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There is NOTHING that pleases me more lately than a dude virgin in a romance novel.

There's probably a reason for this but at present I'm not interested in divulging the back story. So just accept, for the moment, that this concept just hits all my spots, okay?

And considering the fanfare around Jamie Fraser in Diana Gabaldon's OUTLANDER, I'm not alone.

Okay, so what was I doing? Right. Gabbing about man virgins.

Lemme finish this book right and proper and I'll get to back to you on the topic.

(here is Bleed Like Me on BookLikes)

Yes, I don't like it, but I'm doing it: reading 3 books at once.

Here's how it works:

- the nonfiction to go to sleep

- because Outlander and No Parking At The End Times kept me up LATE

- Outlander, though, I can only read when the mister isn't using his Nook, because though I own a copy, it's in storage while we remodel and I couldn't RESIST buying the e-version so I could read along while watching the television series

- the nonfiction is due in like two minutes

- that is why I'm juggling all three

- this is like some kind of logic problem on the GRE

One of these will be for an annotated ARC of the book; five other copies will be chosen by my editor. 

So far the competition is pretty damn enjoyable. 

Lucky lucky me! Thank you, Bryan Bliss!

five signed hard cover copies!

enter!

Totally loved this book. Started to read it because I have many lousy habits (nail biting, exercise avoiding, obsessive-eyebrow plucking) and wanted to understand them more.

Anyway, I've been banging on about everything in this book, talking about all the examples of Alcoa and Tony Dungy and the London Underground and cue-routine-reward and it's probably driving my whole family nuts. 

But who cares. I learned a lot. And I'm still finishing up reading the notes and appendices, which area also fascinating. 

We are a Kelly Barnhill-loving family and this review makes me even more eager to read her latest, The Witch's Boy.

Probably my husband and I will argue about who gets to read this to our kid. Or maybe all three of us will just settle in for bedtime story-time together. That sounds pretty good, actually.

I'm running a giveaway for five signed hard cover copies of Perfectly Good White Boy this month.

This is my first BookLikes giveaway ever! So join me in the giveaway dorkiness!

Exclamation points!

Perfectly Good White Boy comes out October 1!

I don't know what else to tell you!

The link is HERE!

-finished 22 August 2014

Disclaimer: I am friends with Carrie and I was a pre-reader for part of Perfectly Good White Boy while she was writing it. She gave me a copy of the books as a gift. I am not being compensated in anyway for this honest review.

Trigger Warnings: The book contains mentions of abortion, and has two scenes with graphic depictions of animal death. The r-word (ableist slur for people with intellectual disabilities and/or Down syndrome) is used twice in dialogue.

 
One of the things I love about realistic fiction is that it gives us an unfiltered view of life. Often that life is one that we have rarely seen portrayed authentically in fiction. In my opinion, realism in fiction is important, especially in a genre targeting young readers. That is not say that escapism is bad or of a lesser quality, but that both are needed to give readers the full spectrum view of life, the universe and everything.

Read the full review at Bibliodaze. 

Late to the IF I STAY Party but glad I'm finally here @GayleForman !

Was up quite late reading it, because I need to catch up. Matilly & her friend Ava and I will all go see the movie together. We're pretty excited.

Talked to Matilly on the phone last night (I'm out of town) and she was like, "Daddy had to hug me in certain sad parts, Mom. I'm just warning you. Because I know you're not here and don't have anyone to hug you if you get sad."

Also, I think Gayle Forman is pretty much an excellent, excellent lady. 

I feel a little less tense about the fact that my stories aren't super plot-driven with this review.