Rainbow Spines and Covers Tag - Converted from Youtube

Somewhere over the Rainbow,

Hello readers,
The tag of the week is actually an old one ,created about a year ago by ArrictineReads, but I thought I'd do it anyway because it's a beautiful one. I chose books I'd never used previously used for tags.

Before I start though , in other book related news I was awarded the Top reader and reviewer/overall participant for my district in the Carnegie book awards scheme.

Unfortunately my favourite book of the shortlist , Wonder by R.J Palicio, didn't win but I haven't read the winning book so I don't know if it was a worthy triumph.

Anyway back to purpose of this post :

Red is for ....

 

Point Romance - Winter Warmers by Assorted Authors

This anthology is perfect for the festive season. It has a lovely holly-berry/Santa outfit coloured cover to match this theme.


Orange is for ...

 

Vampire Beach #3 - Ritual by Alex Duval

 

Got this free with a magazine in 2011 and I plan on reading it this summer.

 

The colour of the book instantly makes my associate with the summer season as orange is the colour for heat.

 

 

Yellow is for ...

 

 

The Chocolate Box Girls #3 - Summer's Dream by Cathy Cassidy

 

There's not a large selection for this colour however I believe there should be more.

 

This is actually my favourite cover of the series so far (and what's beneath the jacket as well).

 

The colour is very summery so it suits the book.

 

 

Green is for ...

 

 

Nightmare Hall - The Roommate by Diane Hoh

 

Not my favourite from the series but it has a slime green colour so I used it for this tag.

 

 

Blue is for ...

 



 

Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty

 

I really want to read this authors work soon but the trouble is her books are all longer than what I usually read - 450+ pages - so I'm rather intimidated.

 

Her books are all different colours and I really do adore the simplicity yet prettiness of this cover.

 

 

Indigo is for ...

 

 

The Princess and The Pauper by Kate Brian

 

This is the debut novel of one of my favourite authors and I'd describe at as a combination of the Princess Diaries, Monte Carlo and Confessions of a teenage drama queen.

 

Illustrated covers are under threat of extinction therefore it's pleasant to view one with such an unusual colour as it's background.

 

 

Violet is for ...

 



 

Bloomability by Sharon Creech

 

I've read a book by this author before and intended to read this in Winter but didn't manage to.

 

Basic cover that proves that words are more powerful than pictures.

 

 

Final Result :

 

 

 

Thanks for reading this post !,

 

If you enjoyed please Follow me,Comment, Friend me on Goodreads (the link is in the sidebar to my account) and Read my other posts (if you haven't already).

 

Have you done your own version of the tag?

Please Comment below a link to it or just type your own choices

 

Have you read any of these books too (twinsies!) ?

Please leave a Comment below because I'd appreciate hearing your opinions ( good or bad) about the book/s.

 

Did you participate in the Carnegie book awards?

Let me know below which book was your favourite.

 

Book Haul next :D,

Mimi

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Read-a-thon Announcement and TBR pile

 

 

 

Exciting news to share with you,

I'll be participating along with over 300 other people in my first ever online read-a-thon (of many I hope) created by Bout of Books.With this post I wish to recruit some more readers to display the read-a-thon button in the sidebar with pride - like me.

More information on the read-a-thon from the website :

The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organised by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, May 13th and runs through Sunday, May 19th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure, and the only reading competition is between you and your usual number of books read in a week. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but all of these are completely optional. For all Bout of Books 7.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog. - From the Bout of Books team

I'm challenging myself to read 7 books during the entirety of the read-a-thon as I usually spend 2 days reading a book so it'll be over double my prevail book count.

This week I've been in a reading slump therefore I hope this will promote me to escape it.

Everyday there will be a review of my latest triumph so I've allocated schedule for each day per book and the book I'll be focusing on that day.

The books I'll be reading are:
 

 

Monday- Boys for Beginners by Lil Chase

Got to page 10 at the start of the month but PLL happened...You know what the phrase says though - Two times the charm.I

've already begun reading this Today and I'm loving the humour.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11866755-boys-for-beginners-by-lil-chase?ac=1

Tuesday- Fear street - Prom Queen by R.L Stine

I was supposed to be having a prom-themed week at the start of the month but the idea was ruined when I borrowed Pretty Little Liars.

I've loved every Fear Street book I've read so far and R.L Stine is one of my favourite authors.

I own two editions of this because one is for reading (skull) and the other for preserving (girl in dress).

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/656717.The_Prom_Queen?ac=1

 

Wednesday - Sweet Valley High 88- Love Letters for sale by Francine Pascal

 

To reward myself for getting halfway through the challenge I'm reading something easy to conquer.

 

I've been wanting to read this book for ages so I figure there's no time like the present (or a read-a-thon).

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412298.Love_Letters_For_Sale?ac=1



 

 

Thursday - Chasing Redbird by Sharon Creech

 

I read Absolutely Normal Chaos by her last summer and enjoyed it so I thought I'd try more of her writing.

 

The plot of this one actually sounds better than that of my previous read by the author but does that mean the book will be better? Only time (and a review) will tell...

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53495.Chasing_Redbird?ac=1

 

 

 

Friday - The Crush by Alex Shearer

 

Another book from my Saturday Showcase of purchases , this book just sounds like the definition of Fun and My taste so I hope it achieves my expectations.

 

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :



http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6656994-the-crush

 



 

Saturday- Point Horror- Prom Date by Diane Hoh

I'm intrigued by the length of this novel considering that it's longer than the usual Point horrors.

So far my favourite book by Diane is The Invitation but this is a strong contender for replacing it.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/601575.Prom_Date?ac=1

 

Sunday - Sweet Valley High #23 - Say Goodbye by Francine Pascal

This will be my reward at the end of the read-a-thon.

Does this sound/look like something you would enjoy reading as well? Click here for more information :
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/412222.Say_Goodbye?ac=1


Thank you for reading this post !

If you enjoyed please Follow me and Comment.

Have you read or do you know more about these books ? Please leave a Comment below because I'd appreciate hearing your opinions ( good or bad) on these books.

Are you participating in the read-a-thon as well? Please leave a Comment below telling me what your challenges are.

 

Until you read again,

Mimi

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