Happy New Year 2012

Hi everyone,

and happy new year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and that 2012 will be a great year for all of you.

My Christmas was as lovely, relaxing and Christmasy as I hoped it would be. I got a few books for Christmas, and I even made a video of it, so if you’re currently looking to spend 3 minutes on doing something, feel free to watch my Christmas Book Haul :)

 

 

I don’t have any new year resolutions planned for 2012. I guess 2011 turned out to be such a great year for me, so I kind of expect 2012 to be just as good and amazing. I don’t really want to change anything. Maybe read a few more books, but that’s bound to happen anyway ;)

What about you, do you make new year resolutions? I’d love to hear about them (maybe you can inspire me a little, and I can do monthly resolutions or something).

I’ll be back tomorrow with Book Friday, where I’ll do a review on The Hunger Games. Yeah! See you all soon.

Love ♥

My Christmas reading list 2011

Hi there!

I totally forgot to post my new video before I went away on holiday. I’m talking about my Christmas reading list 2011. You can watch it if you like, even though Christmas is soon coming to an end :) I hope you’re all enjoying the holidays, and that you got a lot of books for Christmas. I did, so I’ll probably make a video on that soon too + a book shelf tour :) Enjoy!

B2S Book Friday

Hi again,

it’s friday, and I wouldn’t miss a book friday here on the blog. Since it’s back to school week here on Teacup of Love, I thought it would be interesting to write about back to school books! Just something interesting to help relax between all the school drama.

I remember when I was in school, going back after the summer vacation was hard; I could no longer spend all my time reading whatever I wanted, but had to cope with boring textbooks. I always longed for saturdays when I could sit and just read for hours. Also…on school nights – having the time to read a chapter or two of an interesting book really helped me relax and unwind from schoolwork.

Today I’m giving you a list of 5 books I would personally love to read if I was going back to school this fall. Some I haven’t read, while others I’m very familiar with. I hope you can find some time to enjoy one of them (or all) in between classes or after a long day at school.

 

Vampire Academy Series by Richelle Mead

Make sure you’re heading to the right kind of school this fall. When at St. Vladimir’s Academy, you get to train with vampires and experience some full-on vampire drama and action. This book series will definitely get you hooked and make you spend all your spare time reading!

Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

This is a heartwarming book about Corrinne, who has to learn how to live on less…a lot less! Used to spend money in New York, she is sent to live with her grandparents in Texas when her father loses his job. This book is about how to deal with recession, how to make new friends, life-changing experiences and family. I highly recommend it!

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

If you’re ever going to read a classic – this is it! It has castles, romance, ghosts from the past, secrets, action and a lovely twist. You can brag about reading an old classic + become your english teacher’s favorite student this fall. And after finishing it, you can go see the movie!

The Hobbit or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien

If your schooldays are long and boring, why not escape into a whole different world? If you love the Shire, food, wizards, dwarfs and hobbits in general, you will ADORE this book. You follow Bilbo as he sets out on his big adventure…and yes, there’s a dragon in there somewhere.

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

If you want something more serious, something historical and something “real”, then this book is definitely for you. It has a real twist to it narrator wise, as it is death himself who tells the story. The book is not so much about death as it is a story of day to day living during the world war 2. The book is said to change your ideas on how living during the world war 2 was like.

Love ♥

Book Friday : My Kindle Wish List

Dears,

I thought it would be fun to write a Kindle wish list this Book Friday. Since I got my Kindle two months ago, I have spent some time getting to know it and just snooping around on Amazon a bit. I love paper books, so every time I visit Amazon it’s been hard for me to decide whether or not to buy the Kindle edition or the paper edition of the book. I have come to the conclusion that some books are meant to be Kindle-books, while some are meant to be delivered to my mailbox in paper. Anyone else feel the same way?

So, enough about my endless worrying and indecisiveness; let’s get on with my current Kindle wish list!

1. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This is a book series I have heard mixed reviews of (hence the “don’t care to have it in paper”-decision). Some says these books are great for people who love to read young adult books, while others say it’s very predictable and not so interesting. I want to give it a go, so I’m thinking of adding it to my Kindle.

2. A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin. I feel ashamed to admit I haven’t seen the TV-series yet. I know, I know! It’s absolutely amazing….I know! I’ll get around to it, but I also want to read the books. I actually think these super-thick books are great for my Kindle. Simply because my arms won’t get tired while reading these pieces of bricks.

3. Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan. I love, love, love myself a heartwarming, grown-up book about romance, summer, friends and secrets. I picture myself reading this on a lazy, sunshiny saturday this autumn – on my Kindle of course, because I’m too lazy to turn the pages.

4. True Blood / Sookie Stackhouse by Charlaine Harris. I’m all into reading book series, but when the series reach 8 books or more, I get tired of collecting them and keeping them in my bookshelves. Once again, keeping them on my Kindle is the perfect solution. It keeps everything tidy and organized.

5. Cooking for Geeks by Jeff Potter. I can’t imagine how a cookbook would look like on my Kindle. I can’t even imagine how I would use a cookbook on my Kindle. Cooking with my Kindle somehow seems more difficult than cooking with a regular book. Anyhow… I would love to try, so why not choose a cookbook that seems really interesting as well? This geeky book is so in my league. It’s different and original, so why not try something different, geeky and high-tech; putting it on my Kindle.

Love ♥