Sunday, December 28, 2014

Christmas Movies I Watch Every Year



A Year Without a Santa Claus:

The best part about this movie is of course the Miser brothers! I love Snow Miser and my sister loves Heat Miser, we set our ringtones to one another's favorite during this time of the year. I own this movie on DVD and watch it at least 3 times in December. Its definitely a treasured classic.


Snowglobe:

This is by far the best Holiday movie ABC Family has ever made. The cast is gorgeous and the magic is just enough to be considered believable and the message is cute. The "real" boy she ends up with is also in Hart of Dixie and he is one very adorable man. I don't own this but it is on Netflix.

Jingle All The Way:

I fell in love with show as a little girl. My dad wasn't an Arnold fan so I was never allowed to watch it. When I went to see my friends we would watch it but now I finally own a copy and watch to three times a year.

Holiday in Handcuffs:
This was a cute movie. I am a huge fan of Melissa Joan Hart and this does not disappoint. I also watch this on Netflix just about every year.

Elf:
I saw this in theaters and absolutely loved it. I couldn't believe I had to wait a whole year for the movie to come out of DVD. It was a painful wait but now I watch this every year and its always just as funny as it was the first time I saw it.

The Grinch who Stole Christmas:

I prefer the classic animated version from Jim Carrey's adaptation. This is my grandmother's favorite. On Christmas morning we would all watch this to get our minds off the presents and to wait for the food to cook.

Santa Claus is coming to Town:

I only get to watch this show when I have access and this isnt my absolute favorite classic. I normally get to watch it every other year.

What movies do you watch during the holidays? Let me in know in the comments below.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Love and Other Theories by Alexis Bass

Love and Other Theories

Aubrey Housing and her three best friends Melissa, Shelby, and Danica, create a set of rules designed to keep them safe from high school heartbreak.

Such as:
1.       Do Not Fall in Love
2.       Don’t Be Needy
3.        Don’t Give Your Heart Away.

Their plan was working just fine until the sweet and caring new boy Nathan Diggs arrives, pushing Aubrey out of her comfort zone and breaking her most trusted rules.

Readers will reminisce their past high school relationships after they read Love and Other Theories.  Alexis Bass does a great job creating a heartfelt believable world.  I absolutely loved this book, with all of its young humor and easy to love characters. I found the theories to be quite interesting and plan to test them out during my remaining high school years. I found I connected emotionally to the entire plot because nothing was too farfetched. I also loved that the concept of the book is the theories which protect the best friends from falling in love however the main character does the exact opposite of that. We get to see how Aubrey and her gang learn to grow and accept the turn of events that have been spiraling due to the lack of control. Bass, has a sense of humor that shine in her characters. This novel has been beneficiary with insight on farewells for college in a couple years, it really brought me into reality and brought my priorities into prospect. This book is definitely for girls in high school who has a sense of humor for sure! I will be recommending this book to all of my friends and we will try to live by the theories and see how it works out for us and compare it to Aubrey’s experience.




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Monday, December 22, 2014

Please Don't Tell My Parents I'm a Supervillain is on Sale for $0.99

A head of the release of superhero sequel Please Don't Tell My Parents I Blew Up the Moon, out 01.29.15, between 22-24 December, we're offering Richard Roberts' bestselling, superhero science-fiction novel Please Don't tell My Parents I'm a Super Villain for just 99 cents!

About Please Don’t Tell My Parents I’m a Supervillain:

Penelope Akk wants to be a superhero. She’s got superhero parents. She’s got the ultimate mad science power, filling her life with crazy gadgets even she doesn’t understand. She has two super powered best friends. In middle school, the line between good and evil looks clear.
In real life, nothing is that clear. All it takes is one hero’s sidekick picking a fight, and Penny and her friends are labeled supervillains. In the process, Penny learns a hard lesson about villainy: She’s good at it.
Criminal masterminds, heroes in power armor, bottles of dragon blood, alien war drones, shape shifters and ghosts, no matter what the super powered world throws at her, Penny and her friends come out on top. They have to. If she can keep winning, maybe she can clear her name before her mom and dad find out.

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Saturday, December 20, 2014

Midwinter's Eve Giveaway Hop (US Only)

midwinter hop
I have five boxes filled with Hardcovers, ARCs, Paperbacks, and EX-Library copies of YA books from year 2009 to present. Three winners will choose 1 book each. However, if I get over 500 entries in rafflecopter each winner will pick 2 books and if I get over 800 entries the winners will be able to pick 3 books each. An excel document will be available to the winners.


The Guidelines:

-You must have a US mailing address 
-Must be 13 years or older with parent's permission (The winner has to be able to give me their address).
-All entries WILL be verified, don't cheat. 
-The giveaway will end the December 31st at Midnight 
-Winners will be announced via rafflecopter, email and Twitter
-Response is needed within three days if not another winner will be announced
- Books will be sent out 3-5 days after giveaway has ended


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Stacking the Shelves #10

Stacking the Shelves

My eighth Stacking the Shelves post. 
Hosted by Tynga's Review's.
Dec 8th - 19th:
*Met the author in person
@Have already read it
#Featured in Top Ten Tuesday

Books I borrowed, traded, bought, given will be posted biweekly.

From the Library:

The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend Captive (The Blackcoat Rebellion, #2)
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Famous in Love (Famous in Love, #1)

Given to Review

Physical Copies:

Inline image 1Inline image 2Irritable Hearts: A PTSD Love StoryInline image 3Inline image 4
Thank you to Epic Reads, Swoon Reads, NOVL, Flatiron and Macmillan

e-ARCs:

Inked Both of Me First Frost


Upcoming Blog Tours:

Fifteen (The Dreamwalker Diaries, #1)
Curiosity Quills Press


Won: 


Thank you Disney Hyperion!

Secret Santas: I participated in three Secret Santas this year.

#TBTBSanta:

I was spoiled rotten from Emily @followtheyellowbookroad. She gave me a tote designed by Becca @PivotBookReviews based on Poison by Bridget Zinn. The book was also included! As well as Horns by Joe Hill and The Farm by Emily McKay. A matching lotion and body gel set, 2 really cute decorative book boxes and candy. I loved it!

#BellesEBE:

This adorable package came from Yesica @tokyoandseoullover. The Opal Crown by Jenny Lundquist, The Fall by Bethany Griffin, and Through the Looking Glass by Gena Showalter. Bath and Body Works Twisted Peppermint spray and body gel set, candy and socks.

#NoBlogLeftBehind: $10 Amazon Gift Card which I used for: 

   Talon (Talon, #1)Zac and MiaSide Effects May Vary
Storm Siren (Storm Siren, #1)Girl Lost (Neverland Lost, #1)
Thank you Vangelina!
Bought:
A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1)Snow Like Ashes (Snow Like Ashes, #1)
Between the Stars and SkyUninvited (Uninvited, #1)
Silver Shadows (Bloodlines, #5)Say What You Will
Meant to BeBreaking the Rules (Pushing the Limits, #1.5)

Freebies:

Tortured Souls (The Orion Circle #1)Wicked (A Wicked Saga, #1)Starstruck (Starstruck, #1)

What do you think? I'd love to hear from you all and be sure to link me to your STS!

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