Life has been busy guys and it's been a long time since I or Reeshe (who moved away months ago and has limited internet access) has posted on this blog and even longer since either of us has made a regular post. I keep meaning to finish redesigning the blog, to make a new post, to finish a draft but the days then become weeks and weeks become months and it's time to face the fact that this blog is no longer a priority in my life. There is just too much things keeping me occupied - work, school, new goals I want to work towards, new commitments...
Monday, 25 November 2013
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
23
October
If you have checked out the previous Stumble Upon Songs posts you might have guessed that I have a thing for sombre songs or ballads. I love high energy pop/rock/alternative music, I am often blasting them in my car in the morning or on the way home but I can also go on for hours listening to softer deeper songs that just help me keep calm and carry on ;).
Still by Daughter
First heard while watching a fanvideo for a favorite pairing of mine from one of my favorite TV shows - Once Upon a Time
The Lightning Strike by Snow Patrol
Snow...
Posted on Wednesday, October 23, 2013 by Sandy
Saturday, 19 October 2013
19
October
Monday night my mom and I went to a book signing. Now usually a book signing is something I go to with a friend (if I can get one to come with me) or by myself but my mom came along this time because she knew who the author was. Ingrid Hoffman, a celebrity chef was promoting her book, Latin d'Lite. She has a cooking show called Delicioso that...
Posted on Saturday, October 19, 2013 by Sandy
Friday, 18 October 2013
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
16
October
A semi-oldie but a favourite that I have been re-listening to a lot lately. This song puts me in a good mood even at work where I am surrounded by different shades of greys and browns and doing a job I do not love. If you are in need of a mood lifter maybe it will help you out.
Edit: Looks like this vid won't play one the blog but you can click the link and see it on youtub...
Posted on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 by Sandy
Sunday, 13 October 2013
13
October
Alma of my Heart by Susanna Lo
Irena Montoya and Tatiana Jones come from two entirely different worlds. Irena is a poor, illegal immigrant who sneaks across the Mexican border and walks 46 days to Los Angeles where she hopes to find a new life for herself and her unborn daughter. Tatiana is a wealthy architect who has everything a woman could want...
Posted on Sunday, October 13, 2013 by Reeshe
Friday, 11 October 2013
11
October
A long time ago before Reeshe moved away to New York she suggested that perhaps I could do TV show episode recaps. Me, being the lazy person that I am wasn't up to the idea. Writing episode recaps would mean that I would have to write a post once a week, consistently. That kind of project requires commitment and discipline, two qualities I greatly lack but you know what this blog has been quiet for quite some time now.
I have been busy with work, school, exercise and home life (not to mention goofing off on tumblr) but it is time I return to Sparrow...
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2013 by Sandy
11
October
Currently I am quite low in the funds department so I can’t spend as much money on books as I used to. Actually I can’t really spend any money on books for the moment, which is actually a good thing for me since I have 90 books on my shelf or iPad waiting to be read. I am hoping my state of empty wallet means I can knock this number down a good 10 or even 20 books but let’s not get ahead of ourselves here.
Another reason I can’t buy any more books is because I simply have no more room to put them. I have books on shelves, in drawers, taking up...
Posted on Friday, October 11, 2013 by Sandy
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
31
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
How Do You Choose What Book To Read Next?
It’s all about what I am in the mood far. I’ve learned after suffering through many reading slumps that it’s a good idea to mix things up. Sometimes, especially if you are reading a really good series, you just want to read books back to back. I did this with the Skulduggery Pleasant books; I read the first book and then ordered all the other books in...
Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 by Sandy
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
30
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Why Do You Blog About Books?
Well like with anything I love or am obsessed with I want to share it and talk about it. Unfortunately all the people I want to talk about books with who would understand my love for them and be able to talk about them with me live very far, far away.
Actually initially I started blogging because I had a lot of time to kill while I was away at university. I am not...
Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 29 July 2013
29
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Quick. Write 15 bullet points of things that appeal to you on blogs!
Discussion posts
Cover posts
Drop Down Menus (this is more a design thing but it counts!)
Book to Movie reviews
Simple but pretty/fantastical designs with easily legible posts/text
Blogs that I can easily navigate – search bar, paging through posts, links to other pages like a review archive.
Multiple ways to follow/subscribe...
Posted on Monday, July 29, 2013 by Sandy
Friday, 26 July 2013
26
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Talk about your blogging quirks
This question was hard probably because I didn’t really understand what a quirk was; I had to look it up.
a peculiarity of action, behaviour, or personality; mannerism
And I really can’t think of anything.
When I was blogging regularly I had a spread sheet with a calendar where I schedule my blog posts. I still have it but am not currently using it.
I organize...
Posted on Friday, July 26, 2013 by Sandy
26
July
I am honestly tired of Wolverine and would love to see movies about other X-Men characters like Storm and X-Men Origins: Wolverine was a mess of a movie but it's X-Men so I have to see it and I've read good things about this one from someone who didn't like Origins either so I have hope. I'll be checking this out tomorrow.
What movie do you want to see this weekend? What was the last movie you sa...
Posted on Friday, July 26, 2013 by Sandy
Thursday, 25 July 2013
25
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Describe How You Shop For Books
I usually go local. The local indie, Book Nook, for the most part doesn’t have the books I want on its shelf so I order through the bookstore and the books arrive a week later. The only time I shop online is if I want a book with a foreign (non-US) cover so I order from Book Depository or FishPondWorld or if I am ordering an ebook (these I get from ...
Posted on Thursday, July 25, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 22 July 2013
22
July
Yes The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater.
The sequel to The Raven Boys.
Here be the gorgeous cover
If you want a chance to win the book go here to the Bloody Bookaholic.
Though I hope I win and not you as selfish at that sounds. I got a chance to read an ARC of The Raven Boys last year, review here so I was pining for it's sequel long before...
Posted on Monday, July 22, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 15 July 2013
15
July
The Last Word: UNFETTERED ... for a great cause!: When some of the biggest names in the fantasy genre all come together on one project, readers sit up and pay attention. Especially when that...
I am reblogging some interesting news that I thought you guys would be interested in. There is a great cause happening right now. Over a dozen big fantasy...
Posted on Monday, July 15, 2013 by Sandy
15
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Recommend a Tearjerker
Oh gosh. If I Stay by Gayle Foreman and The Prophecy Sisters by Michelle Zink (this one hurt me so bad I couldn’t continue the series). Many other books have made me cry but I don’t think they would qualify as tear jerkers in the general sen...
Posted on Monday, July 15, 2013 by Sandy
Thursday, 11 July 2013
11
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
What is the last book you flung across the room?
I don’t throw books, even books I hate I can’t mistreat even if I have the urge to. The last book that has made me want to throw it across the room would probably be Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Alice was such a frustrating protagonist, I kept cursing at her and wanting to just reach into the book and shake her....
Posted on Thursday, July 11, 2013 by Sandy
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
10
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Who are Your Blogger BFFs?
You know when I was going through the challenge and creating answers in advance I skipped this question? First of all I am not a very social person, 9 out of 10 times I will not approach you, and I am equal parts introvert and equal parts shy. I don’t like bothering people at least that’s what it feels like, even when I am in the midst of an online conversation I will...
Posted on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 by Sandy
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
09
July
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
What’s Your Bedtime Reading Ritual
I suppose this is referring to the days where I actually read on a regular basis like a normal book lover. Well I would just get ready for bed, tell the family good night, prop myself on a pillow and start reading the book of the moment. When I got tired then I would put the book away on my nightstand and if it was really good pick it back up first thing in the...
Posted on Tuesday, July 09, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 8 July 2013
08
July
I know this blog has been quite sleepy for a long time but today I discover a book blogger challenge that seems quite interesting that I wanted to participate in. Now I am not sure how well I will do in this challenge since I have been in a reading coma for the past year but hey maybe this will help me get out of it.
The 15 Day Book Blogger Challenge is hosted by April over on Good Books & Good Wine. You can start the challenge anytime you want, Day 1 is here.
Day 1: Make 15 book related Confessions
My favourite kind of covers are illustrated.
If...
Posted on Monday, July 08, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 24 June 2013
24
June
This means that handy GFC widget to the right with our follower count is going to be useless come July 1st.
But have no fear there is another way to track the blogs you follow besides our RSS Feed button in the upper right (or email subscriptions).
Have you heard of bloglovin? It's a blog reader that has been around for a few years, it's convenient and has a simple and easy to read layout.
This link right here shows you a super easy way that allows you to transfer all of the blogs you have on google reader (I had 301) to Bloglovin. If you create...
Posted on Monday, June 24, 2013 by Sandy
Friday, 21 June 2013
21
June
Well why don't you take a look at this sexy piece of cover art. I thought Stormdancer was a gorgeous piece of art and design that could not be topped but I do believe it's sequel Kinslayer has done just that.
Oh wait you haven't seen Stormdancer's cover? Well bam take a look below and let your eyes feast!
...
Posted on Friday, June 21, 2013 by Sandy
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
18
June
If you, like Reeshe, are a fan of the House of Night Series and have not seen the cover for the next book you're welcome. I'm not a fan of the series but I do admit that the series has some lovely eye catching covers, like the one above. I love the colour choice here and I am a sucker for partially covered faces. Maybe it's because they add a bit...
Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Sandy
Monday, 17 June 2013
17
June
Book Blogger Confessions is a bi-weekly meme hosted by Karen @ For What it's Worth Reviews and Midnyte Reader.
BEA, ALA. Have you ever been before? If you've been before, share your experiences; both pro & con. If you haven't gone before, do you participate in online events like Armchair BEA? Do you hope to go one day? Do you feel too intimidated to go? Are you jealous of the big book hauls and tweets during the events?
I have been to two big book related events that span over a few days. The first was RT – Romantic Times Book Lovers Convention....
Posted on Monday, June 17, 2013 by Sandy
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Friday, 22 March 2013
22
March
Taking place immediately Wildfire Writing will be changing it's name to Sparrow and Vixen Reviews. It's been brought to our attention that another website has the same name and has had it for far longer than we have. Unfortunately two similar sites with the same name causes confusion in search results so we've kindly been asked if we could change our name to avoid this confusion and we have agreed.
This means that our web and email addresses will also be changing so if you have us bookmarked, favourited or saved anywhere. You might want to update...
Posted on Friday, March 22, 2013 by Sandy
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