Wicked Wednesday #22


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

Rural Wisconsin, 1909. In the bitter cold, Ralph Truitt, a successful businessman, stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who answered his newspaper advertisement for “a reliable wife.” But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she’s not the “simple, honest woman” that Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, haunted by a terrible past and motivated by greed. Her plan is simple: she will win this man’s devotion, and then, ever so slowly, she will poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on, though, is that Truitt–a passionate man with his own dark secrets–has plans of his own for his new wife. Isolated on a remote estate and imprisoned by relentless snow, the story of Ralph and Catherine unfolds in unimaginable ways.


Hey Fellow Book Friends, want a Really nice Book mark?

Since I do so much reading, I was getting tired of using the same bookmarks. Not only that but the nice paper clip and floss ones I had were all stolen by my cats. Go fiq. So I asked my friend and Jewelry maker Bella Bejeweled if she could make me up a custom book mark. Something nice that would last a while. Told her my favorite color was purple, and of course my love of a certain Vampire Major.

This is what she came up with:



Pardon the bad quality on this photo, my camera isnt the best.

I am so happy with it. I have used it on several books now and been perfectly happy and a few times I got compliments at the Doctors office about it. There are a few ways I can put it in the book, the way I have it in the photo with my current book I am reading is the best way I have found.

The price is reasonable for a bookmark that I am going to use for a while. If you want one of your own visit the shop and give her an email. The bookmarks aren’t listed on the website, but I am sure she would be happy to help you out let her know Ambrosia sent you.


Book Review: Plain Pursuit by Beth Wisemen

hen Carley Marek takes a hiatus from her job, she leaves Texas and visits her friend Lillian in Amish country, Pennsylvania. Carley isn’t there long when she meets Lillian’s charming—but shunned—brother-in-law, Dr. Noah Stoltzfus.

When Lillian’s stepson is stricken with a life-threatening disease, Noah is forbidden to intervene, but he resolves to do whatever it takes to save the boy’s life. Carley finds herself caught in the middle of her feelings for Noah and her loyalty to Lillian. And to further complicate matters, everyone around her is talking about God–a God she doesn’t know and who appears to be punishing her for her past mistakes.

When her hiatus is up, Carley must make a life-changing decision: stay and face the path that is set before her, or flee and leave the only love she’s ever known.

Movie Review: In Her Shoes

Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette and Shirley MacLaine “all deserve Oscars®”(WCBC-TV) for their hilarious and moving performances in “the most rewarding family comedy since Terms of Endearment.” (New York Magazine) Flirty, flaky party girl Maggie (Diaz) and plain, dependable lawyer Rose (Collette) are sisters, best friends and bitter rivals who seem to have only two things in common: DNA and size 8 1/2 feet. Only when their love-hate relationship veers towards the hate end of the spectrum do they accidentally discover they also share a long-lost grandmother (MacLaine) who enriches their lives and helps them make peace with each other—and themselves!

So I finnished the book in 2009 and while I am counting it for this challenge I am not counting it for my overall one. I just watched the movie last night. And here we go..

While the book and me just didn’t get a long very well, I was still eager to sit down and watch the movie. So in the wee hours of the morning, when my kitty cat took down my Laptop (you can read about that disaster Here if you want) I settled in to watch In her Shoes.

And the movie and I got along pretty well. For whatever reason it was for me seeing it on screen, and picturing it that way just made things click that much better. I usually (99% of the time) prefer the book to the movie, but this time I preferred the movie.

Now when I was watching it certain parts of the movie seemed familiar, and it turns out I had seen bits and pieces of the film when it was on as a weekend movie. The shoe being stuck together with gum on the heel made me chuckle pretty well. Cameron Diaz while not my favorite actress did s fantastic job of bringing party girl Maggie to life. And Toni Collette was the perfect Rose. Although if the books Rose looks like her, I don’t see why she feels so down about herself. I think she is lovely!

So over all I think the movie helped me understand the book more. This was a complete shock that has not happened for me before. Something new happens everyday!

Wicked Wednesday #21


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

So…you’d think after banishing an immortal being and a fallen High Priestess, saving Stark’s life, biting Heath, getting a headache from Erik, and almost dying, Zoey Redbird would catch a break. Sadly, a break is not in the House of Night school forecast for the High Priestess in training and her gang. Juggling three guys is anything but a stress reliever, especially when one of them is a sexy Warrior who is so into protecting Zoey that he can sense her emotions. Speaking of stress, the dark force lurking in the tunnels under the Tulsa Depot is spreading, and Zoey is beginning to believe Stevie Rae could be responsible for a lot more than a group of misfit red fledglings. Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from Kalona and his dark allure, but they also show that it is Zoey who has the power to stop the evil immortal. Soon it becomes obvious that Zoey has no choice: if she doesn’t go to Kalona he will exact a fiery vengeance on those closest to her. Will Zoey have the courage to chance losing her life, her heart, and her soul?


Wicked Wednesday #20


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

When Catriona Hennessey’s uncle’s cleverly crafted will offers her the choice of either marrying the scandalous Richard Cynster or leaving her innocent cousins penniless, Catriona is appalled. If she marries at all, she wants a consort who would allow her to continue to act as healer and serve “The Lady,” as the women in her family have always done. She knows Cynster is far too overbearing to be that person. The Lady, however, has other ideas. Laurens takes full advantage of the current New Age interest in ancient Goddess worship to weave a steamy story with strong, well-matched protagonists, lively action, and love scenes that melt the pages. Although the novel is set during the British Regency, the period has little influence on this patricular story; readers who want a bit more Regency flavor might enjoy earlier books in the Cynster series.

Wicked Wednesday #19


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

This book is HOT.

Wicked Wednesday #18


Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.

2010 Chic Lit Challenge


Yeah Another Challenge, get used to it. I love Challenges! I especially love completeing them and I am going to finnish them all this year! I am! This one is from The Twiga Blog.
The Chick Lit Challenge 2010 runs from January 1 – December 31st. The goal is to read at least 8 chick lit books during the year. Books can be listed ahead of time or as you go along. Books can also be used for multiple challenges.

1. Big Girls Don’t Cry by Author: Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, Monica Jackson, Francis Ray

2. Thanks for the Memories by Cecilia Ahern

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2010 Read the Book , See the Movie Challenge


I have debated on this one for a while. And since I am reading My Sister’s keeper just so I can see the movie. I thought well I think that is a sure sign I should do this challenge. So I am going to do it. Here we go with the information.

The Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge is based on a simple idea–read a book, see a movie based on the book, include both in your review. Whether yours is a book blog or a movie blog, this could be a way to add some spice to your posts, expand your outlook, have some fun. Mostly, have some fun.

You don’t have to write full reviews both the movie and the book. You can write a review of one then add a brief paragraph or just a sentence or two about the other at the end.

Here’s how to join:

1. Select a challenge level:

•Matinee: one book/movie
•Double Feature: two books/movies
•Saturday Movie Marathon: four books/movies
•Film Festival: eight books/movies
•Festival Jury Member: ten books/movies
2. Copy and paste the Read the Book, See the Movie Challenge button to your blog. (Optional. If you don’t have a blog, you can still sign-up and play along. You can post reviews here.)

3. Sign up using Mr. Linky below. Please list your challenge level in a comment.

4. Get together a list of books/movies that you plan on reviewing. (Optional. You can just see what comes along during the year if you’d rather.)

Update: I will be doing Film Festival level now. That still might change! 12/26/2009.

12/14/2009: Right now I am going to do the Saturday Movie Marathon Level. I may up that depending on how things go. I wish I could include my current book, but I will be finnished with it before 2010.

1 / 8 Books. 13% done!

1. Book:Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Dexter, Bk 1) by Jeff Lindsay Movie/TV: Dexter Completed
2.Book: Living Dead in Dallas Movie/TV: Trueblood Season 2 Completed
3. In her Shoe’s by Jennifer Weiner/ Movie 2005 In her Shoes Completed
4.The Lovely Bones by Alice Seabold/ Movie: 2010 The Lovely Bones
5.Push by Sapphire/ Movie: 2009 Precious
6. Harry Potter and The Deathly Hollows by J.K Rowling/ Movie: 2010 Hp: DH Pt. 1
7.TBA
8.TBA


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