US vs UK #14

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: 2 Draw: 2

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My Vote:

I'm gonna have to vote US this round.  Even though it's simpler than the UK, I feel like the UK is poorly done.  The background and the model and the little seal in the top left corner, plus the tag line that goes into the title, just aren't doing it for me.  So, US!

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...UK!
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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

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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.

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...UK!
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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!!

US vs UK #12 + Emily's Ramblings #2

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: 0 Draw: 2

Hysteria by Megan Miranda

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My Vote:

This is a close one, but I think I like the UK cover better.  The US cover is kind of weird, but I like how the UK cover has much more going on, what with the blood splotches, the awesome tag-line, and the face on the cover.

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Which cover do you like best?

Leave a comment to vote!

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

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Emily's Ramblings *drumroll*

So this Emily’s Ramblings post I wanted to talk a bit more about moi – me.  You know, what I do, what I like, about me, that kind of thing.  So, let’s go.

I’ve gone through a lot of phases in my life where I know everything there is to know about the subject (I went through a Queen Elizabeth I phase, a dinosaur phase, a Jeremy Renner phase (still in that one actually)).  Now I’m going through a movie phase.  I’ve become absolutely obsessed with them, because I have no life and nothing better to do than park my butt on the couch with some ice cream and watch movies all weekend long.  I treat movie actors like I treat authors: oh, yeah, this Channing Tatum was in so so and so movie, and J.K. Rowling also wrote so and so book.  I recognize a ton of different actors and actresses when they are in different movies.  My favorite actor/actress at the moment is Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence (thanks to The Avengers and The Hunger Games).

My two most favorite movies are Avatar and The Hurt Locker.  I must, must, must see The Host, Hansel and Gretel, and G.I. Joe Retaliation.  So, yeah, obsessed.

I also like listening to music sometimes.  I really love a few of Weezer’s songs (how many of you even know who Weezer is?).  Troublemaker is my anthem.

I also play soccer.  For you soccer players/lovers out there my team plays a 3-5-2, with a holding mid and two attaching mids in a triangle formation in the center, with a right and left mid.  I play right attacking mid :)

Hey, did you guys know that there’s for sure going to be an Avengers 2, and also a Hansel and Gretel 2?  I’m so excited.  I think what I might do for future Emily’s Ramblings posts is split it up into sections.  Maybe Randomness, then Movies, then I don’t know what.

Do any of you guys watch a show on BBC called Top Gear?  It’s a car show, and I’m totally not interested in cars, but this show is amazing.  It’s about these three British guys who absolutely love cars, and they’re best friends, and they test and review cars and do challenges with them.  They prank each other and are freaking hilarious.  And does anyone watch Survivor?  I love Survivor.  TEAM MALCOLM all the way!!

So I went to a soccer camp this week.  I could barely walk when I was done I was so sore.  It was just me and another girl there, and like 6 other guys my age, so I spent 3 hours a day getting beat up lol.  Not really though.  I haven’t really had time for reading.  I’m kind of in a slump right now.  I’m really intimidated by the size of my TBR pile lol.

Okay, well, I’m done for this week.

  Please don’t forget to vote on which cover you like best from above!! :)

US vs UK #11 + Emily's Ramblings #1

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: 8 UK: 0 Draw: 2

Shattered Dreams by Ellie James

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My Vote:

I think I'm going to have to go with the US cover on this round.  I do like that there is a tag line on the UK cover, but I don't really like the model or the design.  The US cover is prettier and more well-done.

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...US!
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Emily's Ramblings *drumroll*

Emily’s Ramblings is a weekly post I like to do where I basically ramble – a lot.  I talk about anything and everything!  I’m a teenaged girl so I might not keep the rambling strictly to books, but please just bear with me.  I have other interests than books and will be discussing them in these posts!

Who else really wants to see the Beautiful Creatures and The Host movies? *puts and up in the air and jumps around*.  Okay, who here has read both books? *puts hand down and cries in a corner*.  You got it folks – I HAVEN’T READ EITHER OF THESE BOOKS!  I know, I know, it’s like a crime or something, but I just haven’t had time.  I’m actually more excited to read/watch The Host because Beautiful Creatures doesn’t appeal to me as much, and also because the main girl in The Host, Saoirse Ronan, was in this really awesome, kick-ass movie called Hanna and I absolutely LOVED it so I can’t wait to see The Host because I think it’s the only once she’s done since Hanna.  Those of you who have seen Hanna know the awesomeness and kick-ass-ness that is Saoirse Ronan.

Okay, so, something you guys have to know about me is I have a bit of a crush (haha, who am I kidding, I’m obsessed) on Jeremy Renner.  He’s been in The Hurt Locker, The Avengers, The Bourne Legacy, and Hansel and Gretel.  And he has other ones that I haven’t seen yet.  I’ve seen the first three but not Hansel and Gretel and I really, really want to see it!  He is a really, really awesome actor!  He’s really kick-butt and omg his arms are huge and ugh.  Okay, sorry.  Teenager things.  Anyway, have you guys seen any of his movies?

Also, speaking of movies, I am completely OBSESSED with The Avengers.  I’ve seen it so many times that I can actually quote whole scenes.  I took an Avengers quote test and I got 100%.  Not kidding.  I know, I know, I’m such a nerd, but the movie is just so awesome.  And I like watching all the Hawkeye scenes.  And the cast that they have is the best I’ve ever seen – it’s just such an awesome group of people who have great personalities and goof around and ahhh, it’s just amazing. (If you want to see the bloopers from the movie YouTube “Avengers gag reel”.  You will die laughing).

Lately I’ve become super-addicted to Instagram.  I absolutely love it.  I follow a ton of other awesome book bloggers, but I’ve also found some Hunger Games and Avengers accounts that I absolutely love!  Seriously, what did I do with my life before I found Instagram?  And now I want to make a cool account like everyone else’s but I can’t because I don’t know how to edit and stuff.  And I really want Instagram to let people download pictures onto their phone like Tumbrl does, because I “like” a ton of pictures every day, and I really, really love a few and want to keep them but I can’t.  So I lose them :/

How was everyone’s Easter?  My mom withheld candy (oh, I’m sorry, the Easter Bunny) so I scouted out where she put the bag with all the candy in it and stole some.  *evil laugh*.  But she’ll know it was me because I’m always taking cookies and candy.  And I’m proud of it lol.

Okay so I hope that was a good first rambling post, and hopefully the first of many.  I’ll try to write one every Monday!  And again, I might not keep the stuff to just books, because I’m a teenager and I’m going to be going through teenage stuff (like thinking every single actor I ever see is the hottest man on earth lol), and I’m homeschooled and don’t really have many friends so I’m going to be gushing to you guys.  So deal with it.  Just kidding.  But you probs will be getting an earful.

And I’ll probably be talking about movies and actors most of the time, which, I personality think, is a good change from books every single day.  Adds some variety in. :)

US vs UK #10

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: 7 UK: 0 Draw: 2

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

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My Vote:

Gosh, this is a hard choice.  I really like how the US cover looks with the dragon and old city, but the UK cover is more eye-catching...honestly, for me, it's a draw.

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...US!
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US vs UK #9

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: 6 UK: 0 Draw: 2

Revived by Cat Patrick

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My Vote:

Totally US, no questions asked.  I don't like the cover for the UK edition at all.  The face the girl is making is REALLY weird, and I don't like the reflection thingy.  To me, the US edition is pretty, eye-catching, and awesome.

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Which cover do you like best?

Leave a comment to vote!

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Last week's winner was...neither, it was a draw!
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US vs UK #8

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: 6 UK: 0 Draw: 1


Through the Ever Night by Veronica Rossi

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My Vote:

Ah I can't decide!!!!  They're both gorgeous!  The US cover has a cute guy on it, but the UK has a really kick-ass looking girl.  The colors are awesome for each cover, but the yellow moon I'll call it on the UK cover kind of messes it up.

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...US!
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US vs UK #7

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: 5 UK: 0 Draw: 1

The Forsaken by Lisa M. Stasse

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My Vote:

I think I like the UK cover better, if I'm honest.  It's more kick-butt, and I think it has more to do with the story, because if I'm not wrong, the main character gets banashed to an island and has to support herself.  To me, the US version is kind of plain - but I do like it.

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...US!
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US vs UK #6

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.  I'll keep track of the score, and it will be a running competition!

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The Score:

US: 4 UK: 0 Draw: 1

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Mass

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My Vote:

Wow, what awesome covers!  I really like both of them, but the UK one is more eye-catching and kick-ass looking.  It looks ethereal and scary, and supernatural, and I love that!

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Which cover do you like best?

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Last week's winner was...US!
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