Hey Everyone!
I hope that you're having an awesome winter break (if you have a break from school like me). I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas (if you celebrate it)! I am looking forward to spending some time with my family and Christmas morning tomorrow. My mom always makes the best Christmas breakfast (homemade waffles or crepes!). And maybe I'll get some books as presents. : )
Anyways, I hope that you have an awesome week! And I'd just like to leave you with a link of one of my favorite books-- Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson! Maureen Johnson is giving away ebooks of Suite Scarlett HERE and you should totally check it out. It's available until January 15.
Happy Holidays!
Genevieve
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Vlog review of Teen Inc.
Hey everyone!
Here is a video review I did for FiveAwesomeYAFans. I did a review on the book Teen, Inc. by Stefan Petrucha. Here it is:
More later,
Genevieve
Here is a video review I did for FiveAwesomeYAFans. I did a review on the book Teen, Inc. by Stefan Petrucha. Here it is:
More later,
Genevieve
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Vlog review of Dream Factory
Hey Everyone!
Here's another video I made for FiveAwesomeYAFans, I did a review of Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler.
More later,
Genevieve
Here's another video I made for FiveAwesomeYAFans, I did a review of Dream Factory by Brad Barkley and Heather Hepler.
More later,
Genevieve
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Project For Awesome 2009!
Hey everyone!
It's that time of year, Project For Awesome is here! I spent more than nine hours yesterday making the P4A video for FiveAwesomeYAFans.
I would like to encourage you to check out the FiveAwesomeYAFans' video for this year's Project For Awesome. Project For Awesome was started by John and Hank Green back in 2007. The goal of Project For Awesome is for hundreds of YouTube videos about charities to go up on December 17th (today!) and 'take over' YouTube.
The FiveAwesomeYAFans decided to highlight the charity The Book Transfusion, which was founded by Devyn Burton (a FiveAwesomeYAFans member). The Book Transfusion was founded to create to a getaway for Young Adults admitted in hospitals by collecting and donating age appropriate books. The Book Transfusion staff, YA Authors, Businesses and Volunteers work together to make any hospital stay better with a good book.
I would love it if you viewed our Project For Awesome video and perhaps spread the word about The Book Transfusion. Thanks!
Happy Project For Awesome!
~Genevieve
P.S. Go HERE for more information on The Book Transfusion!
It's that time of year, Project For Awesome is here! I spent more than nine hours yesterday making the P4A video for FiveAwesomeYAFans.
I would like to encourage you to check out the FiveAwesomeYAFans' video for this year's Project For Awesome. Project For Awesome was started by John and Hank Green back in 2007. The goal of Project For Awesome is for hundreds of YouTube videos about charities to go up on December 17th (today!) and 'take over' YouTube.
The FiveAwesomeYAFans decided to highlight the charity The Book Transfusion, which was founded by Devyn Burton (a FiveAwesomeYAFans member). The Book Transfusion was founded to create to a getaway for Young Adults admitted in hospitals by collecting and donating age appropriate books. The Book Transfusion staff, YA Authors, Businesses and Volunteers work together to make any hospital stay better with a good book.
I would love it if you viewed our Project For Awesome video and perhaps spread the word about The Book Transfusion. Thanks!
Happy Project For Awesome!
~Genevieve
P.S. Go HERE for more information on The Book Transfusion!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Wishing For Wednesday (19)
Hey Everyone!
So I decided to do my own version of Waiting on Wednesday. Waiting on Wednesday is a way to showcase books that are not yet released but excited to see they are coming out. It's hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. My version isn't for just books that haven't come out yet but any book that I am wishing to get. Each week I'll put up a book that I'm "Wishing for" or "Waiting on". I just kind of like the name Wishing for Wednesday better. : )
This week is a book that I'm "Waiting on":
Summary from Robyn Schneider.com:
"Henry Grim has never been in trouble for borrowing a sword from the headmaster’s private stores. He has never discovered a forbidden room in a foreign castle or received a death threat over breakfast.
Release date: March 9, 2010
I honestly can't wait to get my hands on this book in March. I met the author Violet (a.k.a. Robyn Schneider) back in May at BEA in NYC. She told us about her book and proudly displayed the cover art on her cell phone. Then she proceed to give us autographed Violet Haberdasher bookmarks (and I still have mine!). Since May, the cover of the book has changed like 2 or 3 more times and each time it looks better than the one before! I've been waiting to post Knightly Academy as my Wishing for Wednesday post for a while now. It sounds like SUCH a good book, and I'm not saying that because I've met the author. Tamora Pierce called the book "Steampunky, subversive and enthralling!" and that makes me want to read it even more than before! So, I know what book I'll be reading this spring.
So I decided to do my own version of Waiting on Wednesday. Waiting on Wednesday is a way to showcase books that are not yet released but excited to see they are coming out. It's hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. My version isn't for just books that haven't come out yet but any book that I am wishing to get. Each week I'll put up a book that I'm "Wishing for" or "Waiting on". I just kind of like the name Wishing for Wednesday better. : )
This week is a book that I'm "Waiting on":
Knightley Academy by Violet Haberdasher
Summary from Robyn Schneider.com:
"Henry Grim has never been in trouble for borrowing a sword from the headmaster’s private stores. He has never discovered a forbidden room in a foreign castle or received a death threat over breakfast.
All Henry knows is life as an orphaned servant boy at the Midsummer School, bullied by the privileged sons of aristocracy. But all that changes when Henry is the first commoner to pass the entrance exam for the prestigious Knightley Academy, where he will be trained as a modern-day knight alongside the cleverest and bravest fourteen-year-olds in the country.
Henry and his roommates, two other students from decidedly un-Knightley backgrounds, are not exactly greeted with open arms by their classmates. In fact, it soon becomes apparent that someone is going to great lengths to sabotage the trio’s chances at becoming knights. But Henry soon learns that there is more at stake than his future at Knightley, and only Henry can sound the alarm. Is anyone going to believe a former servant on the brink of expulsion?"
Release date: March 9, 2010
I honestly can't wait to get my hands on this book in March. I met the author Violet (a.k.a. Robyn Schneider) back in May at BEA in NYC. She told us about her book and proudly displayed the cover art on her cell phone. Then she proceed to give us autographed Violet Haberdasher bookmarks (and I still have mine!). Since May, the cover of the book has changed like 2 or 3 more times and each time it looks better than the one before! I've been waiting to post Knightly Academy as my Wishing for Wednesday post for a while now. It sounds like SUCH a good book, and I'm not saying that because I've met the author. Tamora Pierce called the book "Steampunky, subversive and enthralling!" and that makes me want to read it even more than before! So, I know what book I'll be reading this spring.
What are you Waiting on or Wishing for this week?
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Word verification
Quick note:
This blog has been getting spammed up a lot. A LOT. So I had to put the word verification on, I know that you hate it (well, I hate it) but it will cut down in the spamming of the blog. Just an FYI.
~Genevieve
This blog has been getting spammed up a lot. A LOT. So I had to put the word verification on, I know that you hate it (well, I hate it) but it will cut down in the spamming of the blog. Just an FYI.
~Genevieve
Vlog review of DupliKate by Cherry Cheva
Hey everyone,
So I mentioned that I have been doing videos for FiveAwesomeYAFans and back in October I did a review of DupliKate by Cherry Cheva. SO, here it is and I hope that you enjoy it!
More later,
~Genvieve
So I mentioned that I have been doing videos for FiveAwesomeYAFans and back in October I did a review of DupliKate by Cherry Cheva. SO, here it is and I hope that you enjoy it!
More later,
~Genvieve
Monday, December 14, 2009
I'm BACK!
Hello my loyal followers that did not abandon me when I had an unintentional hiatus,
My life has been crazy busy the past few months-- hence the lack of blogging. Like non-existent blogging. I did participate in FiveAwesomeYAFans videos (okay, I only did about half of them) and I'll post them over the next few weeks. I didn't forget that I have a blog, but every time I had some free time I ended up doing other things that did not include blogging. But I have been pretty active on Twitter, so if you really did miss me you can always go follow me HERE.
How are YOU? I seriously have no idea what has happened in the blogosphere since about early October. I haven't read that many blogs and I haven't entered in any contests (okay, I think I entered in one but it didn't count. I normally would enter in about 10 contests a week! I like to have the "contests in the blogosphere" links on the sidebar up to date for my readers.). Any new news about bloggers or authors that I should know about? I've kept up to date on the author blogs of: Melissa Walker, Elizabeth Scott, Meg Cabot, Lauren McLaughlin, and Robyn Schneider. But other than those five authors, I'm pretty much clueless of the happenings of everyone else.
Also, I really haven't been reading very much. I have only averaged one book per week this quarter which is a terribly low number for me. I was reading maybe.... 5 books a week in the spring and who knows how many I read during the summer.
Anyways, I've got to work on my "Christmas Wish List" and "Birthday Wish List" soon. My parents want to know what I want for Christmas and my birthday (January 1st! I'm going to be 21 years old soooon!). Does anyone have any suggestions of this years "MUST READ" books?? I'm trying to come up with as many books as possible to give my parents a variety.
Oh, and since I mentioned my birthday which is coming up in a few weeks.... It happens to also be my Blogoversary (how do you spell that????). I started my blog on my 20th birthday! I'll probably host a contest or two, we'll see how it goes when we get closer to the date.
More later,
Genevieve
My life has been crazy busy the past few months-- hence the lack of blogging. Like non-existent blogging. I did participate in FiveAwesomeYAFans videos (okay, I only did about half of them) and I'll post them over the next few weeks. I didn't forget that I have a blog, but every time I had some free time I ended up doing other things that did not include blogging. But I have been pretty active on Twitter, so if you really did miss me you can always go follow me HERE.
How are YOU? I seriously have no idea what has happened in the blogosphere since about early October. I haven't read that many blogs and I haven't entered in any contests (okay, I think I entered in one but it didn't count. I normally would enter in about 10 contests a week! I like to have the "contests in the blogosphere" links on the sidebar up to date for my readers.). Any new news about bloggers or authors that I should know about? I've kept up to date on the author blogs of: Melissa Walker, Elizabeth Scott, Meg Cabot, Lauren McLaughlin, and Robyn Schneider. But other than those five authors, I'm pretty much clueless of the happenings of everyone else.
Also, I really haven't been reading very much. I have only averaged one book per week this quarter which is a terribly low number for me. I was reading maybe.... 5 books a week in the spring and who knows how many I read during the summer.
Anyways, I've got to work on my "Christmas Wish List" and "Birthday Wish List" soon. My parents want to know what I want for Christmas and my birthday (January 1st! I'm going to be 21 years old soooon!). Does anyone have any suggestions of this years "MUST READ" books?? I'm trying to come up with as many books as possible to give my parents a variety.
Oh, and since I mentioned my birthday which is coming up in a few weeks.... It happens to also be my Blogoversary (how do you spell that????). I started my blog on my 20th birthday! I'll probably host a contest or two, we'll see how it goes when we get closer to the date.
More later,
Genevieve
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