Cover Art Weekend Blog Hop

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This is a brand new meme to display all those beautiful, funny, crazy and even those that make you think book covers you come across each week. I don't know about the rest of you, but I love looking at different book covers. You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but they are sure fun to look at. So, if you'd like to join in the fun, all you have to do is...

1. Take the button at the top of this post and post it on your blog.

2. Chose a book cover of your choice and post it. (You can post as many covers as you'd like.)

3. Sign up with Mr. Linky below. Please use the url that links directly to your cover art post.

4. Visit other blogs on the list to see what covers they are featuring this week.

Instead of just one day, I thought I'd run this through the weekends - from Fridays to Mondays. That gives people more of a chance to blog hop.

Have fun!


I don't really know what I'll be reading next and I saw this book cover and loved it. The cat on the cover reminds me of my Socrates, so I'm using that one this week. I do like this cozy mystery series, but I'm way behind on it.

Enquiring Minds Want to Know - Week 40

This is a fun meme hosted by Dollycas's Thoughts.


This feature will be open from Thursday at 12:01 A.M. and close on Monday at 11:59 P.M. to allow those that want to participate over the weekend the opportunity to do so when they have more time. So you may want to check back on Tuesday or check the previous week's link on Thursday to view everyone's answers.

WEEK 40 QUESTIONS

1. List 3 things the make you happy?

My husband
My cats
My Books

Very easy :)

2. If you could change 3 things in the world today what would they be?

These are all going to sound corny, but here it goes...

Do away with all the anger in the world.
Make the economy better (I have no clue how, though.)
Give everyone a home so no one will be homeless

3. If you had a BILLION dollars list the first 3 things you would do with the money.

I'd pay off my house.
Buy a new house somewhere else
Build a cattery for homeless cats.

This is the last week of this mean and I'd like to thank Dollycas for hosting it! It's been fun, even though I didn't have a chance to participate in all of them.

Booking through Thursday - Reviews

If you'd like to join in on Booking Through Thursday, just click the button above.



This week's question...

Do you read book reviews? Whose do you trust? Do they affect your reading habits? Your buying habits?

My answer...

Yes, I do read reviews. I read them from Amazon, Romantic Times, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads and fellow bloggers. I basically use the reviews to get a synopsis of the book to see if it's a storyline I'd like. I don't really go by the ratings or opinions. Reading is so subjective that I feel it's something I need to make up my own mind about.

Since I've had my blog, I do take what fellow bloggers say about books seriously. If I find a blogger who has similar reading tastes to mine, I will take their recommendations. But, ultimately, I do make my own decisions of which books I like. What's the old saying? "Someone else's junk is another person's treasure"? Or something like that and I think that's very true.


see more Lolcats and funny pictures, and check out our Socially Awkward Penguin lolz!

Cat Thursday - June 2nd

Welcome to the weekly meme that celebrates the wonders and sometime hilarity of cats! Join us by posting a favorite LOL cat pic you may have come across, famous cat art or even share with us pics of your own beloved cat(s). It's all for the love of cats! Enjoy! This fun meme is hosted by The True Book Addict. Go over to her site to join in the fun.


see more Lolcats and funny pictures, and check out our Socially Awkward Penguin lolz!

Theme Thursday - Colors

This is a new meme hosted by kavyen at Reading between Pages.. “Theme Thursdays” will be open from one thursday to the next and anyone can post it. The rules are simple:

* A theme will be posted each week (on Thursday’s)
* Select a conversation/snippet/sentence from the current book you are reading
* Post it and don’t forget to mention the author and the title of the book
* Since we may take a few days to finish a book, this event is open for one whole week

This will give us a wonderful opportunity to explore and understand different writing styles and descriptive approaches adopted by authors.

This week’s theme is – Colors

This week I'm reading...



A skinny long-haired orange cat and a small brown and gray tabby lay curled together at one end of the chipped and filthy bathtub. A disposable litter box sat at the other end of the tub. It must have been brand-new, because neither cat seemed to have used it. These two looked to be in a condition similar to that of the gray cat I'd found earlier.