ARC Reads and Bailey

I have been working on two ARC reads the past few weeks. What is sad, is that every time I get into my reading, something bad happens and I have to stop. Sadly, I think I will be taking a break from ARC readings for a while. I'll most likely just stick to one author, until I can get things situated with work and life. 

As you can see I have two books in these photos. Dust and Shadow by the wonderful Lindsey Pouge. And Gemini by Sonya Mukherjee. I have read quite a few books from Lindsey, but this is a first from Ms. Mukherjee. I am hoping to be done with Dust and Shadow here soon. Gemini is taking longer than planned. Since I have never read a book with conjoined twins, I'm having a hard time grasping it. 

Now little miss Bailey is getting bigger by the day. two weeks ago was her first vet appointment. She did very well and took her shots like a big girl. Yesterday, I took this photo of her.

As you can see, her ears are starting to stand up. She will be 2 months old on Wednesday, and I'm so happy that I have her. She's a rotten mess and a pain in my butt. But she is a good girl and is learning fast.

I am hoping to start doing more posts, here in the future. I am not writing enough on my blog and feel bad for getting behind. But like with my ARC reads, every time I get started on a post, something comes up.

Until next time,



Get to Know Me Tag

Get to Know Me Tag

I came across of this tag on DayDreamersThoughts Blog and thought this would be a fun thing to do!

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Books

Can you stop reading at any time, or does it have to be a certain page or chapter?
I prefer to finish reading at the end of a chapter. But, when you work a lot, like me, you learn to stop where you can.
Do you eat or drink anything whilst reading?
Not really no. If i drink something, it is coffee.
Can you read listening to music or watching tv?
Not TV. I can read with music in the background. I've learned to tune things out over the years.
One book at a time or several at once?
I prefer one at a time. But on occasion I will have two books sent to me by authors, to read. Like this month I have two i am working on.
Reading at home or everywhere?
Everywhere! Reading at home has now become a little difficult, have too much going on at the house.
Reading out loud or in your head?
In my head for sure.
Do you read ahead or skip pages?
I use to. But now I can't get myself to do that.
Breaking the spine or keeping it new?
I prefer to keep it new. But I find the mass market paperbacks are hard to read without breaking the spine.
Do you write books or just read them?
At the moment, just read but I would love to write one, one day.
Five favorite books:
I can't decide on 5 individual books. So here are 5 series/trilogies that are my favorite.
Article 5 Trilogy by Kristen Simmons
Configured Trilogy by Jenetta Penner
A Saratoga Love Story series by Lindsey Pouge
Elixir by Ted Galdi (stand alone)
After trilogy by William R. Forstchen
The last book that you read?
I’m currently reading Gemini by Sonya Mukherjee and Dust and Shadow by Lindsey Pouge

Best Instagram Photos and A New Book?

My current read while at work

It's been a while again. I have had quite a bit come up. Hubby is in the process of a new job. Let me tell you I am so proud of him. He is trying to get on with the local police department.

so nervous and excited at the same time.

Review: World Before (ARC) by Lindsey Pouge and Lindsey Fairleigh

Star Rating: 4/5 stars

Recommend: Yes

Final Thoughts: Excellent intro to characters

I received a copy of this book for an honest review by the wonderful Lindsey Pouge. This is possibly the shortest review I have ever written. I absolutely enjoyed this novel. I felt as though I was able to connect with the characters better knowing their stories of Before. I can't say if I have a favorite part and I do not intend to do any spoilers. Again, shortest review ever! Do I recommend? Yes, I recommend after completing the series. Final thoughts: sobbing my eyes out and smiling like a girl who got her favorite treat You can order World Before on Amazon for Kindle HERE or for Paperback HERE

Until next time my Dragons! 

Jenny

Review: The Jewel (Lone City #1) by Amy Fleming

Star Rating: 4/5 stars

Recommend: Yes

Final Thoughts: Distraught from cliffhanger

I got The Jewel on a whim during a buy two for one sale via Audible. Which is narrated by Erin Spencer. I read the reviews for the audiobook and got a lot of mixed reviews. A lot of people didn't enjoy the narrator's speech and way of narrating. They said she "constantly sounded as though she was complaining." However, I found it rather enjoyable. Erin was clear and simple. It felt as though she was the character, Violet.

My overall rating for the audiobook: 4/5 Stars.

My overall rating for the narrator: 4/5 Stars

My overall rating of the cover: 5/5 Stars. The cover is absolutely gorgeous. At first glance you'd be under the impression that The Jewel was apart of The Selection Series by Kiera Cass.

Below is my official review for the book.

Review: Immersed by Jenetta Penner (ARC)

Last month I had the chance to read and review Immersed, book two for the Configured trilogy. However, with everything that has been going on, I hadn't had a chance to post the review.

Star Rating: 4/5

Recommend: Yes

Summary: On Withdrawals

Warning possible Spoilers

***I received an ARC Copy of Immersed by the author for an advanced read/review.***

Zephyr and Reading Problems

Yesterday I was nervous and excited all day. Why? you ask? Well Simple, I was getting a new pet. Normal people get excited for a dog or a cat. But for me, I got a fish. Yup, that's correct. A fish.

After running to Wal-Mart, I was sorely disappointed. All the fish looked sick. Now I wanted a specific type of fish. Not a gold fish or a guppy. I wanted a Betta. I always loved betta fish. So, hubs and I went to petsmart and I found my fish!

Before the reveal, here is a short story of my first bettas.

Once upon a time I had 3 at once. 2 males and a female. I gave one male to my youngest brother (my oldest male betta). Then I kept the two reds. Shark and..... honestly, I never named the female. She was a little witch. One day, I came home from school to find that the female killed Shark, my gorgeous red male. I was so upset.

To be frank, I have no clue what happened to the female.

New Books and Questions

As of late I had a hard time sticking to Jane Eyre. I have too many questions about the publishing style, that I can't seem to get far. That and I was mostly reading it until I got a new book in.
Oh.... I will torture you on this one. I can't tell you the title. I'm reading this for a friend, which I a, glad she's letting me give this a try.

I am so excited!!!! I haven't gotten as far as I'd want to be. Which sucks. Life is starting to get in my way.

But on the brighter side of things, I got a book I preordered....... FINALLY!!!!!

Audible: My First Experience

To in today's post I am talking about Audible.

Now I have heard of Audible before, an online audiobook source. However, I almost didn't want to do it.
First I looked at the prices. The first month was Free and following months was 14.99 p/m. Okay, that sounds good. Then I looked at the prices of the audiobooks alone. Example:

It's Been A While

I want to start with apologizing to my readers. A lot has been going on. First lets start with what this month is to me.
June is Scoliosis Awareness Month.

As a Scoliosis patient, I'm excited to here that this even exists. Scoliosis is common, but not as much. Just recently am I learning more about my condition. I even learned that there is a better treatment then what I did as a teen. The only problem?
The closest clinic is in a different state and I can't afford the treatment, even with insurance. :(


This morning I had finished listening to my first book, via Audible. I was a little weary at first on getting an Audible account. I saw it as way to expensive. Then I thought about it. I never have time to read much anymore, so why not try audiobooks. So I did. I had listened to The Ending by Lindey Pouge and Lindsey Fairleigh.
I had downloaded the second book (which I won in a contest) Into The Fire, this morning. I will be listening to it through out the day.

Meet Author Jenetta Penner

I have a wonderful treat for you all!!!

An interview with Jenetta Penner, author of Configured! So come on in, grab a cup of coffee and meet Jenetta!

I had the wonderful opportunity to read Configured before it's release in 2016. I fell in love with it! You can read my review HERE. Now I am waiting on Immersed, which sounds a-mazing. Jenetta is the second author to do this review. I had asked if she could share with us a teaser, however, Immersed is still in it's editing stage and she said she would love too once that is done. So we all have to wait in anticipation! *screams with excitement*  



And the Winner is.......

For the past month I held an AWESOME giveaway. I was so nervous at first, because the last giveaway I held, people were upset that it was US only. Now that I have a job. I made my recent one International.

The feedback amazed me.

I had a TON of people entered. With three ways to enter too!

When it became close to closing, I made sure to let my followers know.

Of course it's not fun until some harmless teasing is done!

Without further ado. My Winner is.........

GIVEAWAY!!!!!!!!

Welcome to part Two of the giveaway, that was posted on Instagram. For this portion you must leave a comment below with you Instagram Username in the comment. That will equal you second entry.
The winner will receive both FrostBlood and Empress of a Thousand Skies as well as a gorgeous bracelet. Read below for the rules and original post from Instagram.
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It's #giveaway time!!!! Winner will receive FrostBlood AND Empress of a Thousand Skies with an awesome bracelet!!! (Did I forget to mention that both books are hardcovers?)
This GiveAway is International and will end at 2250 (or 1050 pm US EST) on April 1st. Winner will be announced on April 2nd! Here are the rules.
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•You must be following me (I will be checking)
No giveaway accounts and profiles must be public.
•Repost this photo with the hashtag #csb_giveaway
•For a second entry go to my blog and comment on the post about this giveaway. Make sure you leave your IG username in the comment.
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May the odds be ever in your favor.
Don't forget to have fun!

Ramblings of a Book Dragon: Worst Books Read

So in his post I decided to share the books that were my worst reads. I understand everyone had there own opinions. But these were either so bad I cajoled finish them, or I did and I was highly disappointed.

So Here are their books.

Rablings of a Book Dragon: my Reading story

I have noticed that, over time, my taste in books have progressively changed over time. As do other readers.
I started off reading books that had something to do with horses. The book that spiked my interest in reading was Black Beauty. Not the short versions they have now. The thick ones, the ones that had more to the story. Then I was hooked into the Black Stallion series. Which seems to never end. I still have my Black Stallion series too.
Over time I moved to the classics. Jane Austen and Jack London. After a couple of years I read Christian fiction. Mostly historical fiction. That one lasted a long time. A good 4 years, I read nothing but Christian historical fiction. Sometime during that same time frame I read manga.
A lot of people, I noticed, don't like to call mangas books. Why? Your guess is as good as mine. I have no clue. To me it was also a book, just a little more chaotic and visual.
The first manga series I read was 20 volumes and called Black Cat. Loved Black Cat. It was full of action and fun. My last one I completed was Rurouni Kenshin (28 volumes total) After I finished Rurouni Kenshin, I couldn't get back into mangas anymore.
Eventually I got out of Christian fiction too. Fell in love with Nicholas Sparks and JoJo Moyes. Fought zombies with Jamie McGuire. Survived the Hunger Games.
In the end, I discovered YA. A genre I never got into. I went from childrens books straight to Adult. But never YA. I started slowly a few years back. Now I am hooked.
However, one genre that I love the most that no one seems to write, is New Adult. A genre that is more towards people my age. Ones that I could relate too. New Adult is a fairly new genre that few authors write, so it seems. So as I wait for this genre to expand more, I am stuck with YA.
How did you start reading? What books/genres got you started?
Let me know in the comments below.


In the meantime, Read on my dragons!

Jenny