Day 3 - Your favourite book to recommend to friends is Chris Mooney - Remembering Sarah. It took me ages to actually get this book (finally bought it from America).
http://www.chrismooneybooks.com/remembering-sarah.php
Taken from Chris Monney website
Mike Sullivan is determined to raise his six-year-old daughter Sarah to become a tough, independent woman. His own mother left him when he was twelve, promising to return and rescue him from his father, an abusive and violently unpredictable thief who, Mike believes, is responsible for her disappearance. But Mike's wife, Jess, has an overprotective need to shelter Sarah. Rebelling against her paranoia, Mike waits until Jess leaves the house and then, against her wishes, takes Sarah sledding.
Only Sarah doesn't want to go up the hill with her father. Sarah wants to go up with her best friend. In love with his daughter's stubbornness, Mike grants her wish, and when Sarah doesn't come down, he finds himself stuck in the middle of a snowstorm, his daughter gone.
Five years later, Sarah is still missing. The only suspect, Francis Jonah, the former priest believed to be responsible for the disappearance of two other girls, is dying of cancer. On the anniversary of Sarah's disappearance her jacket is discovered—by Jonah.
Battling a failed marriage and desperate for the truth, Mike is in a frenzied race to unlock Jonah's monstrous secrets before he dies. What is the connection between the disappearance of Sarah and Mike's mother? And why has Mike's father suddenly reappeared? In this story of gripping loss, compassion, and forgiveness, Mike must confront a family history steeped in lies, deceit, and, hardest of all, the persistent suspicion that his daughter might still be alive.
I really enjoyed this book and sent it out on loan around the country, gave my friend a loan of it and she still has it
Monday, 18 April 2011
Sunday, 17 April 2011
30 day book challenge day 2
Day 2 - Your least favourite book of all time is either a clockwork orange or Moby Dick by Herman melville
http://bfgb.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/
I actually thought I had posted this today, must have been facebook! I think 12 pages (or close to that) of describing the ship decking is just ridiculous and a lot of the book dragged like that so that by the time something had actually started to happen I had lost the will to read it. I ended up leaving it behind in a hotel room in Paris and it took me over a week to read. I am one of those people who hate giving up on a book no matter how bad it is.
The other contender
http://www.audiobookbargains.co.uk/ekmps/shops/okantfossaudios/images/anthony-burgess-a-clockwork-orange-unabridged-cd-audio-book-1443-p.jpg
I was told the movie was brilliant so I paid nearly £18 for it and really disliked it. I then got the book and thought maybe that would be better, I HATED it, the way they spoke, the way it was written. The language used, infact I can't remember one thing I liked about it yet there are people who loved both of them yet for me it was torture.
http://bfgb.wordpress.com/2010/02/19/moby-dick-by-herman-melville/
I actually thought I had posted this today, must have been facebook! I think 12 pages (or close to that) of describing the ship decking is just ridiculous and a lot of the book dragged like that so that by the time something had actually started to happen I had lost the will to read it. I ended up leaving it behind in a hotel room in Paris and it took me over a week to read. I am one of those people who hate giving up on a book no matter how bad it is.
The other contender
http://www.audiobookbargains.co.uk/ekmps/shops/okantfossaudios/images/anthony-burgess-a-clockwork-orange-unabridged-cd-audio-book-1443-p.jpg
I was told the movie was brilliant so I paid nearly £18 for it and really disliked it. I then got the book and thought maybe that would be better, I HATED it, the way they spoke, the way it was written. The language used, infact I can't remember one thing I liked about it yet there are people who loved both of them yet for me it was torture.
Ladies an author would like your help
so she can proceed with the next part of her book
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/notes/dj-westerfield/ladies-i-need-your-help-with-this-new-project-please-/139777636095620
Want from Men? Tell Them Now!
I am doing research for a book about relationships between men and women. Men don't seem to get what women want, and women can't seem to make men understand. So, if you could tell the man, or future man, in your life what you TRULY WANT from him...what would you say? Now is the chance to be HEARD!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
What do you really want?
If you could tell the man in your life, or the future man in your life, what you truly want, what would you say? What is most important to you? What do you think is the most important trait in a man? What do you really want out of a relationship?
Honesty? Respect? A relationship with God? Hot sex? Help with the kids? Help around the house? Someone who will listen? Do you want your man to take out the trash more, or mop the floor, or spend more time tending to your sexual needs?
Do you often feel like the men in your life just don't get it? If you could be completely and totally honest without worry about the fall out or consequences...what would you tell men (or your man)?
Now is your chance. I am doing research on a book about what women really want from men. I want complete and total honesty about what is really important to women.
TO ANSWER:
* COMMENT here on this page
* COMMENT On my facebook fan page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-Women-Really-Want-from-Men/101400759948313?
* OR use this form to PRIVATELY tell me what you want. http://mywritingapron.com/blog/index.php?plugin=formidable&controller=forms&action=preview&form=421af5
No holds barred. I want the REAL truth.
By answering this, you are giving me permission to quote you. ALL answers will be considered ANONYMOUS unless you give a first name. If you feel comfortable, please give your age. (YOU MUST BE 18 TO ANSWER)
Please share this with your women friends. I need a minimum of 100 answers before I can begin this portion of the book.
Posted by DJ Westerfield, Author, Speaker, Freelance Writer at 5:47 AM 0 comments
https://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/notes/dj-westerfield/ladies-i-need-your-help-with-this-new-project-please-/139777636095620
Want from Men? Tell Them Now!
I am doing research for a book about relationships between men and women. Men don't seem to get what women want, and women can't seem to make men understand. So, if you could tell the man, or future man, in your life what you TRULY WANT from him...what would you say? Now is the chance to be HEARD!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
What do you really want?
If you could tell the man in your life, or the future man in your life, what you truly want, what would you say? What is most important to you? What do you think is the most important trait in a man? What do you really want out of a relationship?
Honesty? Respect? A relationship with God? Hot sex? Help with the kids? Help around the house? Someone who will listen? Do you want your man to take out the trash more, or mop the floor, or spend more time tending to your sexual needs?
Do you often feel like the men in your life just don't get it? If you could be completely and totally honest without worry about the fall out or consequences...what would you tell men (or your man)?
Now is your chance. I am doing research on a book about what women really want from men. I want complete and total honesty about what is really important to women.
TO ANSWER:
* COMMENT here on this page
* COMMENT On my facebook fan page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/What-Women-Really-Want-from-Men/101400759948313?
* OR use this form to PRIVATELY tell me what you want. http://mywritingapron.com/blog/index.php?plugin=formidable&controller=forms&action=preview&form=421af5
No holds barred. I want the REAL truth.
By answering this, you are giving me permission to quote you. ALL answers will be considered ANONYMOUS unless you give a first name. If you feel comfortable, please give your age. (YOU MUST BE 18 TO ANSWER)
Please share this with your women friends. I need a minimum of 100 answers before I can begin this portion of the book.
Posted by DJ Westerfield, Author, Speaker, Freelance Writer at 5:47 AM 0 comments
Night Warriors by Graham Masterton
Out of innocence came forth unspeakable evil...
Henry was the first to reach the body, while Gil and Susan walked cautiously closer, and then stood watchinf. It was the body of a beautiful young girl, naked, like a peacefully sleeping mermaid. Never in their most traumatic nightmares could they have imagined the convulsive violence which followed.
From the first few pages you are hooked and horrified from the discovery of a young girl ripped apart by terrifying creatures and as the horror unravels more evil is revealed as is the trios destiny to fight it. Some of the scenes in this novel are really brutal and descriptive. Not only in a violent sense but also strong sexual descriptions. Definately not for the faint hearted or easily offended.
The book then takes on a battle between good and evil and these ordinary everyday people take on 'the devil' and its spawn. The battles take place in the dream world where the playing field is altered and we delve into the history of the night warriors and the beast itself.
The book goes along at a fairly decent pace with interactions and a build up of the characters and their familys aswell as the preparations for battle although I felt somethings could have been dealt with in more depth and somethings wouldn't have been missed had they been left out as it didn't have any impact on the main story.
I would definately read another of his books but this one is a 3/5 for me.
Henry was the first to reach the body, while Gil and Susan walked cautiously closer, and then stood watchinf. It was the body of a beautiful young girl, naked, like a peacefully sleeping mermaid. Never in their most traumatic nightmares could they have imagined the convulsive violence which followed.
From the first few pages you are hooked and horrified from the discovery of a young girl ripped apart by terrifying creatures and as the horror unravels more evil is revealed as is the trios destiny to fight it. Some of the scenes in this novel are really brutal and descriptive. Not only in a violent sense but also strong sexual descriptions. Definately not for the faint hearted or easily offended.
The book then takes on a battle between good and evil and these ordinary everyday people take on 'the devil' and its spawn. The battles take place in the dream world where the playing field is altered and we delve into the history of the night warriors and the beast itself.
The book goes along at a fairly decent pace with interactions and a build up of the characters and their familys aswell as the preparations for battle although I felt somethings could have been dealt with in more depth and somethings wouldn't have been missed had they been left out as it didn't have any impact on the main story.
I would definately read another of his books but this one is a 3/5 for me.
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Random Acts Of Kindness in April
This is my first time trying this, so I do hope I have done it properly.
We often do RAK on RISI(known there as book fairys) but as I am fairly new to the whole blogging world I have decided to give this a go too.
Have also been trying the meme follow Friday which has been fun and finding lots of new and interesting blogs out there.
Watch this space.
We often do RAK on RISI(known there as book fairys) but as I am fairly new to the whole blogging world I have decided to give this a go too.
Have also been trying the meme follow Friday which has been fun and finding lots of new and interesting blogs out there.
Watch this space.
30 day book challenge (as posted on facebook)
Day 1 - Your favourite book of all time
Day 2 - Your least favourite book of all time
Day 3 - Your favourite book to recommend to friends
Day 4 - A book you lent out once, never got back and miss
Day 5 - A book that you’ve read the most times
Day 6 - A book you either couldn’t finish or struggled to.
Day 7 - A book that reminds you of somewhere
Day 8 - The book you can quote best
Day 9 - A book you read when you feel down
Day 10 - A book you’ve always meant to have read and never got round to
Day 11 - Your favourite book that has been made into a film
Day 12 - A book you think should be made into a film
Day 13 - A book that disturbed you
Day 14 - An author of a book you just don’t get
Day 15 - A book where you wish you were one of the characters
Day 16 - A book that is a guilty pleasure
Day 17 - The most over hyped book you have ever read
Day 18 - A book you have that belongs to someone else
Day 19 - The most romantic book you have ever read
Day 20 - The saddest or most emotive book you have read
Day 21 - The book that made you look at life in a different way
Day 22 - A book you wish was real life
Day 23 - Your favourite book by a non-British author
Day 24 - Your favourite book as a child
Day 25 - Your favourite book of last year
Day 26 - A book you honestly read in one sitting
Day 27 - Your favourite non-fiction book
Day 28 - Your favourite autobiographical book
Day 29 - Your favourite series of books
Day 30 - The book by your bed right now
Day 1 - Your favourite book of all time. A Time To Kill by John Grisham http://www.boekensite.net/engels/Coversenglish/222eng.jpg quite liked the movie too
Day 2 - Your least favourite book of all time
Day 3 - Your favourite book to recommend to friends
Day 4 - A book you lent out once, never got back and miss
Day 5 - A book that you’ve read the most times
Day 6 - A book you either couldn’t finish or struggled to.
Day 7 - A book that reminds you of somewhere
Day 8 - The book you can quote best
Day 9 - A book you read when you feel down
Day 10 - A book you’ve always meant to have read and never got round to
Day 11 - Your favourite book that has been made into a film
Day 12 - A book you think should be made into a film
Day 13 - A book that disturbed you
Day 14 - An author of a book you just don’t get
Day 15 - A book where you wish you were one of the characters
Day 16 - A book that is a guilty pleasure
Day 17 - The most over hyped book you have ever read
Day 18 - A book you have that belongs to someone else
Day 19 - The most romantic book you have ever read
Day 20 - The saddest or most emotive book you have read
Day 21 - The book that made you look at life in a different way
Day 22 - A book you wish was real life
Day 23 - Your favourite book by a non-British author
Day 24 - Your favourite book as a child
Day 25 - Your favourite book of last year
Day 26 - A book you honestly read in one sitting
Day 27 - Your favourite non-fiction book
Day 28 - Your favourite autobiographical book
Day 29 - Your favourite series of books
Day 30 - The book by your bed right now
Day 1 - Your favourite book of all time. A Time To Kill by John Grisham http://www.boekensite.net/engels/Coversenglish/222eng.jpg quite liked the movie too
Friday, 15 April 2011
It's that time again (follow Friday)
and this weeks question is
Q. Do you have anyone that you can discuss books with IRL? Tell us about him/her.
Yes, I often share with my o/h who is not always receptive lol. There is someone I work with and it is great as she reads so much more than me (which is pretty impressive) and we share books sometimes. I also have my risi friends www.readitswapit.co.uk who are always tempting me into new authors and books!
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