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Welcome to the September edition of monthly news! Banned Books Week happened, and I finally hosted my own giveaway . It runs to October 10th and is my favorite banned book of all time! Check it out if you live in the US or Canada! And good luck if you enter! I reviewed 2 books but read more. I just have to save the reviews for the release dates.  I also watched a film but wasn't able to post the review, so watch for it! BOOKS: The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter (recommend) Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood                    Yearly Total:   19 Books, 8 Movies & 2 Products Book of the Month: Book of the Year: BLOGGER /MONEY-MAKING RESOURCES:   1.  SwagBucks  (earn gift cards) 2.  GiftHulk  (earn gift cards & paypal cash) 3.  Unique Rewards  (earn paypal cash) 4.  Honest Insite  (earn cash) 5.  Valued Voice  (sponsored posts & ad affiliates) 6.  TapInfluence  (sponsored content for bloggers) 7. 

Welcome to Week 343! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your  eReader (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)  *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) *Post it. *Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.  *It's that simple. Or join The Friday 56 on  Instagram ! Rules: * Grab a book and find a creative way to showcase your 56. It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments, or whatever you come up with. Make sure to use the hashtag  #Friday56 *Add your Instagram url to the Linky. SURPRISE!! No Tom Hanks again. I have it all finished. You have to wait a little minute for the review though. Here's another gem for this week. AMAZON Page 56 The true story of Roy Orbison, told from his sons. This week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Sep 28, 2017 at 4:46pm PDT Book Beginnings leave your l

With Banned Books Week here, and since I have been a bad blogger for the past year almost, I decided to host a giveaway for my personal favorite banned read. This might not be the exact cover of the book to be won. If you haven't read this book, you really must. It's a book that I didn't read until the anniversary of it a few years back, and the book still resonates in me today. The teachings will forever be relevant, as racism just won't seem to go away. So here's the synopsis about the book, in case you don't know about it already.... Harper Lee 's Pulitzer prize-winning masterwork of honor and injustice in the deep south—and the heroism of one man in the face of blind and violent hatred One of the best-loved stories of all time,  To Kill a Mockingbird  has been translated into more than forty languages, sold more than forty million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture, and was voted one o

Welcome to Week 343! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your  eReader (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)  *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) *Post it. *Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.  *It's that simple. Or join The Friday 56 on  Instagram ! Rules: * Grab a book and find a creative way to showcase your 56. It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments, or whatever you come up with. Make sure to use the hashtag  #Friday56 *Add your Instagram url to the Linky. So excited to be reading this one!! AMAZON Page 56 An ARC for this week's #Friday56 #Instagram56 . Also it's actor, Tom Hanks first fiction short story collection. #WhatImReading A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Sep 21, 2017 at 5:48pm PDT Book Beginnings leave your links in the comments if you didn't join in the Friday 56.

Kindle:  4232 KB Print:  381 pages Publisher:  Pocket Star (July 10, 2012) ASIN:  B007SNRRP8 AMAZON US   |   AMAZON CA   |   AMAZON UK Clerks  meets  Buffy the Vampire the Slayer  in this original urban fantasy eBook about Geekomancers—humans that derive supernatural powers from pop culture. Ree Reyes’s life was easier when all she had to worry about was scraping together tips from her gig as a barista and comic shop slave to pursue her ambitions as a screenwriter. When a scruffy-looking guy storms into the shop looking for a comic like his life depends on it, Ree writes it off as just another day in the land of the geeks. Until a gigantic “BOOM!” echoes from the alley a minute later, and Ree follows the rabbit hole down into her town’s magical flip-side. Here, astral cowboy hackers fight trolls, rubber-suited werewolves, and elegant Gothic Lolita witches while wielding nostalgia-powered props. Ree joins Eastwood (aka Scruffy Guy), investigating a mysterious st

Welcome to Week 342! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your  eReader (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)  *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) *Post it. *Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.  *It's that simple. Or join The Friday 56 on  Instagram ! Rules: * Grab a book and find a creative way to showcase your 56. It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments, or whatever you come up with. Make sure to use the hashtag  #Friday56 *Add your Instagram url to the Linky. I am so close to done I can see the end in sight... Sadly not close enough to share a new book this week. Next week, for sure... I have a special treat I am looking forward to reading! Can't wait to share it with you all! Happy reading! AMAZON Improvisation 706 of 862 A final week with Geekomancy for the #Friday56 #Instagram56 A post shared by Freda M

Print Length:  528 pages Publisher:  William Morrow (August 8, 2017) ASIN:  B01N7BJZEA The stunning new novel from the international #1 bestselling author — a searing, spellbinding blend of cold-case thriller and psychological suspense. Two girls are forced into the woods at gunpoint. One runs for her life. One is left behind… Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn's happy small-town family life was torn apart by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father — Pikeville's notorious defense attorney — devastated. And it left the family fractured beyond repair, consumed by secrets from that terrible night. Twenty-eight years later, and Charlie has followed in her father's footsteps to become a lawyer herself — the ideal good daughter. But when violence comes to Pikeville again — and a shocking tragedy leaves the whole town traumatized — Charlie is plunged into a nightmare. Not only is she the first wi

Welcome to Week 341! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your  eReader (If you have to improvise, that's ok.)  *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) *Post it. *Add your (url) post below in Linky. Add the post url, not your blog url.  *It's that simple. Or join The Friday 56 on  Instagram ! Rules: * Grab a book and find a creative way to showcase your 56. It can be a photo of the book and the 56 in comments, or whatever you come up with. Make sure to use the hashtag  #Friday56 *Add your Instagram url to the Linky. I only have until September 19th to get this book done. It's good though and I should be done in no time. I'm also posting early for two reasons, 1; work, and 2; a review posting tomorrow. Watch for that! AMAZON 56% on reader A free read for a second week in this #Friday56 #Instagram56 post. A post shared by Freda Mans (@fredasphotos) on Sep 7, 20

Hosted by Chapter Break Another month gone, and another chance at a Book Bingo! Good luck! Happy reading! LOVED IT The Good Daughter by Karin Slaughter NEW TO YOU AUTHOR Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood HUNTER/DEMON/VAMPIRE/OTHER Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood CREATURE/ MYTHICAL OR NOT Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood FREE BOOK Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood IN A SERIES Geekomancy by Michael R. Underwood **This post is part of a reading challenge.