Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge 35

Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is where Tara @ 25 Hour Books and Amanda @ On a Book Bender shamelessly plug each other, share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved by other awesome bloggers (or authors!) during the week, and talk about the books we plan on reading in the coming week. [Description and banner borrowed from On a Book Bender]

Announcement:

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The Corner Newsstand
(This week on Creativity’s Corner)

• Monday (4/8) I reviewed The Adventures of Tintin, Monday (4/15) I reviewed Disney’s John Carter and Monday (4/23) I put meeting someone interesting on an airplane on my bucket list.
• Tuesday (4/9) I reviewed Illuminate by Aimee Agresti
• Wednesday (4/10) Briana of Pages Unbound shared her wish for a Sidekick Protagonist book. Then Wednesday (4/17) I reviewed Power Under Pressure by Andrew P. Mayer and Wednesday (4/24) I reviewed The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima.
• Thursday (4/11) I reviewed Bewitching by Alex Flinn.
• Friday (4/12) I introduced the new schedule, Friday (4/19) I wished for more novels featuring Native Americans, and Friday (4/26) I confessed to my inability to think outside of canon.
• I also visited Pages Unbound this week: If you like Faeries, then read…

Behind the Desk
(My life behind the scenes)

OH MY GOODNESS! I have been gone too long! *wraps arms around all of you and huggles you tight*

So much has happened since my last Clock Rewinders. For those of you who haven’t seen via Twitter or my other blog, I’ve been offered the chance to skip the MA in Musicology and go straight into the direct PhD program. AAAAAAHHHHH!!! At first they were asking me to make the decision in 3 days (major decision involving up to 4 more years of my life in three days? I THINK NOT!) I got them to agree to let me think about it for a little while, and after much research and lots of emails back and forth, it looks like I’m going to do it (barring any major surprises that is). SO, instead of earning a dual masters (MLS/MA) I’ll be earning a MLS with a doctorate in Musicology. I may, in fact, be insane. If I’m not already, I will be in  a few years! lol

I also spent last weekend looking at places to live in the fall! I signed a lease on an apartment that I think I will be very happy in, and I’ve spent all week daydreaming about how I’m going to decorate it. I’ve also spent the week noticing how incredibly unorganized my stuff is right now and cleaning anything I can manage.

Around the Corner
(Blog posts I found awesome since the last post)

• Felicia (Geeky Blogger’s Book Blog) confessed to being mostly a series reader.
• Sarah J. Maas (Author of Throne of Glass) released the cover of Crown of Midnight and it looks WAY epic! *grabby hands*
• Meg (Ink Skies) shared her “must-haves” for the blogs she follows. She also wondered how many of us have reading schedules.
• Jamie (The Perpetual Page-Turner) discusses how her recommendations have changed (pre- vs. post- blogging if you will).
• Kristilyn (Reading in Winter) talked about what makes people want to quit blogging, and then followed up with a discussion on why blogging isn’t as easy as it might seem to outsiders.
• Gaby (Queen Ella Bee Reads) commanded us to comment on others’ blogs (a thing I am sometimes TERRIBLE about… SORRY!) She was also interviewed over at On a Book Bender.
• Elena (Novel Sounds) gave us some tips on how to deal with that really annoying person on Twitter.
• Amanda (On a Book Bender) talks marketing your blog. I… um… don’t do this. Maybe I should, but I feel like I would be very bad at it.
• Danny (Bewitched Bookworms) discussed why we want ARCs. I do my very best to stay away from the whole ARC scene but this is a great post for those who do get them.
• Chri (Ink Skies) wanted to know how we read our books.
• Relatedly Chrystal (Snowdrop Dreams of Books) wants to know how we organize our books.
• Kim (YA Asylum) compared horror movies and horror books.
• Jana (That Artsy Reader Girl) shared a fun little video on “Amazon Yesterday Shipping” (man, wouldn’t that be nice!)
• Kelly (Reading the Paranormal) asked us how we follow our favorite blogs. I personally use an RSS software on my computer – easier to get through that pile of posts without getting distracted!
• Ink Skies hosted their first blogger panel on what makes a good character.
• Gaby (Queen Ella Bee Reads) and Amanda (On a Book Bender) are starting a new discussion series called (re)Discovering the Basics – this week’s topic: Why blog?

GoodReaders’ Digest
(Books I’ve read in the past week and books I plan to read next. Also includes stats for the current challenges)

Keep in mind that this is at least 3 weeks worth of books – it’s not nearly as much as it looks!

Read:

• Jenny Pox by J.L. Brian – Review: 5/15
• The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline (re-read, audiobook)
• Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale – Cute and fun! Perfect fluff!
• Black Heart by Holly Black – Review: 5/1
• Team Human by Justine Larbalestier and Sarah Rees Brennan – Review: 5/8
• Summer Falls by “Amelia Williams” – Not exactly high quality literature, but fun for those of us who are obsessed.
• That Time I Joined the Circus by J.J. Howard – Review: 6/5
• Castle Waiting by Linda Medley – Review: 5/29
• Magisterium by Jeff Hirsch – Review: 5/22
• Pandora Hearts vol. 1 by Jun Mochizuki (Manga) – Why did I only order the first volume of this? WHYYYYY?!?!
• Liesl and Po by Lauren Oliver (audiobook) – Review: 6/13

• Incarnate by Jodi Meadows
• The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy
• Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble by H.P. Mallory