Sunday, May 26, 2013

Armchair BEA introduction!


I am so excited to participate in Armchair BEA this year.   If you don't know what it is here is some info:

Armchair BEA is the experience for book bloggers to participate in Book Expo America (BEA) from the comfort of their homes. This experience is created lovingly by book bloggers specifically for our peers who for whatever reason are not able to participate in the main conference in New York each year. We bring publishers, authors, and bloggers together in celebrating our love for all things literary by hosting celebrations such as sneak peeks, daily discussion topics, and sponsored giveaways.

This post is all about introducing myself!  So here we go:


Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?
I am Angie and I run this little blog here.  I have been blogging for a little over 2 years now.  I started blogging because I love to read and talk about book subjects and the people I know in my life don't read.   So I found people through goodreads first and discovered that some of them blog.  I then began looking into blogs and they just looked soooo much fun.  I then researched and learned how to blog all on my own (with the help of other bloggers of course).

Have you previously participated in Armchair BEA? What brought you back for another year? If you have not previously participated, what drew you to the event?
I have participated before when I very first began blogging.  I really had no idea what I was doing back then... so I don't think I participated in many events.  I didn't participate last year but this year I thought, why not?  What draws me to this event is learning about all the upcoming books and meeting other bloggers like myself who wish we were at BEA.  That would be a dream come true!!

Name your favorite blog(s) and explain why they are your favorite(s).
I always love when this question is used in events.  It allows me to feature blogs that deserve credit and you may not see otherwise.  This time around I would like to tell you about Picture Me Reading. 
This is a really fun blog from a husband/wife team.  They draw out their reviews which is fabulous.  Just a really fun and unique way to do it.  I also participate in one of their features called Project Disney where everyone reads the book that a Disney film is based off of and then compares the differences.  So much fun!

Picture Me Reading

I'll also mention Uncorked Thoughts this blog is a lot of fun.   Leah loves Harry Potter and has a few features with the Potter books.  I participate in one called Harry Potter Moment of the Week where she posts a question and then you link back and answer.  Most of the people who participate are really nice and we get to chit chat about Potter!!! 




Which is your favorite post that you have written that you want everyone to read? 
Wow... my favorite post.. let's see.  To be honest I think it's my post Fairy Tale Retellings .. What Makes Them so Popular.  I worked really hard on that post.  I love fairy tales and I really love retellings. Not just in books, but movies, TV, games, and much more.  So check it out if you feel like reading the most AMAZING post ever!

Where in the world are you blogging from? Tell a random fact or something special about your current location. Feel free to share pictures. 
I am in Colorado.  I love to meet fellow bloggers in Colorado so if you are from here let me know and I will add you to my list that you can see on my homepage navigation car.  I have met a few of the bloggers here but the group isn't that large. I am so jealous of the bloggers in Utah who have a huge group!!!  There are quite a few authors who come here though for book signings so I try to get to as many of those as I can.

I would love to meet you fellow bloggers so leave a link to your introduction post or to your blog if you aren't participating!!!


Saturday, May 25, 2013

Sunday Post!



The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer ~ It's a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up on our blog for the week ahead.



This was a great week as far as books for me.  I just kept winning them!!  I won books from FOUR blogs.  That never happens.  So I went and bought a Powerball lotto ticket.  But as you can see I am still on free Blogger so I didn't win the lotto.  I did win books so let's look at those ... shall we?  First up I would like to thank Ryan at Wordsmithonia for Animal Wise by Virginia Morell. I am really looking forward to reading this book... it's all about how animals act that we don't even know about. Ants teaching... birds practicing songs.   Next up I would like to thank Jessica from a GREAT read for  White Cat by Holly Black, A Tale of Two Demon Slayers by Angie Fox, and Street Magic by Caitlin Kittredge.  I am really looking forward to White Cat, I have been wanting to read that forever.  I hadn't heard of the other two books but looking forward to giving them a read.  I would also like to thank Charlene at Bookish Whimsy for Legend by Marie Lu and Harbinger by Sara Wilson Etienne. Both books are signed... and my book club is reading Legend in July so it's perfect to get this book.  I won one more book but haven't received it yet so I'll add it to the Sunday Post later.  Oh and also I bought the last Sookie book Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris.  I can't wait to read all these books and THANKS to everyone who sent them to me!!!!






What is in your post this week?  Leave a link to your mailbox!!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Follow Me Friday

Alison Can Read Feature & Follow 

This is the day of the week where we get to know each other better by answering a question devised by our lovely hostesses Parajunkee & Alisoncanread. Sounds like GFC is eventually going away..  so you may want to follow by email or bloglovin/feedly (I love both). And now for this week's question....


Follow on Bloglovin

 Q. The #FF is 150 weeks old! And we want to hear from you!  What would you change about the hop? What do you like about it? Or just suggest a question to be used next week!

A.  I think this is a great topic this week.  What a good way to find out what people are thinking and what they like.  I really like Follow Me Friday.  It really helped me get started blogging.  I was able to hop around and see other blogs and learn really how to blog.  I didn't know anyone who blogged and had to learn on my own.  I also like how blogs are chosen.  Randomly gives everyone a chance.   I also really like the hosts.  Parajunkie has really good topics at her blog and Alison Can Read is really friendly and STOPS by everyone's blog.  How wonderful to take the time to do that!!  Now... a question that I would suggest.... hummm.... Maybe sometime of photo question.  Usually people like to take pictures of what they are reading, or take a picture of your reading spot.  I think maybe there could be a tag for it too for pinterest and twitter so everyone can post them there as well.  #FollowMeFriday! 

What about you?  What do you think of Follow Me Friday?

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Under the Dome by Stephen King Summer Readalong

As some of you may know I love Stephen King. I run the goodreads Stephen King Fans group and shockingly I haven't read Under the Dome yet.  The size of this book makes my eyes fall out of my head.  But I am going to do it... I mean I did read the Stand!! One of the main reasons I need to get this book read is because in June the show is going to start on CBS and I must read this before it starts.  I always like to read the book BEFORE a movie/show. 


    UndertheDomeHow the readalong works:
  • Do you need a blog to participate? No way. If you don't have a blog, you can either sign up in the comments below, or you can create a free account with either Goodreads, Shelfari, or LibraryThing and enter that information into the linky below. Any of those sites will make it easier for you to track your thoughts, or you can use a Twitter account to sign up. If you don't want to do any of those, but still want to participate, then you can post your thoughts in the comments for each of the mile-marker posts throughout the readalong.
  • Timeline: May 25 through July 27
  • How many posts? Who cares! It's informal. However, if you want a little structure, you can do a kick-off post now, then a middle-of-the-road post (halfway through the book) on June 24 (to celebrate the mini-series premiere even though we all probably won't watch it until we're done reading), and then a final sayonara post on July 27. Sound good?
  • Twitter-chat? Use the hashtag #domealong
  • Mini-series Twitter chat? After the readalong as we watch our DVR'd recordings of the show? Maybe?
  • And do anything you want in-between! Throw a "Stephen King, you are freakishly awesome" party, or do a screamfest movie marathon, or write a gushing post on the fall release of Dr. Sleep, the sequel to The Shining. Or, you can just post your glee on the fact that you've been a horrible blogger and reader in 2013 and this readalong is going to bring. you. back. Back, baby! Oh, maybe that's just me...


So if you have been meaning to read this like myself this is a great way to motivate yourself.  Be sure to stop by Coffee and a Book Chicks' blog and sign up!

Updates:
My first update on tackling Under the Dome
Under the Dome Readalong Final Post & Review
Under the Dome Update 2

Monday, May 20, 2013

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The Frog Princess by E.D. Baker Review



This is a cute little series called The Tales of the Frog Princess.. this book is the first in the series.  I loved it.  It is for middle school readers though.. it's not young adult.  Here is the goodreads description:


Princess Emeralda a.ka. Emma isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bray than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet and she does not like Prince Jorge, whom her mother hopes she will marry. But if Emma ever thought to escape her troubles, she never expected it to happen by turning into a frog! When convinced to kiss a frog so he might return to being a prince, somehow the spell is reversed and Emma turns into a frog herself! Thus begins their adventure--a quest to return to human form.
Fascinating and hilarious characters ranging from a self-conscious but friendly bat to a surprisingly loyal snake and a wise green witch confirm that readers won't soon forget this madcap story. A fantastic debut from the talented E.D. Baker

I read this book for my Project Disney post on the movie The Princess and the Frog which is based off this book.  I hadn't heard of this series until I started working on Project Disney.  I just thought the movie was based off the Grimm story. 

This book is perfect for all ages.  It's clean and funny.  Emma becomes a frog and goes on many adventures with another frog, a snake and a bat!! Emma is not like a normal princess.  She laughs crazy, she is very clumsy, she doesn't want to marry a prince and she spends a lot of time at a swamp! She and her companions run into a fake witch and have to have battles to get away.  The book is really magical and I can't wait to read the other ones in the series for quick fluffy reads!!

 

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Harry Potter Moment of the Week- My favorite film!


I am participating in Harry Potter moment of the week hosted by  Uncorked Thoughts .  Here is what we do:

This is a meme hosted Uncorked Thoughts.  The aim of this meme is to share with fellow bloggers a character, spell, chapter, object or quote from the books/ films/ J. K. Rowling herself or anything Potter related! I will be picking a topic within HP for us to focus on each week and then if anyone wants to take part feel free!  There is now a full list of the topics to come here.

Q.  Favorite Harry Potter film.



A. Wow.. I really don't know what film to pick. I always like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I just love that we get a peak at other schools.  I just love the tournament too!  I really love the maze.  Though I wish the movie had shown the sphinx.  I also think that the style of the students is fabulous!  I love their hair and how they wear their uniforms.  I feel like this is really what students would look like.


 How cute are Fred and George in this film!!  I love them with long hair! And the ball!!  Quidditch games!  We get to see Voldermort finally!!  Everything in this movie is great! 

And did I mention the Prefect's bathroom???  I want to go in there!!!!!  Goblet of Fire is Epic!

What about you?  What's your favorite film?