THE ANONYMOUS BOOKAHOLICS TAG

THE ANONYMOUS BOOKAHOLICS TAG

February 18, 2017

 

I think it’s about time for another book tag! PAGESANDTEA tagged me for The Anonymous Bookaholics Tag, thank you!
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT BUYING NEW BOOKS?

Everything! I am a book buying lover!  I love walking into the bookstore and having so many new books tempting me, and looking for the most striking covers, reading blurbs on the back of books, ending up wanting about 5 new books and having to decide which one I’ll choose on that particular day and which will go onto my wish list. I have to say I love hard cover copies of books more than ebooks.  I do read both types.

HOW OFTEN DO YOU BUY NEW BOOKS?

I buy most of my books today in resale stores.  I always love to go on the treasure hunt in the thrift stores and I always go home with atleast two books I have not read before.  I usually hunt for the authors I am currently reading like Brad Meltzer, John Grisham, Johnathon Kellerman.

BOOKSTORE OR ONLINE BOOK SHOPPING – WHICH DO YOU PREFER?

I love hard copy books, so going to thrift stores is what I prefer.  If it’s a true crime, thriller or self-help book I will opt for the online ebook to read.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE BOOKSHOP?

I love Boarders for a book hunt but I also love Amazon online books, and Abe books because of the discounted rate.

DO YOU PRE-ORDER BOOKS?

Not usually, but I do buy them as soon as they come out.

DO YOU HAVE A MONTHLY BOOK BUYING LIMIT?

No not really.  If I want to read a book I buy it even if I cannot get to reading it right away.  I have moved and donated all of my books over the years that right now I am building up my empire of books as we speak which entails of maybe 20 books.

BOOK BUYING BANS – ARE THEY SOMETHING FOR YOU?

No.

HOW BIG IS YOUR WISHLIST?

I keep my want to read or buy books in the Amazon wish list so I don’t forget.

WHICH THREE BOOKS FROM YOUR WISHLIST DO YOU WISH TO OWN NOW?

I wish I owned all of Nicholas Sparks books.

I wish I owned all of Iris Johansen books.

I wish I owned all of Brad Metzler books.

So, what about you? Are you a bookaholic? 
Feel free to consider yourself tagged and have fun answering the questions. 
See you next time for another book tag!

WPC: Solitude is Reading a Book and Verse of the Day

Verse Of The Day!

“Show me the right path, O LORD; point out the road for me to follow.”

– Psalm 25:4 NLT-

PHOTO CHALLENGE

Solitude

This week, show us what being alone means to you.

Doodle Page # 29

The Kindness Challenge Book Review

The Kindness Challenge that takes 30 days is a great challenge for any spouse or relationship to test how you can sweep away your negative biases. The author introduces you to a host of people from around the world that she has tested  in her research to prove this challenge works.  The author addresses the denial most of us are in about how we treat other people. Just being kind to others will help change our culture.  This is a very inspirational book.  Thank you to “Blogging for Books” for my advanced copy for an unbiased review to be posted.  @ 2017  JACKIE PAUJLSON

Guest Post: Jeyran Main Review Tales To Trust a Wolf Book Review

Jeyran is a blogger, consumer reviewer, book editor, book promoter and a freelance book translator. Her website Review Tales demonstrates her thoughts, reflections and book reviews.

To Trust a Wolf – by Danielle Hardgrave

This review was kindly requested by the Author, Danielle Hardgrave

Helen is an archivist working in a museum and she is in charge of an annual event where she collects money from donors to keep the museum running. Her job is very important to her.  A historical discovery regarding a Viking hoard attracts a lot of people and that causes an increase in her responsibilities. Unknown to her, there is something hidden in the artefacts which puts her life, museum and everyone else in danger.

 

Here comes Rune Helsen, a dashing man to her rescue with a secret of his own. His agenda is not pure or clear until the end. However, he does seem to grab the heart of our heroine and as she falls for him, Rune manages to reveal this secret to Helen while explaining the reason why many are interested in the Viking hoard.

 

She tags along with him on this discovery and they are now on a mission, which will continue on as Book 2.

 

I was astonished to see how a short story could contain this much novel content. I was very impressed by how this Author did not waste anytime in including backstory and managed to build enough character to continue with her next book.

 

The paragraphs, literary standard and dialogues were very well put together and easy to understand. There was no fluffing of pages and I was pleased with the mannerism of the entire plot including the twist in the story.

 

The tale does contain sexual content and supernatural creatures such as, Vikings, Vampires and Werewolves. This paranormal romance did also remind me of the Twilight Saga.

 

I recommend this book to anyone that is interested in a short story filled with paranormal creatures.

 

Written by Jeyran Main

 

 

Guest Post Book Review by Review Tales

 

Jeyran is a blogger, consumer reviewer, book editor, book promoter and a freelance book translator. Her website Review Tales demonstrates her thoughts, reflections and book reviews.

Angles – Part I by Erin Lockwood

This review was kindly requested by the Author, Erin Lockwood

The story of Angels is a captivating tale about a girl names Caralee. She has a loyal group of friends and one best friend, Teddy who looks out for her all the times. He gets married at the beginning of the story to a lovely girl named Anne. Although the triangle at first looks like he has feelings for Cara and it is going to be a troublesome trio, the story takes on a new drama twist with the appearance of a dashingly handsome man named Sam.

Sam is everything a girl wants not just by the way he looks but also his mannerism. The sense of security, sensuality, and his gentlemanly behavior is to perfection. His presence alone brings along turmoil of emotions for Cara, let alone the way he interacts with her. There is a slight problem, though; Cara is already in a relationship with another gentleman, Jason.

The protectiveness of Teddy also takes a great deal of affect in this tale where Sam and Jason both are his friends, and he appears to have strong feelings for Cara himself, as well.

This dynamic tale of events does certainly wrap your head in a twist but, thankfully not so much of a knot. The pace and level of understanding are superb along side the skill in making each character appealing to the reader. The Author has excellent taste in expressing what actually goes on in a woman’s head. There was so much back and forth that even I, as a woman felt like saying “no wonder they say we, as women, are complex.”

I found Cara not as mature and robust as I would have liked her to be. When you have so many men wanting to be with you and constantly trying to steal your affections, then a substantial lead would be more attractive. The issue Cara had was that the men she was in a relationship would not commit to her and in her defense, she does come to a realization that she has to grow up, but it is a little too late. Altogether, her vulnerability was pleasing to the plot, and I enjoyed the inter-connectivity of the whole story together.

The ending is sweet and promises a second series. I look forward to finding out what happens to this girl and her friends.

I recommend this book to contemporary romance readers. You will enjoy reading this book in one sitting.

Written by Jeyran Main @ ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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Wake up to the Joy of You by Agapi Stassinopoulos

 

Wake up to the Joy of You by Agapi Stassinopoulos

This book is 52 light posts guiding you on the way back to yourself.  Each chapter has a meditation if you choose to do it but if you don’t that is okay because the content in the book will be a great motivation to keep reading.  The chapters are organized to begin with the building blocks of self-care and leads you to understand your road blocks to self-care.  Roadblocks are giving your energy to other people like when you should not or living in denial of some aspect of your life.  I loved the chapter on how to get over your childhood.  I loved that I can now make changes in my life, trust my creativity, let go of any possession that no longer serves me.  On page 11, asks the question are you a people pleaser?  Rob Reiner said it best when he said, “everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself.”  Overall this is a morning and evening meditation book for anyone who wants to live a happier life permanently. I have to Thank Blogging for Books for the free copy of the book in exchange for my unbiased review. @ 2017 Jackie Paulson
Biography

 

AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world. In her previous book, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her new book, Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her previous books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials. She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised in Athens, Greece.

Jeyran Main Guest Post

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New post on Review Tales – A Personal & Sincere Review On Books Read

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Book Review: Trust by Iyanla Vanzant

I am a huge fan of Iyanla Vanzant!  She has some of the most amazing self-help messages that can change the way you think to creating a life style that is just right for you.  She had to endure so many hardships like filing bankruptcy, and divorcing her husband.  The glue that held her life together was her relationship with God. The key to learning how to trust is in finding your own truth and trusting yourself.  Once you do this you can trust others.  It’s a healing book!  The book is very inspiring to men, women, college age if they believe in faith.  This is one author I will collect her books on my shelves for years to come.   @ 2017 Jackie Paulson

Jackie’s books

Trust: Mastering the 4 Essential Trusts: Trust in God, Trust in Yourself, Trust in Others, Trust in Life

by Iyanla Vanzant

I am a huge fan of Iyanla Vanzant! She has some of the most amazing self-help messages that can change the way you think to creating a life style that is just right for you. She had to endure so many hardships like filing bankruptcy, and…

Curing Chronic Illness (Mental or Physical) with a Raw or Near-Raw Diet

by Alan Hunter

Can raw food cure Disease? Yes! The big pharma want to keep money in their pockets and discredit natural ways to heal dis-eases. The reason I personally know that natural remedies work is because years ago, I was diagnosed with a so-call…

Everything You Need You Have: How to Be at Home in Your Self

by Gerad Kite

Is it true that everything you need, you have? While reading Gerad Kite’s book you will learn how to look at things in a different perspective as well as living in the present moment. It’s not about doing more it’s about being more. Home…

The Job Book: Find Yourself and a Job in 30 Days

by Gerald J. Regni

Find Yourself and a Job in 30 Days by Dr. Gerald J. RegniCHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT JOB SCENE
CHAPTER 2: THE GAME (JOB OR CAREER?)
CHAPTER 3: THE PERPETUAL LIE
CHAPTER 4: MIND OVER MATTER
CHAPTER 5: STEPPING OUT OF THE SH…

Dear Amy

by Helen Callaghan

Do you want to learn about dissociative amnesia? Do you know what it is? I had no idea until I read this book. Dear Amy by Helen Callaghan is a British writer. Being born in the USA I had a hard time with some of the dialect and the word…

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Book Review: Curing Chronic Illness by Alan Hunter

Can raw food cure Disease?  Yes!  The big pharma want to keep money in their pockets and discredit natural ways to heal dis-eases.  The reason I personally know that natural remedies work is because years ago, I was diagnosed with a so-called problem that was not curable and in fact it was.  I thought outside the box, went to a holistic healer who read my eyes and prescribed me natural medicines for ten months and to the doctor’s surprise I was 100% cured.  This is how I know the value of this book by Alan Hunter.  This book is filled with the evidence, gathered from medical research and studies from world-famous universities and colleges, medical institutions, clinics and hospitals, from all around the world. Did you know that every living organism in the world eats its food raw; all animals eat raw, all fish, all insects, all birds eat raw. They may die of injury or by being attacked by other animals, but disease as we know it in our human, cooked-food society, simply does not occur in the wild?  I love the references in this book that prove the research done by Alan Hunter.   It is valuable to anyone who may not believe that raw foods can heal any ailment just like back in the biblical days with people and animals.  To sum up the book I leave you with a quote: “If humanity will one day grasp the importance of natural food, this will be the beginning of a new era in the history of human life; it will simply be the PARADISE.”
― Arshavir Ter Hovannessian, Raw Eating: Or a New World Free from Diseases, Vices and Poisons

WPC: PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION

As we all celebrate the holidays I am sad. I have no place to live and temporarily live with a friend. I am going back to college to get my Master’s Degree in Human Resources.
On a funny side, I was dropped off at a dollar store to buy things that needed for college. When I left the store I thought I was opening a door to the car I wanted, but instead I opened a car with a man waiting in the drivers seat, and it was not my car! I apologized and he said that’s okay because my car was next to his. I was laughing so hard! That is a Path story that is true. I can imagine if he drove away with me in it!!
I want to share random photos with all of you that make me smile.

Path

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