Author: Ambrosia

Musing Monday 10/17/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…

Random Question:Who are the key players in your current book? (or current themes, if nonfiction)

I am slow with the current book because I am doing a lot. It is an enjoyable book. There are really two kinds of characters in this book humans and vampires. I know that sounds so basic but that is how it goes. There are also doctors and nerds within those categories themselves. I really think it is a lot of fun watching them interact. I get the feeling there is an evil character I don’t know yet. I kind of like the bad guys so I am looking forward to that rebel

Book review: The Magicians (The Magicians, #1) by Lev Grossman

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Like everyone else, precocious high school senior Quentin Coldwater assumes that magic isn’t real, until he finds himself admitted to a very secretive and exclusive college of magic in upstate New York. There he indulges in joys of college-friendship, love, sex, and booze- and receives a rigorous education in modern sorcery. But magic doesn’t bring the happiness and adventure Quentin thought it would. After graduation, he and his friends stumble upon a secret that sets them on a remarkable journey that may just fulfill Quentin’s yearning. But their journey turns out to be darker and more dangerous than they’d imagined

The Magicians is a book that will make you believe in magic. I enjoyed every single page of this book from start to finish. With that said, there are some who claim this book is misogynistic and a variety of other things. It might be on some level, however if we didn’t enjoy things just because they had some characters and topics we didn’t like not likely we would get a lot of reading done. Yes there are some misogynistic characters, there is also sex, drug and crime. For me that is what made the book entertaining, interesting and what held my attention.

This is NOT an adult version of Harry Potter like some say, but it does have magic and a world that is different from ours within it’s pages. It also has a Syfy series now that has been based on it. I find the two to be fairly different, the series for me is a bit tamer. I for one enjoyed The Magicians and might even read it a second time (those who know me know what a big deal that is), but it is not going to be a book for everyone. If you want an Adult Harry Potter head on over to The Dresden files, main character is even named Harry.

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Teaser Tuesday 10/11/16

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along with Teaser Tuesday! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Teaser Tuesday is one of my favorite days, and a dangerous day. Never fails that my TBR grows when I take a look at other blogs that share.

“And I also believe that love can work miracles.”

“Love?” She cocked an eyebrow at him. “What about friendship? Can that work miracles, too?”

Carwyn rolled his eyes. “Silly B, love is friendship…just with less clothes, which makes it far more brilliant.”
― Elizabeth Hunter, A Hidden Fire

Musing Monday 10/10/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…

Random Question: Can you recall a time when you weren’t an avid reader?

No, I really can’t recall a time. Yes lately I have not been reading as much as I used too, but I still try and I still desire it. Given that I still consider myself an avid reader. I personally think once you are an avid reader you always are, unless you hit a point in your life where you just don’t want to read anymore. I have never heard to many people who have just decided to do that though. I guess once you get used to living many lives you want to continue to live them. I for one enjoy living as many lives as I can, jumping into stories, lives feeling connected with characters. Which is why even when I am focused on crochet I consider myself an avid reader, I think I will eventually find the balance I seek.

Teaser Tuesday 10/4/16

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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along with Teaser Tuesday! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

“Far be it from me to keep a woman from her book. That could become dangerous.” ~ A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries #1)
by Elizabeth Hunter

Musing Monday 10/3/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…

Random Question: What is your worst habit as a reader?

I have to say my worst habit as a reader has to be keeping up on my blog LOL. Beyond that I will say that my other bad habit is that I am not good at keeping things at a balance. I have not been reading as much as I should be because I have been doing so much else. I am slowly getting that balance back and reading more so at least I am slowly managing to make this it better, but it is a bad habit.

Musing Monday 9/26/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…

Random Question: What is currently on your TBR pile?

Oh man there are more books then I could possibly mention in my TBR pile. I wish that was a funny joke but it really isn’t. With that said I will just copy and past a selection….oh dear this isn’t even a small hunk of them lol.

Wisconsin: The Haven of Rest / Second Time Around / Promise Me Forever / September
North River
Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters–and One Man’s Search to Find Them
Intuition
America’s Constitution: A Biography
The Saintly Buccaneer: 1777 (The House of Winslow)
Inside Every Woman: Using the 10 Strengths You Didn’t Know You Had to Get the Career and Life You Want Now
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
Running with Scissors
Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
Little Altars Everywhere
Persuading Annie
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
The Stonewycke Trilogy (Stonewycke, #1-3)
Tears of Pearl (Lady Emily, #4)
Forever Amber
Hoping for Hope
The Girl from Botany Bay
The Queen’s Slave Trader: John Hawkyns, Elizabeth I, and the Trafficking in Human Souls
My Lord John
The Abortionist’s Daughter
Antony & Cleopatra (Masters of Rome, #7)
Shopaholic & Baby (Shopaholic, #5)
Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic, #3)
The Great Crown Jewels Robbery of 1303: The Extraordinary Story of the First Big Bank Raid in History
A Reckless Encounter
Miss Spencer’s Dilemma

Musing Monday 9/19/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…

Passing on this weeks random question and going to talk a bit about the books I have been reading. In at attempt to get myself out of the reading rut (just want to be crocheting as usual oi ) I have been doing some Young Adult reading again. right now I am working on the Heartland series, as I have enjoyed the TV show. So far so good, the books are lovely too.

Musing Monday 9/12/16

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Musing Monday is hosted over at Books and a Beat.

Musing Monday asks you to choose one of the following prompts to answer each week…

I’m currently reading…
Up next I think I’ll read…
I bought the following book(s) in the past week…
I’m super excited to tell you about (book/author/bookish-news)…
I’m really upset by (book/author/bookish-news)…
I can’t wait to get a copy of…
I wish I could read ___, but…
I blogged about ____ this past week.

Random question: What obscure book do you think should be turned into a movie?

Hmm this is a tough one because there are a lot of books that are movies and people don’t know about it. I think for myself on this musing Monday I would say the Pink Carnation series. Now i know they are not that obscure but they have never hit the big fame many think of when they think of movies. I think the back and forth between the history and the modern day would be a lot of fun.

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