We're an Open Book
Jess and I did a book swap as a way to force the other to read and review a book. The theme for our first book swap was 5-star reviews; we gave each other a book we’d previously reviewed as five stars. Jess gave me The Golem in The Jinni and I gave her Fangirl.
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When I first heard about National Readathon Day on the Books on The Nightstand Podcast I thought it sounded awesome. What is National Readathon Day ? It’s an event created by Penguin Random House where readers across the world will use the hours from 12 Noon to 4PM on Saturday Jan. 24th 2015 to do nothing but read. You can do it in a school, in the library, at home or wherever and don’t forget to #timetoread.
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The story of an American woman who discovers she is a duchess sounded a lot more interesting when I started this book than when I finished. This concept of normal women finding themselves mixed up with royalty is nothing new with movies like The Princess Diaries and The Prince and Me but I couldn’t find the same charm in Suddenly Royal.
Samantha Rousseau is a graduate student working towards her PhD and taking care of her cancer stricken stepfather. Her life is turned upside down when it’s discovered she is a long lost duchess from the France-expy country Lilaria. Suddenly this American girl is plucked from obscurity and into the world of royalty, paparazzi and fame all while keeping her eyes out for Prince Alex aka Prince Yummy.
Chase executed the premise well, explaining how the families are being brought together but there wasn’t much of a follow through as far as plot was concerned.
I don’t know if it was the cookie cutterhero or the low ball conflict but the more I thought about it the more I realized this wasn’t the kind of story I expected. We get a lot of Sam going to Lilaria and about her responsibilities, but honestly it wasn’t that interesting. . . just a lot of people telling her things. I wanted something more akin to the first season of Downton Abbey. I wanted more awkward dinner parties, culture shock, witty banter and actual tension between the leads.
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The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 5th and runs through Sunday, January 11th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 12 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. – From the Bout of Books team
Wow, I didn’t realize Bout of Books was this week ! This year the hosts of Bout of Books are doing no goals, which I think is great ! But I do want to list which books I’m going to be reading. It turned into a lot of contemporary YA, so I thew in some sci-fi adult titles. I’ll be updating on Twitter and Goodreads!
I cannot believe 2015 is here ! 2014 was not the year of books for me, but with my new found interest in the romance genre and a new audiobook project I’m working on I hope this will be the year of the book. Here are some books that are on Kat and I’s TBR list this year !
1. Boy In The Black Suit by Jason Reynolds (January 6, 2015)…
It has been a while since I’ve done any reading challenges, but this year I want to dedicate a large portion my reading and reviewing to diverse books. To help me keep track I’m going to sign up for the 2015 Diversity On The Shelf Challenge hosted by Alysia at My Little Pocket Books !
I’m starting out modestly at the 1st Shelf Level, but hope to move up
1st Shelf: Read 1-6 books
For more information and if you would like to sign upclick hereand head over to My Little Pocket Book