Thursday, September 26, 2013

TV News - Shows I'm looking forward to

I can't wait to see The Vampire Diaries! This season looks like it will be intense. 



I'm also quite looking forward to watching The Originals.  I don't know if it will last, but it could be good.


What are you looking forward to watching this fall?

Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Teaser Tuesday - Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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As you know, I'm reading Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent, and quite enjoying it!  This Tease makes me glad I'm not a woman living in the 1800's.


The Tease:

"Thankfully, after nearly three hours of questioning, Violet was permitted to leave.  She needed to return home immediately and get out of her corset, as she hadn't been breathing in more than short gasps all day.  The boning was probably permanently imprinted on her skin."
 -Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent
What's your Tease?

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Teaser Tuesday - Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I finished Insurgent by Veronica Roth over the weekend, and honestly I'm not quite sure what I think of it.  But more about that later - Onward to the Tease!  I'm gone back to Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent, and in this Tease she finds herself in a rather horrifying situation...


The Tease:

"She attempted to work the fingers of her right arm, which sent brilliant lightning flashes of agony up her arm, so she stopped, letting her arm dangle uselessly next to her.  I need help was her last thought before going unconscious again, a sweet relief from the agony in her arm."
 -Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent
What's your Tease?

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

TV News - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary

Most of you have probably already seen this, but yesterday the title of the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special was announced with this poster.


The image is stunning, and it looks like Clara and Rose might meet. (Maybe?  Please?)  I can hardly wait to see what happens!

What do you think of this new teaser poster?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Teaser Tuesday - Insurgent, by Veronica Roth

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I'm about a quarter of the way through Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent, but had to set that aside when a library e-book became available. Here we have a Tease from about halfway through Insurgent: 


The Tease:

"Blood is a strange color.  It's darker than you expect it to be."
 -Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
What's your Tease?

Friday, September 6, 2013

TV News - The Walking Dead, Season 4


It's coming!  I can hardly wait!

However, as posters go, it's not the most dynamic.  Rick has that crazy, disheveled, about to collapse thing going on - definitely not the strong, bold character of previous posters.

What do you think?

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Teaser Tuesday - Insurgent, by Veronica Roth

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just:
* 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 and author, too, so that other Teaser Tuesday participants can add the book to their To Be Read (TBR) Lists if they like your teasers!

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I'm about a quarter of the way through Lady of Ashes, by Christine Trent, but was informed via email today that an e-hold (my very first!) that I'd placed with my local library was ready for download!  Huzzah!!  How exciting - my first e-library book!  The thrill!  The joy!!

The complications... Holy hell but it was difficult!  I thought setting up the reader to place the hold was complicated, but that was nothing.  However, an hour later and multiple new logins, ID's, and passwords and I finally prevail!  It downloaded!  It works!!

So, tonight, in celebration, we shall have a Tease from the opening chapter of Insurgent: 


The Tease:

"I wake with his name in my mouth.
Will.
Before I open my eyes, I watch him crumple to the pavement again. Dead.
My doing."
 -Insurgent, by Veronica Roth
What's your Tease?