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Monthly Wrap Up April – Look What We Did In April!

May 2, 2014 by Jaime Leave a Comment

In case you missed anything this past month, here is the recap for April. Also – WE TURNED 2!!!  I hope you entered the giveaway !!

We’ve partnered up with our lovely friends over at Swoony Boys Podcast for some new features!  We hope you join us for all the conversations and fun!  

REAL BOOK CHALLENGE

Have you gotten used to reading on your Kindle, iPad, Nook, or other reading device? Do you have tons of pretty books filling your bookshelves that are just begging to be read (and maybe sniffed a little too)? Do you have a favorite book or series that you’ve been looking for a reason to reread? All these scenarios, and so many more, are the perfect reason to join the “Real” Book Challenge! Join us in a quest to put down the electronic devices and pick up a physical copy of your favorite book(s). 

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2014 Real Book Challenge


SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY

Our new feature, hosted by us and Swoony Boys Podcast(Kassiah & Meg), is called Spotlight Sunday and it’s about ALL things bookish.
Spotlight Sunday on Swoony Boys Podcast and Fiction Fare

What Makes An Ending Satisfying
Author/Reader Relations
To Swag Or Not To Swag

FLASHBACK FRIDAY

This is a way for us to highlight books that are older that maybe don’t get as much recognition now because they have been out for a while.  Books that we read and loved or books that have been on our To Be Read lists for ages, but we just haven’t gotten around to them yet. 
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April 4th Picks
My Beating Teenage HeartReluctant Surrender (Trust ...The Sky is Everywhere
April 11th Picks
Article 5 (Article 5, #1)White Cat (Curse Workers, #1)
April 18th Picks
Angelfall (Penryn & the End...Slammed (Slammed, #1)
April 25th Picks
By the Time You Read This, ...Dead to You
It’s All About The Authors 
EVENTS
We had the opportunity to meet some great authors this month and definitely encourage you to check out their books if you haven’t already!

Testing Dark Waters was an event we attended in Arlington Heights, IL.  The library and local book store, The Book Stall, hosted it and we were able to connect with some great authors.  Elizabeth Fama, Joelle Charbonneau, Kat Falls, and Demetria Lunetta were absolutely lovely and we also left with some great giveaway books for the blog!

The Barbara Vey Reader Appreciation Luncheon 2014 is something we have been planning to attend since last summer.  We lucked out and were able to sit with one of our favorite authors – Ruthie Knox(you may also know her as Robin York) and we had such a good time!  This event has become huge.  It is only the third year and there were over 60 authors in attendance.  There were door prizes, raffles, and the guest speaker was Debbie Macomber.  Plus, we got some great gifts from Ruthie and I’m pretty sure we will be having a giveaway with all the books and swag we ended up with!

  

MONTHLY READALONG!

Our April book was Robyn Schneider’s The Beginning of Everything. Thanks to everyone who joined in for the discussion.  We had a great time and if you haven’t read this yet, you should go now.  It is a lyrical, witty, and heart-wrenching novel about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.  Plus…Ezra.


The Beginning of Everything
We are in the process of scheduling for May so make sure you join the Facebook group to get the reminder!

What We’ve Been Reading:


Here are the books Jaime read this month:
Through to YouCrave The Night (Midnight Breed, #12)Push (The Game, #2)Better When He's Bad (Welcome to the Point, #1)
It Happened One Wedding (FBI / US Attorney, #5)Dark Metropolis (Dark Metropolis, #1)Nearly GoneRed at Night
His to Keep (Out of Uniform, #1.5)Fix You, Bash and Olivia Book One (The McDaniels Brothers, #1)Then and Always: A NovelBreakable (Contours of the Heart, #2)
The Chapel WarsBoomerangFool Me TwiceKiller  Instinct
The Saint (The Original Sinners: White Years, #1)Gypsy (The Cavy Files, #1)Various States of Undress: CarolinaGrave Mercy (His Fair Assas...

Here are the books Erin read this month:
Hexed (Hexed, #1)The Beginning of EverythingThe Shadow SocietyJust a Kiss (It's in His Kiss, #1)
The Rules for Breaking (The Rules for Disappearing, #2)The Rules for Disappearing (The Rules for Disappearing, #1)Pieces of Olivia (Charleston Haven, #1)Divided (Dualed, #2)
Winterveil (Wintercraft, #3)Fall with MeHis to Keep (Out of Uniform, #1.5)The Dark World (Dark World, #1)
BoomerangOut of My MindOnly Everything (True Love, #1)Tower of Obsidian
The Immortal Crown (Age of X, #2)Gilded Ashes (Cruel Beauty Universe)Open Road SummerThe Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1)

Here are the books Cosmo read this month:
One Broke Girl

 Our Waiting on Wednesday picks were:
Midnight Thief (Midnight Th...The Bodies We WearLet's Get LostDove ArisingWings (Black City, #3)

We posted reviews for:

Nantucket Blue (Nantucket, #1)Nantucket Red (Nantucket, #2)The Forever Song (Blood of ...#16thingsithoughtweretrue
Not Quite DeadHer Best Laid PlansDon't Look BackFury (The Cure, #1)
What's Left of Me (The Hybr...Lumière (The Illumination P...Sleep No MoreSteal the North
Open Road SummerThe Taking (The Taking, #1)The Last Best KissThe Falconer (The Falconer,...
The Break-Up ArtistNearly GoneTower of ObsidianWe Were Liars
The Treatment (The Program,...Boys Like YouKiller  InstinctHow to Meet Boys

 Our Top Ten Tuesdays!
Top Ten Books If Music Is Your Thing
Top Ten Kick Ass Book Girls
Top Ten Most Unique Books We’ve Read
Top Ten Gateway Books/Authors In My Reading Journey


Interviews, Features & Special Posts!
Teaser Tuesday –  Chasing Desire by Jennifer Domenico
Don’t Look Back by Jennifer Armentrout – Release Day Launch Excerpt
Happy Birthday To Us – We’re 2!
Interview with Charlotte McConaghy
Special Mary Ann Rivers Giveaway & Sale Alert
Book Bangin’ – Boys We Want To Get Naughty With
DJ McHale Book Blast & Giveaway!
Real Books Challenge – March
Review & Author Interview: Killer Instinct by S.E. Green

We had giveaways for:

Some of these are still open so make sure you visit the Giveaways page to enter!
 We hope your month and was as busy and wonderful as ours.  Tell us all about it in the comments!

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