Avanti's Place

Tuesday, July 31, 2012

July Wrap-Up

July has been an interesting month for me. I changed my blog from Novel utopia to Avanti's Place and in the process I gained a few new followers on here and on my twitter page. Last month I started a journey to one million pages and this month I started a count of how much money I save by getting free kindle books. I've also started two new memes and joined one other. So here's my progress for this month.

Books Read:
6

Anthem
Beautiful Creatures
Spirits of Glory
Infinity
Crank
Tiger's Curse

Total Pages Read:
2,202

Money Saved (from Jun 30-Jul 27):
$212.21

TBR Books for August:
9

Monday, July 30, 2012

Feeding the Hungry

So this post has nothing to do with books but it's something I wanted to get out there. I came across this site called Free Rice. It's pretty cool because it donates 10 grains of rice for every question you answer correctly. I joined, but the rice will be donated whether you register or not. It's pretty much a trivia site, they have questions on english, chemistry, math, humanities, geography, science, SAT test prep & even languages (French, Spanish, Italian & German). It's pretty nice that you can take 5 mins out of your day, brush up on a subject and help people in need.
How cool would it be if everybody in the book blogging world came together for 10 minutes on a specific day and answered as many questions as possible in that time frame?? Imagine how much rice we'd donate to people who really needed it.
You don't have to check it out if you don't want to but I personally think it's pretty cool. I know I'll be on there multiple times a week.

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Spotlight of the Week #3

Title: Cinder

Author: Marissa Meyer

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Release Date: January 3, 2012

Pages: 400 - hardcover

Age: YA

Author Bios:

Marissa Meyer lives in Tacoma, Washington, with her husband and their three cats. She's a fan of most things geeky (Sailor Moon, Firefly, color-coordinating her bookshelf...) and will take any excuse to put on a costume.

Synopsis:

Humans and androids crowd the raucous streets of New Beijing. A deadly plague ravages the population. From space, a ruthless lunar people watch, waiting to make their move. No one knows that Earth’s fate hinges on one girl. . . .

Cinder, a gifted mechanic, is a cyborg. She’s a second-class citizen with a mysterious past, reviled by her stepmother and blamed for her stepsister’s illness. But when her life becomes intertwined with the handsome Prince Kai’s, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an intergalactic struggle, and a forbidden attraction. Caught between duty and freedom, loyalty and betrayal, she must uncover secrets about her past in order to protect her world’s future.

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Saturday, July 28, 2012

Stacking The Shelves #4

This feature is hosted by Tynga's Reviews.It's a weekly meme where we can show off the books we have gotten over the past week no matter how you got it or when you plan to read it. For more info go here.

Bought from Books A Million:

Divergent by Veronica Roth
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld