Book Stuff – Page 92 – Book Journey

Morning Meanderings…

Published on July 7, 2009July 10, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)6 Comments

This morning the coffee cup and I checked out a few book blogs and actually found our way into a new blog site that was kind of exciting. I think the energy from the blog took the sleep out of my eyes and so this morning, I do not have a book to bring to your attention, but a welcome to You 2.0 Blog!

Grab your morning beverage, green tea with honey, is blog owner and author Kay Cassidy’s choice and stop over and welcome Kay and her great looking blog! Looks like there are lots of contests going on and a lot of fun planned at You 2.0.

♥♥ Don’t forget you are invited to my Blogoversary Party here tomorrow – all day Wednesday, only on Wednesday. Big giveaway in honor of you, those who come and visit me. See party invite here: Blogoversary Party

Morning Meanderings…..

Published on July 6, 2009July 6, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)1 Comment

Another great morning here in Minnesota. I actually really enjoy Mondays, they are pretty laid back for me… almost an extension of the weekend…

This morning as I traveled around visiting a few blogs with my steaming hot cup of coffee, I wandered over to a blog I really enjoy staying caught up on, Drey’s Library. This morning she put up a review for A Worthy Legacy by Tomi Akinyanmi. The book has caught my eye before but this mornings review sealed the deal for me. It goes under my wish list tab.

Enjoy your morning everyone and please take a moment to visit at Drey’s Library.

Sundown Sunday – Mail Review

Published on July 6, 2009July 16, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)3 Comments

It was a great mail week! Nothing to overloading but enough to get me excited about the upcoming reads:

Beneath a Marble Sky and Nothing But Ghosts were my “splurge” purchases on Amazon. I already read Nothing but Ghosts over the weekend and have reviewed it as a lovely read.

Off Season is my review copy of a current giveaway I have going on for 5 lucky winners. Be sure to check out this giveaway! I am excited to dive into the book!

Blue Like Play Dough will be a fun read and is part of a book tour for later this month. I also received a giveaway copy for this tour so keep an eye out for your chance to win!

The Crimes of Paris is a hard cover mystery that will join my TBR pile and I look forward to a dark stormy summer evening with lots of popcorn for this read.

Over all, my week went pretty great thanks to a long weekend with no plans except to enjoy the weather. I was able to read and review three books this weekend as well as watch the first movie in my Jane Austen Challenge, Pride and Prejudice.

The week ahead I will be starting on a few new reads in my TBR pile as well as having started tonight to actually read Pride and Prejudice. I know, a moment of silence please. 🙂

The biggest excitement for this week is the Blogoversary Party I am having right here on Wednesday with a great giveaway. Please plan on stopping back as the giveaway is for Wednesday only – a one day event!!! See all the details here at Blogoversary Party.

You are Invited to my Blogoversary Party!

Published on July 5, 2009July 6, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)21 Comments

First things first…. if you look at my Blogoversary countdown you may be confused…. we are no where near by blogoversary date! HOWEVER – this Wednesday is my Blogoversary, as it is the date I started blogging on my original blog, Straight On Through. What is fun about this is that the book blog was actually an after thought almost a year later, and it was more for me… to keep track of what I have read. Interestingly enough, my very first real post (other than the “Here we Go” post) on Straight on Through… was about books: see the first post here

(OH….. FYI: I f I would have known when I started this blog where it would go, I would have never made the title so long…. LOL)

What is exciting about all this is that this blog is now where I spend most of my time and I can not believe it took me so long to get going on it. I am actually fairly new to the reviewing for authors and publishers but loving every minute of it so it only makes sense that the celebration will take place here on One Persons’s Journey Through a World of Books.

At this party – you are the special guests. After all, you are who make my blog what it is. I love the friendships I have built with other bloggers, and with people all over the country who stop in to see the reviews, the giveaways or just the insanity of my day to day life. I want to honor you.

So here is what you need to know – I am hosting a HUGE Giveaway package on Wednesday the Blogoversary date. Important to know – this giveaway will only take place during the 24 hours on my actual Blogoversary. I will put the giveaway up at midnight (or 12:01 a.m.) central time on Wednesday, you have from then, 24 hours to stop on it and sign up for the giveaway. That’s it. Easy enough. I hope you can come. Please feel free to invite your friends, the more the merrier.

Thank you for all your past comments and future ones. I love reading every one of them and love visiting other blogs to see what they are reading and doing as well.

Morning Meanderings…

Published on July 1, 2009July 16, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)4 Comments

I slept funny and have a now two day pinch in my back…. good grief what is that? Am I old enough for back pain??? So this morning I woke up a little later than usual, and spent a little more time than I should have reading emails and lally gagging around the blogesphere….

My stop today took me a review that just read to me like a casual heartfelt book. I was at Girls Just Reading, and found this little treasure posted by Lisa: The Forgotten Garden. I instantly was drawn to the book. I encourage you to stop by and see this review and a beautifully done blog.

And now…. I quote the rabbit in Alice and Wonderland….

I’m late, I’m late for
A very important date.
No time to say hello, good-bye,
I’m late, I’m late, I’m late
I’m late and when I wave,
I lose the time I save.
My fuzzy ears and whiskers
Took me too much time to shave.
I run and then I hop, hop, hop,
I wish that I could fly.
There’s danger if I dare to
Stop and here’s a reason why:
I’m over-due, I’m in a rabbit stew.
Can’t even say good-bye,
hello, I’m late, I’m late, I’m late.

Everything Austen Challenge!

Published on June 30, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)9 Comments

My first challenge! I almost hate to say this but as of this date…. I have never read Jane Austen. It’s true. So seeing this challenge actually fulfills a long time goal for me, which is to get a little time with this author.

The challenge is hosted by Stephanies Written Word. We have from July 1, 2009 to January 1, 2010. We are to read or watch 6 Austen related books or movies. See Stephanie’s site for more information.

Here is my plan of attack:

Pride and Prejudice (book)

Just Jane by Nancy Moser (book)

Sense and Sensibility (book)

Mr. and Mrs. Darcy by Alexander Potter ( book)

Emma (movie)

Becoming Jane (movie)

I tried to include a mix here of her original works, some of the new works… and a couple movies. I’ll cross off from this list as I accomplish each read… er…. movie… uhhhh…. you get the point! Can’t wait to experience Austen!

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose realism, biting social commentary and masterful use of free indirect speech, burlesque, and irony have earned her a place as one of the most widely read and most beloved writers in English literature.^[1]

Morning Meanderings…

Published on June 30, 2009July 16, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)3 Comments

Each morning I stumble into the kitchen still in sleep pj’s and hair maybe just a tad wilder than it is during the day. I grab a cup of hot coffee (I love you pre set timer coffee pot!) and do a little email checking and book blog reading.

I try to make it a point each morning to visit 10 Book Blogs. Some are old acquaintances that I like to see what they are up too… but some are new that I link to off other bloggers side bar as blogs to watch.

This morning I wandered into a great blog that I have ventured into before, S. Krishna’s Books. A review that was posted there caught my eye and my literary heart beat a little faster. Rooftops of Terhan by Mahbod Seraji looks like a wonderful read. I encourage you to stop by and read this review. This book has been added to my wish list.

Sundown Sunday Mail Review….

Published on June 29, 2009June 29, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)2 Comments

I love Sunday evenings. We usually have nothing on the agenda, an easy dinner and during the season, Amazing Race is our traditional Sunday evening pastime. However, it is Summer and now Al watches TV in the evenings and I would rather read or catch up on emails.

Today I start a new weekly tradition and that is to review what I have received this past week in the mailbox. Let’s see what we got….

My Hearts Desire by Mary Singer Wick (When I review this book I will have an author review with Mary as well)

Circle of Souls by Preetham Grandhi (I hope to have an authors review with Preetham as well)

Desperate Highways by Jesse Stretch (this is already on its way to becoming a best seller!)

To be reviewed….. in the meantime you can click on any of the links or pictures to find out more about the books or purchase one for yourself.

Happy Sunday everyone!

And the Nominees Are….

Published on June 28, 2009July 16, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)10 Comments

A special thank you to Eleni who awarded me my first ever Blog Award. I think that is awesome! Now in turn, I am to nominate 10 Blogs out there that fall under this criteria:

The Humane Award is in order to honor certain bloggers that I feel 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. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendships through the blog world.”

Bloggers who I have nominated: (The envelope please)

1. Lori at Book Story

2. Vicki at Reading at The Beach

3. Natalie at The Book Inn

4. Ella at The Clock Monkey

5. Bev at Merry Weather

6. Sumthinblue at Bookmarks

7. Esme at Chocolate and Croissants

8. Hilarie at Never Not Reading

9. Natasha at Maw Books Blog

10. Eleni at LA FEMME READERS (you may have created this award, but I choose to nominate you as well as being one of my blog “cheerleaders”. I really appreciate that!)

♥Whoever has been nominated please pass this award on to those they feel deserve the Humane Award. ♥

My Very First Blog Award!

Published on June 27, 2009July 13, 2009 by Sheila (Book Journey)2 Comments

I am so excited right now! I just logged in to find I have a blog award! This is so incredibly cool!

My blogging friend Eleni at LA FEMME READERS says this:

“I made the Humane Award in order to honor certain bloggers that I feel 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. I thank them and look forward to our growing friendships through the blog world.”

I am honored! Thank you! I will pass it on!