Wow, I can’t believe it’s the end of 2009… It really feels as though it should still be summer, but Christmas and New Year has come and gone and I’m welcoming in 2010. This year should be good. I have seen the future and the future looks bright… for books that is (as mentioned in my Top Ten Most Anticipated Reads & YA Reads 2010). December was a good month. I received some great books to review and interviewed some seriously lovely authors. I also had my Christmas Week event which was fun…

So, I have posted my Top Ten Reads ’09, Top Ten Covers ’09 and Top Ten Most Anticipated YA Reads ’10. Now for my Top Ten Most Anticipated Reads 2010. There are many… I was going to post my top twenty but then I thought that was too many and to keep in with the theme I narrowed it down to ten. It was very difficult. I thought 2009 was a great book year, but it looks as though 2010 is going to be even better. So, without further ado,…

  There are so many books that look amazing in 2010. Some in my top ten have already been released in the US but are not released here in the UK until some time in 2010. It was hard to narrow them down, but I must say that all these books sound fantastic reads. So, here is my top ten most anticipated YA reads 2010: 1. We by John Dickinson Publisher: David Fickling Books Release Date: 7 Jan 2010 Summary:  We are the only Humans left…In the furthest, coldest, darkest…

  There have been some amazing covers over the last year. But what I have noticed is that, for me, most of them are either YA or kick-arse chick There have been some good covers, even some great covers from the adult market, but YA delivers sensational covers. I wonder why this is? Anyway, here are my top ten fav covers of 2009: 1. Fallen 2. Fire 3. Hush Hush 4. Nekropolis 5. Boneshaker 6. The Skinner 7. Soulless 8. Skinwalker 9. Deadtown 10. Demon Forged

  2009 has been an interesting year for me regarding books. I’ve read a lot more YA than I have done in the past and my reading list is pretty eclectic. I’ve read crime, horror, fantasy, science fiction, romance, chick-lit, urban fantasy and paranormal romance. As you know, my blog is now pretty much dedicated to speculative fiction (with a sprinkling of crime and romance). You will see this change more in 2010. For now, my list of top ten reads is basically a list of all my favourite books…

WOW!! I didn’t even know about the voting until Natalie from Mindful Musings let me know that I was in the top 10 and in a tie with the fab Rachel from Parajunkee’s View. I keep saying it but I’m seriously stunned and honored to be voted 6th place. I really can’t believe it as look at the company I’m with!  Thank you so much to all who voted for me. It’s such a nice feeling to think that you like my blog enough to vote and I truly appreciate your readership and support….

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! For many years I went to someone else’s for Christmas. Most of the time it was to the in-laws and occasionally to my mums. But either way, I never had to cook or entertain, I just sat back and was weighted on… ahh the memories Since my husband and I…

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! When I was young, Christmas was one of my favorite holidays. My mother’s side of the family’s Jewish, but my father’s side’s Christian, so we celebrated Christmas. All of my Christmas memories have a golden glow and magical feel. They’re the best and brightest memories of my childhood. The house…

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! Christmas Eve Giveaway!! As a thank you for being such great readers, commentators and blogging friends, I thought I would hold a Christmas Eve Giveaway. The books you can win are below and will be sent directly from Book Depository. All you have to do to enter is fill out…

Title: I Am Scrooge – A Zombie Story for Christmas Author: Adam Roberts Publisher: Gollancz PublicationDate: 1 Oct 2009 Hardback: 153 pages Genre: Horror, Comedy Rating: 6/10 Summary (book cover) Marley was dead, to begin with… The legendary Ebenezeer Scrooge sits in his house, his riches forgotten. Downstairs, his front door shudders and shakes under the blows from the zombies that crowd around it hungering for his flesh and his miserly braaaaiiiinns! Just how did the happiest day of the year slip into a welter of blood, innards and shambling,…

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! For most people, gingerbread cookies are a kind and gentle Christmas tradition. The scent of cloves and cinnamon and molasses infuse the house with happy memories of past holidays. Children cluster around the table decorating gingerbread cookies with mini-M & M’s and colored sugars. My family, however, has taken the…

Your Holiday Wish is a Kiss Under the Mistletoe You can’t help it… you think the holidays are the most romantic time of the year. You want something magical to happen during your holidays, even if you’re already in love. You may simply be wishing for a mind blowing, under-the-mistletoe kiss, but you wouldn’t mind being completely swept off your feet this year. You’d swoon for a very romantic present or a very sincere profession of love. It’s easy to warm your heart. What’s Your Holiday Wish? – Take the…

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! My favorite Christmas memory was the one taken from my homeland. I was born and raised in the tropical island of the Philippines where there’s no white Christmas, no smell of pine cones and no real trees. I used to think that I was missing a lot, but now looking…

Sweet Inspiration (Klaus Brothers #1) by Penny Watson | Wild Rose Press (Dec 2009) Ebook, 206 pages | Paranormal Romance Sweet Inspiration oozes Christmas. From the descriptions of the sweet delights of cookies and cinnamon pastries created by Nicholas and Lucy to the description of Santa’s magical home, Glasdorf, in the North Pole. All gave me that Christmasy feeling, which is what I hoped to feel from reading this book. Nicholas is the eldest son of five and next in line to be Santa Clause when his father retires. However, Nicholas…

Yay! Christmas Week has arrived! Christmas Day is fastly approaching *woo hoo* and there’s lots to look forward to here on Book Chick City. So sit back with a glass of mulled wine and a delicious mince pie and enjoy! I love Christmas and I love movies. And when I was a kid they went hand in hand. I would spend the morning rippng open all my presents in five minutes flat, stuffing myself full of chocolate until I felt sick, still managing to eat my Christmas dinner, then settling…