18 March, 2010Daily Archives

If you are like me, you love reading so much that sometimes – it’s all you can think about, talk about, dream about and.. well do!  I literally overflow with book suggestions and am constantly passing out books or recommending titles to everyone from strangers I meet at the book store and library to family members and friends.  And, for me, there’s nothing more frustrating then recommending a REALLY good novel to someone and learning months later that they still haven’t read it!

Oh, there’s always good reasons for reading – but the following are not good reasons:

1. My dog chewed up the book before I could read it.
2. I used it to sit on while practicing piano!
3. I didn’t like the cover!
4. The name made it sound not good.

Just a few!  I take all the book suggestions I receive very seriously.  Some I read and love, and others not so much, but I value my friendships and relationships with the folks recommending books to me and I think of it as a sign of respect that I at least give the book a shot so I can discuss it with them, good or bad!

Now, of course this is not SERIOUS BUSINESS to me.  It’s all fun and I realize that many times people just don’t have the time and patience to read everything I recommend to them.  That being said, I’d like to do a bit of giving back to make up for all those times I’ve said, “You should read this..”

Here’s the deal.  In April I’ve set aside the week of April 12-19 to read selections picked by YOU.  There are a few rules to this however (and I do plan on making this a monthly event depending on the feedback I receive.)

Here’s the rules!

• The book cannot be any longer than 350 pages.
• Must be in one of the genre’s I’m currently accepting for reviews (HOWEVER – I will accept something out of that genre if you think it is ohmygawd drop dead amazing)
• Must be a book that’s available to me via my library system (or that I can purchase cheaply or get through paperbackswap).  Alternatively, I will gladly accept a copy of your book and ship it back to you after it’s been read, but this is at your discretion.
• I will feature your blog along with my review of the book – if this isn’t okay, let me know.

I am a speed reader, so I can usually read between 5-7 books in a week at that length.  I will use random.org to pick the comments and choose the books that way – but I will also promise to put all titles on my ever-growing TBR list.

Following the week of April 12-19 I will then do a giveaway of the book I loved the most out of the weeks reading.

Sound like fun? I think so – and I look forward to seeing what all you recommend to me!  All suggestions must be received by one week from today, March 25, 2010 so I can get those requests in to the library.