Book Smash

I have a Goodreads account and this year I decided to take part in the reading challenge.

I set myself what I thought was a decent challenge of 100 books to read in 2017. And then promptly smashed through it at the end of April, so I increased it to 250 books.

Some info on my reading habits:

  • I read mostly romance, fantasy and sci-fi with some chic-lit and comedy thrown in.
  • My average book in 2016 was 232 pages.
  • My average reading time per book is 2-3 days.
  • Although on the weekend I can read 2-4 books in 2 days.
  • I read on the Kindle app on my phone (and now on my iPad since I had the screen replaced).
  • I read pretty much everywhere, at the bus stop, waiting for the rice to cook, waiting for the bath to run, in the line at the grocery store, at the park while the kids play, if I have a minute here or there I am reading.
  • I do NOT read on the bus (major motion sickness) or in the bath (major klutz).
  • I’ve been known to read right through the night and go to work without sleeping.
  • Because of my voracious reading habits I tend to use BookBub to find free or really cheap books from Amazon.
  • Even though most of my books come free, I am more than happy to purchase an entire series or other books by an author (at full price) if I enjoy the freebie.
  • I also try and leave reviews wherever I can.
  • I am part of a 7000+ member secret (or not so secret) book club on Facebook.
  • I also review books for the member authors of the above book club.

All that being said, I am going to go back to putting up book reviews on my blog so keep your eyes peeled for some interesting reads.

Win BIG with GirlGuides!

So a while ago I told you that I am a reviewer for a cool new tech/gadget site call GirlGuides.

Well, the site has been in beta until today.  Today GirlGuides is coming out of beta and you stand a chance to win awesome, fantastic and very cool gadgets!!!

Hop on over to the giveaways page and stand a chance of winning a BlackBerry Curve 3G Smartphone, an HP PhotoSmart all-in-one printer, exciting on-the-spot prize bundles and so much more!  And thats just for this week!! Each week more prizes will be announced so if you don’t win this week don’t worry, you have plenty opportunities to win!

It’s Tech… It’s a Guide… It’s for Girls… It’s by Girls!

I was very honoured a few months back to be asked to participate in a fantastic and fun new project as a reviewer.

Girl Guides

Basically it is a guide to modern tech, written by girls for girls.

Everything from cell phones to laptops to media devices.

We review them, pick out the pros and cons and even give you a nifty how-to (coming soon) on the product.

Please pop on over and tell us what you think.  Remember, the site is still in Beta so all your comments and suggestions are very much welcome!