tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82249676367242512302024-03-14T02:18:57.906+11:00Lost in StoriesRomy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.comBlogger203125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-76143530297719556942011-05-17T20:12:00.002+10:002011-05-17T20:18:51.806+10:00Wanna watch something hilarious?Okay so I know that this isn’t even remotely related to anything booky but I’m currently a bit obsessed, just ask Nicole, with this YouTube clip of a failed TV show called Poochinski, I just have to share its goodness with everyone. But Romy you ask what is this Poochinski about exactly? Well I’m glad you asked, Poochinski (don’t you just love that name) is about a boorish cop killed in the line Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-46531023624272231062011-05-17T19:25:00.003+10:002011-05-17T19:31:20.167+10:00Teaser Tuesday #26Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:1. Grab you current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title and Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-21174494944905651502011-05-17T18:34:00.003+10:002011-05-17T18:40:36.278+10:00Yippee for Cath Crowley!So I was going through my daily ritual this morning of reading The Age whilst drinking my delicious chamomile tea and lo and behold there was an article on the NSW Premier’s Literary Awards 2011 and down the bottom of the article they mentioned that Victoria’s very own Cath Crowley won the Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature for Graffiti Moon, congratulations Cath! Here’s what the Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-39603453625381421062011-04-06T23:22:00.003+10:002011-04-06T23:32:27.539+10:00Guess who’s been cast in The Hunger Games Movie …So I was feeling very procrastinatey today and instead of doing work I decided to read the paper and lo and behold apparently the producers of The Hunger Games movie have found their Peeta and Gale. These were my thoughts whilst reading the article:WTF!?!? When did this happen? Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth. Hang on Liam Hemsworth as in the Aussie whose brother was an “actor” (and I use thatRomy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-81884776251553796702011-04-06T22:44:00.003+10:002011-04-06T22:48:42.156+10:00Waiting on Wednesday: All These Things I've Done by Gabrielle Zevin"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: All These Things I've Done (Birthright #1) by Gabrielle ZevinRelease Date: September 27, 2011 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Age Group: Young AdultFrom the author of the critically acclaimed Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-84713962835799116392011-04-04T00:00:00.009+10:002011-04-04T00:26:36.571+10:00Guest Post: Rebecca Lim author of MercyToday I’m really excited to be posting my very first author guest post on my humble little blog written by the super talented and lovely Rebecca Lim, author of Mercy. For those of you who haven’t heard of Mercy before it offers a unique take on the angel genre by mixing an intriguing romance with a suspenseful mystery. Feel free to check out my review of Mercy HERE. I also posted an interviewed IRomy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-46792709237953377852011-04-03T21:41:00.008+10:002011-04-03T22:23:29.259+10:00In My Mailbox #26In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren once a week which explores the weekly contents of your mailbox and books bought.Hello everyone, I hope you guys all had a great week. Now I know I said this like last month and then failed to update for another month but hopefully I will be back and into the swing of blogging again, I’ve been very remiss, so apologies. I’m really missing Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-32279692598505756942011-03-06T21:27:00.012+11:002011-03-06T22:26:29.737+11:00In My Mailbox #25In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren once a week which explores the weekly contents of your mailbox and books bought.Hello my bloggy readers, I hope you are all well. You may or may not have noticed that I’ve been MIA from blogging and *sigh* reading for most of February as uni work and actual work caught up with me. For a while there I was drowning in it but fear not I’ll Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-40522871647693779742011-03-02T16:53:00.004+11:002011-03-02T17:01:44.804+11:00Kimberly Derting’s ‘The Pledge’ Cover Revealed!As some of you may know my love of Kimberly Derting knows no bounds, I adore her Body Finder novels, the woman is a genius and now she is releasing a new novel titled The Pledge, I hear you asking what in the heck is this pledge novel about? Well here’s the little snip bit (or taster as I like to call it) we’ve been given, thanks to goodreads:“A romantic fantasy novel set in a dystopic, war-torn Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-6832373901789223242011-03-02T16:29:00.002+11:002011-03-02T16:35:51.535+11:00Waiting on Wednesday: Still Waters by Emma Carlson Berne"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: Still Waters by Emma Carlson Berne Release Date: December 20, 2011 Publisher: Simone Pulse Age Group: Young Adult Hannah and Colin seem to have the perfect relationship, but as her second-to-last yearRomy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-30967153816776568982011-02-16T17:34:00.002+11:002011-02-16T17:42:02.566+11:00Waiting on Wednesday: Want to go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: Want to go Private? by Sarah Darer Littman Release Date: August 1, 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press Age Group: Young Adult Abby and Luke chat online. They’ve never met. But they are going to. Soon. Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-750647798332102232011-02-16T00:17:00.002+11:002011-02-16T00:22:45.295+11:00Teaser Tuesday #25Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 1. Grab you current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title and Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-46007667366548736812011-02-15T23:49:00.003+11:002011-02-15T23:57:11.679+11:00Last Sacrifice Cover Revealed …. and it’s pretty fuglyI know I’m a bit behind the eight ball but Entertainment Weekly’s Shelf Life recently released the cover for Richelle Mead’s new vampire academy spin off series Bloodlines and what the heck?!? The publishers have managed, once again I might add (Last Sacrifice cover anyone), create a fugly cover, why oh why are they doing this to me. I don’t like the font style and I don’t really like the model Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-17916905860908335662011-02-09T16:58:00.008+11:002011-02-09T17:41:08.003+11:00Author Interview: Rebecca LimI recently had the pleasure of interviewing Rebecca Lim author of the YA angel novel Mercy. Rebecca is great (not only because she answered every one of my long list of questions!) you can tell she really believes in her book which comes through in her great answers to my questions.[click to enlarge]For those of you who haven’t heard of Mercy before here’s the blurb[click to enlarge]Mercy Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-63744228143744159462011-02-09T15:50:00.003+11:002011-02-09T16:02:32.853+11:00Waiting on Wednesday: Exposure by Therese Fowler"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: Exposure by Therese Fowler Release Date: May 3, 2011 Publisher: Ballantine Books Age Group: Young AdultIn Exposure, Therese Fowler has written her most gripping novel to date—a Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-85074511002185804972011-02-08T18:37:00.004+11:002011-02-08T18:44:26.789+11:00Teaser Tuesday #24Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:1. Grab you current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title and Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-28150848976241977042011-02-02T16:53:00.005+11:002011-02-02T17:01:12.088+11:00Waiting on Wednesday: The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: The Summer Before Boys by Nora Raleigh Baskin Release Date: May 10, 2011 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Age Group: Young AdultJulia and Eliza are family, but they’re also best Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-87002422893276646212011-02-01T22:58:00.005+11:002011-02-01T23:05:25.460+11:00Teaser Tuesday #23Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:1. Grab you current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title and Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-51487507224918417302011-01-30T22:26:00.006+11:002011-02-01T00:21:49.670+11:00Review: Good Oil by Laura BuzoRelease Date: August, 2010 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Genre: Realistic/Contemporary Fiction Age Group: Young Adult Pages: 300 Challenge: Aussie YA Reading Challenge Source: Bought Blurb (from allenandunwin.com) 'Miss Amelia Hayes, welcome to The Land of Dreams. I am the staff trainer. I will call you grasshopper and you will call me sensei and I will give you the good oil. Right? And just so Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-27274775797540991832011-01-26T17:37:00.003+11:002011-01-26T17:41:43.372+11:00Waiting on Wednesday: Saving June by Hannah Harrington"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Jill @ Breaking the Spine, which spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" is: Saving June by Hannah Harrington Release Date: April 19, 2011 Publisher: Harlequin Teen Age Group: Young Adult When model student June Scott kills herself on the brink of high school graduation, no Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-22027106635316883782011-01-26T16:48:00.002+11:002011-01-26T17:02:13.079+11:00The Hunger Games Movie has a release date!Now, now calm down, your eyes do not deceive you there is indeed a release date for The Hunger Games Movie, March 23rd 2012, I’m so excited *squee*. The release date was revealed by Entertainment Weekly, here’s what they had to say about it:“Game on! Lionsgate has announced to EW that The Hunger Games, the highly anticipated adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ futuristic YA thriller about scrapper Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-54543510369361473372011-01-26T16:41:00.005+11:002011-01-26T16:46:10.139+11:00And the Winners of Mercy by Rebecca Lim are …I know I’ve been MIA for the past week (sorry guys) but I just had to take a break from everything for a little bit but now I’m back and ready to announce the winners of my giveaway, yay! I just want to thank everyone who entered I had a great response which I wasn’t expecting as it was only open to Australian residents and the last one I had for Australian residents only didn’t get too many Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-60204155682290810462011-01-18T17:43:00.002+11:002011-01-18T17:48:51.795+11:00Teaser Tuesday #22Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: 1. Grab you current read 2. Open to a random page 3. Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!) Share the title and Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-14649118167332436412011-01-16T14:40:00.014+11:002011-01-16T15:08:02.895+11:00In My Mailbox #24In My Mailbox is a meme hosted by Kristi @ The Story Siren once a week which explores the weekly contents of your mailbox and books bought.For Review: The Twin’s Daughter by Lauren Baratz-Logsted (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books/August 2, 2010)Lucy Sexton is stunned when a dishevelled woman appears at the door one day…a woman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Lucy's own beautiful mother. It Romy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8224967636724251230.post-9197387495212921382011-01-13T17:54:00.010+11:002011-01-13T18:22:36.237+11:00Queensland Flood AppealAfter seeing the harrowing images of the Queensland floods on television and reading all about the devastating effect the floods are having on the people of Queensland I’ve decided to write up a post about how you can help those that are currently affected by this tragic event.The floods that are currently travelling through Queensland are the worst since the 1974 floods, however many more peopleRomy @ Lost.in.Storieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17624862185728414866noreply@blogger.com0