August Challenge Wrap Up

Wrap Up

I went a bit nuts this year with challenges; I hope I can accomplish them all. The only one I'm not tracking is my goodreads reading challenge; all the rest I'll include in my monthly wrap up post.

During the summer I also participated in the COYER Summer Vacation challenge, it ended September 5th. 

Grab a drink, get comfy, and get ready! 

Reading BINGO Challenge

I haven't hit Bingo yet but I'm filling up the squares so maybe next month I'll get the first one.

I forgot to track this one last month.  :(

TOTAL: 16

Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge - Goal: 1-5

none last month

The Friday 56 #40 Trust In Me by Sophie McKenzie

This is a fun meme to do hosted by Freda's Voice. If you'd like to join in the fun go to The Friday 56.

Rules:
*Grab a book, any book.
*Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader.
*Find any sentence that grabs you.
*Post it.
*Link it here.

And again, I'm in between books so this week's quote is from a review book I received this week,  "Trust In Me", by Sophie McKenzie. The quote is from page 56  in the UK paperback. Yes, it came all the way from the UK. :D

I promise to take her to Julia's favourite spot overlooking the sea along the coast at Bolt Head. She told the she liked it because of the kies that so often flew there. She confessed to me it was also where she had met several handsome, well-heeled men whom she'd taken home for fast, furious sex.

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Group Review of Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs

Publisher: Ace
Series: Mercy Thompson
Format Read: Hardcover & eGalley
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: September 2, 2014
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Blurb from goodreads:

Mercy Thompson’s world just got a whole lot bigger…

A collection of all-new and previously published short stories featuring Mercy Thompson, “one of the best heroines in the urban fantasy genre today” (Fiction Vixen Book Reviews), and the characters she calls friends…

Includes the new stories…
“Silver”
“Roses in Winter”
“Redemption”
“Hollow”

…and reader favorites
“Fairy Gifts”
“Gray”
“Alpha and Omega”
“Seeing Eye”
“The Star of David”
“In Red, with Pearls”

Cat Thursday - New Cat in the House!

 Welcome to the weekly meme hosted by The True Book Addict that celebrates cats; their foibles and humorousness and the joy they bring. You can join in by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you made or came across, cat art or share with us pics of your own felines, then post your link up at The True Book Addict.

I mentioned in my Sunday Post that I have a new cat but he was in hiding so I didn't have pictures. Claude's people moved to Australia over the weekend but they had miscalculated when Claude could go  and had to leave without him. So, he's boarding with me until January when he can be shipped off to join his people.

Bea Reviews A Curse Awakened by Cecy Robson

Publisher: Loveswept
Series:Weird Girls #0.4
Format Read: eGalley
Source: the publisher in exchange for an honest review
Release Date: August 19, 2014
Buying Links: Amazon*  | OmniLit* | Barnes & Noble | 
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Blurb from goodreads:

Discover Cecy Robson’s sensational Weird Girls series—or return to where the magic first began—with this eBook original prequel novella about four sisters coming to grips with their unique supernatural powers.

Celia Wird shouldn’t possess the ability to transform into a tigress. Her three sisters should never be able to burst into flames, heal wounds, or transform common objects into deadly weapons. And yet they do.

Before they were born, the Wird Sisters were cursed by a spell that was intended to destroy them, not endow them with extraordinary powers. The sisters’ magic is untamed and explosive at best, and time is running out for them to take command.

Vampires have targeted Celia’s sweet, tragically human ex-boyfriend Danny. The sisters rush to his aid, but in order to take down the vamps, first they must face their dark past and break a spell that’s screwing up their powers. Except this curse wasn’t meant to be broken . . . and the witch who cast it isn’t done toying with them yet.

September Kindle Fire Giveaway

September $229 Giveaway 

  

 It’s time for September’s $229 Kindle Giveaway Hosted by I Am A Reader. We are giving away 2 great prizes both valued at $229. Winner’s choice of a Kindle Fire HDX or $229 Amazon Gift Card or $229 Paypal Cash!   The first prize is available via the rafflecopter below. The 2nd is available only to those share this giveaway. You can find info on how to enter the 2nd giveaway in the rafflecopter.  

My Most Anticipated Romance of the Fall

Curious as to what I'm looking forward to? What other romance bloggers are anticipating? Hop over to Romance at Random and see what our hot titles are and why. See you there!