August 2013, monthly wrap up post

Hi!

 Now August is finished and the summer has only 3more weeks to grant us some sun and warmth...(not the case today here but hope is still there^^), while september is quite catching my interest with the topic for the paranormal challenge ( September is dragons!!) before i start on those i need to make a little wrap up for August.

So let starts!

Event:

           August saw the 8th edition of the Bout of books read a thon and i'm glad i participated because it did boost my motivation. So i got some reading done, some drafts for review, some reviews posted ^^ . At the end i was a bit bothered by an infection to eye that made difficult reading or looking at a screen but i had done enough as not to worry.

Books received:

    For review:

ecopy of A Kiss of Blood by Kallysten you can see my review Here

ecopy of Finding my Faith ( book 2 of the six saviors series) by Carly Fall

ecopy of Midnight Conquest by Arial Burnz which was reviewed here

ecopy of Midnight Captive ( book2) by Arial Burnz ( book 3 was free )

ecopy of  Whitelighter, Encounter at Shalana, The Beast's Redemption, Horse Charmer and of the Unicorn Keep by angie Derek/Angelia Almos

    Won:

*Storm Warrior by Dani Harper:  audiobook on Under the Cover book blog ( my first audiobook!! i'm so stressed to see if i will manage to understand^^)

* an amazon gift card at Smutketter for the Burn with me release tour. Thanks RG!!

    Bought:

None. ( guess i'm making an unvoluntary book ban^^)

   Gifted:

Secret RendezVous, ebook by Sharon C . Cooper you can see my review here  It was a free book though but since i had some trouble to get it the author sent me a copy directly

Rachel did offer me something too but it's not arrived yet so it will be for a later wrap up but i still wanted to say THANK YOU!!

I forgot something or someone , sorry!

 Reviews done and posted on the blog

In English:

A good month, i've managed to do what i hoped without forgetting the challenges i've entered but could have been better because i forgot to post some review that were ready^^;;

• A Kiss of Blood (the Pacts 1.5) by Kallysten
• Secret RendezVous ( Reunited 1.5) by Sharon C. Cooper
• An Artificial Night (October Daye 3) by Seanan McGuire
• Donor ( Dresdan Coven book1) by Ambrielle Kirk
• Line of Scrimmage by Marie Force
•  Midnight Conquest ( Bonded by Blood Vampires Chronicles 1) by Arial Burnz 

• Mafia Secret by Angie Derek
• Elysian Fields ( Sentinels of New Orleans 3) by Suzanne Johnson

En français:

 Parce que je ne peux et ne veux pas oublier mes lecteurs francophones

   * Elysian Fields par Suzanne Johnson

Challenges:

Only four months left so where i'm in my goals for the divers challenge i've entered so far:

 For the sport Romance challenge i've entered 9/12 books so since i got several other books that qualify for this one i've moved to level 2

For the TBR reading Pile 2013 challenge i've entered 40 books already so  level 4: 40books, i'm thinking about moving up to the next level but i hesitate

I've read 7/10books so i will try to finish this one even if it had been suspended ( perhaps cancelled)

i aimed for 3 books and entered 5 so success

In this challenge we must read a book with a specific kind of creatures which change each month and until now it's a success, topic for tjhis month was siren/selkie/mermen, interesting topic but i wasn't that inpired either ( perhaps because i counted on a book that never showed up) i osted 5 wityh only two with the right cretaure ... i feel stupid because i had one more but it slipped my mind

RAK: 

Now, officially the event didn't took place, either Booksoulmates were on holiday or prefered to suspend it while waiting for the new version to come to light, anyway i didn't want to stop so i did a little

None received 

Send: one to Amber ( one made beforehand yes but so perfect for her^^) and i have one in preparation ( i'm not forgetting you Ruth i just had to take a break for my eyes but i will finish it^^)

Did you have a good August month? Were you a little lazy too? Full of books?

February RAK Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my  2013 February RAK wrap up post. February hasn't been an easy month for me since i've been quite sick. i haven't completly recovered yet either so  i took  a little longer to create the RAK but i'm glad i managed to send a few even if they aren't all arrived yet ( if they arrive in a few days i will add them here if not they will appears in next month wrap up).

Just to be cautious, i've already took some contact for March after all that's my special month i hope i will get lucky ( even more now that for half month TBD offer 10%off from everything) but i don't want to think only of myself so i will send several RAK .

Also  i took note of several people that put in the form they were interested in handmade rak so i could try to prepare a kind of schedule for me^^ so even if you did already, if you want one  don't hesitate to write it in the form or in the comment.

In February I received: nothing but it doesn't matter, i was told i was going to get something for my birthday so i'm patient.

and in February,  i've sent :

( note: i don't take picture of the Rak i create before sending them so it's only if the receiver made one i can use that i will add it here so this post will perhaps be edited later to add some)

A handmade personnalised bird keychain to Maija from Books, DIY's and Randomness  ( took quite some time to get the special addition but i'm so happy you love it ^^ it was worth it in the end^^)

A handmade  white tiger bookmark  to Stella from Ex-libris ( Sorry it took me so long to send it, i hope you like it^^ ; i'm not well enough to make such a design for a little time so i can only hope you are not disappointed)

A handmade cute kitten bookmark to Katrina from Kindred Dreamheart  (So happy you love this first kitten ^^ and i'm glad i didn't cause any trouble with any sorority, once again Happy Birthday )

A handmade cute baby polar bear bookmark to Sarah from Escaping through Books  a little in advance for your birthday since we share the same special month ^^. Enjoy and i hope you will get a fabulous special day.

So Did you participate in RAK this month? How was it? You can let your links in teh comment if you want. If you have never participate, are you tempted to?

RAK January 2013 Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   Welcome to my first wrap up post of 2013 for the  Random Act of Kindness hosted by Booksoulmates . First month of the year was really good for me and i hope it's a good omen for the rest of the year ^^;. At a time i was afraid i wasn't going to manage everything because i felt sick and couldn't do anything for one week then  i had to take care of my mother and then of my dog too ( in fact except the cat everyone has been sick between 1 week and 10days during this month) so it was harder than expected but i hope i managed to make this start of year magical for some at least ^^;

I know i've sent some later in January so they won't be received before February perhaps so i will probably tell you more about those in the next wrap up.

I will participate again , so if you are interested never forget to add your birthday and if you accept handmade gifts in the form ( when there is no specific place you can add these info in the comment section). As you can see i even made a page to help those who want an idea before choosing what kind of handmade gift they would like to receive

Did 2013 started with kindness for you too?

In January I received: 

I received Grave Mercy from Heather @ Book Stacks on Deck.  Thank you a lot!!

I also received a RAK offer from Maija from Books, DIY's and Randomness for Catching jordan ( i wanted it more that i thought) Thank you! I'm glad your first attempt at RAK has been fruitful for you too!

and in January,  i've sent :

( note: i don't take picture of the Rak i create before sending them so it's only if the receiver made one i can use that i will add it here so this post will perhaps be edited later to add some)

A handmade cute baby polar bear bookmark  to Emily from Doodle's Book Blog  Happy Birthday dear^^ i'm so happy you received this on time and you like it ^^

A handmade cute baby polar bear keychain to Heather from Book Stacks on Deck.  

A handmade bird  bookmark  to Adam from Roof Beam Reader
A handmade rose bookmark  to Rachel from [Fikt]Shun  ( I hope 2013 will get better for you! Thank you !)
A very Special gift for her birthday to Nikki/to Abby from Reviews by Abby.  (hope you will get it soon^^, enjoy your surprise!)

And i also sent:
A handmade flower keychain to Brenda from Crazy Four Books.  
A handmade flower bookmark  to Ruby from Ruby's Reads ( Sorry it took us so long to find a choice that fits your tastes)

Do you participate in RAK? What do you think about Handmade gifts? 

Thank you once again to Isalys and Vanessa from Booksoulmates for hosting!

2012 challenge Wrap Up

Hi everyone!

              in a few hours, 2012 will be history as we welcome 2013, full of promises. However, to have a fresh start i want first to close my participation in the challenge i've entered for 2012.
Let's see how i did, some books counted in several challenges

Romance and Me Reading Challenge hosted by Stella from Ex-Libris

This one of those i prefered because it made me discover new genre and authors i wouldn't have dare otherwise. I'm really proud to affirm that i've completed the challenge by trying a different subgenre each month, sometimes with more pleasure than others but i've become fan of several new authors ^^;;

Some month i participated less ( life being what it's and also depending if i had the books of the subgenre in question) the minimum i did was 4 but sometimes i went up to 20 ^^

It's another challenge i would be very happy to try again.

2012 TBR Reading Pile Challenge: 10 hosts

Despite some trouble with the organisation, i managed to do better than expected. At first i had entered for level 1: 10books, i moved up the level  and in the end i read 91books for this one.  Completed

I'm happy to try again in 2013.

Challenge Romance paranormale organisé par Nastasia

The only french challenge i've entred ( but english books and reviews were accepted- ouf-)- completed with 45 books

Reading Romances Challenge 2012:

Another one, fun challenge, the topics were really diversified so i learned a bit with this one too^^ Completed

Holiday Reading Challenge 2012 hosted by BookLovers inc

I got 15 entries for this one so statut:  Completed ^^

2012 Spooktacular reading Challenge hosted by Mary from Ramblings of a daydreamer

Completed with 25books/novellas

I also entered lesser challenges and i did the level i wanted ( even if i didn't necessarily added the links in the linky^^;;)

So i can tell that i'm really happy about my progress. Did you participate in some of theses too? how ddid you do?

Happy New Year

November RAK Wrap up

Hello to all,

                   With a weather as cold as the one we are already facing,to see the generosity and kindness of some is really warming our heart, it's the Magic of RAK. This month was a good one for me and i hope i managed to make it better for others too. 

December will be filled with the holidays but i'm still planning to send a few ones so never hesitate to put in the form if you accept handmade gift! This time there wasn't a case for it ( idem for birthday) but i had done a little list previously so i could offer it to some while i hope those option will be put in the form again, i will look still look the comments and such to prepare for next month and next year^^.

( And Please, answer me quickly when i contact you because it takes time to be made)

Did you have a good month?

In November I received:

I received the book Jana from infinity delicate flower sent me last month:  Bound By The Vampire Queen. Thank you a lot, i will be very happy to discover this series ( i planned to read it this month but i've fallen sick and thus my reading planning went to trash, don't worry i will read it^^)

Barbara from Basia's Bookshelf sent me "Alexander Outland: Space pirate" by G.J. Koch.Thank you so so much, i really wanted this book, thank you. I will jump on it as soon as i get a free relaxing time ( i want to read it without interruption^^)

Lastly i receive a 5dollars amazon gift card from nikki alias abby from Reviews by Abby , who i met when i offered her a gift a few days before. It could seem to be nothing but for me it was important, i really wanted a book and i had a large part of it thanks to a gift card i won but if i had enough for the book, i missed a little for the shipping fee, when she heard that she immediately send me the egift card so i could order my book. Thank you so so much one again dear

and in November,  i've sent :

( note: i don't take picture of the Rak i create before sending them so it's only if the receiver made one i can use that i will add it here so this post will perhaps be edited later to add some)

A handmade bookmark - to be precise the surprise flower n°2 to Barbara from Basia's Bookshelf

A handmade flower bookmark  ( flower surprise n°3) to Abby from Reviews by Abby. I really didn't expect it to arrive so quickly^^;;, thank you for your friendship

A handmade bird bookmark  to Jana @  infinity delicate flower

A  handmade flower Keychain to Kayla from Bibliophilia, Please  ( i'm so glad you love it!)

Thank you again a lot to Booksoulmates for hosting

Wrap up for the October month

Hello to all,
                      October has come and gone so it's time to make a small Wrap-up. I've read quite a lot this month and i could have added  2 or 3 more books it i didn't get depressed at a moment and stopped reading. I should have received more books too but the majority of my packages disapeared and the post doesn't want to do anything about it so if it has been sent by the bookdepository i have a hope for a remplacement if not i can just cry.
Anyway, i won't give up and i will try to make November a good month too while discovering the erotic romance subgenre but first what has happened in October.

 Books received:

 For reviews: 
 I should have received 1 arc of River Road by Suzanne Johnson, i was estactic about it and...it never arrived fortunately she send me an pdf file so i could keep my promise and review it ( it's really important for me to keep my promises) you can find the review here or the french one here .

I also received an ebook of Dark Tidings by Ken Magee for review, i will be participating in the blog tour so come to check on the 26th november for the review and normally a giveaway

Won: *The Redemption of Lord Rawlings by Rachel Van Dyken. I won this some times ago but i had to wait the publication so it only arrived this month. Thank you a lot once again.

* A Dangerous Liaisonwith Detective Lewis by Jillian Stone won at Reading Between the Wines book club . Thanks. 

I also won some swags.

Gifted:
As a RAK i received Storm by Brigid Kemmerer from Darlene at Darlene's  Books Nook Thank you dear i really appreciate you took the time to send me something, thank you.

Reviews done and posted on the blog

The genre, subgenre for October was urban fantasy romance in addition to that topic for Romance and Me Challenge, i had entered for the 2012 Spooktacular Paranormal  reading challenge for which i needed to read books with a paranormal element in it so  it was perfect with the urban fantasy too simply larger. I did really well and in the end i even had to post several reviews a day so i'm quite happy with my results but it's also true that it's one of my favorite genres so i was motivated.

Reviews in english:
 Absolution ( Penton Legacy 2) by Susannah Sandlin - english version
 Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab 1) by Karen Chance
 Death Blows (The Bloodhound Files 2) by D.D. Barant.
 Royal Street ( Sentinels of New Orleans 1) by Suzanne Johnson
 Sins of the Angels (Gregory Legacy 1) by Linda Poitevin
 Under Wraps (Underworld Detection Agency 1) by Hannah Jayne
 Killing Rocks (The Bloodhound Files 3) by D.D. Barant.
 Collected ( Coveted 0.5) by Shawntelle Madison
 A Brush of Darkness (Abby Sinclair 1) by Allison Pang
 Magic Gifts ( Kate Daniels 5.4) by Ilona Andrews
 River Road ( Sentinels of New Orleans 2) by Suzanne Johnson
 The Better part of Darkness (Chalie Madigan 1) by Kelly Gay
 First Grave on the Right ( Charley Davindson 1) by Darynda Jones
 Better Off Undead (The Bloodhound Files 4) by D.D Barant.
 Gunmetal Magic ( Kate Daniels World 1) by Ilona Andrews
 Vicious Circle ( Persephone Alcmedi 1) by Linda Robertson
 Night Beat ( Necropolis Enforcement Files 1) by Gini Koch
Chenoire ( Sentinels of New Orleans 1.5- novella)by Suzanne Johnson

Reviews in French:
 Démon Interieur ( Morgane Kingsley 1) par Jenna Black
Jaz Parks n'en démord pas ( Jaz Parks 4) par Jennifer Rardin
Mordre vous va si bien ( Les Vampires de Chicago 4) par Chloe Neill
Moindre Mal ( Morgane Kingsley 2) par Jenna Black
Le Sang du Démon ( Kara Gillian 2) par Diana Rowland
Morsures en eaux troubles ( Les Vampires de Chicago 5) par Chloe Neill
Confiance Aveugle ( Morgane Kingsley 3) par Jenna Black
PsiChangeling tome3: Caresses de Glace par Nalini Singh
River Road ( Sentinels of New Orleans 2) par Suzanne Johnson - avis en français-
Absolution ( Penton Legacy 2) par Susannah Sandlin - version Française

Challenges:

Now as for the challenge i've entered:

For the  Reading romances challenge september month:  i've entered 14books

For the 2012 TBR Challenge i've exceeded my goals since i'm now at 76books

For the Romance and me October month: 23books entered

For the goodread reading challenge i've updated my goal to 125 instead of 120: 101% done ( 126 books on 125)

and for the new challenge 

The 2012 Spooktacular  paranormal reading challenge by Mary from Ramblings of a daydreamer . I've read a total of 26books and novellas.

Like always for those challenges you can see my progress on the challenge 2012 page

Rak: you can see that on the specific Wrap up post for RAk but i did send 5 handmade gifts this month.