Follow My Blog Friday – 7/8/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog and Blog Hop Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View and Crazy For Books. 

The first question is: Let's step away from besties...What is the worst book that you've ever read and actually finished?

If a book is bad, I usually don't finish it so I really had to think about this question. I have to say Beowulf, required middle school reading. I know it was supposed to be this epic piece of literature but I hated reading it and discussing it. I could not believe they actually made that awful movie out of it….

The second question is not a question at all but a chance to promote another blogger’s giveaway!

Hop over to New Books for New Bloggers for a chance to win an ARC of Passion by Lauren Kate.

Hop over to Christy at The Reader Bee for her 500 Follower and 6 month Blogoversary Giveaway. She is also giving away a signed copy of The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter!

Follow My Blog Friday – 6/24/11

Happy Friday everyone! Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.  Don’t forget to enter to win a copy of Spellbound by Cara Lynn Shultz and Evernight by Claudia Gray.

This week's question is: In light of the Summer Solstice. Also known as Midsummer...let's talk about fairies. What is your favorite fairy tale or story that revolves around the fae?

I liked Lesley Livingston’s Wondrous Strange Trilogy a lot but my all time favorite is Julie Kagawa’s Iron Fae Series. If you haven’t started it yet, I highly recommend it!

Follow My Blog Friday – 6/10/11

Happy Friday everyone! Follow My Blog Friday is hosted by Parajunkee's View. 

The first question is: The magic book fairy pops out of your cereal box and says "you and your favorite character (from a book of course) can switch places!" Who are you going to switch with?

I’m going to pick a new book and say Helen Hamilton from Starcrossed. She is tall, gorgeous and one of the strongest demigods in the world! It would be awesome to wield her power and fly around for a little while, not to mention getting to hang with the Delos family!

Who would you switch with?

Follow My Blog Friday - 5/27/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog and Blog Hop Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View and Crazy For Books. 

Currently, I am giving away a copy of Falling Under by Gwen Hayes. Click here to enter.

The first question is: How many books do you read in a week? And in what format do you read them, or listen to them?

I’m not a very fast reader and finish an average of two books a week, usually one bound book and another on my ereader. I wish I read faster because my TBR pile is stacking up, both in electronically and on my bookshelf.

The second question is: What book-to-movie adaption have you most liked?  Which have you disliked?

My favorite book-to-movie adaptation is Pride & Prejudice (the version with Keira Knightly). Yes, yes, I know it’s different from the book and many Jane Austen purists hate it but it just works for me and I have watched it on DVD more times than I can count. The miniseries version with Colin Firth is really good too, but longer. If I need a quick P&P fix, I just watch the movie. Which book-to-movie have I disliked? The one that immediately comes to mind is Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Awesome book, disappointing movie.

Follow My Blog Friday - 5/20/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog and Blog Hop Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View and Crazy For Books.  If you're a new follower, please leave a link to your blog in the comments so that I can visit your blog.

This week's first question is: Can you tell us FIVE quirky habits or things about you?

OK, here are five things I feel are quirky:

1. I don’t like the taste of store bought chocolate chip cookies, either pre-made or from the frozen dough. They seem to have a funny after taste to them. I only like the ones I make from scratch.

2. I don’t ever want anyone else to do my laundry, not even my husband, because I just feel like they will mess it up. Crazy, I know.

3. Like Parajunkee, I read several books at a time, usually one or two bound books and another on my ereader.

4. After I wash my face, I have to blow my nose. Always.

5. I only like dark chocolate, I feel any other chocolate (milk/white) is a waste of calories.

The second question is: If you were given the chance to spend one day in a fictional world (from a book), which book would it be from and what would that place be?

The books would have to be Anna and the French Kiss or Die for Me, not because I want to go back to high school or meet zombies, but for Paris alone! I have been to the south of France, but not Paris. The authors’ descriptions of Paris are so lush, beautiful and romantic, it is high on my list of must visit places.  

Follow My Blog Friday - 5/6/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog and Blog Hop Friday hosted by Parajunkee's View and Crazy For Books.  If you're a new follower, please leave a link to your blog in the comments so that I can visit your blog.

Currently, I am giving away a copy of Delirium by Lauren Oliver along with some swag. Click here to enter.

This week's first question is: What character in a book would you most like to be, what character in a book would you most like to date?

There are so many great characters out there, it’s hard to choose! I just finished The Iron Queen and am really loving Megan and Ash right now! Their relationship is awesome and the world building in the book is great! I also have a fondness for Katniss Everdeen from the Hunger Games. Her world is awful, but she is such a strong character and killer with the bow and arrow. I also wouldn’t mind being Anna from Anna and the French Kiss – can you imagine spending an all expense paid year in Paris?!?

The second question is: Which book blogger would you most like to meet in real life?

As a relatively new blogger, I have been blessed to communicate with so many fantastic bloggers that have given me critical advice and support. I can’t thank them enough. I would love to meet the super supportive Jenny from Into The Morning Reads and New Books for New Bloggers: a site that that gives away a popular new title to new bloggers every month. How great is that?!? Also, I would love to meet Amber from Awesomesauce Book Club who took the time to give me invaluable advice on blog hops and media mail when I was just starting out. Love her!

Follow My Blog Friday - 4/8/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View. If you're a new follower, please leave a link to your blog in the comments so that I can visit your blog.

This week's question is: Do you judge a book by its cover?

Yes! I’m a sucker for a book with a pretty cover and even though I read the summary and take recommendations from fellow bloggers, if I am on the fence about a book, I am very often swayed by the cover. Most times my cover love results in a great book, but once in a while I end up with a bad one.

Follow My Blog Friday – 3/25/11

Happy Friday everyone! Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View.  If you're a new follower, please leave a link to your blog in the comments so that I can visit your blog.

This week's question from Follow My Book Blog Friday: Inspired by the inane twitter trend of #100factsaboutme, give us five BOOK RELATED silly facts about you.

1. I am a sucker for a book with a pretty cover and have made reading choices based on that alone.

2. I am reluctant to start the first book in a series that already has more than five books. It just seems like so much of a commitment (silly, I know).

3. I almost always sneak a peek at the end of the book before I’m done reading it. I try to resist the urge but it’s just too tempting and I usually look when I am about half way through.

4. I love my e-reader a lot more than I thought I would. I don’t ever want to stop reading bound books, but the e-reader is so convenient, especially at night when I don’t want to turn the lamp on.

5. As a teenager, I loved to read horror but as an adult, I now find those same books extremely frightening.

What are some silly, book related facts about you?

Blog Hop & Follow My Blog Friday – 3/11/11

Happy Friday everyone! The Follow My Book Blog Friday is hosted at Parajunkee's View and the Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy for Books.  If you're a new follower, please leave a link to your blog in the comments so that I can visit your blog.

I also have a giveaway, a copy of The Iron King by Julie Kagawa. CLICK HERE to go to the post to enter the giveaway.

This week's question from Book Blogger Hop is: 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 register?

This is a tough question! I usually don’t buy books, I get most of what I read from the library. Occasionally, I read books that I love so much, I want to own them so I can read them again. Books that I have read but don’t own and would buy:
1. Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
2. Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien

There are also new books that I have not read but I want. They are not out yet, but I could pre-order, right? J:
3. Supernaturally by Kiersten White
4. Divergent by Veronica Roth
5. Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer
6. Vanish by Sophie Jordan

The question from Follow Your Blog Friday is: Who are you the girl instead of you the blogger?

I am a mom of two boys, one is four and the other is 16 months old (he is currently teething so it’s like I am living with a small, grumpy dictator who screams at me for a good part of the day). I am married to the best husband and father in the world and up until a few months ago I worked from home in public relations. I hope to do so again very soon. I love to read and travel and do as much of both as I can!