I'm back!

Hello all! I'm back from vacation and onto blogging again. San Francisco was awesome- full of wonderful food, tons of walking, and exploring a fun city! It was so nice to not be on the computer or even my phone for a few days. But now I'm back to the wonderful world of technology :)

Although I am back from vacation, I am traveling international tomorrow (for work this time). My Dubai trip is finally here! I will still be blogging my memes and probably some book reviews since it is a SUPER long flight, but my timing may be a bit off. I'm never very good at remembering the time back home when I am international.

Thanks for your patience with my vacation and crazy travels. Happy reading!

Teaser Tuesdays (April 10)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Here's how it works..

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure what you share does not give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author too so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here are my teasers...

The late afternoon sun cast a molten light on the street, lacquered the sidewalk, the doors, tables and chairs of restaurants, the rickety stands of cigarettes, film and books, all in a golden patina, even giving the rusted, motionless cyclos and the gaunt faces of the sleeping drivers the bucolic quality found in antique photos.

 p. 69, The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli

Vacation!

Hello all you lovely readers. I wanted to post a quick note letting you all know I will not be around the blogging world the next few days because I'm going on vacation! I thought about trying to keep up with comments/post/memes but I decided I want to fully enjoy my time away and not worry about being on the computer. I have a couple scheduled posts so things won't be too quiet here at Reading Kelly, but I may take a few days to get back to any comments.

So until next week I will be exploring the wonderful city of San Francisco. Happy reading!

Feature & Follow Friday (#13)

Q: Have you ever bought a book BECAUSE of a bad review?

A: I don't think I have ever really chosen a book because of a bad review. I've read some books that had more negative reviews from some readers but I always keep in mind not everyone will like every book they read. And it is always a possibility I will enjoy something more than others- it's all about personal preferences.

What about you...any book you just had to read because of a bad review? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Booking Through Thursday: Recommendation

This week's Booking Through Thursday asks...

If someone asked you for a book recommendation, what is the FIRST book you'd think to recommend (without extra thought)?

I actually get asked about book recommendations quite a bit, especially from co-workers. The first book that always pops into my mind is The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern because I LOVE this book and think everyone should read it. The Secret History by Donna Tartt also comes to mind quite a bit for those I think would be interested in a good psychological mystery in reverse.

What book would you recommend without thinking much about it?

Teaser Tuesdays (April 3)

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Here's how it works..

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page.
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (Make sure what you share does not give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author too so other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here are my teasers...

"Don't you think it's a calling to live in danger just to capture the face of those who are suffering? To show their invisible lives to the world?"

 p. 89, The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli

Random Acts of Kindness: April

RAK is hosted by Book Soulmates. You can join the fun here.

For those who do not know, RAK is Random Acts of Kindness. You sign up and share your book wishlist. Then you can view other's wishlists and send them a Random Act of Kindness. This will be my second month participating. I had sooo much fun with RAK last month!

Here are the rules:

COMPLETE RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully & follow all rules! Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send us an our new email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that we can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post. This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

 

You can see my wishlist here in my Google Docs. The top 5 I chose for this month are...

1. Cinder by Marissa Meyer

2. Pure by Julianna Baggott

3. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

4. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society by Mary Ann Shaffers & Annie Barrows

5. A Hidden Fire by Elizabeth Hunter