This month I decided to
participate in my first ever book & nail polish swap! I’ve
seen a lot of swaps since I started blogging (food swaps, craft
swaps, favorite things swaps etc), but I’ve never felt inclined to participate. But since joining GoodReads in January and
rediscovering my love for reading, I decided to join up on The Lucky Leprechaun Book & Polish Swap and have
someone else choose a book for me!
That someone was Stephanie
from Life According to Steph! Wanna see
what she sent??
Ta-da!
Well, the book and the
polish. I stole the Bobba Fett mug from
my husband. He got it from his brother
for his birthday yesterday and I may have claimed it for myself. In all fairness, my birthday is 5 days after
his and he doesn’t drink coffee anyway!
But I digress, back to the
awesome swap swag.
The book Stephanie found is
The Wolf Gift. Since I’ve been reading a
lot of supernatural fiction lately (stories about Vampires, Zombies, Wizards
& Greek Gods have all been read in 2013), this book is right up my
alley! I can’t wait to dive right in!
Here’s the synopsis from the
back – sounds tantalizing, doesn’t it?
“When Reuben Golding, a
young reporter on assignment, arrives at a secluded mansion on a bluff high
above the Pacific, it’s at the behest of the home’s enigmatic female owner. She
quickly seduces him, but their idyllic night is shattered by violence when the
man is inexplicably attacked—bitten—by a beast he cannot see in the rural
darkness. It will set in motion a terrifying yet seductive transformation that
will propel Reuben into a mysterious new world and raise profound questions.
Why has he been given the wolf gift? What is its true nature--good or evil? And
are there others out there like him?”
Stephanie also sent me my
first ever Essie polish! I admit that as
a Mommy of two I’m usually the “whatever’s cheap and dries is less than a
minute” type.
Can I tell you how addicted I
already am to Essie? It took one coat
(only one!!), dried super quickly, and I’ve had it on for a whole day without
chipping. Granted, I haven’t hand washed
any dishes in that time, but still. I’m
a pretty happy lady! The color is called
Penny Talk. The interesting thing is
that the color looked more gold in the bottle, but was much more coppery and
penny-like once it was on my nails!
So there we have it – my first
book & polish swap. Thank you, Stephanie,
for being a great partner!
I love Essie - it's a bit pricey, but it's one of the best polishes out there and it lasts! You know how bad it is to have chipping polish when you're trying to make something! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad to have you join us!