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Melanie's Musings has moved to Wordpress and a new server!
The fab new layout and latest posts can be found at http://www.melaniesmusings.net/
The only glitch is that my followers (you!) haven't followed me over, so if you'd like to continue reading my latest posts, you'll have to re-add me. I'd love it if you did so. I don't want to lose you!
And if you'd help me spread the word about my move, I'd really appreciate it!
Hey guys! My bookshelf is in major need of being cleared out, so here's a list of books I have to trade. I have a wishlist on amazon, it's not complete though, so if you see something you want feel free to simply email me with a list of what you have. My email is: melanie@melaniesmusings.net
Hardcovers:
Dedication by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Impossible by Nancy Werlin
The Tear Collector by Patrich Jones
Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler
Fallen by Lauren Kate
Today I Will by Eileen and Jerry Spinelli
Anticancer by David Servan-Schreiber
Role of a Lifetime by James Brown
Days of Little Texas by R.A. Nelson
Dog Spelled Backwards by Mordecai Siegal
Jessica's Guide to Dating on The Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey
Nanny Returns by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus
Ana's Story by Jenna Bush
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
The Pathway by Laurel Mellin
ARCs:
Tales of the Madman Underground by John Barnes
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
Paperbacks:
Mr. and Mrs. Fitzwilliam Darcy by Sharon Lathan
Loving Mr. Darcy by Sharon Lathan
The Confessions of Fitzwilliam Darcy by Mary Street
Edmund Bertram's Diary by Amanda Grange
Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife by Linda Berdoll
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Keeping In Line by Courtney Brandt
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Border Crossing by Jessica Lee Anderson
Start Here by Alex and Brett Harris
Wretched (this is my sorry) by Katherine Marple
The Gand Hotel by Mary Davis
Sweet Violet by Catherine Palmer
Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner
Wild Heather by Catherine Palmer
Fighting For Tony by Mary Callahan
Shopaholic & Baby by Sophie Kinsella
Beneath A Southern Sky by Deborah Raney
Home Another Way by Christa Parrish
Isolation by Travis Thrasher
Scribbler of Dreams by Mary E. Pearson
The Gathering Dawn by Sally Laity and Dianna Crawford
Girl In The Mirror by Denise Crittendon
Me & Mr. Darcy by Alexandra Potter
Post Grad by Emily Cassel
Mr. Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattillo
The Fields of Glory by Gilbert Morris
A Season of Eden by J.M. Warwick
Once again, my email is melanie@melaniesmusings.net. Looking forward to hearing from you! :)
I don't know about you, but I have some pretty bad habits. Lately, one particular habit's been getting worse. This one:
Photo credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/purplbutrfly/ / CC BY 2.0
Leaving the keys in the door. On the outside. I'm not sure when this started, or why, but I obviously need to stop.
What about you? Any odd habits that you can't seem to kick?
I think the summary from Goodreads does a great job summing up this novel:
The earth has been invaded by a species that take over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. But Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. Wanderer, the invading "soul" who has been given Melanie's body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming emotions, the too vivid memories. But there was one difficulty Wanderer didn't expect: the former tenant of her body refusing to relinquish possession of her mind. Melanie fills Wanderer's thoughts with visions of the man Melanie loves--Jared, a human who still lives in hiding. Unable to separate herself from her body's desires, Wanderer yearns for a man she's never met. As outside forces make Wanderer and Melanie unwilling allies, they set off to search for the man they both love.
There's something about Stephenie Meyer's writing that makes her books incredibly hard to put down. The world she's built is this novel is fascinating, and I'd walk away from the book only to find myself walking back a few minutes later for "just another chapter." Yeah, right. I finished this book within a couple days.
Wanderer's thoughts on the human race were probably more accurate than I'd like to admit, and I really enjoyed reading them.
My favorite aspect of The Host
I would have loved to have a map of the cave in the book, but I was able to make due without one.
The ending of this book wasn't the best, in my opinion. Although I liked the way it ended, the last couple pages just didn't sit right. I've heard rumors of a sequel, and if so, that would make the ending make more sense.
As someone who hasn't read much science fiction, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed The Host
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Lani and Erin are complete opposites, yet they're also best friends. Lately, Lani hasn't been hanging out with the same group so much, and she feels as if they're sort growing apart. Little does she know when Erin starts to date Jason that something will happen that could tear them apart forever.
I've always liked the Blogoversary buttons, but a few days ago I looked at it and realized it had malfunctioned. I'm not sure what happened, but I know thiss blog's anniversary is today, not a few months from now, so the friendly widget had to go bye-bye.
* releases tomorrow on May 4th, so you can find out then!
