Posts by Nichole
Reading Road Trip: Montana!
Hi everyone!
I am SO excited to be hosting Montana for the Reading Road Trip hosted by Britta at I Like These Books and Hafsah at IceyBooks. I haven’t ever actually been to Montana. I live in Washington, but I’m close to Montana! My mom has been there a few times. She’s told me a few things:
-She always gets sick when she’s there.
-People trust each other so much that they leave their engines running when they go shopping
-They love their bars.
Now…I haven’t witnessed those things first hand, so that’s all her opinion! I looked up some fun facts about Montana, too. Take a look!
- Montana is nicknamed the Treasure State
- Montana’s name comes from the Spanish word mountain.
- The largest snowflake ever observed was 38 cm wide was recorded in Montana
- It is illegal to have a sheep in the cab of your truck without a chaperone
- Creeks in Montana are often pronounced “crick.”
- Montana is home to seven Indian reservations.
- The world’s shortest river is located in Montana.
- No state has as many different species of mammals as Montana.
- Yellowstone National Park in southern Montana and northern Wyoming was the first national park in the nation.
- Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states
Let me tell you…it was hard finding information about Montana! Every site had the same dang information! Do YOU live in Montana? Did I mess anything up? Or is there something awesome about the state that you want to let me know about? Let me know in the comments section below!
Make sure you check out the rest of the tour!
Wyoming also posted today. You can find her post here.
And find the rest of the tour here.
Giveaway:
The giveaway is for a book that takes place in Montana, or by an author who is from the state.
It is open Internationally as long as the Book Depository ships to your country
The giveaway is open from 7/25 to 8/05
Here are some options:
Glamorous Illusions by Lisa T. Bergren
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson
The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth
Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Wolves, Boys, and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
Cover Reveal: Two Roads by L.M. Augustine
Two Roads by L.M. Augustine
Ever since Cali’s parents told her she would amount to nothing, she has felt entirely inadequate. Friendless and alone, she takes on the mean girl role in hopes it will make her feel better-and Logan serves as the perfect target. He infuriates her with his obnoxiously long lashes, his all too perfect dimpled smile, and his complete lack of personality outside of his intelligence. It doesn’t hurt that he’s part of the reason her brother is dead, either. So Cali hates him, and he returns the favor. Thus, their prank-filled, insult-driven rivalry is born, and torturing Logan quickly becomes the highlight of her life.
Waiting on Wednesday #46
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event that is hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine and spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.
Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. The only problem is, once you pass through Coldtown’s gates, you can never leave.
One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown is a wholly original story of rage and revenge, of guilt and horror, and of love and loathing from bestselling and acclaimed author Holly Black.
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown by Holly Black
To be released on September 3rd, 2013
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
15 Day Blogger Challenge: Day 14 & 15
Welcome back everyone! Today I have up the two final days for the 15 Day Blogger Challenge. I can’t believe how quickly this challenge went! Or how pathetic I was at getting everything up in time. This challenge is hosted by April over at Good Books and Good Wine. You can go find out more about the challenge here.
Day 14: Tell us about your deal breakers:
I’m actually very picky with books. It’s very common for me to not finish a book or to skim a book. If I’m not in love with, I won’t finish it. Why should I? Reading is for my personal pleasure…and if I don’t get any pleasure out of it, I won’t finish it. That being said, there are a LOT of things that are deal breakers for me in books.
Animal Abuse: If you hurt an animal in any way…I don’t care how…you could yell at it, kick it, kill it, etc….I probably will not finish the book. I am such an animal person…probably more so than you typically see in your every day life. My cats are little people…I would kill someone for them. The only exception that I can think of right off the bat is one of Kelley Armstrong’s Women of the Otherworld books. That is my favorite series. It trumps everything else. I didn’t read the section that had animal abuse, though. That was the one time I skimmed a Kelley Armstrong book /=
Abusive Male Characters: I see abuse where many people do not. Male characters who use physical and/or verbal abuse are an immediate deal breaker for me. That is unless I go into the book knowing that that’s what the book is about. I don’t do well with boys telling girls what to do, boys trying to protect girls, boys who think they are tough or in control….I have a lot of issues with males. lol. This has actually made me dislike books that are extremely popular.
Whiny female leads: My females have to be strong. They can not depend on men, they cannot whine constantly…omg. This has been a problem for me quite recently in books. I’m used to very strong characters, but lately I’ve been dealing with very obnoxious females in my books.
Predictable endings: I’m sorry to say this……but many authors in the YA genre are very predictable…. It won’t always turn my off of a book. I CAN finish a book knowing what’s going to happen at the end of it….but it gets old. There are some authors, Gretchen McNeil is a great example, who stump me every time. I prefer to read those types of book. It’s more annoying, because I don’t have this problem with adult paranormal books….so I’m not sure why it’s so common in the YA genre.
Love Triangles: They don’t always bug me….but it’s predictable and SO unrealistic.
Over the Top Unrealistic Plots: I do love dystopia and scifi, but I’ll be turned off if it’s TOO unrealistic.
3 Book series: I’m sorry, but WHY do YA authors only do 3 book series? What’s the point? Some don’t…some go longer…but a lot do 3 book series. I have some favorite adult paranormal series of mine that have 13-20+ books in the series. AND THEY NEVER GET OLD! So why 3?!
Less Talking, More Descriptions: I cannot concentrate on a book if it has too many descriptions. I NEED interaction between my characters!
Repeat Descriptions in Series: I HATE when a 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 100th book comes out and 100 pages are dedicated to what happened in the first book. Authors, don’t do that. Spend a little time doing a recap, but a second book in a series is not for any random person…it’s for the person who already read the 1st book. Again…this is a very common theme that I have only seen in the YA genre.
*phew*. I think I hit all my complaints. I warned you that I’m picky!
Day 15: Who are your book blogging mentors?
I’m going to be totally honest…I only stalk 2 blogs…..I LOOK at other blogs….but I STALK only two.
I’ve learned a lot from these girls and their blogs….and I’m obsessed. I admit it [;
Well that’s it for the 15 day blogger challenge! Thanks so much for following along or for linking me to your own posts! It’s been fun!
Top Ten Tuesday: Halfway Point: Top Ten Books in 2013
Hi Everyone! Top Ten Tuesday is hosted over at The Broke and the Bookish. I don’t often do Top Ten Tuesday’s, because I find them so tasking! A couple weeks ago, though, a lot of bloggers started doing their TTT posts on the best books, so far, in 2013. Of course, when I saw that, it was Thursday, and my next Tuesday was booked, so you’re getting this a little bit later than everyone else’s posts. Oh, well! Take a look below to see what MY top ten book, so far, in 2013 are. And don’t forget to leave a comment and let me know if you’ve read any of them or if you would change any of them!
#1 The Beautiful and the Cursed by Page Morgan
This book was SO SO SO SO SO good! If you like historical romance, paranormal and GARGOYLES! Then this book is for you! I fell in love with it, and I am DYING for the next one!
#2 Burn Bright by Bethany Frenette
Do you guys remember my obsession with Dark Star by Bethany Frenette? I LOVED it! It was AMAZING! Burn Bright doesn’t release until 2014, but it was epic! So good. Great book for superhero fans!
#3 The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
There’s nothing bad to say about The 5th Wave. Total sci-fi yumminess.
#4 If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch
I don’t cry in books, but If You Find Me by Emily Murdoch made me bawl like a baby. It was so sweet and beautiful and so so so sad. Omg. I loved it.
#5 Fury’s Kiss by Karen Chance
My obsession with Karen Chance is borderline stalkerish. I LOVE her! I’ll read anything she writes.
#6 School Spirits by Rachel Hawkins
School Spirits was my first Rachel Hawkins book. It leaned a little bit toward MG, but I loved it. I cannot wait to read the next one…AND I get to read the original series for the first time! Yay!
#7 Obsession by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Obsession is a spin off of the Lux series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. This book just radiates hotness. Everyone needs to go read this book!
Again…a total sci-fi/paranormal type book. Not everyone has loved this book, but I found it full of action! Loved it!
#9 Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs
I was really nervous to start this Patricia Briggs book, because I HATED the last one! Frost Burned was amazing. It’s made me excited to continue the series [=
And finally we come to Linked by Imogen Howson. Huge sci-fi book and full of action. Again, not everyone has loved this book, but I was entertained from the get-go.
