Sunday, March 17, 2019

The Sunday Post Meme (167)




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!  This week has been pretty slow, so I just sat at home, re watching episodes of "Lego: Ninjago." I really enjoy that series and I can't believe that I'm at the sixth season of the show now!  It's fine whenever I have a slow week because it allows me to relax more!  I also watched the new "Avengers Endgame" trailer and now, I'm more excited than ever to check that movie out! I would love to see how the Avengers defeat Thanos!  





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One Word: GREEN!






(NETFLIX)

* I'm still watching this show and now I'm in the sixth season and it's as good as ever, although I thought that the 3rd and 4th seasons were kind of weak due to them forcing in a love triangle between Nya, Cole and Jay.



(TRAILER)

* Well, this is like the first time I actually featured a movie trailer here.  But I just had to gush over how awesome this trailer was!  Avengers: Infinity War has left me all shaken, so I can't wait to see the Avengers beat Thanos at his own game!





 

Did you have a good St. Patrick's Day?



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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!



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Friday, March 15, 2019

☀Daily Book Chat #33:☀ Badly Behaving Authors…do you stop reading their books?





 Hello everyone! Welcome to my  ☀Daily Book Chat☀ where I do some SERIOUS discussions that fellow book fans will get a kick out of and relate their thoughts about the subject to other book fans!

Today's discussion question is Badly Behaving Authors...do you stop reading their books?


Okay, so I'm usually one of those people who usually avoid talking about tough subjects like this, like trying to avoid the PLAGUE.  But sometimes, these kinds of subjects just pop up in your head and you just can't get rid of them until you actually talk about it with someone else.  So today, I will be discussing about one of those tough subjects which is what to do when authors behave badly.  So, get ready for some pure SERIOUSNESS going on in this discussion.




As you may know, there has been a lot incidents going on lately of some authors behaving badly, whether it's towards their fans, other authors or even one incident where an author plagiarized the works of other authors.  So, my question to you all is: what do you do when an author behaves badly?  Do you still read their books or do you stop reading their books?

For me personally, it all comes down to two things: 1) Am I reading the book for the story or for the author and 2) Just how severe are the author's actions?


For the first one, whenever I'm reading a book, I read it for the story that is being presented and I based my reviews on that.  However, I have seen some cases where a reviewer judges a book based on what the author did and they would put things in their reviews like "I'm not reading this book because this author did BLAH, BLAH, BLAH" or "I just don't like this author, so I'm not reading this book."  Personally, I think that if you based your opinions about a book on the authors themselves, then you might as well not read the book at all.  When I'm reading a book, I just pay attention to the story, not to the person who wrote the book (although there are some cases where I want to meet the author in real life if they are nice enough)!


The second one might be a bit more complicated because while I might still read the book, regardless of the author's actions, how bad the author's actions are might affect whether or not I will read anymore of this author's books in the future.  So, if the author was acting like a jerk towards their fans or other authors, I can overlook that as long as the author apologizes for their actions and makes an attempt to fix their mistakes.  However, if an author is a rapist, a murderer, makes racist, homophobic or sexist comments with no remorse, don't own up to their mistakes and continue to harass people or if they plagiarized another author's works with no remorse, then I will most likely never support that author or read any of their books.


All in all, I enjoy reading because it allows me to escape from the harshness of real life and get engaged in another world that is different from my own.  However, there are some cases where the real world somehow gets into your fictional world and you're forced to acknowledge these subjects head on.  In this case, no one is perfect.  We all make mistakes in life and the best thing to do when you make a mistake is to fix it.  As long as both the authors and the fandom fix their own mistakes when they committed them, then the book community will be a better place for everyone involved.  


So, what do you think about this?  If an author behaves badly, do you still read their books or do you stop reading their books?


Annnnnnddddd....as always everybody:



HAPPY READING, BOOK FANS!!!!










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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Waiting on Wednesday #124: To Best the Boys by Mary Weber




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:  To Best the Boys
Author:  Mary Weber
Expected Publication Date:  March 19th, 2019



Every year for the past fifty-four years, the residents of Pinsbury Port receive a mysterious letter inviting all eligible-aged boys to compete for an esteemed scholarship to the all-male Stemwick University. Every year, the poorer residents look to see that their names are on the list. The wealthier look to see how likely their sons are to survive. And Rhen Tellur opens it to see if she can derive which substances the ink and parchment are created from, using her father’s microscope.

In the province of Caldon, where women are trained in wifely duties and men are encouraged into collegiate education, sixteen-year-old Rhen Tellur wants nothing more than to become a scientist. As the poor of her seaside town fall prey to a deadly disease, she and her father work desperately to find a cure. But when her Mum succumbs to it as well? Rhen decides to take the future into her own hands—through the annual all-male scholarship competition.

With her cousin, Seleni, by her side, the girls don disguises and enter Mr. Holm’s labyrinth, to best the boys and claim the scholarship prize. Except not everyone’s ready for a girl who doesn’t know her place. And not everyone survives the maze.

Oooh! This sounds like a mixture of "The Hunger Games" and "Red Rising!"  I can't wait to delve into this book soon!

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





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Tuesday, March 12, 2019

February Monthly Wrap Up (2019)


Off the Blog:


Hey everyone!  Now, I know that this monthly wrap up is posted up pretty late into the month, but I was so busy with many things going on in my life.  Anyway, February was a great month for me as I celebrated my birthday and watched the Super Bowl early on! The commercials were a bit better this year as me and my family got a couple of laughs out of them!  We also ate some Red Lobster (which I got my favorite meal, the Bar Lobster pasta), which was beyond delicious!  I also stopped by my old library this month.  I haven't been to my old library for awhile due to it being remodeled and I had to wait like a whole year before they finished remodeling it.  The inside looks really nice, although I can't help but miss the old designs of the library since I grew up with the older designs.  It's amazing how much things have change in my life over the years.  And the best surprise for me this month was that I was able to go to Books-a-Million to do some more book shopping!  It felt like I died and gone to heaven when I went there because I haven't been inside Books-a-Million for years and it was a joy to see all of those books lined up! I was also job hunting since my bills were getting overwhelming. Let's hope that I find a good job soon!




On the Blog:

Well, I did it! I read more books this month than I did in January (although not as much as my average reading months in February).  I also did a lot of book shopping this month and I'm happy to show off what kind of books I got this month!  Also, I have some new designs on my Society6 account and I even redid some designs since I wanted the designs to look more beautiful.  Does anyone else have a Society6 account?  If you do, please let me know so I can check out your items!



Books Read this Month:





1.  Your Happy Heart: How Helping Others Helps You, Too by Amie Dean  (ARC)
2.  The Big Jump and Other Stories by Benjamin Elkin  (REREAD)
3.  The Agitated Agenda by Candace N. Ford  (ARC)





Other Reviews and Activities Completed this Month: 




MISCELLANEOUS


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GUEST POSTS

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BLOG TOURS






BOOK MEMES


5. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (163)
6. [Sunday Post]  The Sunday Post Meme (164)
9. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #68: February 2, 2019
10. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #69: February 9, 2019
11. [Stacking the Shelves]  Stacking the Shelves #70: February 23, 2019
14. [My TBR List]  My TBR List #8 - February 2019



DISCUSSIONS



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OLD BOOK REVIEWS





READING CHALLENGE UPDATES


2019 European Reading Challenge:
2019 Beat the Backlist: 1
NetGalley and Edelweiss Reading Challenge 2019:
2019 Picture Book Reading Challenge: 3
2019 Humor Reading Challenge:
2019 Alphabet Soup Author Edition: 1
2019 Discussion Challenge:
2019 Diversity Reading Challenge: 1
2019 Color Coded Reading Challenge:
2019 Read It Again, Sam: 1
2019 12th Annual Graphic Novel / Manga Challenge: 




 Book Stats for February:
Total Number of Books Read: 3
Children's Books: 2
Adult Books: 1
5 Star Reads: 2
4.75 Star Reads: 1
Average Rating: 4.9
Male Authors: 1
Female Authors: 2
Unknown Authors: 0
Series: 1
Stand Alone: 2
Re-Reads: 1
Total NetGalley Books for the Year: 0
Total ARC Books for the Year: 2
Total Edelweiss Books for the Year: 0
Total Reading Alley Books for the Year: 0
Total OnlineBookClub.org Books for the Year: 0
Total Re-Reads for the Year: 1
Total Number of Books Read for the Year: 4



Genre Stats:

Humor: 1
Science Fiction: 0
Horror: 0
Fantasy: 1
Drama: 1
Romance: 1
Paranormal: 0
Contemporary: 1
Historical: 0
Total Science Fiction Books for the Year: 0
Total Humor Books for the Year: 1
Total Horror Books for the Year: 0
Total Fantasy Books for the Year: 1
Total Drama Books for the Year: 1
Total Romance Books for the Year: 1


Blog Stats for February: 


Most Commented Post: The Sunday Post Meme (163) - 28 comments



POST SPOTLIGHT:






BEST OF THE MONTH: The Big Jump by Benjamin Elkin









Books Bought in February:


* I got a lot of awesome books in February, which included "Queen of Air and Darkness" and "King of Scars!" I can't wait to read these books soon!







March TBR:

* I finally finished reading "The Agitated Agenda" and I really enjoyed it! It was one of the rare interracial romance novels I have read!  So for March, I added two new books in my TBR pile and I hope to read more of these books soon!









Favorite Blog Posts from Around the Blogosphere: 


☀  AJ @ Read All the Things!  discusses about The 15 Best Books I've Read In The Past 5 Years
☀  Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction discusses about An Exciting Announcement…
☀  Jessica @ a GREAT read discusses about How I Came Back to YA
☀  Greg @ Book Haven discusses about Superhero Costume Fails  
☀  Sam @ We Live and Breathe Books discusses about Book Confession: Find Another Book!!
☀  Shannon @ It Starts at Midnight has a list of HIDDEN GEM BOOKS I WANT TO READ  
☀  Wendy @ Falconer's Library discusses about Do You Wanna Be An Author?
☀ Kimba @ Caffeinated Reviewer discusses about Cover Captions: Thicker Than Water



This will be linked to Feed Your Fiction Addiction's  Monthly Wrap Up and A Cocoon of Books Best of the Bunch! 






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