Winner of the SNOW FENCE ROAD Giveaway!

Hey Everyone! We have our winner!

First I would like to say 

THANK YOU!

to 

Phyllis Edgerly Ring

for very generously offering this fantastic giveaway of her book 

Snow Fence Road,

 a Crystal Heart Necklace, Bath Salts, and Chocolate! 

Without further ado! Rafflecopter has picked...

Patti!

Thanks so much to all who entered! I appreciate all of your comments!

I have emailed the winner.

W... W... W... Wednesdays ~ 1/29/14

W... W... W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. To play along, just answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What am I currently reading?   I am going to begin reading True to the Highlander by Barbara Longley. I'm looking forward to this book!

What did I recently finish reading? I finished reading Tree of Life - Charlotte & the Colonel by Ginger Monette. It was really good. It was interesting to see the Colonel, and Charlotte for that matter, experience a lot of trials and face many obstacles. As a result, their faith became much stronger. 

What do I think I’ll be reading next?  Next I think I'll read Divergent by Veronica Roth. I want to read it before the movie comes out. My daughter wants me the read The Maze Runner series by James Dashner. She really likes this series.

Click on any of the titles to read more about them. (links to Amazon)

What are you reading? I'd love to hear from you!

Twelfth Night at Longbourn by Maria Grace ~ My Review

Twelfth Night at Longbourn by Maria Grace 

Publication Date: December 11, 2013 
Publisher: White Soup Press 
Pages: 135 
Received: e-copy from author 
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

 

Twelfth Night at Longbourn is the fourth book in the Given Good Principle series. The focus in this book, is on Kitty Bennet, but as Maria Grace has mixed up the couples a bit in this series, I would recommend that you read the previous books for clarity, or at the very least read All the Appearance of Goodness (Vol 3).

Kitty is the only one of the Bennet girls left at Longbourn. Shortly after Jane, Elizabeth, and Mary are married, Lydia foolishly elopes with Lt. Harper, leaving Kitty to suffer the effects alone. Shunned by the people of Meryton. With her mother refusing to come out of her rooms and her father keeping to his library, poor Kitty is terribly lonely. She is saddened by the fact that it will be impossible to find a husband now and can’t bare the thought that life will continue on in this matter. She sees little hope of happiness.

When she receives an invitation to go to Pemberley for Twelfth Night, she rejoices in the fact that Lizzy didn’t forget her! Now she can get away from Meryton!  It is arranged that she will spend a few days in London with Miss Darcy before traveling to Pemberley. But can she really escape Lydia’s disgrace? Or will it follow her to London?

I wasn’t happy with this Georgiana. She is not the shy girl we know from the original Pride and Prejudice and she has not learned much since the first book of this series. She is a brat. She is pushy and doesn’t have very good manners. I didn’t really like her companion, Mrs. Hartwell, either. She was very strict, which Georgiana needs, but Mrs. Hartwell is way to harsh. Also, she seems sketchy to me. I find it hard to believe Elizabeth and Darcy would hire someone like that.

I enjoyed the ending very much! I was glad all the sisters (except for Lydia) were together and that Kitty gets her Happily Ever After!

Disclaimer: I received an e-copy of the book for my honest opinion.

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You can read my review for all the Given Good Principles series by clicking on the title below.

Darcy's Decision (Vol 1)
The Future Mrs. Darcy (Vol 2)
All the Appearance of Goodness (Vol 3)

Connect with Maria Grace

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Any thoughts? I'd love to hear from you!

Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge: The B-Word: Branding

Hey Everyone! Okay, I've completed my first mini-challenge of the weekend. Hosted by Amanda at On a Book Bender this challenge is about The B-Word: Branding.

Here are my answers to the questions:

Your name:

1. How well does your blog name reflect what your blog is about? Ugh... that's another story. Needless to say, I didn't put much thought into it. That's something I'd like to change, but for now I'm sticking with it! 
2. Create a tagline. Because I knew I needed a better blog name, shortly after starting my blog I added "so much to read!" 
3. Look at the name you use to leave comments. Change it to reflect your brand. This is something I just change because of this mini-challenge. I changed to Candy @ So little time.... 

Your appearance:

1. Do you have the same profile picture on all social networks (including your blog)? I did, but I recently changed my twitter pic. So, now it's different. :/
2. Is the picture of you or an avatar? It’s of me. 

Your personality (or “feel”)

1. What do people expect from YOUR blog? I think, for the most part, they expect it to be about books. The interesting thing I have found is that most of my follower are Janeites and if I post anything not relating to Jane Austen I don’t get much traffic. This is something I want to change. I do read and review other types of books. 

Self-promotion:

1. Look at your Twitter timeline. What’s the ratio between interacting with people and self-promoting tweets? I try to keep it balanced, but I know sometimes it can be a little heavy with self-promoting. Something to work on.
2. Write a social media update about your latest post (or your latest FAVORITE post) that teases and gives people a reason to click through. This one I’m not good at and I really need to work on. Here's the one I did for this challenge: 

Soak in a hot tub & read a good book w/ this #GIVEAWAY pkg! So little time...: Snow Fence Road by @ PhyllisRing http://candy-m.blogspot.com/2014/01/snow-fence-road-by-phyllis-edgerly-ring.html?spref=tw …

There you have it! If you want to do this challenge, go to On a Book Bender and for the rest of the Mini-Challenges head to Bloggiesta! 

As always, any thoughts? I'd love to hear from you! 

W... W... W... Wednesdays ~ January 22, 2014

W... W... W... Wednesdays is a weekly meme hosted by MizB of Should be Reading. To play along, just answer the following questions:

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you’ll read next?

What am I currently reading?  I'm just beginning Tree of Life - Charlotte & the Colonel by Ginger Monette. I've never thought about Charlotte and Colonel Fitzwilliam together...hmmm, interesting. I'll let you know how it goes.

What did I recently finish reading? Wow, I didn't realize I read two books this week! And it was a busy week too! Well, I finished Sugar Spun Sister by Anna Garner. It was a cute story!  I also finished Take A Chance On Me by Jennifer Dawson, which was so good! Loved it!

What do I think I’ll be reading next?  Next, I think I'll be reading True to the Highlander by Barbara Longley. This one looks really good! A modern day girl finds herself traveling back in time to the Scottish Highland in the fifteenth century. 

Click on any of the titles to read more about them. (links to Amazon)

What are you reading? I'd love to hear from you!

It's Bloggiesta time!!!

YES! It's Bloggiesta time, and I'm actually going to be home this weekend so I can participate! Woot!

I love participating in the Bloggiesta. It's a fantastic time to spruce up your blog! If there is something you've always wanted to do on your blog, but don't know how, this is a great place to learn. Ask your question during the tweet chats using #Bloggiesta hash tag. 

Here is my to-do list:

• Write two book reviews. - √  completed  almost completed second. 
• Update my review policy. Looked it over and decided not to change anything. 
• Do at least two mini challenges. - completed The B-Word: Branding and Back to the Basics. Still want to do How to Create an Image Map and I wouldn't mind learning more about Facing Your Edelweiss Fears! 
• Participate in at least one Twitter chat. √ completed
• Look through past mini challenge list for inspiration. 
• Comment on other Bloggiesta participants blogs. I've commented on more than a few blogs, but not all, because, WOW, there are so many! Fantastic!

That's my list for now. I'll be updating it during the weekend as I accomplish my tasks! 

Update: It's late Sunday night and I'm calling it quits. I thought I was finished with my second review, but it still needs some work. Other than that, and looking through past mini-challenge list, I feel good about my Bloggiesta weekend! 

Thank you to @SueySays and the #Bloggiesta crew! 

Hop over to Bloggiesta and sign up!