Saturday, December 3, 2011

TBR Intervention Challenge - Week 2 (After a restart)


TBR Intervention is a weekly challenge hosted by
Dani@RefractedLight , Ayanami@Whatever you Can Still Betray, and April@Books4Juliet

The goal of this challenge is to help each other (fellow readers and bloggers) manage our enormous and constantly growing TBR (To-Be-Read) List. The rules are simple and everyone is encouraged to participate. It does not force you to commit to more than what you can manage to read in a week or so, but participants are encouraged to read at least one book within a week. You are free to choose the book you want to read and commit to this challenge. You may post your entry every Saturday, at the frequency of your choice--EVERY WEEK or EVERY TWO WEEKS.

Here are the rules:
1. Post the book(s) you committed to read in your last TBR Intervention post and tell us something about it. Did you finish it? Did you enjoy it or not? Post the link to your review (if you have one).
2. Post a book that you want to read and already own. Pick something that has been sitting on your shelf for too long now (6 months or longer). Commit to read the book in the next couple of days or week.
3. Grab the TBR Intervention Button and post it on your blog sidebar so you will be constantly reminded of the challenge, making it easier for you to commit. This will also encourage other readers/bloggers/visitors to join the challenge.
4. Add the link to your post in the Linky below and make sure to visit the other blogs. Comment, encourage, and spread the love to our fellow readers.

So last week, I committed to Hushed by Kelley York. If you haven't read my review...you should. Especially April, who is squeamish about this book. You can find it HERE.

I have been reading non-stop for reviews, tours, and other obligations this past week...so this TBR is of my own choosing because, well...I deserve it.

Title: The Night Circus
Author: Erin Morgenstern
Goodreads

Synopsis: The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des RĂªves, and it is only open at night.

But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood expressly for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will. Despite themselves, however, Celia and Marco tumble headfirst into love—a deep, magical love that makes the lights flicker and the room grow warm whenever they so much as brush hands.

True love or not, the game must play out, and the fates of everyone involved, from the cast of extraordinary circus per­formers to the patrons, hang in the balance, suspended as precariously as the daring acrobats overhead.

Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.

Yes, Yes, I know. I just won this book recently but it has been on my TBR shelf a while...so it still counts. So...now that I have revamped every book review on my blog, made a book review archive, and finished my posts for tomorrow and Monday...I'm gonna read. Have a great weekend everyone!

8 comments:

  1. Melissa @ i swim for oceansDecember 3, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    I've heard nothing but amazing things about this one! I hope you enjoy it - can't wait to see your review! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. OMG! I have heard so many great things about this book that I finally bought it. But I still haven't had time to read it. I hope you enjoy it!

    Here is my TBR.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Kristin, I'll be heading to your HUSHED review after I comment here lol! Thanks for the mention, I am really excited to read your review... (fingercrossed, I hope you liked it...)

    Your new book for TBRIC looks good... Sounds so unique to me since I haven't read any book about circus and magic and all.... Let us know what you think about it... I hope you'll enjoy it because you deserve a nice break after your busy busy busy weeks and hard work. Good luck! mwua!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. I've been wanting to read The Night Circus for a while now. So jealous you won a copy!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Eeps, it is signed and everything. LOL!

    ReplyDelete
  6. It has been good so far...a little wordy for me but definitely unique. Thanks for stopping by.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Thanks Melissa, I have enjoyed it so far.

    ReplyDelete
  8. I'm so glad you enjoyed Hush as much as you did! And you're right, you deserve a pleasure TBRIC from time to time ;) I'll be looking forward to your review of Night Circus: I've seen it everywhere, read the synopsys any number of times... and am still unsure about what it really is about! So, good luck and -

    Happy reading!

    Ron @ Stories of my life

    ReplyDelete

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...