Blog Hop (15)

The Book Blogger Hop is a great networking opportunity for book bloggers hosted by Crazy-for-Books.

This Week's Question:  Non-book related this week!! Do you have pets?

My Answer:  YES!  I have the CUTEST dog!  She is an English Pointer named Dixie.  

Isn't she cute?

Dixie decided to take a nap on my bed at home as I was packing
(notice the pile of clothes?)

TOO CUTE!

Do you have any pets?

Blog Hop (14)

The Book Blogger Hop is weekly meme hosted by Crazy-for-Books.  I love doing this meme every week because I get to discover so many amazing blogs.

Question: What's the one genre you wish you could get into but just can't?

My Answer:  Basically any genre/book that doesn't have even a smidgen of romance.  Yeah, I know, I've found that I can't really enjoy a book unless there is some romance in it-even if it is just the obscure characters, it must have some romance.  Which is why whenever I read something without romance in it, I am utterly bored, and usually find it very hard to finish it.  So genre-wise, it'll probably be Mystery, Horrors, and Thrillers.  Also, there are many general fiction books that don't contain romance so I steer clear of those.  It would be nice to enjoy a book for its writing for once instead of the story and characters ( and romance).

How about you?

Blog Hop (13) and Follow Friday (10)

The Blog Hop and Follow Friday are a weekly memes hosted by Crazy-for-Books and Parajunkee's View.   It is a great way to network and find new blogs.  




Question:  How/Where do you get your books? Do you buy them or go to the library? Is there a certain website you use like paperbackswap?


My Answer:  I don't really limit myself to a specific source.  Usually, I get my books from wherever is cheapest.  Obviously the library is first.  If they don't have the book or if its a book in a series that I love then I'll buy it.  Even then I'll choose the cheapest format.  Of course there's the weekly trip to B&N and the coupons that must be used.  (It's a waste to not use them!)  Then there's NetGalley (love!) and books I get from authors for review.  So to actually answer the question-I get them from EVERYWHERE!

Question:  What do I do when I'm not reading?


My Answer:  When I'm not reading, I'm usually sleeping.  When I'm not passed out on the couch or my bed, I'm baking.  I LOVE to bake.  It is so much fun!  I do watch TV, but not a lot.  I have bad ADD so when I watch TV, I have to be doing something else like reading, going online, baking, etc.  




Check out my guest post/review of Shadow Bound by Erin Kellison on The Dorchester Publishing Blog.  

Check it out! 

What do you do when you're not reading?  
Where do you get your books?

Blog Hop (12)

The Book Blogger Hop is weekly meme hosted by Crazy-for-Books.  This is a great way for bloggers to network their blog and discover new blogs.  

Question:  When did you realize reading was your passion and a truly important part of your life?

Answer:  I used to hate reading.  I always read just enough for school.  It wasn't until about a year ago when I was going to try to get more of my general education classes done over the summer that I started to really read.  I was so bored so I went on to amazon, created an account, and started browsing their book section.  Then I started googling like crazy trying to find more books.  By the end of the summer I was stalking B&N's website for upcoming releases.  That was the moment I realized that I truly love reading.  I used to be addicted to watching TV.  Now, I'm addicted to reading, and I never want to go back.  

When did you realize you loved reading?

Blog Hop (11) and Follow Friday (9)

Book Blogger Hop, hosted by Crazy-for-Books, is a great way to network your blog and discover amazing new book blogs!  

QUESTION: How many books are currently in your To-Be-Read (TBR) pile?  

ANSWER:  A lot.  My TBR list on goodreads has about 936 books-and it grows everyday.  

  

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View.  This week's featured blogger is Rhiannon Paille.
QUESTION:  Genre Wars! What's your favorite genre and which book in that genre made it your favorite?
ANSWER: Paranormal Romance.  I'm sorry, but I have to say it: It all started with Twilight.  Yep.  That was the first paranormal romance book I ever read.  Actually, Twilight was what got me into reading.  
What's your favorite genre? AND How many books are in your TBR pile?  

Blog Hop (10)

Hi All! I hope everyone's week was fantabulous! It's time for the Book Blogger Hop.  For those of you who don't know what this is- it is a weekly meme hosted at Crazy-for-Books.  Its a great way to network and find other blogs.  So let's get started.

This week's Question:  If you could physically put yourself into a book series...which one would it be and why?

My Answer:  Well, the first (and in my opinion most obvious) one is Harry Potter.  Who wouldn't want to go to Hogwarts?!?!  Of course I would want to be put into the book as one of the main characters-they get all the fun!  I'd probably want to be Hermione.  

Quick Recap:

Reviews:

The Sext Crime by Jason Ancona

Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

Everlasting by Angie Frazier

Other: 

Author Interview with Jason Ancona (and Character Interviews)

Bunny Break Promo-free ebook

Don't forget to enter my international Big Birthday Giveaway!!

Coming Soon:

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Review

Lover Awakened by J.R. Ward Review

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones 

Paranormalcy by Kiersten White

Blog Hop (9)

The Book Blogger Hop is a great way to network your blog and discover some new amazing blogs.  It is hosted at Crazy-for-Books.

This week's question:  Do you read only one book at a time, or do you have several going at once?

My Answer:  It depends. For me, the beginning of a book is the hardest for me to get through so usually I'm switching off between two books until one book grabs me.  As soon as I'm "in" the book, I don't read anything else until it's finished.  Then there are books that are hard to get through because of the subject matter, in that case, I will continue to read another book at the same time.  Also, I'm almost always rereading a book.  For example, right now I've started Thirst by Christopher Pike, but I'm really into Werewolf in Manhattan by Vicki Lewis Thompson; and I'm rereading (for the umpteenth time) The Iron King by Julia Kagawa.  

Quick Recap:

Reviews:

Seers of Light by Jennifer DeLucy

Dark Lover by J.R. Ward

Lover Eternal by J.R. Ward

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Other:

In My Mailbox (2)

Waiting on Wednesday (3)

Coming Soon:

C.Y.A.: The Sext Crime by Jason Ancona Review

Jason Ancona Interview and Character interviews from the C.Y.A. series

Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews Review

Everlasting by Angie Frazier Review

Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt Review

Viernes!

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted weekly by Crazy-for-Books.

This weeks question:  If I gave you $80 and sent you into a bookshop right now, what would be in your basket when you finally staggered to the till?

My Answer:  

1) Crave by Laura J. Burns and Melinda Metz

2) Shadowspell by Jenna Black

3) My Soul to Keep by Rachel Vincent

4) Where I Belong by Gwendolyn Heasley

5) Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck

6) To Tame a Highland Warrior by Karen Marie Moning

7) Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View.  Check out this week's featured blogger, Ashley of Bookaholic Does Blogging
This weeks question:  

 Just like Ashley said (love it) "Ashley the girl..." who are You the Boy/Girl, instead of You the Blogger?

My Answer:  As Caroline the girl, I'm a sophomore in college.  I'm a Communications major with a concentration in Advertising.  I would eventually like to work in publishing or music (on the advertising side of them).  I love music.  I spend almost all of my time outside of class (when I'm not sleeping or reading) listening to music.  I could spend hours searching the internet and itunes for new music to listen to.  I also love to travel, even though I hate planes.  One day I'd like to do a trip similar to Elizabeth Gilbert's in Eat Pray Love, including a very similar outcome :)


Quick Recap:
Reviews: 
Waterfall by Lisa Tawn Bergren
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick

Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick


Other:
In My Mailbox (1)
Waiting on Wednesday (2)

Blog Hop (7)

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy-for-Books.  

This week's Questions:  Who's your all-time favorite book villain?

My Answer:  Hmmm, well...I have a few.

#1-Voldemort from The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

His character was so complex and really well crafted.  JK Rowling wrote him as a relatable character, in other words, I felt I could understand why he did what he did.  But all the same, I still thought he was evil.  There were times when I was reading the books where I had to stop reading and calm down because I was so angry with what he and the death eaters were doing.  

#2-William from Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follet

Goodness! Just thinking about William makes me angry.  *takes a few deep breaths*  William is just plain evil.  I hated him-pure hatred.  He did such terrible terrible-unjustified things in the book.  There were times when I was cursing at the book (William), yelling phrases like "I can't believe you!" or "You sick SOB" I think at the start of every chapter I was hoping he'd die.  Why do I hate him so?  Let me tell you:  he raped and murdered people-like hundreds and hundreds.  He did it all because the girl he wanted to marry (who he raped in front of her brother AND was responsible for her losing everything she owned as well as her father) didn't want him-(gasp)shocker.  So he's out to make her life a living hell.  As well as kill people-he likes doing that.  The irony of it all is that he is petrified of going to hell.  

#3-The Lessers in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series

I really really really hate these guys.  They scare me.  They are horrible.  And they are psychopaths!  Reading their parts in the books are hard for me because of how terrible they are.

Blog Hop Hop Hopping

Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View.  Both Follow Friday and The Blog Hop are great ways to find new blogs and network your own.  This week's blog feature is Totally Obsessed!Question:  Share your current fav. television show!  Tell us a bit about it...My Answer:  It's tied between FRIENDS and Glee.  If you haven't seen FRIENDS-get out from under that rock.  Same thing goes for Glee.  I've loved FRIENDS for years, my love for this show started around the time the series ended.  It will always be #1.  I've seen every episode countless times and I still laugh like it's the first time.  I still cry I'm laughing so hard.  I first saw Glee the summer before it premiered on FOX when itunes was selling the first episode for free.  So I got it, mostly because it was free.  And loved it!!!! I love music (obviously) and Glee is like an hour long weekly musical.  

The Blog Hop is hosted by Crazy-For-Books

Question:  Do you ever wish you would have named your blog something different?

My Answer:  No.  I love the name I chose.  I spent weeks with a thesaurus trying to come up with it.