Top 10 of 2011: Top 10 Books Read in 2011

Welcome to……..

Top 10: A Week of Looking Back….

………and Looking Forward.

Hosted by Jamie and Patricia from Two Chicks on Books, Rachel from Fiktshun, 
Jessica from Confessions of a Bookaholic and Lisa from A Life Bound By Books.

Today's Top 10 is Top 10 Books I've Read in 2011.

Here's my list, in no particular order.

1.

The Bird of the River 

by Kage Baker

2.

The Fiddler's Gun

by A. S. Peterson

3.

The Adventures of the Princess and Mr. Whiffle: The Thing Beneath the Bed

by Patrick Rothfuss, Nate Taylor

4.

The Forgotten Garden

by Kate Morton

5.

The Machineries of Joy

by Ray Bradbury

6.

Blueberry Girl

by Neil Gaiman, Charles Vess

7.

The Boneshaker

by Kate Milford

8.

A Game of Thrones 

by George R. R. Martin

9.

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making

by Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan

10.

Soulless (The Parasol Protectorate)

by Gail Carriger

Mid-Winters Eve Blog Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Oasis For YA

Welcome to the Mid-Winters Eve Blog Hop!

The Blog Hop runs from December 21st to December 27th

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

The Prize is:

The Thorn and the Blossom: 

A Two-Sided Love Story 

by Theodora Goss

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).

Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011).

This giveaway is open internationally!

Good luck!

Gift Card Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Attack of the Book 

The Blog Hop runs from December 9th to December 13th.

 Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.

Here you can win a book up to 25 USD from The Book Depository.

In comments tell me 3 books you would like to read (I will send you one of those 3, but I won't tell you which...who doesn't love surprises?!), along with your name, email and country (I'm just curious! :P).

 The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

One extra entry if you spread the word (link in comments).

Another extra entry if you follow me on twitter (@hatshepsut0011)

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to.

Good luck!

Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and Kid Lit Frenzy 

Welcome to the Book Lover's Holiday Giveaway Hop!

The Blog Hop runs from December 2nd to December 6th

Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.
The Prize is:

Circus by Ana Juan

and ...

The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making 

by  Catherynne M. Valente and Ana Juan (illustrator)

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

This giveaway is open internationally!

Good luck!

Gratitude Giveaways Hop (Int)

Hosted by I'm a Reader, Not a Writer and All-Consuming Books

Welcome to the Gratitude Giveaways Hop! The Blog Hop runs from November 17th to November 27th Winners will be drawn via random.org and notified promptly.
The Prize is:

Circus Galacticus by Deva Fagan
I already read Circus Galacticus and it is spectacular! You'll be able to read my review pretty soon. ;)

In comments leave me your name and email and you're entered!

The only requirement is that you follow the blog.

This giveaway is open to any country that The Book Depository ships to. 

Good luck!

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The Hunger Games - I am a Panem citizen! + Movie Trailer

I just discovered this fun website where you can become a Panem citizen and get your District Identification! 

I'm in District 6. Let me know what you got! :)

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And here it is the awesome movie trailer! 

I can't wait!

I Write Like

The website I Write Like "checks which famous writer you write like with a statistical analysis tool, which analyzes your word choice and writing style and compares them with those of the famous writers."


I used several texts and I got two results.

The result I got with my old texts is....

I write like
H. P. Lovecraft

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

The result I got with my new texts is...

I write like
P. G. Wodehouse

I Write Like by Mémoires, journal software. Analyze your writing!

P. G. Wodehouse... I like!

Let me know your results in the comments!