Spring doesn’t quite know whether it’s arrived yet here in the UK. We have had gorgeous spring mornings just to be ruined by rain and freezing winds. Now the snow is back. Luckily, in my little corner of England, we haven’t had any snow yet and I hope it stays that way!
Last month saw me in a bit of a reading slump. As you will see below I invited a few guest reviewers along so I could take a break and do a bit of catch-up. I actually feel better for it and ready to take on the mountain of review books! *rubs hands with glee and determination* 
All in all March was a pretty busy month. Although I took a breather from reviewing I still managed to post quite a few interviews and guest posts, as well as hosting The ‘Men of Urban Fantasy’ Week, which was great fun.
I will be hosting another event during April. My ‘House of Night’ week, which begins 23rd April. I will be reviewing the entire series as well as the upcoming seventh book, Burned (if I receive it in time – fingers crossed). I also hope to have an interview with P. C. Cast for you to enjoy, but this still has to be confirmed.
Orbit have also given me the most *amazing* prize to give away: snazzy coloured edged collector’s editions of the first six books in the series. How amazing is that?! So I hope you will join me for another week of fun! 
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• I was invited to my first publishing event along with around thirty bloggers to Headline HQ for a presentation/party they called ‘Headline meets Online’. It was a really fab event and I met some lovely publicists, authors and bloggers. You can read about my day in detail HERE.
• I also attended my very first Con – World Horror Con – and it was absolutely brilliant. You can read about my weekend HERE. I’m also giving away a few WHC goodies, so go enter – ends 10th April!
• I was interrogated interviewed by Harry at Temple Library Reviews. If you haven’t read it yet then you can HERE.
• As you know, this month I hosted The ‘Men of Urban Fantasy’ Week. There were lots of book reviews, guest posts and contests throughout the week. I hoped you enjoyed it as much as I did. Thank you to all my guests and to all who supplied prizes.
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• I managed to get a few books read/reviewed this month:
Books Read/Reviewed: 6 & 6 guests
- Blood Vice by Keith Melton
- Already Dead by Charlie Huston
- Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry
- Nekropolis by Tim Waggoner
- I Am Not A Serial Killer by Dan Wells
- Mr Monster by Dan Wells (review coming soon)
- Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts (Guest Review)
- Shadow Blade by Seressia Glass (Guest Review)
- Cold Streak by Lewis Aleman (Guest Review)
- The Hollow by Nora Roberts (Guest Review)
- The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts (Guest Review)
- A Matter of Blood by Sarah Pinborough (Guest Review)
Favourite book read this month: It’s a tie! Happy Hour of the Damned by Mark Henry & Mr Monster by Dan Wells (review coming soon)
Author Interviews/Guest Posts: 8
- Skyler White – Guest Post
- Y. S. Lee – Guest Post
- Anya Bast – Interview
- Keith Melton – Guest Post
- Mark Henry – Guest Post
- Tim Waggoner – Guest Post
- Gav (Next Read) – Guest Post
- Natasha (Wicked Little Pixie) – Guest Post
• ‘Where Stories Are Made‘ – a great month full of wonderful guests:
• I received 13 blog awards from my fellow bloggers this month, so big hugs and thanks go to:
- Amanda from Not-Really-Southern Vamp Chick for the Prolific Blogger Award, Kreativ Blogger Award and Over The Top Award
- Mysteries and My Musings and Debbie’s Book Bag for the One Lovely Blog Award
- Random Ramblings, Yzhabella’s Bookshelf, Jackie from Housewife Blues & Chihuahua Stories and Elizabeth at Swords for Fighting for the Beautiful Blogger Award
- Paranormal Fantasies for the Stylish Blogger Award
- Stella from Ex Libris for the Humane Award
- Aleksandra’s Corner for the Over the Top Award
- Jackie from Literary Escapism for the Honest Scrap Award
• I posted one discussion post this month: Reviews: Long or Short? – it was a pretty popular subject and got a great discussion going with a total of 57 comments.
Cover Art revealed at Book Chick City during March in my ‘Cover Crush’ feature:
- Sparks (US Edition) by Laura Bickle
- Ghost Town (US Edition) by Rachel Caine
- The Rebel Prince (UK Edition) by Celine Kierman
- Torment by Lauren Kate
- Bullet (UK Edition) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Reading Challenges 2010 – Progress Report:
Reading Challenges hosted by BCC:
• Suspense & Thriller Challenge: 1 read, 11/12 to go
• Speculative Fiction Challenge: 10 Read 14/24 to go
• The Anita Blake Challenge: 0 Read, 19/19 to go
Other Challenges:
• Sookie Stackhouse Challenge: 0 Read, 9/9 to go
• The Vampire Diaries Challenge: 0 Read, 5/5 to go
• 100+ Reading Challenge: 17 Read, 83/100 to go
• Young Adult Reading Challenge: 4 Read, 8/12 to go
• The Outlander Challenge: 0 Read, 7/7 to go
• 1st in a Series Challenge: 6 Read, 14/20 to go
• Stephanie Plum Challenge: 0 Read, 15/15 to go
To view challenge in detail go HERE
So what was your month of March like?
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wow, you are always so busy! WHC was fantastic!.
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Crikey you have been busy!!
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Busy isn't even close. O_o Darn, first you got me excited about the men of urban fantasy, now I'm gonna be DYING for the HoN week!!!
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The Men of Urban Fantasy was a great event. I wonder… would it even be possible to do a Men of Paranormal Romance? I'm trying to think if there are any male authors who write for that genre. I think the closest I can pinpoint would be Jennifer Crusie and Bob Mayer's WILD RIDE.
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You had a great month! My favorite book I read this month is Mind Games by Carolyn Crane. What an amazing debut novel! I can't stop talking about it.
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Great month!!!
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Wow, March was a busy month for you!
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How busy were you??? I'm jealous!
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You have one of the busiest book blogs on the Net and a terrific place to visit. Great month here!
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Wow! You had an amazing March! I'm so excited for the House of Night week, not even gonna lie. It's one of my favorite vampire series, I always tell the kids at work about it and suggest it to them. Haha.
You can see all about my month at Find the Time to Read if you're interested!
-Jess.
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Even with you taking it easy, you still had a very productive month! Good job!
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I've never read The House of Night series, but I eye it EVERY time I'm in the book store.
I'm looking forward to this event so I can learn more and find out if I truly would enjoy it! AND what order all these books come in! There are SO many!
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I cannot wait for your House of the Night Week! I love that series and would soooooo loved those editions with the colored edges
I'll be front and center that week!
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