The Owl's Have Landed!!!

I just unboxed my Owl Crate for October and I got some awesome things :) First is a scent pack and book mark from Adventure scents that smells amazing!!!

Then I got 3 sugar skull erasers from NPW and 2 super cute ghoulish magnetic bookmarks from Craftedvan.

Then my favorite bookish item this month comes from Out of Print Clothing. It's an Edgar Allen Poe-lka Dot canvas zipper pouch. Perfect for the book nerd bag lady in me!

Then, what you've all been waiting for....The book!!! This month is A Madness So Discreet by Mindy McGinnis. I don't know much about it other than the main character ends up in an asylum and the synopsis on the back starts with: I'm going to die. Can't wait to read it!!! I also gor a mini book poster and a letter from the author.

Well, that it for this month. If you want to check it out yourself at https://owlcrate.com/ Next month's theme is Myths and Legends

Happy Reading Everyone!!!

So I just found out tonight that there is this rivelry...

I guess it's between Booktubers and Book Bloggers, Who knew! Me, I LOVE then ALL!!! So I've decided that I am going to share my favorite Book Vloggers on Youtube! And in no particular order... Katytastic and Wordnerds were the first two I started following on Youtube! They do both book talks and writing vlogs. Then I found Little Book Owl's vlog about NaNoWriMo and fell in love with her too. Not long after that I stumbled onto Polandbananas and Jesse The Reader and I was hooked ;)I started watching vlogs on writing and found Jenna Moreci and Bookish Pixie who are very helpful and super funny. Most recently I started watching Kassidy Voinche and Tashapolis, also both totally great! If I was more tech savvy and comfortable in front of a camera I could see myself totally having my own channel. But for now I love my little blog here and my handful of readers :D Oh and BTW, Super excited to find out all the amazing Wordnerds are partnering with NaNoWriMo to put out content for the month of November!!!! They did such an awesome job during Camp Nano that I'm even more excited for NaNo!!! So, if you are adicted to books and/or writing and need to kill a little... Okay, maybe a lot of time, head over to Youtube and look up a few of these. Comment below if you have favorites I can look up :) Happy Reading!!!

LitCube is Here!!!!

This is the second of my subscription boxes came today! I think this has been my favorite out of the three.

First off this one always has a theme Octobers is Supernatural, Idjits. First is the cute collectors card, a post card, and in the little baggie I got a little charm, a button, and 2 business cards each with a coupon code for a free ebook!

Then I got the cutest nail polishes EVER!

Next is a Supernatural Button and a neoprene e-reader case. Since my tablet is to large I've decided to put a small journal, a pen, pencil, and post-its in and call it my emergency writing kit ;)

And then there is my absolute favorite out of all the goodies... The key chain. A vile of salt, a vile of holy water, boxing gloves, and a reminder to Always Keep Fighting!

Finally the book!

Looks pretty creepy! Happy Reading Everyone!

Just recieved my Uppercare Book Subscription Pack...

I am a member of three different monthly book subscriptions. This is what Octobers Uppercase package looks like:

First you get a personalized letter from the box designer Lisa and a couple really cool book related items and a signed book plate.

Then you get a new hard cover book with post-it's throughout the book with codes you can enter into the website for bonus information.

Here is all the goodies I got in this package and here is where you can get yours https://www.uppercasebox.com/join-now/

Happy Reading Everyone!!!

Post Readathon Hangover!

Yesterday was rough, it always is when you read 3 books in 1 day lol. So I took a day off from reading and watched Harry Potter movies ;) Today is going to be a reading/relaxing day again because I woke up feeling like I'd been run over, It happens right? I am hoping to get a book box or two today and watch some TV later on because today is the start of the 13 days of Halloween!!!!!! For those of you who don't know me, this is my FAVORITE time of the year and I normally find all kinds of fun stuff to make, usually that my family won't eat because they aren't any fun at all... Doesn't stop me though :D Okay, I'll probably check in with a couple updates later! Bye4now!

The end of hour 17 marks the end of book 3!

Not impressed and glad it's done, The Lost Girl by R.L. Stine wasn't my type of book. Going to start book 4 The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare but shutting down my computer since it's midnight and I suspect my husband will want to go to bead soon. I will continue to post updates on Twitter for as long as I'm awake. So look for me @Iluvmy5men

The Begining of Hour 17

11 pm here and I keep yawning but I will continue reading till I pass out lol. Page 209 out of 285, almost done!!!

Page 151....

The start of hour 16. Not sure that this book is my cup of coffee. I've decided to put it down a few times but pick it back up seconds later... why? Because it's an arc and I feel it's my duty to see it though to the end so that I can write a review about it. Even though it's actually on the market lol.

Dewey’s #ReadAThon Hour 15 Mini-Challenge:

Edward Cullen: And so the book nerd fell in love with the Nachos. Isabella Swan: What stupid nachos. Edward Cullen: What a sick, masochistic book nerd

Hour 15...

page 128 and stuffed so full of nachos I need a nap! lol

End of hour 13 of Dewey's 24 hour readathon

I'm on page 74 of my 3rd book so far. Time for a little break though and maybe grab some supper.

Okay, but first, a Mid-Event Survey:

1. What are you reading right now? The Lost Girl by R.L. Stine 2. How many books have you read so far? 2 so far, this is my 3rd. 3. What book are you most looking forward to for the second half of the Read-a-thon? The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare 4. Have you had many interruptions? Many, I'm a mother of 4 teenagers! How did you deal with those? I deal with them quickly so I can get back to reading! 5. What surprises you most about the Read-a-thon, so far? That I've finished 2 books and am working on a 3rd in one day!

End of hour 11 and I'm fading...

fading...fast.... Okay, maybe not fading but getting distracted. So I took a little Youtube time, and a little time to clean my bathroom. Time for some energy drink from my Sodastream, 90's music via Amazonprime, and some R.L. Stine! Bring on Hour 12!!!

5:22 and done with book #2

Now time for The Lost Girl by R.L. Stine. I got an ARC about 3 days before it came out, finally getting the chance to read it :D

Time stamp is totally wrong and I would starve if not for my husband!

It's actually 3:55 and I'm up to 60% read on my ebook. I forgot to have lunch so my amazing husband made me lunch... did I mention he's amazing!

A dash of nonfiction...

Wrapping up hour 8? I think 8... Anyway at 40% of book #2! I love Erica's straight and to the point talk about writing! Almost like we're sitting here just chatting :)

1:40 pm and Readathon Book One Finished

Now on to book two after I switch out clothes and hunt down some lunch! This one was so good and makes me want to read the other 6 books soon!

The start of hour 6 and the start of chapter 9! Started laundry again, only the 14th load this week, ya, wish I were joking about that but I'm almost caught up so I guess there's that! Okay, back to the Drake sisters!

Page 50, Chapter 7, at the start of hour 5... Time for more coffee!

Pre-Party Intro 3 hours late

1) What fine part of the world are you reading from today? Northern Minnesota/my bed (so far) 2) Which book in your stack are you most looking forward to? Magic in the Wind 3) Which snack are you most looking forward to? Banana nut muffin for breakfast and See's coffee flavored sucker later! 4) Tell us a little something about yourself! I'm addicted to coffee, reading YA, and my quiet life in the woods. I'm working on plotting my 2nd book this year for my first official NaNoWriMo. 5) If you participated in the last read-a-thon, what’s one thing you’ll do different today? If this is your first read-a-thon, what are you most looking forward to? Knowing that even living in a house full of nonreaders, there are other people out there that love reading just as much as I do!

Dewey's 24 hour readathon

Almost the start of hour 4 and my brain is starting to kick in! Just finished chapter 3-page 26 and so far LOVING this book! Eating breakfast and drinking my first cup of coffee... Life is good.

Let's do this!

Getting a late start this morning because I was up till after 1 plotting my novel. I got some really good stuff and now I will pay. Those of you who know me know I need about 9-10 hours of sleep before I feel human. But today is Dewey's 24 hour Readathon!!! I've decided to start with Magic In The Wind by Christine Feehan, This series was recommended to me by my friend Kris. This first book is a novella so it should be a quick read this morning. So, I'll check in when I'm done and hopefully I will have had some coffee and make more sense.

Readathon time!

Dewey's 24 hour Read-A-Thon is on October 17th and guess who is participating?!? Ya, not a big surprise I know. Found out about it today and since I have plenty to read I decided to join. Not sure what my TBR will be but it will more than likely include Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas and Surviving First Drafts by Erica Crouch which is one I want to read before NaNoWriMo starts. Anyway, if you want to join you can sign up at: http://www.24hourreadathon.com/?p=5404