The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

I finally found the time to read the Eclipse Novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephenie Meyer.

All I can say is I'm so glad that I opted to read the free version rather than buy a copy. You can still read the free version here until July 5.

But unless you are super bored, I wouldn't recommend it. It was dry and plot-less. I got about half way and I didn't understand why I was reading it.

What's the point of reading the story of someone who was dead before the story starts. And I don't mean dead as in undead. If you have already read Eclipse you know she dies. What was the point?

Why did Stephenie Meyer see the need to write this story but refuse to finish Midnight Sun despite the urging of her fans?

Needless to say I didn't like this story, if you wanna know more about it you can read my first post about it here.

1 of 5 stars :(

Summer Reading Programs for Kids

I've already told you about Borders Triple Dog Dare ( read about it here) but there are a few more opportunities for summer reading programs and free books! Unfortunately for me, they are all for kids, boo!

Other Summer Reading Programs to Check out.....

Barnes & Noble -
Get your child (grades 1-6) to read 8 books and record them in the Passport to Summer Reading; turn them in for a free book!

Pizza Hut's Book It
From June 15 - August 15, any kid who is in K-6 and reads five books has a chance to win a summer prize package!

You can also check local libriaries, bookstores or schools for more!

When I was a kid, I remeber participating in Book It and a program at my local library. Wish I could do it now!

Ahhhhhhhh, to be a kid again!

Borders Double Dog Dares Ya!

Do you love to read?

Do you want to earn a free book?

Are you under 12 years old or know someone under 12 years old?

If you answered yes to all of these questions then you have been Double Dog Dared by Borders books stores!

Anyone under 12 years who fills out the form and reads 10 books can come to the store to recive a FREE book!!!!

You can find out more information and the form here.

Are you up to the challenge?

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Stephenie Meyer has a new book coming out. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is an Eclipse novella. If you are unfamiliar with Eclipse it's the third installation in the Twilight Saga. In this novel Bella and Edward along with the rest of the Cullens and the Wolf Pack must fight an army of newborn Vampires, Bree Tanner is one of those newborns.

This novella is set to relase on June 5. If you are interested in having a hard copy with a pretty cover you can pre-order here. They will even donate $1 for every book sold in first publication.
However, Stephenie and her publisher will be offering it to fans for FREE online from June 5 till July 7! You can get the that copy here.

You can read Stephenie's original post here.

Romancing Miss Bronte and Paperback Swap

Love the Bronte Sisters? How about a novel written about their own love lives? Be on of the first to get a FREE copy of Juliet Gael new novel Romancing Miss Bronte. Random House Publishers is offering a limited quantity of free copies to anyone who signs up! I found this deal on the blog southernsavers.com, follow this link and it will tell you how to get to the Random House site to sign up.
http://www.southernsavers.com/2010/03/free-novel-romancing-miss-bronte/

Also, My cousin has shared a website in which you can trade books.

"The website is called "Paperback Swap". You sign up for free, and you post books that you are willing to part with. If someone "orders" your book, you send your book to them. They don't pay you. After they receive the book you get a credit to your account. For each credit you earn, you can "order" any book. For free! They say postage on a typical paperback runs about $2.35. So, for each book you send for under $3, you get a free book. Basically you are paying postage for your books. Yay!

To ship the book, you print postage on a piece of paper, and wrap it around the book (like a present) and drop it in the mail. You don't need to buy an envelope or box or anything!"

Here is that site http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php They also have DVD swap and CD swap.