Book Blogger Hop (8 - 11 October)

I am taking part in Friday's Book Blogger Hop, which is hosted by 
Crazy for Books

If you've just stumbled upon me via the hop, then welcome to my blog. I hope you find something that interests you!  The hop is a great opportunity to visit lots of new blogs and meet like-minded book lovers from around the world.  I love taking part :)

I'm going to go and explore some of the other links over the weekend.  If you'd like to join in the fun too, then head on over to Crazy for Books, read the rules, post your own link and away you go :)

The question this week for the book hop is from:-

Suko at Suko's Notebook

What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any? Is it tea, coffee, water, a glass of wine, or something else?
There's nothing better than curling up in a chair with an amazing book and a really big mug of tea!

Simon & Schuster Pulse Sampler

"Introducing the SIMON PULSE list from Simon & Schuster - books to get your pulse racing.
From demons to fallen angels, werewolves to zombies, these are thrilling, scary, spine tingling and romantic books for teenagers and young adults."

I have 2 samplers with extracts from 6 Simon Pulse books to giveaway, including 'Hush Hush' by Becca FitzPatrick, 'Shade' by Jeri Smith-Ready and 'The Demon's Covenant' by Sarah Rees Brennan.  If you would like to win one, then please leave me a comment with your name and email address.  UK only please.

Waiting on Wednesday #4: The Return: Midnight - LJ Smith

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event hosted at Breaking the Spine that spotlights eagerly awaited upcoming releases.  Head on over there to take part or to check out all the other fabulous books that people are looking forward to reading! 

I've picked a book from one of my favourite series this week.  I love the Vampire Diaries - both the books and the TV series and I can't wait to read this final installment.

 

The Return: Midnight (The Vampire Diaries) by LJ Smith
Published March 15th 2011
HarperCollins

The vampire love triangle concludes in this powerful final volume of The Vampire Diaries. In Midnight, golden girl Elena Gilbert is back from the Dark Dimension, having successfully freed her vampire boyfriend Stefan Salvatore from imprisonment. Saving Stefan had an unlikely consequence: his vampire brother Damon Salvatore has become a mortal. While the trio reels from this latest twist, they must still deal with the demons that have taken over Elena’s hometown, Fell’s Church.

It sounds so awesome!  I can't wait!  And look at the gorgeous cover :)

In My Mailbox #3

Thanks to Kristi at The Story Siren for holding this meme every week.

I love seeing what everybody else got in their mailboxes. 

I always end up with a huge list of books that I want to add to my wishlist!

All links go to Goodreads, where you can add them to your list if you like the look of any of them.

Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins (Swapped)

Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick (Swapped)

Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl (Won in blog giveaway)

Knife by R.J Anderson (Bought)

Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty(Bought)

The Vampire Diaires: Shadow Souls by L.J Smith (Bought)

On My Wishlist #1

On My Wishlist is a fun weekly event hosted by Book Chick City and runs every Saturday. Each week I'm going to choose 3 of the books on my wishlist that I am dying to get my hands on but haven't bought yet.  These will be a mixture of released, unreleased, old and new.

My 3 picks for these week are:

                                                        
Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel (out now)Goodreads synopsis:
When Lenah Beaudonte, a 500-year-old vampire queen, wakes up a human teenager at an ultra-cliquey prep school, she must choose between embracing the humanity she’s always craved and saving her new friends from her vicious coven. The first in a sizzling new YA series.

As soon as I heard about this book it went straight onto my wishlist.  I've seen reviews popping up on various blogs since then and it just sounds amazing.  I like the concept of a vampire becoming human too (a reversal of fortunes!)

Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me
by Kristen Chandler (out now)
Goodreads synopsis:
When KJ Carson is assigned to write a column for her school newspaper about the wolves in nearby Yellowstone National Park, she’s more interested in impressing Virgil Whitman, the new kid in school and the photographer assigned as her partner, than in investigative journalism. But before long, KJ has a face-to-face encounter with a wolf that changes her and the way she thinks about wolves. The title says it all, wolves and boys!!!

Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder (out now)Goodreads synopsis:

I'm Trella. I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the Upper levels? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution.

I'm a huge fan of Maria V. Snyder.  I love her books and was really excited to see she had a new title out.  This one sounds very intriguing.

Book Blogger Hop (1 - 4 October)

I am taking part in Friday's Book Blogger Hop, which is hosted by 
Crazy for Books

If you've just stumbled upon me via the hop, then welcome to my blog. I hope you find something that interests you!  The hop is a great opportunity to visit lots of new blogs and meet like-minded book lovers from around the world.  I love taking part :)

I'm going to go and explore some of the other links over the weekend.  If you'd like to join in the fun too, then head on over to Crazy for Books, read the rules, post your own link and away you go :)

The question this week for the book hop is from:-

Tina at Book Couture

"How do you spread the word about your blog?
(e.g. Social Networking sites, Book Blog Directories, comments on other blogs...)"

My blog is pretty new and I've only really been blogging seriously for just over a month.  I'm still discovering all the ways in which I can try to promote my blog and encourage new visitors.  I'm a member of sites such as GoodReads, BookMooch and ReadItSwapIt and I have posted links and reviews on these.  I find that this is often a good way of spreading the word.  I also actively visit other people's blogs and I try to read and comment on posts as much as possible.  It's nice feeling like part of a community and being a new blogger it's a good way of finding my feet and gathering interesting ideas for features and posts.