Is Summer Here Yet?
On the cusp of Valentines and I'm itching for summer. Though it is closer for me than most, since I live in SoCal. (Southern California) My mother called, told me Tennessee got four more inches of snow. I felt this relief because Tennessee hasn't seen a good snow in years. Not like when I was a kid where is snowed at least seven to ten times through the winter. The last few years, lucky to see one snow. This will be the third and it makes me breathe a little easier, that global warming stays at bay. But I digress...
First, I always download music. It feeds my soul, my muse I guess. No I don't do playlists for books, but there are songs that liven me when I'm not writing, electrify me almost. And books, four to be exact, that I purchased Saturday night and they all shared the same theme, summer. I didn't notice until yesterday but my habits of late speak to me in volumes. And I realized something. I love YA, reading it, writing it, craving it. Because inside this XX year old body lives a sixteen year old girl who refuses to grow up.
So here are a few songs I've downloaded and the books I've purchased and I have to say, that sixteen year old wants a second chance because the first time around sucked.
Music...(Artist - Song Title)
- La Roux - Bulletproof (Let me just say, I don't do Techno and these first four are...go figure.)
- La Roux - Tigerlily
- Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
- Metric - Gold Gun Girls (Downloaded the whole Fantasies album, pretty good)
- Dan Auerbach - When the Night Comes (Slow mellow rock, reminds me of Stand by Me meets Wonderful World)
- Sam Roberts - Love at the End of the World (This song is like Johnny Cash meets KISS. Sorry couldn't find for playlist, check iTunes)
Sexy, Graphic & Naughty
Okay the edgy title made you click but here are a few blogs I wanted to share...barely riskay but heated.
Anissa Off the Road - Let's Talk about Sex, Baby...
Oh the controversy of sex in YA novels. Do or don't? I'd love to be real in my book but society keeps me stifled. What about you? Feel free to discuss on Anissa's post. (or here)
Cassandra Claire - Graphic Novel Updates - with pictures!
Hot guys gone novel. Graphic novel that is. Did you love the City of Bones, Ashes and Glass? Well you will be happy, impressed and maybe a little turned on by the graphic novel pictures for her famous Immortal Instruments Series gone Graphic. I'm not a graphic novel fan but after seeing this, I might be one. (on a side note, I personally think the graphic novel images of the Twilight series is well, um...odd looking. They look half asian, half opossum. OH and there she said it, something negative on her post that will one day bite her in the...)
Suzanne Young - The Naughty List is out...Today!!!
It looks like a good read and maybe some bad boys will get spanked. (okay, way to perverse)
Keep your Saturday clean!
Saturday, February 06, 2010 | Labels: blogs | 5 Comments
Every woman should have a Patch.
After reading Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, I needed a cold shower. Not because there was anything edgy or provocative, well unless you count this hot kiss on page 301:
"His hands slid up my neck, searing hot. Pressing his thumbs gently into my throat, he tipped my head back. I felt this lips come against mine so hard he stopped whatever name I'd been about to call him from coming out. His hands dropped to my shoulders, skimmed down my arms and came to rest at the small of my back. Little shivers of panic and pleasure shot through me. he tried to pull me against him, and I bit him on the lip."Grrrr.... Patch has to be the baddest, hottest, love interest I have ever encountered. They don't make bad boys like him anymore. Or how about moments before, when they got caught in the rain and she describes him taking off his wet clothes, in the dark on page 285. MC, Nora says:
"My clothes are soaked. I don't have anything to wear."
I hear the sound of we fabric sliding like a squeegee over his skin. "Lucky me." His shirt landed in a wet heap at our feet.Lucky girl I tell you. Too bad this was a YA novel. Sigh.
Hush, Hush, one of many stories about fallen angels lately, tops my list of good reads. The main character Nora did not light a fire in me necessarily but her love interest Patch sure did. Her best friend Vee had me cracking up out loud from time to time. At one point, this bitch of a girl, skinny popular thing gives Vee some crap for being plus size. This is Vee's response:
"You've got food stuck in your teeth, " Vee told Marcie. "In the crack between your two front teeth. Looks like chocolate Ex-Lax..."
Trust me, the girl deserves it, she is down right mean.
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to attending the Hush, Hush book signing next week. Becca Fitzpatrick will be in my area, check out her schedule an see if she plans to be in your neck of the woods any time soon.
She has excellent descriptives and colorful verbs. You will enjoy ever ounce of Vee and you'll wish you could enjoy every ounce of Patch. If you haven't done so, check it out.
Have a delicious weekend everyone! See you dolls on Monday. I'm off to download some more indie tunage on my iTouch.
Friday, February 05, 2010 | Labels: Becca Fitzpatrick, book review, Hush Hush, reading | 8 Comments
Blog Lovin' All Around!
Hurry up because there are lots and lots of blog contests out there so, here I am making a shameless plug trying to get me some free lovin's.
- Kristin Creative - Announcing the 100 Follower Contest!!
- BJ Anderson - Win Twinkies! and $20 B&N giftcard!
- Cruising Altitude - The Mighty 100 Celebration
- Writing Roller Coasters - Sweetest Giveaway
- Personal Demons - Win Free Books!
- more coming
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | Labels: book giveaway, contest | 10 Comments
Throwing in the towel and calling it quits!
No, I'm not giving up on my writing, NEVER! Bwhahaha!
After reading Suzette Saxton's post over at Shooting Stars last week, "Permission to Quit" (Sir, yes Sir!) I find myself asking the same thing. When do you give up on reading a book that you have to force yourself to finish? When in a book, is it a fair point that you say; "Ok, this book ______, I'm not going to finish it." Lately, I would fill in the blank with; stinks, blows or drags. Sure, I do not expect every book to be "OMG, what happens next!" but I at least want to look forward to reading just a few minutes before I go to bed. Recently, two books wore me down and I found myself skipping around, flipping a couple of pages and not really missing much in doing so. I finished them because, I didn't have anything else to read.
So how do I save myself next time from the dreaded, ugh, I have to read that? When do you cash in and call it a day?
Wednesday, February 03, 2010 | Labels: bad book, reading | 17 Comments
Roller Coaster Book Giveaway!
Tuesday, February 02, 2010 | Labels: book giveaway, contest | 2 Comments
"Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. "
A quote by Lance Armstrong (paraphrased I believe.) Beyond the pain of exercising this speaks to me on all levels, especially writing. Exercise or writing, no matter how painful it can become, push through it.
Included with that exercise, no heavy carbs after 3pm: no sweets, breads, pasta, rice, or potatoes. No don't freak, I eat all those foods, carbs are our friends but after 3pm they turn into fat. They are like the cute little Gizmo, fuzzy, sweet, lovable, feed that booger after midnight and it turns into a nasty Gremlin. REPEAT AFTER ME: Carbs are good, post 3pm carbs bad. (If you want to know why, email me and I'll explain it.)
Monday, February 01, 2010 | Labels: exercise, quote, writing | 11 Comments
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