Reviewing Fiction One Happy Ever After at a Time
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Each Wednesday, Long and Short Reviews hosts a weekly “blog hop”. For more details on how to participate, please click here.
NOTE: we also host the Friday Five–a fun writing prompt blog hop and would love to see you there!
Every month, we’ll have a giveaway with two winners — prizes for July will be winner’s choice of a $5 Amazon GC -or- a 3 month LASR Cover only ad! Enter on the Rafflecopter below (but make sure you also include your URL on the link list).
Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
Wasn’t this week’s prompt a fun one? Here is our list.
1. What Does a Witch Need? by Ida DeLage
2. Are We There Yet? by David Levithan
3. What’s Good for a 4-Year-Old? by William Cole
4. What’s the Number For 911 Again? by Leland Gregory
5. When Will It Snow? by Syd Hoff
6. The World Until Yesterday: What Can We Learn from Traditional Societies? by Jared Diamond
7. What Happened to Heather Hopkowitz? by Charlotte Herman
8. What Do You Do When Your Mouth Won’t Open? by Susan Beth Pfeffer
9. Why Me? Why Did I Have to Get Diabetes? by Robert Messinger
10. What Makes A Lemon Sour? by Gail Kay Haines
Each Friday, Long and Short Reviews hosts a weekly five word writing prompt. For more details on how to participate, please click here.
Every month, we’ll have a giveaway with two winners — prizes for July will be winner’s choice of a $5 Amazon GC -or- a 3 month LASR Cover only ad! Enter on the Rafflecopter below (but make sure you also include your URL on the link list).
Each Wednesday, Long and Short Reviews hosts a weekly “blog hop”. For more details on how to participate, please click here.
NOTE: we also host the Friday Five–a fun writing prompt blog hop and would love to see you there!
Every month, we’ll have a giveaway with two winners — prizes for July will be winner’s choice of a $5 Amazon GC -or- a 3 month LASR Cover only ad! Enter on the Rafflecopter below (but make sure you also include your URL on the link list).
Last month’s winners were Wendi Zwaduk, Lydia Schoch and Shari Elder (email us at lasreviews@gmail.com to claim your choice of prize).
Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl
Welcome to Top Ten Tuesday! This week’s topic is Reasons I Love Books and Reading. Let’s get to the list!
The characters- Great characters are so important. I love getting to know them and watching them grow. Some of the characters in long running series begin to feel like old friends when I read them. If I don’t like the main character, it is very hard to continue reading a book/series.
Getting lost in the story- Disappearing between the pages of a story is something I’ve always enjoyed. When I’m reading an excellent story, I feel like I’ve slipped into another world for a while. Books have a way of capturing my complete attention in a way that movies and tv never have.
Variety- The list of genres I won’t read is a lot smaller than what I enjoy. As a mood reader, this is excellent. Whether I’m in the mood for a classic, urban fantasy, romance, mystery, etc, I can nearly always find something to enjoy.
Sharing books with my children- I absolutely love reading books to and with my children. I will always treasure the memories of laughing with them over picture books and cheering as they learned to read. I am thoroughly enjoying sharing some of my old favorites with them.
Long running series- Maintaining a long running series takes talent. I’ve been let down before, but some series continue to hold my interest book after book. The Mercy Thompson series by Patricia Briggs is a great example.
Stand alone books- Many of the books I read are part of a series, but sometimes it is good to read a book that is complete all by its self. There is something comforting in knowing that a standalone book can be enjoyed without the years of commitment a longer series requires.
Reading books with friends- Sharing the excitement of reading a book with a friend is almost as much fun as reading the book!
Bookstores- I love visiting bookstores. Sometimes I go in looking for specific books, but more often then not, I like going to small independent bookstores and just browsing the shelves. Each store is different, and I never know what gem I might find!
Physical books-I have an e-Reader and I will acknowledge how convenient it is to store and carry so many books on one device. However, physical books are still my favorite. I love the way they smell, especially old books.
Book covers- I’ve never read a book simply because I liked the cover. However, beautiful book covers can be works of art.
There is so much to love about books! What are some of the things you love most about books and reading?
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Good Luck Chestnut: And Other Lucky Colors of the World by Linda Gruenberg
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary, Children’s
Rated: 5 stars
Reviewed by Snapdragon
Good Luck Chestnut is a picture book full of colorful horses and colorful kids. In theory, the watercolor paintings illustrate horse colors, but in practice, they also capture the way children use horses as jungle gyms. The children sit backwards, hop on by leapfrogging, belly-flop off the horse into water, everything but sit forward in a saddle, riding-lesson proper. The names of horse colors are embedded in the text, while the various nationalities of the children visually round out the book’s concept. Any child should find themselves somewhere in the illustrations. This book is just yearning to be read aloud. The whole thing is a playground of rollicking slant rhymes hurtling itself toward the last simple message that every child deserves to hear.
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