Welcome everyone to the Feature & Follow Friday Giveaway Hop! This giveaway hop is in celebration of the 100th week of Feature & Follow Friday, a weekly meme that is hosted by Parajunkee's View and Alison Can Read! Snaps for the two ladies in charge, Rachel & Alison! There meme is one that I particularly love (mostly because it's on a Friday, which means it's time for the weekend).
For this hop, the blogs participating are doing a feature of another blogger and a giveaway, of course!
Ed and Em's Reviews is proud to feature Veronica from Ronnie's Bookshelf!
When did you start blogging?
I started blogging about a year ago. At first, I was trying to mix sports with books (without realizing what a terrible idea that was). I ended up separating the two about a month later with much success.
Book blogging is such a special thing because of the level of conversations you can have with people from all over the world. People you will never meet face-to-face will message you just because of a book you have read. I think there is a higher level of conversation that occurs as well. Book blogging is a great way to recommend books to other people and to get recommendations for yourself as well. You can easily discuss your frustrations with a book and get feedback from others who have read that same book. With book blogging, there are so many ways to be active and it is so helpful to others as they can look at your reviews and decide if they want to read a book. Also, I read a wide variety of books so it is definitely a way for me to keep track of all the books I have read.
What is your favorite book(s)?
Oh gosh, favorite book. I would have to say that right now my favorite books are the first two in the Divergent trilogy and Gold by Chris Cleave. Gold comes out in July, but I definitely recommend it.
The best thing that has happened because of book blogging is a discussion that just happened on my blog. I asked readers what they thought of the Divergent vs. Hunger Games debate that I've been hearing about. It was a very interesting response and a lot of people are very attached to their books as am I.
About Veronica: I love to read. I buy books on a whim, get ARC from work, and still manage to find tons of books I don't own every time I go to work. Ask me anything on here or on Twitter.
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I was lucky enough to meet Veronica at the Veronica Roth signing last month. She's a sweetheart and sent me two books that I've heard wonderful things about. You can find her on Goodreads, too!
Giveaway Details:
1 Winner will recieve a signed copy of Desires of the Dead by Kimberly Derting
Open Internationally
Ends 6/13/2012
Just started Cascade by Lisa T. Bergren and The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick. both fantastic so far!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Glitch by Heather Anastasiu and loving it! It's really intense and psychologically fascinating! The books I've been gushing about lately are: Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers, Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi, The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross, When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle, Hourglass & Timepiece by Myra McEntire, SOO many!! :D
ReplyDeleteHopping through from my blog Candace's Book Blog as well as my collaborative blog Novels, News and Notes
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I agree with Veronica, blogging is great because you can meet and get to know people from all over the world and bond over a common interest, books. She sounds awesome, I'll have to check out her blog!
I just started the Goddess Test by Aimee Carter and so far it's really good.
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I am currently reading The Wanderer by Shawn Kristen Maravel :) It's pretty awesome actually!
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Tabby @Insightful Minds & IM Design Studio
Haha, that's funny! I first thought about combining books and sports (I love running), too - I realized it wouldn't work out when I started working on the blog design, though! I'm still unsure if I want to start a second blog...I feel like that would be a ton of work and more than I could handle.
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower, you can see my FF here:
http://booksmartie.blogspot.de/2012/06/feature-follow-friday.html
Great post, Em!! ;] I'm currently trying to read "Making Piece" about a widow who makes pies and tries to get through the first year after losing her husband. It's a bittersweet book...a memoir of sorts. Love it.
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Great post. New follower. My FF post is [HERE].
ReplyDeleteCurrently I'm reading Obsidian and Blood, no actually I'm 3rd in and don't like it. But I loved For Shadows show the Stars loved loved!!!
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Krista
http://bookreviewclub.blogspot.com/2012/06/feature-follow-100-giveaway-hop.html
I love Divergent. I haven't heard of Gold by Chris Cleave so thanks for sharing and for the great giveaway! I've read The Body Finder but not Desires of the Dead yet so fingers crossed!
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Just read The Selection not very good skimmed it mostly and also The Breakaway. I like the Breakaway but for kidnapping books I'd recommend Stolen by Lucy Christopher or Held by Edeet Ravel. I also just finished Dearly, Beloved by Lia Habel. Greatest zombie series. I would recommend anything by Michelle Rowen, Richelle Mead, and Rachel Vincent. Happy reading!
DeleteI just started Across the Universe, and I would recommend The Disenchantments by Nina LaCour.
ReplyDeleteHi, I am new to f&f I love the blog and followed on gfc and nb!
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Just finished Julie Kagawa - The immortal rules and it's AMAZING.
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http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.nl/2012/06/feature-follow-5.html
A nice post, just blogging by.
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I am now reading To Seduce A sinner by Elizabeth Hoyt.
ReplyDeleteI would recomend Lethal Rider by Larissa Ione.
Thanks for giveaway:)
i'm curently reading Fifty Shades of Grey , by E.L. James :p
ReplyDeletebut the one which i recomend is pride & popularity by jenni james...YA version of pride & prejudice by jane austen ( i love austen ^^)
Thanks for the giveaway! I just finished reading Henry Franks last night - highly recommended!! I'm not sure what I'll start now.
ReplyDeleteI'm a NEW follower!! Yay!! I'm finishing Insurgent while also finishing Failstate to review and then I started Scarlet 'cause I got stuck waiting somewhere on the way home from the library. But I think that's it.
ReplyDeleteI am reading Eternal Ones by Kirten Miller
ReplyDeleteNew Follower! Great post :-) I would enter the giveaway if I had read the first book but thanks! Lovely blog :-)
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Sports and books? This sounds like a girl I could be best friends with! Going to have to check out her blog.
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Hopping by to wish you a wonderful weekend.
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Johanna | http://bookstoburyyourselfin.blogspot.com/
Hi, thank u for this awesome giveaway. Actually, I already had The Body Finder by Kimberly Derting, but win a signed one would be awesome^^
ReplyDeleteNow I'm reading The Goddess Test by Aimee Carter and I loved it.
I'm reading Incriminating Evidence by Sheldon Siegel. I'm about 3/4 of the way done. It's a long book but it's not too bad. It's a who done it story and I haven't figured out who yet. lol
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I'm currently read Kristina Riggle's Keepsake..it's surprising good (but then again, I am only on the first chapter)
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I'm a new follower by GFC :)
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ReplyDeleteI'm reading Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
ReplyDeleteJust hopping by!! I am a new follower! I love your reviews!!
ReplyDeleteElle@ http://lovebigreadbig.blogspot.com/
i'm a new follower too : ) i'm reading the miseducation of cameron post right now, and i would suggest if you haven't read code name verity you should definitely read that one. it is intense and sad but oh so good!
ReplyDeleteI am reading Artemis Fowl - The Arctic Incident. I would recommend Cinder by Marissa Meyer!
ReplyDeleteim currently reading City of Glass by Cassandra Clare and i just LOVE this series! :) im not sure if you've read these or not yet, but i like to recommend these books: Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace, Poison Diaries series by Maryrose Wood, Volition series by Shawn Maravel
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aldelei89 @ deLai~Lah
i've just finished the first KGi book from maya banks and i quite loved it
ReplyDeletethanks you a lot for the international giveaway
I just finished reading Paranormalcy By Keirsten White and I really enjoyed it I would defiantly recommend the series if you haven't read it yet!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Heart on a Chain by Cindy C. Bennett and I'm loving it :D
ReplyDeleteI'm reading Embrace Me At Dawn by Shayla Black...it's the new Doomsday Brethern book that has been two years in the making. It is a fantastic series!
ReplyDeletei'm currently reading bloodspell by amalie howard and this book awesome :)
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I'm currently reading Damned part two of the Crusade series by Nancy Holder. Can't put it down.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently reading Kill Me Softly by Sarah Cross.
ReplyDeleteSome books I'd like to recommend:
- The Lux Series by Jennifer Armentrout
- The Fault in Our Stars by John Green or any John Green book for that matter
- Anna and the French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins
- The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare
Thanks for the giveaway! :)
I'm reading Hallowed by Cynthia Hand and it's amazing! It's a must read!
ReplyDeleteYou Don;t Have To Say You Love Me by Sarra Manning! ;))
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