Posted Monday, 12 May, 2014 by jorielov (Editor) Scott M. Sandridge, A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court, Brandy Purdy, Brenda S. Anderson, Chain of Mercy, Christina Courtenay, Flight to Coorah Creek, Gilded Feathers, J. Woods, Janet Gover, Reincarnationist series, Seduction, The Boleyn Bride, The Book of Lost Fragrances, The Collector of Dying Breaths, The Hypnotist, The Memorist, The Reincarnationist, The Silent Touch of Shadows 2 Comments
As I outlined in my declaration of participation post for Bout 10.0, I am singularly focusing on the entire historical suspense series (the Reincarnationist – six book series) by M.J. Rose! Leading up to my stop on the Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tour on behalf of book six: “The Collector Of Dying Breaths”. However, I am also concentrating on Romance this week on Jorie Loves A Story, as I am a member of the street team for Brenda Anderson focusing on her début novel “Chain of Mercy” (my first honour of being on an author’s street team!); as well as posting two #ChocLitSaturdays book reviews: “Flight to Coorah Creek” by Janet Gover (selection of 3 May! – which was discussed during the chat) and “The Silent Touch of Shadows” by Christina Courtenay (selection of 10 May! – which was discussed during the chat); a paranormal romance début novel of Indie author J. Woods “Gilded Feathers” arrives late on Monday night, with “The Boleyn Bride” by Tudor author Brandy Purdy arriving on Friday! The extra addition being a fantasy anthology by Indie Publisher (Seventh Star Press) A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court” edited by Scott M. Sandridge! IF anything you will see how much of an eclectic reader I truly am! I will also still host my weekly Saturday morning tweetchat at: twubs.com/choclitsaturdays!
Personal Goals and Motivations:
- Hours Dedicated to Reading (in total): hoping to read at least 12 hours per day!
- Hours per day slated to Read: will journal each day
- Starting Hour: the instant I am able to sit & read! :)
- Ending Hour: 00:00 OR I will be winking to the hooting owls!
- Books Projected to Read:
11 8 in total; 6 3 M.J. Rose + 5 for review; 1 M.J. Rose is also for review
- Blog Posts (in total): Book Reviews: Gilded Feathers, Chain of Mercy, The Boleyn Bride, Flight to Coorah Creek, The Silent Touch of Shadows, A Chimerical World: Tales of the Seelie Court, The Collector of Dying Breaths (on Tuesday 20 May); plus, Author Interviews and regular Bout’er updates!
- Post my reactions to each book after I have concluded reading them, because more than anything I want to be wholly enthused about the stories, the characters, and the prose that each writer etches into their books — I want to challenge myself to read as many books as I can but not to the brink where I cannot fully appreciate them. I want to absorb them and allow their worlds to soak through to my mind’s eye. The Reincarnationist series by M.J. Rose will be blogged in full details at a later date, but every other book I am reading has scheduled reviews during the Bout itself, outside of The Collector of Dying Breaths which posts two days after the Bout concludes. Therefore on my daily updates for the Bout itself, will be snippets of my reaction to the series overall.
- Participate in the Bout of Books community by dropping by fellow participants’ blogs, leaving encouraging commentary, and share in the joy of this intensive week of reading! As well as find challenges to enhance my experience with this wicked sweet group of readers!
- Blogs I scoped out to visit: Coffee Bean Bookshelf + Read Lately if they are taking part in the Bout?! This list will self-curate as the Bout marches onward! Readerly Musings!
- I am hoping participants of *10.0* will drop by my blog as well, and in that way, I can get to know the readers who are just as excited about this as I am!
- Challenges as I participate in them as time allows: ? will populate a list as need be ?
- Join in on the Twitter chats &/or jump into Bout’er conversations on Twitter spontaneously whilst following the tag: #boutofbooks!
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Posted Monday, 12 May, 2014 by jorielov in Blog Tour Host, Blogosphere Events & Happenings, Bookish Discussions, Bout of Books, ChocLitSaturdays, ChocLitUK, Debut Author, Debut Novel, Gothic Literature, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, Historical Romance, Historical Thriller Suspense, Inspirational Fiction & Non-Fiction, Library Love, Paranormal Romance, RALs | Thons via Blogs, Reincarnation, Romance Fiction, Seventh Star Press, Small Towne Fiction, Street Team for Author, Suspense, Time Slip, Tomorrow Comes Media, Tudor Era
Posted Thursday, 8 May, 2014 by jorielov M.J. Rose, Reincarnationist series, Seduction, The Book of Lost Fragrances, The Collector of Dying Breaths, The Hypnotist, The Memorist, The Reincarnationist 0 Comments
I am super stoked for this month’s Bout of Books!!
Seriously it is most delightful timing as I want to read the ENTIRE Reincarnationist series ahead of reading “The Collector of Dying Breaths” which hits Jorie Loves A Story on 20th of May (book review) & 19th of May (Author Interview)!! A series which has entranced my curious bookish heart for several years now, but a series I have never truly had the pleasure of sinking into until now! I cannot wait to spend a Bouter week in full absorption of M.J. Rose’s masterpiece series! The two days after Bout of Books my tour stops will be live and I could not be happier nor think of a better way of spending my 3rd Bout than wrapped inside of a series by an author I have always wanted to read! The badge above created by Parajunkee Designs is the epitome of how I will be spending my week: absolutely NO TV (save Dancing with the Stars, as quite frankly I am a bit addicted to the dancing!) for me!
I’ll take a wee bit of a break on Saturday, 17th of May as I am now a Hostess of a weekly Saturday morn tweetchat (#ChocLitSaturdays) but then, its right back into the books Bout’ers! I’ll pop on Twitter as I’m able too, but for me, I want to read, read, READ and read some more! Laughs. The wicked sweet part!? Bout of Books is a full two weeks AHEAD of #ArmChairBEA! My first ArmChairBEA to join as a book blogger, being that I have only been blogging for a year (1st Blogoversary was 31 March) and my blog celebrates its birthday (the day I went live) 6 August! Eek. Loads of happy book blogger moments happening for me this month!
{Official Blurb}:
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized 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 12th and runs through Sunday, May 18th 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 10.0 information and updates, be sure to visit the Bout of Books blog – From the Bout of Books team
I, Jorie of Jorie Loves A Story is not only a seriously addicted reader of books which wrap me inside books which enchant my mind and murmur reflections in my heart after I put the books down, but I am a girl who is positively happy whilst caught up in the book blogosphere events which unite readers with books, and books with readers who love to chatter about why they love to read what they read! I am going to sit back and enjoy this Bout, whilst captured inside one author’s legacy of words! Giving my full devouted attention to one singular series and blocking out the hours inside a suspenseful adventure of epic proportions! I cannot think of a better way to spend the Bout, can you!?
Whose going to join me!?
Converse with Bout’ers: #boutofbooks | @BoutofBooks
Hostesses: @ + @
Added Bonus: I’m able to jump into the Twitter parties & conversations!!
Books within the Reincarnationist series:
{all books direct to their synopsis on Fantastic Fiction}
The Reincarnationist,
The Memorist,
The Hypnotist,
The Book of Lost Fragrances,
Seduction,
& The Collector of Dying Breaths
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Posted Thursday, 8 May, 2014 by jorielov in Blog Tour Host, Blogosphere Events & Happenings, Book Trailer, Bookish Discussions, Bout of Books, Death, Sorrow, and Loss, Historical Fiction, Historical Fiction Virtual Book Tours, Library Love, Parfum Industry, RALs | Thons via Blogs, Reader Submitted Author Interview, Reincarnation, Suspense