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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Best Audiobooks of 2013 Blog Hop & Giveaway

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Hi Everyone and Welcome to the first giveaway of 2014! 
It is time for the Best of 2013 Audiobook Blog Hop where we highlight our favorite 5 audiobooks from 2013. This hop is hosted by The Book Nympho, Hot Listens, and Geeky Bloggers Book Blog.  It runs from Jan 1 2014 to Jan 15 2014.
I had the hardest time narrowing down my choices to just three because I have listened to a lot of  audiobooks this year.  So these 5 are more of the “my stand outs” from the year….
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Happy 2014!

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Quicky Review #13: Santa is Coming to California, Tallulah's Nutcracker and Hello Ninja

The final and last Quicky Review for 2013 is dedicated to the kids.
Two of these books I read at a LAX bookstore while waiting on my flight.  Yes, I was just standing there in the kids section looking at books and I completed two of them.  The others didn't hold my interest or were to long for my wait.  LOL!
The last one was free from Starbucks. 
Here are just a few sentences on these short (about 2 hours or less) stories.
There are other Quicky Reviews for you to check out too and don't worry there will be more to come. I like short stories because most of them are FREE and I can get in and out of one in no time.
Below are the links to the other Quicky Reviews this year. 
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The 2013 DNF List

Every once in awhile I put a book down and never ever pick it up again.  Sometimes I have really good intentions of completing it.  In December I try and make a real good effort to read books I Did Not Finish reading during the year.  Sometimes Most of the time it is just one book.  but I am sad to say this year I have 2 books on the DNF list.  Both of them I will get back to one day, just not before 2013 ends.
Last year I had just one.  I never finished reading Love in the Time of Cholera but I did see the movie.  So that kinda counts?  Right?

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Quicky Review #12: My Soul to Lose and The Booktaker

It's time for another Quicky Reviews.
As you know it's the end of the year and I don't like having dangling reviews starting my new year and staring me in the face. There is just something about starting the new year with zero book on your "To Review" pile. So here are two more and after these two I just have 1 book review (for next year) and 3 mini reviews to go. (Must do now!)
These two audiobooks were also read for the  R.I.P. Reading Challenge (October) and they were both free short audiobooks from Audible.com.  These are the last for that challenge.
Here are just a few sentences on these short (about 2 hours or less) stories.
There are other Quicky Reviews for you to check out too and don't worry there will be more to come. I like short stories because most of them are FREE and I can get in and out of one in no time.
Below are the links to the other Quicky Reviews this year. 
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Book Blogging Goals and Resolutions

Book Blogging Goals & Resolutions for 2014
I love making resolutions and goals for myself. Big ones and little ones. Like having a no spending day once a week.  Book Blogging is hosting a linky for your 2014 book blogging goals.

We’re closing in on 2014! It’s time to start looking forward to the new year and making book blogging plans! Let’s make 2014 a productive and amazing year for book bloggers by setting goals and resolutions. Everyone has things they want to achieve, or resolutions they want to make. So let’s each make a list and share it with the blogosphere!

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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Quicky Review #11: Riding the Bullet and Vampire Short Stories

Welcome back to Quicky Reviews.
Now that it is the end of the year I am desperately trying to wrap up all my mini reviews as well.  There is just something about starting the new year with zero book on your "To Review" pile.  After these two I just have 1 book review and  4 mini reviews to go. 
These two audiobooks were read for the R.I.P. Reading Challenge (October) and they were both short audiobooks from the library. 
Here are just a few sentences on these short (about 2 hours or less) stories. 
There are other Quicky Reviews for you to check out too and don't worry there will be more to come.  I like short stories because most of them are FREE and I can get in and out of one in no time.
Below are the links to the other Quicky Reviews this year.
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Diversity on the Shelf: Links and Resources

http://littlepocketbooks.blogspot.com/2014/12/diversity-on-shelf-2015.html
Inspired by the POC Reading Challenge

The Diversity on the Shelf 2014 Reading Challenge starts in 3 days and counting!! (Sign up here for 2015)
If you are new to making a conscious effort towards diversifying your bookshelf and need a few suggestions check out these links I have collected.  By the way they are not in any particular order and some of them are not very recent but still useful.
 This list will grow and change as I find more resources, so check back every once in awhile.

~ Former Reading Challenge~
POC Reading Challenge
The bloggers who hosted the reading challenge linked a ton of great resources and you can also read the reviews they linked up each month.

~Diversity Promoting Blogs~
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Saturday, December 28, 2013

New Reading Challenges for 2014

As I am getting my New Years Resolutions for 2014 together I want to pick a few reading challenges to help with my bookish goals.  There are just so many reading challenges out there, it makes it impossibly hard to pick which ones to sign up for.  I just keep telling myself to be realistic and not to get too carried away.  Like I did last year. So this year I am going to try a few new ones and keep up with a few old ones. 
~ New to Me Reading Challenges ~
http://littlepocketbooks.blogspot.com/2013/12/diversity-on-shelf-2014.html
 Host:  My Little Pocketbooks (me)
Purpose:  Read books by authors of color and/or with a main character of color
Level:  4th Shelf (19 - 24 books)

Some of the books I plan to read that will cross challenges:
1.  Legend by Marie Lu
2.  The Barbarian Nurseries by Hector Tobar
 3.  Strategic Planning for Love and War by Johnson
4.  Fire Baptized by Kenya Wright
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Book Blogger Hop: 2014 Wish List and Ice


Welcome everyone to another post of Book Blogger Hop (hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer).  Each week there will be a new topic submit by a blogger and everyone can join in with their answers. You should join us!  It's quite fun!
 
This weeks Topic/Question 
December 27th - January 2nd: What books are you looking forward to reading in 2014?
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