Lucky Number 7

Okay, so Princess Bookie is hosting Contest Craze, a fun event at her blog full of fun mini challenges by other bloggers. One of the mini challenges is the lucky number 7 challenge by Jessi from The Elliott Review.

So what exactly is the lucky number 7 challenge? Well, you open up to the book you are currently reading, go to page 7, look at the 7th word (if it is an article like a, an, the you go to the next word)and type that word into the Google search bar.

The book I picked is Sweetly by Jackson Pearce. The seventh word happens to be witch.

So here is my picture and my book!
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I though it was pretty cool that it came up with a Puritanical witch image. Kind of Salem Witch Trials -esque.

Anyways, make sure to go see the other mini challenges and do your lucky number seven!

Love always,

Amanda

The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater book trailer

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably heard of Maggie Stiefvater. You know... she wrote Lament and Ballad, and her ever-so-awesome Wolves of Mercy Falls Series? No, doesn't ring a bell? If that didn't ring a bell... then get out from under your rock, get yourself on Goodreads or Amazon and look up the books. Then come back here and watch Maggie Stiefvater's amazing (as always) trailer for her upcoming new release, The Scorpio Races.

A bit about the Scorpio Races...

It happens at the start of every November: the Scorpio Races. Riders attempt to keep hold of their water horses long enough to make it to the finish line. Some riders live. Others die.

At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is the returning champion. He is a young man of few words, and if he has any fears, he keeps them buried deep, where no one else can see them.

Puck Connolly is different. She never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races. But fate hasn’t given her much of a chance. So she enters the competition — the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way prepared for what is going to happen.

And now the book trailer...



Looks awesome, right?

Well... to pre-order it click HERE . It will also be available for purchase wherever books are sold on October 18, 2011.

You can also pre-order autographed copies of The Scorpio Races HERE.


Enjoy!

Love always,

Amanda

I shall be on temporary leave.

Bonjour mes amis.

In case you haven't noticed (though you probably have seeing as we've had a significant lack of blog posts ie. none) I have been insanely busy over the past week with finals, and I took the ACT for the first time today (so overwhelming), but hopefully we will be back on track soon!

I feel like this is a good time to inform all of you that soon won't be too soon as I am leaving later today for Mexico. Yay!! Breaking out the flip-flops and not a flurry of snow in sight! I am quite overjoyed. I have various books to read while lounging on the beach so you can expect reviews up when I get back after I finish the mountainous amounts of homework that will no doubt pile up by the time I return *cries*.

I hope you all enjoy times in your respective cities that (hopefully) are no where near as cold and dreary as the frozen tundra of Minnesota.

Au revior!

Shelbie

A Random Post about What is Happening Today

Happy MLK Jr Day!

I am off from school and just finished cleaning the tornado disaster area that was my bedroom. It's now all sparkly and new looking and will slowly decrease in disaster area by the next of my semi annual bedroom cleaning event. It's like clockwork.

I also happened to do quite a few other things that shall go up at some point later today...

Finished Nightshade (Review Coming)
Finished Review of 13 Little Blue Envelopes
Finished Review of One Night that Changes Everything
Finished Review of The Betrayal of Natalie Hargrove
Finished Review of Dash and Lily's Book of Dares
Finished In My Mailbox post (so what if I'm a little late?)
Finished Picking the Final Contest Winner (and put up the post) (extra days to enter a contest never hurt anyone :) )

So yeah, you guys have some stuff to look out for. And we are one blog follower away from 200, can we fix this? Please????

Well, I'm going to go work on that heck ton list.

Catch up with you later!

xoxo,
Shelbie

Quicky Random Post Explaining Stuff

I'm so creative when it comes to naming titles. It's insane. lol

This is just a random post talking about a few things that are gonna be a little bit different.... I don't think it'll be terribly noticable but I wanted to formally annouce some stuff :)

1.) If for some reason you haven't noticed, Amanda and I don't update the blog a whole lot anymore and that is simply because there isn't enough time in the day to do all the things that I want to get done, like reading, and when I haven't read anything I feel awkward posting random stuff... so if anyone has any suggestions to what to do when I don't have time I would absolutely love it (and you!) if you posted them in the nifty comments section at the bottom of this post. :)

2.) That transitions wonderfully to my next point. I am discontinuing the personal blog thing. The thing is that u feel extremely awkward when I'm only posting about myself and I would feel less awkward if it was sort of a blogger thing where someone posts with their version of the post, but seeing as no one did that I just sort of felt like I just kept talking about myself. If you liked them post it in the wonderful comments section mentioned above and if a lot of people like those posts then I guess I'll keep doing them, but it just seemed weird that all the posts were about me... you know?

I think that's it! Look forward to more posts this week!

xoxo,
Shelbie

What I like in a literary lover.

Hi guys! So... I haven't posted in a LONG time... but in the end of August I was on vacation... and then school started.... and along with that my extracurriculars. BUT I am going to write an actual post right now. I don't have time for a review, but am hoping to get some done this weekend, so I'm going to talk about literary lovers, because everyone has a book crush. Anyways, this will probably turn out a bit rant-ish, so feel free to skim.

I don't know about you, but usually my favorite part of a book is the main guy character, especially if he is extremely sexy. (Jace Wayland anybody?) And of course, it's hard not to lust after all the badasses in YA novels, especially when they have a slightly more than human part of them. (Jace Wayland, Luc from Personal Demons, Nick from The Demon's Lexicon.. need I say more?) But sadly... when it comes down to it, I realize that I gravitate towards the endearing characters in the books I read. However much I may lust for that badass demon or demon slayer I realize that I really like the good old fashioned, boys-next-door, slightly dorky, human guy. Does anyone else just get weak knees when they think of the puppy dog best friend in a book? I don't know what it is... but they're definitely my favorite. When Cole was introduced in Linger, I still had a girlish crush on Sam. And Simon in The Mortal Instruments series... he's sweet and funny! And of course... there's Peeta in The Hunger Games. Or even Tony in Infinite Days... talk about pulling on heartstrings! Anyways, I just want to know what kinds of characters you gravitate towards in books. I know Shelbie will probably be settled firmly in kickass demon slayer territory... but I just have a thing for the boy-next-door. Give me a guy who reads, writes music, plays video games, says dorky things, paints pictures of me, or BAKES. That is my true love.

Anyways, tell me what side you're on... badass or boy next door? And don't say.... "Bad ass with a sensitive side..." because that doesn't count. Just tell me what you think... and why? And feel free to share some of your favorite lit hunks :) I have included my list too. Seperated into bad ass and boy next door of course :) So yeah.... tell me your thoughts!


Favorite Badasses(and a few of just plain jerks, but sexy ones.)
1) Jace Wayland (Mortal Instruments Series)
2) Nick (The Demon's Lexicon)
3) Wesley (The Duff) ---- not exactly badass, but DEFINITELY not boy next door.
4) Luc (Personal Demons)
5) Patch (Hush, Hush)
6) Will (Clockwork Angel)
7) Mr.Darcy (Pride and Prejudice)
8) Heathcliff (Wuthering Heights)

Yes, the last two don't really fit, but I had no where to put them.

Favorite nice guys/boys next door:
1) Adam (Endless Summer)
2) Doug (Forget You)
3) Tony (Infinite Days)
4) Peeta (The Hunger Games)
5) Simon (Mortal Instruments Series)
6) Alec (Mortal Instruments Series)
7) Sam (Shiver)
8) Wes (The Truth About Forever)
9) Gilbert (Anne of Green Gables)
10) Jem (Clockwork Angel)
11) Han (The Demon King)
12) Amon (The Demon King)

Some are missing.... I know. But I can't remember all of them. Anyways... Enjoy!

Love always,

Amanda

Another Random Post

Okay, so I feel really bad about being MIA. But seeing as school has started I haven't had time to read. (Minus, the oh so interesting history textbook) So I can't post reviews. But when I have a minute every now and then I'd like to update just so that you guy don't think I either forgot about you or died or somthing. So I'm opening up a question to the peanut gallery...

What do you think Amanda and I could do during that time? Any ideas?

Comment below with what you think we could do and I look forward to seeing your ideas!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Shelbie

My Life at School...

This is going to be a random "What am I up to" post. So if you don't like those feel free to skip.

I started school today. I'm a sophomore this year, I'm in advanced english and math and taking one AP class. I have a feeling this might be an intense year. Anyway, I got to school this morning and my locker combo didn't work, which was awesome because that is like one of my biggest fears. So I went to my counselor and they gave my like 5 different locker combos to try. None of them worked so they had me store my backpack in the office for the duration of the day. That was super awesome.

Do/did you guys have those lame "get to know you" exercises on the first day? On of my personal favs is the scavenger hunt, where you get a piece of paper with character traits like "I own a reptile" or "I like to sing" and you have to find people that fit those. I'll tell you first day of school is always full of many exciting things.

I got my ARC of Personal Demons today! YAYYY! Our friend Looksie Lovitz sent it to me because she is awesome. She definitely had a tape party on the package and I wish that I would have videotaped me opening it because it had an intense taping case. lol. So I got to sign my syllabus' for "homework" tonight and then I am off to read and dance tonight, then go to sleep early to get up early tomorrow for another exciting day at at school. So it begins.

later yall.

Shelbie