Book Blogger Hop (10/28-10/31) & Follow Friday (#69)

BookBlogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."

This Week's Question:

"What is your favorite Halloween costume? Even if you don't celebrate, what kind of costumes do you like?"

My Answer:

I don't celebrate Halloween. But speaking of costumes, my childhood favorite costume has been one of those fairytale princesses.

On My Wishlist (#16)

On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.

So, here's what I've on my wishlist today:

Just like my last week's pick, I came across this book in a Goodreads Group discussion.

Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin

Add to Amazon Cart | Add to Goodreads TBR 

Goodreads Summary:
"In the late 1970s, Larry Ott and Silas Jones were boyhood pals. Their worlds were as different as night and day: Larry, the child of lower-middle-class white parents, and Silas, the son of a poor, single black mother. Yet for a few months the boys stepped outside of their circumstances and shared a special bond. But then tragedy struck: Larry took a girl on a date to a drive-in movie, and she was never heard from again. She was never found and Larry never confessed, but all eyes rested on him as the culprit. The incident shook the county—and perhaps Silas most of all. His friendship with Larry was broken, and then Silas left town.

Book Blogger Hop (10/21-10/24) & Follow Friday (#68)

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."

This Week's Question:

"What is your favorite type of Candy?"

My Answer:
Although I gave up on candies in the middle of my teens because of the fear of bad teeth, it doesn't mean I hate candies. I just forgot that. My favorite candies are anything with chocolate in it.

The Time Will Come #2

Hi, everyone. Today I'm participating in a new bookish me "The Time Will Come" hosted by Books for Company. In this feature, every Thursday, you list a book that you really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are books which have been on your shelf for a while now but don't have to be. To join this meme click here. 


The Rainmaker by John Grisham

Add to Amazon Shopping Cart | Add to Goodreads TBR

Goodreads Synopsis:

Grisham's sixth spellbinding novel of legal intrigue and corporate greed displays all of the intricate plotting, fast-paced action, humor, and suspense that have made him the most popular author of our time. In his first courtroom thriller since A Time To Kill, John Grisham tells the story of a young man barely out of law school who finds himself taking on one of the most powerful, corrupt, and ruthless companies in America -- and exposing a complex, multibillion-dollar insurance scam.

Teaser Tuesday #12

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should by Reading. My teasers are from the sci-fi/fantasy What Ho, Automaton! by Chris Dolley and crime fiction The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick.

Amazon | Goodreads

Giveaway Winners! (Confessions of a Call Center Gal by Lisa Lim)

Hi everyone!

I interviewed chick lit author Lisa Lim last month who offered to giveaway e-book copies of her debut novel "Confessions of a Call CenterGal" to 3 international lucky winners!

Now, it's time to reveal the names of the 3 lucky winners. The winners are chosen by using Random.org. If you haven't managed to win this book, don't feel disappointed. You can still find it on Amazon in paperback as well as kindle format.

1. Stephanie Campisi (Melbourne, Australia)

2. Vicky (Hungary)

3. Jenna (United States)

Congratulations! I will e-mail the lucky winners shortly and they'll have 48 hours to respond to my e-mail. In case of no response by a winner, another winner will be chosen.
Note: Because two of the three lucky winners did not respond to my e-mail, I chose two new lucky winners.

My Interview with author Lisa Lim

Amazon | Goodreads | My Review 

You can find author Lisa Lim on:

On My Wishlist (#15)

On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.

So, here's what I've on my wishlist today:
I came across this book in a Goodreads group discussion. While this book is a second in a series, one group member ensured me that skipping the first one wouldn't hurt much.
Murder on St. Mark's Place (A Gaslight Mystery #2) by Victoria Thompson

Goodreads | Amazon

Goodreads Summary:

“As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen suffering and joy, birth and death-and even murder. And the crime ridden streets of the teeming city offer little relief from either. 

Book Blogger Hop (10/14-10/17)

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."

This Week's Question:
"What is your favorite spooky book (i.e. mystery/suspense, thriller, ghost story, etc.)?"

My Answer:
When I first answered this question on Friday I missed out the word "spooky." And the book I mention, though a great mystery, wasn't spooky at all. Thanks, I realized my mistake just the next day. So, this is my new answer:

Footsteps in an Empty Room by Lilly Sommers

                           Amazon  | Goodreads | Review coming soon

Endless Night by Agatha Christie

                            Amazon | Goodreads | My Review

Death After Midnight (The Jaared Sen Quartet Vol. 2) by Dean Fetzer

Published: February 2011
"Commander Jaared Sen is an extraordinary 167-year-old blind cop. Stel is an art and medieval historian assisting his criminal master in tracing the historical records to discover the hidden treasure and secret of the Priory of Sion. Emile is an antiques dealer unaware of what binds him to the much sought secret. In their pursuit of the treasure, Stel and his master find themselves followed by Jared. Unfortunately, the murder of the priest who held the treasure wiped out many clues. So, who is protecting the secret of the Priory of Sion? The hide and seek game takes them to Rennes-le-Château in the south of France. In the end, it might be difficult to distinguish among friends and enemies."

Goodreads | Amazon

On My Wishlist (#14)

On My Wishlist is a bookish meme hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. It's where you list all the books you desperately want but haven't actually bought yet.

So, here's what I've on my wishlist today:
After I read one CSI book earlier this year Sin City (CSI #2) by Max Allan Collins, I have been wanting to read more CSI books.
Dead of Winter (CSI: NY #1) by Stuart M. Kaminsky

Goodreads | Amazon

Book Blogger Hop (10/7-10/10) & Follow Friday (#66)

Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer (Crazy For Books). The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week. So sign up and join the hop. It's about making connections with other bloggers, more than just a "follow-follow."

This Week's Question:

"It’s time to spread some love beyond the borders of the Book Blogger Hop! This week, we aren’t answering a question. We are spotlighting our fellow bloggers. Find your favorite(s) author interview(s), guest post(s), book review(s), or bookish article(s) that ANOTHER BOOK BLOGGER featured on their site recently and tell us why you love it/them! As an additional challenge, find your favorite one of EACH of the categories above and spotlight all 4 (interview, guest post, review, article)."

My Answer:
Difficult question. It took a long time to recall and I had to hop back to everyone's blog to get the post link. May be my google reader can help.
So in no particular order:
1. Cover Reveal: Plotzlich Fee - Winternacht by Julie Kagawa (Posted by Safari Poet)
2. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (Posted by Parajunkee)
3. Review: Simon's Choice by Charlotte Castle (Posted by The Phantom Paragrapher)
4. Book Review: Lost and Fondue by Avery Aames (Posted by Books are Life - Vita Libri)

You might also like: Author Interview+Giveaway (Lisa Lim/Confessions of a Call Center Gal

The Time Will Come #1

Hi, everyone. Today I'm participating in a new bookish me "The Time Will Come" hosted by Books for Company. In this feature, every Thursday, you list a book that you really want to read/keep meaning to get to. These are books which have been on your shelf for a while now but don't have to be. To join this meme click here. 


Little Girl Lost by Katie Flynn

Amazon | Goodreads

Goodreads Synopsis:

"The heart-warming new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Long and Lonely Road and The Cuckoo Child. Sylvie’s husband is in prison and she is in danger herself, so she leaves Liverpool for Dublin with the help of young Constable Brendan O’Hara."

I bought this book in July and haven't really got round to read it.


*cover from Goodreads

Books Reviewed in September 2011

I'm way too late for this post, but I'm putting it up anyway. I'm feel really sad saying that although I read so many books in August/September period but could review only four. There's still a pile of book that I've read but haven't reviewed yet. The image links will directly lead you to the review.

Teaser Tuesday #11

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB of Should by Reading. My teaser is from the sci-fi, fantasy  The Burning Sky (Halcyon #1) by Joseph Robert Lewis.

Amazon

Goodreads

Author Interview + Giveaway: Lisa Lim | Confessions of a Call Center Gal

Hi, everybody!

Today I have the honor of interviewing author Lisa Lim. I read and reviewed her chick lit novel "Confessions of a Call Center Gal" a short time ago and loved it. I'm so excited to have her on my blog. So here's my interview with Lisa Lim.

KBB: First of all, Lisa, tell us something about you?

Lisa: I’m a chick lit junkie and I’m a huge fan of Sophie Kinsella, Marian Keyes and Emily Giffin. To me, chick lit is like junk food for my brain (and I LOVE junk food). I do read serious fiction and heavy lit, but gritty realism gets me down and I hate ambiguous endings. Sometimes I don’t want to think deep thoughts; sometimes I just want a good laugh.

On a more personal note, after I graduated with my journalism degree, I served as Copy Editor at Desktop Journal. Then I went on to do technical writing for a software company. When I wanted to settle down and start a family, I started working at a call center. But I’m happy to say that I’m now a full time writer and an ex-call center gal.