Follow Friday and TGIF: Vacations and Beginnings

Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

Q: Summer Break is upon us! What would be the perfect vacation spot for you to catch up on your reading & relax?

If I could pick anywhere, including fictional, I would love to take a vacation to the Salvatore Boarding House. They have a huge collection of books, and I would love the chance to see all the historical books they own. But since this was more of a in the real world question, I would have to say, a secluded mountain cabin. I would love to curl up by the fireplace in a big cabin out in the mountains. No cell service, no WiFi. Just me and my books for a nice weeklong retreat,    well and I guess my little family. That sounds so nice right now...

Where would you love to go to relax and read the day away?

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads

The purpose is to answer the question for the week, and re-cap the weeks posts.

It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

A Book Blogger is Born: What made you decide to start your very own book blog?

This blog was started September 25, 2011. I had been following a few book blogs for awhile, and because of those I want to share my own thoughts on books. I decided to create a blog on a whim, just to see how it would go. It started taking off faster than I even expected, but I have loved every single second. Basically I am a reader who loves to find out about amazing books that I wouldn't have know about otherwise, and share my own love of books with other readers and bloggers.

Do you have a book blog? What made you start?
If not have you considered starting one?

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Follow Friday & TGIF: Letters and Dream Vacation

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Q: What is one thing you wish you could tell your favorite author?

 Dear J.K. Rowling,

                           Thank you for changing my childhood & young adult years, by allowing me to delve into the immensely amazing world of Harry Potter. Also, for renewing my love of reading!

              

Sincerely,
Always...a Fan

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads

The purpose is to answer the question for the week, and re-cap the weeks posts.

It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

Literary Vacations: If you could take a trip this summer to any place within a fictional book, where would you go? Tell us about your summer dream vacation!

There are so many amazing places, and world I would love to escape into for a vacation. If I could only pick one, I would have to say Hogwarts. There is just something about Hogwarts, it is a place that every Harry Potter fan wished they could have gone too. I guess with The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I could actually take a vacation to Hogwarts, sort of.  

Which fictional world would you like to delve into for a vacation?

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Follow Friday and TGIF: Blogger Retreat

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Q: Do you read one book at a time or do you switch back and forth between two or more?

I try to only read one maybe two books at a time. I have a hard time not getting distracted when listening to audiobooks, otherwise I could probably manage a few more. I like to read one book at a time, so I do not get confused easily, but that is only if my schedule allows it. At the most I think if I had to I could mange reading 3 maybe 4 books at the same time.

Can you manage more than one book?

How many is the most you think you could handle?

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads

The purpose is to answer the question for the week, and re-cap the weeks posts.

It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

Q.  Book Blogger Retreat: If you could gather up a handful of book blogger friends to spend a weekend away talking books, where would you go? Tell us about it.

 Coming from Montana with gorgeous mountains and just beautiful surrounding for camping. I think the best getaway would be to rent a big cabin in the woods, with no internet or cellphone service. We could just look out at the gorgeous scenery, discuss books, and of course fight over fictional boys. Curled up in front of the fire, sharing our favorite books. Now I really wish it was summer because I need to go camping!!

Where would you have your ideal blogger retreat?

THIS WEEK ON UNABRIDGED BOOKSHELF

Book Review: The Night She Disappeared by April Henry

In My Mailbox

Cover Reveal: Water (Element #3) By Shauna Granger

Blog Tour: Review and Giveaway of Whispering Hills by Taryn Browning 

(GIVEAWAY ENDS APRIL 1 at 12:01 AM)

Waiting on Wednesday: Revived

Book Review: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

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Follow Friday: Longest Book

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Q: What is the longest book you’ve read? What are your favorite 600+ page reads?

I would have to say that the longest book I have read to date would probably be Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at 896 pages. I would have to say that my favorite 600+ reads would be of course the last four Harry Potters. I have not really read any other 600+ books that I can remember, so I am up for any reading suggestions. 


What long books would you recommend I add to my reading list?
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Follow Friday #12 and TGIF #5

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Q: BeefcakeandBabes Asks: I like unique names for characters and am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What’s the most unique character name you’ve come across?

I would have to say the most unique name I have ever came across would have to be  Renesmee. I hate the name, but I have to say I have never seen anything like it. I also have only come across my name,Chandra, once in a book I was reading, and the best part it was a Hardy Boys Casefiles! If you have been here before, you know that was a huge deal! Except she was a recruiter for a crazy religious cult, but hey I was floored!

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads

The purpose is to answer the question for the week, and re-cap the weeks posts.

It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

Q.  Book Blogger Pride: What do you take pride in when it comes to blogging?


I would have to say EVERYTHING! Every New Follower, Every Comment, Every Request mean the world to me! Anytime someone likes what I have to say, it is still unbelievable! I have only been blogging for 5 months, and it has been the BEST 5 MONTHS EVER!
Every person that stops by just to read what I have written, I truly appreciated you taking time out of your day to view my blog! YOU ARE AWESOME! Seriously, Ask my husband, every time I open my email or check my blog, I get a goofy smile on my face. 
THANK YOU!!




WEEKLY RECAP
In My Mailbox
Soul Screamers Challenge: Re-Reading My Soul To Take
Teaser Tuesday: Tooth and Nail
Waiting on Wednesday: This Is Not A Test
Review: Pure by Julianna Baggott

What is the most unique name you have ever come across?
Book Bloggers: What do you take pride in?
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Follow Friday #11 and TGIF #4

Feature and Follow Friday is hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

Q: What would your prefer: reading your favorite book over and over again until you got sick of it OR reading 100s of mediocre books? And why?

I think I would rather read my favorite book over and over again until I was completely sick of it. Simply, because reading 100s of mediocre books could never live up to my favorite book. Now if I had to pick one of my favorite books, and only read that one, that would be the really tough decision. Each of my favorites have affected or made changes in my life in someway or another. For Example, Harry Potter, whose life didn't change even in a small way after reading that series. It is the series that got me back into reading, and it was just one of those series that my entire family read. My mom, my sister, even my brother who does not read. I even got my husband who has never read a book in his life hooked on Harry Potter, and now he is an avid reader who steals my books all the time. 


Wow, that kind of turned into a ramble, anyways simply Favorite/Greatness over Mediocre any day.

TGIF is hosted by Ginger at Greads

The purpose is to answer the question for the week, and re-cap the weeks posts.

It is a great way to get to know other bloggers.

Q.  Love Stories: What are some of your favorite fictional love stories?


Favorite fictional love stories, that is a tough question. I would have to say I love the relationships between the four main characters in Morganville Vampires. Even with the dangers the town run by vampire posses, and Michael himself being a vampire, their friendship is solid as is the love between Michael and Eve and Claire and Shane. There is no love triangles, and they are not epic romances, but they are simple. I think I really like that about Morganville Vampire series. I really need to read Last Breath, but I hope that has not changed. 

Now if we want to go super old school romances, I was always partial to the Frank Hardy and Nancy Drew relationship in the Super Mysteries. I also fan of  Trixie Belden and Jim Frayne in the Trixie Belden series. Besides Dan Morgan was my first fictional crush, always felt sorry for him, because he was the odd man out in the group, and he was the bad boy. Guess I preferred bad boys even at like 11. 



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In My Mailbox (Feb 5th)
Follower Love Giveaway Hop
Waiting on Wednesday: Social Suicide
Review: New Girl by Paige Harbison

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What are some of your favorite fictional love stories?
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Follow Friday: New Years Edition

Q: The New Year is here — and everyone wants to know your New Years Blogging Resolution! What are you going to try to revise, revamp and redo for 2012 on your blog?

I have only been blogging for 3 months now, but it has been an amazing experience. I think the thing I am striving to improve is just overall blogging knowledge, and relationships with fellow bloggers. I am really grateful to the friends I have made so far. I am hoping to look back next year and see how far things have come in my first year of blogging. I hope to improve me review postings, I always seem to have trouble getting them out on time. Mostly, I am just want to have fun blogging about something I love!

What is your New Years Blogging resolutions?

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Follow Friday (Dec 16)

Q: When you’ve read a book, what do you do with it? 

 I would have to say I am a horrible book hoarder! I just do not get rid of anything, unless I already have a copy. I am thinking this is going to have to change soon, because I am running out of room. I literly have stacks of books on top of shelves and on the floor. I am getting a new bookcase for Christmas, hopefully to have some more space for books. I think I may donate some of them to the Library, and of course have a giveaway on my blog :) I do have to be thankful for my kindle, because that would be another 300 books I have no space for, and there is a lot of free ones out there!

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Follow Friday (Nov 11)

 

Q: In light of 11.11.11 and Veteran’s Day tell us about your favorite soldier and how he or she is saving the world. Fictional or real life.

I want to dedicate this post to my cousin, Patrick who is currently serving in the United States Army. He is currently on deployment to Afghanistan. I know the considerable danger he is in, and I am beyond amazed at his commitment to serving his country. He is willing to give up his life to protect others, and there is nothing more amazing than that. I cannot wait to see him, when he returns next summer. 

Leave me a link to your Follow Friday, so I check read about all the other amazing soldiers out there

Follow Friday

 

Q:  If you could have dinner with your favorite book character, who would you eat with and what would you serve?

This is a difficult decision, but I would have to say I would want to have Nancy Drew over for dinner. She is the girl that started me reading, and if you have visited before you know this :) It would be amazing to meet the teenager who shaped my childhood. We could have some good home cooking. Chicken and Dumplings for Dinner, and a hot apple pie for dessert. It would be wonderful, and delicious. 

Now that I am hungry, go a head and leave a link to your Follow Friday!

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Q: What is your superhero alter-ego?

I would have to say while there are a lot of superheros to chose from, I just cannot decided on just one. So I decided to go a different route, and pick an alter-ego that kicks some butt. She may not technically be a superhero, but I think my alter-ego would be Claire Redfield. She kicks major zombie butt, and looks good doing it. She shows up in Raccoon city trying to find her missing brother, during a giant zombie outbreak. I really loved all the Resident Evil games growing up, and Claire is just awesome. In the event of a zombie Apocalypse I would like to be able to take care of my family just like Claire. 

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Follow Friday

 

Q.If you could have characters from a particular book meet and form an epic storyline with characters from a particular TV series, which would you choose and why? 

 

 Tough question, I would have to say I would like the characters from Buffy the Vampire Slayer including Angel to cross paths with the characters from the Vampire Diaries books. It would be an interesting dynamic! Also, Buffy would probably end up falling in love with Damon. Imagine that romance, It would make for an excellent show or book that is for sure. All the hot vampires in the same place!

 An some extra Alaric eye candy for my friend Andrea over at The Bookish Babes

Alaric may not be a vampire, but he is defiantly in the hot category

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Follow Friday

 

This is my first time participating in Follow Friday and I am really excited to be a part of it.

This weeks question is:

If you could pick one character from a book, movie or television show to swap places, who would it be?

There are so many exciting choices to choose from but I would have to say the one character I would want to switch places with would be Nancy Drew. Nancy Drew is the series that started me on my reading obsession, and my life would not be the same without her adventures. Even as an adult, I still like to curl up with one of my Nancy Drew mystery novels to re-experience the story. Nancy Drew is an iconic girl detective who has influence so many generations, who would not want to be her. Although I think I would rather end up with Frank Hardy instead of Ned Nickerson. 

I am also having a giveaway here