Sunday Delight: I'm Back

I thought last week was busy and crazy.  Try coming back into town to a new job.  Wheew!  I haven't posted anything at all last week and it was causing me to have a pain in my heart.  I missed you guys.  But I'm back!

Today, I am going to try and get all of the post I was planning to post last week up in the next two days.  Hopefully!  That is the goal anyways.  I have two three book reviews to do as well.

The new job is good and closer to home.  Which my gas tank is loving right now.  I am happy about it too but it has shorten my audiobook time.  

Yesterday, I finally mailed off all the prizes to all my giveaway winners.  If you don't receive something soon let me know and I will make sure I didn't forget you.  

Here and Now

Time: 6:05 pm

Drinking: Mozelle Sweet Red Wine (I went Bevmo shopping)

Eating: Warm Rum cake and butter pecan ice cream

Listening To: Brand New Heavies Radio on Pandora

Watching: This screen.

Book Blogger Love-A-Thon: Mini Challenges

During the two days of Book Blogger Love-A-Thon there will be a few mini-challenges.  I will post them all here to make things easier. 

Interview of Nova (13 year old book blogger)

Book Blogger Love-A-Thon 2014

Hi there!  Soooo sorry I am so late posting and joining in on the Book Blogger Love-A-Thon.  I signed up for this great again for the second year in a row and last week my Grandfather passed away.  Needless to say a few things that were planned have been pushed, cancelled or just forgotten to be taken care of.  I am currently in Texas and we have returned to the hotel from his wonderfully touching Home Going Celebration. 

Now on to spreading much more love around.  From family love to blogger love.  

Today is the official start of the 2014 Book Blogger Love-a-thon, hosted by Katelyn (Tales of Books and Bands) & Alexa (Alexa Loves Books) It's a fun two days of spreading the love for book blogs and of course the bloggers behind them! Now's your chance to get to commenting, following, tweeting, saying thanks and so, much more. Plus, there are a bunch of mini-challenges, two Twitter chats and giveaways this year.

What I Am Reading

The House Girl

Book Blogger Hop: Unsolicited Books and Fruit

 

Hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer
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!  No really it is!

This Weeks Topic/Question

How do you handle unsolicited books that appear in your mailbox? Do you add them to your queue? Do you write to the sender and explain you didn't ask for the book and are not sure when you will be able to read and review the book? Or do you simply not read the book at all? (submitted by Elizabeth)

Thoughtful Thursday: Rating Out of My Demographic

Hosted by Reading Is Fun Again
Pam over at Reading Is Fun Again (great blog name) started the new meme to get a few thoughts on a few bookish things.  You know how much I love sharing my thoughts/opinions on stuff, so I thought it would be perfect to add my two cents in too!

I created Thoughtful Thursday, because bookish thoughts kept popping up in my mind while reading, and I wanted to explore these questions and get your opinions too! -From Reading Is Fun Again

Today's Thoughtful Thursday Question

How do you rate books that are out of your age demographic (e.g., an adult rating YA or MG or a YA rating adult or MG)?

Diversity on the Shelf: Approved Books pt. 2

 

Inspired by POC Reading Challenge

All of the participates of the Diversity on the Self 2014 Reading Challenge (aka D.O.T.S) are doing an amazing job of reading, reviewing, and linking up books by People of Color.  

You can see the books and linky here

January Review Link Up
February Review Link Up

Today, I thought I would give you 12 more books in various genres and release dates that are...what I like to call "Diversity Approved Books".  All of these books are by a person of color or have a main character of color.  And since I am hosting this reading challenge I think I will do this monthly.  Yes, you will get 12 titles once a month. 

Sometimes these books don't get the love they should and hearing about them is so very rare.

Diversity on the Shelf: Approved Books Pt. 1

February Reading Queue

I am back with my Reading Queue for the month February. Reading Queue is hosted by Book Tasty and Books: A True Story Can you believe we are in our second month of 2014.  Wow!  I know this post is kinda late but I was not sure what I wanted to read this month. Click the covers to read more about the books.

What is the reading queue all about?

Reading Queue is a monthly meme where you share what books you plan to read for the month. You can hop to other blogs and see what others are reading and maybe find someone reading the same thing as you! Or you can ask for people to vote on what you should read next if you can’t decide. 

Book Club Pick for February  
The House Girl

 

The House Girl is Mocha Girls Read book of the month for February and I am happy to say I have a copy (around here somewhere).  I think the copy I have is an ARC from BEA13.  Just need to track it down.  The CornVersation is doing a read-a-long for this book as well.  Join us!

Review: The Night Circus

The Night Circus Author: Erin Morgenstern Genre: Historical Fantasy Publisher: Anchor Books Release Date: July 3, 2012 Paperback: 516 pages Source: Won from Books A True Story

Sunday Delight: Book Bloggish News

  This has been a crazy busy week for me this week.  And it's not stopping anytime soon.  There are so many events going on this weekend too.  Who know I would be overbooked?  Yes.  I completely over booked myself for today and had to cancel dancing with the belly dance ladies.  I have a book club field trip to host.  Oops.  I need to get back to writing everything down.  EVERYTHING!  I need to mail off all the books to all the winners on Monday.  I didn't forget about you guys.  I will go on Monday.

Here and Now

Time: 8:02 am

Drinking: Water (again)

Eating: nothing yet.  Going to make a bowl of hot oatmeal after I finish this post

Listening To: The Best of Down to the Bone on my iPad

Watching: Nothing.