Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and I shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week.
Announcements
I am participating in July RAK! It is been months since I last participated and what better month to participate than my birthday month? I have already sent out two books and have plans to scour the lists for a few more ebooks on the cheaper side to gift. One of my favorite things about RAK is finding new people! I haven’t necessarily found any new people YET. But hopefully I will.
On a Book Bender Recap
- Review: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent — A screamin’ start to this series.
- Top Off Tuesday — July is Nip Month
- Why Buy the Cow? Mini-Reviews (Including books by Sierra Dean, K.C. Neal, Felicity E. Heaton, Julie Kagawa, and Ilona Andrews)
- Discussion Post: How to Get on a Book Reviewer’s Good Side
Meanwhile, in Amanda’s World
- I got SUPER lucky this week and won a couple Amazon gift cards, which explains what happened with my own-must-read shelf.
- Well, it doesn’t FULLY explain what happened to my own-must-read shelf. See, when I created the shelf, it was originally intended only to show books that I owned and, if they were part of a series, that were the first or next in a series that I had to read. Which meant that I had a whole slew of books on my Kindle that weren’t covered by the own-must-read shelf. So I added all those to my list so that my own-must-read shelf more accurately reflects how many books I have to read. On the off chance that I don’t like a series that I own a couple books in, I also added a “shelved” shelf which is for series that I’ve shelved based on my enjoyment (or lack thereof) of the previous book(s) in the series. It’s kind of like a “when all other books are read” kind of shelf. Or, if I own the physical copy, a “give away” self.
- On the 4th, my parents and I went to see Brave. I loved it.
- Sometimes I dislike ALL THE PEOPLE. Seriously. I think I’m in this seething mess of leave-me-the-fuck-alone right now. It takes very little to trigger my annoyance.
On 25 Hour Books
- Club Dead {catch-up} (with spoilers)
- Tattoo Tuesday — Game of Thrones
Around the Book Blogging Community
- Alissa @ The Grammarian’s Reviews wrote about the experience of following authors on Twitter.
- Both Stephanie @ Once Upon a Chapter and Felicia @ Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog are hosting a RIPI giveaway.
- Drowning under all your review copies? Celine @ Nyx Book Reviews and Vicky @ Books Biscuits and Tea are hosting another Review Copy Cleanup event in August.
- Mandi @ Smexy Books wrote about blogging and Twitter and her thoughts on using Twitter in conjunction with blogging.
- Wicked Lil Pixie made a confession about reviewing (or not reviewing) books.
- Thea Harrison revealed the cover of the 4th novella in her Elder Races series.
Search Terms
pictures of awesome funny deers — What is up with the deer? Also, deer is an irregular plural that is the same in both singular and plural form. Much like sheep.
california book bloggers — I know some of those!
the dirty parts of the bible — a novel — I honestly don’t know what to say to this.
giraffe fist bump — I want to see this!
what book did angie polaski die in karin slaughter books — This search term amuses me. While I was listening to Criminal, I thought it might be a spoiler, but guess what: ANGIE IS STILL ALIVE. Keep hoping, though. I know I am.
listening to audiobooks at work can’t concentrate — Then don’t listen to them?
Goodreads Stats
Read in 2012 (65)
- Criminal by Karin Slaughter(9)
- I really and truly loved this one. I’m pretty sure that these books just keep getting better and better. Review on the blog in August.
- Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews(8)
- Another book I really enjoyed. Review on the blog in August, too. LOOK! One full week and NO GR reviews! Aren’t you proud of me?
- Red Glove by Holly Black
- Listening to this one. Still not very fond of the narrator. The story is interesting, at least.
Own-Must-Read (184)
- Breaking Bad by Jodi Redford
- I loved Jodi’s That Old Black Magic series so much that when the opportunity presented itself, I had to download her other books.
- Cat Scratch Fever by Jodi Redford
- Taking Liberty by Jodi Redford
- Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland
- I loved the first in this series, so I had to get the second.
- Red-Headed Stepchild by Jaye Wells
- I decided to try this one out.
- Blue Diablo by Ann Aguirre
- This series sounded good and Ann Aguirre hasn’t led me wrong yet.
- Heart of Darkness by Lauren Dane
- This one is Kelly’s fault. ALL KELLY’S FAULT.
- Operation: Endgame by Christi Snow
- Christi sent this one for review!
- Beg for Mercy by Jami Alden
- From Stephanie @ Once Upon a Chapter for RAK. Thanks, Stephanie!
Free Ebooks (32 unread)
- A Dark Kiss of Rapture by Sylvia Day
- I am stocking up on dirty reads for Kelly’s and my Doin’ It Dirty read-a-thon.
- Kamikaze by Moira Rogers
- Wild Card by Moira Rogers
Amazon Wishlist (58)
- Outpost by Ann Aguirre
- Because I liked Enclave.
- For Darkness Shows the Stars by Diana Peterfreund
- I remember seeing good reviews for this book. I don’t remember where, though.
- A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
- It’s Libba Bray! I need to read more of her books.
- Feed by Mira Grant
- I’ve also heard good things about this book/series. GOOD THINGS.
- Wilder’s Mate by Moira Rogers
- Lover Enslaved by Jodi Redford
- It’s Jodi!
- God Save the Queen by Kate Locke
- On the Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
- I was trolling Isalys’s wishlist, saw this, and decided to add it.
- Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan
All Series, All Summer Progress
Finished:
Criminal by Karin Slaughter (completed the Will Trent series)
Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews
Added:
Red Glove by Holly Black
Even White Trash Zombies Get the Blues by Diana Rowland
Books Completed: 12/49
Series Completed: 6/27
Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal July 8, 2012 at 12:35 am
Dude. I want to roll around in your Goodreads stats section for a while. I’ll catch up with you when I’m done.
*roll roll roll*
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 12:56 am
Not only are there a lot of good books, but I mention you a lot, too.
Natalie @ Mindful Musings July 8, 2012 at 1:56 am
“Deers?” **Cringes** My mother says that on occasion, and it’s like nails on a chalkboard for me!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 11:43 am
There are so many mistakes that make me cringe. I don’t even know that ‘deers’ rates that high. My latest annoyance has been when people use ‘myself’ incorrectly.
Anne July 8, 2012 at 8:57 am
The Rebel Angels series still remains my favorite of Libba Bray’s despite reading pretty much everything else she’s written since I read those. Can’t wait to hear what you think!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 11:48 am
Well, hopefully I will be able to get my hands on a copy soon!
Stephanie July 8, 2012 at 10:00 am
Thanks for mentioning the Read It Pass It post! I hope you enjoy Beg for Mercy. I really need to get to that series myself. I’m sorry that you hate all the people right now. With the way people behave now it’s easy to get to that point.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 11:53 am
My students are really dragging me down this semester. I just don’t have the tolerance for much. It’s hard to be positive and not bitchy when I’m ready to smack someone by 9am every day.
Mary @ Book Swarm July 8, 2012 at 10:43 am
I’m with you in dislike lately. Don’t know what it is but I just want to hunker down in my house and have everybody leave me alone! *sigh*
I do want to see a giraffee fist bump, though. WTH would that even look like? Also deers? People are stupid.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 11:55 am
Mary, I’m so glad I’m not alone in my dislike. Some days I just want to scream.
A giraffe fist bump would be awesome!
Amy @ bookgoonie July 8, 2012 at 11:21 am
My GR shelves are a mess. I’ve done some work to them, but not 100% happy. My “to-read” is what I own, “wish” is what I legit will look to buy, “sounds good” is reviews I’ve read that sound good but not a run out & buy.
Loving the search terms this week…”dirty parts of the Bible” seriously there are better places to look & would love to see a giraffe fist bump too.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 11:57 am
I have a tendency to forget to change my shelves from “wishlist” to “own” or whatever, and so I try to keep all my wants on my Amazon wishlist. Then I don’t update my GR shelves until I actually have the book in my possession. Of course, I suppose I could make an exclusive list on GR with all the books I want to read. But, eh. That might be too much work.
Smash Attack July 8, 2012 at 11:59 am
Thanks for the great links, as always.
I love organizing my GR shelves. So very important for someone like me. The Kindle is the bane of my existence, however. I have a lot of folders created but there are still a ton of unsorted books. I hate Kindle’s organizational features. They are the suck.
People can grate on your nerves something fierce. Sorry you are experiencing the pain of asshatery.
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 12:11 pm
Sometimes attempting to organize my Goodreads shelves gets a little clunky. It’s still better than Kindle, though. I’m afraid to have to organize that.
I think once this semester is over, I’ll feel better and have fewer asshats to deal with. One can hope, anyway.
Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) July 8, 2012 at 2:34 pm
Those are some great search terms! Especially the dirty bible one … or the audiobook one — maybe they mean they can’t concentrate on their work?
I wish you could filter books on Goodreads by one shelf, and then another. Like, look at my To-Read Books, but then filter to the ones I own. But I guess that’s me being lazy since I could just look at the masses of books on my shelves (and my floor) to see what I haven’t read — it’s a pretty big ratio compared to the ones I HAVE read.
And yes — sometimes ALL THE PEOPLE need to shove it. I totally get it!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 2:38 pm
As long as your shelves aren’t mutually exclusive (e.g., read and to-read) you can select multiple shelves. So I can see which books are physical books I own on my own-must-read list (example here) even though my physical-book shelf and own-must-read shelf are different shelves. Is that what you mean?
Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) July 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm
Well now I feel like a fool because I never knew it was that simple! I tend to go into my physical books in my home library and go shelf by shelf. One day I’ll have a shelf where ALL the books have been read … they’re in alphabetical order and I’m constantly adding to it, so it’s not gonna happen!
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 8, 2012 at 2:50 pm
It took me a couple years on GR before I figured it out!
Sarah (saz101) July 15, 2012 at 7:39 pm
“Sometimes I dislike ALL THE PEOPLE. Seriously. I think I’m in this seething mess of leave-me-the-fuck-alone right now. It takes very little to trigger my annoyance.”
YES YES YES FUCK YES.
But… uh… I… uh… am orry! I don’t wanna piss you off more, but *hugs* I get it. I SO get it >__<
And oh goodness… is it weird that your search terms are one of the highlights of my week?
the most exciting ones I got were 'i got 99 chores and i aint did one' and '1000000 points for gryffindor'
ANYWAY. BIG LOVE. BE GOOD! xx
Amanda @ On a Book Bender July 15, 2012 at 7:40 pm
*whispers* I think a big part of it was hormones. And teaching. I’m slightly better now, but I’m glad I’m not alone.
*huggles you like whoa*
Sarah (saz101) July 15, 2012 at 8:53 pm
HUGGLES? I LOVE HUGGLES *HUGGLES YOU BACK*
Aw, wait… shite. We were meant to be whispering… I have a problem with my inside voice, sometimes… -___-