Friday, December 13, 2013

Feature and Follow Friday # 3 {Mine is This Week's Featured Blog}


The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!


                                                       How does this work?  


First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

This week mine's one of the featured blogs! Yeeeeks! Finally. Alison and Rachel had sent me a mail saying I was selected as one of the featured bloggers this week. Due to some technical issues (technical 'calamities' are a common thing in my life) I couldn't send my Q&A to Rachel in time. But I guess this will be up there soon too.  

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When did you start blogging?

As for book blogging, I started it almost 6 months ago. I used to read and share my thoughts previously on other social networks on others’ blogs, but then one day one of my friend suggested me that I should really think about doing the same in my own blog, and here I am!

What is your favorite part of book blogging?

This reading community. I LOVE IT. When it comes to books, I have a very limited number of people in real life who I can talk to. But this book blogging has made me come across so many wonderful likeminded people, it’s like I’ve known them for years! Their suggestions, their complaints, the fangirling, all the rants about books and the ones that are not about books- ALL of it :)

What type of books do you mainly blog about?

I read all kinds of fiction. So my blog features a different variety. But there are ‘phases’ when I prefer a particular genre more. Like for a while now I’m more into YA and NA. So you may find mostly YA or NA books being featured in my recent reviews. I like reading dystopian, mystery and thriller, paranormal, sci-fi, chick-lit, romance and there is a part of me who loves to re-read her favorite classics. I’m thinking of putting my thoughts on classics too, once I manage to finish off the gigantic tbr pile of 2013.

What is your favorite book(s)?

Really? I don’t know hoe to list them here. Like everyone on the book blogging community, my list is so overflowing with names that it’s technically impossible to list them here. Okay, Bronte’s Wuthering Heights has always been one my favorites. Then there is Christmas Carol, my childhood love. Among the recent ones, I like Cinder by Meyer (because the little girl in me squeals with joy when it comes to fairytales). And there is…a lot!

What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?

My answer would the same as the second one. This community. Apart from getting awesome book recommendations, I have grown an awesome number of friends, who reads like me, drools and daydreams over a book the same way I do. My life (which has always been awesome) is almost perfect because of this *weird happy dance*

This Weeks's Question  

Bookselling Time: Go to your biggest bookcases. Go to the second shelf from the top and pick out the sixth book from the left. Hardsell that book to us – even if you haven’t read it or if you hated it. (if you don’t have bookcases, don’t have six books on one shelf, etc, pick a book at random) 

 




Okay I pick A Shimmer of Angels by Lisa M Basso. I recently read this one. And I may say the book is very, very refreshing to read. You can see my review on it. It may not be a totally unconventional book (with all the angel and Fallen stuff). But with so many vampire-werewolf books in the line, it’s a nice book for a change. I love the cover. I like the female lead. I like the names, hell I even seem to like the bad guys! So all of you who are into good YA reads, GO GET IT…like NOW. (Plus, there’s a second book coming in the series) .






 
Now for the Follow Fun!

With GFC going the way of the dodo bird for many bloggers, there is no better time to start following blogs via RSS feed. If you use a reader, it would be great if you followed my RSS directly.


http://feeds.feedburner.com/ivbooks

HAPPY #FF! :D


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44 comments:

  1. New follower on Bloglovin and twitter
    Esraa http://myaddictionforbooksandcoffee.blogspot.com/

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    1. Hey Esraa, thanks. I'm an old follower of yours:)

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  2. Congratulation on the feature!
    New Bloglovin follower.
    Here's my FF

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  3. Congrats being a feature on this week! New follower via GFC,Bloglovin,Instagram and Twitter.
    Looks like a great book,I could add on my tbr list!

    Greetings, From Booker Like a Hooker

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    1. I think it would be a good book to add to the tbr list...and thanks a lot for the follows :D

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  4. Congrats on the feature. New bloglovin' follower.

    http://thestorybookkingdom.com

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    1. Thanks Mariko, loved the book you picked btw :)

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  5. Congrats on your feature. New Bloglovin and Twitter follower. I keep seeing a lot of angel books lately. It is an interesting shift away from the vampire/werewolf books.

    Happy FF! Check out my site at http://mythoughtsliterally.blogspot.com/
    Cassi

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    1. Ya it really is..I mean I'm not saying I dislike reading vamp/ww stuff, but I have been reading the same things over and over again for a long time now, and it was really refreshing to read something else.
      Thanks a lot for dropping by:) Happy FF!

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  6. I have a (bad) thing with angel books. I usually always hate them. Though there are some exceptions. I've always wondered if this one would be good though...

    New Bloglovin follower!


    my FF!

    ~Stephanie @ Bookfever

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    1. lol I used to have the same (bad) thing for vampires/werewolf/angel books. For me, I still think it's really difficult to sort out the ones worthy of reading from the incessantly growing pile...u can always give it a try tho, and if it doesn't suit u, just DNF it (tho it may not be THAT simple at times;))
      Thanks for the thought :)

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  7. Hi there!

    I found your great blog via Book Blogs! I look forward to reading your posts. Please follow my blog back at http://lorenmathisbooks.blogspot.com/ .

    Thanks!

    L

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    1. Hey Loren, thanks for stopping by, followed back:)

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  8. Congratz on being featured. This one really looks interesting though I must say that I have to pass. I am currently avoiding Angel books.

    New bloglovin follower.

    Charlotte @ Thoughts and Pens

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    1. Thank Charlotte! I completely understand...personally I NEVER recommend anyone to read anything one doesn't feel like. Reading is all about pleasure and it should never be forced :) Followed u via bloglovin too!

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  9. Congrats on being a featured blogger this week! I love the colors of this cover! It's just...incredibly visually appealing. And I think it's somewhere on my 500+ TBR books.

    New Bloglovin' follower!
    Holly @ Words Fueled by Love

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    1. Thanks Holly! Ya isn't the cover really pretty? That's what made me go for it in the first place..I hope you enjoy it(when u finally get to read this one among ur 500+ TBR books)
      Thanks again for dropping by ur thought :)

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  10. Hey, congrats on the feature! I've read this one too, it's a very enjoyable book. Great pick!

    New Follower via GFC and Bloglovin.

    This is my Follow Friday!

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  11. Congrats on being featured! I've been looking at that one for a while, because the cover is gorgeous, when I'm in the mood for that type of book, definitely going to try it. :)
    Following you via bloglovin.

    Here's mine

    Kirsty @ StudioReads

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    1. Thank you Kirsty! lol u seem to have a thing for cover like I do:D..I hope u like it when u read:)

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  12. Congrats on being featured! I like a good YA read. :)
    Old follower.
    Have a great weekend!

    ~Pam @ Moonlight Reader

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    1. Thanks Pam..you too have a wonderful weekend :)

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  13. Congratulations on being featured :0) That cover is absolutely stunning!
    Thank you very much for sharing.

    New follower via Bloglovin

    Moonlight @ Once Upon a Moonlight Review...

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  14. New bloglovin follower. I haven't heard of the book you mentioned. Happy reading.

    http://www.booksmoviesreviewsohmy.com/feature-and-follow-friday-hard-sell/

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    1. Thanks Stormi...u may give it a try if u feel like. Happy reading :)

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  15. Congrats on being featured and happy reading :)

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  16. Congrats on being featured!! New follower on Bloglovin'!

    Here is my FF.

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  17. Hey, Munira, congrats on being featured!!! This book looks absolutely stunning! Thanks for the recommendation! Roxy (old Bloglovin' follower).

    My FFF post: http://roxysreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/12/feature-and-follow-friday-179.html

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    1. Hey Roxy, thanks for sharing the thought :) Did I mention I envy your bookcase? oh, I think I did that on your FF, never mind ;)

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  18. I actually had the book and couldn't get into it. I'm not sure why, it might have been the time I was reading it I just wasn't in the mood for angels.

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    1. I know what u mean, and it happens to me too. Sometimes u see a book everyone is drooling over and u find urself struggling to finish it. I often find myself wondering even, if anything's wrong with me, as I feel like missing out what others haven't o_O Thanks for ur thought though, it's always nice to see different opinions:)

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  19. That books does sound interesting. Great sell. :) Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier :) New follower via bloglovin' :)

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    1. Thanks for being so generous (I think I'm lousy at selling anything>.<) and also for the follow :)

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  20. Congrats on being the feature!

    New follower via GFC! My FF @ A Novel Idea by Chrissy T

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  22. Congratz on the feature, that's awesome!
    New follower on Twitter
    You can follow me below

    Kismet Book Reviews

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    1. Thanks a lot! I just stopped by yours and it looks hawt ;)..Followed you :D

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