Divergent by Veronica Roth

Synopsis from authors blog:

In Beatrice Prior's dystopian Chicago, society is divided into five factions, each dedicated to the cultivation of a particular virtue—Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent). On an appointed day of every year, all sixteen-year-olds must select the faction to which they will devote the rest of their lives. For Beatrice, the decision is between staying with her family and being who she really is—she can't have both. So she makes a choice that surprises everyone, including herself.

During the highly competitive initiation that follows, Beatrice renames herself Tris and struggles to determine who her friends really are—and where, exactly, a romance with a sometimes fascinating, sometimes infuriating boy fits into the life she's chosen. But Tris also has a secret, one she's kept hidden from everyone because she's been warned it can mean death. And as she discovers a growing conflict that threatens to unravel her seemingly perfect society, she also learns that her secret might help her save those she loves… or it might destroy her.

I LOVED this book!!! If you liked Hunger Games...you will enjoy this one just as much! I enjoy books with a strong female character and Beatrice "Tris" is a determined girl trying to do the right thing. The 'dystopian' theme is really popular right now I am enjoying reading all the different books out there with this theme. It allows you to envision another world and wonder whether you could survive in such a world! Strong characters, great story and ending that leaves you wanting more!!! Luckily, the next book will be coming out next year called "Insurgent."
Rating: 5/5 stars

Congratulations

Congratulations!!

We have a winner in my giveaway of the book

"It's a Waverly Life" by Maria Murnane

The winner is.....

Elin

I have sent you an email to get your full name and address!!

Thank you for those that entered!!

Don't forget....If you want to read a good book....this one will not disappoint you!!!

What to watch for this week!!!!

Happy Sunday everyone!!!

In the coming week, I am going to put up some reviews of books that I read while I was away from blogging. The reviews will be short and sweet, but I read a number of books that I really loved!! So make sure to keep checking back for a new blog review!!!

Hope everyone has an awesome week!!! Make the best of this fall weather...won't be around for long!!!!

Allison :-)

Giveaway - "It's a Waverly Life"....still time to enter!

Hey everyone!!!! There is still time to enter the giveaway for a copy of "It's A Waverly Life" !!

Here is the info to enter:

GIVEAWAY!!!

1 copy of "It's A Waverly Life" will be given away to a lucky winner!! Contest runs until Sunday Nov. 13th at 1159pm CT. (US only)...I will announce the winner on Mon. Nov 14th.

To enter...just leave a comment below, with your email address...AND..answer this question:

"What is your favorite kind of pie?"

It's an awesome book...see my review on an earlier post this week!!!

ENTER NOW!!!!

Giveaway Hop - And the Winner is....

The winner of the Giveaway Hop is ........ Mandy P.

Congratulations!!! I will be sending you an email notifying you of your win!!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by and commented!!!

"It's A Waverly Life" - Review and Giveaway!!!!

Sorry for the delay in getting the review done, but have you ever had a book that you were afraid to read or finish reading because you knew that you would enjoy it so much!?? So now, after finishing it, you have to sit and hope the author will write another book to continue on the series!?!! We'll, that is how I feel about this book, "It's A Waverly Life" by Maria Murnane.

If you missed the synopsis the other day...here it is again:

After a hard-won recovery from personal heartbreak and professional disappointment, thirty-year-old Waverly Bryson finds herself happily enmeshed in a new relationship, a new job, and a new decade. Her career as the advice columnist behind Honey On Your Mind is taking off, and the future of her fledgling greeting-card line, Honey Notes, is looking bright. Better yet, her long-distance relationship with handsome, NBA physical therapist Jake McIntyre is a refreshing change from the dating disasters of her twenties. But love is never easy. Even though her relationship with her ex-fiance ended two years ago, Waverly still worries she’ll end up broken-hearted again. When Waverly gets invited on the Today Show for Valentine’s Day to share advice from her dating column she’s thrilled by her big break, but a few slips on live television put her own relationships in serious jeopardy. It might just take some “divine” intervention, a la It’s A Wonderful Life, to help Waverly fix this one.

This is the 2nd book about Waverly and her adventures of going through life's ups and downs. If you didn't read the 1st book "Perfect on Paper," you should still be able to read this one with no problem, but if I were you I would get it and read it too!! (you can see my review of it HERE).

I really enjoyed the flow of the story throughout the book. Every chapter has you wondering will she or won't she do this, or that. Would "I" do what she did?? I felt like the author knew something about MY life that she put into the story! I especially liked the 'special' neighbor that is helpful to her, without her really realizing it. The only slow part of the book for me was toward the end when Waverly got everyone together at her house to make her big announcement. It just seemed a bit too long of a scene for what was said for me. If you want to sit back with your favorite drink and read a cozy story that makes you laugh and cry, this is the book for you!

The author, Maria Murnane, has created a character that could easily be any one of us single girls out there longing to find THE ONE person we want to share our lives with forever, the ONE job that will make us happy, and the friends and family that make ones life worth living!!

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars!!!

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GIVEAWAY!!!

Ok..time to giveaway a copy of the book!!! 1 copy of "It's A Waverly Life" will be given away to a lucky winner!! Contest runs from now...until Sunday Nov. 13th at 1159pm CT. (US only)...I will announce the winner on Mon. Nov 14th.

To enter...just leave a comment below, with your email address...AND..answer this question:

"What is your favorite kind of pie?"

If had to get a piece of pie today...it would be....Dutch Apple Pie!!!!

Thank you Maria and Katie for the review copy!!! I hope I see another Waverly book!! SOON!!

Giveaway Hop: starts NOW!!

Welcome to the Giveaway Hop

hosted by : "I Am A Reader, Not A Writer" Blog

and

Tristi Pinkston

The Giveaway Hop will run from 12midnight Tues Nov. 8 until 1159p Fri Nov 11....the winner will be announced on Sat. Nov 12!!!

Here is how it works:

Enter my giveaway first...I made it easy...just leave me a comment with your email address and answer this question : What is your favorite type of cookie??

The prize: $10.oo E-giftcard to Amazon.com (US entries only)

Next, go to the linky list (or "I Am A Reader, Not A Writer" blog page ) and click on the next blog to enter their giveaway or a blog you might have missed...

Good Luck to everyone!!!

Allison

New Release on Tuesday - It's a Waverly Life by Maria Murnane

Author Maria Murnane has done it again!! The sequel to "Perfect on Paper" is releasing tomorrow Tues. Nov 8th!!! I've been waiting anxiously for this book and now it's here!!

Here is a little synopsis of the book:

After a hard-won recovery from personal heartbreak and professional disappointment, thirty-year-old Waverly Bryson finds herself happily enmeshed in a new relationship, a new job, and a new decade. Her career as the advice columnist behind Honey On Your Mind is taking off, and the future of her fledgling greeting-card line, Honey Notes, is looking bright. Better yet, her long-distance relationship with handsome, NBA physical therapist Jake McIntyre is a refreshing change from the dating disasters of her twenties. But love is never easy. Even though her relationship with her ex-fiance ended two years ago, Waverly still worries she’ll end up broken-hearted again. When Waverly gets invited on the Today Show for Valentine’s Day to share advice from her dating column she’s thrilled by her big break, but a few slips on live television put her own relationships in serious jeopardy. It might just take some “divine” intervention, a la It’s A Wonderful Life, to help Waverly fix this one.

I will be reviewing this wonderful book tomorrow!! AND.....there will be a GIVEAWAY!!! So make sure to check back tomorrow night !!!

While your waiting, if you haven't read the first book "Perfect on Paper", check out my review of it from Dec. 2008 HERE !!!! I LOVED IT!!!...

See you here tomorrow for my review!!!

Allison :-)

I'm BACK!!!! And I'm back with a double hitter!!

HELLO EVERYONE!!!

I've missed being out here in book blog world!! Thank you all that have stuck around and I promise to get back in to the swing of posting!!!

Later today I will post my first book blog of a new book coming out tomorrow... AND...it will include a giveaway of that book!!!

AND....I will be taking part starting tomorrow with a "Giveaway Hop"!!!

So...stay tuned!!!

Allison

Stay tuned!!!

Sorry for being gone so long!!! I really just got burned out for a while with blogging! I hope to get back to blogging next week . I hope you all are still out there!!

See you soon!!!

What book blogging is to us...

I just have to share a blog post from a fellow blogger that really brings hoe what the meaning of blogging means to me and a lot of other bloggers!! It is from "Persnickety Snark".... One of my favorite lines is where she says:

"When you reduce blogging to dollars and cents you are robbing it of its true worth."

Take a look at the blog post:

What Book Blogging Has Given Me..And I am Not Talking "Free Books"

Daily life at a bookstore!!

To see video go here: Customer Service at a Bookstore

OK...I don't normally put videos in my blog (they slow down the site), but I have to share this!! I work in a bookstore and this scenario happens daily!! Now, I don't reply out loud like this, but do in my mind!!! Enjoy!!

Update: Ok..so it did slow the website..so took off and just added the link!! You can still enjoy and laugh!

Release of 2nd book in "The Legend of the Great Horse" Series

Hi everyone!! I wanted to let everyone know that the 2nd book in "The Legend of the Great Horse" series is out and available to get!!! "The Golden Spark" by John Royce is the second of three books that tells a great story about a girl and a horse as they time travel through historic time periods looking for the ONE great horse!!! A fictional story with historic background...I love it!!!

This is a unique story that grabbed my attention after I read the first book of the series "Eclipsed by Shadow:"

I did a review of "Eclipsed by Shadow" in July 2008. Go take a peak at it. You will see how much I really enjoyed it!!

I plan a review of "The Golden Spark" in the coming week and will be having a book giveaway to go along with it!!!! So make sure and check back for it!!!!

I really enjoy reviewing books of new authors that are trying to get the word out about their books!! John Royce is a great guy and author that I've gotten to correspond with the last couple of years through email and Facebook!! I would love it if you take a moment and check out his website and "like" him on his Facebook page and see what he is up too!! and of course read his 2 books!!!

John Royce on Facebook

The Legend of the Great Horse website

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! 2011 !!

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Well, here are a few resolutions (goals for the year) I have set for myself and will try my best to follow through with them!!

1. Do better in getting book reviews out in a timely matter!!!

2. Strive for a healthy life by exercising more and hopefully the pounds will fall on their own!!

3. Possibly start a movie review blog!!

4. Create ideas that may work to write a book about...

Those are just a few..will probably add more as the weeks go on....

Tell me a goal you have set for yourself this year!!!