Happy 23 Giveaway

Hello guys. It's this time of the year again. Yes, it's my birthday and what better way to celebrate than a Giveaway. Since it's early in the morning and I have to leave for my classes this is going to be very short and to the point.

What you can win:

10$ Amazon Giftcard or $10 on the BookDepository

Open internationaly.

Will run for one week.

Good Luck

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Tell Me Something Tuesday

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by author Cambria Hebert. Every week she posts a question and we have to answer it.

This week's question:

What have been your favorite reads of 2012?

My answer:

For this I need to check my goodreads page to see what I read this year...

These are all my 5 star books that I read this year.

Now if I had to make a top 5, with no specific order...well I couldn't. I loved all of these books. And I am looking forward for the sequels to most of them :)

Charade Read Along Week Four

Chapters 21-24

1. Did you have a favorite part in this book?
I think that every single thing that happened in Rome was my favorite part of this book. Starting reading Charade I couldn't wait for the characters to go to Rome. I still wish it happened earlier and lasted longer.

2. The characters travel to hell in hopes to get the scroll back. I would say hell is the worst place they have ever been. Where is the WORST place you have ever been?
Hmmm...that's a very interesting question and one I would have to think for a while, since I never considered it. I honestly can't thing of anything. I mostly remember the places I enjoyed. And growing up I loved every place I found myself at.

3. Heven steps in front of a chain to protect Sam and is injured. She will be scarred again. Do you think she will act the same way as before or do you think that she is a different person now?
I never wanted Heven to lose her scares in the first place, I knew that she should wear them with pride after she managed to look past them and find out who she truly was, so I can say that I liked the fact that Cambria scarred her once again. I am sure this time she is going to live up to my expectations and won't hide herself.

4. We now know why Logan was acting so odd. How do you think he will be now that the demon is gone?
I am currently reading Tirade so I know how he is going to be, but while I was reading Charade I thought he'd be broken after a demon used his body like that, I wasn't that far off. Maybe he was a bit stronger than I thought.

5. Any predictions for the next book in the series, Tirade? 
HA! I need to go back to reading this one. I am only at the first half of the book. But, for the things I still haven't read, I believe that Heven is going to save Sam after all and that Gemma and Cole will get closer and closer. And for some reason I still fear (ever since the first book) that Heven's grandmother will die. Don't know when, but I have a feeling it's coming.

Link up your answers for this week's questions and get ready for next week's Friday post by Cambria. She is going to announce the giveaway winners announced and there's going to be a celebration for the release of Tirade, the next book in the series.

Unpack This (Graduation Version)

Unpack This is a meme I started instead of my usual IMM. It was inspired by my love to open boxes, yes I love doing that.

I haven't posted any new hauls the past couple of weeks and there was a great reason about it. My Uni graduation was last Friday and I was trying to finish all my studying before my friends and parents arrived on that week's Monday. So I spent the first week studying and the next week living in a one-bedroom apartment with four more people. It was a crazy two-weeks but I managed to survive and graduate Uni. Some of you might be wondering what studying was left for me to do since I was about to graduate... At the beginning of this semester I got accepted at the post-graduate program of my Uni so now I am continuing my studies in computer science. But that's enought about me. Let's talk books. Here's what I got the past three weeks.

E-Books:

Physical Books:

Ok, so since I think it's going to take forever to talk about each book, I am just going to mention some of them. 

Tirade: I am currently reading this one and it doesn't disappoint so far. I love this series. You might want to check it too if you haven't. The first two books are on sale right now on Amazon and the prequel is free.

The Name of the Wind: I am a huge fan of epic fantasy books and I heard some amazing things about this series from splashofourworlds so I can't wait to read it.

Mice: Yet another book that does not fall under what I usually read but I was convinced to get it after a review I read at booksbiscuitsandtea.

I really wanted all these books so I am really glad to finally get them. 

What did you Unpack this Week?

Finders Keepers (Gifted #4) by Marilyn Kaye

The Gifted group is back once more. In the fourth book of the series we get to see through Ken's eyes. Ken has the abiblity to talk to dead people. He keeps thinking that his gift is nothing special, nothing that the bad guys who attacked many of his gifted classmates would want. So, when the opportunity to help a poor boy in a seanse arrives he gets to see that maybe his gift can do some good after all.

This book was really good. Ken's story was finally brought to ligth. His accident and his painful and tragic past and finally how he became aware of his gift. He was a decent character to get to know. Although once again my favourite part of the story was Amanda's part in it. I am really glad that even though we got to know her really well in the first book she is still a very interesting character to be around.

The story had the usual pattern that the Gifted books have. Some bad guys try to use the kids and their powers for their own purposes, but just like the previous book there is more to them. They are all working together and there is a bigger plan that we still don't know anything about.

I can't wait to see what will happen next and what this big bad plan is.

★★★★☆

Charade Read along Week Three

Questions for Week Three Chapters 14-20

1. In these chapters the characters go to Italy. Where is one place you would like to travel that you haven’t been?

I always wanted to go to Rome and managed to do so earlier this year, so now the place I am dying to visit is Japan. I really want to experience the Japanese ways.

2. Where is your favorite place that you have traveled to?

Rome! It's so amazing.

3. Kimber betrays Heven in these chapters. Do you think that Heven should get even or just write Kimber off? What would you do?
This is a really hard one. I have only one friend that I had totally writen off and that was after a lot of stuff happened. So I don't know if Heven should write Kimber off and I am not even sure if she is the type of person to do so. I honestly don't know what my decision would be.

4. Gemma and Cole seem to be attracted to each other but don’t really want to admit it. Have you ever had a crush you never told anyone about?

I usually keep them a secret the first few days so that I can be sure myself but then I always tell someone. I need to tell someone so that I can comment about it every now and then.

5. Who is your favorite character in this series so far and why?
I started being a huge fan of Sam. I loved him in Masquerade. But I loved Heven in this book. She has grown so much and became pretty awesome. Another character I really like is Gemma, I can't wait to she her kick some more butt. I am so glad I'm starting Tirade tomorrow so that I can meet even more cool characters.

Charade Read along Week Two

Questions for Week Two Chapters 7-13

1. Heven’s mom has a new boyfriend that Heven doesn’t really like. Have you ever disliked a boyfriend/girlfriend of family member’s significant other? Did you tell them or just try to get along?

Usually I don't like my brothers girlfriends, but even if I voice my opinion he doesn't really care. So I don't really bother.

2. Kimber is acting weird… weirder than usual. Any predictions? Have you ever known anyone like Kimber?

I know! I know! Read Bewitched! Seriously... I don't think I've ever known anyone like Kimber. I try to stay clear of people like her.

3. Heven is getting a new “supernatural” power. If you could have one which would you choose?

I answered this again in the first read-a-thon. I love fire power, so to be able to create and use fire as I want would be really cool. :)

4. In this set of chapters we find out something about Cole. Were you surprised?

Yeap! Totally surprised. I mean you could tell that there was something going on, but no idea what exactly it was.

5. Heven has someone invading her dreams. What is the scariest or wackiest dream you have ever had?

God!!! There are so many! I usually see that someone is after me to kill me but that doen't really make the dream bad, just exciting, since they never catch me. But I had my share of bad dreams I just can't remember any right now.