Posts Tagged ‘All Things Urban Fantasy’
Saturday Sound Off (2-27)
Happy Saturday! This Saturday Sound Off is going to be slim pickings, I have had a super slow reading week. I have been a baaad baaaad blogger this week (cue Chris Isaak music). I am almost finished with Battle of the Network Zombies, but life outside of books took over this week! I did get a couple nights out and a few drinks here and there tho – some much needed stress relief.
Upcoming for KindleVixen
First, a small group of us on twitter were talking about losing weight and came up with the absolutely genius plan to use twitter as a support group. That was followed by an equally smart idea of creating our own blog about it. So, twitloss will be coming to the blogging world on Monday, watch your tweets for the link!
Even more fabulous upcoming news? The talented and super evil author, Rachel Vincent, will be answering my questions here on KindleVixen on MONDAY! Make sure to mark it on your calendars or I will have to chase you down. Oh, she also posted to her blog this week one of the best book trailers I have seen yet. Well done Mrs. Vincent. Well done. (WARNING, contains PREY spoilers!)
All things Kindlicious
Get your free copy of Kim Harrison’s Dead Witch Walking, book 1 in the Hollows series, from Amazon here.
Around the Blog World
Dirty Sexy Books (love the blog name!) posted a neat post, The Ten Biggest Mistakes Authors Make on Their Websites. I giggled a little at number 1 and found myself nodding along with all of it. Great post!
Danielle at Alpha Reader posted an all encompassing look at Rachel Caine’s Weather Warden series. I agree with all of it and highly suggest you check it out for motivation to start the series if you haven’t already.
Nat at WickedLilPixie posted “I buck the trend” this week – a post about the growing trend to affiliate with other book bloggers. I agree with her post and wrote my own novel of thoughts in her comments.
Keith Melton posted some really weird and creepy Unicorn photo on his blog this week. I have no idea why I am even linking it other than it left me speechless. I think its his attempt to distract us from noticing his absence on twitter this week. How are we supposed to harass him for super secret book info if he isn’t online 24 hours a day?!?!
All Things Urban Fantasy posted a great recap of new releases upcoming for March. I am especially looking forward to Silver Borne, Mind Games, The Devil’s Playground, Succubus Shadows (seth!), and the Mage in Black.
Katiebabs pointed out that there are only 2 more months until Lover Mine’s release and we are all hoping for some serious Team Qhuay loving. I am so stealing her button, which was made by sparklybearsy.
No books read and reviewed this week – I blame it on twitter.
Music listening to while writing this blog entry…Bust a Move by Cast of Glee
Saturday Sound Off (3)
Another Saturday is here! Most people look forward to Saturday as their first day off, I look forward to it as the last day of my week! Hubby works Tuesday through Saturday so my first “day off” isn’t until Sunday, but I take full advantage and sleep in as late as I can!
I started school back up again this week. This semester holds such lovely things as Criminal Justice 101, Psych 101 and Women’s Studies (race/gender issues). The Women’s Studies class scares me the most as there appears to be a TON of reading and writing. I have a feeling this is going to impede my review writing over the next few weeks, but I hope not! I just need to work on some time management skills and stay on top of my schedule and all should be good! I found Circus Ponies Notebook 3.0 and OmniFocus this morning and my organizing junkie heart went pitter patter. Hopefully these 2 programs can help keep me on top of school, kids, blog, and more!
In KindleVixen blog news…. I added a new drop down menu over in the left sidebar. Now you can search for reviews by author name. I hope it proves useful! I am thinking of adding a third one to search by genre (instead of it being in the main category list) but I am not convinced yet!
All Romance Ebooks weekly newsletter listed a few of their favorite book twitterers and I was lucky enough to be included, along with Smexy Books, Bitten By Books, Smart Bitches Love Trashy Books, Dear Author, and a few more! Make sure to check out all the free e-books they have to offer!
If you haven’t entered my contest to win a copy of Ava Gray’s Skin Game…. what are you waiting for? Get your cutie patootie over here and sign up! Deadline is Monday, January 25th. Another exciting contest coming up right after I announce the winner!
Literary Escapism is running a mini reading challenge that looks like a good time!
Has everyone heard of the League of Reluctant Adults? It’s a group of UF/PNR authors who are simply hilarious if you follow them at all. I’ve talked with quite a few of them, but I haven’t tried nearly enough of them. I keep hearing all these great things about their novels and I’m way beyond feeling that I’m missing out and my excuse of “needing to get through my review stack” is no longer acceptable. So for the month of February, I’m challenging everyone to join me and try a few of the different authors from the League.
I have been meaning to read more books from League authors ever since I finished Mark Henry’s Happy Hour of the Damned and this is the perfect opportunity! Join me, will ya?
All Things Urban Fantasy is quickly becoming one of my favorite UF blogs and she is hosting an awesome giveaway to celebrate reaching 300 followers. Go here to enter for a chance to win all four Mercy Thompson series books by Patricia Briggs. I absolutely adore this series and if you haven’t read it, you are missing out!
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Saturday Sound Off (2)
I have very few plans today and that is the way I like it! I have some volunteer work to do at the kids’ preschool and some meal planning and grocery shopping…. oh and a trip to the gym. Hmmmm suddenly it seems I do have lots of plans! I will still get my reading in sometime today! I have so many new books on the kindle and so little time to get them read!
Last night I posted the cover for Dark Days book 4, Pray for Dawn. It looks like Patti from One book Away from Heaven has found the cover for book 5, Wait for Dusk! I love the covers with the exception of Danaus’ hair… its too shiny or something.
I did my part in making Nat from Wicked Lil’ Pixie uncomfortable this week and interviewed her over on her blog. What have we learned? All of us bloggers appear to be short.
Make sure to enter my giveaway for Ava Gray’s Skin Game! Deadline is January 25th.
Also check out the the contest over at All Things Urban Fantasy to win a copy of Keith Melton’s Blood Vice. I loved this book, you won’t regret it!
Awards
I am really horrible at keeping up with blog awards! *ducks head in shame* But I am so thankful to all the bloggers who have been kind enough to pass them onto me! A quick recap of recent ones:
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Thanks to The Book Vixen for the Blog Monster award
The Blog Monster award signifies all the bloggers out there who constantly work hard to keep an updated and insightful website. They aren’t afraid to take a bite with their honest reviews and enjoyable content!!! |
| Thanks to Fiction Vixen for passing along the Happy 101 award. List 10 things that make you happy. |
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Thanks go to Miss Cindy at simple life and reading for the Beautiful Blogger award! List 7 things about yourself: |
| Lastly, thank you Marissa from Marissa’s Book Lair for the Spread the Love Around Award. |  |
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