Quick Update

Hello! This will be quick because I need to go take a shower before I hit the sack and I want to go to bed earlier tonight since I didn't sleep last night, so the books I've read this week are:

• I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert
• Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler
• Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
• Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

Can you believe I read four books this week? I can't, well, I guess I can since I had a four-day-weekend. They were all really good and the reviews for the last three should all be up before this weekends over. I was actualyl surprised when I got Living Dead Girl in the mail today, and finished it in three hours, because I had no idea I signed up for it or anything..but BookDivas had sent it to me, so I was all for it. I was REALLY excited and read it straight away.

So, this week I hope to get to....Hmm....I Know It's Over by CK Kelly Martin, Skin Deep by EM Crane, and maybe The Blonde of The Joke by Bennett Madison. But that's about it.

Also, don't forget to check out my Halloween/Birthday contest on my blog, click here to direct you to the info about it.

Until next week....

Jeez, How Long Has It Been?

I don't think I posted these last two weeks. That sucks, I'm sorry! But I've read books. A Lot of books in the last three weeks. So I'll put them all the last Teen Tuesday that I've missed into this post. In the last three weeks, I've read:

1. Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler
2. Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott
3. How To Build A House by Dana Reinhardt
4. Fabulous Terrible (Adventures of You) by Sophie Talbot
5. Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz
6. Model: A Memoir by Cheryl Diamond.

Wow, remember those days when I read 6 books a week? It feels like it won't ever happen. So I'll put all these together in the Little Bestie Awards:

• Best Character: Tie=Cheryl Diamond in Model/Kate Brown in Perfect You
• Best Plot: Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz
• Best Setting: Tie=Project 17/Model
  
• Best Writing: Elizabeth Scott-Perfect You

Winning Book(s): Perfect You by Elizabeth Scott/Project 17 by Laurie Faria Stolarz/Model: A Memoir by Cheryl Diamond.

Well, what can I say? All the books above are fabulous, but those top three were terrific. All of the three were 5/5 stars. Very recommended.

Right now I'm reading I Wanna Be Your Joey Ramone by Stephanie Kuehnert, I'm less then a 100 pages and find it addicting so far. I love Emily, she's a great character. So I should finish it this week. I have a lot of books I need to read....Hmmm....let's see, the books I plan to read in the next week are: Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler and Skin Deep by EM Crane and if I'm lucky, Outside Beauty by Cynthia Kadohata. Check out my blog today for an interview with Jennifer Ziegler and also, you might want to check out my blog on Friday. . .

But in other news, is anybody doing the 24 Hr. Read-A-Thon this Saturday? I might. Though it might be hard. Also, tomorrow is my Friday! Yay! I get a four day weekend this week! Aren't I lucky?!?! but guess WHY we get the two days off? Hunting! Though, I'm not apart of it. But I live in Minnesota and EVERYBODY hunts, which is kind of cool becasue you get two days off. So yay me! More reading time!

What are you doing this weekend?

Oh Dear, I Forgot Last Week. :/

I'm sorry! I forgot last week!

Oh, well. I finally finished Living Dead Girl last Saturday. Since then, I haven't really read much. I've read Fireworks. And A Raisin in the Sun for my history class.

I have, however, found love in scheduled posting. Here's what's been up since I've been gone:

♥Guest Blog with Beth Fehlbaum.

♥Review | Death by Bikini - Linda Gerber
♥Review | Living Dead Girl - Elizabeth Scott
♥Review | Larry and the Meaning of Life - Janet Tashjian
♥Review | Crush du Jour - Micol Oscow

And coming up this week is:

The review for Fireworks.
An interview with April Lurie.
And I might actually review A Raisin in the Sun, too.
The review for The Midnight Twins will also be up this week.

I also posted about my new idea that I've been toying around with since about May. It's the First Annual Young Adult Book Awards. The nominations run until the end of November, so make sure you check them out! I think it's a pretty cool idea, and if it goes over well this year, I'll do it again next year. Please let me know what you think about this idea. :D

Right now, I'm reading North of Beautiful and Savvy Girl. I haven't gotten too far in either, so I can't really tell you how they are yet. :(

hope.

Good-bye, Required Reading [[Chelsie]]

Done with everything required. 7 Habits is now a thing of the past.

So, what am I reading now? Undone by Brooke Taylor. Which is a good book. When I can find time to read it. I'm reading much faster now than I was, say, two weeks ago. But I'm still not back to my book-a-day self.

But it's better. Less busy. Or more balanced; one of the two. I'm less overwhelmed with everything than I was. Which is such a good thing, because before I was so busy and so confused about what to do and when to do it. Now I can sort of go with the flow and still get things done.

So, I'm reading Undone. That's about it right now; but hopefully next week I'll have tons of exciting news =D

Mrs. Magoo's Blogging Announcements

www.mrsmagooreads.com

First off, here's a contest to win a personalized, signed copy of Amor and Summer Secrets.

Readers also have a chance to send in their questions to author Jennifer Allison!

I also started a new feature on my blog: Mrs. Magoo's Forum. So far, topics have been the 2008 election and banned books.

Not Much of an Update... (Meaghan)

I'm reading The Graceling and The Host, and they both are quite interesting, but other then that I don't have much to say. My posts have not been very good. :( Sorry! Hey, is anyone else doing NaNoWriMo? I'm in the Young Writers program, and I am soooo exited in November!

I've Finally Remember!

Holy crap... How long has it been since I posted here?!? Must be over a month. I honestly don't remember posting since school started.

See, I'm WAY over my head right now. I'm behind on reviews, am having a yard sale this weekend, have to practice for band, am making care packages for the soldiers, AND I'm doing a HUGE project to raise money for the ASPCA's Equine Fund. So you could say I'm a little busy. And next month is only getting worse, as NaNoWriMo is next month and I'm participating. Oh boy...

Anyway, right now I'm reading Secrets of my Hollywood Life: Family Affairs. It's cute and I like it. I actually think it's my favorite out of the whole series. My reviews for the second one will be up soon, hopefully.

After that, I have a series called The Hollywood Sisters I need to read. Has anyone read it? What do you think?

I also read Anatomy of a BF a while back. LOVED it. Definitely this generation's Forever...

Also... this has nothing to do with books but if you guys get bored will you check out myspace.com/charityautographs? It's my myspace for the project. All the info is on there but if guys could spread the word I'd love you forever!

Harmony

Hey! (Vanessa)

Check my book blog out at whatvanessareads.wordpress.com

Hi guys,

It sucks that I keep forgetting to post and also that I'm busy these days. But today there's no school so I remembered to post!

In the past two weeks I posted a review for Elsewhere and Sisters of Misery. Elsewhere earned a 3 1/2 rating and Sisters of Misery a 5. So click on those links to check out my reviews.

Right now I'm reading Gingerbread by Rachel Cohn. It's a cute book, just nothing to do jumping jacks over. I really like Cyd Charisse and her spontenuity. She's really cool. Also, I wonder what's up with Shrimp (I'm around that part where he's being called Blank). But still, it's something I'm enjoying and hope to finish reading soon.

Coming up on my blog are going to be reviews for Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury which I finished recently for school and a review for Gingerbread when I'm done with it. Another thing coming up is an interview with Megan Kelley Hall.

And about the newsletter that Meaghan was talking about... the next issue will surely be up tomorrow (Oct 1) so I'll probably remind you guys. I think it looks so much better than the last issue. I hope you guys like it! Be in tune for e-mails and/or MySpace comments about the issue! I want to hear what you guys think about it.

Anyway, I'm off.

Have a great reading week guys,

Vanessa

Hope Hasn't Read Much. :(

I haven't had too much time to read because I've been insanely busy.

I think the only books I've read in the last two weeks are Living Dead Girl and Death by Bikini.

Both are amazing, and I recommend you read them both. If you want summer back, Death by Bikini is a quick, fun read. I can't wait until I can get Death by Latte, the second book.

Living Dead Girl was also really good. It was a bit more serious and intense, but it was still amazing. If you read it, it will have a lasting impact on your life.

Well... that's all for now. I hope everybody has had better reading weeks than me. :p

hope.

small bit of news [[Chelsie]]

www.bookloverreviews.blogspot.com

So, it's ten in the morning, and... nobody has any TT posts yet?

This makes me wonder whether it is in fact Tuesday, because normally there's a small handful of people who have their posts written and scheduled on Monday night.

I suppose this means everyone is busy... still. =D

I would have forgone this post this week, since once again there isn't (much) going on. However, I have exciting news...

I finished Anne Frank! And I'm done with my book report! Just in the nick of time, too, because it's due seventh hour today.

So, that ends my bookish news. Although I'm hoping this brings more opportunity for me to read something more exciting and enjoyable.