Friday Following Fun - #5 + Chasing the Sunset Reminder

First: This is a reminder than my review of Chasing the Sunset by Barbara Mack, received as an e-book by the ladies as Siren's Song Reviews, has just been posted and can be found here: Chasing the Sunset by Barbara Mack

IT'S FRIDAY! And you know what that means! Time for some FRIDAY FOLLOWING FUN!



Every week, parajunkee features a book blog, with some information about the blogger and why they started the blog. Then, everyone who's part of the FF system follows that person. There's also a beautiful linky list below that with links to hundrends (literally) of other book blogs. What a wonderful way to get connected to others who share a passion for books and for blogging!

Our Feature - Angela @ Angela's Anxious Life

Hello fellow bloggers! My name is Angie, 32, from Colorado and I LOVE to read. I just started blogging in the past few months and I love it. I decided to start blogging because I really don't know a lot of people who read so I thought I would blog to find people with my interests. I got tired of talking to people about books who would then look at me with a blank stare! At first I avoided blogging for a long time because I would go online and see all these wonderful blogs and think there was no way I could set up a web-page like the ones I was seeing. Then one night I sat down and looked all over the internet till I figured out how to use blogger. In fact, I received a lot of help from the blogging 101 posts right here at Parajunkee's View! . I recently acquired a Nook Color and am LOVING it. I never thought I would like ebooks at all. I swore that they weren't for me though I never gave them a chance. Then I received the Nook for my birthday as a gift and have never looked back!

I read all different genres of books... but not a lot of non-fiction. I will review YA, Paranormal, Mystery, Horror, Fantasy, really anything that seems interesting. Aside from blogging I moderate two fabulous groups on goodreads.com. One is the YA Book Club which has 3000 members now (http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/3551.YA_Book_Club) and the Stephen King Fans group which has 2000 members now (http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/203.Stephen_King_Fans). I am quite proud of both groups since I have worked so hard on them from the beginning. The groups have grown so much that I recently had to recruit a co-mod for each group to help out! I have discovered so many books through these bookclubs! Some of my favorite authors are Charlaine Harris, Stephen King, George RR Martin, RA Salvatore, Rick Riordan, Janet Evanovich, Cassandra Clare, and JK Rowling just to name a few.

What do I do when I are not reading? Well.... I love to watch TV and Movies, and play video games. I have an Xbox 360, PS3, and a Wii. I even have a hilarious blog for my Xbox 360 where the Xbox is blogging for me

(http://360voice.gamerdna.com/tag/Estel0212) . From time to time on my blog you will find reviews for movies, games and TV. My husband and I head out to the movies every Friday in the summer... and YES we plan to spend two night at the theater waiting for Harry Potter. I will definitely post some pictures from that adventure. I also love to go out on the town... ballet, theater, broadway shows, concerts, I am just about up for anything new and exciting. Plus I love my two kitties and my hubby! Feel free to stop by my blog... I try to keep it entertaining so prepare to have fun!

Sound like a cool blog? Just click the @Angela's Anxious Life above and get directed to Angela's fabulous book blog! And remember - FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW!!!

The Linky List:



Weekly Question (answered by Yours Truly!): What do I do when I are not reading? (am not reading?)

A. Well, to be honest, school work and work. My Extracurriculars include Stage Crew, Mathletes, Masterminds, Students for Life, National Honor Society, the School Newspaper, Cross Country, Indoor and Outdoor Track. Hobbies include: piano, gardening, opera + musical theater (I sing), writing, knitting, crocheting, and sleeping. I also run a charity that I founded in the Spring of 2009 at my school, and that can take up a bit of time to keep going. I also judge car shows - my class is from 1946 to 1955. So I know a lot about the authenticity and types of cars from that era. My dad is an auto appraiser and we own several antique vehicles (1929 Ford, 1931 Ford, 1950 Ford, 1955 Ford, 1989 Mercury, and a truck. :) We also used to own another 1931 Ford, Abner, but we sold it) so I've grown up immersed in the car culture. I love it.

Other than that my day is filled with working for the family business, tutoring girls from my school in chemistry and other sciences (and the occassional math), and writing papers for school. I'll be taking 6 APs next year (Advanced Placement courses, also known as college-level courses) which has never been done before at my school. I'm very excited, but very nervous. It's going to be a ton of work, and I don't know when I'm going to sleep - much less read. So this blog may lose me for a bit next year, but for breaks in the school year.

Thanks for the views and follows ladies and gents! See ya' next week!

Friday Following Fun - #4

Thanks for stopping by this week for some Friday Following Fun! I've got some great new reviews out this month, including some fantasy/paranormal and my usual historicals! Check 'em out!






 Every week, parajunkee features a book blog, with some information about the blogger and why they started the blog. Then, everyone who's part of the FF system follows that person. There's also a beautiful linky list below that with links to hundrends (literally) of other book blogs. What a wonderful way to get connected to others who share a passion for books and for blogging!Our Feature - Lisa @ Read. Breath. Relax

My name is Lisa, and I blog over at Read.Breathe.Relax. I’m a professional writer/editor and super, mega avid reader. I recently married the love of my life, who I affectionately called Beard or BeardFace.

The other member of our family is an orange tabby cat, Meow Meow. He loves to gallop around our apartment like a horse and wreck havoc on fringed tablecloths and catnip mice. Other than reading, I love writing, editing, scrapbooking, laughing, coffee, raspberry pie, journaling, picking at my nails and collecting quirky friends.

I've been blogging since 2009, but have been posting consistently since this past March. I mainly read and blog about Fantasy and YA books (almost all of the YA books fall in the fantasy genre, too). I particularly love all the Dystopian books out there and have recently fallen in love with Steampunk! 

Sound like a cool blog? Just click the @Read. Breathe. Relax. above and get directed to Lisa's fabulous book blog! And remember - FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW!!!

The Linky List:

The Weekly Question (answered by Yours Truly!): Let's step away from besties...What is the worst book that you've ever read and actually finished?

A. I think the worse full-length book I've ever actually finished was National Velvet when I was about 10 and had to read it for a school assignment. IT WAS AWFUL. More recently than that, The Devil in Disguise by Stephanie Sloane would have to suffice. It was hideous. Review here: The Devil in Disguise

Happy Follow Friday! See ya' next week!

Friday Following Fun - #3

I'm totally loving this Friday Follow/Blog Hop! It's a great way to meet new people who are insanely interested in books - like me! So thanks in advance for stopping by my blog this week for more Follow Friday Fun!

 Every week, parajunkee features a book blog, with some information about the blogger and why they started the blog. Then, everyone who's part of the FF system follows that person. There's also a beautiful linky list below that with links to hundrends (literally) of other book blogs. What a wonderful way to get connected to others who share a passion for books and for blogging! 

Our Feature - Erika @ Let's talk about books

Hello wonderful PJV readers,
My name is Erika and I have an addiction to books. Oh sorry, wrong place…

I am addicted to reading and just like any person with a passion for something, I love telling people about the books I read. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that loves reading as much as I do. My lack of reading buddies forces me to talk my fiancée's ear off with all of my book talk. I am not sure if he processes what I say but at least he nods and smiles in the right parts. Realizing that my fiancée can only take so much, I decided to start a blog. I’ve been Blogging since 2010 but I decided to dedicate more time and commitment to Let’s talk about books about 3 months ago.

Let's talk about books is a blog dedicated to reviewing and talking about... well, books. I love reading just like you (I am assuming since you are reading a blog about books) and began this blog to keep track of what I read, inform others about it and to meet fellow readers and talk about what we read. I read books from different genres as you can see from my posts, so this blog may include contemporary fiction, YA fiction, romance, historical fiction, non-fiction, etc... I'm a lame romantic girl, so you will see that most of the books I read will have some romance. I have many favorite books but it would take hours to list them. I will just name a few that come to mind, Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, The Mortal Instrument Series by Cassandra Clare, My Name is Memory by Anne Brashares and Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick.

I am always doing emergency runs/visits to my nearest Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, and local library. So if you have any suggestions on what I should read next, just let me know. Do not hesitate to say hello, the reason for my blog is to make friends and discuss what we read.

Thanks for taking the time to learn about me and joining me in talking about books.

Thanks a million to Parajunkee for featuring me. Now I owe her cookies but it’s worth it. J 

Sound like a cool blog? Just click the @Let's talk about books above and get directed to Erika's fabulous book blog! And remember - FOLLOW FOLLOW FOLLOW!!!

The linky list:

Weekly Question (answered by yours truly!): ACK! Your favorite book/movie character (example Hermione Granger played by the Emma chick) just walked into the room! Who is it and what would be your first reaction?

Answer: Huh, well, I don't watch that many movies so I guess it'll have to be a book! My favorite book character ever is the heroine, Scottish, in Jill Barnett's Bewitching. She's funny, smart, with a fire in her soul and some wicked magic. She turns the Duke's world upside down and rights it for him again and again - but only when SHE wants. I love her strength, her magic, her charm, and her wickedly humorous temper. If she walked into the room right now, my reaction would be to give her a hug and then jump up and down as I asked her to do a magic show! (I'm sure she'd just LOVE that... not)

See you next Friday!!!

Friday Following Fun - #2 (Late)

Guess who forgot it was a Friday three days ago??? Just as I thought I would, I totally forgot to put up the Follow Friday post - but hey, better late then never, right? So here goes!

 

Every week, parajunkee features a book blog, with some information about the blogger and why they started the blog. Then, everyone who's part of the FF system follows that person. There's also a beautiful linky list below that with links to hundrends (literally) of other book blogs. What a wonderful way to get connected to others who share a passion for books and for blogging!

Our Feature - Mickey @ I'm a Book Shark

 Welcome to the world of Book Sharks!
Mickey is the blogger behind I'm A Book Shark. She really wishes there was a better explanation for why she's a book shark. A new twitter name was needed, and it had to be about her favorite hobby: reading! For whatever reason, sharks also came to mind and a book shark was born.

Mickey has been reading for as long as she can remember. It's her favorite pastime, her go-to activity, her escape from any bad reality. Reading is so awesome that her last name is even Reed! (Spelled wrong for irony of course.) And her first name is actually Michelle, so her name is quite like Richelle Mead. It never gets old!

Her goal this year is 200 books, and she's already 59% there. That's mostly because she reads almost every genre in any age range. She enjoys a good romance, perhaps a comical mystery, or a YA novel with angels and vampires. And audio books are a staple in her life! Mickey has a job where she can listen to books at work, and that makes up a big amount of her reading.

Besides reading, Mickey is a natural reddish-headed mid-twenties entertainment-of-all-kinds lover, girlfriend of boyfriend, mother of reptiles (and a cat), and addict of dessert. Anything chocolate is a welcomed gift in her life. Oh yeah, and she likes to blog. :o) 

Sound like a cool blog? Just click on the @ I'm a Bookshark and you'll be directed to Micky's page where you can follow her - I know I will be!

The Linky List:

Weekly Question (answered by yours truly!): 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?

A: There was this series by Holly Black I read when I was into YA books - Tithe, Valiant, and Ironside - that are about the fae. That's definitely my favorite story about the fae. As far as fairy tales, Beauty and the Beast is my favorite - that was the musical my high school put on when I first did stage crew and it was a magical production.

 

I have also discovered the Crazy-For-Books Blog Hop, So here's there weekly Question and Answer!

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

Answer: Wow. That's a really tough question. I've always been a huge reader - I was devouring chapter books before I hit first grade and I read the first Harry Potter book (filched from my brother's near-nonexistent bookshelf) in second grade before moving on to other 'big kid' books. Reading has always been an escape and a comfort to me. I went through varying stages of fantasy, YA, and then finally romance (first contemporary then historical) where I discovered reading would always be (no pun intended) my passion. Reading has always been a huge part of my life - I don't know what I would do without it. Probably be very sad. All the time.

See you next Friday with more Friday Following Fun!

Friday Following Fun - #1

Hey everyone and welcome to my first Follow Friday post! I just discovered this Feature and Follow Friday host, parajunkee, last week, and wow is this cool. Every week, parajunkee features a book blog, with some information about the blogger and why they started the blog. Then, everyone who's part of the FF system follows that person. There's also a beautiful linky list below that with links to hundrends (literally) of other book blogs. What a wonderful way to get connected to others who share a passion for books and for blogging.

 

Since I think this is such a cool thing I'll be posting every Friday (or at least all those I remember) with the little blurb parajunkee has provided on the featured author and that week's linky list. So here it goes:

Our Feature - Rhiannon Paille

Once upon a time there was a pretty little girl, she was psychic but she didn't know it yet. Then she met a boy who died of leukemia and she knew. The rest is history.

When she was growing up she read a lot of books and she wrote a lot of stories. She used to eat books for breakfast, and lunch and dinner. She used to read in the fading light of dusk, squinting to see the words until they blurred into inky nothingness. And then she would dream about the boy that died. She imagined an entire life with him that included white roses, lilacs, blue houses and busy streets. She never thought she'd see him again.

And then one day her life turned into an urban fantasy. She could hear people's thoughts, and see the future, and feel people's emotions. She saw ghosts and demons and angels. She saw Ferrymen and she talked to Flames, and didn't know what any of it meant. They told her she was important, that one day she would save lives with her mind. She tried to make it go away because she thought she was crazy.

And then she moved into a blue house on a busy street and fell in love with a man she had dreamed about countless times. She had white roses and lilacs at her wedding. The pretty little girl awakened, she read minds, she fought demons, she saved lives, she helped people find their way in life.

Today she's known as Rhiannon Paille. She reads a lot, and writes a lot of stories. During the day she reads minds, heals people, and fights demons. During the nights she writes about the Ferrymen and the Flame, a boy who follows death and a girl who could destroy the world and their tragic love story. It might get published one day, but that day isn't today.

Her blog is mostly about books, writing, psychic reading, and awesome things happening in the publishing world. She's thought provoking and absurd, she's like a chinese buffet, she's not omnipotent but some people think she is, she's an over qualified over achiever and she thinks Ferrymen are sexy.

The linky list:



Weekly Question (answered by yours truly!): Genre Wars! What's your favorite genre and which book in that genre made it your favorite?

A: Well, I think it's pretty obvious that romance is my genre of choice... but currently I'm going through a huge historical phase. As far as favorite books I have a list provided here: Top Ten Favorite Books. Happy reading!

I have also discovered the Crazy For Books Blog Hop (WHOOT WHOOT), so here's their weekly Q and A:

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

Answer: You know, I do a pretty good job keeping my TBR pile to around 30 books. I go through them pretty fast, although there's always three or four that stay in the pile for a year... or two... if my tastes have changed.

See you next Friday with more Friday Following Fun!