I'm alive! With Internet!!

Hey guys!! I know my presence around the net has been minimal lately, because, as I said before, I just moved and had NO INTERNET. This was very saddening for me, because it meant I couldn't post much or talk to you guys nearly as much as I like to. I was able to get to some wifi hotspots in town a couple times, but not enough to post regularly.

My intention for today was to go to one of those places and announce a mini-hiatus until I got internet back up, and only post sporadically until then. But the good news is, we found a fix for our internet problems, and I'm now back online!! Which means I should be able to pick back up on my posting! (I'm a bit behind on reviews, too, so if I can get past a slight case of writer's block and get those out, there should be a lot coming soon!)

And since I don't anticipate any more issues (fingers crossed) hopefully that means there'll be less of these boring posts telling you what's wrong with my internet and explaining why I'm NOT EVER AROUND and more fun bookish news, reviews, and discussions.

Thanks for sticking around you guys!! Looking forward to hanging with you again :)

(:D)
~Mag

Just a head's up...

...that my family is in the midst of moving. Because of this (and a few other things going on in my life), my blogging time is minimal, especially when I'm tired at the end of the day and the temptation of tumblr and twitter and other people's blogs take over my attention. So I'm not on here as much as I'd like.

Anyway, I'm still around, as you know, just not as much. I'm working on fixing this, though, and once we get settled in the new house (and get internet set up, of course!) I should be on more :)

And until then, I'll probably be more active on tumblr and twitter, so feel free to talk to me there, or shoot me a message on Goodreads! I'd love to hear from you!

Oh, and don't forget to vote Zachary in the YA Crush Tourney tomorrow! He sooo deserves it! Go #TeamKilt!!!


(:D)
~Mag

Week of Archer Starts Tomorrow (and a few other updates!)

Hey everybody! As you probably know, tomorrow is July 13th! What you might NOT know, however, is that it's also one week before Archer Cross's first match in the YA Sisterhood's Second  Annual YA Crush Tourney!! Which means it's the start of WEEK OF ARCHER!!

For more info on Archer and the Tourney, click HERE. For more info on Week of Archer, click HERE!


There's still time to submit your Archer-related awesomeness!! Remember, this DOES NOT HAVE TO BE original artwork or anything, though that is totally acceptable and awesome!! It can be things that remind you of Archer, things that make you think of Archer, things you think Archer would like, or even your favorite Archer quotes/moments from the books. ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING ARCHER!!


So go on, submit!! Take your time with it, but the sooner the better! Try to get them in before the end of tomorrow (the 13th) so I can get all the posts arranged nicely in time, but I won't refuse to post your awesome stuff just because it's a day or two late :)


Send your submissions to mag.geekchic@yahoo.com!


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More fun stuff! I know I've been very lame with posting for a while (particularly with reviews) but that will HOPEFULLY be changing soon. I'm in a weird sort of limbo-state as my family gets ready to move (plus I've been spending some time at my brothers' as-of-yet-internet-free apartment), which means review-writing time is slim, and quite honestly, gets stolen by distractions like Tumblr, Twitter, and YouTube. But I'm working on pushing past that, so within the next little bit you can expect reviews of SHADE by Jeri Smith-Ready (see my review of SHINE here), Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry, If I Die by Rachel Vincent, Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent, The Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke, and a few others :) SO KEEP AN EYE OUT!!


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Have you guys seen?? Have ya?? To all Mortal Instruments fans who might not have known: WE HAVE A SIMON. For the movie. Yup, Simon is OFFICIALLY CAST!!


His name is Robert Sheehan, and I, personally, think he will be PERFECT! I've never seen him act, but LOOK AT THAT FACE!!

They all look lovely together!!

I'm super happy with this cast, but what do you think? (Please respond in a CIVIL AND POLITE way, without RUDE BASHING, thanks :D)


Anyway, I believe that's it for now!! So, to review, SUBMIT ARCHER STUFF, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR REVIEWS, AND SIMON!!!


Have a good one, guys!!


(:D)
~Mag

Novels 'n' Notes Update

So, if you've been a follower for a while, you might have seen some of my Novels 'n' Notes posts. Novels ‘n’ Notes is a weekly event I created here at Geek Chic to talk about songs that remind me of books. Usually I post them on Fridays. You also may have noticed that they have been mysteriously absent the last couple weeks. I'm really sorry about that, but if you like them, don't worry--they ARE coming back. Right now I'm working on stockpiling songs, because, of course, not every song reminds me of a book in a concrete way.

For now, you can see previous NN posts by clicking on the "Novels 'n' Notes" label, either on the sidebar or at the bottom of this post. Don't forget that you are more than welcome to make your own NN posts on your own blog! I only ask that you use the official logo (designed by the awesome CJ, as was my blog logo!) and leave me a link to your post, because I'd LOVE to see it!

But yeah, Novels 'n' Notes will be back within the next couple of weeks! I'm looking forward to sharing more books and music with you guys!

(:D)

~Mag

Updates/Upcoming Reviews

There are several (okay, a LOT of) books sitting on my bookshelf waiting to be read. Several of these I intend to review, but obviously, first I need to read them. So I need to go do that. But I am easily distracted by the computer and that addictive substance known as the internet. 

But I am going to do that. RIGHT NOW. So before I go, I just wanted to give you a head's up about what's coming up on the blog.

I have four books I'm planning to review right now.

-Clarity by Kim Harrington
-The Girl In The Steel Corset by Kady Cross
-The Beginning of After by Jennifer Castle
-Need by Carrie Jones
So reviews of all those are coming!

Also, while I have all of your attention, I want to thank everybody who has checked out the blog, follows me on GFC or Twitter, or is friends with me on Goodreads or Facebook. I really appreciate all of you guys listening to my insane rambling!


(:D)
~Mag