I would like to proudly introduce you all to Taschima from Bloody Bookaholic. I had the pleasure of interviewing her for my blog and here is how it went...........
Blog: Bloody Bookaholic
Name: Taschima
Age: 16
Book/Blog Related:
1. Please tell us a little bit about your blog.
~Bri? You don't remember me? It's your Twin Taschima! Well since you have a case of amnesia I will tell you, yet again, about me and what I do.
Ramblings of a Bookaholic really. That is a good title, I should have thought of it sooner... Anyways since you want to know my blog is called Bloody Bookaholic, and it's all book related. I tend to babble constantly, as my followers must know. I do reviews, interviews, contests, the works. I have a major contest right now. Called Mega Palooza, you can all join. No Bri, you already entered. Can't enter two times girl.
2. What is your favorite part about blogging? Why?
~Reading what my followers have to say. The exchange of ideas! I am always up for a good debate. Like, for example, I did a post called Blasphemy, in which I rambled about Miley Cirus being chosen to be the protagonist of Wings. People just went nuts! It was so much fun to read the replies! Even the ones that said she was a good actor and should get the part (which I don't think it's true but oh well)
3. On average, how many books do you read a month?
~Hmmm... Am... Why does it smell like smoke? *brain in flames*
I sincerely don't know. It really depends, on the summer I couldn't read that much, with a job and the partying. But on a normal month I could read from 10-20 books.
4. What is one book that you think everyone should read before they die? Why?
~This is a tough one. I think people should read multiple books before they die. Hmm if you are asking my adult self I would say Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. If you ask my intellectual self I would say The Picture of Dorian Gray. If you ask my childish self I would say Harry Potter Series, and if you ask my teen self I would say Vampire Academy series.
5. What 3 books are you most anticipating the release of this year? Next year?
~This year...
1. The Van Alen Legacy
2. Covet: A Novel of the Fallen Angels
3. Shadowland
Next Year...
1. Spirit Bound: A Vampire Academy Novel.
2. Next Sookie Stackhouse Book
3. Next Black Dagger Brotherhood Book
6. Where is your favorite place to read?
~I can read anywhere. I don't really have a 'place'. But a good atmosphere, for me, it's at school. Instead of listening to the teacher I read. How I get good grades is a total mystery.
7. Do you write?
~I review. So I guess I kind of 'write'. I have never started a book, and not even plan to. But I do edit. I love to edit, it's so much fun!
Non Book/Blog related:
8. What are some little known facts about you?
~I sometimes like to be called Bubba... Nah, not really... Or do I?
Hahaha I am a fiction lover. Total paranormal junkie. I cannot read non-fiction. I figure if you are going to read a book to escape from this ill world, why just go into books about more problems?!
9. What is your favorite supernatural/fantasy creature? Why?
~Vampires. I love the whole darkness that surrounds them. Vampires are so complicated. So sexy. My favorite vampires come from my favorite series The Black Dagger Brotherhood. I cannot put into words why exactly I am so mesmerized by them, Its like trying to describe your favorite book, too many things come to mind at the same time.
10. If you were to create your own 'Bucket List' (Things to do before you 'kick the bucket'), what would be the first 3 things on it?
~1. Go to Europe
2. Read every single book my soul desires.
3. Kiss Jim Sturgess. Actually, this should be number one...
11. You have just been awakened to the police banging on your front door. What is the first thought that pops into your mind?
~Who the hell is waking ME up?!!?!?! Oh, the police... Bathroom break first, police later.
12. Anything else you'd like to add?
Are you ok now Bri? Remember everything? Yeah? Good, I was starting to get scared. Glad your ok Twin <3>
Thanks to everyone for reading, and keep visiting Bri's blog.
Why? Well like one very wise person said to me once:"Cause she rocks, and we rock, and we people who rock gotta stick together."
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Jumping Off Swings by Jo Knowles
Publisher: Candlewick
Pub. Date: August 11, 2009
Pages: 240
Age Level: 15+/YA
Synopsis
One pregnancy. Four friends. It all adds up to a profound time of change in this poignant, sensitively written YA novel.
Ellie remembers how the boys kissed her. Touched her. How they begged for more. And when she gave it to them, she felt loved. For a while anyway. So when Josh, an eager virgin with a troubled home life, leads her from a party to the backseat of his van, Ellie follows. But their "one-time thing" is far from perfect: Ellie gets pregnant. Josh reacts with shame and heartbreak, while their confidantes, Caleb and Corinne, deal with their own complex swirl of emotions. No matter what Ellie chooses, all four teenagers will be forced to grow up a little faster as a result. Told alternately from each character’s point of view, this deeply insightful novel explores the aftershocks of the biggest decision of one fragile girl’s life — and the realities of leaving innocence behind.
Review
Jumping Off Swings is a poignant and genuine novel that goes inside the minds of 4 teenagers and how they are each affected by one pregnancy. This book sent me through a roller coaster of emotions. I've never cried as much reading a book as I did this one.
Ellie thought Josh cared for her. She thought he wanted more than just her body. So why did he just leave her like that. Now Ellie's discovered she’s pregnant with his child. Josh is haunted by the look he left on Ellie’s face when he walked away from her. He is ashamed of what he did and since finding out she is pregnant, he wants to help but is afraid of hurting her again. Poor Caleb and Corinne are caught in the middle of a dreadful situation. Caleb, Josh’s best friend, has had a crush on Ellie for years. He's hurt by the way the guys talk about her and even more so when he discovers Josh has gotten her pregnant. Corinne, Ellie’s best friend, has never understood why Ellie does what she does. Now she has to help her through one of the roughest parts of her life.
I really loved the characters. They were very well developed, their emotions and thoughts authentic. I found myself forming a special bond with each and every one of them. Their family lives do, in a way, play a role in how they turned out the way they did. I only wish I had heard a little more about Corinne’s family. You do hear some about her parents and even more about her sister but not as much as you do about the other character’s relations. In Corinne’s case, you only here her reference them, they don’t ever actually come into the dialogue themselves.
I thought Jo Knowles did a wonderful job of writing this story. It just felt so real and believable, I really connected with it. Though I felt the book was well developed, considering its short length, I definitely would have liked to have had about 100 or so more pages.
The ending was far from what I hoped for, but sadly, was the most realistic ending this book could have been given. For that, I would like to give kudos to Jo Knowles for sticking with what would have probably happened if this story were true and not trying to give it a fairy tale ending.
This was a beautiful, touching book and I absolutely loved it. It took me no time to read, which will just make it easier for me to have time to read it again in the future. I recommend this to anyone who is looking for a great book to tug at their heart strings and make them cry.
Grade
Characters: A-
Writing: B+
Plot: B+
Ending: A
Cover: A+
Recommendable: A
Overall: A- 
I was so glad when I got an e-mail from YA Book Reviews requesting that I interview her. This is my first ever posting a blogger interview and I'm so excited.
Okay so I've been blogging around 3 months and have yet to do a single challenge. I know shame on me! Well I saw this one over at my twin, Taschima's blog Bloody Bookaholic. I thought, "This looks like a fun challenge to try and do." So, I am now officially starting The 1st in a Book Series Challenge. Since this is meant to be a challenge, I'm upping the number of books to do from 12 to 16 to make it more challenging for me. 
Ok so this week was like my busy body week. I did a whole lot of posts compared to normal.
This past week I........
What is Going on at Present.......
I'm currently reading Bewitching Season, which is really good. Also, I currently have TWO contests going on right now. One for Ballads of Suburbia by Stephanie Kuehnert and one for Snap by Carol Snow.
What to expect from the future...........
I hope to have three reviews up this week. One for Jumping Off Swings, one for Bewitching Season, and one for Betraying Season. Also I may be going to decide to giveaway my ARC of Betraying Season once I'm done. So keep your eyes open. Then this week or next week I will be posting an interview with Marissa Doyle. I'll probably be posting other stuff as well but this is what comes to mind at this time as stuff I definitely plan to post outside of memes.
Hope you all have a wonderful week. :D
So this here post, the one you are reading right now, at least I hope you are reading it, is officially my 50th post. To commemorate this wondrous feat (at least to me), I am announcing my first ever competition! I've been storing up book swag and loot for awhile now and have been waiting for a suitably grand occasion. Right now you are probably thinking, whatever the occasion, just get to the prizes, and I'm getting there...so prizes you asked? You probably guessed it by the lovely picture above, but the prize is a $25 gift card to Barnes & Noble! You know you want it! All those books you could get....Now onto "THE RULES."
How to enter:
Click HERE to see the books you could win and enter!
In My Mailbox
Dreadful Sorry by Kathryn Reiss
Publisher: Harcourt Paperbacks
Pub. Date: May 1, 2004 (Books original Pub. Date: April 1993)
Pages: 352
Age Level: YA
Price: $6.95 (Buy here at Amazon)
Synopsis
Ever since she can remember, sventeen-year-old Molly has been plagued by the same terrifying nightmare and an overwhelming fear of water. After almost drowning at a pool party, she flees to the safety of her father's housefor the summer. But Molly's problems only intensify as she stumbles onto a series of strange connections linking herself to a girl who lived in that cliffside house nearly a century before. Then the eerie coincidences start to form a dangerous pattern, and Molly finds herself haunted by visions that feel more like memories-- memories of a time before she was born!
TwiLite: A Parody
Snap by Carol Snow
Snap by Carol Snow
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: August 25, 2009
Pages: 224
Age Level: 13+
Your Blog Rocks Award (from Shayla at The Book Explorer, Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic)
I nominate:
~Pixie at Page Turners
~Diana Dang at Stop, Drop, and Read!
~Kate at The Neverending Shelf
~Sara at The Hiding Spot
~Sara at My Life is an Effing Fairy Tale!
Humane Award! (From Eleni at /-La Femme Readers-/, Shayla at The Book Explorer, and Alex & Lauren at A Flight of Minds)
I nominate:
~Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic
~Tina at Fantastic Book Review
~Erica at The Book Cellar
~Kim at The Book Butterfly
~Diane at The Book Resort
Spread the Love Award (from Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic <3)
I nominate:
~Laina at Laina Has Too Much Spare Time
~Briana at B.A.M. Book Reviews
~Sandy at Pirate Penguin's Reads
~Shayla at The Book Explorer
~Eli at The Tainted Poet
You Don't Say? Super Comments Award (From Alex and Lauren at A Flight of Minds)
I nominate:
~Teddyree at The Eclectic Reader
~Briana, Marisa, Arielle at B.A.M. Book Reviews
~Eleni at /-La Femme Readers-/
~Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic
~Casey at A Passion for Books
The Zombie Chicken Award! (From Shayla at The Book Explorer)
The blogger who receives this award believes in the Tao of the zombie chicken - excellence, grace and persistence in all situations, even in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. These amazing bloggers regularly produce content so remarkable that their readers would brave a raving pack of zombie chickens just to be able to read their inspiring words. As a recipient of this world-renowned award, you now have the task of passing it on to at least 5 other worthy bloggers. Do not risk the wrath of the zombie chickens by choosing unwisely or not choosing at all...
I nominate:
~My twin Taschima at Bloody Bookaholic
~Kate at The Neverending Bookshelf
~Alex & Lauren at A Flight of Minds
~Beth at In Between the Pages
~Kristin at Feed Your Imagination
