Get A Taste: Twisted

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I often read very different books but sometimes find interesting new books to potentially add to the ever-growing monsters that our TBR piles have morphed into. However, we know that we do not have 100% the same taste and we wanted another way of getting a look at these books...

Do you ever feel like getting a bit of a taster for a book you’ve been thinking of reading but aren’t fully sold on yet? Do you feel like sharing a taster for your current read with the world? Well, here’s your chance.

Each week the random number generator will pick a number between 1 and 100 for books with pages or 1 and 25% for ebooks. We figured that these numbers would keep us out of spoiler territory. Open your book to the specified place and pick a paragraph. Share it with the world!

This week its: 
Page number: 2
Kindle/ebook: 5%

My Teaser:

'Joe nodded slowly, studying the roof. "Yeah, we're done." He turned off the motor on the tar kettle. "Last day for Tyler, here. Bet you're glad to be quit of us, huh, kid?"
"Nah," I lied. "You guys have been great,"'

I really liked this book, it made a change from all the other books including magic hah! 

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The Cover Wars: Fateful

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I decided to get together to do a weekly meme where we would compare covers of the UK editions of books with those of the US editions.

The aim of this is to just have a bit of fun. We put ourselves in the position where we see both of these books side by side in the bookstore. Which would we choose? Why that one and not the other?

This week, we will be comparing the UK and US covers of Fateful by Claudia Gray.

The First book is the US version and the Second one is the UK
version.

Tara Says: They are both very different. The UK one has a girl in a red dress on a ship, where the US one has a girl in the water. I don’t really like either but I do love the dress that the girl has on in the UK one, so UK for me!
Rea says: This is where I show my materialism. The UK cover appeals to me more and I’m fairly sure it’s all about that red dress. It doesn’t help that the US cover isn’t very accurate – there should be ripples about her (she does look like she’s wading forwards) and her dress should have water soaked up beyond the water level. Definitely UK for me.

Score: 

Week 31:      US: 5    UK: 18   Draw: 8

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Get A Taste: Beautiful Demons

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I often read very different books but sometimes find interesting new books to potentially add to the ever-growing monsters that our TBR piles have morphed into. However, we know that we do not have 100% the same taste and we wanted another way of getting a look at these books...

Do you ever feel like getting a bit of a taster for a book you’ve been thinking of reading but aren’t fully sold on yet? Do you feel like sharing a taster for your current read with the world? Well, here’s your chance.

Each week the random number generator will pick a number between 1 and 100 for books with pages or 1 and 25% for ebooks. We figured that these numbers would keep us out of spoiler territory. Open your book to the specified place and pick a paragraph. Share it with the world!

This week its: 
Page number: 60
Kindle/ebook: 22%

My Teaser:

“Who are they?” I asked. “Those are the cheerleaders,” Agnes said. Her tone carried a certain reverence, and I had to hold back a laugh. Man, these people really seemed to take their sports seriously. There was definitely something special about those girls, but other than their beauty, I wasn't sure why everyone was so awed by them.

I haven't read this book yet but it sounds great and I got it free on amazon.co.uk.

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The Cover Wars: Forgotten

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I decided to get together to do a weekly meme where we would compare covers of the UK editions of books with those of the US editions.

The aim of this is to just have a bit of fun. We put ourselves in the position where we see both of these books side by side in the bookstore. Which would we choose? Why that one and not the other?

This week, we will be comparing the UK and US covers of Forgotten by Cat Patrick.

The First book is the US version and the Second one is the UK
version.

Tara Says: They are both very different so to me it just goes on whether I would pick up the US one or the UK one if they were next to each other… I would probably pick up the UK one as it is pretty and I like the fact that one of the girls is in black and white and the other one is in colour. So UK for me :D

Rea says: In all honesty, the US cover doesn’t really appeal to me very much. In contrast, I do like the imagery of the UK cover – of the past in black and white (shrouded in mystery?) and the future in colour (clarity?). UK for me.

Score: 

Week 30:      US: 5    UK: 17   Draw: 8

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Get A Taste: Living with the Dead

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I often read very different books but sometimes find interesting new books to potentially add to the ever-growing monsters that our TBR piles have morphed into. However, we know that we do not have 100% the same taste and we wanted another way of getting a look at these books...

Do you ever feel like getting a bit of a taster for a book you’ve been thinking of reading but aren’t fully sold on yet? Do you feel like sharing a taster for your current read with the world? Well, here’s your chance.

Each week the random number generator will pick a number between 1 and 100 for books with pages or 1 and 25% for ebooks. We figured that these numbers would keep us out of spoiler territory. Open your book to the specified place and pick a paragraph. Share it with the world!

This week its: 
Page number: 98
Kindle/ebook: 21%

My Teaser:

“We’ve got her family,” Madoz said as they grabbed coffee. “They’re in Philly. Parents still married, still residing in the same house where Peltier grew up. He’s an engineer. She’s a nurse. No criminal records for either.”
There was nothing .. on 21% at all which was worthy of this post.. but I don't have time to pick another book so here is a boring sentence :/ **good book though so far**

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The Cover Wars: The Night Watch

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I decided to get together to do a weekly meme where we would compare covers of the UK editions of books with those of the US editions.

The aim of this is to just have a bit of fun. We put ourselves in the position where we see both of these books side by side in the bookstore. Which would we choose? Why that one and not the other?

This week, we will be comparing the UK and US covers of The Night Watch by Sergei Lukyanenko. 

The First book is the US version and the Second one is the UK
version.

Tara Says: I like them both. The UK one is blue, different and it stands out, the US one is orangey-red and has a birdy on the cover. I will go with the UK one just because it stands out more.


Rea says: This is another one where there’s very little contest for me. The US cover does capture a side of the story but I don’t really like the art – it’s certainly not the sort of cover that will draw my attention when I’m browsing the shelves. The UK cover art, on the other hand, is the sort of thing that I find really very appealing. The colours are just the sort of thing to catch my eye as well and I feel that the art really suits a setting in a Moscow that is just emerging from Soviet repression. UK for me.

Score: 

Week 29:      US: 5    UK: 16    Draw: 8

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Review of The Last Guardian (Artemis Fowl #8) by Eoin Colfer

Description 

Seemingly nothing in this world daunts the young criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl. In the fairy world, however, there is a small thing that has gotten under his skin on more than one occasion: Opal Koboi. In The Last Guardian, the evil pixie is wreaking havoc yet again. This time his arch rival has somehow reanimated dead fairy warriors who were buried in the grounds of Fowl Manor. Their spirits have possessed Artemis’s little brothers, making his siblings even more annoying than usual. The warriors don’t seem to realize that the battle they were fighting when they died—a battle against Artemis—is long over. Artemis has until sunrise to get the spirits to vacate his brothers and go back into the earth where they belong. Can he count on a certain LEPrecon fairy to join him in what could well be his last stand?

Tara

Rating:

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Q: What would you do over if you were to start your blog again from scratch?
A:  I would do a lot, When I first started I had a bad background and I wasn't doing any memes to gain followers. I was on 15 followers for a long time, until I started doing this meme :D I would also maybe do more networking but honestly if I were to start from scratch I would redo EVERYTHING.

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Get A Taste: The Lovely Bones

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I often read very different books but sometimes find interesting new books to potentially add to the ever-growing monsters that our TBR piles have morphed into. However, we know that we do not have 100% the same taste and we wanted another way of getting a look at these books...

Do you ever feel like getting a bit of a taster for a book you’ve been thinking of reading but aren’t fully sold on yet? Do you feel like sharing a taster for your current read with the world? Well, here’s your chance.

Each week the random number generator will pick a number between 1 and 100 for books with pages or 1 and 25% for ebooks. We figured that these numbers would keep us out of spoiler territory. Open your book to the specified place and pick a paragraph. Share it with the world!

This week its: 
Page number: 21
Kindle/ebook: 16%

My Teaser:

'After Len's phone call, my father reached out his hand and the two of them sat in the bed together, staring staring straight in front of them. My mother numbly clinging to the list of things, my father feeling as if he were entering a dark tunnel.'

This book made me cry, made me happy with the life I have and it also was a great read. :)

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The Cover Wars: Room

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I decided to get together to do a weekly meme where we would compare covers of the UK editions of books with those of the US editions.

The aim of this is to just have a bit of fun. We put ourselves in the position where we see both of these books side by side in the bookstore. Which would we choose? Why that one and not the other?

This week, we will be comparing the UK and US covers of Room by Emma Donoghue. 

The First book is the US version and the Second one is the UK
version.

Tara Says: I like them both so very much and they are very appealing. The UK one is blue, it has a little house and it just makes me want to read it. The US one is simple and yet I feel as if it’s going to be a great book. Just because it’s simple yet eye-catching, and I have seen it so many times, I will go with the US one.
Rea says: Both of these covers are very appealing. They both catch my eye and leave me wanting to crack open the book. This said, I adore the simplicity of the US cover. US for me.

Score: 

Week 28:      US: 5    UK: 15    Draw: 8

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Q: Do your reading habits change based on your mood? Do you read a certain genre if you are feeling depressed or happy?

A: Not really, I don't think so.. does it? ... errm.. Sorry I'm asking you lot to answer this question... okkkkkaaay so I'm currently mental.. :) 

So what about all of you? Does your reading habits change based on your mood?


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Get A Taste: Throne of Glass

Rea of Rea's Reading and Reviews and I often read very different books but sometimes find interesting new books to potentially add to the ever-growing monsters that our TBR piles have morphed into. However, we know that we do not have 100% the same taste and we wanted another way of getting a look at these books...

Do you ever feel like getting a bit of a taster for a book you’ve been thinking of reading but aren’t fully sold on yet? Do you feel like sharing a taster for your current read with the world? Well, here’s your chance.

Each week the random number generator will pick a number between 1 and 100 for books with pages or 1 and 25% for ebooks. We figured that these numbers would keep us out of spoiler territory. Open your book to the specified place and pick a paragraph. Share it with the world!

This week its: 
Page number: 19
Kindle/ebook: 20%


My Teaser:


'"Fair enough indeed," Dorian said, and waved a hand at Chaol. "Take her to her rooms and clean her up." He fixed her with a stare. "We depart for Rifthold in the morning. Don't disappoint me, Sardothien."'


I'm currently reading this book :) Good so far :P

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My Top 3 Books (July 2012)

Hey :) So I'm starting a thing where at the end of every month I create a YouTube vid of me telling you my top 3 books of the month is :)

So heres the vid:



I HOPE YOU enjoy it :D