Morbid Romantic

Book Review & Personal Blog

Again, my rate of progress is diminishing on a depressing level. I honestly don’t see how people can read so many books a week! It amazes me. Between managing my websites, cleaning, cooking, doing every day things like going out to movies or to the mall, etc, etc, there’s no way that I could get as much reading done as some. It leaves me tremendously jealous, though. Maybe I just need to try harder, right? Perhaps that will speed up my reading.

Anywho, I did get one review in this week:

Refined in the Furnace of Affliction by John McCulloch, which you can read here. As you can read from my review, I had mixed feelings which leaned more towards the negative the further I read into the book. Though I found the McCulloch family charming, the book had a lot of unnecessary details (like just listing one job to the next), had some bizarre twists (talking in tongues), and contained some elements of intolerance (such as with the morality of homosexuality).

I think it is one for the used book store pile, though I might give it away in a contest here. Surely someone will enjoy it more than I did.

What about winnings, Valorie?

Well, I won quite a few this week.

I won My Little Red Book from Books Ahoy, The Ultimatum by Nancy Moser from One Stern Among a Million, and Salvation of the Damned (plus a $20 gift certificate to Wicked Wines Online) by Theresa Meyer’s from Patricia’s Vampire’s Notes.

And yes, I did already place my Wicked Wines Online order! I got the Vampire Cabernet Sauvignon (Vampire vineyards – Paso Robles, California) and a Vampire Wine Glass. I paid the remaining balance of around $9, so I can’t wait for the package to get here! If the wine is good, I might think of getting a gift certificate to give away here around Halloween or Christmas. If anything, it will give me something good to send to friends as presents.

What else did I get?

Terrell Harris Dougan contacted me about receiving a copy of That Went Well: Adventures in Caring for My Sister, which I gladly accepted. Another good thing to wait by the mail for.

I also read ebooks, so I got a few of those this week, too. This week, I got Unseen World by Sean Cummings and French Bred: Laughable chronicles of an average Parisian boy by Frederic Guarino. It was a true pleasure to open my email and find the offers from each author. I look forward to reading and reviewing.

Speaking of ebooks, I found a really great digital reader for reading .pdf ebooks just the other day. You can read my post about Adobe Digital Editions if you’d like. It is a program that I so far highly recommend.

What about my book intake?

Don’t forget my contests!
Witch Hunter Vigilante – Ends 03.08 (11.59pm EST)
Sundays at Tiffany’s – Ends 03.08 (11.59pm EST)
Sway – Ends 03.09 (11.59pm EST)

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