Follow Friday (12)

Feature & Follow Friday is hosted by Alison Can Read and Parajunkee's View!

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

A. This is a toughy because I don't really have a "favorite" author. I don't really even have a favorite book - I pretty much call all authors and books my favorites, if I really enjoy them. And I ramble so it's more like: "what would you tell the author(s) that have impacted your life most in the span of one minute?"

The four authors who have affected my life with their work the most though are: Suzanne Collins, John Green, Veronica Roth and Stephenie Meyer (JUDGE ME).

To Suzanne: I fell in love with your books so quickly. The plot seemed so far-fetched, but believable. The Hunger Games has some of the greatest, most frightening action. Thank you for writing an amazing series that got me emotionally involved in the lives of the characters and in the plot, and thank you for starting the dystopian trend! You are brilliant and I need hope to see more from you in the future.

To John: I love you. Literally, if you weren't married, I'd jump on that. I loved you and your work before TFIOS, but that book... Holy crap, that book tore me to shreds. My mother has been struggling with cancer for seventeen years and I have never read a book from the perspective of someone fighting the disease. TFIOS is, honestly, one of the best books that I have ever read in my entire life.

I already have said a lot to Veronica... I met her on Wednesday. She's wonderful. I told her that she was so cute and that I wanted to put her in my pocket and I hugged her while giving my appreciation for not writing another freaking love triangle. So... I think that's about as embarrassing as I can be with her. But I forgot to tell her: IF FOUR AND TRIS DON'T END UP TOGETHER HAPPILY AND HAVE BABIES, I WILL NEVER FORGIVE AND NO LONGER TALK ABOUT HOW ADORABLE YOUR PUPPY IS.

To Stephenie: I'm sorry that no one spells your name right, even if they are fans of your books. That sucks. Also, thank you. Your book first book was what got me into reading in the first place. You got me through high school because I was able to discover what I want to do with my life and started reading more than doing homework. I became widely known to both classmates and teachers as: "that girl who reads all the time." But really, without you, I wouldn't be where I am, doing what I'm doing. I appreciate you even though you don't know I exist.

What would you say to your favorite author?

P.S. Shout out to Ali from Ali's Bookshelf - she's one of the featured blogs this week. I met her on Wednesday at the Veronica Roth signing and she's so sweet!