French Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Charlotte at the Book on the Hill. We both live in France, so it's where we write about Frenchy bookish things. So I was actually planning on interrupting my regularly scheduled French Friday programming today in favor of my New Moon pseudo-review and all, which I would have posted yesterday when I wrote it, but I had a blog tour to do. :-)THEN, I saw this, and I decided, well, why not have a Twilight-themed French Friday? It's the trailer for New Moon, Tentation in French, dubbed over by the French voice actors. And it is HILARIOUS! What makes   read more

Spoiler Alert: If you haven't read the books or seen the movie, I wouldn't read this post!!New Moon came out in France on Wednesday, and I don't know why I didn't write about it before.Well, yes, I do. When I got home from the theatre, I was planning on blogging about it immediately, but I was so tired that it just couldn't happen. And then I've just wanted to do nothing other than think about it and how wonderful it was since.And maybe I just didn't want to make all the Americans jealous that I saw it before them. :-PIT WAS AMAZING!!!!Okay, here goes. I'm going to try to make some coherent   read more

Title: The Evolution ConspiracyAuthor: Lisa A. ShielRating: 1/2Who Should Read It? Anyone who has ever been interested in evolution; anyone who has ever questioned.What I Have to Say: This book was decidedly informative. In some ways it read like a text book, but at the same time it made me laugh, and there were times when I was so interested that I really felt like I couldn't put it down.When it comes to evolution, Lisa A. Shiel really does know what she's talking about. She presents her points in clear, concise chapters, using words and a writing style that is easily accessible to the layman   read more

Check out any of the blogs interviewed and you will find nothing but quality content. Literally, you could spend many days on their websites going through quality post after quality post. That is what makes them successful, they produce quality content that people want and they’re really good at it.   read more

Title: The Secret of JoyAuthor: Melissa SenateRating: Who Should Read It? Anyone who has a sister they love or has ever dreamed of having a sister; anyone who has ever over-analyzed their relationships.What I Have to Say: Before reading this book, I had only read one other Melissa Senate book: Mary-Kate and Ashley Sweet 16 Book 5. While I loved that book, it was very much a guilty pleasure, and I wasn't really expecting good things from this one. I was wrong; it was amazing, a big, warm joy of a read.The Secret of Joy is an incredibly touching story about two sisters who have to learn what it   read more

So the mini button making contest for my 100 followers contest has officially come to a close. Nikola from Nikola's Book Blog (who has just posted his first vlog!) made me an awesome button and an awesome banner that I just LOVE!!!! I For +10 in my 100 followers contest, post the button in your sidebar. I'll post a place to grab it at the top of my left sidebar. For +15, post a blog entry about my contest and use the banner. YAY!!!!Just a reminder, some of the books that are up for grabs: + TONS OF SURPRISES!!!!And some of the books that I might potentially be so kind to add if I get enough   read more

So, last week sometime, I reached 100 followers, and, if you follow me on twitter, you'll know that I've been promising a super giveaway/contest/dra w/whatever you want to call it to celebrate. Because I am SUPER excited about it! I mean, I still remember how I ridiculously excited I felt when I got my very first follower (thank you Aimee from my fluttering heart) - and now I have 100 (or 117 to be precise) times that. Which means that I am 117 times more excited! So I'm hosting and INTERNATIONAL Super Mega Radical Star-Studded 100 Followers Contest! I tried to make a Contest Button, but as   read more

write regularly on a site called HubPages and one of the other Hubbers called CindyVine, who is a writer that I admire greatly, has recently self-published a book called Fear, Phobias & Frozen Feet which is now available on Amazon.The book is about abuse, being a victim and how to stop being a victim. The book explores the relationship triangle and the Victim/Rescuer game that people play. The book is based on CindyVine's own experiences with an abusive husband and other abusive people that she has drawn into her life, how she managed to move away and move on from these people and situations and build a better life for herself and her children.She also has another book available on Amazon called 'Stop the World, I Need to Pee!', which follows the fictional adventures of a girl called Fenella Fisher Buy the books, as they are amazing and don't forget to check out CindyVine's Hubs for more great writing!   read more

Sunday's Stars is a weekly feature here at Brizmus Blogs Books in which I talk a little bit about a band I love.(I am SURE that this is also done in other blogs, but I have never actually SEEN it being done, so I can't give credit to anyone. Sorry!)Last week, I talked about the Unlovables. I've been listening to them for a good seven years now. So they're not really old for me, but they're not recent, either. This week, I'm going to talk about one of the more current bands I've been listening to. (Okay, they're not really that current; I've been into them for about 4 years now, but I've been   read more

So once again my French Friday post is happening on Saturday. Oops! So much for the Friday part. French Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Charlotte at the Book on the Hill. We both live in France, so it's where we write about Frenchy bookish things. This week, I've decided to post about some books that I absolutely LOVE that I read in French, because they came out here in France before coming out in the good ole USofA.What   read more