Rules:
Grab a book, any book.
Turn to page 56.
Find any sentence,
(or few, just don't spoil it) that grabs you.
Post it.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Studio: Nickelodeon
Release Date: June 4, 2013
ASIN: B00B8COD4S
Retail $14.98
Run Time: 69 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Review:
It is hard to believe that Dora the Explorer has been on the air for nearly thirteen years with 118 episodes and counting. Nickelodeon is releasing Dora the Explorer: Dora Rocks! on DVD today.
Dora the Explorer was created by Christ Gifford, Valerie Walsh Valdes and Eric Weiner, and is about a seven-year-old Latina heroine, who explores imaginative regions of the worlds, like jungles, beaches, and rainforests.
The three episodes on this single disc release are:
Monday, June 3, 2013
Universal Pictures presents The Purge in theaters everywhere on June 7!
Would You #SurviveTheNight? The Purge is coming!
The Purge follows one family over the course of a single night... From sundown to sunrise, for 12 hours, all crime is legal. Four people will be tested to see how far they will go to protect themselves when the danger of the outside world invades their home.
The question is... Would You #SurviveTheNight? Take the quiz to find out! Warn your friends The Purge is coming!
By Tricia Goyer
Publisher: Zondervan
Pub. Date: May 21, 2013
ISBN: 978-0310335122
Pages: 336
Buy Link: http://ow.ly/l6QH1
Blog Tour: http://litfusegroup.com/author/tgoyer
Review:
Author Tricia Goyer is back with the second installment in the Seven Brides For Seven Bachelors series, which I received a free copy from Litfuse Publicity and Zondervan in exchange for my honest review.
The Promise Book takes place in the Amish community of West Kootenai, Montana, where single Amish men travel to and stay for six months, typically from the spring to the fall. These men are there to hunt, but the majority of them leave with brides.
Lydia Wise had left the Amish lifestyle years ago. She has been living in Seattle, Washington as a book editor, but she returns to Kootenai after her mother's death. While going through her mother's belongings, she discovers a Promise box containing scriptures and prayers that slowly brings her closer to her Amish heritage.
Friday, May 31, 2013
Welcome to the new Book Blogger Hop!
Grab the Button!
If you want schedule next week's post, click here to find the next prompt question. To submit a question, fill out this form.
What to do:
1. Post on your blog answering this question:
What is your favorite series that you've finished all the books (more than 3 books) to?
2. Enter the link to your post in the linky list below (enter your Blog Name and the direct link to your post answering this week’s question. Failure to do so will result in removal of your link).
3. Visit other blogs in the list and comment on their posts. Try to spend some time on the blogs reading other posts and possible become a new follower. The purpose of the hop is to give bloggers a chance to follow other blogs, learn about new books, befriend other bloggers, and receive new followers to your own blog.
My Answer:
My favorite series that I have completed reading are the Harry Potter series, the Persephone Alcmedi novels, and A Series Of Unfortunate Events. I haven't finished reading all the books in the Sookie Stackhouse series, the Cat Who series and I have one book to finish reading in the Dark Tower series.
Linky List:
Studio: Acorn Media
Release Date: November 20, 2012
ASIN: B005GYXO76
Run Time: 57 minutes
Rating: Not Rated
Review:
Memorial Day officially kicks off the start of summer (though the actual first day of summer is June 21). For those of us who still haven't worked off those unwanted winter pounds, this means we'll have to try to work off those extra pounds with gardening, mowing the yard, going on hikes, etc. Last year, I started a high intensity workout program, which resulted in some knee pains and a strained back. Therefore, I have been looking into workouts that will help me fix those troubled areas.
Recently, I had a chance to review the Yoga for Strength & Energy from Acorn Media, who sent me a free copy in exchange for my honest review. The yoga workout is instructed by a Canyon Ranch instructor consisting of two full workouts, a cool down, and a bonus stretch workout, which are intended to increase your strength; help you stretch, tone and sculpt your body, all while you burn calories and build muscles.
The workouts on this DVD are:
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Superstition Mountain is set in the Apache Junction area of Arizona in the late 1880's. There are a lot of legends set around the Superstition Mountains and they became the backdrop for this really fun and interesting story. It not only incorporates the Apache creation story, it also uses a form of the Lost Dutchman Legends. That's why it's such a great place to base a story that explores the boundaries of good and evil.
The story is based around a young woman named Ami who watched her mother die from a Vampire Demon named Price. She was trained as a Monster Slayer by a man named Wesley who has a past of his own. She is sent away for her own safety before Price attacks the only real family she's ever known. The Shaman and the other Monster Slayers. This sets Ami and Wesley on a mission to set things right and kill Price. Things don't go as they planned. They become instrumental in where the lines of good and evil really are and how far they will go for the people they care about.
These mountains were the perfect setting because there's so much lore in the area. From the legend of the Lost Dutchman's mines to the unexplained light shows that will happen at night. No one knows exactly where this supposed mine is in the mountains and many people have looked for the mines within the mountain. The legend talks about a man, Jacob Wilks, who found this mine and traded gold from it in the nearby city of Apache Junction. The problem is no one has ever found it.
The Apache creation story is also featured within the story. The legend talks about a small battle between what is translated into the Monster Slayer and the first evil of the Earth. Of course the Monster Slayer defeats the evil, but the question is does evil really ever truly die? I took great care in learning this story the best I could and incorporating it into the main line of the story. There are several versions of the creation story so I did my best to try and honor all of them that I found in my research.
This story is a great mesh of American Indian legends as well as some of the lore within the area. It's a wonderful mix of Wild West with Vampires and a sprinkle of Witches. I love this area and the mountains themselves and hope that everyone who reads these books will want to see the real mountains. They really are a magical and beautiful place to visit or live.
Superstition Mountain Superstition Mountain Trilogy Part One
Stacey Thompson
Genre: Parnormal Romance Western
The Order has been around for as long as Demons have roamed the earth, but when the first Demon starts a war, there are only a few left to finish it. Ami's different and one of the best Monster Slayers there is, but she's not ready to face the dark with the one person who knows her best, Wesley the one who trained her. She might just fall in love with him.
