Saturday, April 12, 2014

Sunday Post #40/ It's Monday. What Are You Reading?



The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.
It's Monday! What Are You Reading is hosted by Sheila at Book Journey.
 This week has been spring break for us, and we didn't go anywhere- just stayed home and took day trips. That was nice though, we had a lot of fun and were home every night. Man, did the week go by fast! We went to the zoo one day, and took a trip to the lakeshore to see the ice on Lake Michigan. I hope to get some pictures of that up soon. There are a lot of beach towns on this side of the state and we went to Grand Haven to spend the day, got pizza at one of my fave restaurants over there and then found a great little coffee house- which we didn't really want to leave. All in all a pretty good week. In other news, I was nominated for the Liebster AND the Sunshine award last week- thanks to Jessica at Tales between the Pages and Ericka at Highway-Y.A. I appreciate that and nominated a few blogs of my own- please check out my post here. And please go visit Jessica and Ericka- both are great blogs and a lot of fun. 

In reading news, I totally went off plan and grabbed a new book to read. My current reads just were not grabbing me. So I picked up Panic by Lauren Oliver and liked it a lot. Review here.



Legacy of the Clockwork Key (The Secret Order, #1)
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31 comments:

  1. Angela's Anxious LifeApril 12, 2014 at 9:37 PM

    I almost posted the same video about KFC and GoT! LOL! I am annoyed about Allegiant being made into two movies. Really that book DOES NOT need to be split! GAW!

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    1. GregApril 12, 2014 at 9:54 PM

      I know it- can't believe they're doing that. Such a money grab. I haven't read the books but I can't imagine why they would need two movies to tell the story. So irritating... that video cracked me up!

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    2. UnknownApril 13, 2014 at 1:06 PM

      Honestly, I was not surprised when the news broke about Allegiant. And I agree, Greg, why do they need to do two movies. There's not that much going on in book 3.

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  2. Michelle @ In Libris VeritasApril 12, 2014 at 10:11 PM

    I remember when everyone thought my group of friends was weird for saying Hail Hydra anytime someone said 'hydra' now look at them, lol! I'm so disappointed that Allegiant is being split in two...that book was so fraking boring. I'm glad the movie industry is more interested in YA books, but I want the to stop splitting the final books it's rarely necessary.

    At any rate. It sounds like you've had a lovely week and I hope you enjoy this one as well! Thanks for dropping by my blog Greg!

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    1. GregApril 12, 2014 at 10:31 PM

      I think it's funny how everything dorky is now like super popular and all over pop culture. And I know about Allegiant- that's just wrong. I'm with you, it's nice that they are adapting these books but then to make people wait a year to get part 2... I don't think that's going to make people happy!

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  3. Sophia @ Bookwyrming ThoughtsApril 12, 2014 at 10:42 PM

    I'm currently wishing I had spring break right now, but that was weeks ago, which is highly unforunate. .-. But I'm not sure about Allegiant. There seems to be a funny trend with endings of book to movies being 2 parts. Not surprised. :p

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  4. UnknownApril 13, 2014 at 2:52 AM

    I really need to read Stardust and Panic - both of them have been quite long on my wish list. Happy reading and have a great week! :)

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    1. GregApril 13, 2014 at 9:34 AM

      I've heard both good and bad things about Panic, but you know I really liked it. Not perfect, but definetly fun and kept me turning pages. It's sorta structured by days- so some things will happen, then we fast forward a few days or a week to see what happens next. I liked that. And Stardust I want to read too, like the premise of that.

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  5. A Voracious ReaderApril 13, 2014 at 8:44 AM

    Well, if they're going to split The Hobbit into 3 movies (seriously?!) then there's no stopping them. If the Harry Potter movies were being made now...yeah. *shudder* Our Spring Break starts Weds since they had ice days to make up. Assuming the weather stays nice we'll hit the zoo, the Natural Science Center and Winter Soldier. Have a great week! :)

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    1. GregApril 13, 2014 at 10:31 AM

      Yeah it all started with The Hobbit, unfortunately. Sigh. It's ridiculous. Hope your spring break is good, and enjoy Winter solder!

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  6. Tanja - TanychyApril 13, 2014 at 11:02 AM

    I'm not happy with Allegiant being split into two movies either. It seems unnecessary! I just hope they will do it right. You've got some really good books and I cannot wait to see what you think of Legacy of the Clockwork Key! :)
    Great post!

    Tanja @ Ja čitam, a ti?

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    1. GregApril 13, 2014 at 12:53 PM

      Thank you, I need to start Legacy I keep seeing it on my shelf and I want to get reading it! The sequel is out too so I can read them back to back if I ever get going on it. :)

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  7. Michelle@Book BriefsApril 13, 2014 at 4:29 PM

    I have been really wanting to read Stardust. It has been on my TBR for a while. I can't wait to hear what you think about it

    Michelle @ Book Briefs

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    1. GregApril 13, 2014 at 5:36 PM

      I've been thinking about it for a while too, so decided to take the plunge. Hope it's good! Thank you for coming by.

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  8. Tabitha (Pabkins)April 13, 2014 at 9:55 PM

    I need to pick up that first Martha Wells book perhaps. I hadn't heard of Legacy of the Clockwork Key but I'm going to have to check it out now.

    Of course one can never go wrong with Neil!!

    Thanks for coming by Not Yet Read Greg! I can't wait til the final design and layout are done. Any day now! *squee

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    1. GregApril 14, 2014 at 9:49 AM

      I really liked the Marhta Wells book, and hoping the sequel will be good as well. The first one was a light, easy read with some cool moments. And Clockwork Key looks like fun I need to get going on it!

      Glad you're liking your new site so far- I'm sure it will be even more awesome when Para does her thing!

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  9. TeddyreeApril 14, 2014 at 12:47 AM

    I was so disappointed in Allegiant, it didn't hold my attention like the others and no way should it be split in two ... just money-spinning!! Glad you enjoyed Panic.. Have a great week and happy reading :)

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    1. GregApril 14, 2014 at 9:52 AM

      I've heard that about Allegiant, it's baffling to me that a book wirth so little going on (or so I've heard) can be stretched into two movies. They might be going overboard with all this two movie stuff. Panic was fun. Have a great week too!

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  10. Brunette LibrarianApril 14, 2014 at 8:32 AM

    Joffrey's dead!! :) Woot Woot!

    Have a lovely reading week :) The Brunette Librarian's Blog

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    1. GregApril 14, 2014 at 9:58 AM

      Hilarious. It's been fun to see the reaction on Twitter and elsewhere to something I read all those years ago- I remember the first time I was shocked by thee books. :) At least they killed off someone bad for a change, right?

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  11. shelleyrae @ book'd outApril 14, 2014 at 9:13 AM

    Two weeks of school holidays just began here, we don't have much planned though.
    Have a great week!

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    1. GregApril 14, 2014 at 9:59 AM

      Ooh hope you ernjoy the time off, 2 weeks sounds great. Enjoy!! Hope your weather is nice...

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  12. maria helenaApril 14, 2014 at 9:55 AM

    I loved Stardust. Thought it was the best Neil Gaiman book I've read. Have a great reading week.

    http://www.marelden.com

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    1. GregApril 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM

      Thank you, I have not read any of his books but it seemed like the one that appealed to me the most, so I'm going to give it a shot. Should be good to finally get to it!

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  13. Jen at Introverted ReaderApril 14, 2014 at 8:05 PM

    Oh my gosh, the KFC and Hail Hydra things cracked me up! Thanks for sharing! Enjoy your week!

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    1. GregApril 15, 2014 at 5:02 PM

      I thought so too! The Hail Hydra thing in particular it's just funny how that took off...

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  14. Naomi HopApril 15, 2014 at 10:43 PM

    I actually have Panic, but I haven't got around to reading it yet.... soon I hope!

    Thanx for visiting My Weekly Wrap-Up!
    Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace

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  15. Martha EskuchenApril 16, 2014 at 8:58 PM

    Stardust and Runner are two that particularly catch my interest. Hope your enjoyment of the current reads is picking up. Happy Reading!

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    1. GregApril 19, 2014 at 5:47 AM

      I'm looking forward to those two as well. Thanks for stopping by! I am picking up interest actually in my reads so that's good- guess I was in a bit of a slump but maybe I'm back on track now. :)

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  16. kayerjApril 17, 2014 at 1:13 AM

    I just love stardust, enjoy.

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    1. GregApril 19, 2014 at 5:48 AM

      Thanks Kelley, I'm looking forward to that one as well. Heard so much...

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