Black Friday Book Bonanza Giveaway Hop

It's that time again! Time for another Giveaway!! Yay! Enter for your chance to win a copy of Truth or Dare by Lori Foster, 3 book marks, and 3 magnets. And be sure to check out the other awesome Giveaways by the other great blogs in the hop!!

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My Opinion Might Not Be Yours: Second Time Around

My Opinion Might Not Be Yours: Second Time Around: Have you ever read a book and it was the BEST book ever, then some time later read it again and it wasn't nearly as good the second time?? I...

OMG Pancakes! by Jim Belosic

Have lots of time in the mornings? Got a creative streak? Have picky eaters? Then this cook book might be the one for you. I tried to make a few of the pancakes featured in this book and I’ve got to be honest with ya’ll (something I always try to do) my pancakes SUCKED! To top it off I don’t have the time it would take to make these colorful and kid friendly pancakes, plus the kids in my life aren’t all that picky about what they eat. My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but I just don’t see the point in trying in I don’t have the time or the skill to do it. Maybe it’s because the kids will eat anything I put in front of them . If you answered any of the questions above than this would be a great cookbook for you, if you didn’t well maybe you’ll know some that YOU would recommend it to.

Second Time Around

Have you ever read a book and it was the BEST book ever, then some time later read it again and it wasn't nearly as good the second time?? I hate when that happens, it seems like the book was soooo much better the first time around. Maybe some books are just not meant to be read more than once. What do you think? Got an opinion on a book that wasn't as good later on? Then drop a line, you're just as entitled to your opinion as I am mine and who knows maybe there are lots of other people that feel the same way. Like I always say My Opinion Might Not Be Yours :)

Just Tacos by Shelley Wiseman

My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but tacos are one of the best foods EVER! I love me some tacos and I love this book. Now not to piss off anyone that happens to enjoy Taco Bell but if I’m going to have tacos than I want something that is made with REAL food not fillers. Plus to top off the totally awesome and authentic tacos, this book includes some easy and delicious recipes and instructions for yummy tortillas! With this Taco book you can make tacos to suit everyone, from the meat lovers in your life to the veggie lovers, there is something for everyone. Oh and guess what!? No salsa? No problemo! There are several recipes on how to make your own salsa to top your totally fantastic tacos! Recipes for tacos, tortillas, and salsa! Where can you go wrong?! If you like tacos as much as I do then I suggest you get your butt in gear, buy the book and get to cooking. I can come to dinner any time!  

WARNING: May cause drooling and hunger!!

Debbie Macomber’s Christmas Cookbook

This is my first cookbook review so bare with me! This cookbook reminded me a lot of the show Semi-Homemade with Sandra Lee on Food Network. There are decorating ideas, holiday tips, and some pretty great recipes. Now I didn’t try ever single recipe because let’s face it Suzy Homemaker I ain’t but I did chose a few and the ones I picked out turned out pretty good. I really liked this cookbook because it had some really great, colorful pictures and the recipes were fairly simple. Which was great for me because I’m one of those people that can’t really cook to save my life, I can make a few things that come out pretty good but otherwise that’s it. Anyways, if you’re like me and a lot of those words that they use in cook books and on cook shows don’t make a lot of sense to you than you’ll really appricate this cook book. Now dinner parties aren’t my thing and My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but the tips and ideas in this book sound like a lot of fun. They would probably really add a little something to any party you throw. So if you or someone you know, likes to cook and enjoys author Debbie Macomber than I suggest you go out and get this book.This is like the ultimate Christmas guide and it’ll make a great gift, to yourself or someone else. 

Note: The cookie recipes in this book….AWESOME!! And several of the recipes, tips, and gift ideas are things that kids can help with!

Thor

Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Kat Dennings, and Stellan Skarsgard.

I’m sure that many of you have noticed all of the action flicks that have come out involving comic book characters and this would be one of them. Hmmm where to start with this movie, fine ass, sculpted, washboard worthy lead actor. Check. Loads of action and great costume design. Check. Awesome digital design. Check. Yep, this movie has it all, there is definitely something for everyone where this movie is concerned. Guys will love it, Women will love it and if you are one of those parents that let your kids watch certain movies than they will love it too. I will say this and as you all know My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but I really and truly hope that they come out with a part two to this movie and that it is as good as the first one. So if you haven’t seen it I suggest that you get up off your ass and go see it, it is well worth it! Trust me!

My OPINON Might Not Be Yours!! (Spell Check)

It has recently come to my attention that the url for my blog is misspelled! I had no freakin' idea!! If I pass it on to some one I just copy and paste so I never realized until a friend's computer crashed that the URL was not quite right. I thought about changing it but I'm not sure if it's worth the effort or not (meaning I don't know how to do it and would probably only mess it up even worse). Sooooooo if anyone knows how to change the URL and the links for existing post feel free to leave me a comment, a phone number, video, anything. *grin* Course now I can seriously tell people that I can't spall! Hehehe!

Bridesmaids

Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, and Wendi McLendon-Coven

OMG! My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but this movie rocked! Let me tell you there were several times through out the movie that I laughed so hard I cried!! I don’t want to give it away for anyone that hasn’t seen it since I hate when people talk about movie I haven’t seen. I will however say…DRESSES…my favorite scene in the movie was one that involved dresses. This is definitely a comedy and I’m sure what a lot of people would consider to be a chick flick. With a name like Bridesmaids how could it not be?! Anyways, I loved it! I would definitely watch it again and I highly recommend it for anyone that loves a good laugh. Oh and if you like BBC shows then I’m sure you’ll recognize a few people that pop up in the movie. So grab a friend and go watch this sweet and funny movie!

A Time For Us by Christine Holden

Once upon a time I use to love reading historical romances and every now and then I still do. I especially enjoyed the ones where a modern day woman would go back in time and knock a man off his self appointed pedestal. This is one of those rare time traveler romances where the woman comes forward in time to end up with a modern man. Maybe that was what made this book difficult to swallow, to me this book was a pretty big miss. Now don’t get me wrong, there were some parts of the book that were pretty decent and the facts were obviously well researched but it wasn’t a story that I would want to read ever again. As a matter of fact through out most my reading the book I wished I had a stiff drink!! I mean, damn!! I felt like I was being taken on an emotional roller coaster and I wanted to get the hell off! The heroine was pretty bright, I mean she would have to be to have accomplished what she did in the book but the hero…all I wanted to do was reach through this book, wrap my hands around his throat and shake his ass! One minute he is lovey dovey and the next he is losing his temper and yelling at her. Talk about blowing hot and cold. Who knows maybe its because I’m from the “modern” age but I’m not about to get into a man that let’s his mother dictate his life while he juggles me and some other chick, taking us all for a ride because he can’t grow a set!! Anyways, I read the whole book because like I said there were some parts that I found rather amusing. Would I recommend it….ummmm probably not. Would I read it again….let me think….NO! If you like historicals, time traveling or a bright heroine than this might be the book for you, if not than I don’t think you’d be very interested but like I always say My Opinion Might Not Be Yours.

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50 Follower Giveaway WINNER!!!

WINNER

Now before somebody starts bitchin' about me not announcing a winner back on the 15th when the contest closed just let me say I have a valid excuse! I have been sick for the last few days and I've  been so tired that I haven't been able to be out of bed for very long. I've not been able to get on the internet because I've been so tired. Anyways here is the winner of my very first giveaway as picked by Rafflecopter.com! AND THE WINNER IS.....*drum roll*......BLUE SHEDEVIL!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I will be sending you a message to get your email address so that I can send your book to you. And as a bonus for being late I am going to include a little something extra....don't know what that something extra will be just yet but I think you'll like it. Congratulations again to the winner and thank you to everyone that entered. Be sure to keep an eye out for the next contest coming soon!!

50 Follower Giveaway WINNER!!!

WINNER

Now before somebody starts bitchin' about me not announcing a winner back on the 15th when the contest closed just let me say I have a valid excuse! I have been sick for the last few days and I've  been so tired that I haven't been able to be out of bed for very long. I've not been able to get on the internet because I've been so tired. Anyways here is the winner of my very first giveaway as picked by Rafflecopter.com! AND THE WINNER IS.....*drum roll*......BLUE SHEDEVIL!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! I will be sending you a message to get your email address so that I can send your book to you. And as a bonus for being late I am going to include a little something extra....don't know what that something extra will be just yet but I think you'll like it. Congratulations again to the winner and thank you to everyone that entered. Be sure to keep an eye out for the next contest coming soon!!

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Some Like It Kilted by Allie Mackay

My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but I didn't really like this book as a matter of fact it was all I could do to finish the book. I've read a couple of books by Allie MacKay before and they were pretty good but this one just wasn't getting it for me. The book seemed to be all over the place, it would start to get good and then it would go off on a whole other aspect to the story. It was almost like reading the first rough draft of a story, there were lots of good ideas but it didn't have any structure or flow to it. I also was not feeling the romance or the fantasy/paranormal aspect, it wasn't really there, almost like it was just out of reach. A hint and that was it. I liked the ghosts, Scottish ghosts at that, but they seemed to be the only well developed part of the book. I liked the small amount of humor in the book and the cover of the book was pretty nice too, but that was it. I don't know that I would recommend this book to anyone except maybe a Scotophile who will read any and everything that has to do with Scotland. Of course even they might not feel the book was worth the time. 

Starbucks

Starbucks puts crack in their drinks!!…Okay not really or at least I don’t think they do but there is no other reason I can think of for their drinks to be so additive! I absolutely LOVE the Double Chocolate Chip Frappuccino and I’ve even tried to make it at home but they never taste the same. According to my mother the coffee they have is really good too. I don’t drink coffee myself *dodges the flying coffee mugs* so I’m just going to take her word for it, but I figure they must be doing something right if people are willing to pay $4 and up for a cup of coffee! Which is also why I think they but crack in it because what grown rational adult pays that kind of money for a cup of coffee!! Something that I personally think taste like chalk water!! YUCK!! And has anyone else noticed this or is it just me, that just about every Barnes and Nobles I’ve been in *not that I’ve been in every single one* has a Starbucks in it!? My Opinion Might Not Be Yours so be sure to leave comment stating your opinion about these “drugged” drinks!

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Shelly Laurenston (CAUTION! May Cause You To Laugh Out Loud, May Cause Snorting!)

Okay I know some of ya’ll are sitting there thinking OMG! the bitch is alive! LOL! That’s right! I’mmmmm baccccckkkkkk! *grin* Now, just so ya’ll don’t think that I’ve been doing absolutely nothing the whole time I’ve been away I thought I should post about this positively, awesome new author I found! Okay she’s not brand new but she is to me. If you know about her already yay you and shame on you for not telling about her sooner! Anyways, this woman is freakin’ fantastic! I just LOVE her! I’ve only read three of her books so far but I am soooo in love with them! Shelly’s books are full of hot sex, lovable characters, and a funky sense of humor that could revival my own. I just finished The Mane Squeeze last night and I could NOT put it down! I was laughing so hard I fell out of my bed at one time and was rolling around holding my sides during much of the book. I found it so funny in fact that my sense of humor wants to marry Shelly’s sense of humor and make humorous little babies! LMAO! Ya'll know I love a funny book and if an author can make me laugh then they are going to have me as a fan for as long as they are published. Now ya’ll know the drill, My Opinion Might Not Be Yours, so I suggest you go out and pick up one of Miz Laurenston’s books and form your own opinion!

Check out Shelly’s site for a list of all her amazing books. http://www.shellylaurenston.com/

 

x2 (cause she is just THAT funny!)

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Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day (COMING SOON)

I'm on the shelf about this book. I'll be honest with ya, I had to apply my "20 page/2 Chapters" rule to this book. For those of ya'll who are scratching your heads going "What the hell is that?" I'll tell ya. I have a rule that I apply to all the books I read. If I can't get into the book or it doesn't catch my interest in the very beginning then I try to give it a fighting chance by reading the first 20 pages or the first 2 Chapters, which ever takes the longest. Anyways that's what I had to do with this book. After the first couple of chapters I finally started to get into it and I have to say that it is unlike any book I have ever read before. There are angels, vampires, and Lycans but that's not what I found to be unique about this book. It is the way that Sylvia Day has written this compelling story of good vs. evil, love and hate. Now I'm ready to read the next book in the series, so bring it on Miz Day! An exceptional, passion filled book that is well worth the read especially if you love paranormal but don't take my word for it check it out yourself cause as ya'll know My Opinion Might Not Be Yours. 

Coming to shelves October 4, 2011

For more information go to  http://www.sylviaday.com/books/touch-of-crimson/

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Jacob T. Marley by R. William Bennett

Everyone knows the classic tale, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. If you don’t, what rock have you been living under all these years?! A Christmas Carol for many of us is an age old tradition that we have enjoyed since we were children, a story that is brought out every year around the holidays to remind us all that we should be good people and treat others well. The tale of Ebenezer Scrooge is one we all know and love but what about his partner Marley? Have you ever wondered how he ended up in those chains? Why didn’t he have a story of redemption? Who’s idea was it for him to have that life altering visit with Scrooge? All these questions and more are answered in R. Williams Bennett’s book Jacob T. Marley. I really enjoyed this book, not as much as I did A Christmas Carol but then you can’t really beat a classic no matter how good you are. Anyways, I found this book to be a refreshing take on a classic tale. Jacob T. Marley reminds me a great deal of the book Wicked, not in the fact that they have anything in common but in the fact that they both go beyond the original. Its true there really is two sides to every story. A story for the ages this book isn’t about remorse and redemption like A Christmas Carl but a story about the power of our choices and the consequences that they have. I give it two thumbs up. My Opinion Might Not Be Yours but if you enjoy Dickens’ version you’re sure to enjoy Bennett’s.

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50 Follower Giveaway (First Giveaway)

Okay everybody! I've decided to do a Giveaway! The prize is the newest book in Kerrelyn Sparks wonderful series Love at Stake, entitled Sexiest Vampire Alive. Yay! So please be sure to sign up and tell your friends!! Winners will be picked at random!


Sexiest Vampire Alive by Kerrelyn Sparks

Finally, it’s Gregori’s turn! 

He was both a playboy and a vampire…and impossible to resist.

At the end of Vampire Mine, a terrible thing happened—a video was released that proved the existence of vampires. Now Vamps fear the worst, the Vampire Apocalypse! Will mortals start hunting vampires down and staking them in their death-sleep? At an emergency meeting, Coven Masters from around the world decide how to proceed. They need an emissary to open negotiations with the President of the United States. They want their emissary to be modern, safe, and harmless. A Vamp who has never bitten a mortal. A Vamp who has been entirely bottle-fed. Their choice—Gregori!

Now Gregori has the fate of the entire Vamp population on his shoulders. When he’s given a special assignment that involves the president’s daughter, will he succumb to his playboy ways and doom them all? 

Facebook

I think just about everyone has a Facebook page. I blame my mom for getting me started....THANKS MAMA! When I first joined Facebook it was so I could play Farm Town....or at least I think that's what it was called. Anyways, eventually it became a place to hang out with friends and play games because let's face it I have nothing better to do with my time. Hahaha! (For those who didn't catch that, it was sarcasm, you know that thing that your kids use when you ask them how to do something on the internet. :D) Facebook was something to pass the time when I didn't fell like reading a book (insert Will and Grace gasp, you know the one I'm talking about) but now! Now, I can't stand Facebook! I am soooo sick of all the changes that they keep making, I thought it was fine before but every time you turn around they are making some new "improvement" to it that really isn't necessary. Improvement my great aunt Fanny! More like pain in the ass! Which is why it would seem that more and more people are signing up for GooglePLUS. I have! I'm sick of all the bullshit that Facebook puts us all through and the minute I figure out all the ins and outs of GooglePLUS than I will more than likely close out my Facebook page because then I'll have something better.....I hope! Anyways, My Opinion Might Not Be Yours, so feel free to let me know what you think about it.

I’m The Vampire, That’s Why! By Michele Bardsley

I’ve found a new author and a new series to get lost in!! Yay me!! I just had to share this book with ya’ll! I discovered it last night while I was browsing a friend’s Shelfari shelf. The title really grabbed my attention and I couldn’t help but start reading it. It should of went to the bottom of my To Be Read pile but I just couldn’t resist cracking it open. Next thing I know a couple of hours had passed and I had finished the book! Bardsley’s characters were a laugh a minute and I can’t wait to start reading the next book in the series! The series is called Broken Heart Vampires and its as funny and goofy as the titles make it out to be. This is definitely what I consider to be a romantic comedy, heavy on the comedy please! Heart warming, funny, with a dash of sexual tension! I greatly enjoyed it and I would recommend it to anyone with a sense of humor. My Opinion Might Not Be Yours…..hell let’s be honest my sense of humor probably isn’t either!

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