Follow my Book Blog Friday #3

This is a fun way to meet and find other blogs that share your book interest. Link up your answers at Parajunkee's View or Alison Can Read

Q. Let's step away from books for a second and get personal. What T-Shirt slogan best describes you? 

A. I love this week's question! I could not pick just one!

 

Book Blogger Hop #2

Link-up your answer at Crazy For Books

“Highlight one book you have received this week (for review, from the library, purchased at the store, etc.) that you can’t wait to dig into!”

This week, mine is an ebook from the library:
It Happened One Bite by Lydia Dare

He's lost, trapped, doomed for all eternity... Rich, titled, and undead, gentleman vampyre James Maitland, Lord Kettering, fears himself doomed to a cold and lonely existence-trapped for decades in an abandoned castle. Then, beautiful Scottish witch Blaire Lindsay arrives, and things begin to heat up considerably...

Unless he can persuade her to set him free...
Feisty Blaire Lindsay laughs off the local gossip surrounding her mother's ancestral home-stories of haunting cannot scare off this battle-born witch. But when she discovers the handsome prisoner in the bowels of the castle, Blaire has no idea that she has unleashed anything more than a man who sets her heart on fire...

Mondays Bite! Twilight Re-Read Along Chapters 16-20

Discussion Questions for Chapter 16-20!

Link up your answers at The Reading Housewives

1. {SERIOUS question} If you where in Carlisle's position, do you think you would have been able to fight off your vampiric urges? Would you ever bring someone into that life, as he did with Edward and Esme? I am not sure how I would be, I could only hope to be as good as Carlisle. It was pounded in Carlisle's head how evil vampires and the like are, so I can see how his background affected how he lived as a vampire. If you in the end believed as Carlisle about a vampire's soul, there would be no problem changing someone. I like that Carlisle waited til someone was dying to change them. I really believe Carlisle made the best of the hand he was dealt in life.
   
2. {FUN question} We are introduced to Edward's playful side in these chapters, before he gets all manic about the new vampires, I think we have a better picture of who he is. If you had to describe him in 5 words, what would they be? Good and Bad qualities, whatever you like! Passionate, Caring, Unforgettable, Protective and I'm having trouble with a fifth word. Can't wait to see other answers for this one ;)   
   
   
3. {LONG question} While re-reading I have been taking notes: observations that I have come across re-reading and comparisons to the movie. One of my notes deals with page 383, in which Edward screams at Alice there is no other option. The first time around I didn't get that he meant the future that Alice saw for Bella as a vampire (because we obviously hadn't gotten to that part), but now that I know the whole story I see that is what he meant... Has this happened to you? Do you have any examples of things that are clearer now or things that you have realized while re-reading? I can't remember what I was thinking the first time I read Twilight, I just remember not being able to put in down! Can't think of any Ah-ha moments.
   
   
4. {PERSONAL question} We haven't talked about this yet, but I think the idea of your human gifts amplifying in your vampire life is interesting (Jasper's control of emotions, Edward's mind reading), what do you think your gifts would be? I'm not sure what I would have, I would be glad to even have a special gift!
   
   
5. {SURVEY question} We are coming to the end of the book, what has been your opinion on this re-read? First, when was the last time you read it? Second, do you feel you like it more, the same, or less this time around? I think the last time I re-read the books was when Eclipse came out on DVD. I enjoy the book more each time I read it, always MORE! *sigh* I finished it a while ago cause I could not put it down and then moved on to re-read New Moon!
   

Follow my Book Blog Friday #2

What a great way to find more book blogs and meet people who like to read and chat about the same books you do! This is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, check out their sites to link up and follow!

Q. Name 3 authors that you would love to sit down and spend an hour or a meal with just talking about either their books or get advice on writing from?

 A. Just 3?! I guess I will have to say: Stephenie Meyer, Karen Marie Moning and Julie Garwood. They have all written some of my favorite books!

All Borders stores are going out of business

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Free Harry Potter Cookbook!!! /Kindle Downlaod

For all the Happy Potter fans! Kindle has a FREE Harry Potter Cookbook download on Amazon!!! The special Harry Potter Cookbook has 10 Summertime Treats for Harry Potter fans of all ages!

Spoilers in Book Reviews

How do you write your book reviews, with or without spoilers?

Does it depend on the book?

If you write without spoilers, how do you manage to write a review for the last book in a series?

If you included a spoiler, do you put up a warning first?

Is there a secret to writing a good book review without spoilers?

Let me know your thoughts!