Random Thoughts: RAK September 2012 Wrap Up & October RAK Sign-Up

RAK seems to be the only thing I post on quite regularly. I guess I really like sharing books with other. I sent one 1 birthday RAK in September!

I sent out:

to Aanchal @ Book Flame from the USA

AND she sent me a book too! *squeal* She is sending me:

Thank you SO MUCH Aanchal! I am so excited for this book!!

I hope anyone reading this will try and participate in RAK. It's a great way to share your love of books! You can even send over your pre-loved books if you want! Or even handmade goodies!







All this is possible with the gracious help of the gals over at Book Soulmates. So please thank them for hosting this great monthly event too!




But before you get too excited, here's what you need to know!

COMPLETE RAK RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully &  follow all rules!  Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send an email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that they can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post.  This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Here's my Wishlist if you'd like to share the book love with me! THANKS.

Here are a few of my top wishlist books for this month:
The Goddess Legacy

Rapture and Ceremony in Death Bundle
Crossed
JD Robb books

James Patterson books
*I'd love anything from my wishlist really*

Links you will need:

• Sign up for October [HERE]
• See who else is participating [HERE]
• If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact them via the following: rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com

Random Thoughts: RAK August 2012 Wrap Up & September RAK Sign-Up

August was okay. I managed to send out 2 birthday RAKs so am pretty happy with myself!

I sent out:

to Rachelle @ Shell's Stories from USA

to Mariska @ Me & My Books from The Netherlands

Didn't receive anything last month but that's okay. It's always better to give than to receive right?

Now! On to SEPTEMBER!! If you haven't already guessed, RAK is the act of randomly bestowing kindness on someone. But in this case, BOOKS!


Before you get too excited, here's what you need to know!

COMPLETE RAK RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully &  follow all rules!  Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send an email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that they can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post.  This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Here's my Wishlist if you'd like to share the book love with me! THANKS.

Here are a few of my top wishlist books for this month:
The Goddess Legacy

Rapture and Ceremony in Death Bundle
Crossed
JD Robb books

James Patterson books

Links you will need:

• Sign up for September [HERE]
• See who else is participating [HERE]
• If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact them via the following: rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com

Random Thoughts: July RAK Wrap-Up & August RAK Sign-Up

July was pretty bad. I didn't get anything and I didn't have the time to send anything out. Barely

Didn't get anything in June but it's okay. even checked the listing. BAD me. Hope to change that this month! 

There's just been so much to do! Me working part-time yet again and starting another study program soon.

Anyway, let's move on to brighter August and hope for better things to come!

And as usual, RAK is hosted by the lovelies over at Book Soulmates. 

Go check them out if you're interested to participate this month, whether giving or receiving!

 But before you jump in, do read the rules first! And remember, this is about giving as much as receiving!

COMPLETE RAK RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully & follow all rules!  Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send an email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that they can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post.  This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Here's my Wishlist if you'd like to share the book love with me! THANKS.

Here are a few of my top wishlist books for this month:
Insurgent
The Goddess Legacy
Fifty Shades Trilogy Boxed Set Bundle

For Darkness Shows The Stars

Rapture & Ceremony in Death

Links you will need:

• Sign up for August [HERE]
• See who else is participating [HERE]
• If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact them via the following: rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com

Tips:

1. When talking about RAK on Twitter, please use the hastag (#RAK). It makes it much easier to keep track of the conversations, answer questions and/or tweet back! =)

2. When submitting your wish list, please make sure that it is set to PUBLIC viewing. Some people have run into trouble with wish lists that were set to private. We want to be sure that no one is left out of getting great RAKs.

3. Some of you seem to have gotten frustrated because you can't get your links to appear active. This is a very easy fix :) Just make sure that when you enter your link, do NOT hit the Enter key. Instead, hit the TAB key which will send you to the next field on the form. Additional spaces entered after the link will leave the link inactive. However, if this does happen to you...no worries, we'll fix it for you :)

Top Ten Tuesday: Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With For 24 Hours

I've decided to try taking part in a few memes to be more bookish. And this week's topic on Top Ten Tuesday hosted by The Broke And The Bookish is a great one! I love following character's grow from start to finish, even better if they are part of a long series and thus have ever-expanding character traits. I love learning about the people they become and how they evolve according to the other book elements. There are loads of great characters out there and since the topic doesn't mention anything about gender, my list will comprise of both, but may not be equally divided.



Top Ten Characters I’d Like To Switch Places With For 24 Hours

In random order, of course.


1. Roarke, In Death Series by J. D. Robb

Oh gosh, I only recently got on the Roarke train but I want to stay on it for as long as possible! I'd want to be him, know his incredible mind, be the head of his HUGE company, live AND own both his house AND Sommerset (muahahaha...), and just look at myself in the mirror for what... the 8 remaining hours? Lol....he's too gorgeous for words. Can you really blame me? Truly?


2. Eve Dallas, In Death Series by J. D. Robb

My reasoning for wanting to be Dallas is simple. She is married to THE Roarke! I think that speaks for itself if only for the nightly extra-activities if you know what I mean! Well that and the fact that she kicks *ss and gets to boss her way around the office. Very cool!


3. Matthew Farrell, Paradise by Judith McNaught


Matthew was my first love before Roarke came along. In my eyes, he is still perfect. Intelligent, business-savvy, a hunk with women throwing themselves at him. But with the greatest heart once you manage to get through the shield. Oh, and he has a company that rivals Roarke's. See the connection?



4. Jameson Rook, Nikki Heat Series by Richard Castle

I'd have picked Richard Castle, if only he had been in a book, but since I can't, I picked the next best thing. Rook, who resembles him so much I often get the two wrong. He's got a great investigative mind and he's funny and he's a Castle character! Gosh, that alone is fun!


5. Meredith Bancroft, Paradise by Judith McNaught

Heroine of Paradise alongside Matthew. She has a sort of great life. Almost everything she wants except for an overprotective (and crazed, if you ask me) father. She is so misunderstood you feel bad for her but I'd love to be in her shoes for more than a day! She manages a departmental store! Something most females dream about, getting to shop in your own store. 


6. Elizabeth Bennett, Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen

One of the most classic characters and one of my all-time faves. What's there not to love about Elizabeth. She gets Mr. Darcy for goodness sake! And she loves reading too! Plus plus!! I love a well-read heroine!


7. Sookie Stackhouse, Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris


Okay, I picked this character mostly due to the fact that she gets really hot guys. Yes, I am terrible and I know it. But she's a fairy too so that's cool as well and she has powers so she's not all hopeless. Would be cool to be in Bon Temp for a day or two.



8. Jennifer Merrick, A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught 

I'd love to experience life during the olden ages, the time when castle were besieged and you hunted for your food. Some people anyway. Well Jennifer, a Scottish nun-in-training, got kidnapped (cool if it ends well) and fell for her hero, a great warrior who besieged loads of castles and made one his own. Sounds terrible but after you read the book, you'll understand what I mean.



9. Amy, Across The Universe Series by Beth Revis


Always wanted to experience being on a spaceship and finding a new planet. I think I rewatched Titan A.E. way too many times but it's about the same, finding a new planet. I don't like the part where she's being hunted by all the others on the ship and made an outcast but looking for clues on a spaceship is interesting to me.



10. Harry Potter, Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling


How could I not mention one of the Harry Potter characters right? Well, besides being a wizard, he has that great invisibility cloak and the cool map and Hedwig and all. Really rad if you ask me!




I actually found making this meme pretty difficult believe it or not. I think it's somewhat because I love reading series and my TBR list is REALLY long and has loads of the newer books with great storylines and characters in it. Darn! Anyway, I hope you liked and recognized a few, or most, of my characters.


Do you like the same ones or do you disagree with some on my list? Do feel free to share who you think should be on it! Thanks for reading!

Random Thoughts: June RAK Wrap-Up & July RAK Sign-Up

 RAK is a lovely monthly gathering where you can choose to send someone a book or even some handmade goodies! This great event is hosted by the wonderful gals over at Book Soulmates. 

In June, I managed to send one RAK out to:

to Michelle @ Book Briefs from USA!

This is the first time I am sending a RAK from my own shelf so this was really cool as I got to give a book of mine another good home!

Didn't get anything in June but it's okay.

Now, onto JULY! The rules remain the same, the only thing that changes is the person(s) you decide to bestow RAKs to!

But before you jump in, do read the rules first! And remember, this is about giving as much as receiving!

Here's my Wishlist if you'd like to share the book love with me! THANKS.

COMPLETE RAK RULES RE-CAP:
Please read carefully & follow all rules!  Thank you!

• Please sign-up each month that you can participate (and by participate, we mean give as well as receive).
• Show off your participation by grabbing our RAK button (code is in the right sidebar).
• Create a wish list (on Amazon, Goodreads, or your blog, etc) and post it in the Google Doc located in each R.A.K post for the month.
• If you choose to do a R.A.K for someone, check out their wish list and contact that blogger directly for their information.
• Once you receive a RAK, send an email to [rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com] so that they can update the Google Doc. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU SEND EMAILS TO THIS ADDRESS!
• E-book participation is limited to files being gifted directly to a person from the e-book store. Amazon's Kindle Store is set up to allow this, as well as the Kobo store and we believe Barnes & Noble with Nook as well.
• At the end of the month, SHOW US YOUR R.A.K by making a "RAK Wrap-Up" post.  This post should include who you SENT gifts to as well who you RECEIVED gifts from :)

OPEN TO EVERYONE including all our International brethren!

Remember, there's always the Book Depository and they offer FREE shipping!

Easy peezy!!

Links you will need:

• Sign up for July [HERE]
• See who else is participating [HERE]
• If you have any questions regarding RAK, please contact them via the following: rakbybooksoulmates @ gmail . com

Tips:

1. When talking about RAK on Twitter, please use the hastag (#RAK). It makes it much easier to keep track of the conversations, answer questions and/or tweet back! =)

2. When submitting your wish list, please make sure that it is set to PUBLIC viewing. Some people have run into trouble with wish lists that were set to private. We want to be sure that no one is left out of getting great RAKs.

3. Some of you seem to have gotten frustrated because you can't get your links to appear active. This is a very easy fix :) Just make sure that when you enter your link, do NOT hit the Enter key. Instead, hit the TAB key which will send you to the next field on the form. Additional spaces entered after the link will leave the link inactive. However, if this does happen to you...no worries, we'll fix it for you :)