Book Blogger Hop: January 9th – 15th

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If you could have dinner with your favorite character, who would it be?

Jesus Christ! I have a lot. I can’t even begin to mentally list them all. Lol! Wait, I’ll go with Theron, the Prince Heir of Cordell from Snow Like Ashes of Sara Raasch. He’s all you need for a book boyfriend. I know a lot would agree with me. He’s a perfect gentleman. Sweet and always selfless. Not to mention, gorgeous. I tried looking for a fan art of him, but didn’t find any. Too bad. I would love to have a picnic dinner with him. Perhaps under the stars with fireflies flying by. Yay! That would be so romantic. Don’t you think? 😉

Top 5 Best Book Covers: January 2015

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The meme’s rules are simple:
1. Grab the Top 5 Best Book Covers button!
2. Post your 5 favorite books covers that are being released in the current month!
3. You can use a blurb or book synopsis in your post.

Name: Ensnared (Splintered #3)
Author: A. G. Howard
Number of Pages: 384 in Kindle Edition
Published: January 6th 2015 by Amulet Books
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings, Romance, Paranormal

In the final installment of the wildly popular Splintered trilogy, Alyssa and her dad journey into the heart of magic and mayhem in search of her mom and to set right all that’s gone wrong. Together with Jeb and Morpheus, they must salvage Wonderland from the decay and destruction that has ensnared it. But if they succeed and come out alive, can everyone truly have their happily ever after?
— To be honest, this cover really made me decide to continue reading this. Lol! I have issues, yes, but who would argue that this book cover is so beautiful? 😀

Name: Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles 0.1)
Author: Marissa Meyer
Number of Pages: 256 pages in Hardcover
Published: January 27th 2015 by Feiwel & Friends
Genre: Fantasy, Young Adult, Retellings, Science Fiction

In this stunning bridge book between Cress and Winter in the bestselling Lunar Chronicles, Queen Levana’s story is finally told. Fans of the Lunar Chronicles know Queen Levana as a ruler who uses her “glamour” to gain power. But long before she crossed paths with Cinder, Scarlet, and Cress, Levana lived a very different story – a story that has never been told . . . until now.
— I’m so excited about this book. It felt like I’ve already waited ages for this one. Stunning cover isn’t it? I saw a GIF format of this book cover and it’s so amazing with the fire blazing.

Book Blogger Hop: January 2nd – 8th

This is from Billy of Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Question of the Week

What is your Blogger’s New Year’s Resolution?

My Answer:

When I’ve read the question for this week, I stared at my PC for I think five minutes before it registered. I’ve never thought about a Blogger’s New Year’s Resolution really. This is pretty tough ’cause I don’t want to go listing things then eventually forget about them. Perhaps I need them tattooed on my forehead. That would be pretty. Lol! Anyway, here are some things that I would probably NEED to do so here are my Blogger’s New Year’s Resolutions..
+ TRY to not hoard books and finish my unread ones first. (With TRY being all caps Ü)
+ Post book reviews right after reading it so I won’t be behind of schedule.
+ Visit my friends’ blogs more often (I’m feeling like an awful friend already. Lol!)
+ Participate to Reading Challenges (I’m really hoping I could do this!)
+ I think I need to have a Blog Make-over. (Don’t you think? Ü)

Book Blogger Hop: December 26th – January 1st

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Question of the Week

Do you have a book with a location that you just HAD to visit after reading the book?

My Answer:

I have a lot of those moments. Especially when I’ve read the Harry Potter series and The Darker Shade of Magic. Both of the book’s location is in London and I really want to go there if given a chance. I want to visit London’s King Cross Station and check for platform 9 3/4. Perhaps to try if I could go through. Lol! That would be awesome. They even had it marked and they also put up a shop for tourists. A lot of awesome Harry Potter goodies. 😀

Photos are from Collider

As for A Darker Shade of Magic, I want to go to the River Thames which is the people’s source of magic and walk through Westminster Bridge where the chase at a battle took place (If I’m not mistaken). I love how London is described on this book. Exceptionally dreamy that you would want to go there. Besides, who would not want to stroll along London? 😀 I have a lot of places from books that I want to visit, but these books’ world building were the first that came into my mind because they’re fascinating. 🙂

Book Blogger Hop: December 19th – 25th

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Question of the Week

Do you write a review for every book you read or only review copies from publishers?

My Answer:

I write reviews for ALL the books I read. Especially those I love. As of this time, I’ve only received a handful of review copies from publishers so most of the reviews I posted were books I picked for myself. Not that I’m complaining. As much as I love to post reviews for publishers, I still prefer to pick out books I really love ’cause what’s the point of accepting a review copy if you feel like you won’t enjoy it? I want reading to be a place where I can relax, to explore different worlds authors created and not to be harass about review deadlines. Haha! But I could certainly beg a publisher for a copy of the books I really wanted. Lol! Who would not? Tell me, just tell me you won’t do that too? 😀

Book Blogger Hop: December 12th – 18th

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Question of the Week

How many books do you read in a week? How many hours do you spend reading a day?

My Answer:

This is the most heartbreaking question I’ve been asked. Lol. I used to read four to five books a week and spent half my day just reading and most likely blogging. It changed when I was accepted on a regular day job. I spend nine hours at work and around four hours commuting from and to our office. So imagine me being so busy for almost 13 hours a day. Where’s my reading time went? Of course I still need to eat, sleep, do mommy and housewife duties so really it’s a struggle now to look for my Me Time aka Reading Time. Nowadays, I can only read one to two books a week and spending at least an hour or two reading a day. Now I know you realized why it’s heartbreaking. Lol. Thank God for scheduled post since I’m devoting one of my days off from work to solely compose and schedule my memes every week and squeeze a review or two. So I suppose nobody’s going to ask me anymore why I’m reading on a snail pace. Bear with a working mom sweethearts! 😀

Book Blogger Hop: December 5th – 11th

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Question of the Week

What is your favorite part about reading a book? Figuring out the plot ahead of time,
the feeling of the actual book itself, experiencing the plot unfold,
getting to know the characters- or something else entirely?

My Answer:

Since I’m mostly a fantasy reader I love taking time reading about the world building of a book. I enjoy reading about beautiful places that only a fantasy read could give you. Creatures that you could only imagine. People that you only dream about. If a book could actually give me an interesting world that I haven’t envisage then, I’m going to be hook. That’s reason why I love reading fantasy books. I love to be taken away to a place where everything is possible. Where my imagination is infinite. So a lousy world could truly take away my enthusiasm in reading. If I’m not reading a fantasy book, say a paranormal one. I would love an intriguing plot. Plots that would really leave me thinking and continue reading to satisfy my curiosity ’cause those predictable plots are a bummer. I also love to solve mysteries. Thinking what will happen and who will die next. Lol. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not really into mystery books. Paranormal books could give you headaches in their mysteries at times so that’s what I’m referring to. Lastly, character development. I love how a character would be a nobody then ended up being the center of everything. Those Mary Sues and Marty-Stus? I so hate them. So unreal and annoying. I love kick ass characters and those who can really stand out without being a damsel in distress. I bet a lot would agree. 😀

Book Blogger Hop: November 28th – December 4th

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Question of the Week

Do you visit the same blogs each week or do you branch out and try to find new blogs?

My Answer:

I tend to visit the same blogs every day/week, but I always see to it that I have new blogs to explore. I’m quite an (Dora the) explorer (aka stalker) since I usually click most of the links from a friend’s blog and eventually find myself on a totally new one. That’s basically how I stumble upon awesome blogs every day. I also check new people on memes like Teaser Tuesday, Waiting on Wednesday and The Sunday Post. There are a lot of amazing and interesting bloggers there. 😀 I’m not saying that my current friends bore me, but it always feels good to meet someone new. Furthermore, I check those blogs that has reviews of the books I love. We’ll definitely enjoy a conversation about it and will end up following each other’s blogs. All happy 😀

Book Blogger Hop: November 21st – 27th

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Question of the Week

Do you have any advice for new bloggers?

My Answer:

I have given a piece of advice to a new blogger friend just recently though I consider myself “new” as well. Started blogging about books just this year so I’m still getting the hang of things really. I think this is about the question last week. If a blogger should be particular of what to post and want to read for review. I recalled telling her that she needs to read what she likes and post what pleases her. Otherwise, blogging would feel like a job and it wouldn’t be fun anymore. Admit it, some of my blogger friends felt that way already because of the pressure of posting reviews for publishers so they’ve learned how to decline review requests. Right? Right? 😀 As for me, I consider my blog as my Happy Place so I would post what I want and read what I like. I don’t even mind if I don’t have followers or likers. That’s just a bonus. I believe that if I keep my blog as much fun as possible, it will eventually draw an amazing audience that shares my interests and also love the books I adore. Then, I would be able to meet lovely friends. That would be wonderful. Don’t you agree? 😀

Book Blogger Hop: November 14th-20th

This is from Billy of Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Question of the Week

As you grow in your blogging experience, have you become more particular in terms of what you will post on your blog or what books you will read for review on your blog?

My Answer:

Hmm.. I’m not really particular in anything. I am the epitome of impromptu and anything under the sun. I post what I like. I speak my mind. To be honest, I tend to be brutally honest at times. I read what I want, then post a review about it. I’m no professional so I don’t use complicated words. I’m pretty sure my reviews won’t give you a headache. Some even said that most of my reviews were funny. I enjoy joining memes, but I’m really trying to limit it to the ones that I really like so my blog won’t be “A Meme Book Blog”. That would be awful. Don’t you think? 🙂 My friends and bloggers I follow also influence what I read ’cause I usually read reviews first before deciding whether to read a book or not. Most do that, I guess. I must admit that I tend to judge a book by its cover too. Prattle about the book cover, read the blurb and then read reviews. I know, it’s not a good practice, but I can’t get it out of my system. Lol! 😀