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  1. Teaser Tuesdays

    Tuesday, May 3, 2011

    Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
    • Grab your current read
    • Open to a random page
    • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
    • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
    • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
    "I know delusions of grandeur are not unusual in high school, but usually they're limited to quarterbacks with God complexes - not the faculty. But after our last principal was hauled away on house arrest, Palmetto was blessed with the kind of temporary fill-in whose big dreams of sitting on the Supreme Court was smashed after, oh, the fifth time he failed the South Carolina bar exam."

    From page 101 of The Betrayal of Natalie Hargove by Lauren Kate.

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  2. Teaser Tuesdays

    Tuesday, October 19, 2010


    Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
    • Grab your current read
    • Open to a random page
    • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
    • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
    • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
    "I'm king here - more king than the man who sits atop the big hill. My people wouldn't give him a word in passing, but they follow my slightest wish."

    From page 61 of Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce.

    I've been revisiting some of my childhood favourites recently. I think I must have been maybe ten years old when I first read this book.

    Terra

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    • 1. What are you reading right now?
      Food for Life: Lifelong health from the food you eat by Michael Van Straten.
      2. How many books have you read so far?
      This is my first.
      3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon?
      Probably Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as I haven't read it for a couple of years now. Mind, I was just thinking that maybe I should add John Dies at the End to my reading list.
      4. Did you have to make any special arrangements to free up your whole day?
      Nope. It's a glorious work-free Sunday here.
      5. Have you had many interruptions? How did you deal with those?
      Sleep, which I learned last Read-A-Thon is important.
      6. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far?
      That I have run out of pocky. Also, this post not formatting itself the way I tell it to. :(
      7. Do you have any suggestions for how to improve the Read-a-thon next year?
      More pocky. Oh, wait. You mean suggestions for the event planners? None. It's great as always.
      8. What would you do differently, as a Reader or a Cheerleader, if you were to do this again next year?
      Maybe go to be sooner so that I'd get up earlier to start reading.
      9. Are you getting tired yet?
      Nope. I'm am now awake and refreshed.
      10. Do you have any tips for other Readers or Cheerleaders, something you think is working well for you that others may not have discovered?
      Sleep is important. So is pocky.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesdays

      Wednesday, October 6, 2010


      Technically fifteen minutes into Wednesday... -_-

      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
      "Actually, I decided to skip the weapons." Picking up the other two kits, I brushed past him on my way up front. "If we meet any zombies, we'll pacify them with Hostess snack cakes."

      From page 265 of Feed by Mira Grant.

      Either there is an ongoing joke in the upper half of the world about the power of Hostess snack cakes to repel all sorts of things that go bump in the night, or Mira Grant listens to the Geek Survival Guide.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesdays

      Tuesday, September 28, 2010


      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
      It felt weird, though, seeing them all closed, the same kind of weird when you see the moon and it's just a little too big and too bright.

      I guess I always felt even if the world came to an end, McDonald's would still be open.

      From page 47 of Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer.

      Terra

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    • What's On the Bookshelf

      Monday, September 27, 2010

      Considering my usual reading habits, it seems strange for me that I did not get that much reading done while I was on crutches, instead I pulled out some old PC games and allowed my mind to be consumed by Assassin's Creed and Battle for Middle-earth II.

      John Dies at the End by David Wong
      I was thrilled when this finally turned up on my doorstep. I'd been hanging out and counting down waiting for the paperback to be released so that the Book Depository could finally ship me my pre-order. If the title sounds familiar to you it may be because it started out online as a web series. After a few years it caught the attention of indie horror publisher Permuted Press and eventually came to the attention of St. Martin's Press. Not at all bad for a story that started out online.



      The Passage by Justin Cronin
      Is this book in high demand right now or what! It took forever to get to the top of the library waiting list for The Passage and there are more in line behind me. I just hope that I can get through all 766 of its pages before I have to pass it along! I look forward to reading a vampire story that isn't set in the school yard.

      Terra

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    • Musing Mondays

      Monday, August 30, 2010


      Musing Mondays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

      This week, MizB asks:
      "How often do you actually put into practice what you learn from reading nonfiction books (if you read nonfiction, that is)?"

      Yes and no in a round about kind of way. Most of the non-fiction that I read is related to health and fitness. I get out these books specifically to study and learn the stretches within or for nutrition tips. However, I am mostly putting what I learn from non-fiction into practice when I acquire them with the intent to apply the given knowledge in my own life.

      I also enjoy pop culture non-fiction but I don't think that it has as much impact on my daily practices. For example, as much as I was moved by the passion of the Sea Shepherds when I read The Whale Warriors by Peter Heller I have not stopped eating fish. (Just for the record I would never eat whale but I would hope that was considered a given.) I do not consider Mark Thomas' Belching Out the Devil: Global Adventures with Coca-Cola to be responsible for my giving up drinking all soft drink (fizzy, soda, pop, whatever people are inclined to call it in your neck of the woods) but it did come to mind when I made my decision. That decision was more financially and health motivated. (Nearly three months soft drink free now!). I had already long gone off fast food by the time I picked up Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser.

      I don't think that every piece of non-fiction that a person reads needs to be personally useful or applicable to their life in some way. It can be just as rewarding to read something because you find the knowledge intellectually enriching or just plain fun or maybe you hope that it will pop up during a game of trivia sometime and you can impress everyone with your vast mental treasure trove of otherwise useless knowledge. That said, I probably should be trying to apply more of what I learn from the non-fiction. I would probably be a healthier and more environmentally friendly person if I did.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, August 29, 2010

      It has been a quiet week for me, both in terms of blogging and book collection, largely due to my recovering from recently dislocating my left kneecap. It is rather difficult to get down to the library when one has a massive brace on their leg. The good news is that I was allowed to take the leg brace off today, although I am not allowed to bend that knee much for a few more weeks but it is quite stiff anyway.

      Feed by Mira Grant
      More zombies this week! Look out  and get your survival plans ready because the zombies are set to rise in four years time! This is the first book in the Newsflesh series. It would be great to have a really good zombie series going at the moment.

      The Tudors, Season Two
      I absolutely loved season one and I will get a review up of it soon. I wish that I had discovered this show sooner! In the meanwhile, I will get started nursing my wounds with the second season.

      *In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, August 22, 2010

      I missed What's On the Bookshelf (IMM) last week due to the fact that I was rather busy dislocating my left patella and being taken in an ambulance to hospital to get it put back in. In case you are wondering, yes, it hurt like hell and I screamed a lot... Unfortunately, I am now stuck wearing a big brace on my left leg and may have to miss as much as a month of work! I am very much not happy. I actually like being able to go to work and I do not enjoy the idea of having to sit around doing nothing while I recover. I suppose that in the very least I am going to get a lot of reading done.

      Anyway, here is the stash from the past fortnight:

      Walking the Tree by Kaaron Warren
      This book is by an Aussie author who I actually wasn't familiar with but the premise certainly grabbed my curiosity. From the back cover, there is an island on which grows a massive tree. At the age of 18 people leave their homes to travel around the island.


      Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
      I am pretty sure that we have all heard of Shiver. After hearing all of the hype I can only hope that it will live up to my expectations. The blurb sounds promising, though, telling of a story about Sam, the werewolf, and Grace who has grown up watching the wolves in the woods from the safety of her house. Even the blurb seems so... atmospheric!

      The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman
      I've been spotting this title around in the shops and have heard mention of it here and there. It caught my eye awhile ago and it sounds like exactly what I am in the mood for right now.

      A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
      When I speak to people who loved The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss as much as I did, Martin's series A Song of Ice and Fire keeps on creeping in to the conversations. A Game of Thrones is the first book in the fantasy series.

      Plague of the Dead by Z. A. Recht
      I had never heard about this book before but I am always willing to give a zombie story a try. Plague of the Dead is the first book in the Morningstar Saga. I say, bring on the zombie hoards!

      *In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, August 8, 2010

      Sea Glass by Maria V. Snyder
      I love reading me some Maria V. Snyder. I fell in love with Snyder's Study Series and I really enjoyed the first book from the Glass Series so I am looking forward to reading this second instalment. While waiting for me to read Sea Glass, why not check out my review of Storm Glass here.

      Life As We Knew It by Susan Pfeffer
      I have heard some good things about this first book in Pfeffer's series. I am always up for a good end-of-the-world scenario so I am looking forward to cracking this one open.

      Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
      Slenderman and Marble Hornets put Danielewski on my radar. I wanted to read his book House of Leaves but nobody around here has it but the library did happen to have another one of his books, Only Revolutions. Only Revolutions looks like it is going to be one of the more bizarre books that I have ever read.

      The Tudors Season One
      I know quite a few people who are already in love with this television series so I nabbed season one from the library. I started watching yesterday and I am pretty sure that you can already count me in as part of the fan club.


      *In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesday

      Tuesday, July 27, 2010

       



      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!


      "And it's only a matter of time before they kill us all. Mwah-ha-ha! You really do watch too many movies, don't you?"

      Page 58 from The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, July 25, 2010

      I am so excited about the books that I got this week - all courtesy of my library! If you aren't already taking advantage of your local library then you need to get down there right now and sign up!

      Drood by Dan Simmons
      I have seen some good reviews of Drood and I have high hopes for it. Drood, as I have been told, is a sort of historical science fiction-fantasy horror mystery novel starring non other than Charles Dickens. I am definitely looking forward to cracking open this one.

      The Alchemy of Murder by Carol McCleary
      Yet another historical novel. I am really interested in exploring historical fiction at the moment. I recently read a really good review of this book and I wish I could remember which blog it was on so I can credit the review writer. Anyway, having spotted The Alchemy of Murder while filling the new arrivals display at work, I was convinced that I should give it a try. While Drood lays claim to Charles Dickens, The Alchemy of Murder hosts in its cast of characters the likes of Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, and Louis Pasteur. 

      The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
      Happy dance time! I loved Brett's novel The Painted Man (also published as The Warded Man) and I have been keen to get my hands on The Desert Spear ever since its recent release.

      In the meantime, you can check out my review of The Painted Man right here.




      The Vampire of Ropraz by Jacques Chessex
      Next to the other tomes that I picked up this week, this book by Swiss author Jacques Chessex sticks out as being only 110 pages. Set in 1903, The Vampire of Ropraz is not a literal vampire story but is about how a superstitious and downtrodden village in Switzerland reacts to a series of brutal mutilations of the bodies of dead women as well as the man that the identify as the "Vampire".

      *In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesday

      Tuesday, July 20, 2010



      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

      And that is how a teenager who claimed to be a vampire came to reside in our garage at the start of my once-in-a-lifetime senior year. And not just any vampire. My arrogant, overbearing vampire betrothed.

      From page 33 of Jessica's Guide to Dating on the Dark Side.

      I grabbed this one at work today and am already well and truly stuck into it.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, July 18, 2010

      Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
      I have finally picked up a copy of Hush Hush. To be accurate, one of my friends is about to take a holiday to Bali and I helped myself to her bookshelf seeing as she won't be needing it while she is away.

      I have seen so many good reviews of this book. I hope that it lives up to expectations!


      50 Facts That Should Change the World by Jessica Williams
      A bit of non-fiction this week and a bit of food for thought. I grabbed 50 Facts from the library where I work. Inside is fifty facts about major issues around the world and a brief essay accompanying each one, expanding on the issue. This is the 2007 edition.

      Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
      This is my second read from NetGalley. I have been wanting to try some historical fiction lately and Wildthorn sounded like an excellent place to start. I've actually already finished reading Wildthorn now so look out for my review very soon!

      *In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesdays

      Wednesday, July 14, 2010


      Surprise! I'm still alive and I've brought you a Teaser Tuesday on a Wednesday. (I'm sure it's still Tuesday somewhere in the world!) I've been rather tied up the past couple of weeks with work and more particularly family things and family always comes first. I should have time to to return to blogging now so how about a review of Tyger Tyger this afternoon too? But moving on...

      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
      In recent years it's become increasingly evident that certain national diets are healthier than others. Compared with British or Americans, the French have less heart disease, Greek men live longer, Japanese women have less breast cancer and osteoporosis and the Japanese don't even have a word for hot flushes.

      From page 82 of Food for Life by Michael Van Straten.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Monday, June 28, 2010

      In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

      As I had previously mentioned, I was in Sydney yesterday seeing the musical Wicked live on stage, so this weeks What's on the Bookshelf is being brought to you on a Monday instead of Sunday. I had a fantastic time and I will bring you a review of the musical later today and the book upon which it is based in a couple of days.

      In the meantime, check out this TV Spot advertising the musical!

      Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton
      I don't usually try to get e-books as I prefer a physical book, but I had heard such great things about this book I just had to give it a try. Tyger Tyger is the first advance reader copy I have requested via NetGalley. At the moment I am about half-way through and I look forward to sharing both my thoughts on Tyger Tyger and my first NetGalley experience.

      Tyger Tyger will be on shelves November this year.

      The Divine Worshipper by Christian Jacq
      I recently mentioned that I want to try reading some more historical books. I haven't read any Christian Jacq books before but I spotted this one cheap on a sales table so I decided to give it a shot. Now, it is the second book in the The Vengenace of the Gods series, but luckily my local library has the first book available so I will definitely be grabbing that soon!

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesdays

      Tuesday, June 22, 2010



      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
      At first Galinda thought what she saw was some trick of the light, a reflection off the adjacent buildings covered in vines and flatmoss. But as Elphaba moved forward, lugging her own carpet bags, it became obvious that she was was green. A hatchet-faced girl with putrescent green skinand long, foreign-looking black hair.

      From page 91 of Wicked by Gregory Maguire.

      My tickets to go see the musical arrived in the mail yesterday! I am so excited!

      Terra

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    • Musing Mondays

      Monday, June 21, 2010


      Musing Mondays is hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

      This week, MizB asks:

      "Name your two to three favourite genres (the ones that you read the most from)."

      My very favourite genre is easily fantasy. Anyone looking at my bookshelf can see that the fantasy genre dominates. From pure fantasy I would then say that my next two most read genres are really more sub and/or cross genres as I also read a fair bit of young adult fantasy and urban fantasy.

      This is part of the reason why I am looking to spice up my reading options more at the moment. My preferences clearly need a bit more variety injected to spice things up! I am trying to read more non-fiction at the moment, especially health and fitness books. As for fiction, I am definitely developing an interest for books with more historical elements.

      Terra

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    • What's on the Bookshelf

      Sunday, June 20, 2010

      In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by Kristi at The Story Siren Go here to find out more.

       Wicked by Gregory Maguire
      I'm going to see Wicked next weekend! I'm going to see Wicked next weekend! I'm excited. Can you tell that I am excited? =D

      Naturally, before seeing the stage show in Sydney I want to read the book and find out Maguire's take on things first.

      Son of a Witch by Gregory Maguire
      It's the sequel to Wicked. See above.

      I really do love the rare occasions that I get to go to the theatre. I wish I could go more often.

      Now excuse me while I go do my happy dance.

      Terra

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    • Teaser Tuesdays

      Tuesday, June 15, 2010



      Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
      • Grab your current read
      • Open to a random page
      • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
      • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
      • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
      His breaths were coming too quickly, and his skin was now more pallid than mine. Of course, I had become rosy and flushed with the life I had stolen from the guy I loved.

      From page 68 of Hourglass by Claudia Gray.

      I will try to get up a review tomorrow. Anyone who has been following my saga of numerous injuries might be aware that I am wearing a hand brace at the moment and it makes typing a bit awkward when it is on but it's a touch painful without it hence why things continue to be so sloooow here at the moment.

      Terra

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