Blogmania Countdown-Sept. 15 & 16 - A Queen's Ransom

As many of you may have heard, there is another awesome Blogmania event going on this year. It will take place on Sept. 15 and 16. I have decided to change my theme so as to not confuse anyone since I found out that there is another blog with the theme Books Are a Treasure.
So to highlight Blogmania 2010 as well as my individual sponsors, I will be doing a post for each of my sponsors.

My first sponsor is Ivy of Book Reader Times.

www.twitter.com/bookreadertimes
http://www.bookreadertimes.proboards.com/

Book Reader Times- Facebook page

Ivy has been a great blogger friend of mine, almost since I started blogging. She helps out many bloggers, without asking anything in return. Her forum offers forum contests, twitter contests, games, reviews, bookswapping and even book club type discussions/activities. I invite you to friend her on twitter, facebook and to join her forum ( you won't regret it).

Edited to add: I took the pic away because I was mistaken about what she's sending, will add it when I get clarification.

If you think your shop/ blog etc. fits with my blog/theme and you'd like to be a sponsor of my blog leave a message or email me at bbricke AT yahoo DOT com.

Breia

Winners from my TBR Mayhem

I know its been a while since I posted this Q&A / contest, I didn't forget about you guys. I need
Sara of YA Vampire Books, MJMBecky, The Bumbles and Joye to send me an email to bbricke AT yahoo DOT com . I was going to do 2 winners for a book each for $10 but since I really thank you guys for taking the time to share with me, I am now doing a $5 gc to an online bookseller of your choice. I know its not much but its all I can spare right now. I just really wanted you guys to know that your time and thought was greatly appreciated.

Thanks you guys so much.


Breia

CSN Stores

I was recently contacted by CSN associate Jessica about doing another review for one of their products. CSN stores have lots of products available for purchase. You could buy a bathroom vanity, beds, plates, patio furniture or even luggage. Picking the product was a really hard choice. I really wanted to look for a decorative box. After I looked through the site I was at a loss of what to pick from which store.
I have narrowed down my choices to their Luggage store or their Accent Furniture Direct store. There were several things that intrigued me to the point where I now have a CSN folder under my favorites tab.

So tell me which would you choose. After I receive the item(s) I pick, I will be doing a review here and on the CSN store site. My review will be on at least one of these and maybe something else if I can't choose. There is just so much variety and with over 200 stores there will definitely be something for everyone.

Blogmania 2010

I am going to be participating in Blogmania 2010, going on September 15 and 16. My theme is: A Queen's Ransom

I am going to order at least 1 of these chests( the one in the middle). I am going to be adding many things to the chest as I go along. I already have a copy of Shade by Jeri Smith Ready that is my very first prize that will be added to the chest.




So what exactly is Blogmania 2010? Taken directly from our host's website-Between The Pages




Who - What - Where - When

1. Would you like to have access to hundreds of prizes?
2. Would you like to discover new and exciting blogs?
3. Would you like to experience the Thrill of the hunt and the Ecstasy of winning?
4. Would you like to do all of this in just TWO DAYS?

If you can click on the links we'll provide, you can get all this and MORE!

SAVE THE DATES: September 15th and 16th.


We just love VISITORS AND FOLLOWERS

Want to join in the fun?
BLOG AND SPONSOR INFORMATION REQUESTS
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Blog registration deadline for September's Event is June 30th at 10:00 AM EST
(Submit your blog for registration early because available spots are filling up fast.)

Review- The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong

The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong takes up right where The Awakening left off. Derek, Simon, Chloe and Tori are temporarily safe from the Edison group. They are with Andrew, who is a friend of Simon and Derek’s dad. The man they were told to go to if they were ever in any trouble. They are just starting to settle in and Derek is so very close to changing for the first time that just about anything could set him off. After being under so much stress is it any wonder when the teens start to second guess each other?

The relationships between the four teens continue to develop. Chloe finds herself developing feelings for one of the boys. More secrets continue to crop up as they learn about the experiments that the Edison group conducted. Alliances are tested and what they thought they knew no longer seems true. Do they continue to trust others or do they begin to trust in each other to see it through to the end?

This was a very exciting conclusion to the Darkest Powers Trilogy and fans of Kelley Armstrong won’t be disappointed. With a fast paced and elaborate plot I was kept glued to the edge of my seat until the very end. Her characters are not the candy coated teens that many might expect in a young adult book but young people with wants who are willing to fight to get what they need. With amazing action, suspense and wonderful characters I was sorry that this is the end of the series. Kelley Armstrong has strong writing skills that make her a definite auto buy for me.

Breia

I give this A Gold Star (5+ stars)

Edited to add : This book was purchased by me although I did receive a signed ARC from the author that I believe I won in one of her contests ( it was a nice surprise to receive ). This review will be posted through TeensReadToo.Com also.

Review: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs

Mercy Thompson #5

When mechanic and shapeshifter Mercy Thompson attempts to return a powerful Fae book she'd previously borrowed in an act of desperation, she finds the bookstore locked up and closed down.

It seems the book contains secret knowledge-and the Fae will do just about anything to keep it out of the wrong hands. And if that doesn't take enough of Mercy's attention, her friend Samuel is struggling with his wolf side-leaving Mercy to cover for him, lest his own father declare Sam's life forfeit.

All in all, Mercy has had better days. And if she isn't careful, she might not have many more to live...



Plot - Like all of the Mercy Thompson novels the storyline is great. For me it was an edge of your seat kind of story.
Characters - I like most of the characters in this story and felt myself liking some more than I thought I would. For example, I think after reading this story I like Ben a little more than I did before, he's growing on me.
Story - Fast paced story with many different things going on all at once. There is a Fae plotline, A love plotline ( Mercy and Adam) and then there is the Samuel plotline. Now with so much going on you would think that the story would suffer but I honestly think this makes the story better. It was a very interesting book that I would call my favorite in the series so far. Loved seeing a different side of Mercy that we only glimpsed before.



I rate this book-SUPERSTAR



Interview @ Penguin Group here
Patricia's website here
Patricia's store here
Read a chapter of Silver Borne here
Hurog Forum here

Review @ The Book Whisperer here

Review @ Smexy Books here


FTC disclosure: this book was bought by me and I receive no compensation for the above review.