Friday, August 30, 2013

Book Blogger Hop: Aug 30th - 5th Sept

Welcome to the Blogger Hop hosted by Billy from Rambling of Coffee Addicted Writer. This weekly feature is a great way to connect with new people in the book blogging world. This week's Hop question was suggested by me.
This Week's Question:
Have you ever ended up reading a book with its last few pages missing? What book was it? And how did you manage to get to the end?

My Answer:
The first time it happened with me was, when I read the book "The Girl Who Wasn't There" by Thomas B Dewey. It might not be a very popular book but it's one of my favorite mysteries ever. I was devastated when I got close to the end of the book and found the last pages torn off. I could never find another copy of that book again. It's been five years or so, and the ending is still unknown to me.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Quotes from "The Last 10 Seconds" by Simon Kernick

Quotes from "The Last 10 Seconds" by Simon Kernick:
I loved this book and I'm sharing my favorite quotes out of it.


Goodreads | Amazon | My Review
“It's early, the first spears of bright sunlight advancing through the holes in the wall where the windows are meant to be, and here I am watching my blood from a visibly growing pool on the dusty concrete floor in front of me. (p. 11)

That's the hardest thing to accept, the fact that my life is finally coming to an end, and I wonder briefly in these last few seconds, as the pain and the shock squeeze at my insides, whether there's anyone left to mourn my passing.Whether I'll even be remembered in ten years' time.” (p. 12)

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (August 27)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. Every week we participate in this meme by sharing two sentences from your currently reading pile. For more information regarding the meme, head over to MizB's blog

My Teaser:

I reckon the only time you ever told me the truth was when you spoke to confirm your name, and you've even managed to change that now. Or half of it, at least.
A Good Day to Die by Simon Kernick (p. 44)
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Top Ten Tuesday - Favorite Secondary Characters


Weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. It's about making bookish lists and sharing
Everyone loves making list of things they like.

Top 10 Favorite Secondary Characters (in no particular order)

1. "Joe" from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens (Goodreads Amazon)
One of my favorite support characters, almost like an older brother to Pip.
2. "Jesse" from My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Amazon)
I really felt for him when he expresses that how he was being ignored by the family. A really nice brother.

Sunday, August 25, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (August 25)

Happy Sunday!
Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature by Tynga's Reviews where you get a chance to share the books you have bought or borrowed for reading.
Borrowed:
A Good to Die by Simon Kernick [thriller, mystery]

Saturday, August 24, 2013

Quotes from "The Payback" by Simon Kernick

Quotes from "The Payback" by Simon Kernick:
I absolutely loved this book, hence sharing my favorite quotes out of it.
 Goodreads Amazon | My Review
“Looking around furtively, I felt a pang of jealousy. Having been on the run for so long, I was in a state of perpetual loneliness, and it pained me to see the settled, shared lives of other people, because to do so served as a constant reminder of what I hadn't got.” (p. 24)


“The day it all went wrong for me was 11 August 1989. That was the day I killed a man for the first time.” (p. 60)

“It was the members of the public who didn't seem to care what was happening on the streets around them, who hurried on by when they saw crimes being committed, too cowardly to intervene. Sometimes it seemed like the 'them' was everyone, and the 'us' was simply me, a lone copper engaged in a one-man battle against the injustices of the world.” (p. 62)


Friday, August 23, 2013

Book Blogger Hop: Aug 23rd - 29th

Welcome to the Blogger Hop hosted by Billy from Rambling of Coffee Addicted Writer. This weekly feature is a great way to connect with new people in the book blogging world. This week's Hop question was suggested by me.
This Week's Question:
Book blogging is more than just reading. Who helped you set up or run your blog. Or did you do it all yourself?

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Top 10 Tuesday - Things That Make My Life As A Reader/Book Blogger Easier


Top 10 Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted at The Broke and the Bookish. It's about making bookish lists and sharing with your book blogger friends.

Top 10 Things That Make My Life As A Reader/Book Blogger Easier
Goodreads:

Goodreads is a book lovers' paradise. As a reader, it helps me organizing my bookshelf over the internet. I have also found innumerable blogger friends through goodreads.

Google Calendar:

I didn't think of using google calendar until recently. It helps me to schedule my posts in advance: my book reviews and the weekly features I want to participate in. I make a monthly blog calendar in advance and follow it throughout the month.


Teaser Tuesday (August 20)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. Every week we participate in this meme by sharing two sentences from your currently reading pile. For more information regarding the meme, head over to MizB's blog

My Teaser:

I turned my head to look at him and in the moonlight he looked like some Greek god come to earth. I wondered how he could stand being so handsome.
-- The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (p. 25)
Goodreads Amazon
She'd been through so much that sometimes the thought of all the terrible things that had happened both to her and to the people close to her made her want to lock herself away from the whole world, shut her eyes, and never wake up.
-- The Last 10 Seconds by Simon Kernick (p. 226)
Goodreads Amazon 

Monday, August 19, 2013

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

Review:
I didn't realize that the book was written by a female author. This book is about "Greasers," a lower social class from the East-side and the "Socs," the rich guys from the West-side. Ponyboy Curtis, the protagonist, is a 14-year old member of a "Greaser" gang. It looks unfair to him that the rich "Socs" would have everything whereas all the troubles landed for the "Greasers." Ponyboy lives with his two brothers, Darry and Soda. Darry works at two places to meet both ends meet and keep the family intact, whereas Soda, a handsome guy, is a school drop-out who works at a filling station.
The Curtis brothers always stand up for their gang members and sometimes indulge in gang fights. It all starts when Johnny, a relatively younger frightened-looking guy, and the gang's pet, accidently kills a Soc, and soon he is on the run along with Ponyboy.

Sunday, August 18, 2013

Stacking the Shelves (August 18)

Happy Sunday!
Hope all of you are having a great weekend. Stacking the Shelves is a weekly feature by Tynga's Reviews where you get a chance to share the books you have bought or borrowed for reading. I'm participating in this meme for the first time.
Purchased: (E-book)
Finding Family by Giacomo Giammatteo [mystery]

Friday, August 16, 2013

Book Blogger Hop: Aug 16th - 22nd

Welcome to the Blogger Hop hosted by Billy from Rambling of Coffee Addicted Writer. This weekly feature is a great way to connect with new people in the book blogging world. This week's Hop question was suggested by me.
This Week's Question:
Were you a born bookworm or somebody got you into the habit of reading?

My Answer:
My interest in books can be traced back to Grade 6 when I used to visit my school library (with a classmate) to borrow children stories and abridged editions of Classics. Credit goes to my school librarian too who used to suggest me different books. The first book I got as a present was "Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb" (Goodreads | Amazon). After finishing school, I began reading more books and in two years turned into an "official bookaholic."

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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Quotes from "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton

Quotes from "The Outsiders" by S. E. Hinton:
I just finished reading "The Outsiders" and thought I might just share my favorite quotes from the book.
 Goodreads Amazon | My Review
“He and Soda worked at the same filling station  Steve part time and Soda full time  and their station got more customers than any other in town. Whether that was because Steve was so good with cars or because Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, I couldn't tell you. (p. 15)

“I had to read Great Expectations for English, and that kid Pip, he reminded me of us - the way he felt marked lousy because he wasn't the gentleman or anything, and the way that girl kept looking down on him. That happened to me once.” (p. 22)

“I turned my head to look at him and in the moonlight he looked like some Greek god come to earth. I wondered how he could stand being so handsome.” (p. 25)


Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (August 13)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. Every week we participate in this meme by sharing two sentences from your currently reading pile. For more information regarding the meme, head over to MizB's blog

My Teaser:

But life has a way of throwing up surprises, and the surprise for me was that I fell in love.
-- The Payback by Simon Kernick (p. 160)
Goodreads Amazon
“He and Soda worked at the same filling station  Steve part time and Soda full time  and their station got more customers than any other in town. Whether that was because Steve was so good with cars or because Soda attracted girls like honey draws flies, I couldn't tell you.
-- The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton (p. 15)
Goodreads Amazon 

Thursday, August 8, 2013

Candy and the Cankersaur by Jason Sandberg

Having a pet dinosaur is fascinating. Candy's rich father has no time to spend with her daughter, so he buys her a dinosaur pet, a Cankersaur Rex. Meanwhile, her neighbor, Chucky, is getting jealous over Candy's new possession.
Candy and the Cankersaur is a short and sweet children's story. The colorful, lively illustrations in the book are appealing for children. This book is well-suited as a picture book for children aged 3-9 years. I haven't read a children's fiction for a long time, and this book fascinated me.
I taught in Kindergarten for a brief period and I remember that stories with the mention of dragons and dinosaur always fascinated children. Children are full imagination. In the story, Candy is not frightened by the Rex, instead she's determined to train her new pet. Chucky's getting jealous of Candy's toys is only natural. We are all like that in childhood. Finally, this book has a lesson for children and adults.
GoodreadsAmazon | iTunes | Nook | Kobo
I would like to thank the author, Jason Sandberg, for the review e-copy of this book. I really enjoyed it. Get connected with author, Jason Sandberg:

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Teaser Tuesday (August 6)

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by MizB @Should Be Reading. Every week we participate in this meme by sharing two sentences from your currently reading pile. For more information regarding the meme, head over to MizB's blog

My Teaser:

“I came very close to saying no, and I often wonder how things would have turned out if I had. I'm being honest when I say I truly never wanted to become a murderer.
-- The Payback by Simon Kernick (p. 65)

Saturday, August 3, 2013

Finders and Keepers by Catrin Collier

I don't normally read romance, and picked up this book for a bit of light-reading. Or maybe it was the book title that attracted me a little.
Although I liked the message of the story, but I didn't like the story itself. The message is worth giving a thought: it's not only about finding the right person for you, it's also about keeping them in your life.
Harry belongs to a large wealthy family, whereas Mary Ellis is an orphan who lives with his siblings, trying to make ends meet. The Ellis children are under heavy debt. The young Harry is willing to help them. And then there's the beautiful Diana, a medical student.