tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33791073845644162562024-03-14T07:33:45.325+05:30Evolving BooksThe journey beyond pages into ebooks: E-Volving BooksDeepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.comBlogger309125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-47145968678980209992017-04-11T11:04:00.000+05:302017-04-11T11:04:34.969+05:30Long hiatus - apologies!<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The last time I posted, it <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was 2014. I had one <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">child, and as it turns out, my most productive <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">blogging months was <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">when he was sleeping 20 hours a day.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm not sure when I'll <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">start <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">blogging for real again<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">, but I haven't forgotten this <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">site :)</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Hope all is well with all the<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> bloggers <span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">around<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">!</span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-8218286437614974072014-05-25T19:27:00.002+05:302014-05-25T19:27:56.399+05:30The Gentleman Bastard series #3 - Locke Lamora in The Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Rating:</b> 3.5/5</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As I begin this third book in the Thorn of Camorr series, I am tamping the lid down on a stomach full of excitement and butterflies. This is a Locke Lamora book - the LATEST ONE! - and one where we finally get to meet the girl who brought him to his knees.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I missed the scheming action and the -rug-pulled-from-your-feet fast jobs they pull in each book! Where did it go? And why replace that wondrous heist story with some lame-ass love story that never really comes to the point?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818; font-family: Trebuchet, serif; font-size: normal; line-height: 19px;"><em>Disclosure: I requested and received an ARC from Netgalley for an honest review. I guess they got one :)</em></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-58421709719742001272013-07-14T00:34:00.001+05:302013-07-14T00:34:44.513+05:30Review and should you preorder - Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things<a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/netgalley-covers/cover24871-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/netgalley-covers/cover24871-medium.png" width="223" /></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>The book:</b> <span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b> <span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Grade: A-</b></span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Why i Picked it up: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A fellow Goodreads member mentioned that the NetGalley catalog had an excerpt of a different book that I am eagerly anticipating. The first story featured in the catalog was Ms. Voigt's captivating excerpt of Mister Max.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Each chapter's title's in the eGalley looked interesting and I began to wonder how Max, a 12-year old who has misplaced his parents, would live independently with only his 'Grammie' (grandma) supporting. Soon enough, he is rewarded for locating a missing kid and that begins a career in detecting and not-so-incidentally in fixing his client's lives.</span><br />
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Max's parents are missing. They are actors, and thus unpredictable, but sailing away, leaving Max with only a cryptic note, is unusual even for them. Did they <i>intend</i> to leave him behind? Have they been kidnapped? </div>
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Until he can figure it out, Max feels it's safer to keep a low profile. Hiding out is no problem for a child of the theater. Max has played many roles, he can be whoever he needs to be to blend in. But finding a job is tricky, no matter what costume he dons.</div>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Source</b>: <a href="https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/show/id/24871" target="_blank">NetGalley</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you want a second opinion, here is another reviewer's <a href="http://lazygalreads.blogspot.in/2013/07/mister-max-cynthia-voigt.html" target="_blank">thoughts</a></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, to help you decide, you can find the excerpt in the Buzz Books 2013: Fall/Winter collection published by NetGalley.</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-22316519482840511962012-10-15T17:37:00.000+05:302012-10-15T17:37:12.317+05:30Do our blog writing skills improve? And some KingKiller Chronicles segues<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">There's a long winded built-up to this question, so bear with me.</span></span><br />
<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t68ar0SFX54/TTIZHldfr9I/AAAAAAAAFw8/uFdzPyHJ_7U/s1600/The+Wise+Man%2527s+Fear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_t68ar0SFX54/TTIZHldfr9I/AAAAAAAAFw8/uFdzPyHJ_7U/s320/The+Wise+Man%2527s+Fear.jpg" width="208" /></a><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I was describing to my colleague at work how I spent most of this weekend sleepless due to a) Baby and b) Reading Patrick Rothfuss.</span></span><br />
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</span></span> <span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now, I've read both of Patrick Rothfuss' books before (The Name of the Wind & The Wise Man's Fear). </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I've <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.in/search?q=rothfuss" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;" target="_blank">written about The Wise Man's Fear </a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">If you are new to these names, they are books 1 and 2 of the KingKiller Chronicles. These books cover Day One and Day Two of the narrative, and Day three (or Book 3: The Doors of Stone) ought to be released in the next couple of years.*</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><i>(Aside) This wait for the third book is quite exciting, actually! There is quite an enthusiastic set of Tor readers over at Jo Walton's re-read on Tor.com. Lots of theories being discussed!</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">P.S. Mr. Rothfuss' hilarious take on the goodreads readers who like to "review" books before they are out - <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/327213074">http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/327213074</a></span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">This brings me to my point - do our blogging skills improve over the months and years we blog? I know we all HOPE they do, but without critical assessments, does pure practice result in improved writing skills?</span><br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-31031163186417223542012-09-04T11:52:00.000+05:302012-09-04T11:52:03.341+05:30Teaser Tuesdays 52# :Phillippa Gregory's The Lady of the Rivers<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It's been a YEAR of Teaser Tuesdays! Well, actually, it's been longer than that, since I missed out on many weeks. Still, I've now posted FIFTY TWO weeks of Teasers and mini-reviews!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">First time visit? Check out photos of <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2010/11/most-beautiful-public-libraries-in-us.html" target="_blank">most beautiful US public libraries</a>, <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-tip-1-john-updikes-rules-for.html" target="_blank">John Updike's rules for reviews</a>, and a <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-hardback-book-dying.html" target="_blank">question of whether hardbacks are dying</a>.<br /><a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.in/2012/08/summer-releases-im-into-currently.html" target="_blank">My current, slightly weird reading list</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I decided to reply to this meme only because it coincided with what I was doing this very morning - pruning my Google Reader list. I don't do this often, but every 6 months or so, I go through blogs that haven't updated in the last 6 months to a year, and delete them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You'd be surprised by how many blogs enter this dry, arid update-less zone.<br />
I follow blogs only on GFC (Google Friend Connect), which pulls all the feeds into my Google Reader. These, along with some authors’ blogs and webcomics, make up my early morning reading.<br />
I am not on any email list for blog updates. That seems like an unnecessarily cumbersome way to read. I do get Goodreads updates via email, and some reviews there link to blog posts.<br />
I don’t have a preference around following people who have less followers, but I have a reciprocity policy:<br /><b>
“Follow me, and I follow back”.</b>
This does mean that a lot of blogs I follow are in the 200 to 500 follower range.<br />
I used to follow blogs to enter contests, but now I just enter contests hosted by blogs I follow! *grins*<br />
The only reason I would ever unfollow a blog if they haven’t updated in 6+ months. <br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A great question, thanks to the hosts FWIW and Midnyte Reader for inspiring this post!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Monkeewrench</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> books by Mother-Daughter duo P.J. Tracy has a new one out: Off the Grid. I usually find these books chilling and gripping but this time it hasn't grabbed me and made me see killers around the corners.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'm re-reading Brandon Sanderson's</span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Stormlight Archive #1: The Way of Kings. </b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The first time I read it, I was just speed reading bits to get back to my one favorite character (Kaladin) and I don't really remember a good half of the book</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I will probably read one or two of the </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wheel of Time</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> books again, to set me up for the Jan 2013 release of WOT #14 (the final book)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Going through </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Terry Pratchett's The World of Poo</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> in bits, and imagining reading that aloud to my son when he is 3</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">A friend passed on the </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Phillippa Gregory</b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> books a long time ago, PLUS I just borrowed one from the library, so I really ought to read that next</span></li>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The latest book I've read is not the one I'm about to review. However, this book I'm reviewing is one that I've found myself quoting and reading aloud to all my new-mom friends. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Why I picked it up:</b> Yes, I'm a new mom and a book lover, so I've discovered the Parenting section in my library.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The book "It's a Mom!" dwelt on the sometimes conflicting emotions a new parent has - you have this awesomely cuddly bundle of joy, but you also need a break from being with a baby 24x7. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Most of the advice is for a new or expecting parent, right up to the toddler age-group.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Plus</b>: I related with the thought that you completely lose your "self" identity when you become a parent. I also laughed out loud when browsing through it in the library - because the examples/stories are so true! People DO give you unwanted advice, everyone guilt-trips you if try new parenting ideologies, and you will guilt-trip yourself.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've tried to unsuccessfully discuss babies learning independence, not wanting to feed my baby Cerelac (or store-bought baby food) (this one I won), and more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Minus:</b> The author doesn't quote from any studies of parenting methodologies, or scientific research, all the "How To" advice is solely from her experience. I wished there had been more substantial citing. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Goodreads</b>: <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2352113.It_s_a_Mom_">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2352113.It_s_a_Mom_</a></span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-7747813265387849652012-07-29T23:27:00.002+05:302012-08-05T20:51:39.008+05:30Ebooks and Sheldon Comics!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The brilliant Sheldon comic creater, Dave Kellett, writes an interesting post on whether libraries lending ebooks is the beginning of the end of publishing.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It certainly is the end of publishing as we know it...</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.sheldoncomics.com/forums/sheldontalk/9253/" target="_blank">Read it here! </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">And if you aren't up to reading, here is a<a href="http://www.sheldoncomics.com/strips/sd120725.png" target="_blank"> comic version that conveys the idea!</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-62814212987864541292012-07-20T19:34:00.000+05:302012-07-20T19:39:03.239+05:30Book Blogger Hop - July 20th to 26th<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The most polarizing question I've seen here yet! I haven't done the hop in a while (thanks to being busy with my new born baby) but this question just pulled me right back in!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I'd have to say the Twilight series is my "never gonna read" point. I haven't the slightest bit of interest in reading them, though I LOVE paranormal/fantasy/space fantasy books (Ilona Andrews, Brandon Sanderson, Patricia Briggs, Bujold, ..tell me when to stop!). You name it, I've probably read it or started the series.<br />
Still, Twilight just rubs me the wrong way. Apologies to the Twihards out there! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Why I picked it Up: </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A good friend of mine, and a fellow book-lover, suggested I read 'Blood, Bones & Butter', and then made certain I would by pressing her copy into my hands.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The rarest of books - one that makes you get off the page and into the online world so you can find out more about the author. One that makes you want to read more words by her, so you look for a blog or an interview or <i>anything</i> Gabrielle has written beyond those on this NYT Bestseller of a book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Gabrielle's unplanned journey into the world of being a professional Chef and Author, starting with her family's annual large-scale sheep-roast dinner parties while growing up. She marries, has kids, sojourns in Italy every year, yet remains lonely and disaffected in turn. Somehow, we can all identify, I think.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>More:</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Gabrielle's restaurant <a href="http://www.prunerestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Prune</a><b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://bloodbonesandbutter.net/the-author/" target="_blank">Book and Author Website </a></span><br />
<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/restaurants-and-bars/the-reluctant-chef-stars-20110704-1gyg9.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">A very detailed and accurate review at The Age - The reluctant chef stars</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-31908492638820813542012-06-19T00:30:00.000+05:302012-06-19T00:30:04.885+05:30Teaser Tuesday #51 - Odd Thomas - Odd Interlude<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The book I'm reading is the first part of Dean Koontz's new Odd Thomas novella, Odd Interlude. His next Odd Thomas novel is releasing this Aug. As part of the buzz, a three part novella is being released in stages. This is from Page 2 of Part 1</span>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The latest news - J.K. Rowling has written bits and pieces of stories from the Harry Potter universe, into a new format of "augmented-reality reading" that is supposed to make reading a <i>richer, more interactive</i> experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Released as Wonderbook, Book of Spells: </span><br />
<a href="http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/wonderbook-book-of-spells-ps3.html%20" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://us.playstation.com/games-and-media/games/wonderbook-book-of-spells-ps3.html </span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">What's interesting is that the gaming industry is in a bit of a limbo right now; with everyone in a waiting mode to see what the next new innovation in gaming tech will be - could this "reading++" experience(I'm coining words, now) be it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>More details:</b></span><br />
<a href="http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18327724"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18327724</span></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-74914822272410178742012-06-08T19:34:00.000+05:302012-06-08T19:34:02.844+05:30Armchair BEA - The Last Day and one more post<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The last day of BEA has an intriguing question for us armchair BEA followers: "Ask the Experts"</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Ask The Experts</b></i>. In your post, ask the visitors to your blog for blogging advice. </td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My questions:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">1. How do you avoid any blogging "slumps", where you stay away from your blog for a week or two on end?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">2. Do you find, like I do, that weekends are slow for views/people reading your posts?</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My tip:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Get Cross-blog audiences!</span><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> Guest post, or interview on other blogs to help promote yours.</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>I</b> feature a blogger interview every month here. </span><br />
<i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Would you like to be featured here?</span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Read my first Armchair BEA post<a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.in/2012/06/armchair-bea-and-you.html" target="_blank"> here </a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Read <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2010/11/e-volution-by-author-scott-nicholson.html" target="_blank">sample</a> <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/10/win-two-kindles.html" target="_blank">author interviews</a> or <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/01/blogger-spotlight-4-karen-slowest.html" target="_blank">blogger</a> <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/01/blogger-spotlight-5-tiffany.html" target="_blank">spotlights</a> <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2010/11/blogger-spotlight-2-tina.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-46434044538714307992012-06-08T16:29:00.001+05:302012-06-08T16:29:16.641+05:30Read my interview to find out my secret publishing industry hopes!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The lovely Vix from the blog Ttoria is interviewing me today!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's got pictures of me and my newborn son, the answer to my favorite book (I bet even my husband gets this one wrong, I had to cudgel my brain to come up with just one favorite) and something that made me laugh out loud this week: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://ttoria.blogspot.in/2012/06/interview-with-dee-from-evolving-books.html#more">http://ttoria.blogspot.in/2012/06/interview-with-dee-from-evolving-books.html#more</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-28655697541205030692012-06-06T17:07:00.000+05:302012-06-06T17:07:01.381+05:30An Armchair, BEA and You<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">BEA, for most non-American readers, would be an unknown. The Book Expo America is a massive 4 day event in NYC, starting 4th June, with over 1300 stalls, and 500 authors <b>(FIVE HUNDRED!!)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><b>Not only </b>does it feature authors and publishers, but plenty of bloggers and other folks in the publishing industry.<b> </b><br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Official BEA website with schedules (Don't read this, you will only want to be there, I promise):</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Concurrent-Events/BEAs-Book-Blogger/">http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/Concurrent-Events/BEAs-Book-Blogger/</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">To experience BEA madness without actually being there: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.armchairbea.com/" target="_blank">http://www.armchairbea.com/ </a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, the most awesome guide to BEA yet - use this to find titles on NetGalley that you'd enjoy reading:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/galleycat-quick-guide-to-bea_b52465" target="_blank">Galleycat quick guide to BEA</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-21183637499743893252012-05-18T07:00:00.000+05:302012-05-18T07:00:01.449+05:30What did world-famous authors read?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The awesome people at <a href="http://flavorwire.com/285815/a-look-at-the-titles-in-famous-authors-libraries?all=1" target="_blank">Flavorwire</a> & <a href="http://www.librarything.com/legacylibraries" target="_blank">Legacy Libraries</a> have looked at titles on the bookshelves of author's - so here's how you and I get a glimpse into the books read by some Greats.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Well, here's a peek at the books on the bookshelves of</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> Sylvia Plath, Herman Melville (of Moby-Dick fame, to all teens out there), Mark Twain, Fitzgerald and others!</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Legacy Libraries is one of the perks of being a LibraryThing member - I personally haven't signed up (YET!) but perhaps if you are a member, you can tell me why its good to join? <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/" target="_blank">Goodreads</a> keeps me happy, and I dont want to have yet another time consuming profile/thing-to-monitor.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-73328173055219830252012-05-17T14:05:00.000+05:302012-05-28T12:20:47.616+05:30Review: Artemis Fowl - The Lost Colony and The Time Paradox<a href="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm112935936/artemis-fowl-lost-colony-eoin-colfer-paperback-cover-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm112935936/artemis-fowl-lost-colony-eoin-colfer-paperback-cover-art.jpg"></a><b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Grade B+ Review of Artemis Fowl Books 5 & 6</span></b><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>Why I read them:</b> The 8th and final Artemis Fowl book is coming out July 2012, this seemed a good time to catch up!</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">The Lost Colony refers to a colony of Demons that have been out of sync with our universe for a thousand years. </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Artemis is on a race against time to prevent the humans from discovering their existence and hence exterminating them.</span><br>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>Quote from The Lost Colony:</b></span><br>
<blockquote class="tr_bq"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">"Sool was the king of red tape. As the dwarfs said, <i>he couldn't make a decision if </i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">he was holding a jug of water and </span></i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><i>his bum-flap was on fire</i>. " </span></blockquote><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>Plus: </b>Artemis meets his nemesis, the young genius Minerva. Plenty of witty comments and shenanigans occur - very fast paced. The God-names are obvious references to their intellect, <br>
<b>Minus: </b>Her role wasn't wasn't as pivotal as I expected. Seemed like Minerva's story line ran out of steam about halfway through and it all became about Artemis per usual . The book overall wasn't memorable, but ended on a cliffhanger. Recommend that you borrow this novel AND have the next one ready to read!</span><br>
<a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-artemis-fowl-lost-colony-and.html#more">Read more »</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-9460060455014654052012-05-15T19:02:00.001+05:302012-05-15T19:02:54.657+05:30Teaser Tuesday #50 - Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart<a href="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm100689921/wolfs-head-heart-jane-lindskold-paperback-cover-art.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://i43.tower.com/images/mm100689921/wolfs-head-heart-jane-lindskold-paperback-cover-art.jpg" width="192" /></a><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The book I'm about halfway through is Jane Lindskold's Wolf's Head, Wolf's Head</span> (Firekeeper #2):</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Out of fairness to Firekeeper, he spoke not one word to protect himself from accusations of being too credulous, but spoke as if he believed—as he realized that he did—both that she could understand the wolf and that the wolf could read the winds as humans read print.<br />
When he finished his report, the king said mildly, "Well, that's interesting indeed. I wonder..."</span></i></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Really Mini Summary:</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Reading this for the second time in a row, as I didn't get through it first time. Picks up interest after the first few chapters - when the characters are visiting a foreign country, exploring new customs that involve weird face-painting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">First time visit? Check out photos of <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2010/11/most-beautiful-public-libraries-in-us.html" target="_blank">most beautiful US public libraries</a>, <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2012/04/blogger-tip-1-john-updikes-rules-for.html" target="_blank">John Updike's rules for reviews</a>, and a <a href="http://readseverything.blogspot.com/2011/08/is-hardback-book-dying.html" target="_blank">question of whether hardbacks are dying</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><i><b><span style="color: #333300;">Teaser Tuesdays</span></b></i><span style="color: #333300;"> is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of <i><a href="http://shouldbereading.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Should Be Reading</a>.</i> Anyone can play along!</span></span></div>
</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-22028841143700517342012-05-14T18:59:00.000+05:302012-05-14T18:59:00.231+05:30Extremely Silly Photos of Serious writers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://flavorwire.com/288826/extremely-silly-photos-of-extremely-serious-writers?all=1" target="_blank">Here are pics via Flavorwire</a> </span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-46116303032070103922012-05-13T18:50:00.001+05:302012-05-13T18:53:48.216+05:30What happens if you try to ban a book<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Take that, censor boards!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Grade A </b>review of <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/12-747/Freaks-of-the-Heartland-1" target="_blank">Freaks of the heartland</a> by <a href="http://www.steveniles.com/" target="_blank">Steve Niles</a> & <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Search/Greg%20Ruth" target="_blank">Greg Ruth</a><br /><b>
Publication Date: </b>July 11, 2012 (of the hardcover edition that collects all 5 stories. You can still elect to buy each part separately if you want to read right away)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> Blurb from Goodreads:</b> Under the weathered skies of America's heartland, and in the wounded hearts of every family in one tiny rural town, a terrible secret has been kept for too many years. Now, a young boy named Trevor must try to keep his younger brother Will from falling victim to the worst fears of a troubled town that can't begin to understand the tragic secret that binds its families together.<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Pros:</b> Exceptionally moving - Greg Ruth's images are so clear, each brush stroke stands out. These dark stories are best illustrated by the stark lines of each panel. A pervading sense of horror keeps you turning the pages, waiting to see what happens next!</span><br />
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I had to go back and read again from cover to cover the next day once the story sank in. The looming house in a grassy plain, the lone kid dreading his home - each picture just pulls you in.<br />
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<b> Cons:</b> None that I could find! If I had to nitpick, I'd say that categorizing this as horror might mislead some of us - this is a genre-transcending story.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>I'd recommend this to: </b>Especially for those who think horror is gory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">You can preview it <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/Previews/12-747?page=0" target="_blank">here</a> and buy it on amazon here.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Thanks to <a href="http://www.darkhorse.com/" target="_blank">Darkhorse</a> comics & <a href="http://www.netgalley.com/" target="_blank">NetGalley</a> for the review copy</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">BRIEFLY ABOUT STEVE, the author:<i><br />
</i></span><i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">"I'm a writer. I write comics, novels and films. I like reading, writing and watching Horror</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> I'm credited among other contemporary writers as bringing horror comics back to prominence, authoring such works as 30 Days of Night, its sequel, Dark Days, and Criminal Macabre."</span></i> </blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b> What official websites think:<a href="http://draft.blogger.com/goog_73465511"><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2004/02/11/freaks-of-the-heartland-1/">http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2004/02/11/freaks-of-the-heartland-1/</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/871081.Freaks_of_the_Heartland">http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/871081.Freaks_of_the_Heartland</a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-58622672053617621582012-04-29T12:51:00.000+05:302012-04-29T18:54:00.142+05:30The Happiness Blog Tour and Giveaway<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Bryan Cohen here, guest poster and author, promoting my new book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Post-College-Guide-Happiness-Bryan-Cohen/dp/1466434139">The Post-College Guide to Happiness</a> for The Happiness Blog Tour. I'm giving away free digital review copies of the book and doing a giveaway for paperback copies, audio copies and even a Kindle Fire! Read on and check out the info below the post.<br />
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<b>The Happiest Place on Earth</b><br />
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My girlfriend and I just visited Boulder, Colorado for a Bar Mitzvah over the weekend. It was beautiful and hip and it brought up the discussion of where we might want to settle when we’re older. We both have the possibility of working remotely in the future, which cuts down on a lot of restrictions some people have to deal with when selecting a location. The conversation made me realize that no matter where I’ve lived, I’ve learned to be happy there and I could probably do the same in any place. This is because the happiness I had wasn’t the result of a geographical region or a great music scene. It was the joy I brought and cultivated with me wherever I went.<br />
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I’ve heard many people complain about their location and they might cite it as one of the top reasons for their unhappiness. In most cases, however, it’s nothing but an excuse. Complaining about the traffic, weather and local government of a place can blind you to all the positive aspects the area has to offer. If you only talk about what’s wrong with it, of course you’re going to hate it. And guess what? If you move somewhere else hoping to get rid of your troubles, the negativity inside you is likely to move immediately to your next location.<br />
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You can’t control many aspects of a city or town. It’s best to concentrate on what you can change. You can affect how clean you keep your apartment and what friends you have over. You choose where in the city to go for fun and how often you want to explore the nooks and crannies for diamonds in the rough. Lastly, you get to control your attitude of how you react to the good and bad aspects of your location. If you can work on keeping your attitude bright no matter how cloudy it gets, you’re bound to have a much better time in the place you call home.<br />
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Bryan Cohen is giving away 61 paperback and audio copies of <i>The Post-College Guide to Happiness</i> and a Kindle Fire between now and May 7th, 2012 on The Happiness Blog Tour. All entrants receive a free digital review copy of <i>The Post-College Guide to Happiness</i>. Bryan hopes to give away at least 1,000 copies during the blog tour. <b>To enter, post a comment with your e-mail address or send an e-mail to postcollegehappiness (at) gmail.com. Bryan will draw the names at the end of the tour. Entries will be counted through Sunday, May 6th.</b><br />
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Bryan Cohen is a writer, actor and comedian from Dresher, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2005 with degrees in English and Dramatic Art and a minor in Creative Writing. He has written nine books including <a href="http://www.amazon.com/000-Creative-Writing-Prompts-ebook/dp/B0044DEL7C">1,000 Creative Writing Prompts: Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More</a>, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004SOYV4K">500 Writing Prompts for Kids: First Grade through Fifth Grade</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VWPONQ">Writer on the Side: How to Write Your Book Around Your 9 to 5 Job</a> and his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007BIFYNC">1,000 Character Writing Prompts: Villains, Heroes and Hams for Scripts, Stories and More</a>. His website <a href="http://www.build-creative-writing-ideas.com/">Build Creative Writing Ideas</a> helps over 25,000 visitors a month to push past writer's block and stay motivated.<br />
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Feel free to follow along with the tour at <a href="http://www.build-creative-writing-ideas.com/happiness-blog-tour.html">The Happiness Blog Tour Hub Page</a> or on the book's <a href="http://www.facebook.com/ThePostCollegeGuideToHappiness">Facebook Page</a></i></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-41037440842529210892012-04-27T14:21:00.000+05:302012-04-27T15:30:17.017+05:30Review: Mike Norton's Battlepug<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Grade: B (3 Stars) for Mike's graphic novel, releasing July 17th, 2012</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The epic tale of blood and drool begins here! Join Molly and her dogs Mingo and Colfax, as she recounts the legend of "The Warrior and the Battlepug" - a tale of a fearless barbarian, his trusty and freakishly large pug, and evil baby harp seals. This volume collects the first year of Mike Norton's Battlepug - the perfect opportunity to get in on the ground floor of the fan-favorite webcomic by Mike Norton, Allen Passalaqua, and Crank</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The Story is told to two dogs, Colfax and Mingo, by their owner Molly.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Love the interaction between the dogs - super snarky and just like two siblings quarreling.<br />
Also - Happy Killer Baby Seals (tm) are so funny!<br />
What fantastic colours! Highlights are the humour, and terrific artwork. The conan-the-barbarian body and fighting style of our hero on the pug is great to look at!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The fable our narrator tells is an over-used plotline. The gathering of a band, the omens and prophecy, were a little too obvious. Perhaps the artwork and design took precedence over plot and storyline? Why did Molly have to narrate while naked? No explanation, aside from the obvious appeal to a male reader.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This is MUST read for all pug-owners, naturally. I'm not myself going to read the rest of the comic (available at the website below) right now, the storyline didn't leave me wanting more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Thanks to NetGalley and Dark Horse comics for the copy to review.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13505293-mike-norton-s-battlepug" target="_blank">On Goodreads</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><a href="http://battlepug.com/" target="_blank">Mike's online ongoing Battlepug comic </a></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3379107384564416256.post-60762463116031834022012-04-26T00:00:00.000+05:302012-04-26T00:00:00.580+05:30Review: Intangible by J. Meyers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Rated: B+</span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>Author and Title:</b> <a href="http://www.jmeyersbooks.com/books/intangible/" target="_blank">J.Meyers'</a> Intangible. Here's a teaser:</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">"It was quiet times like this that she wished she could tell them that she knew what they could do. Knew who they were. But it wasn't entirely hers to tell.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>Blurb from <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12677691-intangible" target="_blank">Goodreads</a>: </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Twins Sera and Luke Raine have a well-kept secret—she heals with a touch of her hand, he sees the future. All their lives they’ve helped those in need on the sly. They’ve always thought of their abilities as being a gift.
Then Luke has a vision that Sera is killed. That gift they’ve always cherished begins to feel an awful lot like a curse. Because the thing about Luke’s ability? He’s always right. And he can’t do anything about it.</span></blockquote>
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<b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Plus: </span></b><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">A pretty gripping read, fast-paced with enough action and story. The twins, Sera and Luke, were interesting, though Sera's character gets more prime-time in the book. Intangible's world is one where vampires, fairies and more are on the fringes of society, and at the moment unknown the world at large. I'd be interested in reading a sequel (there were hints at a next book) that dealt with how these paranormal creatures are revealed to the larger audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Just a little predictable in the sense that all the characters were who they traditionally are, in paranormal literature. Lilith - Mother of all vampires, a fey called Fey, so on. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">If I had some mad skills at healing or lighting a candle or anything, you can bet that I'd have been checking for limits, starting and stopping at will, minor heals using non-hands, whatever! Sera and Luke don't experiment enough for me.<br /> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;">Also, I kept wishing YA books would involve teens talking to their parents a little more. *le sigh*</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">"Fey glanced up the street. The siren was getting louder, the ambulance closer. They needed to get out of there before it arrived. Luke was still gazing at the corner where Meghan had disappeared, along with everyone else on the street. Sera, however, was staring at someone farther down the block. Fey turned.<br />Jonas.<br />Fey gasped and her eyes widened in alarm. He'd seen it. She was sure of it. Meghan was one of his, and he was staring intently at Sera.<br />He knew she could heal."</span></i><b><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> </span></b></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif;"><b>I'd recommend this to: </b>Younger readers or folks new to paranormal stories!<br />
I received an ebook from the author for review </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Click through for more: www.readseverything.blogspot.com</div>Deepalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05420771146025474892noreply@blogger.com0