TGIF – 2

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at GReads! Each Friday, she asks a question for anyone to answer. This Friday’s Question is:

Musical Stories: If you could read a book about any song, which song would you love to see written down in story form?

There are many songs that are stories in themselves but there is one I always thought would be a great Fantasy story:

Night of the Hunter by Thirty Seconds to Mars

(Fair warning: this in not a happy song about butterflies and flowers. Don’t say I didn’t warn you)

I was born of the womb of a poisonous spell
Beaten and broken and chased from the lair
But I rise up above it, high up above it and see
I was hung from the tree made of tongues of the weak
The branches were bones of liars and thieves
Rise up above it, high up above it and see

Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, Don’t be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil’s inside

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it’ll all just end,

Blessed by a bitch from a bastard’s seed
Pleasure to meet you but better to bleed
Rise, I’ll rise, I’ll rise, I’ll rise!
Skinned her alive, ripped her apart
Scattered her ashes, buried her heart
Rise up above it, high up above it and see

Pray to your god, open your heart
Whatever you do, Don’t be afraid of the dark
Cover your eyes, the devil’s inside

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it’ll all just end,

Honest to God I’ll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I’ll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I’ll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart
Honest to God I’ll break your heart
Tear you to pieces and rip you apart

One night of the hunter
One day I will get revenge
One night to remember
One day it’ll all just end.

What song did you choose?

Follow Friday – 1

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This week’s question is:

What is the longest book you’ve read? What are your favorite 600+ page reads?

The longest book I’ve ever read has to be the Song Of Ice and Fire series by G.R.R. Martin.


Each book is at least 900 page-long (in paperback) and I’ve made my way through the first three books so far. Although my interest has a bit dwindled while reading book 3, it’s still a series I recommend to any reader interested in fantasy.

My favorite +600 page read is the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Do I really need to explain why?

What’s the longest book you’ve ever read?

The Apocalypsies

Today I wanted to mention The Apocalypsies.

What are The Apocalypsies?

The Apocalypsies is a group of  authors whose Middle Grade/YA books are all 2012 debut. 2012 being the year of a supposed apocalypse, they came up with that witty name to promote their books.

Who are The Apocalypsies?

So far, around a hundred 2012 debut authors have joined the group.

Where can I find out more about The Apocalypsies?

You can check out their blog: http://apocalypsies.blogspot.com/

Any favorites among those Apocalypsies?

I have to say I’m eagerly awaiting the release of:

THE CAVENDISH HOME FOR BOYS AND GIRLS by Claire Legrand (Simon & Schuster)

BLACK CITY by Elizabeth Richards (Putnam)

WHEN THE SEA IS RISING RED by Cat Hellison (Farrar, Straus, Giroux)

… and I shall stop there.

Which book from The Apocalypsies are you waiting for?