Apr 7, 2016

Random Thursday

Time for some DISNEY fun!! I got a good amount of Disney factoids to dish out over the next few weeks! First up; some things you may or may not know about Disney's Aladdin!! 

All these factoids are taken from an article I found on Yahoo some weeks...months ago!! The credit of these factoids goes to Mike P. Williams! (ie the only name I could find on the article!)




Apparently, this peddler guy (right) we see in the beginning, was originally meant to be the genie!

I actually always wondered that! Since there's similarities in their faces and of course the voice!


In order to get Aladdin's pants right, down to the movement and all that...animators used old videos of MC Hammer for inspiration!


Apparently in the beginning, Jafar and Iago had switched personalities!! Meaning Jafar was the hothead with the big mouth and Iago was the smooth, sinister sort.

Yeah...definitely like the change better!


Strangely, Robin Williams and Gilbert Godfried never crossed paths during filming! They apparently did their recordings separately and were never together! But apparently, they did do stand up together before the movie!


The film producers had hopes that early audiences would clap after some of the musical numbers and when they failed to do so, one of the animators added the illuminated "applause" words after the Genie's big number, "Friend Like Me" and that was apparently all the hint audiences needed!!



Stay tuned for next week for the remaining five factoids to this topic!! And next week I will include the link as well!










Apr 6, 2016

Waiting on Wednesday

I hate waiting...
Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly blog post by Jill over at Breaking the Spine, that spotlights releases we're eagerly awaiting.


They say there are no secrets in a small town...

Criminal psychologist Audrey Harte is returning home after seven years. She'll have to face the whispers and the rumors that have haunted her family since she left. Because when Audrey was thirteen, she and her best friend Maggie killed Maggie's abusive father.

Her first night back in town ends in a fight with a drunken Maggie, with her old crush Jake to witness it all. Audrey can't believe it can get worse.

Then Maggie turns up dead.

Now, Audrey has to find out who the murderer is - before everyone decides that she is to blame. And before the murderer can set their sights on her.

It Takes One is the first in a brand new thriller series where a criminal psychologist uses her own dark past to help law enforcement catch dangerous killers.


Cannot wait for this one!! One of my most favorite authors and she has sooo many names! I don't know how she can keep them all straight!! You go girl!!

TITLE: It Takes One
AUTHOR: Kate Kessler
PUBLISHER: Red Hook
GENRE: Thriller/Mystery
RELEASE DATE: April 26, 2016




 

Apr 5, 2016

RELEASE DAY BLITZ--The Glittering Court by Richelle Mead


I am so excited that THE GLITTERING COURT by Richelle Mead releases today and that I get to share the news, along with a special giveaway!

If you haven’t yet heard about this wonderful book by Author Richelle Mead, be sure to check out all the details below.

This blitz also includes a giveaway for a signed copy of the book and a $25 Sephora Gift Card courtesy of Richelle, Penguin Teen, and Rockstar Book Tours. So if you’d like a chance to win, enter in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.



About The Book:

Title: THE GLITTERING COURT
Author: Richelle Mead
Pub. Date: April 5, 2016
Publisher: Razorbill
Format: Hardcover, eBook, & audiobook

The Selection meets Reign in this dazzling trilogy of interwoven novels about three girls on a quest for freedom and true love from #1 internationally bestselling author Richelle Mead.

"Brilliant and original, Mead’s new series starts off with a bang and will leave readers on the edge of their seats until the very end."
—School Library Journal

For a select group of girls, the Glittering Court offers a shot at a life they’ve only ever dreamed of, one of luxury, glamour, and leisure. To high-born Adelaide, whose wealthy family is forcing her into a loveless marriage, the Glittering Court represents something else: the chance to chart her own destiny, and adventure in an unspoiled, prosperous new land across the sea.

After a chance meeting with the dazzling Cedric Thorn, Adelaide poses as a servant to join the crop of impoverished girls he promises to transform into proper ladies. But her familiarity with upper class life comes with a price: she must hide her identity from her new friends, mysterious refugee Mira and fiery former laundress Tamsin, and most importantly, from Cedric himself—even though she’s falling in love with him. 

Everything begins to crumble when Cedric discovers Adelaide’s ruse, and she catches the eye of a powerful young governor, who wants her for a wife. She didn’t leave the gilded cage of her old life behind just to become someone else's property. But nothing is as daunting—or as wonderful—as the potent, forbidden attraction simmering between Adelaide and Cedric. One that, if acted on, would make them both outcasts in a wild, dangerous, uncharted world, and possibly lead them to their deaths.

Exclusive Excerpt:





About Richelle:

Richelle Mead has written over twenty-five novels for teens and adults. She is the author of the international #1 bestselling Vampire Academy series and its spinoff series, Bloodlines. Her recent standalone novel, Soundless, draws upon Chinese mythology and history, and her forthcoming series, The Glittering Court, follows the adventures of girls destined for arranged marriages in a fantasy world inspired by colonial America. A lifelong reader, Richelle has always had a particular fascination with mythology and folklore. When she can actually tear herself away from books (either reading or writing them), she enjoys bad reality TV, traveling, trying interesting cocktails, and shopping for dresses to wear on tour. She is a self-professed coffee addict, works in her pajamas, and has a passion for all things wacky and humorous. Originally from Michigan, Richelle now lives in Seattle, Washington, where she is hard at work on her next novel.





Giveaway Details:
1 winner will receive a hardcover of THE GLITTERING COURT & a $25 Sephora Gift Card. US Only.


Ends on April 15th at Midnight EST!


a Rafflecopter giveaway








 

Teaser & Top Ten Tuesdays

Teaser Tuesday is a weekly feature hosted by MizB of Books and Beat. 


Here are the rules:


1. Grab your current read
2. Open to a page
3. Pick out 2 lines that are SPOILER FREE
4. Name the title, author, etc.



"But we made it through dinner with nary a punch thrown or an eye blackened. It was another good evening. In other words, it made me nervous." p 213













 
TITLE: Seventh Grave and No Body
AUTHOR: Darynda Jones
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press
GENRE: Paranormal Mystery
RELEASE DATE: October 21, 2014


Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created at The Broke and the Bookish. This feature was created because we are particularly fond of lists here at The Broke and the Bookish. We'd love to share our lists with other bookish folks and would LOVE to see your top ten lists!

Each week we will post a new Top Ten list  that one of our bloggers here at The Broke and the Bookish will answer. Everyone is welcome to join. All we ask is that you link back to The Broke and the Bookish on your own Top Ten Tuesday post AND add your name to the Linky widget so that everyone can check out other bloggers lists! If you don't have a blog, just post your answers as a comment. Have fun with it! It's a fun way to get to know your fellow bloggers.

This week's topic is: Ten Bookish People You Should Follow On Instagram


*in no particular order
*literally just scrolled through my Instagram feed and clicked on ten random peeps! So many awesome book-picture-takers on Instagram!!














Apr 4, 2016

Review--Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds. For one thing, her father has disappeared, and the more she retraces his last steps, the more she learns he was conducting an investigation of his own, one that has Charley questioning everything she’s ever known about him. Add to that an ex-BFF who is haunting her night and day, a rash of suicides that has authorities baffled, and a drop-dead sexy fiancé who has attracted the attentions of a local celebrity, and Charley is not having the best week of her life.

A tad north of hell, a hop, skip, and a jump past the realm of eternity, is a little place called Earth, and Charley Davidson, grim reaper extraordinaire, is determined to do everything in her power to protect it.

We’re doomed.


Seventh Grave and No Body is yet another highly enjoyable installment in Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson series. If you haven’t read this series yet, then I highly urge you to get to your nearest bookstore or library or reading device to download the first book! If you enjoy mysteries with a paranormal edge and a most humorous heroine coupled (coupled, ha!!) with a most handsome and dangerous being…then this is seriously the series for you!

Charley has quite a lot on her plate these days. There’s cold cases to be worked with her newfound friend, Agent Carson, there’s her former BFF Jessica who has taken a liking to haunting her, then her uncle brings about a case of supposed suicides who leave notes behind, yet the bodies are never found, and speaking of missing bodies, a ghost also comes to Charley asking her to find hers as well. So needless to say, Charley is busy! And pregnant, just barely so, but se still has to undergo the worst of all pregnancies; giving up coffee.

Seventh Grave and No Body is one of those reads you can’t put down, really all of the Charley Davidson books are like that! Charley is one of those heroines you just have to love! She’s a bit crazy at times, but she’s true hearted and as I said, hilarious! She can make a joke about anything really and it’s so spot on! I envy her talents! LOL!

Amidst trying to solve murder cases and missing bodies, there’s also the upcoming wedding to plan. Charley and Reyes are finally getting married (bonus points for guessing the movie I pulled that quote from!) and naturally, Charley’s sister, Gemma, is all over the planning process. There’s also Charley’s dad who has been a little AWOL lately, I want to say he did this towards the end of the sixth book as it feels somewhat familiar to me. Word of advice, never take a year long break from your favorite series before you started taking copious and detailed notes regarding the books you’re reading! So yeah, I’ve forgotten quite a bit of those little details that carry on throughout the series!

Charley also has the added problems of 12 hellhounds on her tail, which puts her in even more danger than usual. And this makes Reyes even more super-protective of her and the now added bonus of their unborn child.

This book is pretty action packed to say the least! With a handful of cases to be solved and Charley’s natural dose of added humor, there’s nothing this book is missing out on! And we can’t forget Reyes! Reyes is there, so there’s plenty of sexy times and mushy gushy romantic moments (seriously after reading a Charley Davidson novel, I’m always trying to add more humor to my life!) that will have you swooning! Just when you think Reyes is acting a little too Alpha male, he has you swooning again for learning his true motives. Sigh…definitely my top favorite Alpha male book boyfriend…you know despite the fact that he’s engaged.

I really enjoyed the way each mystery was solved. Granted, a few of the “smaller” cases just kind of got the “here’s the whodunit” reveal, but the more pressing case got quite the twisted reveal! That definitely made it more enjoyable in a sense, because you have that “ah-ha” moment added in!

The book ends with an even more shocking reveal that pars in comparison to some of the other events of the story! If only I didn’t have to read a few other books next, I’d sooo be diving into Eighth Grave After Dark. And another word of advice? Never leave the house without at least 2 books on hand! Sigh…

Darynda Jones continues have her readers eating out of the palm of her hand! Each book I’ve read by this incredibly talented woman has had me breathless! Whether I am sitting on the edge of my seat in suspense or enthralled through the romantic swoony moments, or rolling on my side with laughter as I try to catch my breath…there’s hardly a moment of (real) breathing going on! And I must say, I love it! So do yourself the ultimate favor and pick up one of her books! As always, I highly recommend starting at the beginning!


Overall Rating 5/5 stars




It's Monday! What are You Reading?

It's Monday! What Are You Reading? is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey. It's a fun meme where we gather to share what we've read last week and our reading plans for this week.


Last Week I Read:

Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill (5 stars)
Untamed by A.G. Howard (3 stars)
Ruler of the Beasts by Danielle Paige (4 stars)


Reviews That Were Posted:

 Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell (ARC)--DNF
Reckoning by Veronica Wolff (ARC) (5 stars)
Nightstruck by Jenna Black (ARC) (5 stars)


Currently Reading:

Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones


What I Plan to Read This Week:

Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen (ARC)


Other Posts of Interest:








Apr 3, 2016

Stacking the Shelves

Stacking The Shelves is all about the books we are adding to our shelves each week, sharing with you our excitement for our newest titles and maybe have you discover a new book in the process!


I had a pretty decent week! Nothing too shabby! Though I was most...perturbed when after I started my current read, I received access to a Netgalley book. I'm not the type of reader who can just stop one book for another either. So hence, my "pertubedness"! But no big! Hopefully my Netgalley ratio won't suffer greatly.


The Winner's Kiss by Marie Rutkoski


A very special buy:

 the limited special hardcover edition of Soulless by Gail Carriger--SIGNED and NUMBERED!! We won't talk about how much I paid for it. I honestly forgot how much it was exactly...definitely cheaper than my special edition of the Illustrated Harry Potter book! ;)


For review I received:



Warrior Witch by Danielle L. Jensen (ARC)
 
THANK YOU Angry Robot & Netgalley!!



Then I won:

The Shadow Hour by Melissa Grey (ARC)--SIGNED!! I won the ARC in a Twitter contest! Totally forgot about entering such until I got the news on Monday! Best way to start a Monday!! 


THANK YOU Melissa!!!



And that was my week! What did you all get?





Apr 2, 2016

#PenguinTeenOnTour WINNER!!!

It's time to announce the winner of the Penguin Teen prize pack!!! Which includes a SIGNED copy of  Dove Rising, a slightly damaged cover but still signed copy of Wink Poppy Midnight, and a poster signed by ALL the authors!!


Anywho...time to announce that winner! And the winner is....


EILEEN LEE!!!


Congrats!!! I've sent the winner an email and she'll have 48 hours to respond or else a new winner will have to be chosen!


Thanks again for entering guys! Hoping to do another contest of some variety soonish.