Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge: 11/18/12

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 Death and the Girl Next Door (Darklight #1) by Darynda Jones: “Unlike most young adult books, the characters in Death and the Girl Next Door can be downright scary and bloodthirsty at times.  Me likey!! “
• Top Ten Tuesdays: Top Ten Books I’d Want On A Deserted Island. I’m a cheating biatch.
• Audrey Reviews Final Exam by A. Bates: “Point Horror books are basically the love children of slasher flicks and Scooby Doo, with a healthy dose of magic Pringles dust: once you pop the top…you just keep filling your cart and re-scanning the shelves to make sure you got them all.”
• Smash reviews Hexed by Kevin Hearne:  I just adore Oberon and his fondness of sausage and bitches.
• Let’s Talk: Series Love…or Hate? POPUUUUULAR topic!

In the life of Smash

WHAT LIFE?!?! Looks around for it. Actually, life is cool. Feeling a bit of pressure on the job front, but that is to be expected. I now have FIVE clients! It’s tough getting the permission forms back from students. For those that don’t return them, I contact the parent and do my best to get them to buy into it. Doesn’t take too much, but the kid needs to be ok with it, too. I’m having my first site team visit after holiday break and I’m FREAKING OUT. But, it will be good! I’ve uncovered a lot during the needs assessment process, and ATTENDANCE will be my major focus, among other things.

Dr. Smash and I are taking a trip to my hometown for the holidays and I can’t wait to see my mamacita! She might be moving up here sooner than later. There is so much to work out though, and I wish I was there to help her out! Anywho, I won’t be around too much (like I’m around much now, ha!) and I doubt I’ll do a CR post next Sunday.

Book Club discussed The Raven Boys…briefly. We seemed to be more interested in discussing other books, and an upcoming writer’s retreat in the mountains. I might join them and use the time to read/blog. Sounds hella awesome. Also, I’m joining LA Fitness because 2 of my club pals are members and need motivation and exercise pals. I can meet them on the way home from work and we can lose some weight and get in shape together!!!

♥ ENJOY YOUR LOVED ONES AND GIVE THANKS♥

Smashtastic Stats

• Read in 2012: 94
  • The Raven Boys: Another book club choice. At first, I wasn’t completed interested in the plot. The 2nd half of the book was much more interesting and the last 150 pages were the best part. The raven boys were an interesting bunch.  The social worker in me wanted to swoop into the pages and save the raven boys for various reasons. And I loved Blue and her quirky family. The ending of the book left me perplexed, however.
  • The Demon’s Lexicon: I highly suggest this audio book, if only for the narrator! So damn awesome. The first half of the story was ok, but I definitely enjoyed the 2nd half and there’s a nice little twist!

• Currently Reading:
  • Release
  • Light of the Moon

• TBR Owned Pile (Hardcopy + eBook):
  • Acquired for Kisten the Kindle
    • {Free} 0
    • {Bought} 0
  • Acquired for my bookshelves: *sad panda*

Tidbits from around the blogosphere

Authors/Publishers

• EPIC Reads released another Like, Try, Why. This time it’s Same Author, Different Series
• Jeaniene Frost released the cover for the next VLAD book, Twice Tempted! Schwing!

Bloggers

• Amelia spotlights Amanda! ♥
• And Amanda stalks Sarah!
• Amanda talks about consistency and why it’s needed.
• Ruby shared some cool Secret Santa bloggie events this season. I signed up for one! And ARCycling has a Secret Santa program, too!
• KM created a post on her top 10 most-read authors according to Goodreads. I want to do this now!

Misc

• The Babysitters Club is coming to ebook!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• I just adored Smart Pop Book’s holiday gift guide for people who hate 50 Shades of Grey. My mom loved them, and I think I need to get her Sylvia Day’s books, even though I haven’t read them, as well as 50 Shades of Chicken. Or 50 Shames of Earl Grey. *snicker*
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Things that make me smile

• This about killed me. I laughed until I choked. LOL.
• I loved this post by The Pioneer Woman about her son highjacking her phone and posting a pic of himself on her Instagram account. She polled Facebook for a name for that offense, and some of the suggestions are wicked funny!

Search terms

•   katie kacvinsky middle ground maddie & justin: I LOVE THIS COUPLE.
•  Vampire who works as a stripper: haaaahahaahaha. Mel has met one!
•  ”point horror” formula: Audrey spoke about that in her review this week
•  book review Estep, Jennifer Web of Lies. LOVE!
•  david james light of the moon: YAY! I started reading it! He talks about world-building here.
•  hellworm dust lands: ZOMG! I cannot wait to read Rebel Heart! I reviewed Blood Red Road.

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