US vs UK #13 + Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt Tag

US vs UK is a meme hosted by Book Passion for Life.  In this meme, I will post a US and UK cover from the same book, and you guys will vote which one you like best.

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The Score:

US: 9 UK: 1 Draw: 2

  VS   

My Vote:

I honestly can't decide which one I like best! On the one hand I really like the US cover because of the dark feel and the model channels the feel of the book perfectly.  But, on the other hand, the UK cover has a really good tag-line, and the model captures the feel as well.  So, for me, it's a toss-up.

Links: Goodreads / Purchase

Which cover do you like best?

Leave a comment to vote!

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Last week's winner was...UK!
Click here to view last week's covers!!!

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Bookshelf Scavenger Hunt Tag!

Hey everyone!  So I've been thinking, and I've decided that I might not make Emily's Ramblings a weekly thing because sometimes I just don't have anything to ramble about.  Like today.  I initially wasn't going to post anything, but then I saw this video and the tag looked really fun.  It was created by TheLibrayroSarah on YouTube.  So that's what I'm going to be doing today!!  So let's get started!!

• Find an author's name or title with the letter Z in it

This one was actually pretty hard.  I had to look through my main bookshelf, the shelves in my closet, then I had to look through all the books that I was going to get rid of but still had, and I was lucky enough to find...

Who Done it, by Jon SciesZka

• Find a classic

This one was easy.  I keep all the classics that I've read in my room, so I picked randomly and got...

It's a little beat up but much loved.  My parent's actually gave me this copy, so that's pretty cool.  This is one of my most favorite classics that I've read.

• Find a book with a key on it

I didn't know if I actually had a book with a key on it because I couldn't think of one off the top of my head, but after a bit of searching I found...

And here's the key...

• Find something on your bookshelf that's not a book

Easy.  I got this from Grandma for Christmas

• Find the oldest book on your shelf

Okay, for this one I have two books.  I couldn't figure out if I was supposed to pick one that's first edition was published the earliest, or if I was supposed to pick a book that, in the edition I owned, was published earliest.  So, here are the two books...

Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813 but, obviously, this isn't the orignial edition.  The Great Gatsby, in this edition, was published 1925.  I'm not sure if this edition is the orignial one (probs not, it's in too good condition) but it looks a bit old.

And since I have two, that means bonus points.

• Find a book with a girl on the cover

I gotta tell ya, this one was really hard.  Especially when most of my bookshelf has a girl on the cover.  So I just picked a random one...

• Find a book that has an animal in it

Easy.

• Find a book with a male protagonist

I'm ashamed to say that I only own three (I think, not sure, I'm just thinking real quick) books with a male protagonist. *hides in corner*.  But I do own a really famous book with a male protagonist and that is...

You really can't do a tag without mentioning Harry Potter at least once.

• Find a book with only words on it

This one didn't take me long to find because I had seen it when I was looking for another book, but here is...

• Find a book with illustrations in it

I actually just finished reading this book.  And I'm glad I own it becaue I don't have another book with pictures in it.

And here are some of the pics

• Find a book with gold lettering

I thought this was going to be really hard to do, but I found two books pretty quickly...bonus points!!

• Find a diary (true or fictional)

There's actually a whole series of these books, and I aboslutely loved them when I was younger (I still do, actually).  But I just picked a random one (which also happened to be one of my favorites from the series ;P)

• Find a book written by someone with a common name (like Smith)

Richards is a pretty common last name right?

• Find a book that has a closeup of something on it

BOOM!  Here it is.

• Find a book on your shelf that takes place in the earliest time period

This book is set in whatever time Cleopatra was alive.  Which I know for a fact was a long time ago.  So there.

• Find a hardcover book without a jacket

Okay, so I cheated a bit on this one.  I don't actually own a book without a jacket, but a while ago I was messing around looking through my books and I realized that if you take the dust jacket off Pushing the Limits, the actual hard cover looks like this.

And that's cool.  So bonus points to me.

• Find a teal/turquoise colored book

Pshhh.  Easy.

• Find a book with stars on it

I thought I was totally screwed for this one, but then I found...

• Find a non-YA book

This book was my all-time favorite when I was like 8.

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And that's it!  We're done, tag over, competed, finished, whatever.  That was actually a lot of fun!  NOW I TAG ALL OF YOU TO GO AND DO IT TOO!!  And if you do let me know in the comments below and I'll come check it out!  Like I said above, I might not be posting Emily's Ramblings very consistenantly, but if you guys leave tags in the comments below (make sure you let me know the questions and who started it, or just put in a link to a video) I'll do them the next week!

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE ON WHICH COVER YOU LIKE BEST!!

Inside & Out Book Tag

Okay so I guess I'm to be doing a lot of these book tags because pretty much every single tag Sincerely, Steph posts, I love!  So here's another tag, called the Inside & Out Book Tag!


And this tag was created by  MathomBooks  from Youtube.


1. Inside flap/Back of the book summaries: Too much info? Or not enough (Discuss)
I like the inside flaps.  And I like the summery to be somewhere inbetween really long and really short.  I want it to be...medium :O


2.  New book: What form do you want it in? Be honest: Audiobook, E-Book, Paperback, or Hardcover?Hardcover!   I love hardcovers!  I just don't like to buy them ;P

3. Scribble while you read? Do you like to write in your books, taking notes, making comments, or do you keep your books clean clean clean? (Tell us why)
Now that I've started this blog and have to review books, yes, I definitely scribble while I read.  I like my books to be in good condition, like they've been read and loved, but not treated bad, so I don't highlight anything or write in the book.  I have scraps of paper I write down what I think of the book on as I'm reading.

4. In your best voice, read for us your favorite 1st sentence from a book.

Well, since I'm making a blog post, I can't really do this...but here's my favorite beginning to a book (it's from Scent of Magic, by Maria V. Snyder, the second book in the Healer series, so if you haven't read the first book, I suggest you don't read this spoiler...because it's actually a REAL spoiler): "'I'm dead,' I said to Kerrick."  And then here's one more bit: "'No one knows I survived.  It's the perfect oppertunitty for me to go undercover, and--'".  Gah, I just love that book!

5. Does it matter to you whether the author is male or female when you're deciding on a book? What if you're unsure of the author's gender?
Well, not really.  I mean, sometimes it kind of throws me off a book, but I've read several guy author's before.  I really love Rick Riordan's books, and Kevin Emerson is really awesome too.  So, no, it doesn't bother me.

6.  Ever read ahead? or have you ever read the last page way before you got there? (Do confess thy sins, foul demon!) :)
NO!  I hate spoilers!

7.  Organized bookshelves, or Outrageous bookshelves?Oranized.  On my top shelf, I have all my favorites, organized from hardcover to paperbacks to ARCs.  Then on my second shelf I have all my ARCs that I have yet to read, split into two sections (a 2012 section and a 2013 section) organized by publisher.  My third shelf is all my hardcover finished copies for review, organized by publisher.  My fourth shelf is all my hardcovers that I bought, won, was gifted, got somehow, kind of organized by publisher.  Then my fifth shelf is some of my paperback finished copies for review, some ARCs I won, and other paperback books I bought/won/was gifted.  I've read all the books on my favorite's shelf, and about 4 on my paperback shelf, but all the rest I have yet to read :/

8.  Under oath: have you ever bought a book based on the cover (alone)?
Yes!  It was Entwined, by Heather Dixon (I think) and if you ever look at the cover you will see why I bought it. So I dropped $20 on it...and hated it.

9. Take it outside to read, or stay in?
Inside.  Too many things going on outside.



Okay so there was yet another tag!  I will admit I didn't like this one as much as the Ultimate Book Tag I posted yesterday (????) but this one was stilll pretty cool.  Now I tag all of you to go do it as well, and when you do leave a link in the comments below so I can come check them out!!! :)

Peace out lovelies <3

Ultimate Book Tag!!

Hey everyone!  So I know I don't usually do these kinds of post, but I saw Sincerely, Steph's post and I was like, This is so freaking cool!  So I've decided to do it!!  And it was started by Megan on Goodreads!!!




Questions:
1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?No, not usually.  As long as I'm not driving on windy back-roads

2. Which author's writing style is completely unique to you and why?Tahereh Mafi's.  Her writing style is so unique because she'll write something and then cross it off like this  and then will keep on writing.  Anyone who has read her books knows what I mean

3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.
Harry Potter!! Reason #1: it's Harry Potter.  Reason #2: Awesome writing and so complex but so good.  Reason #3: it's freaking Harry Potter, and amazing

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is it in (besides books...)?
No actually I don't.  I homeschool so I don't need to carry a bag around ;P

5. Do you smell your books?
Sometimes...

6. Books with or without little illustrations?
Without!  Illustrations kind of bug me because I'll be reading and telling myself not to look at the illustration, and then I do and I lose my place and get distracted.

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn't quality writing? (Ex. I read Twilight before I read HP and thought the writing was amazing but read HP and now think Twilight is a little bit of a joke.)
The Friday Society by Adrienne Kress.  Not the best writing, but soo entertaining!

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!
No not really.  I'm not very exciting :P

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?
Clarity by Kim Harrington (only 241 pages.  But it's the paperback format)

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?
Inside by Maria V. Snyder (reading right now!)  It's actually a two-novels-in-one-book kind of book, so if I was to say the biggest one book it's The Diviners by Libba Bray.

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?
Yes I do!  I've completed two very bad "books" (if you can call them that) and I'm working on a contemorary right now so...yeah, I'd love to be a published author!

12. When did you get into reading?
I don't acutally know.  It's just always been something I've done.  I guess since I'm homeschooled and don't have the social life of a regular school person, and don't have the huge amount of stuff to do, I had to find a way to pass the time.

13. What is your favorite classic book?
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.  I actually read this one when I was 10 or 11 and absolutely loved it.  And I was really proud of myself because it's huge and has really small writing and I picked it up on my own, my parents didn't even tell me to :P

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?
Uuum, aren't they kind of the same?  IDK cuz I'm homeschooled, but I'm good at both.

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated...what would you do?
I would probably take it and try to exchange it, or give it to a friend.

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?
Well, I have two actually.  #1: The Study Series by Maria V. Snyder.  BEST SERIES EVER!!  And #2: Healer Series by Maria V. Snyder.  M.V.S. is the best writer I've ever read!

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while blogging?
I forget to do spell-check, and I don't re-read my reviews before publishing them, so there's usually some kind of spelling effor or something lol.  And I ramble and get off topic.

18. What is your favorite word?Right now, either attractive or hot.  If you read my reviews you know I love a hot fictional guy ;P

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?Nerd.

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?
Vampires.  I'm not really a fan of fay books.

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?Hmmmm that's a hard one.  I'm going to cheat and say both...because both are usually REALLY hot ;P
22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?
Werewolves.  I've never read a book with spirits in it.

23. Zombies or Vampires?
I am the biggest wimp you will ever find, I've only ever read TWO zombie books in my 14 years, and I will admit, when it came to go to bed, it didn't go very well.  So, vampires.  Although I'm not really a fan of vams either...unless they're Dimitri ;P (if you don't know who Dimitri is...I can't help you)

24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love
Forbidden love.  Usually when there's a love triangle I'm annoyed with the girl because she's basically torturing each guy and going between them whenever she wants.

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?
Action-packed with a few love scenes.  That's why I love the Study series and the Healer series and Grave Mercy!  They have kick-ass main characters, hot guys, and tons of action!



Okay so that is the tag!!  Now I tag all of you to go do it!!  This is the first tag I've ever done and it was so fun!!!!!
Peace out! <3