Emily's Reading Room

Let's start with HAPPY NEW YEAR! It's already 7.50 AM here, so my new year is done by now. Though I was asleep by 11 PM, I'm old and everything :D How was your new year's eve? Okay, it's time for the giveaway winner! This is awesome: TOTAL OF 1019 ENTRIES ! That's just pure awesomeness! There's other things I should be doing today too; There's suppose to be review of Mind Games out today (cause it was so awesome, so what's a better way to start the new year?), and I should post the "End of 2012 Survey" in some point.. There also was bunch of challenges, so I should probably write a recap of those, too.. And I'm suppose to go ice skating today!! So much to do, so little time! Though I was so wise I took some holiday from work, so it's a week of freedom ahead! Okay, I'll end this torture now, it's time for the winner! a Rafflecopter giveaway I will email you ASAP, congrats and happy new year!

Sorry guys, this was suppose to be up by yesterday (..or day before that..), but I got distracted. First I started playing a game (or The Game for me, man how I still love that game! Seriously hooked again.) and last night when I was suppose to write, I started knitting some mittens (except in baby blue and -pink! Cause I'm just so hardcore mature!) and there was Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang in the TV so.. no writing. Okay, I'm just a lazy b**tard, sue me! (Please, don't.) But the year will end soon (in a few hours!), so here's this years final reviews! Poison Princess by Kresley Cole Published: October 1st 2012 Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK Format: Ebook Pages: 320 Source: Through Pulse It Amazon | Book Depository She could save the world — or destroy it. Sixteen year old Evangeline “Evie” Greene leads a charmed life, until she begins experiencing horrifying hallucinations. When an apocalyptic event decimates her Louisiana hometown, Evie realizes her...

Remember, it's the last day of Hop! So tell your friends, families, neighbours etc., beucase tomorrow morning it's time to announce the winner! :) And happy new year!!

| Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop here! Storm by Brigid Kemmerer Published: April 24th 2012 Publisher: Kensington Format: Paperback Pages: 353 Source: Borrowed Amazon | Book Depository Earth. Fire. Air. Water. When Becca Chandler saves Chris Merrick from being beaten-up in the school car park, she has no idea how dramatically this one action will change her life. Chris is no ordinary guy and neither are his three older brothers. The Merrick boys are Elementals. Hot. Powerful. Dangerous. Marked for death. Then there's Hunter, the mysterious new kid around school, turns up with a talent for being in the wrong place at the right time. With her life at stake, Becca doesn't know who to trust or whose secrets she should keep. and with two boy vying for her affections, and pressure rising all around her, will she find out in time who's hiding the most dangerous truth of all? Take Cover. The storm is coming! *MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS* I inhaled this book, meaning my every ...

| Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop here! Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting Published: February 15th 2011 Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books Format: Paperback Pages: 358 Source: Bought Amazon | Book Depository Violet can sense the echoes of those who've been murdered — and the matching imprint that clings to their killers. Only those closest to her know what she is capable of, but when she discovers the body of a young boy she also draws the attention of the FBI, threatening her entire way of life. As Violet works to keep her morbid ability a secret, she unwittingly becomes the object of a dangerous obsession. Normally she'd turn to her best friend, Jay, except now that they are officially a couple, the rules of their relationship seem to have changed. And with Jay spending more and more time with his new friend Mike, Violet is left with too much time on her hands as she wonders where things went wrong. But when she fills the void by digging into Mike's ...

It's time for another hop, yay! This time theme is "Best of 2012", meaning this giveaway hop is featuring my favorite reads of 2012! Below you can see the list, one lucky winner has the opportunity to pick one book from that list! a Rafflecopter giveaway

Bridget Jones's Diary by Helen Fielding Published: October 25th 1996 Publisher: Picador Format: Paperback Pages: 300 Source: Bought Amazon | Meet Bridget Jones — a 30-something Singleton who is certain she would have all the answers if she could: a. lose 7 pounds b. stop smoking c. develop Inner Poise "123 lbs. (how is it possible to put on 4 pounds in the middle of the night? Could flesh have somehow solidified becoming denser and heavier? Repulsive, horrifying notion), alcohol units 4 (excellent), cigarettes 21 (poor but will give up totally tomorrow), number of correct lottery numbers 2 (better, but nevertheless useless)..." Bridget Jones' Diary is the devastatingly self-aware, laugh-out-loud daily chronicle of Bridget's permanent, doomed quest for self-improvement — a year in which she resolves to: reduce the circumference of each thigh by 1.5 inches, visit the gym three times a week not just to buy a sandwich, form a functional relationship w...

It's Christmas, so merry Christmas to you all! I don't have any "real" gifts to you this week, but I have a goal: to post a whole lot of reviews, even in a mini- format. Since I usually remember to read book, BUT forget to write reviews, I try to be nice this Christmas and write something! Okay, there will be a little present for one of you, just remember to stop by when the Best of 2012 Giveaway Hop is running from December 27th to 31st! Now I have to start making the Christmas porridge and put the sauna on! I heard Santa Claus will be visiting us in a few hours, after that there will be more eating, since there's a whole Christmas meal waiting in the fridge. Yeah, feel sick already, but what can you do! Merry Christmas!

Everbound by Brodi Ashton Expected publication: January 22nd 2013 Publisher: Balzer+Bray/HarperCollins Series: Everneath #2 Format: Paperback Pages: 368 Source: Received from publisher for review purposes Amazon | Book Depository Two months ago, the Tunnels of the underworld came for Nikki Beckett. That night, Nikki's boyfriend, Jack, made the ultimate sacrifice. All Nikki wants is to save Jack before it's too late. All Cole wants is to find his queen - and he thinks Nikki is the one. Both determined, both desperate, Nikki and Cole form a tense alliance, leading them on a dangerous journey to The Heart of The Everneath. *MAY CONTAIN SOME SPOILERS* I was so happy, when I got the chance to read this early! Especially since there was that huge cliffhanger in the first book. Surely you remember the cliffhanger, where Jack took Nikki's place and ended up in The Tunnels? The dark, unpleasant place, you remember that? Well, Jack is still there, and the main goal is to ...