Monday, January 13, 2025

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~ Audiobook Review


Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.

Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have”) and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod’s girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.

Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!

Sunday, January 12, 2025

AVR Weekly News ~ 577th Edition


The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by 
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. 
~ Recap the past week ~ 
~ Show what's upcoming ~ 
~ Share news ~ 
~ Display book hauls ~

Sunday, January 5, 2025

AVR Weekly News ~ 576th Edition


The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by 
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. 
~ Recap the past week ~ 
~ Show what's upcoming ~ 
~ Share news ~ 
~ Display book hauls ~

Monday, December 30, 2024

2024 Book RoundUp


This year hasn't been my worst year in terms of numbers. That award goes to 2023 with 55 books. This year I had 81 books read (or listened to) including two re-reads on my birthday. Unfortunately, I have 24 reviews to write, so you'll see many without links for now. Eeek! I'm hoping to whittle that number down in the next few days or so. 

2024 has been another year to remember and not in a good way. Early in the year I discovered some shit about my husband and decided enough was enough. Though he didn't know that until October when things came to a head and I kicked him out. 

Anyway, 81. Not as bad a year as I thought I would have only because I started listening to audiobooks from Chirp when driving my son to and from work. About 45 minutes a day (M-F and some Saturdays) when I'm alone in the car. 

33 audiobooks
35 tour books (mostly BBNYA & The Write Reads)
3 from Red Adept Publishing. I miss you, RAP! 
I intend to catch up on my RAP backlog in 2025.

It's been a pretty good year in terms of quality, 
with 55 of the 81 rated 4 bites or above.

5 bites ~ 10
4 bites and a nibble ~ 25
4 bites ~ 20

Sunday, December 29, 2024

AVR Weekly News ~ 575th Edition


The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by 
Kimberly @ Caffeinated Reviewer. 
~ Recap the past week ~ 
~ Show what's upcoming ~ 
~ Share news ~ 
~ Display book hauls ~

Saturday, December 28, 2024

2024 TWR Book Tour Round Up

 21 tour reviews (although I haven't finished a couple yet).
Whew!

I also did 19 spotlights which I included after the review list. There are several spotlight tours that I wanted to read the books, but just didn't have the time and/or energy.

Finally, there were 7 tours of the same books, but for the US release. So I just copied and pasted my original post. 


Thursday, December 26, 2024

2023 BBNYA Book Round Up

 
These books were the 2023 Winner and Finalists that had 
BBNYA Blog Tours this year.
FFS is the Friday Featured Spotlight that has ALL the tour 
posts from that particular tour.

Monday, December 23, 2024

The Legendary Mo Seto ~ Book Tour Review

Mo Seto, martial arts movie star! Has a nice ring to it doesn't it? If only there wasn't a height restriction to audition. But 12-year-old Modesty (Mo) Seto has never let her height get in the way before, not when she became a black belt, or when she fought the meanest boy in her class, and she's not going to let it stop her this time! Now if only she can figure out a way to grow five inches and fool everyone at the auditions... Join Mo on an adventure (and audition) of a lifetime and find out if powerful things really do come in small packages!