Sunday, August 7, 2016

The Sunday Post Meme (54)

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!

Hello everyone! Well, school's about to come back into session and that means, less reading for the summer. :( But despite all that, I just went off to Midlands Technical College at Airport in South Carolina for a nice little drive due to my little sister's friend graduating from college there and I had a great time driving off to Midlands Airport since it's been awhile since we've actually traveled anywhere. Afterwards, we stopped by Red Lobster to eat out and I had my favorite meal: "Shrimp Scampi and Shrimp!" So all in all, I had a great time at Midlands Airport!

★Book Reviews☆

Anansi and the Talking Melon by Eric A. Kimmel Review

Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard Review

★Miscellaneous☆

Recommend This! Wednesday

Looking for New Guest Posts!

★ Check out the Goodreads Book Tag on Unconventional Book Views!

☆ Check out Read All Things' July Monthly Wrap Up!

★ Check out Cornerfolds' Bookish Pet Peeve: Blurb Comparisons.

☆ Check out The Reading Diaries' July Wrap Up!

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, August 7, 2016.

Saturday, August 6, 2016

Fit Readers Weekly August Check In Update #1

Hello everyone! I'm going to do something a little different for the Fit Readers challenge since I seem to have a difficult time trying to keep up with this challenge. So, I'll update it every week or so to keep up to date with my exercising activities!

Weekly Check-in Aug 5th, 2016

Sunday, July 31st, 2016: No Exercising

Monday, August 1st, 2016: No Exercising

Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016: No Exercising

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016: No Exercising

Thursday, August 4th, 2016: No Exercising

Friday, August 5th, 2016: No Exercising

Saturday, August 6th, 2016: No Exercising

NOTES: Unfortunately, I wasn't able to exercise this week due to so many things happening over the week and I just got into this challenge around the end of this week, so hopefully next week I will be able to exercising a lot more.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday #10: Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

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

Title: Gemina

Author: Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Expected Publication Date: October 18th, 2016

The highly anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller that critics are calling “out-of-this-world awesome.”

Moving to a space station at the edge of the galaxy was always going to be the death of Hanna’s social life. Nobody said it might actually get her killed.

The sci-fi saga that began with the breakout bestseller Illuminae continues on board the Jump Station Heimdall, where two new characters will confront the next wave of the BeiTech assault.

Hanna is the station captain’s pampered daughter; Nik the reluctant member of a notorious crime family. But while the pair are struggling with the realities of life aboard the galaxy’s most boring space station, little do they know that Kady Grant and the Hypatia are headed right toward Heimdall, carrying news of the Kerenza invasion.

When an elite BeiTech strike team invades the station, Hanna and Nik are thrown together to defend their home. But alien predators are picking off the station residents one by one, and a malfunction in the station’s wormhole means the space-time continuum might be ripped in two before dinner. Soon Hanna and Nik aren’t just fighting for their own survival; the fate of everyone on the Hypatia—and possibly the known universe—is in their hands.

But relax. They’ve totally got this. They hope.

Once again told through a compelling dossier of emails, IMs, classified files, transcripts, and schematics, Gemina raises the stakes of the Illuminae Files, hurling readers into an enthralling new story that will leave them breathless.

Another sequel to a book I've haven't read yet, but I've heard so many good things about the Illuminae series, but I'm definitely excited for this one, once I get the chance to read the first book!

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

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

August Monthly TBR!

Hello fellow book bloggers! I wanted to do something different for my ever mounting TBR list, so I have decided to make a separate blog post for each month that details my updates on my TBR list. So, I will basically list the books that I am planning on reading and also talk about the books that I have just read from the TBR list!

I've actually managed to finish a couple of books from my TBR list so far, but I still have a long way to go and I was able to get all the books on my TBR list to start reading them as soon as I can!
So, here are my stats:

July Young Adult / Adult TBR

Dreams of Gods and Monsters by Laini Taylor
The Martian by Andy Weir
Cress by Marissa Meyer
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward
Looking for Alaska by John Green
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Love in the Afternoon by Lisa Kleypas

July Picture Book TBR

Zella, Zack and Zodiac by Bill Peet
Kermit the Hermit by Bill Peet
The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo
Madeline at the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano
Wild About Books by Judy Sierra

Huge Harold by Bill Peet
Goodnight Goon by Michael Rex
The Monster at the End of the Book by Jon Stone
Schmoe White and the Seven Dorfs by Mike Thaler
Harvesting Hope by Kathleen Krull

July Graphic Novel TBR

Vampire Knight Volume 3 by Matsuri Hino
The Punisher Born by Garth Ennis
Astro City: Life in the Big City Volume 1 by Kurt Busiek
Nimona by N.D. Stevenson
Serenity: Leaves on the Wind Volume 4 by Zack Whedon

Green Arrow: The Longbow Hunters by Mike Grell
Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer
Hellboy: Seed of Destruction Volume 1 by Mike Mignola
Batman: Noel by Lee Bermejo
Batman: Prey by Doug Moench

Monday, August 1, 2016

[BOOK REVIEW] Miss Nelson is Missing! by Harry Allard

Title: Miss Nelson is Missing!

Author: Harry Allard

Artist: James Marshall

Genre: Trickery / Manners / School / Mystery / Humor

Year Published: 1977

Year Read: 1994

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company

Series: Miss Nelson #1

Source: Library

Content Rating: Ages 4+ (Some Mischievous Behavior)

Buy on: Amazon // Book Depository

“Miss Nelson is Missing!” is a children’s book written by Harry Allard along with illustrations by James Marshall and is about how the school’s sweetest teacher suddenly disappears and is replaced by a vicious teacher who tortures the students in room 207. This book is surely a joy to read for children who love good humor and a good mystery to solve.

The book begins with the kids in room 207 misbehaving, especially since they got the reputation of being the worst-behaved class in the entire school. Miss Nelson, their teacher, tried everything to calm them down, but nothing worked, so Miss Nelson decides that something has to be done to keep the kids under control. The next day, Miss Nelson did not show up at school and the kids took this opportunity to misbehave even more. Suddenly, a scary looking woman in an ugly black dress came into the classroom and yelled at the kids to be quiet and do their homework. It turns out that the new and cruel teacher is none other than Miss Viola Swamp and the longer Miss Swamp stayed at the school, the more miserable the kids got as Miss Swamp forced the students to do so much hard work. The kids then wondered what happened to Miss Nelson and whether she will come back or not.

Will Miss Nelson return back to school?

Read this book to find out!

Harry Allard has written a clever story about how the kids of room 207 learned the hard way about behaving when they are nearly stuck with a cruel teacher when their sweet teacher suddenly disappears from school. I think it was clever about the way that the children suddenly started behaving towards the end of the book when they realized that Miss Nelson was a better teacher than Miss Swamp after they started taking advantage of her good nature. James Marshall’s illustrations are cute as the characters have black dotted eyes and pudgy cheeks. The illustration that truly stood out was the illustration of Miss Viola Swamp herself as she looked like a real witch with her long chin, her black dress and her striped stockings and she always had a scowl on her face everytime she looks at the children.

“Miss Nelson is Missing!” is a great and clever children’s book about what could happen if one does not behave properly and the importance of trying to obey authority at all times. I would recommend this book to children ages four and up since I do not find anything unsuitable for the smaller children in this book.

* 1978 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Juvenile

* 1981 Grand Canyon Reader Award

Cover Characteristic #5: Flags

Hey everyone! This is a meme that was created by the folks over at Sugar and Snark called "Cover Characteristic" and here are the rules for this meme:

Each week we will post a characteristic and choose 5 of our favorite covers with that characteristic. If you want to join in and share your 5 favorite covers with the weeks particular characteristic, then just make a post, grab the meme picture (or make your own) and leave your URL in Linky (so we can visit). You don’t even need to participate, just stopping by and saying hi would be great! Don’t forget to stop by the other participants!

This week's theme is: FLAGS!

1. The Death of Superman: This is my pick of the week since not only has this image become iconic in the comic book world, but it's so beautifully drawn and haunting that I had to rate this number one for the week!

2. Capture the Flag by Kate Messner: This cover was really creative as it showed the flag as a maze and I thought that it was pretty unique and creative!

3. The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss: Such a simplistic yet inspiring cover that really conveyed the anti-war message in this book!

4. Superman: I know I cheated a little bit with this one, but this is another Superman cover that I really enjoyed and really defined Superman's character!

5. Sheila Rae the Brave by Kevin Henkes: Such a cute cover with a little mouse waving a flag proclaiming her bravery!

Next Week's Theme:

Smiley Face

July Monthly Wrap Up!

Hello everyone! I've managed to get a lot of books from my TBR shelf for July, which is great for me and I've managed to check my mid year book check which everything looks good so far, although I hope to make that goal to read 100 books for this year!

Books Read this Month: