Dusk till Dawn: My own Personal Challenge

The ever busy and ever impressive Jenn @ Book Crazy is having a night time read-a-thon Called From Dusk till Dawn. I've been pretty bad at it, since it started on he 25th because I wake up t 6:30 every morning for work. Last night I was read Phillippa Gregory's books The White Queen and The Red Queen, the latter being released a couple of weeks ago. I haven't made much headway though, as I fell asleep while reading...resulting in a bit of a sore neck today.

Tonight I thought I should try a new book and attempt to finish it or read 3/4 of it tonight! That's the challenge I've set myself and I hope I can really get it together!
The book I'm talking about is Nina Jones and the Temple of Gloom by Julie Cohen.

I also hope to take part in the challenges and keep in touch with the other night reader on Twitter tonight. Right now it's all about Formula 1 and Arsenal at the moment. Yep I'm off to watch some Sports.
Till then...

Waiting on Wednesday: The Red Queen

The Red Queen is a historical fiction novel written by Phillipa Gregory. It follows her #1 Times Best Selling book The White Queen and is the second book the series called The Cousin's War.


Release Date: August 19th in hardback
Publisher: Simon & Schuster

The Royal Blurb:

'Saints' knees, Praise God, I have saints' knees. I am not yet ten years old, but I have saints' knees... Pray God I can meet their challenge and have a saint's end too'

Daughter of one of the most famously incompetent English commanders in France, heiress to the red rose of Lancaster, Margaret Beaufort never surrenders her belief that her House is the true ruler of England and that she has a great destiny before her. Her ambitions are disappointed when her sainted cousin Henry VI of England fails to recognize her as a kindred spirit, and even more when he sinks into madness; but worst of all for Margaret is when she discovers that her mother is sending her to a loveless marriage in remote Wales.


Married to a man twice her age, and a mother at only fourteen, Margaret is determined to turn her lonely life into a triumph. She sets her heart on putting her son on the throne of England regardless of the cost to herself, to England, and even to the little boy himself. Disregarding rival heirs and the overwhelming power of the York dynasty she names him Henry, like the King, sends him into exile, and pledges him in marriage to her enemy Elizabeth Woodville's daughter.

She feigns loyalty to the usurper King Richard III, marries one of his faithful supporters and then masterminds one of the greatest rebellions of the time- all the while knowing that her son is growing to manhood, coached by his uncle, Jasper Tudor, recruiting his army, his eyes on the greatest prize.


In a novel of conspiracy, passion and cold-hearted ambition, Number 1 bestselling author Philippa Gregory has brought to life the story of a proud and determined woman who believes that she alone is destined, by her piety and lineage, to shape the course of history.

I received the ARC last Saturday and I will be reading both books and posting my review of the 2nd nearer the release date. I am very excited to be a part of this blog tour. I wanted tostart reading them already but I'm already well into two books right now and it's hard enough now managing my time, now that I'm working

So The White Queen is having my full attention this weekend. Better post this, half the day's gone. Later dudes.

Mail on Sunday

AKA In My Mailbox is a look at all the Lit related items...books or otherwise, we've acquired during the week...as always is hosted by Kristi, The Story Siren.

This week I have books to be read for review, so my TBR pile will be reshuffled a little. The first 2 books I will focus on in a separate post, solook out for that.

The White Queen and The Red Queen

By Phillipa Gregory

I received this from the publishers Simon and Schuster, as part of a blog tour to promote the release of the 2nd book. It's historical fiction and I plan to read the first next!

Major cover lurve of these two books I have a feeling their fab reads, considering The White Queen was at the pinnacle of The Times Bestseller's List.

Thanks Ally

Powerless

By Jason Letts

I received this from Library Thing, I also plan to read this next. Another attemptat two books at once.

It's YA and also an ebook. I really like the cover too! I've not read anything by this author befor so I hopeit will be good!

It's been really difficult sorting out blogpost while. working 8:45-5, especially considering I get home by 6 most days. I hope I can make it work. That also expalins my lack of postage.
Well that's it from me for now.