Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is the weekly recap feature created by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Tara @ 25 Hour Books, where they shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else they’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers/authors/publishers/etc during the week, and talk about the books they plan on reading in the coming week.
Smash Attack Reads Recap
- Mel Reviews Claws and Effect by Amanda Arista
- Smash reviews Eve by Anna Carey
- Bookish Tools & Things: Part 2 – The Organizations
- Middle Ground Blog Tour: Interview with Katie Kacvinsky + Giveaway
- Saturday Shorts: King of Marbury by Andrew Smith
Let’s Talk: We want your input!
And the questions for the rest of the year can be found here and ready for your answering. The meme begins November 2!
In the life of Smash
I met with my principal on Thursday! Adore the man, for serious. It is so evident that he cares! He outlined his ideas, and he showed me my office. I start on Monday but will be at my agency’s office for most of the week. I also have a 2-day training at the end of the month, which I am grateful for! All in all, terrified and super excited!
I will obviously be less active online now. *SAD FACE* I will try & comment on 10 blogs per day, which is a goal I’ve always tried to keep. Once my scheduled posts run out, my content will not be as active, methinks. I will be reading slower and have less time to dedicate to my 2nd home. Thanks goodness for my review team. #loveyousohard. And this is my stress relief so I won’t remain to detached. #plus #iloveyouallsohardtoo
THE WALKING DEAD IS BACK TONIGHT!
Smashtastic Stats
- Read in 2012: 87
- Eat Slay Love: LOVE this series so hard. So much fun. SO happy she is writing a 4th book!
- The Last Dropout: Stop the Epidemic!: This book was written by the founder of my new agency. So inspirational and informative.
- The Diviners (The Diviners, #1): PERFECT read for October!
- Currently Reading: 1
- Passenger: HEAD. SPINNING. Win!
- TBR Owned Pile (Hardcopy + eBook): 498
- Acquired for Kisten the Kindle: 6
- {Free}
- Married to the Wolfman(Werewolf Erotic Romance, #1): Blame Kristilyn
- The Caldecott Chronicles No. 1: Zombies in Victorian England? Win!
- The Chosen of Gaia
- The Wretched of Muirwood
- Darkness Falls
- The In Between
- {Bought} 2
- {Free}
- Acquired for my bookshelves: 5
- Acquired for Kisten the Kindle: 6
- Added to TBR (Not owned): 4
- Black City (Black City, #1): Post-Apocalyptic Awesome!
- Light of the Moon (Legend of the Dreamer, #1): I recently started conversing with this author, and I’m wicked excited to read his debut! He revealed his cover here! It’s gorgeous!
- Pushing the Limits (Pushing the Limits, #1): I will read it…one day.
- Nameless (Tales of Beauty & Madness, #1): Pretty cover…*stares*
Unbreaking the Shelves Update
Tidbits from around the blogosphere
Authors/Publishers
- Supernatural Underground is having an EPIC Halloween Giveaway!
- Jennifer Lane is giving away With Good Behvaior and Bad Behavior, both of which I adore!
- M.R. Merrick talks about the magic of Halloween, or lack thereof.
Bloggers/Bookish Sites
- Jayla (LaduBlueJay) ranted about people trying to live her life for her. I had a lot to say on the topic.
- Amanda (On a Book Bender) talks about entitlement mentality in book bloggers. GREAT POST,
- Karis (YA LLitWit) shares her thoughts on Skinny and how we are our own bully.
- Amy (Lady Reader’s Bookstuff) has been all over National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month at her blog. LOTS OF AWESOME.
- Lori (Pure Imagination) shows us how to schedule Facebook posts on our blog pages. I knew about this feature but just never used it. Now that I’m starting work tomorrow, I think I will use the scheduling feature on Facebook and Twitter since I won’t be around much during the day.
- Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) talks us through how to purge our bookshelves. Oh, the horror!
- Blogger’s Corner: Do you tour?
- Publisher’s Weekly wrote up a really interesting article on YA Mashups!
Misc
- Blog Herald: How to write comments
- Blogging Pro: 5 Ways You Can Take Advantage of Social Bookmarking Sites for Your Blog
- Kristilyn helped me uncover a serious questions: Do zombies poop? This lead to Amanda mentioning that someone should do a discussion post on the bodily functions of paranormal creatures. I was nominated. o.O
Things that make me smile
- The Oatmeal: How much cats actually kill. HAHAHAHA.
- 30 Geeky Engagement Rings
- Did you watch Arrow? Yea, you need to get on that, stat.
Search terms
- men ren faire tights: I giggle profusely when I see this search term come up. It’s all because of this post.
- ” silly penis is always standing up in the morning i push him down” room: Best. Quote. Evar. Loved this book.
- “He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.”: *sob* Messenger!
- eve & adam book: It’s about Eve. And Adam. And other people, too.
- why hubspot can’t see my rss: Hmmm. That I do not know. But Hubspot’s marketing grader IS pretty cool.
- inhale a just breathe novel kendall grey: YES! Read this sucka! UF awe to the some, yo!
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Bodily functions of paranormal creatures is a topic everyone secretly wants to know about!
It is…? Heh. I need to really think about how to approach this topic. It is…interesting, and will be entertaining, somehow.
Hey, Ash,
I’m sure you’ll be quite tired the first few weeks of the new job, so do what you need to do, chica! That’s so awesome the principal is a great guy. I left my former job when a new administrator and I didn’t see eye to eye– support from the top is quite important.
Thanks for the shoutout of my giveaway!
Of course! ♥
Yes. Having support from upper mgmt and having ppl who aren’t “stuffed shirts” really elevate my work happiness.
What? Someone’s actually blaming ME for a free book find! That NEVER happens!
Ha! Down with the corsets! That was hilarious.
I have Inhale on my eReader! I will read it soon!
And yes. You MUST write a post about the bodily functions of paranormal creatures!
I BLAME YOU! *glares*
I hope you like Inhale! I think that series rocks.
I’m totally sad faced to have less of you around to love. BUT am super excited about you working with kids and working with an awesome principal. WIN, WIN!
Love your twitter-feed share. Agree. Amen. Hallelujah. Can I come?
I am sure I will find some way to continue to annoy ppl online.
A TO THE MEN! #rumisland
I totally believe that cats are in the psychological torture game. It’s not about killing, it’s about terrorizing. My parents had a can that used to sit on top of the bird’s cage. It’s no wonder the bird’s heart gave out. No one can withstand such sustained terror.
Also, I be SO pissed if my engagement ring had a microchip in it instead of a gem. SO. PISSED.
I saw that article on YA mashups–it was great!
LMAO. I agree with psychological terror. They are totally patient when it comes to that kinda shit.
I think those engagement rings are hilarious!
Head Rush!!!! I LOVED that book and that series. Perfect mind blowing ending (IMO)
I didn’t realize Peterson was writing another book for her zombie series. Both my hubby and I read that one. Is she self pub’ing it? I thought the series was dropped. I’ll have to check it out.
Yea – see here! https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJessePetersen/posts/10151091087905905
It’s called The Zombie Whisperer! ♥
Can’t wait to read Head Rush. I need to read the end of Double Cross first. I remember the big WTF but I can’t remember details.
Thanks for the shout-out Ash! I appreciate it.
Argh! My DVR pooped out and didn’t record Walking Dead. Now I have to wait until they play it again – Friday night!
Sad face that you’ll be wround the blogosphere less, but yay that you love your new boss!
Can’t wait to read your post about pooping zombies.
YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT!
I need to write about pooping zombies. lol
Oh that new job feeling – it’s like the first day of school! I got goosebumps just thinking about it – but you’ll be fab!
It IS like the first day of school! Thank you!