Booking through Thursday - Mood Reading

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday.

Today's question is:

Do you find that your mood affects the things you read? Like, if you’re in a bad mood, do you tend to indulge in reading that will support it or do you try to read things that will cheer you up? Do you pick different types of books on dreary, rainy days than you do on bright sunny ones? For that matter, does your mood color what you’re reading, so that a funny book isn’t so funny or a serious one not so deep?

I do believe that moods affect everything we do, it affects the books we pick up, the TV we watch, the music we listen to and they influence new moods as well.  Usually if I'm in a bad mood I won't read I'll just watch TV.  But if everything around me is insane and complete chaos and all I want to do is escape then I will definitely pick up a book.  It's been so busy with the holidays that I haven't had much time to read but I'm pushing forward trying to, as soon as these holidays are over (and I have my new Kindle Fire) I will be back on the ball again.  It's been tough though.  So my mood has been busy hectic and crazy with no time to read.

But back to the question at hand, yes I pick books depending on my moods sometimes.  Especially if I want to go to a happy place then I will have to read something super cute and fast that will get me all giddy inside, with much much swoonworthiness, such as Anna and the French Kiss or Going too Far.

How about you - are you a moody reader?

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm "Waiting on":

The One That I Want
By Jennifer Echols
Release Date: 12/6/11

Description:

Gemma can’t believe her luck when the star football player starts flirting with her. Max is totally swoon-worthy, and even gets her quirky sense of humor. So when he asks out her so-called best friend Addison, Gemma’s heartbroken.


Then Addison pressures Gemma to join the date with one of Max’s friends. But the more time they all spend together, the harder Gemma falls for Max. She can’t help thinking that Max likes her back—it’s just too bad he’s already dating Addison. How can Gemma get the guy she wants without going after her best friend’s boyfriend?

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: •Grab your current read •Open to a random page •Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page •BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) •Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser for the week:

She bit her inner cheek.  "You shouldn't hold onto your emotions, is all I'm saying.  It isn't healthy.  I know that your period of mourning is over and that no one will make exceptions for you any longer.  But just don't let that make you go ... cold."

Dearly Departed
By Lia Habel
Release Date: October 18, 2011

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This feature is great because everyone loves lists, including me.

This week's Top Ten is:
Top 10 books on your TBR list for Winter

1.  Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare (12/6/11) the much anticipated next book in the series, need to see what happens next.

2.  The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith (1/2/12) The title alone gets me and the cover.  Really - what are the odds of finding someone great at the airport?

3.  The Fine Art of Truth or Dare by Melissa Jensen (2/16/12) Who hasn't had a crush on the cutest guy in school before - but then it working out - always makes it better and I can't wait to go through the motions of this book.

4.  Kiss Crush Collide by Christina Meredith (12/27/11) This is like a Romeo and Juliet story, good girl, bad guy, shouldn't be dating, secrets.  All good things for a good plot.

5.  Catching Jordan by Miranda Keneally (12/1/11) female quarterback, can we say girl power - nuff said.

6.  Tempest by Julie Cross (1/3/12) - I've seen this book around so much that I just have to read it.

7.  Obsidian by Jennifer Arementrout (12/6/11) Hot alien boy next door - could be interesting reminds me of that TV show a long time ago ugh I can't remember the name.  I'm sure someone can remind me.

8.  Don't Breath a Word by Holly Cupala (1/3/11) This seems like a really interesting book, to get away from it all she becomes a new person with the help of a homeless boy she meets. 

9.  Everneath by Brodi Ashton (1/24/12) a book about the underworld, I'm in.

10. The One I Want by Jennifer Echols (12/6/11) I will read anything by this author that's how much I love her books. 

Waiting on Wednesday

"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week I'm "Waiting on":

Fracture
By Megan Miranda
Release Date: January 17, 2011

Description:
Eleven minutes passed before Delaney Maxwell was pulled from the icy waters of a Maine lake by her best friend Decker Phillips. By then her heart had stopped beating. Her brain had stopped working. She was dead. And yet she somehow defied medical precedent to come back seemingly fine

-despite the scans that showed significant brain damage. Everyone wants Delaney to be all right, but she knows she's far from normal. Pulled by strange sensations she can't control or explain, Delaney finds herself drawn to the dying. Is her altered brain now predicting death, or causing it?

Then Delaney meets Troy Varga, who recently emerged from a coma with similar abilities. At first she's reassured to find someone who understands the strangeness of her new existence, but Delaney soon discovers that Troy's motives aren't quite what she thought. Is their gift a miracle, a freak of nature-or something much more frightening?

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. This feature is great because everyone loves lists, including me.

This week's Top Ten is:

Top Ten Authors I'd Love To Have At My Thanksgiving Feast


1. Sarah Dessen - I love her books and wouldn't mind diving into her mind to see if she can expand on some of the stories because I always want to know what happens next.
 
2. Jennifer Echols - Her books to me are perfect and I love every bit of them and would love to see how she is in person.
 
3. Chloe Nein - I would love to have a conversation with her about the whole Jonah Merit and Ethan mix.
 
4. Stephan King - I think he could make our thanksgiving exciting, his mind is just twisted and brilliant lol.
 
5. Stephanie Perkins - I have to meet the woman who bought to me the world of Etienne and Anna, and then Lola and the boy next door! 
 
6. Elizabeth Scott - Just to meet someone who can go from a book like Something Maybe to something completely different like Living Dead Girl.  It's like she's all over the place but even though it's dark then light it's still so interesting.
 
7. Stephanie Meyer - I know, I can't help but like Twilight I want to know if she really thinks the actors who play the parts in her book are who she really wanted. 
 
8. William Shakespeare - I just want to know if he really did write all those plays, because really sometimes you just have to wonder.
 
9. Edgar Allan Poe - because why not.
 
10. Cecily Von Ziegesar - because I NEED to know who gossip girl is!!!

Teaser Tuesday

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: •Grab your current read •Open to a random page •Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page •BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) •Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

Here's my teaser for the week:

I'm standing in a river. It's blue. Dark blue. Reflecting the color of the evening sky.

Crossed
By Ally Condie
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Series: Matched

This is the first line from the first chapter and I can't wait to dive into this book.

What's your teaser?