Musing Mondays {7} and It's Monday! What Are You Reading? {5}

 

MUSING MONDAYS… is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading where MizB will ask a book/reading-related question, and you answer with your own thoughts on the topic.

Do you judge a book by its cover?

*hangs head* Yeah, sometimes I do. I mean, how can you not?! A book's cover is usually the first thing you notice about a book and it's either gonna catch your attention or not. But in my defense, I'm easily distracted by and drawn to all things pretty, shiny, colorful, or weird. So, if a cover fits one of those descriptions than it already has an advantage over boring book covers. However, there are plenty of books with fab covers that ended up being drab books and vice versa. So, a book cover may be what initially draws me to a book, but it won't be the deciding factor in whether or not I read it. And speaking of fab book covers, how awesome are these covers?!

Two of my favorite book covers this year

It's Monday! What Are You Reading... hosted by Book Journey, is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

What I've Read in the Last Week (and a half)

*click on title to read my review*

Fangs for Nothing

Adrianne Ambrose

Whirl

Emma Raveling

Kevin's Point of View

Del Shannon

(win a signed/personalized paperback copy of this book now. read my review to find out how)

Shiewo: A Fantasy Flight to Adventure

Ciye Cho

The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

Michelle Hodkin

Everblue

Brenda Pandos

What I Hope To Read This Week

Sisters Red

Jackson Pearce

Sweetly

Jackson Pearce

Trueblood's Plight

E.S. Lark

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IT'S MONDAY WHAT ARE YOU READING? {4}, MUSING MONDAYS {6}

It's Monday! What Are You Reading... hosted by Book Journey, is where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week…. and anything in between!  This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well… you never know where that next “must read” book will come from!

WHAT I READ THIS PAST WEEK

*click on title to read my review*

Fairy Metal Thunder  (Book 1 in the Songs of Magic Series)

J.L. Bryan

This is a fun, delightful fantasy read.

I gave it 4/5 Cupcakes

The Protectors (Book 1 in The Protectors Saga)

P.M Dooling

This is a charming and enchanting YA fantasy. I lOVED it.

I gave it 5/5 Cupcakes.

Underneath my review you can also read my interview with the lovely author and enter to win Books 2&3 in the series...Book 1 is available for free on Smashwords here

WHAT I HOPE TO READ THIS WEEK

*click on title to learn more*

Slayers

C.J. Hill

Look for my review later this week

Savor (Warm Delicacy #1)

Megan Duncan

I will be hosting the Savor Blog Tour on Oct. 8, when you will be able to read my review and enter to win several awesome prizes from the author

The Sleepwalkers

J. Gabriel Gates

Look for my review later this week

Cut

Patricia McCormick

In honor of Banned Books Week, I am going to re-read Cut, as it is one of my favorite banned books of all time.

MUSING MONDAYS… is a weekly event hosted by Should Be Reading where MizB will ask a book/reading-related question, and you answer with your own thoughts on the topic

Q.What does it take for you to give up on a book you’re reading?

I used to NEVER give up on a book. I would trudge through it no matter what. But as I got older, I realized that I was just wasting my time and could have been using that time to read something amazing. It kills me to have to give up on a book mid read, but sometimes I just have to.

For me it usually has to with the characters and/or their development. If I just simply cannot connect with the main character or at least feel invested in their story than the book as a whole probably isn't going to work for me and I stop reading. Then there's the storyline itself. If I find myself bored chapter after chapter, then I'm not going bother reading till the end. And of course, despite my strive to be open minded at all times, there are times when a book may offend me to the point where I just can't finish it.

I do try and finish all books I start, but when I find that I'm asking myself "Do I really want to finish this book?", then I know it's time to give up on it.