First Chapter of Breaking Dawn!!!! From EW!

Here's the link to a sneak peek at Chapter 1 from Stephenie Meyer's forth and final Twilight book Breaking Dawn.

Breaking Dawn - Chapter 1

My review:
I need to go back and read Eclipse! This first chapter was such a tease! I WANT MORE! Wow. It was great, everything I knew it would be and more.

Breaking Dawn will be released on August 2.

The first two chapters will be released with the Special Edition of Eclipse, May 31 (yes! that's tomorrow!).
I'll be headed to a local Borders to get my fill.

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First Chapter of Breaking Dawn!!!! From EW!

Here's the link to a sneak peek at Chapter 1 from Stephenie Meyer's forth and final Twilight book Breaking Dawn.

Breaking Dawn - Chapter 1

My review:
I need to go back and read Eclipse! This first chapter was such a tease! I WANT MORE! Wow. It was great, everything I knew it would be and more.

Breaking Dawn will be released on August 2.

The first two chapters will be released with the Special Edition of Eclipse, May 31 (yes! that's tomorrow!).
I'll be headed to a local Borders to get my fill.

Continue Reading...

Weezer's "Pork and Beans" Youtube All-Stars video

Pretty awesome music video made by Weezer.
If you don't watch much YouTube you will be highly confused, but if you do, then you will appreciate this video greatly.

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Weezer's "Pork and Beans" Youtube All-Stars video

Pretty awesome music video made by Weezer.
If you don't watch much YouTube you will be highly confused, but if you do, then you will appreciate this video greatly.

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I totally want: Futura Entertainment Center

So I've had my eye on this piece of furniture for a few months now. I soooo really really want it. It's just so expensive!
But it's just gorgeous!

Right now we have our 42" plasma mounted directly on the wall. We then have a 4' tall media cabinet that holds our surround sound/DVD player, our satellite receiver, and our Xbox 360, misc. games and movies and of course the accessories for our Xbox and our Wii. Frankly, I just don't like it when I look at this elegant looking piece.

I'm hoping that it will eventually go on a major sale or clearance. Then maybe I can justify buying it. I'd buy it if the price was $400 or below. Right now it's at $589 and that just seems outrageous to me!

Eurway is a great place for beautiful, expensive (usually) furniture. I bought some chairs and tables from them for NBN's BEA booth this year....and alas, I will not be there to see how good they look. Hopefully they'll post some pictures.

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I totally want: Futura Entertainment Center

So I've had my eye on this piece of furniture for a few months now. I soooo really really want it. It's just so expensive!
But it's just gorgeous!

Right now we have our 42" plasma mounted directly on the wall. We then have a 4' tall media cabinet that holds our surround sound/DVD player, our satellite receiver, and our Xbox 360, misc. games and movies and of course the accessories for our Xbox and our Wii. Frankly, I just don't like it when I look at this elegant looking piece.

I'm hoping that it will eventually go on a major sale or clearance. Then maybe I can justify buying it. I'd buy it if the price was $400 or below. Right now it's at $589 and that just seems outrageous to me!

Eurway is a great place for beautiful, expensive (usually) furniture. I bought some chairs and tables from them for NBN's BEA booth this year....and alas, I will not be there to see how good they look. Hopefully they'll post some pictures.

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Six Month Amazon Kindle Review

Received an excellent question from the Gena Showalter yahoo group!

Jess, how do you like the
Amazon Kindle? I was checking that out and would LOVE to get one -
someday! LOL

Felicia M. Ciaudelli

Felicia,
I LOVE my Kindle! To date I have purchased 60 books for the Kindle. I keep a spreadsheet to compare what I would have paid for the book physically versus what I paid for it for the Kindle (all Amazon.com prices). I did NOT factor in shipping, which is easily $3 per order. Anyhow, my savings to date (w/o shipping) is $127.84 and lord knows how many trees. :)

It's easy to take along, anywhere, without causing damage such as bent pages and it's fairly light versus Stephenie Meyer's 600+ page The Host.

Battery life is great, unless you connect the wireless like crazy. I usually charge every night because that's where the charge is plugged in, by the bed.

Of course everyone gripes about the cost. I paid $399 in December 2007. Just this week they dropped the price to $359! So another 90 books or so and it'll be paid for and I've had it for 5 months! So, a little more than a year and I'll be saving money!

The only thing I would adjust or hope they adjust in the next version is the layout of the "next" and "prev page" buttons. There needs to be more space for it to be manhandled. I've learned to lock it before I decide to move around a bunch, it's inevitable to hit one or more buttons while picking it up or laying it down. It's fairly easy to recover but it's still a pain and should be fixed.

Another great feature is that you can upload other documents to it. For example I'm now attending the remaining college courses for my AA degree and one of my classes has provided the text book via PDF, I can send the pdfs to be converted for free and then upload them myself to my Kindle. Or you have the option of them sending it wirelessly to the Kindle for $0.10 per attachment. Now I can read my text while watching my daughter play outside rather than being stuck inside at the laptop to read it.

Hope I didn't bore you! I'll be posting this review on my blog as well! Thanks for asking.
I totally give the Kindle a 10/10!

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Six Month Amazon Kindle Review

Received an excellent question from the Gena Showalter yahoo group!

Jess, how do you like the
Amazon Kindle? I was checking that out and would LOVE to get one -
someday! LOL

Felicia M. Ciaudelli

Felicia,
I LOVE my Kindle! To date I have purchased 60 books for the Kindle. I keep a spreadsheet to compare what I would have paid for the book physically versus what I paid for it for the Kindle (all Amazon.com prices). I did NOT factor in shipping, which is easily $3 per order. Anyhow, my savings to date (w/o shipping) is $127.84 and lord knows how many trees. :)

It's easy to take along, anywhere, without causing damage such as bent pages and it's fairly light versus Stephenie Meyer's 600+ page The Host.

Battery life is great, unless you connect the wireless like crazy. I usually charge every night because that's where the charge is plugged in, by the bed.

Of course everyone gripes about the cost. I paid $399 in December 2007. Just this week they dropped the price to $359! So another 90 books or so and it'll be paid for and I've had it for 5 months! So, a little more than a year and I'll be saving money!

The only thing I would adjust or hope they adjust in the next version is the layout of the "next" and "prev page" buttons. There needs to be more space for it to be manhandled. I've learned to lock it before I decide to move around a bunch, it's inevitable to hit one or more buttons while picking it up or laying it down. It's fairly easy to recover but it's still a pain and should be fixed.

Another great feature is that you can upload other documents to it. For example I'm now attending the remaining college courses for my AA degree and one of my classes has provided the text book via PDF, I can send the pdfs to be converted for free and then upload them myself to my Kindle. Or you have the option of them sending it wirelessly to the Kindle for $0.10 per attachment. Now I can read my text while watching my daughter play outside rather than being stuck inside at the laptop to read it.

Hope I didn't bore you! I'll be posting this review on my blog as well! Thanks for asking.
I totally give the Kindle a 10/10!

10 / 10 (100.0%)

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Stray (Werecats, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent

I've been meaning to read this book for a while now. And since the newest Kresley Cole book wasn't out on Kindle on time I went ahead and devoured this book.

It was very good. Again, it's nearly identical to Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series. Faythe is a female werecat and her father, Greg, is the Alpha of the Southern territories. They live in Texas. She was in a rebel stage and managed to have her father agree for her to attend college for 5 years away from the pack. She's running from the pack, herself, and her first love and heartbreak, Marc, who is a stray that her father took under his wing.

Anyhow, she gets summoned back home because there's a stray going around kidnapping other female werecats. Female werecats are very limited and are looked upon as one of the most important piece to a pack. They are the ones that pass the family crown down. Whomever the female werecat marrys is who will be the next Alpha.

Her family demands that she return home so that they can protect her. She's not looking forward to being around Marc because she is upset to be near him emotionally but is effected by him much more sexually. There's definately a connection still there. One night after finding out that another female has been taken Faythe and Marc and a few others retire to the guest house for a few drinks. Faythe ends up drunk, sleeps with Marc, and then decides to take a stroll down to the barn, which was a very bad idea. She finds herself being taken just like the other female werecats.

I won't say anymore about the storyline except that it is totally kickass. Faythe is a strong willed female and I totally look up to her. She knows who she is and is willing to do just about anything to make sure everyone else knows it too.

I'm already reading the second book of this series Rogue, which seems like it's going to be just as good. Love when there's a mystery tied in with the sexual tension of raging hormones.

9/10!

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Stray (Werecats, Book 1) by Rachel Vincent

I've been meaning to read this book for a while now. And since the newest Kresley Cole book wasn't out on Kindle on time I went ahead and devoured this book.

It was very good. Again, it's nearly identical to Patricia Brigg's Mercy Thompson series. Faythe is a female werecat and her father, Greg, is the Alpha of the Southern territories. They live in Texas. She was in a rebel stage and managed to have her father agree for her to attend college for 5 years away from the pack. She's running from the pack, herself, and her first love and heartbreak, Marc, who is a stray that her father took under his wing.

Anyhow, she gets summoned back home because there's a stray going around kidnapping other female werecats. Female werecats are very limited and are looked upon as one of the most important piece to a pack. They are the ones that pass the family crown down. Whomever the female werecat marrys is who will be the next Alpha.

Her family demands that she return home so that they can protect her. She's not looking forward to being around Marc because she is upset to be near him emotionally but is effected by him much more sexually. There's definately a connection still there. One night after finding out that another female has been taken Faythe and Marc and a few others retire to the guest house for a few drinks. Faythe ends up drunk, sleeps with Marc, and then decides to take a stroll down to the barn, which was a very bad idea. She finds herself being taken just like the other female werecats.

I won't say anymore about the storyline except that it is totally kickass. Faythe is a strong willed female and I totally look up to her. She knows who she is and is willing to do just about anything to make sure everyone else knows it too.

I'm already reading the second book of this series Rogue, which seems like it's going to be just as good. Love when there's a mystery tied in with the sexual tension of raging hormones.

9/10!

9 / 10 (90.0%)

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Upcoming Reads

Here's a brief glimpse at some books I hope to read in the very near future!



I can honestly say I'm looking most forward to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. I cannot wait to see how she ends the Bella and Edward tale. I'm really hoping she doesn't stop writing about the Cullen's and Bella. It's such an amazing character line up that they almost seem like family. Oh, and Edward is hot. She could even make a spin off for all the Jacob lovers. It would be great to find out who he imprints on, unless Meyer touches on that in the final book.

Garden Spells is probably the only book up there that doesn't fit as my usual type of book, however, it seems so intriguing. I lovedthe Secret Garden and I'm thinking it'll be something like that, but maybe even better! If someone has read it I'd love to hear what they have to say about it.

Wild Rain is a book I picked up and looked at while browsing Wal-Mart yesterday. Again, I'm loving shape shifter books so I'm sure this will be a pleasant read.

The only thing to burden my reading time is that I'm starting my college courses up again this coming week. Bummer! But I've been putting off finishing my Assosciates degree for too long now. What better time to do it then while unemployed? Yup.

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Upcoming Reads

Here's a brief glimpse at some books I hope to read in the very near future!



I can honestly say I'm looking most forward to Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer. I cannot wait to see how she ends the Bella and Edward tale. I'm really hoping she doesn't stop writing about the Cullen's and Bella. It's such an amazing character line up that they almost seem like family. Oh, and Edward is hot. She could even make a spin off for all the Jacob lovers. It would be great to find out who he imprints on, unless Meyer touches on that in the final book.

Garden Spells is probably the only book up there that doesn't fit as my usual type of book, however, it seems so intriguing. I lovedthe Secret Garden and I'm thinking it'll be something like that, but maybe even better! If someone has read it I'd love to hear what they have to say about it.

Wild Rain is a book I picked up and looked at while browsing Wal-Mart yesterday. Again, I'm loving shape shifter books so I'm sure this will be a pleasant read.

The only thing to burden my reading time is that I'm starting my college courses up again this coming week. Bummer! But I've been putting off finishing my Assosciates degree for too long now. What better time to do it then while unemployed? Yup.

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Where's the Kindle Edition?

It's two days past due!
Dark Desires After Dusk, Kresley Cole's fifth installment to her The Immortals After Dark series has not been released on the Kindle yet!?!?!
I'm so upset! The previous book was out on time so I'm highly upset about this.

I'm tiding myself over with a new author for me, Laurell K. Hamilton. A Kiss of Shadows is about the fey. So far so good.
I'm finding myself in wolf withdrawal though. I really like shape shifter books!

I hope they get it out soon!

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Where's the Kindle Edition?

It's two days past due!
Dark Desires After Dusk, Kresley Cole's fifth installment to her The Immortals After Dark series has not been released on the Kindle yet!?!?!
I'm so upset! The previous book was out on time so I'm highly upset about this.

I'm tiding myself over with a new author for me, Laurell K. Hamilton. A Kiss of Shadows is about the fey. So far so good.
I'm finding myself in wolf withdrawal though. I really like shape shifter books!

I hope they get it out soon!

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Updating Layout

Spent yesterday and today playing around with new layouts. I took a simply boring "Pink Flower" and modified it to fit my personality.

Hope you like the new look!

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday!

XOXO!

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Updating Layout

Spent yesterday and today playing around with new layouts. I took a simply boring "Pink Flower" and modified it to fit my personality.

Hope you like the new look!

Hope everyone had a great Wednesday!

XOXO!

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Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong

This was a great book! Very similar to Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series.
Elena is a werewolf. The ONLY female werewolf. She was bitten by Clayton who she fell in love with years ago. She didn't take to kindly to being bitten and turned.
She rebelled against the change forcing Jeremy, the Pack Alpha, to cage her in his basement.
She lived there for a while, then decided to leave to pursue a life as human as possible. There she meet Phillip. He was a perfect gentleman, patient and caring, and always giving flowers.
Then the Pack called Elena in for help with some "mutts", rogue werewolves, who were killing humans and leaving them on Pack territory causing the humans to investigate to close to home.
Elena is good with humans, therefore, the Pack knows she can handle mutts because they rely on their human instincts rather than their wolf instincts.
The plot is very crazy. Several Pack members end up dead due to theses rebellious mutts who each have their own agenda. One wants territory, one wants Elena dead, and one wants Elena to make wolf babies with. Elena just wants to be left alone but is willing to do what it takes to protect herself and ultimately protect Clay, whom she is totally 100% in love with but can't admit it to herself.

I'm so looking forward to the next book, which seems to incorporate witches some how, which should be pretty cool.

10/10!

10 / 10 (100.0%)

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Bitten (Women of the Otherworld, Book 1) by Kelley Armstrong

This was a great book! Very similar to Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series.
Elena is a werewolf. The ONLY female werewolf. She was bitten by Clayton who she fell in love with years ago. She didn't take to kindly to being bitten and turned.
She rebelled against the change forcing Jeremy, the Pack Alpha, to cage her in his basement.
She lived there for a while, then decided to leave to pursue a life as human as possible. There she meet Phillip. He was a perfect gentleman, patient and caring, and always giving flowers.
Then the Pack called Elena in for help with some "mutts", rogue werewolves, who were killing humans and leaving them on Pack territory causing the humans to investigate to close to home.
Elena is good with humans, therefore, the Pack knows she can handle mutts because they rely on their human instincts rather than their wolf instincts.
The plot is very crazy. Several Pack members end up dead due to theses rebellious mutts who each have their own agenda. One wants territory, one wants Elena dead, and one wants Elena to make wolf babies with. Elena just wants to be left alone but is willing to do what it takes to protect herself and ultimately protect Clay, whom she is totally 100% in love with but can't admit it to herself.

I'm so looking forward to the next book, which seems to incorporate witches some how, which should be pretty cool.

10/10!

10 / 10 (100.0%)

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The Host by Stephenie Meyers

I really gave this book a try! But I found it to be SOOOO boring! I had to stop reading. There was just so much detail and not enough of a direct story line that I found myself lacking a good plot. I'm sure it must get better eventually but I'll have to find out at a later date.

I'm so disappointed too! I loved Stephenie's Twilight series so much!

Blah.
2/10

2 / 10 (20.0%)

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The Host by Stephenie Meyers

I really gave this book a try! But I found it to be SOOOO boring! I had to stop reading. There was just so much detail and not enough of a direct story line that I found myself lacking a good plot. I'm sure it must get better eventually but I'll have to find out at a later date.

I'm so disappointed too! I loved Stephenie's Twilight series so much!

Blah.
2/10

2 / 10 (20.0%)

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