your emotions into.</span><br />
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