Fairy Metal Thunder Read Along: Week 3

Welcome to week three of the

Fairy Metal Thunder Read-Along and Scavenger Hunt

This week's read-along is hosted by

Tina's Book Reviews

Questions for Chapters 14-20

1. In the beginning of chapter 14, poor Jason is having a tough time at work. Its busy, people are rude, there are hot girls talking to him, big lady's are about to starve, all in all bad work day. So tell us about a time when you had to deal with a pushy customer or rude behavior, did you freak, keep it together, throw a slawburger?

I've never worked anywhere that really required me to deal with any kinds of customers, which is probably a really good thing. Ya see, I have severe social anxiety and I'm a pretty shy person, so usually I don't like confrontation. BUT I do have a temper when provoked. One time when my inner Hulk broke through my shyness was about a year ago at the local Wal-Mart. I was shopping with my cousin, little sister (who was about 15) and her two friends. We were having a pleasant time (or at least as pleasant a time as one can have in Wal-Mart) when these two rather loud, pushy and totally redneck (I do live in NC after all) women ruined it all.

My sister was pushing the shopping cart and these two women were parked right in the middle of an aisle, not moving, so my sister proceeded to push our cart past them. Then these "ladies" gave my sister the stink eye and said loudly "Ughh, I hate when insert not nice name are rude! I can't go anywhere cause they *they glare at my sister and friends* just don't know how to move!". Now, I usually walk away from situations like this, but not when somebody messes with MY little sister. So I was all...

Oh no she didn't!!!

Then a little of this happened...

Needless to say, words were spoken, profanities may have been exchanged and my inner Hulk felt like smashing some heads. I definitely did not keep my head and I probably should have...but honestly, and felt really good to let those women have a piece of my mind ;P

2. In chapter 16 Jason is getting ready to shoot his rocking music video and perform for a crowd. Have you ever made a rock video, been in a play or anything that shows you doing something with musical talent? Extra points if you want to show us.

So, even though I lurve music, I have like NO musical talent AT ALL...seriously, I can't sing, I can't dance and I wasn't even invited to join the middle school band *sigh*. But I was in the fifth grade Christmas musical show- I was a dancing, singing  Blitzen the reindeer. I mostly just moved my lips and tried not to trip anyone. Then later that year in fifth grade we made music videos and my best friend and I used the song Hakuna Matata from The Lion King. I was dressed up like a zebra and sang Timon's part while my BFF dressed up in leopard print and sang Pumbaa's part. We even had tree props and everything. It was, well, not good, but we had fun. And after everyone made their music videos the entire fifth grade got together and watched them...yeah, that was humiliating! I don't have a video of it and I actually really wish I did!

3. Speaking of videos, the boys have a little chat about Steven Spielberg in chapter 17, what is your favorite Spielberg movie? Can't think of one...well then tell us about one of your favorite Sci-fi movies.

I have to pick just one?! Not sure I can, but let's see...well, if we're talking specifically about Spielberg directed movies, then I love:

Whenever this movie is on I will drop everything and watch it

I remember the summer of Jurassic Park clearly: I was about 7 years old and my whole family went to see this and I was BLOWN away. My little brother and I spent all that summer learning everything we could about dinosaurs. This movie still rocks my socks off!

And this next movie Spielberg  did NOT direct but he was an executive producer and writer on the film:

I watched this movie SO many times as a kid! My little brother, his friends and I used to play Goonies and go on "adventures". My brother always got to be Mikey or Mouth and since I was the only girl in our group I always had to be one of the female characters...when I actually always wanted to be Sloth just so I could scream 

"Heyy you guyyyyss!!!"

4. At the end of Chapter 17 the guys say bye to Dred who is getting ready to move, did you ever have to start over in a new school or new place when you were in highschool? Was it good, bad...horrible?

I left highschool after the ninth grade to be homeschooled and the adjustment wasn't hard at all. I was always a loner and never really "hung out" with my peers (I'm not a people person) so I never missed that aspect of school. Going away to college was a really hard adjustment though. I wasn't a big fan of living on my own and was constantly homesick. I actually ended up switching to a college closer to home and enjoyed it much more.

5. If you had a pet Unicorn what would you name it?

Like many people, I've spent many hours pondering this question and I do believe that I would name my pet unicorn either:

Princess Cupcake Sparklepants Moonbeam Sunshineface Fluffy-Wuffy

OR

Sir Winchester III

And just for fun: Would you rather be pecked to death by a vulture or eat a Goblins toenails???

Hmm, depends. Can I get the Goblin toenails covered in cheese and/or chocolate?!

Leave links to your read-along posts and I'll stop by!

And come back next Friday for week four!

A rock & roll fairy tale.

Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Even worse, Jason has a crush on their lead singer, but she doesn't seem interested in him at all.
Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world. Soon the band is enchanting crowds, and Jason is a step closer to the girl of his dreams, but the new gear is brimming with dangerous and destructive magic they can't control.
Their shortcut to success has cost a troupe of innocent fairies their livelihood and turned Jason and his band into enemies of the powerful Queen Mab, who sends supernatural bounty hunters to track them down, including one of the most dangerous horned creatures in Faerie...a small unicorn named Buttercake.

Fairy Metal Thunder is free on  Amazon, Smashwords, and Apple, and just 99 cents on Nook, so you can play along for free! (Nook users can get a free ePub at Smashwords.) 

Fairy Metal Thunder Read Along: Week 1

Hey Cupcakes! 

For the next four Fridays I'll be participating in the

Fairy Metal Thunder Read-Along and Scavenger Hunt!!!

The Songs of Magic Series by J.L. Bryan is one of my fave YA series and I look forward to joining in this fun read-along and scavenger hunt and hopefully meeting some other fans of this series.

This week's read-along and hunt is hosted by 

Missie of the The Unread Reader

Questions for Chapter 1-6 of Fairy Metal Thunder:

1. At the beginning of the story, the Assorted Zebras are just a garage band, but they are expecting to make it big. Who knows, you just might find yourself at one of their concerts someday. Until then, show me your favorite concert t-shirt. It could be a picture of a concert you actually attended or a pic of a vintage tee of your favorite band. Be sure to tell me the story behind the tee.

Ok, so I haven't actually gone to that many concerts. Not that I don't love music, because I do, but most of the bands I REALLY LOVE either don't tour anymore or I've just never been able to see them live...But, my parents, who were apparently MUCH cooler than me when they were younger, have gone to many awesome concerts. Many of which I'd give anything to go back in time and attend myself. So, I'll showcase a few vintage concert tees (found online) from some of the shows they attended and I wish I could have....

(I actually have the Bob Seger tshirt!)

2. Jason’s mom forces him to agree to do some yard work for Mrs. Dullahan, which wouldn’t be so bad if she wasn’t rumored to be a witch. Tell me about the worst chore you were ever forced to do. Who make you do it? Bonus points if you have a picture to share of you doing the dirty work.

Uggh, chores! The bane of my existence. Hmm, but the worst? When I was about ten years old my family, along with our church, volunteered to clean up a section of Lowe's Motor Speedway (in my hometown) after a big race. Now for those who don't know, that speedway is HUGE and NASCAR (yuck!) is also HUGE in NC, therefore the place was packed and there was a ton of trash left behind. Gross, nasty, icky trash that we had to pick up. NOT FUN at all. I also got a sunburn that day >.<

I don't have a picture of that day, but here's a pic of the speedway:

3. Uh oh! There seems to be a jewelry thief in the neighborhood. Have you have had anything stolen from you? Or have you ever lost something precious? Did you ever find it? Make a Reward if Found poster for the stolen or lost item. Convince us to find it for you. Make the reward good!

*sigh* A few years ago I lost my Harry Potter Book Charm bracelet, which was a handmade bracelet with the cutest little charm replicas of all seven Harry Potter books. It wasn't worth a lot of money, but I ADORED that bracelet and was very sad when I lost it. It was found eventually, but several of the charms had been destroyed beyond repair :(

Here's my Lost/Reward poster:

4. In Faerie, Jason declares himself as Jason the Guy Who Wants That Necklace Back. Weird, but then again every name has a meaning. What does your name mean? What is the origin? Do you go by any kind of nicknames? How did you get that nickname?

I'm named after my maternal grandmother who is from Korea. My name, Aeicha, is a variation of the Korean Ae Cha, which means "love daughter" or "love child". My grandma and mom say my name could even mean "child of love". 

In Korea, Ae Cha is pronounced like "eh chah", which is how we say my grandma's name, while we pronounce my name as "AY-sha". My middle name is Lin, which means "beautiful jade". My big brothers and dad have always called me Linsonboo because of my middle name and our Asian heritage ;D

5. When Jason gets home from his all night adventures through Fairy, his parents unfairly ground him for a month! Care to share a time you were grounded by your parents for no good reason?

Ya know, I was really a boring child and teen. Well, at least when it came to misbehaving and acting out. I was a nerd and geek (before it was cool to be those things!) and I didn't get into too much trouble and was never really grounded. I suppose my mom did often have to tell me to shut my light off and stop reading at 2am and go to sleep, for goodness sakes it's a school night! lol, but other than that my parents were pretty reasonable when it came to doling out reprimands and punishment. 

Come back next Friday to play along again!!!

A rock & roll fairy tale.

Jason plays guitar in a teenage garage band called the Assorted Zebras, but they have no fans, no gigs, and they're going nowhere. Even worse, Jason has a crush on their lead singer, but she doesn't seem interested in him at all.
Then Jason steals instruments from the fairy world. Soon the band is enchanting crowds, and Jason is a step closer to the girl of his dreams, but the new gear is brimming with dangerous and destructive magic they can't control.
Their shortcut to success has cost a troupe of innocent fairies their livelihood and turned Jason and his band into enemies of the powerful Queen Mab, who sends supernatural bounty hunters to track them down, including one of the most dangerous horned creatures in Faerie...a small unicorn named Buttercake.

Fairy Metal Thunder is free on  Amazon, Smashwords, and Apple, and just 99 cents onNook, so you can play along for free! (Nook users can get a free ePub at Smashwords.)