I have given this so much thought that it still pains me to even announce this. After going on and off so many times and not being consisten...

I have given this so much thought that it still pains me to even announce this. After going on and off so many times and not being consistent here, I've decided to no longer continue with This Great Perhapsless.

This is mainly because as I try to find a good balance between the things I love, trying to figure myself and things out, I find myself not having enough time that I want to invest in this blog. Mainly it's a too many books not enough time to read and give reviews the best I can situation.

I will not stop blogging, however. I will continue that with my other two blogs, Your Inner Octopus and That Girl. I may occasionally put up a post about all my book loves, but to really invest in it is just really difficult right now.

Thank you all who have supported this blog in some way, and a BIG thank you to the authors who allowed to let me read their amazing works in exchange for reviews.

Love all of you,

Lydia.

It's May! This equals spring cleaning of sorts. I'm going to take it to a whole other level though. I'm going to clean out m...

It's May! This equals spring cleaning of sorts. I'm going to take it to a whole other level though. I'm going to clean out my TBR (To Be Read) Pile. I spent the majority of April playing catch up in my free time and I have exactly enough books to do a different book everyday for the whole month of May! Not all of them have been read but a good enough amount to get the month started!

Starting tomorrow (Because May came fast and I forgot >< Sorry!) I will be throwing three posts at you!

Also be sure to come back on Thursday because This Great Perhapsless is one of the awesome blog tour stops for Mary Maddox's amazing book Darkspot!


Can't wait to get the ball rolling again!

Hola Amigos! Let's cut to the chase, This Great Perhapsless is getting a complete overhaul! That's right, a new fresh start to eve...

Hola Amigos!

Let's cut to the chase, This Great Perhapsless is getting a complete overhaul! That's right, a new fresh start to everything.

"Will things be different?"

Yes, a little bit. The layout of my page, the formatting of everything, and the way I do my reviews is going to be a little different for a bit. You will still get the same reviews and fun things that will happen across this blog, it's just that I've been out of the game for awhile and I want this blog to still be exciting and current.

I have some cool things planned, a couple of blog tours, some cool new structure things, and more.

That's why come May 1st I am going to be back with a fierceness that I don't think I have had towards this blog since it started. May is going to be a little weird, I will warn you. Because of being of it for awhile, May will be the month of chipping away the awful TBR (To Be Read) pile as well as the blog tours and new stuff that I have squeezed in to not make it too much a blast from a recent past.

I can't wait to get started and share my renewed excitement for everything!

In the meanwhile, I have started a new blog, Your Inner Octopus, and have continued to blog on That Girl. I hope you give them a looksie and will meet me back here May 1st!

Love you all!

  In Why Not Me? , Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it’s falling in lov...

 In Why Not Me?, Kaling shares her ongoing journey to find contentment and excitement in her adult life, whether it’s falling in love at work, seeking new friendships in lonely places, attempting to be the first person in history to lose weight without any behavior modification whatsoever, or most important, believing that you have a place in Hollywood when you’re constantly reminded that no one looks like you.
(...)
Mindy turns the anxieties, the glamour, and the celebrations of her second coming-of-age into a laugh-out-loud funny collection of essays that anyone who’s ever been at a turning point in their life or career can relate to. And those who’ve never been at a turning point can skip to the parts where she talks about meeting Bradley Cooper.

I'm so excited to be able to share this with you guys! This is the trailer for Sophie Jordan's new book Foreplay! It comes out next ...

I'm so excited to be able to share this with you guys! This is the trailer for Sophie Jordan's new book Foreplay! It comes out next week and this trailer is making me more and more excited every time I watch it!!!

*squee*

Here's some fun stuff for you guys through out all these links!! 

Sophie's website: http://www.sophiejordan.net/newadult/news.html
Foreplay excerpts: http://www.sophiejordan.net/newadult/foreplayexcerpts.html
Giveaway: http://www.sophiejordan.net/newadult/contestexcerpts.html
Sophie’s Newsletter sign-up: http://www.sophiejordan.net/newadult/contact.html

Derek’s little sister wants one of those creepy-looking dolls, staring at him from the strange new doll shop in town, and what his sister ...

Derek’s little sister wants one of those creepy-looking dolls, staring at him from the strange new doll shop in town, and what his sister wants, she gets. Now they’re stuck with a doll that looks so human, it gives Derek the creeps.

When Derek tells his friends, Martin and Jamie, about the new shop with creepy human-like dolls, they want to see for themselves. That has “bad idea” written all over it, but he takes his friends there anyway.

They meet the mysterious doll maker, who reminds Derek of Dr. Frankenstein, and who brainwashes Martin into buying one of those scary dolls. Derek and Jamie push and pull Martin out of the shop, but something isn’t right with their friend. He’s shivering all over, and he has no memory of what happened in the shop.

Martin’s condition worsens every day, and Derek’s sister grows more and more obsessed with her new doll. Derek and Jamie have to find out what’s going on, and fast, because...the doll maker seems linked to a bunch of mysterious disappearances, and the last thing Derek wants is his sister, or his friend, being next on the doll maker’s list. (GoodReads)

This book was like stepping back into my childhood and reading Goosebumps under my blanket with a flashlight.

 The Doll Maker by Majanka Verstraete is the kind of book that has you getting very nervous for these boys that come across theses weird dolls. The depiction of them reminded me why I am VERY picky about dolls and had more stuffed animals than them. 

A little bit twisted Pinocchio, a little bit Chucky for young kids (I hate to use that analogy but it's the only one aside from The Doll House movie that I can think that describes that so much!) it was a fun read and a relief in a good way to figure out what happens in the end.

I loved that Verstraete captured that R.L. Stine feel with out being too scary and still very enjoyable. My favorite part is where Derek and Jamie figure the whole thing out and try to confront the bad guy  very nonchalantly. It was great! I can't wait for the rest of the Weirdville series to come out!

You can get The Doll Maker here and check out Majanka Verstraete's GoodReads page here! 

OH! And Verstraete is also responsible for this gem that I fell in love with as well. You definitely need to read this on in time for October!  

From now until the end of the month, Harlequin TEEN is letting you, yes you on that other side of the screen, get the prequel to the highly...

From now until the end of the month, Harlequin TEEN is letting you, yes you on that other side of the screen, get the prequel to the highly anticipated The Iron Traitor, the latest in the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa, for FREE!!!

Go here for the awesomeness: linky-link

Also a heads up for clicking the links on the other side of the link: they are the links for the Canadian web sites of those choices so make sure you are in your country's version of that website before trying to obtain it. Unless you live in Canada, then you're safe. Lucky Canucks...

Today starts Beautiful Sunday where we can all fangirl over the Beautiful Bastard series and whatever pops up in the world of Christina La...

Today starts Beautiful Sunday where we can all fangirl over the Beautiful Bastard series and whatever pops up in the world of Christina Lauren!

Today is all about the one that started it all Beautiful Bastard.

Originally a Twilight fan fiction under the name The Office, which was brilliant and wish it didn't get taken down, but it had to because of becoming these books, is a story about Chloe and Bennett. He, a tough marketing executive, and she, his assistant that has to put up with his ass-hattery!

Beautiful Bastard is all about their beginning. The awful back and forth with each other and tension even though relieved in have the book is still so tense that you are turning the page just to figure out what happens and if this is ever going to relieve itself! And it does!

Bastard has little shout outs to The Office fans and they are very well placed through out!

I highly suggest this book if you like to laugh out loud, have feels, and get your erotica dosage in.

Next week with get to meet Max and Sara! Oh, Max.

  (In this case the teddy bears are book lovers and authors.) On November 2nd, something awesome is going down in H-town (Houston). T...

On November 2nd, something awesome is going down in H-town (Houston). The event known as The Houston Bookrave is going to happen!

I personally am hoping that I can get down there for one of the biggest signing parties to happen! There's like 50+ authors going to be there from Sophie Jordan (we all know how much I love her) to B.C. Burgess to Angela Corbett!!!! So many cool people are going to turn out for this event it's like a candy shop and the candy is being able to have meet and greets to pick their heads, get stuff signed, cool things, and meeting cool people!

Here's the complete list of peeps that are going to be there:


And check out these peeps who are putting this amazeball event on!

So, my Twitter friend and fellow awesome blogger, Stephanie over at Steph's Stacks, tweeted out this article that there's this new a...

So, my Twitter friend and fellow awesome blogger, Stephanie over at Steph's Stacks, tweeted out this article that there's this new app out there that's basically Netflix for ebooks!

It's called Oyster and for only about ten bucks a month you can have access to thousands upon thousands of books!

Now we're getting down to some questions with Stephanie Fleshman, on day three of the Render Whirlwind Tour! Also as the grand finale: m...

Now we're getting down to some questions with Stephanie Fleshman, on day three of the Render Whirlwind Tour! Also as the grand finale: my review of this awesome book that you've been hearing about is tomorrow! So, stay tuned!!!!!!

Please enjoy this interview with Stephanie Fleshman, author of the enticing Paranormal YA, Render. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $550 in Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of the book.  

An Interview with Stephanie Fleshman

Author of YA Paranormal Novel, Render

  1. How do your experiences traveling and growing up in a rural town help you to write? Traveling has always stimulated the passion I have for learning other cultures. Render definitely depicts that, since I bring so many other cultures into the story.  

Day Two of awesome! Today Stephanie Fleshman is taking over This Great Perhapsless with a Guest Post! Please enjoy this guest post by Ste...

Day Two of awesome! Today Stephanie Fleshman is taking over This Great Perhapsless with a Guest Post!


Please enjoy this guest post by Stephanie Fleshman, author of the enticing Paranormal YA, Render. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $550 in Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of the book.  

 

The 5 Guys You'll Meet in YA Fiction:

A Guest Post by Stephanie Fleshman

  According to GalleyCat, YA eBook revenues increased 120.9% last year. The great news is whatever YA male character types keep you reading, it's unlikely you'll run out of books anytime soon. After a while contemplating my favorite YA reads, I noticed a pattern when it came to the male heroes in these stories. Without further ado, here's a run-down of the 5 guys you're likely to meet when reading a Young Adult novel...

Today we're starting the awesome Render by Stephanie Fleshman's Whirlwind Tour! Please enjoy this fun, playful excerpt from Rende...

Today we're starting the awesome Render by Stephanie Fleshman's Whirlwind Tour!


Please enjoy this fun, playful excerpt from Render by Stephanie Fleshman. Then read on to learn how you can win huge prizes as part of this blog tour, including a Kindle Fire, $550 in Amazon gift cards, and 5 autographed copies of the book.

Render: An Excerpt

 

I spin around and pull her to me, sighing as her arms lock around my neck. I lower my face to her hair, turning it into the curve of her neck to breathe her in.

Her body molds to mine, lithe and boneless, and my arms swallow her as I tighten my hold. It softens all the hard points, the tension I’d been holding onto, smoothing the muscles in my shoulders and back.

“You have great problem-solving skills, by the way,” I tell her softly in her ear.

Keeping her arms around me, she leans back against the wall to look at me, a baffled expression on her face, whether in relation to the compliment or the unexpected direction in conversation, I don’t know.

It's not about sex. It's about how one secret act of violence changes everything--how best friends can desert you when you need t...

It's not about sex. It's about how one secret act of violence changes everything--how best friends can desert you when you need them most, how nobody understands. It's about the drinking and stealing and lying and wondering who you can trust. It's about parents and teachers, police officers and counselors--all the people who are supposed to help you, but who may not even believe you. It's about how suddenly all of your hopes and dreams can vanish, and you can find yourself all alone, with nothing and no one. Your only choice is to end it all or to start over... and all you can think is Maybe I Will. Author Laurie Gray presents a compelling picture of the realities of sexual assault in Maybe I Will, drawing on her years of experience as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, dealing with crimes against children. The twist in the story is that we never know for sure if the victim is a boy or a girl, and we realize that it doesn't matter, because it's not about sex. Pick up your copy of this Young Adult (with mature themes) through Amazon US, Amazon UK, or Barnes & Noble.

...one of these things just isn't the same. John Scalzi's TBR pile as of last week. While looking though my un-read blog list...

...one of these things just isn't the same.

John Scalzi's TBR pile as of last week.

While looking though my un-read blog list I came across a post by the wonderful John Scalzi (who by the way won a Hugo for his novel Redshirts! Awesome right?! *review to come soon*). It was his normal New Books/ARCs pile, but I noticed something kinda awesome and kinda unsuspecting!

Have you guessed yet? Yeah, sitting in there is the latest in the Beautiful Bastard series, Beautiful Bombshell. I about peed myself with laughter and giggles. If you read his post you can kinda tell he was hinting at his audience to notice it, but of course I was the only one in the comment section who did!

Love it! I then headed over to the Twitters and posted this:



And shortly after Lauren of the infamous duo, Christina Lauren replied this:


I write this because 1) It's kind of awesome that blogging and social media can introduce you to awesome things; and 2) We now know what kind of books John Scalzi really likes to be sent to him!

By the way Beautiful Bombshell is out now you should go buy it on Amazon, or head over to Target and the paperback version. I also just realized I haven't posted anything about this series yet! Too busy reading other things! >< So, for the next couple of Sundays until we're all caught up on some Beautiful Bastard, there will be posts up taking about it!

(Yeah one more thing, read this hilarious interview over at That's Normal with the guys from the series!)

When Annie Ogden’s ex-boyfriend Michael Garcia reappears, she has to confront a lie dating back to her time in Iraq. Will she go back to...

  With the clock ticking until the virus takes its toll, Rhine is desperate for answers. After enduring Vaughn’s worst, Rhine finds an un...

  Would you risk your life--or your soul--for the sake of art? Born into an impoverished Hawaiian family in the 1960s, Maile Manoa...

After graduating into the Imperial knighthood, Marcavius and his cousin book passage aboard a merchant ship, the Rising Wind, to visit ...

After graduating into the Imperial knighthood, Marcavius and his cousin book passage aboard a merchant ship, the Rising Wind, to visit their family estate before reporting to the legions. They know no ship dares tread the heart of the Mennaidran Sea, yet along their voyage a strange fog suddenly sets the Rising Wind adrift in those haunted waters. Fortunately another passenger offers his skill as a navigator to save the day, yet he insists that the ship first detour to a nearby island to replenish its supplies. There the ship’s unlucky passengers soon learn that the monsters and magic of legend are no mere myths! Friends, strangers, and even bitter enemies must work together in order to survive and escape. Yet some of the greatest dangers they’ll face are destined to come from one another.

"The same trick didn’t work a third time. When Marc stepped into the ring of firelight and shouted a challenge, his adversaries shrank into the shadows across from him – more cautious now than they had been earlier. Their broad limbs and hulking silhouettes prowled the darkness at the edge of the forest, disguising their numbers. Standing exposed, in the open clearing, Marc felt vulnerable, but he knew he couldn’t run. For an anxious moment, he just stood there, uncertain what to do next. The curse of inexperience was lack of foresight, and Marc hadn’t stopped to calculate an alternative in case his original plan failed. Now he had to think on the spot. Unfortunately the present circumstance was no place for contemplation. So, in that dangerous moment, he acted on instinct." (Synopsis from Goodreads)

  Alex  has everything he wants. He loves the power that comes with his job, and fooling around with his boss provides the illicit kink he ...

Will should've learned something from his disastrous past, but he's distanced himself from everyone who loved him, keeping the pain in protective custody. He has no use for entanglements.
Talia has a new man, safe and secure—and boring as hell. She won’t sleep with him until she knows she wants only him. But she can't forget, or forgive, the men who indulged her wildest fantasies and violated her trust.
They're happy apart... until Alex's case forces them back together, and Talia discovers she still craves both her former lovers. Can only one love her enough to satisfy her twisted desires and provide the stability she needs?
Sometimes, the wrong reasons are the only reasons.