Month: April 2015

Books, Giveaway, Reading

Giveaway: MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris

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Something suspicious is happening in the town of Midnight, TX. A new resident has come to town and has everyone buzzing. All the residents of this sleepy little town have secrets, including harboring a murderer.

Urban fantasy, paranormal, and mystery lovers will have something to enjoy in this introductory book in a new series by the talented Charlaine Harris. Thanks to the publisher, this week’s bitchin’ giveaway is for: MIDNIGHT CROSSROAD by Charlaine Harris!

Giveaway runs 4/30/15 to 5/6/15

Winners will be announced 5/7/15.

(how to enter)

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Review: Midnight Crossroad (Midnight, Texas #1) by Charlaine Harris

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In the sleepy town of Midnight, TX there is not a whole lot to draw new residents.

It’s literally a one stop light town…..a modern day ghost town. There are few residents, but the residents there are there are an eclectic mix to say the least.

The town and it’s residents are full of suspicious and strange activities….not to mention, secrets.

Manfred Bernardo, psychic extraordinaire, arrives in Midnight hoping to working in private. For him Midnight is the perfect place to come and be ‘anonymous’.

There is an unspoken rule in Midnight……’don’t ask questions’……and Manfred likes this.

But there is a reason that no one asks questions in Midnight…..each town member prefers to keep their skeletons very permanently in the closet.

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Books, Giveaway, Reading

Announcement: Winner THE SILVER WITCH by Paula Brackston

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And the winner of the THE SILVER WITCH by Paula Brackston is…..

Susan H (shared on Facebook)

The winner will be notified via email.

Thank you to everyone who entered and a huge thank you to the publisher for making this giveaway possible!

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Review: Les Miserables: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Victor Hugo

by The Lit Bitch5 Comments on Review: Les Miserables: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Victor Hugo

This book is a literally massive. For years I have thought about reading it, and though I am not intimidated by the length or the wordy writing style….I kept putting it off.

Even after seeing the film, I thought…..this is the time I am going to read it…..and then I didn’t. I knew it would take me a while to read and considering that the French translation of ‘Les Miserables’ is ‘the miserable ones’ or the ‘poor ones’….I knew it would be an emotional roller-coaster that I just wasn’t ready for in my reading.

Well no more excuses. When the new Penguin Deluxe edition came out, I was in some serious cover lust so I agreed to review it….no more excuses!

I’ve read The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Hugo and was frankly a little lost and found the writing bland, so I worried that this would be the same. TOTALLY NOT THE CASE!

I will say that it is helpful if you have seen the film or the musical, as it gives the reader an orientation within the story, but it’s not a requirement.

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Humor, Life, Travel

Prague Day 9: Carry Ons and the Metic System

by The Lit Bitch2 Comments on Prague Day 9: Carry Ons and the Metic System

So here we are in our room on our last night in Prague and we have got to figure out how we are going to get our doll and other souvenirs home!

It’s late…..we packed carry on only……we still packed too much stuff and now we have souvenirs to content with.

Sam and I start trying to figure out what we can leave behind if it comes to that….do we leave our PJs? Our extra socks? What?? For me there is no leaving anything behind!

So we start re-packing…..thankfully I am able to pack all the contents of my entire ‘small purse’ carry on into my suitcase carry on so I can just carry the doll on board.

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