blame game time (June 21)

It is time for another blame game! The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On, but I have adapted his rules to fit my needs.
Bloggers to blame this time are a few more, especially because it has been a while since I last blamed anyone.

To make it easier for those interested in the reviews, you can just click on the blamee's name. The link will direct you to the review.

Nina of J'adorehappyendings posted about Kisses for Lula by Samantha Mackintosh

Kathy of Bermudaonion's Weblog reviewed The Opposite of Me by Sarah Pekkanen

Rebecca of Rebecca's Book Blog recently read Deceptions by Lee Nichols and it sounds amazing!

Jenn of Books at Midnight posted about Insatiable by Meg Cabot - she didn't love it, but it sounds really interesting to me.

Steph Su of Steph Su Reads talked about The Summer of Skinny Dipping by Amanda Howells

Jami of YA Addict reviewed Plus by Veronica Chambers, a chick lit novel about a plus-size model

Esme of Chocolate & Croissants apparently enjoyed Marjorie Hart's Summer At Tiffany

Kari of A Good Addiction wrote about And Then Everything Unraveled by Jennifer Sturman

Kari also reviewed Shari Maurer's Change of Heart

Ann-Kat of Today, I Read... recommended The Clearing by Heather Davis

Kathy of Bermudaonion's Weblog reviewed Nujood Ali's I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced

Kari of A Good Addiction blogged about Kristin Tracy's A Field Guide For Heartbreakers

Robin of My Two Blessings wrote about Mr Darcy Broke My Heart by Beth Pattilo

Eleni of La Femme Readers raved about Crash Test Love by Ted Michael - apart from the fact that I feel like an old failure when I look at the author's biography, the book sounds awesome!

Stormi of Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My! mentioned Summer in Paris by Michele Ashman Bell

At Bookworming in the 21st Century I found Amanda-Lee of Storywings review of Going Too Far by Jennifer Echols

Kristen of BookNAround reviewed Allison Winn Scotch's The One That I Want

Gautami of Everything Distils Into Reading reviewed the third in this series and now I have Irene Hannon's Against All Odds on my wishlist (I have to start with the first book!!!!)

blame game time (April 16)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

Just Like Me, Just Better by Carol Snow was reviewed by Wendy from Wendy's Minding Spot and it sounds hilarious!

The Girl She Used To Be by David Cristofano was reviewed by Lenore from Presenting Lenore. I read a lot about the book in the past, but her short review just did it for me.

Taken By Storm by Angela Morrison was reviewed by Lorelei from Tattooed Books. I just have to get it, because it sounds like a nice book to read once I have finished some of my other books.

Wish by Alexandra Bullen has been out there for a bit, and I really don't know why I hesitated. Anyway, the review Kim from The Book Butterfly was the last straw...

The Wide-Awake Princess by E.D. Baker was reviewed by Stephanie from Juiciliciousss Reviews - while I don't particularly like the official cover (the ARC cover was much better!), I am still curious about this version of The Sleeping Beauty.

The DUFF (Designated Ugly Fat Friend) by Kody Keplinger was reviewed by Jami from YA Addict and it sure sounds like a fun read of reluctant friends (frenemies???)...

blame game time (April 9)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs was mentioned by Rebecca from Lost in Books. She has it on her wishlist - and now, so do I!

Have a Littel Faith by Mitch Albom was reviewed by Nelly from All About {n} and as I really, really loved Albom's previous novels, I have to get this one as soon as it is out in paperback!

Exclusively Chloe by J.A. Yang was mentioned by Ari from Reading in Color - and she gets two points because I already ordered the book. (What the heck happened to my book buying rules???) She also added Love, Shelley by Kate Sakensa and Ten Things I Hate About Me by Randa Abdel-Fattah to my wish list.

Never Tell Our Business to Strangers by Jennifer Mascia was reviewed by Naida from The Bookworm.

Prism by Faye and Aliza Kellerman was mentioned by Karin from Karin's Book Nook. I'm really curious about it!

blame game time (April 1)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

Elizabeth Scott's Grace was mentioned by Elie from Ellz Reads. After my first encounter with Elizabeth Scott's work earlier this year I definitely have to read more!

Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian was reviewed by Jill from The Magic Lasso. I've never read any of Chris Bohjalian's books, but I'm really curious.

Ann Malaspina's FInding Lincoln was reviewed by Natasha from the Maw Books Blog. It sounds like a good kiddie lit book!

Queen of Secrets by Jenny Meyerhoff was reviewed by Laura from Tattooed Books. Even if she didn't absolutely love it, the story sounds interesting to me, so I actually already pre-ordered it.

blame game time (February 26)

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It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

Jina Bacarr's The Blonde Samurai was reviewed by Monica from The Bibliophilic Book Blog and it sounds like something I enjoy. I have a thing for Japan (among a few other countries).

Olen Steinhauer's The Tourist was mentioned by Marcia from The Printed Page.

Elizabeth Eulberg's The Lonely Hearts Club, because Kristi from The Story Siren seemed to enjoy it a lot and I grew up with The Beatles.

Robin Brande's Fat Cat was reviewed by Nikki from Ramblings of a Bibliophile and it sounds really interesting.

Shannon Delaney's 13 to Life was mentioned in a WoW post by Kim from The Book Butterfly and it sounds right up my alley (werwolves?).

Elizabeth Scott's The Unwritten Rule has been mentioned by Laura from Tattooed Books and as I have only recently read one of Elizabeth Scott's books and really enjoyed it, I can't wait!

Joelle Anthony's Restoring Harmony, Lesley Hauge's Nomansland, Rae Mariz' The Unidentified and Allyson Condie's Matched were mentioned by Lenore from Presenting Lenore. And for 2011 Lenore talked about Lauren Oliver's Delirium and Lisa McMann's The Unwanteds.

Jenna Black's Glimmerglass and Eileen Cook's Getting Revenge on Lauren Wood were mentioned by Steph Su from Steph Su Reads.

Wally Lamb's Couldn't Keep It To Myself was highly recommended by Stephanie of Stephanie's Confessions of a Book-a-holic.

blame game time (February 19)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

Sydney Salter's Swoon at Your Own Risk was reviewed by Sheila from One Person's Journey through a world of Books.

Richard Preston's The Hot Zone was highly recommended by Alyce from At Home With Books.

Jennifer Echols' Going Too Far was reviewed by Wings from Storywings.

Anything by T. Coraghessan Boyle based on the blog posts by Teddy Rose from So Many Precious Books, So Little Time.

Catherine Fisher's Incarceron because Lenore from Presenting Lenore seems to have enjoyed it a lot and it seems we have a similar taste.

Janette Rallison's Just One WIsh was reviewed by Nelly from All About {n} and it sounds like a fun, quick read.

blame game time (February 13)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

NOTE: This is part 2 of 3 for this edition. I hope I can make a real dent in my Google Reader. There are too many unread blog posts right now!

Catherine Gilbert Murdock's Front and Center was reviewed by Alison from So Many Books So Little Time, but I'll have to read Dairy Queen first, as it is the beginning of this trilogy.

J.T. Ellison's The Cold Room was recommended by Marcia from The Printed Page and how could I possibly resist such a wonderful mystery / thriller?

Loretta Ellsworth' In a Heartbeat was mentioned by Kim from The Book Butterfly - a few times. actually!

Tera Lynn Childs' Oh.My.Gods was mentioned by Nina from J'adorehappyendings. The description sounds so good, I'm really curious to read it. Nina also mentioned Jessica Verday's The Hollow.

Robin Palmer's Little Miss Red and Ally Carter's Heist Society were mentioned by Kristi from The Story Siren. The same goes for Allison van Diepen's Raven, Abby McDonald's Sophomore Switch and Sarah Mlynowski's Parties & Potions. And the last of these actually means I add three more books, as Parties & Potions is the fourth in a series! Kristi also added Chloe Neill's Firespell to my wishlist.

Jennifer Brown's Hate List was reviewed by Shanda from Book Thoughts.

P.C. Cast's Goddess of the Sea was reviewed and praised by Monica from The Bibliophilic Book Blog. As I am having a really, really good time with P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast's House of Night series, I can't not have this one on my wish list now, can I?

Stacey Parker Aab's Government Girl was reviewed by Serena from Savvy Verse & Wit when it caught my attention.

Phew! Now I'm at under 400 unread blog posts. Since tomorrow is carneval, I can only hope you will all play nice and not post too much. Lunch is at 11 am and as soon as it is over we'll start the dressing up, partying and having adult fun (read drinking - if moderate, as I have to work on Monday *wink*).

blame game time (February 12)

It is time for another blame game! I realized I skipped the last week or so, but with my cat and everything, I was too distraught to remember... The blame game was first done by the one and only Chris from Stuff As Dreams Are Made On.

NOTE: This is part 1 of approximately 3 that I will try to post over the weekend. Wish me luck I can get my Google Reader down a bit despite carneval!

Julie Anne Peters' By the Time You Read This I'll Be Dead was reviewed by Karin from Karin's Book Nook and I'm curious about it.

Sarah Beth Durst's Ice was recommended by Alyssa over at Teens Read and Write and I can't thank her enough for making the book show up on my radar. Let's hope they'll put the book up for their giveaway (and that I - for once - have a chance to snatch it :-P ).

Sarah Jane Stratford's The Midnight Guardian was reviewed by Becky from The Bookette. This historical fantasy with vampires sounds intriguing, so I'll have to read it.

Lauren Oliver's Before I Fall was highly recommended by Katrina from Bloody Bad.

Wayne Simmons' Flu was mentioned by Sharon from Sharon Loves Books and Cats (so do I!) and ever since I read this one good zombie book last year I have been looking for other zombie books. She also mentioned Zombie: An Anthology of the Undead, edited by Christopher Golden, Jonathan Maberry's Rot & Ruin and Mira Grant's Feed.

Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Diving into the Wreck earns Carl from Stainless Steel Droppings his first point. The cover of the book alone made me stop dead (the woman reminded me of both Katherine Janeway and Seven of Nine), but his review did it for me. I have to read it!

Kitty Keswick's Freaksville was reviewed my Pat from Peave Love & Pat and as you might have realized from my In My Mailbox posts lately, I have a thing for paranormal YA books :-)

blame game time (January 29)

I'm still playing catch up with some old posts - like posts from the very first day of this year...
This time, the following books were indirectly recommended to me, which means the bloggers get a point. Let's see who has the most points at the end of June 2010!

O Juliet by Robin Maxwell, recommended by Kristi @ The Story Siren, Lorelai @ Tattooed Books

The Espressologist by Kristina Springer, recommended by Kate @ The Neverending Shelf - and she gets two points because it's already ordered (or, it should be at my parents' by now!)

Lex Trent versus the Gods by Alex Bell, recommended by Becky @ The Bookette

blame game time!

Veracity by Laura Bynum, recommended by drey @ drey's library, Kate @ The Neverending Shelf, Monica @ The Bibliophilic Book Blog, Wendy @ Wendy's Minding Spot, Bookfool @ Bookfoolery and Babble, Kristi @ Books and Needlepoint and many more

Siren by Tricia Rayburn, recommended by ExtremeReader @ Extreme Reader Book Reviews

Girl In The Arena by Lise Haines, recommended by Kristen @ Bookworming in the 21st Century

The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting as well as Dreaming Anastasia by Joy Preble (+2 as I already pre-ordered it) and Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire, recommended by Kate @ The Neverending Shelf

The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizake, recommended by Kristen @ BookNAround - I wasn't certain about this one before, but reading Kristen's review I'm certain I want to read this one!

Dream Life by Lauren Mechling, recommended by Kim @ The Book Butterfly and Lenore @ Presenting Lenore

They Never Came Back by Caroline B. Cooney and Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey, both recommended by Kristi @ The Story Siren

Kiss Me Kill Me by Lauren Henderson and Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway, both recommended by Nina @ J'adore Happy Endings

Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson, recommended by Ann-Kat @ Today I Read...

Audrey, Wait! by Robin Benway

another blame game

So, let me play one more round of blame game for this week, while I recover. Thanks again, Chris (go check out his blog!)!

Let me start with CarrieK:
When She Flew by Jennie Shortridge (technically, many bloggers should get a point for that one, but it was Carrie who finally made me add it to the wish list - I couldn't resist any longer!)

drey also gets a point:
The Diplomat's Wife by Pam Jenoff

Lesa also deserves her point:
Why My Third Husband Will Be A Dog by Lisa Scottoline

And Karin gets a point:
The Comet's Curse by Dom Testa

Lenore also gets a point:
The Mark by Jen Nadol

Then there's Kristi:
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Marcia is up next:
The Last Concubine by Lesley Downer

And then there is Michael:
9 Dragons by Michael Connelly

Plus a German blogger, Irina:
Tempting Danger (Verlockende Gefahr) by Eileen Wilks

blame game

And some more time to play the blame game while I'm out with a cold. Again, thanks to Chris for starting it!

This round's winners are:

Irish is up first:
Hate List by Jennifer Brown

Kristi comes next:
DupliKate by Cherry Cheva

Holly also deserves a point:
Wickedly Ever After by Michelle Marcos

So does mee, who actually gets two points:
Squeamish About Sushi and Clueless in Tokyo by Betty Reynolds

Esme also will get a point:
Supreme Courtship by Christopher Buckley

Last, but not least, Ann-Kat gets a point:
Num8ers by Rachel Ward

blogger blaming

It's so definitely time again to do a new blogger blaming round, even though I'm still sick. In fact, I have gathered enough books for at least 3 rounds of blame. And now, I have finally figured out who is responsible for this wonderful meme-type posts: Chris!

So, I'm going to start off with a book Chris "recommended" (to put it nice):
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger

Then. let's continue with Yvonne:
The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis

Next up should probably be Ana / nymeth with two entries:
Underground by Haruki Murakami
Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto

And to add some more Murakami, Lena gets to be on this episode of blame game:
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami


Nely also gets a point for the following book:
After the Moment by Garret Freyman-Weyr

And let me add some German book bloggers:

Nina added a book to my list:
One Day (Zwei an einem Tag) by David Nicholls

Then , there's Melli who gets a point:
Three Days to Dead (In drei Tagen bist du tot) by Kelly Meding

And Soleil actually gets two points for one book because I bought the first in series right away:
The Little Lady Agency And The Prince (Amor hat das letzte Wort) by Hester Browne
And the book I bought is The Little Lady Agency by the same author.

blaming fellow book bloggers

I guess it's time for another round of "blaming bloggers". My wishlist is still growing, which is both good and bad. Bad, because I can't possibly read all the books I hear about and good, because, let's face it, we all like book recommendations!

The first blogger to get some blame is Katrina @ Bloody Bad, who made me want to get Cowboy & Wills by Monica Holloway right away. It seems to be a great book about a boy with autism who steps out into the world with the help of a dog, Cowboy.

Then, Kathy @ Bermudaonion's Weblog for Ann Pearlman's The Christmas Cookie Club, because I love to bake anything and everything!

Lenore @ Presenting Lenore added How To Buy a Love of Reading by Tanya Egan Gibson, because seriously, parents paying an author to write a book their daughter will like? How cool is that!!!

While Stephanie @ Stephanie's Confessions Of A Bookaholic didn't absolutely love Melissa De La Cruz' Blue Bloods, I think I will give it a try. I like vampires, especially after last semester's class on vampires in literature and film, and I'd like to see for myself where De La Cruz is going with the story.

Ana / Nymeth @ things mean a lot reviewed Lady Audley's Secret by Mary Elizabeth Braddon - and what can I say, I love classics and this one seems to have a mystery in it as well, so I can't wait to be off the darn book-buying ban!

Jackie @ Farm Lane Books was reading Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami a short while ago and now posted her review - and I absolutely have to read that one!!!

Ana / Nymeth @ things mean a lot, Chris @ Stuff As Dreams Are Made On, Amanda @ The Zen Leaf and Carl @ Stainless Steel Droppings are all responsible for Uncle Montague's Tales Of Terror by Chris Priestley ending up on my wish list. But seriously, how could anyone resist such an "army" of advocates???

Then, with one single post, Andi of Tripping Towards Lucidity added two books to my wish list: Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman and Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. The first title is self-explanatory, so on to the second, a different book about afterlife.

After reading the review austenfan posted @ Reality Bites... Fiction Does It Better, Robin Benway's Audrey, Wait! had to end up on my wish list. It sounds like one hilarious, surprising, awesome YA! She also reviewed Michelle Rowen's Demon Princess: Reign or Shine, which sounds hilarious, so I must have it!

An interview with Katrina Michaels at Teens Read and Write made me add her Midnight Reflections. I don't like the cover, but vampires in a serial killer mystery? I'm curious!

Amy @ My Friend Amy reviewed The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary Pearson and just like her I was reluctant at first, but now I'm curious...

Natasha @ the Maw Book Blog reviewed The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria and the premise of a book, a black book of colors with braille and raised art, apparently, is too intriguing to not want to take a look and get the book!

blaming fellow book bloggers

Time for another round of book blogger blaming. I can't wait for my reader to be back in two-digit unread blog posts!

This time around I'd like to blame:

Kristi @ The Story Siren for Mr. Darcy, Vampire by Amanda Grange - simply because of the title.

Then, Mari @ MariReads finally made me add Cracked Up To Be by Courtney Summers to the never-ending wishlist.

Bookfool @ Bookfoolery & Babble did her part by adding Ally Carter's I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You, a YA spy novel.

For Lev Grossman's The Magicians I have to blame a number of people, so here's the list: Kathy @ bermudaonion, Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman @ Books On The Nightstand (actually, I have to blame them for at least one book every week!)

Chris @ book-a-rama for French Milk by Lucy Knisley

Stacy @ Stacy's Books for The Funny Thing Is... by Ellen Degeneres and Manhunting by Jennifer Crusie.

More blame goes to Chris @ book-a-rama and Michael Kindness and Ann Kingman @ Books On The Nightstand for Gesine Bullock-Prado's Confections of a Closet Master Baker. The chocolate on the cover alone would have done it, but the books sounds great!

ExtremeReader @ Extreme Reader Book Reviews has to live with the blame for Meridian by Amber Kizer.

Lori Handeland's Blue Moon ended on my wish list because of Irina's review on her German book blog.

Kristen from BookNAround added Victoria in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani to my wishlist.

Hannah @ Word Lily gets some blame for Melody Carlson's What Matters Most - so does Kaye from Pudgy Penguin Perusals, by the way!

Natasha @ the Maw Books Blog gets some well-deserved blame for Jill Smolinski's The Next Thing on my List - I like lists, so this one should be fun!

Rebecca at Lost In Books deserves some blame for Saffron Dreams by Shaila Abdullah.

The Bibliophilic Book Blog made sure I add P.C. Cast's Divine By Mistake, the first in the Partholon series, on my wish list.

Lenore of Presenting Lenore persuaded me with her interview of Lauren Bjorkman (as if that was really necessary after her review) to add My Invented Life by Lauren Bjorkman

Nely @ all about {n} talked about Jessica's Guide To Dating on the Dark Side by Beth Fantaskey, which I think might be the brain candy I'm looking for for next summer.

Drey @ drey's library described Kylie Brant's Waking Nightmare so well I hope to read it soon, so let me blame drey for this one :-)

Carrie @ Books and Movies reviewed Dear Fatty by Dawn French - and as I love Dawn French, this one has to be on my wish list!

Kristen @ BookNAround, drey @ drey's library and Amy @ My Friend Amy (even if she didn't like it) added Japan Took The JAP Out of Me by Lisa Fineberg to my list.

Wendy @ Caribousmom is one of my fellow bloggers who is responsible for The Girl She Used To Be by David Christofano to end up on my wish list.

And the last one for now is Karin @ Karin's Book Nook for adding After by Amy Efaw to my never-ending wish list.

blaming blogger

I'm desperately playing catch up with my poor Google reader right now, but it seems it's not doing me any good. My wish list is growing as I'm writing this! (Maybe even as I'm sleeping...) And as if the enormous backlog is not enough, my blog is moving - no, not this one, my German one, as I've definitely had it with wordpress! I don't have the patience to spend half an hour just to include one picture that links back to another page.

But back to the growing wish list!

Bloggers I would like to blame are:

Teddyree from The Eclectic Reader for Claudia Gray's Evernight, a YA vampire novel she herself didn't absolutely love. But still, she somehow made it sound like an awesome book, so I'm curious!

Kathy from bermudaonion, who talked about Masha Hamilton's 31 Hours and was very secretive about the plot, but from what I know about her taste in books, this might just be the one for me!

Lenore from Presenting Lenore, who reviewed Andromeda Klein by Frank Portman. This seems like such a fun book to read! She also talked about Carla Buckley's The Things That Keep Us Here - I seem to be into apocalyptic lit lately, which is pretty unusual for me.

My long-time friend Lesa from Lesa's Book Critiques, who reviewed Mennonite In A Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen, and it sounds awesome!

Kailana from The Written World, who talked about James A. Levine's The Blue Notebook, a novel about an Indian child prostitute, which seems to be intriguing, if sad!

Kathy from Kittling: Books, who reviewed The Writing Class by Jincy Willett, which seems to be a book about a murderer in a writing class.

Marie from The Boston Bibliophile recently presented The Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction in her Friday Finds. It is an anthology of contemporary writers and seems interesting.

Alyce from At Home With Books, who found Gang Leader For A Day by Sudhir Venkatesh, a non-fiction recounting of Venkatesh's years with a gang as an observer.

Well, now I'm about half way through the back log, so I've done enough procrastinating! I'm off to read a bit and then, tomorrow, I will actually work on moving part of my (German) blog!

blame game time again - last 2009 edition!

Again, I have to thank Chris for this wonderful game.
This is the edition with the last books I added in 2009!

Up first is Cathy @ Kittling: Books for:
The Body in the Transept by Jeanne M. Dams.

Then we have drey @ drey's library for:
A Highlander Christmas by Janet Chapman.

Irish @ Ticket to Anywhere gets a point for:
Once A Witch by Carolyn MacCullough.

Kristi @ The Story Siren gets a point for a book I seem to have mentioned before, but I don't remember where:
Hearts At Stake by Alyxandra Harvey and
The Dark Divine by Bree Despain.

And then I found this one in a draft for a blame game post a while ago, so in order to wrap up the year properly, here it is:
Alyce @ At Home With Books added The Book Of Fires by Jane Borodale and Some Girls Are by Courney Summers to my wish list - well, I'll get the Summers if I enjoyed Cracked Up To Be...

Nely @ All About {n} deserves a point for Viola in Reel Life by Adriana Trigiani.

Yvonne @ Socrates' Book Reviews added Untraceable by Laura Griffin.