Sunday, July 18, 2010
It's Monday, What are you reading? 7/19
7/18/2010 | Posted by
Sarah (My World of Books)
It's Monday, What are you reading? is hosted by Sheila @ One Person's Journey Through a World of Books. This is a wickedly awesome weekly event where I get to update everyone on my reads from this past week and my reads for this week.I had a really slow reading and reviewing week. I read one book and reviewed two. I started Darklight and got further into F*ck It, which I love. The reason for the slow week is because I have been working on my new blog design. My design is currently up and running, but I still have some kinks I have to work out. If you notice that something doesn't work or you have some suggestions on improvements, I am all ears. I plan to keep this design until the next bloggiesta, which I think will be in January, not sure.
I did everything myself with the help of tutorials provided by blog designers. If you are interested in the sites or how I did certain things, feel free to ask and I will answer in my next post!
Read Last Week:
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik-I went to Naomi's signing, my first, this past Saturday! I will post pics, my impressions and some info!
Currently Reading:
F*ck It by John Parkin (50%)
Darklight by Lesley Livingston (114 out of 312)
To Read:
Iron King by Julie Kagawa (library)
Presumed Dead by Shirley Wells (galley)
Blinded by Our Eyes by Clare London (galley)
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott (Won!)
The Nosy Neighbor by Fern Michaels (Won!)
Rushed to the Alter by Jane Feather (Won!)
Upcoming Event:
Emma Michaels will be coming to My World of Books to guest post on Thursday! She will be discussing the book blogging community. If you haven't heard, Emma was a book blogger! Now, she is an author. The Thirteenth Chime is her first novel, which will be released August 13. She wants to discuss how supportive, positive, and helpful we bloggers were towards her journey of becoming an author! Come swing by to show your support!
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18 comments:
I'm reading "Infamous" by Ace Atkins, a historical fiction novel about George "Machine Gun" Kelly and his wife during a famous kidnapping affair.
I am reading Awakened by a Kiss by Lila DiPasqua. It's an erotic historical antho--retelling of classic fairy tales :)
I LOVE your new bloggy layout. The textures are lovely! :)
@Man of la Books: Sounds really interesting! Hope you enjoy it!
@Fiction Vixen: Thanks! Love yours too!
I loved The Lost Summer..., and I'm intrigued by the Fern Michaels book Nosy Neighbor. Haven't read one of hers in awhile.
Your blog looks great! Thanks for visiting mine.
I just finished Wondrous Strange and am looking forward to reading Darklight. Hope you enjoy it!
Have a great reading week!
@Laurel: No problem! I love your site. And I haven't read Fern Michaels so I am intrigued as well.
@Stephanie: I loved the books. I definitely think Darklight is better than the first.
I too loved A Lost Summer of LMA -- it was the perfect "summer read." I hope you enjoy it too!
Thanks for visiting my blog...
Sorry about the slow reading week, but I really like your blog design. I need to work on mine, but don't want to give up my reading time :)
You have a bunch of great books on your to be read pile.
We all have our slow weeks! I need to read The Iron King one of these days too and thanks for the comment on my blog - I definitely have been trying to get to Silver Borne but haven't been able to yet.
@Gerbera: I really want to read it!
@Crystal: I had fun redoing my site, but it was really frustrating!
@Kristen: I hope you get to Silver Borne!
i just recently ordered the first book in lesley livingston's series and i can't wait to read it. enjoy your books for this week :)
happy reading!
I'm very impressed that you did your blog design, because it turned out awesome..I have heard good things about the 13th chime I love the cover I can't wait to get a copy and read it...I hope you have a great reading week!
It's funny because the first thing I thought when I came to your site was how much I like the looks of it! So I can really tell you've been putting in a lot of hard work. Great job!
Hopefully this week will be better on the reading front! Have a fabulous reading week and thanks so much for stopping by There's A Book earlier!
Still haven't read any Naomi Novik books, although she's on my must-read author list! Happy reading!
Thanks for visiting my blog. You've got some great books to read and I hope you enjoy them. Have a good week!
I would like to go to more book signings.... get so busy and wish I was more pro active on finding out who is coming to a store near me :)
You've got some interesting books on your to be read list. Happy reading!
I really like your layout - looks like your hard work has paid off :) Enjoy your books this week!
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