Monday, September 30, 2013

The Fate of this Blog - September 2013 in Full

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As weeks pass by, I have realized that I don't get to work on this blog that often at all. I don't post as many reviews as I should, or do anything that I would really want to do when it comes to blogging. The trouble? School. As a new college student, I'm finding it hard to have the time to do the things I want to do. Things are especially difficult because I commute to school by bus. I am blogging not only for my sake, but for (hopefully) the enjoyment of my fellow reader-peers. So, what can be done so that this blog will be saved? I have barely done anything to really make Forest of Words be part of the book blogging community, and I would HATE to have to end things now.

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Teaser Tuesdays - September 24

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Teaser Tuesdays, a weekly bookish meme, is brought to you by Should Be Reading. This meme is where I will share two (2) random "teaser" sentences from a random page of whatever I'm currently reading and try to pull you guys in.

Want to play along?

  •     Grab your current read
  •     Open to a random page
  •     Share two sentences from somewhere on that page
  •     Be careful not to include spoilers
  •     Share the title, author, and page of the book

This week, it's a random free Kindle book that I got from Amazon.

Monday, September 23, 2013

The Iron Thorn (Iron Codex #1) by Caitlin Kittredge

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Title - The Iron Thorn
Author - Caitlin Kittredge
Series - Iron Codex
Release Date - February 22nd, 2011
Publisher - Delacorte Books
Format Acquired - Hardcover via local library

In the city of Lovecraft, the Proctors rule and a great Engine turns below the streets, grinding any resistance to their order to dust. The necrovirus is blamed for Lovecraft's epidemic of madness, for the strange and eldritch creatures that roam the streets after dark, and for everything that the city leaders deem Heretical—born of the belief in magic and witchcraft. And for Aoife Grayson, her time is growing shorter by the day. Aoife Grayson's family is unique, in the worst way—every one of them, including her mother and her elder brother Conrad, has gone mad on their 16th birthday. And now, a ward of the state, and one of the only female students at the School of Engines, she is trying to pretend that her fate can be different.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Teaser Tuesdays - September 10

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Teaser Tuesdays, a weekly bookish meme, is brought to you by Should Be Reading. This meme is where I will share two (2) random "teaser" sentences from a random page of whatever I'm currently reading and try to pull you guys in.

Want to play along?

  •     Grab your current read
  •     Open to a random page
  •     Share two sentences from somewhere on that page
  •     Be careful not to include spoilers
  •     Share the title, author, and page of the book

This week, I'm participating in a Weekly Theme Reading Challenge on a Goodreads group. This week's theme is to read a "Contemporary" book, which I try to stray from, and I have decided to share a quote from my selection of a contemporary read.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Forbidden by Amy Miles

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Title - Forbidden
Author - Amy Miles
Series - Arotas Trilogy
Release Date - November 3rd, 2011
Publisher - Self Published
Format Acquired - eBook via Amazon

Roseline Enescue didn’t ask to become an immortal, to have all of the guests at her wedding slaughtered, or be forced into marriage with a man whose lust for blood would one day ignite the vampire legend.Willing to risk everything for a chance at a normal life, Roseline escapes to America, but her transition into the human world isn’t easy. Mortal men flock after her while cutthroat girls plot her demise. Yet she remains relatively unfazed until she meets Gabriel Marston. As their lives entwine, Roseline realizes he is more than he seems. His ability to grind concrete into dust pales in comparison to the glowing cross tattoo that mysteriously appears on his forearms.Despite the forbidden bond between them, Roseline can’t help wondering what Gabriel is. He’s not human. He’s not immortal. So just what is he?

Thursday, September 5, 2013

Spirit and Dust by Rosemary Clement-Moore

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Title - Spirit and Dust
Author - Rosemary Clement-Moore
Series - None
Release Date - May 14th, 2013
Publisher - Delacorte Books
Format Acquired - Hardcover via online library

Daisy Goodnight can speak to the dead. It’s not the result of a head injury or some near-death experience. She was just born that way. And she’s really good at it. Good enough to help the police solve the occasional homicide. But helping the local authorities clear cold cases is one thing. Being whisked out of chemistry class by the FBI and flown to the scene of a murder/kidnapping in Minnesota? That’s the real deal.Before the promotion can go to Daisy’s head, she’s up to her neck in trouble. The spirits are talking, and they’re terrified. There’s a real living girl in danger. And when Daisy is kidnapped by a crime boss with no scruples about using magic—and Daisy—to get what he wants, it looks like hers is the next soul on the line.

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Teaser Tuesdays - September 3

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Teaser Tuesdays, a weekly bookish meme, is brought to you by Should Be Reading. This meme is where I will share two (2) random "teaser" sentences from a random page of whatever I'm currently reading and try to pull you guys in.

Want to play along?

  •     Grab your current read
  •     Open to a random page
  •     Share two sentences from somewhere on that page
  •     Be careful not to include spoilers
  •     Share the title, author, and page of the book

For our very first Teaser Tuesdays...

Monday, September 2, 2013

Kissing Shakespeare by Pamela Mingle

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Title - Kissing Shakespeare
Author - Pamela Mingle
Release Date - August 14th, 2012 (e-book)
Publisher - Delacorte Books
Where I got it - e-book via online library

Miranda has Shakespeare in her blood: she hopes one day to become a Shakespearean actor like her famous parents. At least, she does until her disastrous performance in her school's staging of The Taming of the Shrew.
Humiliated, Miranda skips the opening-night party. All she wants to do is hide. Fellow cast member Stephen Langford has other plans for Miranda. When he steps out of the backstage shadows and asks her if she’d like to meet Shakespeare, Miranda thinks he’s a total nutcase. But before she can object, Stephen whisks her back to sixteenth century England—the world he’s really from. He wants Miranda to use her acting talents and modern-day charms on the young Will Shakespeare, who is showing alarming signs of taking a very different path in life. Without her help, Stephen claims, the world’s greatest plays will never be written.
Miranda isn’t convinced she’s the girl for the job. Why would Shakespeare care about her? And just who is this infuriating time traveler, Stephen Langford? Still, she reluctantly, agrees to help. After all, Stephen promises that once Miranda’s part is played, he’ll return her to the present and she can get on with her “real” life. What Miranda doesn’t bargain for is finding true love…with no acting required.

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