Book Blogger Hop: 4/1-4/4

Posted on March 31, 2011 · 24 Comments
There’s a BIG change to the Linky list this week! Read the note above the list BEFORE entering your link!

Book Blogger Hop

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In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!  So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun!  This is a weekly event!  And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!  We get over 200 links every week!! 

RULES:

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

1.  Enter your book blog link in the Linky List below, including the genre that you review!
In your link, please state the main genre that you review:  eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc.

Example:  Crazy-for-Books (contemp. adult fiction) 
2. Post about the Hop on your blog.  Spread the word about the book party!  The more the merrier!  In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).  

If you have a suggestion for a future HOP question, click here to fill out the form!  Thanks! 

 ”Since today is April Fool’s Day in the USA, what is the best prank you have ever played on someone OR that someone has played on you?”

My answer:  To be honest, I can’t really answer my own question!  I can’t recall any pranks played on me or that I played on anyone, although I’m sure there are some!  I’m not much of a prankster!  I can’t wait to read your stories, though!

3.  Visit other blogs in the Linky List!  Make new friends!  Follow new book bloggers!  Talk about books!  Rave about authors!  Take the time to make a quality visit!  Check out other posts and content, make a new friend!  Don’t randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them!  No spamming please!  (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs – it’s just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

And just as an FYI – this event is not something you should feel that you have to participate in every week.  If you want to join in and link up once a month, GREAT!  It’s up to you how often you participate!

So, have fun HOPPING and enjoy your BOOK PARTY weekend!!!

UPDATE:  THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP DOES NOT ACCEPT TWITTER LINKS!  IF YOU LEAVE A TWITTER LINK, IT WILL BE DELETED!!!  ONLY YOUR BLOG URL IS ACCEPTED!  THANK YOU!

UPDATE #2: Please do not add “AND A GIVEAWAY” to your blog hop link. I’ve been seeing these a
lot lately and up until now I’ve left them alone. But it’s starting to get a bit out of control and I’m going to have to start deleting them if they continue to appear. The Hop isn’t to advertise your giveaways. It’s a place for us to explore and find new blogs we may be interested in following, not to promote our giveaways. There are several sites out there that have Giveaway Hops, but this is not one of them. Unfortunately if I continue to see the links, I will have to delete them. I hate to start having to “police” the hop, but I want to bring it back to its original state. Thank you for understanding.

How to enter your link (things are a little different, so read this please!):

Til next time, stay crazy….for books, that is!
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Review: Hatteras Girl by Alice J. Wisler

Posted on March 28, 2011 · 12 Comments

Hatteras Girl

Hatteras Girl
Author: Alice J. Wisler
Publication Date: October 2010
Publisher: Bethany House
Source:  I received a free copy of this book from the publisher for an honest review.

Hatteras Girl has all the makings of a book that I would love. It takes place in one of my favorite places (Outer Banks, North Carolina), it has a heroine with a dream of owning a bed and breakfast (very cool, especially on the Outer Banks!), and it was marketed to me as Christian Fiction (a genre I am really into right now). So, when I received this book for review, I was beyond excited.

So, upon finishing the book, I have to say I am disappointed. Maybe my expectations were too high and I was wanting more from this book that what I got, but I was left feeling a bit ho-hum about this novel.

Right off the bat, the cover and title made me think of this as a young adult book. Once I started reading and digging into the story, I realized very quickly that this is definitely not a YA book. The main protagonist, 29-year-old Jackie Donovan, is a journalist for the local Lighthouse Views magazine, with aspirations of buying the Bailey House, an old bed-and-breakfast that she has admired most of her life. She grew up playing in the Bailey House and has always dreamed of running it someday, but the costs associated with buying it have been a detriment to making her dream come true.

When Jackie meets Davis, a real estate entrepreneur, while interviewing him for an article for the magazine, a spark ignites and a budding romance begins to blossom. She also discovers that he may hold the key to her dream of owning the Bailey House.

But Davis may not be all who he appears to be. Will Jackie’s dream of owning the Bailey House ever become a reality?

There are definitely Christian elements to this book, but I would not put it into the Christian Fiction category. There was no spiritual growth of any character in this book. It is a clean, sweet romance, but if you are looking for a book where the character goes through major spiritual transformation, this is definitely not it.

Overall, I loved the setting and the cast of supporting characters. I wasn’t blown away by the book and I didn’t dislike it either. I would have to give this one a straight down the middle three stars.

Final Rating:

Til next time, stay crazy….for books, that is!
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Book Blogger Hop: 3/25-3/28

Posted on March 25, 2011 · 23 Comments

Please check out UPDATE #2 at the bottom above the linky before entering your link or you may risk having your entire link removed. Thank you.
Book Blogger Hop

Grab the Logo!


In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!  So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun!  This is a weekly event!  And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!  We get over 200 links every week!! 

RULES:

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

1.  Enter your book blog link in the Linky List below, including the genre that you review!
In your link, please state the main genre that you review:  eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc.

Example:  Crazy-for-Books (contemp. adult fiction) 
2. Post about the Hop on your blog.  Spread the word about the book party!  The more the merrier!  In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).  

If you have a suggestion for a future HOP question, click here to fill out the form!  Thanks! 

 
This week’s question comes from Mina who blogs at Mina Burrows:

 ”If you could physically put yourself into a book or series…which one would it be and why?”

My answer:  I actually have 2 series that I would love to be “in”.

The first is the Booktown Mystery series by Lorna Barrett – I mean who wouldn’t want to be in a fictional book town?  I adore this series and the characters!

Murder Is Binding Bookmarked For Death (Booktown Mystery Series) Bookplate Special (A Booktown Mystery) Chapter & Hearse (A Booktown Mystery) Sentenced to Death (A Booktown Mystery)

Another series I would love to be in, just because I LOVE the characters is the Do-It-Yourself Mysteries by Jennie Bentley:

Fatal Fixer-Upper (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery) Spackled and Spooked (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery) Plaster and Poison (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery) Mortar and Murder (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery)

If you haven’t read either of these cozy mystery series, I highly recommend you check them out!  Great stories and characters!

3.  Visit other blogs in the Linky List!  Make new friends!  Follow new book bloggers!  Talk about books!  Rave about authors!  Take the time to make a quality visit!  Check out other posts and content, make a new friend!  Don’t randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them!  No spamming please!  (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs – it’s just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

And just as an FYI – this event is not something you should feel that you have to participate in every week.  If you want to join in and link up once a month, GREAT!  It’s up to you how often you participate!

So, have fun HOPPING and enjoy your BOOK PARTY weekend!!!

UPDATE:  THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP DOES NOT ACCEPT TWITTER LINKS!  IF YOU LEAVE A TWITTER LINK, IT WILL BE DELETED!!!  ONLY YOUR BLOG URL IS ACCEPTED!  THANK YOU!

UPDATE #2: Please do not add “AND A GIVEAWAY” to your blog hop link. I’ve been seeing these a lot lately and up until now I’ve left them alone. But it’s starting to get a bit out of control and I’m going to have to start deleting them if they continue to appear. The Hop isn’t to advertise your giveaways. It’s a place for us to explore and find new blogs we may be interested in following, not to promote our giveaways. There are several sites out there that have Giveaway Hops, but this is not one of them. Unfortunately if I continue to see the links, I will have to delete them. I hate to start having to “police” the hop, but I want to bring it back to its original state. Thank you for understanding.

Til next time, stay crazy….for books, that is!
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Tyndale Book Club E-Newsletter!

Posted on March 22, 2011 · 6 Comments
I just received an e-mail from Tyndale that I wanted to share with all of you!
“In honor of Tyndale launching its new book club enewsletter we’re running a 30 day giveaway on our website. The Book Club Hub Newsletter will be an email newsletter geared towards people who are in or are running book clubs. It will feature suggestions, discussion guides and great ideas for your book clubs. You can see a preview by clicking here.
To enter the giveaway you just need to visit the contest page and click on the book you’d like to sign up to win. You can even go back and sign up for both books. Each day is a new giveaway so you can return to the site each day and try to win. Every few days the books change, so check back!”

As a bonus, bloggers can win!  Here’s how:

1.       Visit the page and sign up to win one or both of the free books daily

2.       Post about this giveaway and about the Book Club Hub Newsletter on your blog.

3.       Fill out this form with the address of your blog post.

4.       Shake at least two people’s hands today and tell them about the contest.
The first 100 people to fill out this form will win a free copy of The Holy Bible Mosaic: NLT!
Good luck!

Til next time, stay crazy….for books, that is!
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Book Blogger Hop: 3/18-3/21

Posted on March 18, 2011 · 28 Comments
Happy Belated Birthday to the Book Blogger Hop!

BBH turned 1 year old on March 5! I can’t believe this book party has been going strong for over a year now! Thank you all so much for making this meme such a huge success! So, let’s party a little extra hard this weekend to celebrate such a huge accomplishment!  The Book Blogger community ROCKS!

Book Blogger Hop
Grab the Logo!


In the spirit of the Twitter Friday Follow, the Book Blogger Hop is a place just for book bloggers and readers to connect and share our love of the written word!  This weekly BOOK PARTY is an awesome opportunity for book bloggers to connect with other book lovers, make new friends, support each other, and generally just share our love of books!  It will also give blog readers a chance to find other book blogs to read!  So, grab the logo, post about the Hop on your blog, and start HOPPING through the list of blogs that are posted in the Linky list below!!

The Hop lasts Friday-Monday every week, so if you don’t have time to Hop today, come back later and join the fun!  This is a weekly event!  And stop back throughout the weekend to see all the new blogs that are added!  We get over 200 links every week!! 

RULES:

Your blog should have content related to books, including, but not limited to book reviews.

1.  Enter your book blog link in the Linky List below
In your link, please state the main genre that you review:  eclectic, contemp. fiction, ya, paranormal, mystery, non-fiction, etc.

Example:  Crazy-for-Books (contemp. adult fiction) 
2. Post about the Hop on your blog.  Spread the word about the book party!  The more the merrier!  In your blog post, answer the following question (new question each week!).  

If you have a suggestion for a future HOP question, click here to fill out the form!  Thanks! 

 
This week’s question comes from Somer who blogs at A Bird’s Eye Review (her blog design is ADORABLE – check it out!):

 ”Do you read only one book at a time, or do you have several going at once?”

My answer:  In the days before my Nook, I would typically only read one book at a time.  Since I’ve acquired an e-reader, I typically have 2 books going at once – one on the e-reader that I can throw in the purse or take to the gym – and one in paper that I read at home.  Right now, I have 3 books going which is CRAZY for me – 1 book on the Nook, 1 book in PDF on my Netbook, and 1 book in paper!

3.  Visit other blogs in the Linky List!  Make new friends!  Follow new book bloggers!  Talk about books!  Rave about authors!  Take the time to make a quality visit!  Check out other posts and content, make a new friend!  Don’t randomly follow someone if you never intend on actually following them!  No spamming please!  (Please do not leave your link and not visit other blogs – it’s just not cool and not in the spirit of the Hop!)

And just as an FYI – this event is not something you should feel that you have to participate in every week.  If you want to join in and link up once a month, GREAT!  It’s up to you how often you participate!

So, have fun HOPPING and enjoy your BOOK PARTY weekend!!!

UPDATE:  THE BOOK BLOGGER HOP DOES NOT ACCEPT TWITTER LINKS!  IF YOU LEAVE A TWITTER LINK, IT WILL BE DELETED!!!  ONLY YOUR BLOG URL IS ACCEPTED!  THANK YOU!


Til next time, stay crazy….for books, that is!
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