Express Yourself - Battle of the Five Armies

Express Yourself  is a weekly meme hosted by myself and Jackie. It's goal is to help our fellow bloggers get to know one another better by being nosey of course.

Each week we will find something different to post about. It will correlate with writing, blogging, and life in general. Then, we hope, you’ll follow suit and post what it is that motivates you.


This weeks question:

Dec. 15-19: In celebration of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies - highlight ONE of your favorite characters from The Hobbit/LOTR film franchise.

Ok, lets be honest, can anyone REALLY pick out just ONE character? Ok, ok, so I know this was one of our questions so I should probably follow the rules... rules are meant to be broken...

Well not actually broken, more like tweaked!

My favorite character is... are... the dwarves. WHAT? I can't just pick one either. Each gruff man brings his own formula for a great character with passion and fight. Some are soulful, some are comedians, some are stubborn to a fault, and all are loyal.

But if we were to look back at LOTR, Legolas is definitely my favorite! And a close second, Aragorn. But by far the arrow wielding elf can cupid my ass any day!

Have a great day fellow bloggers! Who will be making it to the theater this week?

Cover Girls Top Ten... Honorable Mention

At the end of each year I love to look over some of my favorite book covers.

 

My choices are based strictly on the covers alone, since I have not read any of them. However, I plan to cause the covers look that good!

 

Each one has that IT FACTOR which draws me in and holds my attention.

 

This is my Honorable Mention...

I LOVE the way the wintery hawk looks and how it's shrouded in what seems to be frost. It really is appealing.

 

Winter Falls (Twin Willows Trilogy #1)  by Nicole Maggi

 

Blurb

 

Alessia Jacobs is a typical sixteen-year-old, dying to get out of her small town of Twin Willows, Maine. Things look up when a new family comes to town, but when she falls for the hot, mysterious son, Jonah, her life turns upside down.

Weird visions of transforming into an otherworldly falcon are just the beginning. Soon she learns she’s part of the Benandanti, an ancient cult of warriors with the unique power to separate their souls from their bodies and take on the forms of magnificent animals.

Alessia never would’ve suspected it, but her boring town is the site of an epic struggle between the Benandanti and the Malandanti to control powerful magic in the surrounding forest.

As Alessia is drawn into the Benandanti’s mission, her relationship with Jonah intensifies. When her two worlds collide, Alessia’s forced to weigh choices a sixteen-year-old should never have to make.

 

 

Are you interested in my Top Ten 2014 covers I loved the most? Click here!

 

 

Express Yourself - Beverages

Express Yourself  is a weekly meme hosted by myself and Jackie. It's goal is to help our fellow bloggers get to know one another better by being nosey of course.

Each week we will find something different to post about. It will correlate with writing, blogging, and life in general. Then, we hope, you’ll follow suit and post what it is that motivates you.


This weeks question:

Dec. 8-12: Coffee, tea, soda... what's your favorite beverage?

My ultimate drink of choice is Mountain Dew but that starts to taste WAY sugary after a while or I'll switch back and forth from MD to Pepsi, depending on my mood.

But I also love lattes, though they don't usually like me. I frequent the bathroom a-many-a-times after drinking half of a latte.

Alcohol wise, Vodka, I heart me some Vodka and Malibu Rum. Yummy!!




What's your favorite drinks?!

New Blog Hop: Fast Five Friday

NEW 2015 WEEKLY BLOG HOP

 

 

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Fast Five Friday is a weekly blog hop created by, Cover Girls. Its purpose is to connect with writers, readers, viewers, and bloggers. With that aim in mind, we would love for you to join us! 

We're suckers for lists, so we thought it'd be cool to do a weekly blog hop where we list things. We've provided the topics for each week below, with five being the focus . 

You're not required to post every week. You can pick and choose which topics you'd like to participate in. 

Whatever topics you decide to do, please include the link to your Fast Five Friday post in the comments section of our FFF post each week, so we can stop by and show our FFF love to you!

 

FAST FIVE FRIDAY TOPICS

Jan. 2:  Five Favorite Novels Read in 2014

Jan. 9:  Five 2014 Adored Book Covers

Jan. 16:  Five Most Anticipated 2015 Novels

Jan. 23:  Five TV Character Crushes 

Jan. 30:  Five Favorite Authors

Feb. 6:  Five Novels You Wish You Wrote

Feb. 13:  Five Romantic Movies You Love

Feb. 20:  Five Book Characters You’re Crushing On 

Feb. 27:  Five Top TV Shows

Mar. 6:  Five Book Characters You Relate To

Mar. 13:  Five Books You Recommend

Mar. 20:  Five Best Writing Songs

Mar. 27:  Five Movie Character Crushes


We post Fast Five Friday topics quarterly so make sure to stop by and get the new list then.

 

EYM December List is Here - Grinch

Express Yourself  is a weekly meme hosted by myself and Jackie. It's goal is to help our fellow bloggers get to know one another better by being nosey of course.

Each week we will find something different to post about. It will correlate with writing, blogging, and life in general. Then, we hope, you’ll follow suit and post what it is that motivates you.


This weeks question:

Dec. 1-5: What Holiday themed show/movie/book are you most looking forward to? Don't celebrate the Dec. Holiday - then name something you're watching/reading this month.

Pretty much any Christmas themed show or movie gets me giddy. But I think I'm really looking forward to Grinch (Not the cartoon version).


What are you guys looking forward to?!

Express Yourself - Favorite Family Recipe

Express Yourself  is a weekly meme hosted by myself and Jackie. It's goal is to help our fellow bloggers get to know one another better by being nosey of course.

Each week we will find something different to post about. It will correlate with writing, blogging, and life in general. Then, we hope, you’ll follow suit and post what it is that motivates you.


This weeks question:

Nov. 24-28: What's your favorite family recipe or meal?


My favorite thing to make for gatherings is Broccoli Casserole.





I use:
3-4 16oz. bags of broccoli florets
1 16oz. cottage cheese
1 block of velvetta cheese
2 tbs flour

Mix all of the ingredients either in a crockpot or mix in a bowl and pour into a crockpot (doesn't matter to me how you do it).

I usually let it cook for about 2+ hours, depending on how tender I want my broccoli. I usually like it a soupy consistency.

Then serve and enjoy. It's good during the cold winter months.

Top Ten Winter TBR

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is...

 

 

November 25: Top Ten Books on my Winter TBR:

 

My Winter TBR are older novels I need to get read!

 

Wraith (Wraith #1) by Angel Lawson (Library)

Red Run by Kami Garcia (Library)

Gravity (Gravity, #1) by Abigail Boyd (On My Kindle)

 

 

Never Fade (The Darkest Minds, #2)  by Alexandra Bracken (Gifted from Author)

In The Afterlight (The Darkest Minds, #3) by Alexandra Bracken (Gifted from Author)

Revealed (House of Night, #11) by P.C. & Kristin Cast (Library Audiobook)

Redeemed (House of Night, #12)  by P.C. & Kristin Cast (Library Audiobook)

Snow White Blood Red, Ashes to Ashes & Cinder to Cinder, Beauty Never Dies, Ladle Rat Rotten Hut, Mary Mary Quite Contrary, Blood Apples (The Grimm Diaries Prequels #1- #6)

by Cameron Jace (On My Kindle)

Bound (Arelia LaRue, #1) by Arelia LaRue (On My Kindle)

Demon Girl (Rae Wilder, #1) by Penelope Fletcher (On My Kindle)

 

 

What does your Winter TBR list look like?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh, How I Miss You Blogfest

 

It’s that time of year again! Hosted by Andrew Leon, Alex J. Cavanaugh, and Matthew MacNish

For the bloggers you miss and the ones you would miss.

List one to three bloggers you really miss.

List one to three bloggers you would really miss if they stopped blogging.

And then go let them know!

Click here to sign up!

 

List 1-3 bloggers you really miss:

 

1. Jeremy @ Geeky Tendencies - Some of you might know about him; Jeremy didn't blog for very long but he left a little hole in my heart where his funny banter and charming personality burrowed in. He had health issues which him and I used to talk about, then one day it all stopped. I really miss him!

 

2. Kristin @ GrowingUp YA - I miss this girl like crazy! I know you're out there, please come back to us!

 

 

List 1-3 bloggers you would really miss if they stopped blogging (this is just downright cruel to make us pick no more than 3):

 

I'm sure everyone thinks I'm gonna list Jackie @ Bouquet of Books... well heck yeah I would miss her but we are also family so she has to live with me regardless! And I'd hurt her if she quit blogging. So I'm picking bloggers who I can't bribe with batting eyelashes (and chocolate & coffee).

 

1. Suzi @ Literary Engineer - She cracks me up and she is just as random as I am and I love it. Outside of blogging she has become a really great email, FB, Instagram pal! I would visit ND just to meet up with her for sure!

 

2. Morgan @ Morgan Shamy - I can relate to this babe! She is down to earth, has heart, always has the prefect things to say, and really loves life! After ND I'd travel to UT and stalk Morgan around but with her permission of course!

 

3. Giselle @ XpressoReads - When G first started out she was running the site by herself, now she has added two new (and cool) chicks. Xpresso goes thru books like my household goes thru undergarments... A LOT! She has all the new and current insight in the publications coming out and she has the 411 on ARC's and tours.

 

I am SO thankful to have met everyone one of them/you and so many more. I joined blogging to learn more about writing and books but I ended up learning more about myself thru others.

 

Is there anyone you are missing or would miss in the blogosphere?

 

 

Top Ten - Awaiting Sequels

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is...

 

 

 

 

November 18: Top Ten Sequels I Can't Wait To Get

 

Ensnared(Splintered, #3) by A.G. Howard

Fairest (TheLunar Chronicles, #3.5) by Marissa Meyer

Winter (TheLunar Chronicles, #4) by Marissa Meyer (No Cover Yet)

Waistcoats& Weaponry (Finished School, #3) by Gail Carriger

 

Please RemainCalm (This is Not a Test, #2) by Courtney Summers

The Fallout (TheCompound, #2) by S.A. Bodeen

This ShatteredWorld (Starbound, #2) by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner

Savage Drift(Monument 14, #3) by Emmy Laybourne

Fuse (Pure, #2) by Julianna Baggott

Day 21 (The Hundred,#2) by Kass Morgan

 

 So, any sequels you are looking forward to getting your eyes on?!

 

 

 

 

Express Yourself - Five Fictional Characters in My Life

Express Yourself  is a weekly meme hosted by myself and Jackie. It's goal is to help our fellow bloggers get to know one another better by being nosey of course.

 Each week we will find something different to post about. It will correlate with writing, blogging, and life in general. Then, we hope, you’ll follow suit and post what it is that motivates you.

 This weeks question...

 

Nov. 17-21: Name FIVE fictional characters you would want to have in your life.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aphrodite LaFont - House of Night (Novel Series)

 

Zuzanna - Daughter of Smoke and Bones (Novel Series)

 

Ragnar Lothbrok - Vikings (TV Show)

 

Daryl Dixon - The Walking Dead (TV Show/Comics)

 

Tally Youngblood - The Uglies (Novel Series)

 

Two of them are purely at my disposal to gawk at all day. Sure they would be awesome to have as friends if I'm in need to pillage a village or fend myself from zombies and maybe their conversations would entertain me all day long but they are just to pretty to not to have in my circle of fictional friends.

 

 

Top Ten Tues... Umm... Thursday - Characters Who Should Have Their Own Book

Top 10 Tuesday is a post hosted by The Broke and the Bookish and this week's topic is...

 

 

I missed posting this on Tuesday so I'm turning this into Top Ten Thursday. Why not. No harm done.

 

 

November 11: Top Ten Characters You Wish Would Get Their OWN Book (minor or just maybe a semi main character you wish a book was from their POV)

1. Lettie Hempstock – The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

 

2. Captain Carswell Thorne – Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

 

3. Aphrodite Lafont – House of Night by the Casts

 

4. Michael – The Program by Suzanne Young

 

5. Soap aka Phineas B. Crow – Finishing School series by Gail Carriger

6. Sidheag Maccon - Finishing School series by Gail Carriger

 

7. Morpheus – Splintered series by A.G. Howard

 

8. Zuzana – Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor

 

9. Anna Korlov – Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

 

10. Cian Mac Cionaoith – Circle Trilogy by Nora Roberts

 

 

 

Are there any characters who you love to see get there own books?