Discussion: Does Captcha Getcha?

Question of the week: Does captcha getcha? 

I have been trying to be more friendly in the blog world and comment on more posts on other blogs but sometimes I get turned off from it.For some reason I really hate it when I write a good comment and click to post it and then the captcha thing comes up. I really don't like looking at & trying to decipher small fuzzy numbers & letters just to post a comment. I really really hate it when I post from my phone. I know it serves the purpose of keeping spam comments off your posts and all that but it's really just annoying.

I took the captcha verification off my blog for the simple fact that I didn't want to bother my readers with it when they wanted to leave a comment. I haven't ever had a spam comment & if I ever got one i'd just delete it. Interacting with people is supposed to be fun & easy, not work.

How do you guys feel? Does captcha prevent you from commenting on blogs? Do you not mind it? Do you have it on your blog? Why or why not?

Wordy Wednesday #13

This is a meme I'm doing where I literally open the dictionary to random pages and post words. I figure every reader has had a few times where we come across a word in a book that we have no idea what it means. So every week I'll be posting  new words, until I complete the whole dictionary. If you do your own Wordy Wednesday post, please link back to mine since I created this.



Pequot - n- : a member of an American Indian people of eastern Connecticut

Geode - n -: a nodule of stone having a cavity lined with mineral matter

Periphery - n -:  the boundary of a rounded figure

Review: Legend by Marie Lu

Title: Legend
Author: Marie Lu

Series: Legend #1
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Release Date: November 29, 2011
Pages:  305 pages - Hardback
Age: YA
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                   Synopsis:

What was once the western United States is now home to the Republic, a nation perpetually at war with its neighbors. Born into an elite family in one of the Republic's wealthiest districts, fifteen year old June is a prodigy being groomed for success in the Republic's highest military circles. Born into the slums, fifteen year old Day is the country's most wanted criminal. But his motives may not be as malicious as they seem.

From very different worlds, June and Day have no reason to cross paths- until the day June's brother, Metias, is murdered and Day becomes the prime suspect. Caught in the ultimate game of cat and mouse, Day is in a race for his family's survival, while June seeks to avenge Metias' death. But in a shocking turn of events, the two uncover the truth of what has really brought them together, and the sinister lengths their country will go to keep its secrets.

Book Haul

So I know it's been a while since I've posted a book haul so I figured I'd show you some of the books I've gotten recently. I have so many books & so little time to read them!

School Library Books:

   

Fallout by Ellen Hopkins: I've read the first two in the series and have been looking forward to reading this last one

Fever by Lauren DeStefano: I loved the first book and have been wanting to read Fever for a while now. Glad I was able to find it.

Public Library Books:

      

Halo by Alexandra Adornetto: I have been seeing Heaven everywhere but I could never find Halo. I FINALLY saw it at my local library and had to grab it.

Destined by P.C. & Kristin Cast: So I know this came out months & months ago but I took a break from this series. It was beginning to get too long for me so I stopped reading them. Now I feel I can finally finish the series.

Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore: I read Graceling and loved it! I wanted to read Bitterblue but never had the time to do it. Hopefully I get to it this time around.

Purchased Books:

   

Splintered BY A.G. Howard: So this book has been on my radar for a couple months now. I saw it on someone's blog & the cover sucked me in right away. Once I read the summary I knew I had to have it!

The Archived by Victoria Schwab: I hadn't heard about this book until recently but the summary sounded so good. There was so much hype about this book that I felt I just needed to read. Now I gotta find some time to do so.

NetGalley Books:

             

I went a little overboard with my NetGalley requests. This is only a quarter of my most recent downloads.

Hysteria by Megan Miranda: I am looking forward to this book! I'm even participating in a blog tour for it. The cover made me want to request this one.

Montaro Caine by Sidney Poitier: I really respect Sidney Poitier as an actor and honestly I'd request anything he writes just because it's him. I may even by a hardback version just to have it around.

The Holders by Julianna Scott: Honestly, I don't like this cover very much. But I requested it because the  summary was fairly interesting. I figured I'd give it a chance.

The Loop by Shandy Lawson: The cover is awesome but to me the summary is so-so. I'm not sure if I'll like it or not but I plan to read it & find out.

Sketchy by Olivia Samms: This is one of the most interesting summaries I've read recently. I was so happy when I was approved for it. Hopefully I get to it soon.

Carved In Darkness by Maegan Beaumont: I love mysteries and this summary sucked me in. The cover is creepy cool as well.