Confessions of a Bibliovore

Last week sometime, I was perusing my blog feed minding my own business when I came upon wondrous blog post by the amazing Notebook Sisters : 55 questions about books. Questions about where I get to talk about books and myself? I'm always game for that. These 55 questions, which the Notebook Sisters believe originated  here , are what I bring to you today. Well, at least the first part. I agree with Cait and Mime, 55 questions is a lot.  Well, at least not in one post.  So, without further ado, I present to you 27 questions about yours truly. 1. Favorite childhood book:      Soooooooo, confession time: I, Mackenzie, here at "Oh, For the Love of Books" did not grow up reading.       But don't go grabbing your torches and pitchforks quite yet.  I wasn't necessarily a reader, but I did read. Only when I found those really rare books that captured me. My sister was always the reader and would bug the crap out of me to read and brag abou...

Well, it's more than halfway through the year which means I'm late in updating all my challenges!  To be honest, I almost forgot I was even part of challenges. Yeahhhhhh, shows how good I am at doing these things. But I still have 5 months left so there's still hope. Right?  Defy (Defy #1) by Sara B. Larson - 2.5 stars Lady Thief (Scarlet #2) by A. C. Gaughen - 4 stars The Queen’s Choice (Heirs of Chrior #1) by Cayla Kluver - DNF Camelot Burning (Metal & Lace #1) by Kathryn Rose - 1.5 stars Sworn to Raise (Courtlight #1) - Terah Edun 2.5 stars Manor of Secrets by Katherine Longshore - 3.5/4 stars Threats of Sky and Sea (Threats of Sky and Sea #1) by Jennifer Ellision - 3.5/4 stars The Blood of Eden series Book 1: The Immortal Rules  Book 2:  The Eternity Cure Book 3: The Forever Song (review coming soon) Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan Unfortunately, I don't have any reviews for these books. WHY DON'T I?!?!  Fairytale: Cruel Beauty Lucky No. 14: 1. ...

Top Ten Tuesday  is a weekly meme brought to you by  The Broke and the Bookish .  Each week a new Top Ten list topic is posted and book bloggers fill in their own choices.  This Week's Topics is Top 10 Characters I Would Want on a Deserted Island With Me For hotness or otherwise..... 1. Celaena ( Throne of Glass ) Because she's Celaena. First off, she's snarky and we can complain to each other about our unfortunate circumstances. However, we'd totally be rocking it on the beach. She'll totally make it fun with all her sarcastic wit. Also, she kicks butt. I'm pretty sure she could take on whatever unsavory creature comes our way.  2. Cress ( Cress ) Yes, sweet, adorkable Cress. She's a techie! Sureeee there aren't going to be any technological advances on a deserted island, but I feel like she's a gal who could make a communicator out of coconut and twigs.  3. Captain Thorne ( Cress )  Move over Cress, he's mine now. He'd make l...

The Kiss of Deception (The Remnant Chronicles #1) by Mary E. Pearson Source: Bought ( B&N ) Pages: 492 Format: Hardback Available Now Goodreads Synopsis:  In this timeless new trilogy about love and sacrifice, a princess must find her place in a reborn world. In a society steeped in tradition, Princess Lia’s life follows a preordained course. As First Daughter, she is expected to have the revered gift of sight—but she doesn’t—and she knows her parents are perpetrating a sham when they arrange her marriage to secure an alliance with a neighboring kingdom—to a prince she has never met. On the morning of her wedding, Lia flees to a distant village. She settles into a new life, hopeful when two mysterious and handsome strangers arrive—and unaware that one is the jilted prince and the other an assassin sent to kill her. Deception abounds, and Lia finds herself on the brink of unlocking perilous secrets—even as she finds herself falling in love. This is yet another book that has bee...

The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling #1) by Erika Johansen Source: Bought Format: Hardback Pages: 448 Available now Goodreads synopsis: On her nineteenth birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa. But though she may be inexperienced and sheltered, Kelsea is not defenseless: Around her neck hangs the Tearling sapphire, a jewel of immense magical power; and accompanying her is the Queen’s Guard, a cadre of brave knights led by the enigmatic and dedicated Lazarus. Kelsea will need them all to survive a cabal of enemies who will use every weapon—from crimson-caped assassins to the darkest blood magic—to prevent her from wearing the crown. Despite her royal blood, Kelsea feels like nothing so much as an insecure girl, a child cal...

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at  Breaking the Spine   in which we showcase upcoming releases we are eagerly anticipating.   Exquisite Captive (Dark Caravan Cycle #1) by Heather Demetrios Release date: October 7, 2014 Goodreads Summary: Forced to obey her master. Compelled to help her enemy. Determined to free herself.  Nalia is a jinni of tremendous ancient power, the only survivor of a coup that killed nearly everyone she loved. Stuffed into a bottle and sold by a slave trader, she’s now in hiding on the dark caravan, the lucrative jinni slave trade between Arjinna and Earth, where jinn are forced to grant wishes and obey their human masters’ every command. She’d give almost anything to be free of the golden shackles that bind her to Malek, her handsome, cruel master, and his lavish Hollywood lifestyle. Enter Raif, the enigmatic leader of Arjinna’s revolution and Nalia’s sworn enemy. He promises to free Nalia from her master so that she can return ...

Threats of Sky and Sea (Threats of Sky and Sea #1) by Jennifer Ellision Source: Netgalley Format: ebook Pages: 360 Goodreads Summary: Sixteen year-old Breena Perdit has spent her life as a barmaid, innocent to her father’s past and happily free from the Elemental gifts that would condemn her to a life in the Egrian King’s army. Until the day that three Elemental soldiers recognize her father as a traitor to the throne and Bree’s father is thrown in jail—along with the secrets from his last mission as the King’s assassin. Secrets that could help the King win a war. Secrets he refuses to share. Desperate to escape before the King’s capricious whims prove her and her father’s downfall, Bree bargains with him: information for their lives. It’s a good trade. And she has faith she’ll get them both out of the King’s grasp with time. But that was before the discovery that she’s the weapon the King’s been waiting for in his war. Now, time is running out. To save her father’s life and understan...