Saturday, February 23, 2019

Stacking the Shelves #70: February 23, 2019





Stacking The Shelves is a book meme created by Tynga's Reviews and Reading Reality and it is about sharing books that you are adding to your shelves, whether it's physical or virtual.  This means including books that you bought from the store or online, books you borrowed from friends or from the library, books you've reviewed, gifts and ebooks!

Hey everyone! I can't believe that February is nearly over! I keep forgetting that February is like the shortest month of the year and that it tends to wrap quicker than most months!  Well, there are some things I'm planning on doing in March like going to a job fair. Keeping my fingers crossed that I actually get a good job so I could get caught up on my bills! It's such a pain dealing with bills!






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Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday #121: Warrior of the Wild by Tricia Levenseller




Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!







This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:






Title:  Warrior of the Wild
Author:  Tricia Levenseller
Expected Publication Date:  February 26th, 2019



How do you kill a god?

As her father's chosen heir, eighteen-year-old Rasmira has trained her whole life to become a warrior and lead her village. But when her coming-of-age trial is sabotaged and she fails the test, her father banishes her to the monster-filled wilderness with an impossible quest: to win back her honour, she must kill the oppressive god who claims tribute from the villages each year or die trying.

A banished warrior who has to regain her honor?  Sounds awesome!!


So, what upcoming books are you looking forward to?  Please respond below!

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Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Cover Reveal: Strange Blood by Vanessa Morgan

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Title: Strange Blood: 70 Essays on Offbeat and Underrated Vampire Movies
Author: Vanessa Morgan
Genre: horror, vampires, movies, non-fiction
Cover design: Gilles Vranckx
Release date: April 2019


Blurb


This is an overview of the most offbeat and underrated vampire movies spanning nine decades and 23 countries.

Strange Blood encompasses well-known hits as well as obscurities that differ from your standard fang fare by turning genre conventions on their head. Here, vampires come in the form of cars, pets, aliens, mechanical objects, gorillas, or floating heads. And when they do look like a demonic monster or an aristocratic Count or Countess, they break the mold in terms of imagery, style, or setting.

Leading horror writers, filmmakers, actors, academics, and programmers present their favorite vampire films through in-depth essays, providing background information, analysis, and trivia regarding the various films. Some of these stories are hilarious, some are terrifying, some are touching, and some are just plain weird. Not all of these movies line up with the critical consensus, yet they have one thing in common: they are unlike anything you've ever seen in the world of vampires.

Just when you thought that the children of the night had become a tired trope, it turns out they have quite a diverse inventory after all.

Free preview


You can download and read the first six chapters of Strange Blood on Amazon.

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon FR




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Vanessa Morgan is the editor of When Animals Attack: The 70 Best Horror Movies with Killer Animals, as well as the author of the cat book Avalon, and the supernatural thrillers Drowned Sorrow, The Strangers Outside, A Good Man, and Clowders. Three of her stories have been turned into movies. She has written for a myriad of Belgian magazines and newspapers and introduces films at BIFFF, Razor Reel, and Cinematek. She’s also a programmer and copywriter for the Offscreen Film Festival in Brussels.


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Sunday, February 10, 2019

[BOOK REVIEW] There's a Wocket in my Pocket! by Dr. Seuss






Title:  There's a Wocket in my Pocket!

Author:  Dr. Seuss

Genre:  Children's / Fantasy

Year Published: 1974

Year Read:  2010

Publisher:  Beginner Books

Source:  Purchased

Content Rating:  Ages 4+  (One Scary Image)

 Buy on:  Amazon  //  Book Depository 


“There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!” is truly a brilliant book from the creative mind of Dr. Seuss and it is about how a young boy tells the audience about the strange yet fun-loving creatures that live in a young boy’s house.  “There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!” is definitely one of the greatest books about rhyming ever written!

Dr. Seuss has done a splendid job at both writing and illustrating this book.  Dr. Seuss illustrations are truly great and creative as he illustrates the boy with a red outfit and spiky brown hair, which makes him a truly unique character in the book.  Also, the images of the creatures themselves are creative, especially of the images of the nupboards in the cupboards looking furry and yellow and have cotton ball shaped heads.  Dr. Seuss’ story is truly creative as the names that the boy gives to each creature is truly inventive as the names rhyme with various furniture that the creatures associate with such as the yeps on the steps and the vug under the rug.


“There’s a Wocket in my Pocket!” is a brilliant book that children will easily love for many years.  I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since the image of the vug under the rug might scare smaller children.


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The Sunday Post Meme (163)




Hey everybody! I am participating in a book meme called the Sunday Post which is being hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer!The goal of this meme is to share news you have  on various books and things you’ve read or received and also talk about what is coming up for your blog! Book hauls can include library books, yard sale finds, arcs and bought books and you can share these finds with other book bloggers!


Hey everyone! I had just celebrated my birthday this week and I had a wonderful time!  We had Red Lobster and cake and I finally got the Incredibles 2 on DVD!  I can't wait to watch that movie soon!  Also, I dropped by my old library since I haven't been to the library for awhile due to them remodeling the building.  The new designs of the library looks pretty interestting, although I'm still trying to get used to it and I kind of miss the old designs of the library since that's how I remembered the library. It'samazing how things have change so much over time!





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One Word: BIRTHDAY!










 

How do you celebrate your birthday?



★  Check out Paper Fury's post on BOOKS I WANT TO READ AGAIN…BUT THROUGH A DIFFERENT CHARACTER’S EYES


☆ Check out a GREAT read's post on Let's Discuss: King of Scars

★ Check out It Start at Midnight's post on Decide if I Need These in my Life, Please




Well, that's the Sunday News for today and I will have more news for the various books I've read in the near future!



Posted on Sunday, February 10, 2019.

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