Waiting On Wednesday

Waiting On Wednesday is hosted by Jill over at Breaking The Spine.

Full guidelines for this weekly meme are at the host blog - basically you post a bit about a novel you're looking forward to. I usually go on about a book (or three or five) that's coming out months in the future...But THIS TIME!

THIS. Time.

I am excited about an e-novel that is coming out in about two weeks.

That's right.

June 24th J.A. Campbell's first full length novel will be published.

FULL LENGTH

First time in e-print (is that a valid word?)

her Debut full length Young Adult paranormal novel.

whew!

Senior Year Bites

Just check out this partial blurb (taken from the webpage)

"Senior year is supposed to be fun:boys, dances and graduation.

It's significantly harder to enjoy when you're dead.

....I survived the attack, but it took me a few days to figure out what was going on.
....Steph {one of Meg's best friends} decided that we should be cool, like superheroes, and fight crime.....

....Only I'm a vampire, not a hero....."

See? posting and reading part of this blurb makes me want to re-visit Megan's town and her friends. I did get to read this before, bit since then, it's been picked up, re-worked and edited - all that fun authorly stuff. I am waiting for it to be released, so I can read a polished and finished story. The version I read was very impressive already, so I'm really looking forward to reading the...

Final Version.

Senior Year Bites

by J.A. Campbell

Look for it from Decadant Publishing

June 24th, 2011

I'll be buying my copy!

Waiting on Wednesday

I haven't done one of these WOW posts for a little while. In fact, I don't do them every week, because there are so many books I want that I would spend all my time looking them up, copying and pasting the covers, uploading posts...etc. that I wouldn't have time to read the books that I do have...I already spend too much time in the 'net.....(snicker, smirk, wink, wink-no idea why I'm snickering, smirking or winking here, I don't always make sense)

Hosted by Jill of Breaking the Spine, Waiting On Wednesday is a place to post about books that we're looking forward to reading. I usually post about books that are far into the future (the whole waiting thing), but there is a book out right now that I am stressing about because I couldn't get to the bookstore TODAY to buy...not that I would have been able to read it right immediately anyway. In my formerly over-doing it fashion, I'm not only listing that book, but three others...because there are many,many books that I am waiting to get.

:)

Magic Slays released on Tuesday, May 31st. I've been waiting patiently for this to come out...so patiently, that it just snuck up on me! I remember years ago, when the very first book by these two (Ilona and Gordon Andrews) came out and they were relatively unknown this book pretty much jumped out at me from the bookshelf at the store. Magic Bites - who could resist that title? and when I read the back cover, I had to try it out. Ever since that first book, Ilona Andrew's books have joined the ranks of books that I just automatically buy when they come out, not even bothering to read the blurbs anymore. I don't care what the back covers say anymore, I know it's going to be a good read just because it's the series that I enjoy from the couple that writes hell-a-good books.

Another novelist/book series that I automatically buy is any book in the Disc World series by Terry Pratchett. At this point, any book by Terry Pratchett is one that I'll buy. I like some more than others - that's inevitable with over 30 books under his belt, but they're all good books. Snuff comes out in October of 2011. In hardback...ouch, but I usually do buy Sir Pratchett's books in hardback...can't WAIT! for the paperback versions. (evil publishers....lol) I just want you all to know - it is very difficult to find excerpts of some of the discworld books, and yet others are very available...so click and read-get a taste of Pratchett if you've never read him before. Good writer...Brilliant....Genius.....

Yes! I know this has been out for a while, possibly longer than a year...maybe even almost two years (?!?). But I didn't buy it right away (came out in hardback) and Christopher Moore's novels rarely come out in mass market paperback size (the only mmpb I have of his is Practical DemonKeeping, his debut novel). Nope, this guy's books now go from hardback (in the U.S. at $25 or more) to TRADE paperback...and those are now around $16. Can't get a BREAK! (evil publishers-smaller lol here). So. Soon, I plan to shell out the medium bucks to buy a copy of Bite Me....It's the third in the vampire trilogy - (Bloodsucking Fiends, You Suck) and I've read the first two - enjoyed them....need to read the third.

By the way - follow the Christopher Moore link, and you will be able to find excerpts to all his books. Amazing. Good Authorly thing to do.

Jemma 7729 came out in a few years ago, though it was written in 2004ish...I remember reading about it way back in ...well, I can't really remember what year. I was able to read an excerpt though - it must have been before 2008. (damn-it, am I rambling here!? like an elder....jeez) I remember reading it and thinking, "Damn! I have to get a copy of this!" I was so excited about it, futuristic science fiction, rebellious, kickass female character....and then for one reason or another I kept forgetting to actually ORDER it. By the way, it's written by Phoebe Wray and she was working on a sequel (Jay2 - not sure if that's the final title or just the working title). Well, since I once again thought about this book, I once again looked it up on The Book Depository and went ahead and ordered myself a copy...finally. Since I've been suddenly craving Science Fiction reading, I'm hoping to receive it soon.

I've been craving SciFi so much that I'm considering re-reading the Sirantha Jax Series, and taking a re-read of the Nylon Angel series (for the scifi furturistic feel)

So that's it for my Waiting On Wednesday. One of the books is a future wait...one I can go get tomorrow....and the other two are books that I've waited way too long to acquire.

At least I ordered it....finally.

In the meantime, I'll just have to soothe myself with silly cat pictures.

Courtesy of LOLCatz also known as ICAN Haz Cheezeburgers

Teaser Tuesday, the day after It's Monday....

I put off posting my teaser tuesday because I was tired,

Then I was going to wimp out and just wait for next Tuesday...

Then I decided, what the hell, just "man" up and do it!

except I'm not a man, so maybe I'll wait....

nah! just do it!

Teaser Tuesday is hosted by Miz B at Should Be Reading-

We TEASE each other with pieces from books

NO spoilers

We always credit the author - afterall we're trying to get others to like the books we like, right?

Magic On The Hunt by Devon Monk
I don't think I've ever read anything negative about Devon Monk's work. Of course I don't go looking for negative reviews, but sometimes they just pop up...However, this is a fun series to read, and though Ms Monk is on a killer schedule of writing, her books have been just as entertaining as ever. I had planned to finish this book by Monday morning, but life got in the way, and I ended up needing more sleep than ever...

from page 274:

' [Shame said.] "That's what makes us so fun to hang out with. We know how to party."

Terric walked over and stood next to Shame. They both looked like they had the flu.'

I picked this book up on a whim, then I saw a post about a book called Skeleton Crew, which sounded interesting. The poster suggested I start out with the first book, Mob Rules.....Hey! I happen to have that one! I like when things work out.

Mob Rules by Cameron Haley

from page 124

' "That was intense, Domino," he said, and laughed softely. "I think I forgot where I was for a minute."

"uh, yeah," I said, "me, too. I think."

He squeezed me - the nice kind, where I get to keep my skin. "Call me tomorrow?" '

It's Monday!

I cannot be enthusiastic about it being a Monday (again), but I am feeling better than last Sunday/Monday. I had a better weekend, the pain level was moderate rather than high, so that's good..

Which brings me to the weekly Monday, What Are You reading meme...

Hosted by Sheila over at Book Journey we are showing off...lol...or rather sharing what we've read, what we're hoping to read, what we're currently reading...

I am looking forward to this new to me reading challenge that I just joined...The Read to Me Picture Book Challenge. Full details are at There's a Book, the host of this challenge, but the basic goal is to read picture books, either to yourself or to some children. Believe me, it's way more fun to read out loud to children. I joined and posted my first post about the thousands of picture books I read last week. LOL. Rather, the six or so books. :)

Last week I read and reviewed River Marked by Patricia Briggs. It was another interesting and entertaining peek into the life of Mercy Thompson - Coyote Skinwalker - only with the added bonus of interaction from Native

American legends and Mercy Thompson's family history.

I am finishing up Devon Monk's Magic On The Hunt. Within minutes of opeining the book, it's like falling into a conversation with an old friend that's

always fun to be around. I'm enjoying this lastest from Devon Monk - there's the danger, the excitement, the snark and best of all...Stone (though not quite enough...I'd love a short story focusing on him)

Since I'm almost finished with Magic On The Hunt, I'm already planning on reading Sima's Undergarments for Women by Ilana Stanger Ross. After reading a few extremely good urban fantasy novels, I'm really going to need a "palate cleansing" book. This is as far from urban fantasy as I can get. :)

I started to read A Brush of Darkness by Alison Pang, but ended up putting it aside. This is why I need "palate cleansing" books. I can tell that I'm going to like this book. I can tell that its' going to be interesting....if I can JUST get past the first few chapters of seemingly forced arguements and snarkage of the two main characters...protagonists...The first couple of chapters just seemed to be full of pointless arguments.... I started to feel like I was reading an Anita Blake book with all the pointless sniping....It just was awkward readidng it, and I kept thinking, "why are they DOING" this, when I can usually just sit back and read....it wasn't hard for me to put this aside for now. I hope I can pick it back up later, because I think that I might enjoy it...it's got things that interest me...a magical ipod, a unicorn that sleeps in an underwear drawer - it's a potentially fun combo of modern gadgets and fae/magic. It SHOULD be a good book. But so far...It could be because I just finished two very good authors with their easy to read dialogue (not slow-witted, but the dialogue feels natural) So A Brush of Darkness has been put aside for now. I hope reading something else will help, because with the characters and the set up, there is a lot of possibilities here...So, I guess we'll see....sometime.

I had a rare day of having only one grandchild with me, a bit of money and no where to be at the moment...I was fairly comfortable and in a decent mood....we were going to go see my sister in the evening so I felt that it was a good time to go visit the bookstore - even though I had recently went for me....It's always fun to take a preschooler to the book store. I bought her a couple books - one with a story cd - remember those books with records? or later the books with tapes? Hell, I know there are audio tapes, whole novels...but I found some short story books with accompanying cds and thought, WOW! HOW FUN! I had bought my granddaughter her first cd player for her fourth birthday. So I bought her a Tangled story with a cd. She's all exceited to go home and listen to it. She's known how to work dvd players and cd players for about a year now.

Of course I bought my grandson a book and was drawn to the book aisles, myself.....

Fool by Christopher Moore ($5.99 for a hardback)

Devil's Kiss by Sarwat Chadda

YA, but seems interesting, in ppb now

Deadworld by J.N. Duncan (new to me - new to all, debut novel)

Jim C. Hines' Red Hood's Revenge. I bought Goblin Quest. I was a little bored with it. Why did I buy this one? Red, revenge, Snow White...

and finally....by the writer of zombies...Walter Greatshell - comes a book titled Mad Skills. I don't think this one has anything to do with zombies...yet