Showing posts with label Thank you. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Thank you. Show all posts

July 15, 2009

Humane Award for MY BLOG!


I am SO excited I can hardly speak! (And for those of you that "know me" you know how unbelieveable that is!) Anyway, I was awarded The Humane Award by J.Kaye of J.Kaye's Book Blog - "Where Reading Takes Priority"!

Now let me just explain what this award is for. (as stated on J. Kaye's Blog)

The Humane Award is to honor certain bloggers that are kindhearted individuals. They regularly take part in my blog and always leave the sweetest comments. If it wasn't for them, my site would just be an ordinary book review blog. Their blogs are also amazing and are tastefully done on a daily basis. This award is to thank them for their growing friendships through the blog world.

I LOVE all of my "Followers" and hope to have more in the near future! But, if I have to go by comments alone, I am going to have to pass this award on to:

J. Kaye ~ J.Kaye's Book Blog

Trish ~ Hey Lady! Whatcha' Readin'?

Natasha ~ Maw Books Blog

Cheryl ~ Cheryl's Book Nook

Madeleine ~ Madeleine's Book Blog

Sheila ~ BookJourney

Wendy ~ Musing's Of A Bookish Kitty

Nymeth ~ Things Mean A Lot

And there really Are SO SO many more! Thank you all for making my blog grow a little bit each day! I appreciate it more than words can say!

That's All For Now! Keep on Reading!

KISSES ~ XXX

THE PRINCESS

September 27, 2008

ZOMBIE BLONDES & THIEF BY BRIAN JAMES


Today I got in a great YA Horror Book that I wanted to share with you! This is a new author for me and I'd love to say THANK YOU for sending me this *COMFORT READING* that I need just so SO much! I know what you're thinking *Comfort Reading* shouldn't be scary, or horrifying, but I have to tell you, I LIVE for the THRILLERS, CHILLERS, HORROR and just plain SCARE the DAYLIGHTS out of me! It's called ZOMBIE BLONDES! And it sounds like a total "me" book!


Anyway, in this package, he also sent his YA book THIEF! So again, thank you brian. I'm going to give you the Synopsys on both of these until I get a chance to read them! ZOMBIE BLONDES is a beautiful hardcover book, honestly and I can't wait to get started!


ZOMBIE BLONDES by: BRIAN JAMES


Publisher: Feiwel & Friends
Pub. Date: June 2008
ISBN-13: 9780312372989
Sales Rank: 28,976
Age Range: Young Adult
240pp


Synopsis:


From the moment Hannah Sanders arrived in town, she felt there was something wrong.


Alot of houses were for sale, and the town seemed infected by an unearthly quiet. And then, on Hannah's first day of classes, she ran into a group of cheerleaders-the most popular girls in school.The odd thing was that they were nearly identical in their appearance. Blonde, beautiful, and deathly pale.


But Hannah wants desperately to fit in-regardless of what her friend Lukas is telling her: If she doesn't watch her back, she's going to be blonde and popular and dead-just like all the other zombies in this town . . .


Biography


Brian James is the author of several notable books including Pure Sunshine and Dirty Liar. He lives in a small town in upstate New York that may or may not be overrun with zombies. He is currently researching the matter…very carefully.
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Thief


Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Pub. Date: June 2008
ISBN-13: 9780545034005
Age Range: 12 and up
256pp


About this book:


About This Book
A startling, uncompromising novel by the author of Pure Sunshine.


Elizabeth is a pickpocket and thief living on the edge in New York City. She and her foster sister, Alexi, are living with Sandra — a modern-day Fagin who takes in foster children and then forces them to steal things for her.


Even though she's sick of it, Elizabeth doesn't really question her life until Sandra takes in a third foster child, this time a boy. Dune is a completely lost soul, and Elizabeth begins to see the limits of her life. Sandra is not going to let her go easily — but Elizabeth knows she has to find a way out.


With brutal honesty and striking lyricism, Brian James has created a character you'll never forget, trapped in a situation that's frighteningly real.


So there you have it! I hope I brought you a little something new too! Thanks again to Brian James!


XXX - THE PRINCESS


Until next time...Happy Reading!



August 27, 2008

What's New


This is to all of my dear friends that stand by me and lift me up when I need it. I apologize for the length between posts. It's been so hard for me these past few weeks and I feel like crying all the time.


I do have SO many authors to thank for making sure I have books to review and to have what I call *Comfort Reading*. This is the reason I review. I do it to pay back all the authors over the years that have taken me away from my horrible illness and bring to a place that made my day and night.


There are TOO many for me to list right now, but there were at least 4 authors (I think I maybe forgetting someone and that makes me nervous) OK...these four (I think it's actually five) sent me boxes of books. Their amazing generosity and caring sent me into teary fits and butterflies (those school girl ones) You ladies know what I mean. I will leave a list and I find it so hard to send them back "REAL SNAIL MAIL" thank yous and not just emails. Does anyone else have this problem? The person that sent me the most beautiul package, I don't have his address. I'd love to send him a very special thank you and SOME OF YOU as well.


J.Kaye, Trish, Nymeth, Wendy, Sandra, Breeni , Cheryl, and my friend Tracey...you are like a close knit on line family to me. Everytime I turn around, there is something sweet in my box or you leave me a comment. I LOVE COMMENTS and fresh faces. I know there are SO SO many of you I forgot above...like Sandy Ellen Patsy, WindyCity, Care, Bunny...Please know that if I didn't acknowledge you above means I love you less or don't think of you all praying for me every day. Believe me .... you'll be in many more to come! AND PLEASE don't be afraid to say hello, I LOVE to make new friends. Look at all the blogs on my side bar that I Lurk...


I don't know what's going on with my Library Thing. I'm in the early reviewers program .... I just got in my August book, but my July, June and May books have not shown up. I'm not even kidding. Has this happened to anyone else? Is it just me? I thought I typed in my wrong address, but I got this months book. So that isn't it.


I'm still a little depressed and weak, but I'm fighting and trying. I love you all for being loyal to my blog. If you need to reach me privately, my address is IAmHiMaintenance@aol.com.


Also I got in a new book from a brand new author, it's his first book and it's amazing! I haven't finished it yet, but let me tell you what it says about the book on the back.


It's called PIT-STOP by BEN LARKEN and it's his debut novel.


Welcome to the Pit-Stop Grill, a roadside attraction along Arizona’s Route 66 where travellers kick up their feet while sipping a nice cup of joe. It’s a cool oasis in an unforgiving desert landscape. It’s also the last stop on the road to Hell.


When ten people find themselves inside the eerie diner, unable to get out or remember how they arrived, all they know is what their waitress, Holly, tells them: a bus is coming. It will take them the rest of the way to a destination of unspeakable horrors.


Led by highway patrolman, Officer Scott Alders, the group of strangers unite with a common goal—-escape. Each of them holds dark secrets, but personal demons are no match for the wraithlike bus driver who arrives bearing the nametag RAMSEY.


Driving an oily black bus with ghostly headlights and exhaust that smells of brimstone, Ramsey wastes no time picking them off one by one. As their number dwindles and the terror mounts, Scott Alders realizes it will take more than a police-issued sidearm to stop the evil that tracks them. But is there enough power in their battered spirits to combat a crimson-eyed driver with a schedule to keep?


One thing is clear: you’ll think twice before you make your next Pit-Stop..


So far, I'm loving it and you'll have my thoughts and how many TIARAS it's getting soon.


There are a few more I'm reading, but I will fill you in on those, hopefully tomorrow.


XXX - KISSES

I LOVE YOU ALL - THE PRINCESS


Happy Reading Everyone!