Palmer's Page Turners

About The Last Book Ever Written• Paperback: 280 pages • Publisher: PanAm Books; first edition (April 28, 2015)
In a futuristic American society where all citizens have computerized chips in their brains and insert needles into their veins to enter a virtual reality, Victor Vale leads a fairly typical life.  He is an officer of the law with greater ambitions, a family man, and a dutiful citizen of the Nation.  Yet when The Chief assigns him a case to go undercover and expose a community of illegal “creators,” Victor finds himself strangely compelled to write.  For the first time, he starts to question the world around him, and becomes involved in a web of lies, uncertain of whom to trust, and unable to distinguish between virtualism and reality.  As he searches for answers, Victor slowly begins to unravel hidden truths about the world, and even uncovers an astonishing secret from his own past. The Last Book Ever Written satirizes our competitive, success-driven society, foresees the ef…

I recently got an advance copy of Spelled from NetGalley and I am super excited to read it! I'm participating in a Spotlight Feature Tour this week hosted by Sourcebooks.  Here's the info on the book:

Title: Spelled
Author: Betsy Schow
352 pages, published June 2, 2015
Genre: YA, Fantasy, Fairy Tale Retelling

From Goodreads:

Fairy Tale Survival Rule #32: If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your Prince Charming to save the day.
Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks—like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the brooding prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future.

Talk about unhappily ever after.
Trying to fix her prince problem by wishing on a (cursed) star royally backfires, leaving the kingdom in chaos and her parents stuck in some place called "Kansas." Now it's…

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish. This week's topic is a freebie. I chose Top Ten Books I Will Be Reading SOON--these are books on my immediate radar that I plan on reading and/or reviewing in the near future. Here's the list!

1.  The Last Book Ever Written by Jonah Kruvant: halfway through this one right now for TLC Book Tours! My review will be posted this Sunday!

2. Spelled by Betsy Schow: Look for  promotional post with a Giveaway on my blog Thursday!

3. Maybe in Another Life by Taylor Jenkins Reid: Got this from NetGalley! So excited!

4. The Lake Season by Hannah McKinnon: also got this from NetGalley!

5. The Bookseller by Cynthia Swanson. Intended to read this for Bout of Books but haven't gotten to it yet.

6. Paper Towns by John Green: John Green has been hit or miss for me but I saw the preview for the movie and it looked good--wanted to read the book first!

7. Never Never: Part Two by Colleen Hoover and Taryn Fisher: DUH.

8. The Coinci…

Title: Five Night Stand
Author: Richard J Alley
307 pages, published May 12, 2015
Genre: Generaal Fiction

Note: I received this book from TLC Book Tours
to facilitate my review. I received no other compensation, and all opinions are my own.


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Plot Summary:

Legendary jazz pianist Oliver Pleasant finds himself alone at the end of his career, playing his last five shows, hoping the music will draw his estranged family back...

Frank Severs, a middle-aged, out-of-work journalist, is at a crossroads as his longtime dreams and marriage grind to a standstill...

And piano prodigy Agnes Cassady is desperately grasping for fulfillment before a debilitating disease wrenches control from her trembling fingers...

When Frank and Agnes come to New York to witness Oliver’s final five-night stand, the timeless force of Oliver’s music pulls the trio together. Over the course of five nights, the three reflect on their triumphs and their sorrows: f…

Bout of Books 13 is complete! I'm rolling my final update with my Days 5, 6, and 7 updates.  This weekend was pretty crazy, as I had to work most of the day Saturday and spent the rest of the weekend worn out from my six day workweek, so I didn't get hardly any reading in this weekend, which was disappointing. However, since my goal was to HAVE FUN, I definitely accomplished that! I sadly didn't get to participate in the Twitter chats (they were at times that didn't work for me this week) but I did get to participate in some of the daily challenges. And I finished two books! Here's the stats:

Final Stats:
Pages Read This Week:  720
Books Completed This Week: Five Night Stand, The Girl on the Train

Books Read from but not completed yet: Sea Glass Sunrise

How did your Bout of Books go? Hope you had fun!

The fourth day of Bout of Books 13 is complete!  I read a lot from The Girl on the Train  today! It's the perfect book for Bout of Books--hard to put down! Here are the stats:

Day 4: Thursday, May 14:
Pages Read Today: 152
Pages Read This Week:  630
Books Read from:  The Girl on the Train
Books Completed This Week: Five Night Stand

Happy reading, fellow Bout of Books friends!

The third day of Bout of Books 13 is over, just about halfway through the week. I didn't get as much reading done as I'd like, as I had a mid week date night with the hubby to Buffalo Wild Wings--it was a fundraiser for a club at the university I work for. But overall I still got some reading in! Read a little from  Sea Glass Sunrise and mostly from The Girl on the Train  Most of my reading was in the morning before work, at lunch, and just before bed. Here are the stats:

Day 3: Wednesday, May 3:
Pages Read Today: 120 Pages Read This Week:  478
Books Read from: Sea Glass Sunrise, The Girl on the Train
Books Completed This Week: Five Night Stand

Happy reading, fellow Bout of Books friends!

The second day of Bout of Books 13 is behind us! I finished my first book on Day 2--Five Night Stand. Despite it's 307 pages, it has larger font and reads fast. Tuesday night I also got 25 pages into The Girl on the Train before I fell asleep. Already loving that book! Wish I could stay up late to read but this girl needs her sleep! I also read a little in Sea Glass Sunrise at lunch.  Here are the stats:
Day 2: Tuesday, May 12:
Pages Read Today: 170 Pages Read This Week:  358
Books Read from: Five Night Stand, Sea Glass Sunrise, The Girl on the Train
Books Completed: Five Night Stand

Happy Reading, fellow Bout of Books friends!

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme created by The Broke and The Bookish. This week's theme is Top Ten Authors I REALLY Want to Meet. I absolutely love this topic! I love meeting authors. I've met Cathy Lamb and Cheryl Strayed, and both were amazing experiences! I'd love to meet as many authors as possible! Here's my list, in no particular order:

1. Rainbow Rowell (favorite book she's written: Eleanor and Park)

2.  Alan Brennert (favorite book: Moloka'i)

3. Colleen Hoover (favorite book: Slammed)

4. Adriana Trigiani (favorite book: The Shoemaker's Wife)

5. Jane Green (favorite book: The Other Woman)

6. Emily Giffin (favorite book: Something Borrowed)

7.  Sarah Jio (favorite book: Goodnight June)

8. Barbara O'Neal (favorite book: The Lost Recipe for Happiness)

9. Stephanie Perkins (favorite book: The Anna and the French Kiss series)

10. Megan Tayte (favorite book: The Ceruleans series)

It was hard to only pick 10! Who are some authors that you'd love to meet?

Happy…

The first day of Bout of Books 13 is done! I actually got a ton of reading done! I read before getting ready for work in the morning (my puppy wakes up early, wants to be fed and taken outside, then goes back to sleep....). Also read on my lunch and after dinner for awhile last night! I read from Five Night Stand by Richard J. Alley (a TLC Book Tours book) and Sea Glass Sunrise by Donna Kauffman, which I'm reading and reviewing for NetGalley. Here are the stats:



Day 1: Monday May 11:
Pages Read Today: 188 Pages Read This Week: 188
Books Read from: Five Night Stand, Sea Glass Sunrise
Books Completed: None yet!
Happy Reading, fellow Bout of Books participants!

Today is the first day of Bout of Books 13!! I'm so excited, as this is my favorite readathon!! I'm participating in today's challenge, which is The Bookish Survey.  The Bookish Survey is hosted by Lori @ Writing My Own Fairy Tale. The task is simple: answer these survey questions! Here are my answers:

1. How do you organize your shelves?

I'm weird. I don't organize them alphabetically, or by color or any sort of system, despite my OCD in other things.  I do organize by author though, and size--I like all the mass market paperbacks together, and all the hardbacks together, etc.  I have two bookshelves, and one of them is specifically for books I haven't read.

2. What is one of your favorite book that’s not in one of your favorite genres?

Wild by Cheryl Strayed.  I don't usually get into biographies or memoirs, but this book was absolutely fantastic!

3. What is the last 5 star book you read?

Forget Me Not by Megan Tayte. It's Book #2 in her Ceruleans series.…