Dear Readers: Changes Happening Here

Dear Readers:

I have been MIA for a while and I will be MIA for a bit longer.

I retired Crazy Book Slut and am in the process of switching things over to the new name... Irish Girl Reads.

I hope you all will still stop by and visit with me when I am back in the swing of things.

Until next time... Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Comment Love Group

Dear Readers:

So I was sitting around looking at my sad blog with no comments on any of my posts and I was wondering what I could do to change that.

I post my reviews on Crazy Book Sluts Facebook account and twitter account. I comment on other peoples blog's but it doesn't seem to be working out the way I planned.

With that said I will continue to do the above things because I enjoy it, but.......... bam! It came to me.... a comment group of sorts. Now I know this is not a new idea and that many groups of this nature are around the blogging world but what's one more?

Here is the stupid rule.
{ at least there is only one}

If you are a part of the comment group you must leave 3-5 comments on each of the other blog's in the group a week. Of course I do not have the time to go and check that you hold up to this end of the deal but if you don't comment don't expect others to come show you any love. If it is brought to my attention or I happen to notice your not showing the comment love than I will remove your blog from this list. Trust me, I know things come up and blogging has to go on the back burner. No one understands that more than me..... remember in my real life I'm a mommy to 4 young boys!

Let's just have a good time and share some comment love with one another.

Okay now I am going to hit publish and hope this is not a dud! Maybe if you sign up you can share the news with a friend or two to help spread the word   ( but only if you really, really, really, really want to! I mean you want to, right?) Sign up below!

Until next time... Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: 5 Series I want/NEED to read

Dear Readers:

Today I thought I would list the top 5 book series I hope to have read 2013. Most of these series are older and I think that might be why they keep getting put on the back burner. Too many new books coming out and in my face while these ones just wait.

So here they are in no particular order....

1. Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward

Book 1: Dark Lover

Book 2: Lover Eternal

Book 3: Lover Awakened

Book 4: Lover Revealed

Book 5: Lover Unbound

Book 6: Lover Enshrined

Book 7: Lover Avenged

Book 8: Lover Mine

Book 9: Lover Unleashed - not pictured

Book 10: Lover Reborn - not pictured

2. Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy by E.L James

Book 1: Fifty Shades of Grey

Book 2: Fifty Shades Darker

Book 3: Fifty Shades Freed 

{ I feel like people are shocked when I say I haven't read this series before!}

3. Chinook Series by Rachel Gibson

1. Simply Irresistible 

( have this one waiting for me on my Kindle)

2. See Jane Score

3. The Trouble With Valentine's Day

4.  True Love and Other Disasters 

5. Nothing But Trouble

6.  Any Man of Mine 

4. Hell's Eight Series by Sarah McCarty

1. Caine's Reckoning

2. Sam's Creed

3. Tucker's Claim

4. Tracker's Sin

5. Shadow's Stand

6. Caden's Vow ( not pictured)

5. Sweet series by Maya Banks

1. Sweet Surrender 

2.  Sweet Persuasion

3. Sweet Seduction

4.  Sweet Temptation

5. Sweet Possession

6. Sweet Addiction

The list of series I want to read is endless so I am pretty sure you will see me write about other series soon.

What series would you like to read this year?

Until Next Time...
Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Help Restock Yara's bookshelves....

Dear Readers:

Fellow Book Blogger Yara Santos recently lost her home in a devastating fire.

Members of the book blogging community have joined together to help restock Yara's bookshelf.

Please take a few minutes to visit Yara's Bookshelf to see if there is something you could do to help. New or gently used books are fine. There is a list for Yara and also a list for her boys.

Then take a look at Lani Woodland's Blog to see how authors are helping out: http://www.laniwoodland.blogspot.com/2012/01/helping-out-friend.html

Let's come together and bring a smile back to Yara's face! Please pass share this info with others.

Dear Readers:Merry Christmas Loves!

Dear Readers:

A Merry Merry Christmas to all of you!

I hope your day was filled with love and the warmth of family!

I was blessed by my 4 boys, husband, mama and older brother! Amazing day filled with memories I will hold dear for a life time!

What did you all get?

Best part of your day was?

I got tons of things I love... case ( yes, case) of my favorite wine, ha ha ha! Sweaters, giftcards, yummy candys and lotions. I got a 4 books, and my stud muffin of a husband gave me the Kindle Fire. Score!

I look forward to getting my house back in order tomorrow, which includes the tree coming down. Christmas trees and one year olds don't mix well together!

XOXO!

Until next time...Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Help!!! PLEASE?!?!?!

Dear Sassy Crazy Book Slut Readers:

HELP!!!!!!

PLEASE!!!

You might be asking yourself why is she whinning, what does she need?

I'll tell you what I need... I need someone to tell me how to fix my right sidebar? Why is everything being posted under my blog entries at the bottom of my blog? Why is my super funky, cool and sassy blog not looking it's part?

Can anyone help out this poor crazy book slut who is going crazy because of her blog and not just books!!

I would love you forever and I am not above bribing someone to help me, will it be you?

Until next time...Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: 2012 Reading Challenges

Dear Readers:

TGIF!!! And not a moment to soon, right?

Today's question is brought to you by the year 2012.

What reading challenges will you be partaking in this upcoming year? Are you scaling back or taking on more?

I would love to see ( and be linked) to the challenges you are either hosting or taking part in... please??!?!

Ü

Crazy Book Slut is hosting a new one this year...

2012 Sports Romance Challenge

I hope you all { or at least some} will be signing up??

I am also going to be partaking in

2012 Men in Uniform Reading Challenge

hosted by The Book Vixen

I plan on signing up for a few more just need to weed out the ones that worked for me this year and the ones that didn't... stay tuned!

On the note of ones that did not work for me this year, Once Upon a Time. I made this one and I just fell short this year on it. My reading "likes" changed and this challenge no longer "fits". I will not be hosting it again this year.

Hope you all have an amazing weekend!

Until next time...Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Content Warning

Dear Crazy Book Slut Readers,

I have been thinking a lot about content warning, you all know them, seen them around the block a time or two.

It's when you get a scene before entering a blog saying giving you a content warning that the blog you are about to visit is for the "mature audience".

So my question is... close the blog out or keep on trucking?

I keep on trucking and I will admit that I enjoy seeing them because it gives me a feeling that the blog I am about to enter might be of like mind. Same reading preferences!

Of course a lot of my favorite blogs do not have them but if I were to break it down I would say about 70% of the blogs I visit do have Content Warning.

So let's hear it readers, what are your thoughts on Content Warning. I want to hear both sides....spill it!

Until next time...Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: 2x the fun at Crazy Book Slut

We have a new writer here at Crazy Book Slut.
I would like you all to meet Allison...

Below you will find 10 questions to help you all get to know Allison a bit more ( I on the other hand have known her since the 10th grade so I get to have all the juicy details stored in memory). HA HA HA!

1. Name your alter ego?
I kept coming back to this question, because at first I was trying to be serious. Finally I said, “heck with this,” and am throwing caution with the wind and making this fun. Since this is a book blog I am choosing two character I wish would be my alter ego. I would love to mesh their personalities together to make one. With that said my alter ego would be a mix between Hermione Granger and Rebecca Bloomwood. I want the easy intelligence and magic that is Hermione. How can you not choose someone who can “swish and flick” like the best of them? I also would love the carefree, shopaholic, can get herself in and out of any messy situation like Rebecca Bloomwood. Some would find her ditzy, but I find her very lucky and resourceful. I would definitely love a little genius with a side luck in my life.

2. What genre of book do you tend to read most? Why?
I have a genre du jour mentality. If I think I will like it I will read it. Lately I find myself reading British Chick Lit. Whenever I go light and airy you know I have just read a very deep and emotional book.

3. What genre of book do you tend to stay clear of? Why?
I usually stay away from Science Fiction. I am just not a science fiction reading type of gal.

4. What book are you reading right now?
Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella (Light and airy)

5. What is the last book you read?
Not My Daughter by Barbra Delinsky (Deep and emotional… especially when you are a mom to 2 girls)

6. The question we all hate to answer, but I am asking it anyways... Who is your favorite author(s)?
I would have to say Kate Chopin. She wasn’t one to go by the rules of society and for that I love her! Edna Pontellier is one of my most favorite characters of all time.

7. Favorite book(s)?
The Awakening by Kate Chopin, Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Harry Potter 1-7 by J.K Rowling, and many, many more.

8. Favorite couple in a book? ( any relationship type works, friendship, family, lovers)
Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are my favorite couple. They, to me, are the epitome of opposites attract. I am impartial since that would describe me and my hubs.

9. Books to movies, thoughts? Books are better or worse? Do you prefer to read the book before seeing the movie? Examples?

I have never seen a movie where it beats the book. It’s actually kind of moot, since the movie must be a condensed version of the book itself. For that reason I must ALWAYS read the book before the movie. I have done it backwards a couple times. I swear it wasn’t my fault, since I didn’t know the movie was first a book.

10. What book has been on your to be read list the longest?

What is keeping you from reading it?
Emma by Jane AustenAnything rich with language like anything by Jane Austen takes time and your undivided attention to really appreciate it. This will probably be the first book I read when my 2 year old is in school full time.

Welcome Allison to Crazy Book Slut!! I know our readers will love you as much as I do!!
Show Allison some love my friends!

Dear Readers: You can call me fancy if you want to...

and it would be 100% true!

Are you seeing my new face lift? Gorgeous, sassy, fun and spunky, right?

I think I am in love, no wait I am IN love!

The amazing and oh so talented Danny from Dreamy Blogs is the master mind behind my new look. I am finding myself unable to close the page, I just want to sit and stare at it!

Why don't you grab my new and improved button and place it on your blog, it really wants to go to your blog, don't let it down!

Make sure to keep Danny in mind for your blog layout needs, I promise you will not regret it!

Thank you Danny!!!

I have one more exciting thing to announce, be patient it is coming!

Dear Readers: I am Crazy Book Slut

To all of you I'm the gal behind Crazy Book Slut, but ( there is always a but) first I have to be...
1. mama to my four little boys
2. Wife to my main man.


Your probably thinking duh?!?!? we all know this and wouldn't assume it to be any other way. I bring this up because those 5 dudes I just mentioned play a huge factor on the type of blog I manage and they influence my reviews.


Translation:

I do NOT have 30 minutes, 20 minutes, heck I am lucky to have 10 minutes to pound out a blog post because I am needed in other places, and at times 2 places at once.


The point I am trying to make is this... if you are looking for an in depth, politically correct, perfect grammar and the likes of these things, I am not your blog! If your looking for honest, simple reviews from a girl who is passionate about reading and anything and everything books, I am your blog.


I blog because I love to read and it gives me the stage to voice my love. I don't blog for free things ( although it is nice). I don't blog to see if I can reach 1000 followers ( although it would nice). I don't blog for the comments ( although tehy are nice).


I blog because I love it. I blog because I want to hear other's thoughts on books. I blog because I have made some terrific friends in doing so.


Blogging as allowed me to be my inner diva.

It has allowed me to be Crazy Book Slut!

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Book Bloggers Can Help Out Japan

Dear Readers,

To my fellow book bloggers, would you be willing to not buy one book this week and instead donate the money to the Red Cross? The cost of one book doesn't seem like a lot, but to those in need it is EVERYTHING!!

What do you say?

This is the only post I will be making today, please share it, post it on your own site, facebook, twitter... everywhere! We can make a difference in the world!

Red Cross <~~ click here

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: To Vlog or Not Vlog....

Dear Readers:

To vlog or not to vlog, that is the question of the day?

What are your thoughts on vlogging? Do you love it? Hate it? Scared to try it? ( For the record I fall into this category).

If you do vlog is there more pressure than if you just wrote out your blog post? Do you get more reader interaction with vlogging vs blogging?How do you decide what you will blog and what deserves a vlog?

By this post you can guess that I am thinking about not being a chicken and giving it a go, but change is scary and well vlogging means I might actually have to put makeup on ( hey you, don't judge me).

::::snicker::::

So lay it on me, give me your pro's and cons on vlogging?!?!?

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Pick My Next Series

Dear Readers,

Today I am here to ask you a small favor. It is an easy favor, one that won't take but a moment of your time. A favor that is very important, so important that I am putting my reading for the next month in your hands. Are you ready????

I need you all to pick my next series to read, see simple enough, right?

I will admit that I am ashamed that I have not read a few of these series yet, but I am hoping to correct that problem.

Please pick one ( your favorite) series for me to read? Have you read one of these series that you believe *might* be a waste of time, or more nicely said... not your cup of tea?

Here are the series I have narrowed it down to. You can either give the number of the series or you can type the whole series out.

1. Fever Series: Karen Marie Moning

* Dark Fever

*Blood Fever

*Fae Fever

*Dream Fever

*Shadow Fever

2. Highland Guard Series: Monica Mccarty

* The Chief

* The Hawk

* The Ranger

3. Immortals After Dark Series: Kresley Cole

* A Hunger Like No Other

*No rest for the Wicked

* Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night

* Dark Need at Night's Edge

* Dark Desires After Dusk

* Kiss of a Demon King

* Dreams of a Dark Warrior

4. Vegas Vampires: Erin McCarthy

* High Stakes

* Bit the Jack Pot

* Bled Dry

* Sucker Bet

5. Vampire Academy Series: Richelle Mead

* Vampire Academy

* Frostbite

* Shadow Kisses

* Blood Promise

* Spirit Bound

* Last Sacrifice

So there you have it my dear readers, what series should I read first???

Did you enter my giveaways?

The Trouble with Paradise

and

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers:You have got to be kidding me??!?!!?!?!?!?

Notice anything wrong here at Crazy Book Slut this morning?

Something empty, something boring, something ugly?

Something that happened last night and has had me in a mood ever since, and I am not talking about a good mood?

My header went AWOL! What?!?!? Why?!?!?! How?!?!?!

No, I am dumb and do not have it backed up on my new laptop and the computer that the backup is on, is fried at the moment and not sure if it is fixable!

Needless to say I have a case of the Monday's, boo hiss!

So, now I am in need of a new blog design, just what my bank account did not want to hear. Can you all point me to places that do great blog designs, not to costly and ones that don't have a wait list of next summer.

Is it too early to drink wine? It's 10am here in So Cal?

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: 2011 Challenges

Dear Readers:

I hope this note finds you all in good spirits and health. Blah blah blah!

Today I want to talk about Reading Challenges. 2011 Reading Challenges to be exact? I would love if you all would share with me your favorite reading challenges that you partake in yearly. I would also think you were one Kool Kat if you could point me to some new challenges. I would love to add a new challenge to the mix this year.

With your help I can get my challenges ready in advance. In the next week or so I will be deciding which challenges are making a come back next year and which ones I am dropping like a bad diet!

HA HA HA!

Thanks for all of your help my loyal dear readers!

Until next time...

Happy Reading!

Dear Readers #10: 5 star books

Dear Readers,

Where have all the 5 star books gone? I feel like it has been forever and a day since I have read a 5 star book!! This is sad and to be honest it is killing me.

Can you help??? Please?!?!?!?

What was the last book you read that you gave a 5 star rating to? It can be any genre, from any year, just help a girl out! I need crave a good 5 star read

Love you madly...

Dear Readers #9: Book Trailers

Dear Readers,

Today I would like to know how you feel about book tailers? You know the little 1 minute movie ( give or take) about the book.

Love them? Hate them?

Do they help you decide whether you want to read the book or not? Do you feel they spoil the book?

How do you feel when you see them posted along side a review on a blog?

Spill it my dear readers, give me the 411 of book trailers!

Have you entered Crazy Book Slut's ultimate book giveaway? Huge list of books to choose from and we will have 3 winners. Get your entries in today and good luck!!

XOXO

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Giveaway Winners

Dear Readers,

When you win a contest online how long do you give them for the item to be delivered? Do you feel guilty emailing them when said item does not arrive? What do you say?

Until next time...
Happy Reading!

Dear Readers: Blog Pet Peeves

Dear Readers,

Today I would like to ask what are your pet peeves when it comes to book blogging and or bloggers? You can rant until you are content or just share a bit of a pet peeve. Dying to know if we have the same pet peeves.

So what are my pet peeves you ask? Contests that have ended and weeks later there is still not a winner announced. I know that sounds mean of me and trust me I know full well about the real world getting in the way of blogging, but if you said you would host a challenge than it is really important to try your best and follow the rules you made, right?

When I have a contest on either of my blogs, I write the winning announcement at the same time, so all I have to add is the winner, can't get much easier than that.

Okay, so there you have it, one of my pet peeves, please share yours!

Until next time...
Happy Reading!