Day 35 - Last Part of Giveaway 2

Ok, sorry for the hold up on this one. Here is the last item for the Expectant Mamas Giveaway. I hope you all like it and spread it around!

Pregnancy Tips for the Clueless Chick:

I sure at some point most of you have picked up a copy of What to Expect When You're Expecting. Well, Pregnancy Tips for the Clueless Chick by Jennifer Durbin is so much better! It's like What to Expect's Cliffnotes plus it answers a lot of the questions that the other pregnancy books leave out. It's less than 100 pages long and it is an easy and quick read. At the back of the book, there are even tear out guides to take with you when you go to interviews with doctors and childcare providers and even for starting your registry. This book is perfect for the first time mama looking for some quick info or for those expecting their second or more who wants a quick refresher. Also included is a bookmark/info card with info about what you have to have before you can take baby home and must haves for a nursing basket. It retails for $9.99 and is well worth it! As someone who over researches everything, I would have loved this book while I was pregnant.

 Check back tonight for the chance to enter in this amazing giveaway. I hope you all are as super excited as I am!
   

Day 8 - The Dragonriders of Pern Book Review

Today, since the kids were still sick, and so am I, I decided to read a new book. As some of you may have heard, one of my favorite authors, Anne McCaffrey, died last November. I found this out about a month ago. Her last book Sky Dragons was written with her son, Todd McCaffrey. It came out not too long ago.

What's it all about:

Sky Dragons is the last book set in the universe of the Dragonriders of Pern. However, it's not the last chronologically. I'm not going to go into that much detail on this book specifically, but will give you a brief summary of the Pern universe.

In the distant future, humans spread out and colonized many planets. Pern is settled by colonists wishing to escape war and technology. A few years after the colonists settle, they are attacked by an organism that falls from the sky and devours all organic material it touches, including humans. Naming the organism thread, the colonist band together to fight for their planet and their lives. As a last defense, they create dragons from the native firelizards. These dragons form a connection, called impression, with a human partner. Together, dragons and humans fight thread from the sky and Pern survives.

What I think of the series:

The Dragonriders of Pern series is one of my all time favorites. I read the entire series about one a year and it never get old. I am so sad that Anne McCaffrey will not write another book because I looked forward to reading each new one as soon as it came out. 

Day 3 - The Mortal Instruments Book Review

Today I am reading a new series, The Mortal Instruments, by Cassandra Clare. I am a couple chapters into the second book in the series, City of Ashes, and I just started it this morning. Thanks to fellow mommy's group member, Courtney, for introducing me to this series!

What is it?

 
The Mortal Instruments is a young adult series consisting of six books. The first five books are out but the last one will not be out until early 2014. Here is a list of the books and the order they were written:

City of Bones
City of Ashes
City of Glass
City of Fallen Angels
City of Lost Souls
City of Heavenly Fire

What are they about?

City of Bones introduces Clary Fray, a seemingly normal teenager living in Brooklyn. While out at a club one night she witnesses three teens murder someone. However, she is the only person who can see the murderers. Clary starts to realize that that is not the only strange thing going on when the body disappears and there is no evidence left behind. This one unexpected event launches Clary into a world filled with demons and those that hunt them, the Shadowhunters.

What I thought:

If you liked Harry Potter and other similar books than you will love this series. It has all the action, romance and danger that Twilight has but without all the awkward moments and it's better written. So far, I am really liking this series and it is hard for a book to grab my attention lately. So, if you have the time, grab a cup of coffee or tea and curl up with these books!