Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge 02/03/13

Clock Rewinders on a Book Binge is a fun weekly event by Amanda @ On a Book Bender and Tara @ 25 Hour Reads where we share the fantastic posts, giveaways, or whatever else we’ve found and loved during the week. Let the rewinding begin!

~ I finally got my shit together and figured out my challenges from last year. I withdrew from 1, failed 2 and completed 12. I also learned not to bite off more than I can chew. It wasn’t the reading that was overwhelming, but the keeping track.
~ I listed the top 10 debut books I’m looking forward to this year.
~ I reviewed Losing It by Cora Carmack.
~ I reviewed Splintered by A.G. Howard.
~ I helped celebrate Entwined Publishing’s birthday with a stop on their scavenger hunt tour.
~ I reviewed Hooked by Liz Fichera.
~ I reviewed From Ashes by Molly McAdams.

Ya’ll, I have a new obsession and its name is Doctor Who. I’d heard of the show before in passing, but never given it much thought.Then I bought my new Kindle Fire HD and finally got around to checking out the free movie and TV library for Prime members. Doctor Who was a choice, so I gave it a try. IMMEDIATELY HOOKED. I bought all the seasons on DVD and have been watching them in order. I’ve gotten the whole family into it and we’re on the fifth season now. I hope we can catch up completely before the current season starts.

~ The stars have aligned and we are getting Delirium by Lauren Oliver as a TV show! At first, I was bummed it wouldn’t be a movie, but then I decided a TV show could last years and years, as opposed to just 3 movies. Then I was happy. Lauren responds to those with similar feelings about the show.
~ Ashley from The Bookish Brunette easily convinced me to read Wounded based only on her review.
~ Parajunkee gives a nice rundown of plagiarism (yes, it’s happening again) and how it can be handled.
~ XPresso Reads has a fun post about mid-season book cover changes.

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Lesson learned this week? When you have to turn of ALL of your plug-ins to find out which one broke your site, make sure the Growmap Anti Spambot is the first one you turn back on.

~ Shackled by Angela Carling