Venture into Ebooks/Nook books

So I have decided that 2013 will be the year that I use my nook a little more often. I got this marvelous gift last year but I have been hesitant to use it because I love the feel and weight of a book. So as a way to force myself to use it I am ordering free books (mostly classics) and a few reads that I know are out of print. (Though I am still disappointed that several of Lani Diane Rich's book are not available yet). Here are a few of the books that I have purchased so far...all free...

New book purchases

Description (from Goodreads.com) : 
A reluctant voyager crossing the Pacific in 1850; a disinherited composer blagging a precarious livelihood in between-the-wars Belgium; a high-minded journalist in Governor Reagan’s California; a vanity publisher fleeing his gangland creditors; a genetically modified “dinery server” on death-row; and Zachry, a young Pacific Islander witnessing the nightfall of science and civilisation—the narrators of Cloud Atlas hear each other’s echoes down the corridor of history, and their destinies are changed in ways great and small.

In his captivating third novel, David Mitchell erases the boundaries of language, genre and time to offer a meditation on humanity’s dangerous will to power, and where it may lead us.

Description (from Goodreads.com) : 
Here is the unbelievable yet true story of Sybil Dorsett, a survivor of terrible childhood abuse who as an adult was a victim of sudden and mysterious blackouts. What happened during those blackouts has made Sybil's experience one of the most famous psychological cases in the world.

Description (from Goodreads.com) : 

The Andreas family is one of readers. Their father, a renowned Shakespeare professor who speaks almost entirely in verse, has named his three daughters after famous Shakespearean women. When the sisters return to their childhood home, ostensibly to care for their ailing mother, but really to lick their wounds and bury their secrets, they are horrified to find the others there. See, we love each other. We just don't happen to like each other very much. But the sisters soon discover that everything they've been running from-one another, their small hometown, and themselves-might offer more than they ever expected

Plans for 2013

Howdy all..(not that I think anyone really reads this thing) ,
I have been on a short trip to nowhere land. Just a lot of personal drama going on and I have not been reading/writing or committing myself to anything fun these past few weeks. But that is all about to change with the new year approaching. I have made a conscience decision to write at least once a day. And to do at least two full (500 word) book reviews a month. With that said I am almost committing to a writing goal and weekly word limit, which has yet to be determined. 2012 has been a roller-coaster year and I am hoping that 2013 will be a year fulled with creative accomplishments.
I am starting the ball rolling a little early by selecting the next reading title for the Book Babes reading circle...I am going to work with the girls on recruiting and book selections for the next calendar year. I am also going to create a group page on Facebook. I hope that the exposure will help the group grow and keep me on my toes at the same time. Well that's all the plans I have for now...more to come soon...

Happy reading...
Nyeisha aka The Book babe <3

Book haul September 14th 2012...

I got a chance to do a little book shopping after work at a new book store here in my home town. I came out with two books from my wish list and two books that I have only recently discovered. One by an another that I have heard some very good things about. This trip cost me 13$ and it took me less than 45 mins to shop for the newest additions to my library. Well here is what I got today...along with the prices...and description (as provided on www.goodreads.com).

1) White Oleander by Janet Fitch (Oprah book club edition ) - used $4.00

  Everywhere hailed as a novel of rare beauty and power, White Oleander tells the unforgettable story of Ingrid, a brilliant poet imprisoned for murder, and her daughter, Astrid, whose odyssey through a series of Los Angeles foster homes-each its own universe, with its own laws, its own dangers, its own hard lessons to be learned-becomes a redeeming and surprising journey of self-discovery.

2) Dark Places by Gillian Flynn - used $4.00

I have a meanness inside me, real as an organ.
Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice of Kinnakee, Kansas.” As her family lay dying, little Libby fled their tiny farmhouse into the freezing January snow. She lost some fingers and toes, but she survived–and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, Ben sits in prison, and troubled Libby lives off the dregs of a trust created by well-wishers who’ve long forgotten her. 

The Kill Club is a macabre secret society obsessed with notorious crimes. When they locate Libby and pump her for details–proof they hope may free Ben–Libby hatches a plan to profit off her tragic history. For a fee, she’ll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club . . . and maybe she’ll admit her testimony wasn’t so solid after all.

As Libby’s search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the narrative flashes back to January 2, 1985. The events of that day are relayed through the eyes of Libby’s doomed family members–including Ben, a loner whose rage over his shiftless father and their failing farm have driven him into a disturbing friendship with the new girl in town. Piece by piece, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started–on the run from a killer.

3) Along Came a Spider by James Patterson - used $2.50

A missing little girl named Maggie Rose . . . a family of three brutally murdered in the projects of Washington, D.C. . . . the thrill-killing of a beautiful elementary school teacher . . . a psychopathic serial kidnapper/murderer who is so terrifying that the FBI, the Secret Service, and the police cannot outsmart him - even after he's been captured.

Gary Soneji wants to commit the crime of the century. Alex Cross is the brilliant homicide detective pitted against him. Jezzie Flanagan is the first female supervisor of the Secret Service who completes one of the most unusual suspense triangles in any thriller you have ever read. 

Alex Cross and Jezzie Flanagan are about to have a forbidden love affair--at the worst possible time for both of them. Because Gary Soneji is playing at the top of his game. The latest of the unspeakable crimes happens in Alex Cross's precinct. It happens under the noses of Jezzie Flanagan's men. Now Alex Cross must face the ultimate test: How do you outmaneuver a brilliant 

psychopath

4) Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman - used $2.50

For more than two hundred years, the Owens women had been blamed for everything that went wrong in their Massachusetts town. And Gillian and Sally endured that fate as well; as children, the sisters were outsiders. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, but all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One would do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they shared brought them back-almost as if by magic...

Recent book hauls....11 books for 36.89

I have found a new mecca for books...Ollie's discount ware house. The most I have paid for a book was 3.99 and the least was 1.99. A lot of the books have I have purchased where purchased within the last few years and all of them were on my wish list. Here are a list of the books I purchased and the prices. :)

The Circle Series by Ted Dekker.....
 - Black : Book One (2.99)
 - Red: Book Two (2.99)
 - White: Book Three (2.99)

The Book Lovers Devotional by Barbour Publishing (1.99)

I also got several Max Lucado books :)

In the Eye of the Storm  (3.99)
Facing Your Giants (3.99)
No Wonder they call him the Savior (3.99)
Experiencing the Heart of Jesus (3.99)

Magdalene by Angela Hunt (1.99)
The Visitation by Frank Peretti (3.99)
The Replacement by Brenna Yovanoff (3.99)

If you have an Ollie's near you please go stalk their book shelves you will find some really decent buy. And perhaps discover a few new authors you never knew existed.

The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson (review)

Rating: 4/5 Stars
Review as posted on Goodreads:
I was very skeptical about this book because of the author and because I found it in the History section of a book store. I'm not saying that Mr. Patterson is not capable of writing non- fiction; I am just saying that this book is clearly a work of Historical fiction. I loved the interweaving of Tut's & Carter's life.... However Patterson's interruptions with his hunches about A murder plot made me want to skip ahead. Thank God they only lasted a few pages. Also whats with Chapter 99! Its like he (Patterson) dropped the ball by naming Tut's beloved wife a will participant in the plot to kill him. This was particularly nerve wrecking because Patterson had set the plot up in such a way to have the reader believe that Tut's Queen was faithful and loyal to him. Not to mention that she feared for her life as well as the well being of her country. She took steps that led one to believe that she was protecting herself and her nation from her husband's conspiring General & Scribe. I think he missed the mark on proving the wife as a conspirator. All and all I found the book very enjoyable and will definitely recommend it to friends.

Writers digest 12 day writing prompts

Hey everyone...I have started my 12 day writing challenge....basically everyday you write a new prompt based on questions. I have done several prompts before, just to challenge me into getting back into writing different things. Here is the link below just in case you want to try these too....i'll post what my progress is as I do each one... :)

http://www.writersdigest.com/online-editor/a-12-day-plan-of-simple-writing-exercise