betan0va: thepageboy

So I finished 'Boneshaker' last night. I cannot tell you how excited I am that there are more books in this story and that it isn't quite finished yet! I'm definitely going to have to restrain myself and try to avoid running over to B&N to buy them all at once. I don't have the money for that right now, given all the other books I've bought lately, haha.

I also started 'The Farm' today and finished it about an hour ago. I didn't think I would like it very much at all because it has vampires in it, but holy crap...It was so much better than I thought it would be. Also, the weight of the book was perfect, as well as the bendiness/paperback-iness of it, so it made me happy to be holding it...which was also why I couldn't put it down...Help.

I've been trying to read as many books as I can before going back to class (tomorrow) since I know I'm going to be struggling to read books for awhile from tomorrow on. I can happily say that I've read quite a few books in the past two weeks and each one of them has been excellent (I suppose with one exception) and has satisfied by hunger for stories. I've got three more that I'm really, really, excited to read and can't wait to pick up. My next will probably be 'For the Win' since I'm craving some more techno-jargon and such.

Alright. I have to go to sleep. I'm getting up at five in the morning tomorrow. Kill me please.

Originally posted on Sunday, January 6th, 2013

Boneshaking

Just finished my cup of coffee and settling down to read 'Boneshaker' by Cherie Priest. As long as I'm not called into work today then I think I can make it through the whole book by the time I go to bed tonight. 'Tis not too long. Has to be a good story of course. If it's crap then I won't be able to stick with it for that long.

I start classes on Monday, so I'm stressing a little about what life if going to be like with my homework, job-work schedule, and booktubing schedule. I know I can for sure post one video a week, I just need to figure out if that's going to be an update video or a review first. I'll figure it out. I've got two videos that need to be posted this week anyways, so depending how the reading today goes I might be able to post one tonight :)

Well. Off to work I go! And by that I mean reading. Yeah.

Originally posted on Saturday, January 5th, 2013

Cloud Shitless

Ugh. Has antone tried to read Cloud Atlas? I am having the hardest damn time with that. I struggled through the first ten pages and then flipped through the rest of the book to see if it got better...yeah. It doesn't. I think I'm going to go to B&N today and look for something different. 'Cause this is just going to be one of those books that I have to put back on my shelf for awhile...or a few years. Ya know.

I'm desperate to read 'The Story of Edgar Sawtelle' but because I have the feeling that it's going to be good I'm trying to save it for the end of the month. I don't know why I do that. But oh well.

We'll see what other books I can find!

Also, I'm going to try and post here more often. I know I've probably said that before, but hey. It's a new year, so maybe I can make this work this time! I've got plans for 'The Page Boy' and I'm hoping I can execute them all :)

Originally posted on Thursday, January 3rd, 2013

2012 Reading List

December 2012 Reading List:

✓ Life of Pi by Yann Martel

✓ Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

✓ Windhaven by George R.R. Martin & Lisa Tuttle

✍ A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom

November 2012 Reading List:

✓ The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

✓ To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee

✍ The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

October 2012 Reading List:

✓ The Hallowed Ones by Lauren Bickle

✓ Between by Jessica Warman

✓ The Eleventh Plague by Jeff Hirsch

September 2012 Reading List:

✓ The Meaning of Night: A Confession by Michael Cox

✓ Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman

The Cell's Design by Fazale Rana

✓ Secret Book of the Month: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin

August 2012 Reading List:

✓ The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien

✍ The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien

The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

July 2012 Reading List:

✓ The Witch's Daughter by Paula Brackston

✓ The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan

✓ Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr

✓ The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien

June 2012 Reading List:

✓ Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

✓ City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

Originally posted on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

Review | Life of Pi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIqc8VUOIq4

Life of Pi by Yann Martel
Published by Random House of Canada in 2001
319 pages

"After the sinking of a cargo ship, a solitary lifeboat remains bobbing on the wild blue Pacific. The only survivors from the wreck are a sixteen-year-old boy names Pi, a hyena, a wounded zebra, an orangutan —and a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The scene is set for one of the most extraordinary and beloved works of fiction in recent years.
Universally acclaimed upon publication, Life of Pi is a modern classic."

Rating: 5 out of 5

Originally posted on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

My Christmas

Hoi mijn kleine people!

I thought I'd share a few pictures from my Christmas this year. I usually try to keep this site book related, but I'm thinking I may, from time to time, throw in a personal blog post. I feel like you would all get to know me a little better. Plus, I love seeing what bloggers do in their everyday life, so I thought there might be someone like me out there who wants to see what I do!

If you don't like this kind of stuff, feel free to fuck off. Haha, I kid. Go ahead and ignore this post and just keep an eye out for my next video via YouTube!

I love you all and hope you had a fantastic Christmas/Hannukah/etc. and a wonderful New Years!

Evelyn before her spay

Evelyn after her spay

My aunt's Christmas tree

One of the coolest hairstyles ever on my baby cousin

My presents

My mam and dadda

Me and my mother

Evie and mom (reading Downtown Owl!)

My 'Life of Pi' "gingerbread" house!

Evie and I

Evie playing with an adorable husky

Baby Evie napping

Originally posted on Tuesday, January 1st, 2013

GIVEAWAY RESULTS

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl4LwD_8tHg&noredirect=1

International Winner: shainejayme (To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee)
Non-International Winner: LiteraryGetaway (The Gargoyle by Andrew Davidson)

Thank you so much to everybody for commenting and participating in my first giveaway! I'm so glad to have y'all as subscribers and a part of the community. Sorry if you didn't win, but I will hopefully do this again sometime and you'll have another chance :) I love you all!