Featured Blogger: Stacy

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Name: Stacy M.
About You: Im 27 (28 as of 12/29) Im a wife, mother of 2 (9 and 6.5), and reading addict lol. I grew up about an hour north of Chicago IL and lived there until about 4 years ago when My husband transferred to Charlotte NC for work. I love reading anything that falls into the Urban Fantasy or Paranormal Romance Genre and normally read a book a day unless im super busy.
Blog Name: Urban Fantasy Investigations
Blog Link: http://urbanfantasyinvestigations.blogspot.com/
Blog Icon: (Icon on left)
What You Review: I review anything that falls into the Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance Genre including Dark Fantasy, paranormal YA, and steampunk on occasion
When You Started Your Blog: I actually have only been blogging since the beginning of Nov 2010

FAVORITES

Food(s): Chicago style pizza, Cheesy pasta, cheese fries with actual cheese sauce instead of shredded cheese mmmm
Book(s): I have so many. Some of my fave series include Elemental Assassin by Jennifer Estep, Werecats by Rachel Vincent, The Hollows by Kim Harrison, Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews, Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs, Anything from Richelle Mead, Afterlight by Elle Jasper, Persephone Alcmedi by Linda Robertson See way to many to list cause there is so many more.
Movie(s): I love watching movies but dont have any favorites.
Genre(s): Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Dark Fantasy, Paranormal YA
Blog(s): Dark Faerie Tales , All Things Urban Fantasy , Paranormal Haven
Color(s): Green and blue
Author(s): Richelle Mead, Ilona Andrews, Laurell K Hamilton, Jess Haines, Elle Jasper, Jeaniene Frost, Keri Arthur, again way to many to mention.

Wow..I seem to have A LOT in common with Stacy. . .Funny, how you can find out more about people by just asking ;)

I'm still on vaca and didn't sleep much last night. So, I'm going to be not creative today. LOL

Featured Blogger: Savannah

I just love(!!) the icon =) Don't you??

ABOUT YOU AND YOUR BLOG:

Name: Savannah
About You: I'm a twenty-something year old who loves to read YA!
Blog Name: Books with Bite
Blog Link: http://www.bookswithbite.net
What You Review: Young Adult Literature
When You Started Your Blog: To talk about books I've read
Things You Host: Book giveaways, guest post, interviews, etc

FAVORITES

Food(s): Anthing Italian
Book(s): Too many to name.
Movie(s): I love watching any types of movies, as long as it get my attention
Genre(s): Romance, action, adventure, etc
Blog(s): Again, I follow many and they are all so good
Color(s): I love Turquoise!
Cartoon(s): Belle from Beauty and the Beast
Author(s): My two fave authors aren't even ya authors. They are Patricia Briggs and Jeaniene Frost.

 

I know..I'm not very creative this week :( Been very busy with the holidays! I've been wanting to read something by Briggs and Frost. . .Might have to give them a shot!

Make sure to come back for her guest review on Thursday!

I'm making signing-up for Featured Blogger easier for the holidays! All you have to do is leave your name, blog name, blog link and e-mail address in the comments. I can also take in the following info through Twitter!

Featured Blogger: Melissa

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H: "So, Melissa, what can you tell us about you?"
M: "I'm 30 years old and having been reading since I was a little kid. I read to get away from every day life. I work full time and have Cervical Arthritis so I look forward to any time I can get into a book and 'live' a little bit in their world. I've always wanted to write, and I'm doing so in between everything else, but I love to curl up with a good book and talk about good books with friends!"

H: "Ok. What can you tell us about your blog?"
M: "My blog's name is 1000 + Books to Read. I review paranormal, paranormal romance and sci-fi. I do read other genres[, but those are the ones I review the most.] I started my blog is March 2010 and I'm not participating in any challenges or hosting any. You can find me on...
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/1000-Books-to-Read/150403475006572

Twitter: http://twitter.com/1000PlusBooks

H: "Now we know a little bit about you and your blog, do you have any favorites??"

M: "FAVORITES


Food(s): Mexican
Book(s): Can't choose just ONE!! lol
Movie(s): Dirty Dancing 
Genre(s): Paranormal/Paranormal Romance
Blog(s): http://www.parajunkee.com/; http://www.paranormalhaven.com/; http://bittenbybooks.com/; http://throughpainandsmiles.blogspot.com
Color(s): Silver
Author(s): Laurell K Hamilton, Lynsay Sands, Kerrelyn Sparks, Christine Feehan"

To find out more about Melissa, visit her blog. Or visit her on Twitter or on Facebook.

Make sure to come back on Thursday to check out her guest review of Born To Bite by Lynsy Sands!

Featured Blogger: Dutchie(Bonnie)

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H: "Let's start off with your name and some things about you, before we go on to your blog."

D: "My name is Bonnie aka Dutchie.I'm a novelist in my late 20's, Australian born, and naturally I love to read and collect books. I am also a little arty with painting and creating occasionally, and love art itself, love sub cultures and different cultures in general, and when I have the time am an advocate for certain things such as bisexuality or awareness of certain illnesses. Apart from blogging I am in the middle (literally) of writing a novel, and making the most of spending time with the people in my life."


H: "What are some of your favorites? Like, movies, blogs, authors, etc..?"


D: "Book(s): Oh my that is a long list! I’ll try and keep it short. A Clockwork Orange, Contagious and Infected, The Painted Man, The Name of The Wind, A lot of Anne Rice’s earlier books (including her erotica and historical fiction), Brave New World, 1984, I Am Legend, Harry Potter, Imp, The Exorcist, The Time Traveler's Wife, Alone by James Phelan and I'll cut myself off there.
 
Movie(s): 300, V for Vendetta, The Children of Men, Nosferatu, Battle Royale, Oldboy, The Shining, the Harry Potter movies, and way more. That list has just as much chance as getting as long as the books because I love my movies. Mostly world cinema, horror, and films of a darker or sinister nature in general and I especially love Asian films.
 
Genre(s): Dystopia, Horror, Steampunk, Dark Fantasy, Kink, Russian Literature, and Young Adult Fantasy.
 
Blog(s): I follow a lot of blogs, but have only just started so am getting myself acquainted with them still. The ones I have followed for longest and do regularly are author blogs like Patrick Rothfuss (he cracks me up) and Peter V. Brett's
 
Color(s): Red, silver, black, green, brown, and purple, but I love all colours. Just don't expect me to surround myself with the lighter girlier ones...
 
Author(s): H.G. Wells, George Orwell, Aldous Huxley, Scott Sigler, Anne Rice, Tobsha Learner, Patrick Rothfuss, Peter V. Brett, James Phelan, Anthony Burgess, J.K. Rowling, Michael Grant"

H: "Ok. So we all know what we're dealing with, *wink*, so tell us, Bonnie, about your blogs."

D: "Well my blogs names are Bookish Ardour with the off shoot BA’s Reading Challenges. You can find Bookish Ardour by going here. And you can find BA's Reading Challenges by going here. "

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H: "Ok. Well what do you review?"

D: "I’m a dark fiction lover, but I can be a bit eclectic with my reading tastes which is Dystopia, Steampunk, Horror, Fantasy (mostly Urban, but sometimes classic fantasy and paranormal), some Science Fiction, Warhammer 40K literature, Bizarro Fiction, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Young Adult (in the genres of fantasy, horror, general, and some paranormal romance, but not too much or else I’ll throw up. I’m not very girly in that sense…).

I also reviewed graphic novels for a publishing company last month, I plan to review Non Fiction in the future, and I post about books, reading, and writing as well or just whatever I feel like blogging that is related to all the above. Oh and I run a book club so I also post reading guides based on what we read as well."


H: "When did you start this(Bookish Ardour) blog?"

D: "This one I started last year I believe around Christmas so almost exactly a year ago now! Wow, it feels like this one has been going for two years instead. I have been book blogging for several years though and blogging for even longer. I was on blogspot originally, but blogspot drives me up the wall a bit and I wanted to move and clean up my blogs."
 
H: "What about your challenges for your other blog?"

D: "I host several on my Reading Challenges blog that I have only just started doing. I hosted one that was a two month stint for comics, but all the rest don’t start till January and they’re year long.

They consist of a Comic Challenge, Steampunk Challenge, Dystopia Challenge (including allegorical and post-apocalyptic), Off The Shelf (which is to read as many unread books on your shelf as you can and if you don’t have enough then just the books on your TBR list), and The Century Challenge (that one is a bit more complicated, you choose books by publishing year and there are levels from 10 books to 200, but it’s best to read about it)."

Ways to contact Bonnie:
Twitter
Facebook Fan Page
NaNoWriMo
BA Reading Challenges
Bookish Ardour

Come back later this week to see Bonnie's guest review of Horrorcon by Scott Norton!

Featured Blogger: Sniffly Kitty

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H: "What can you tell us about yourself?"

SK: "My name is Sniffly Kitty. I love books! I started reading books when I was 5, and was often punished for staying up and reading instead of well... sleeping. It probably wasn't a great deterrent because I still stay up and read.

It may or may not be obvious ^.~ but I have a book blog. I've gotten into actually writing reviews for books now so I'm sharing them with people. My reviews are for book lovers that don't want to read long reviews.

I also love cooking, gadgets/software, and PC games. The cooking often results in me trying to foist my latest creation off on unsuspecting friends. I work at a startup doing product management stuff when I'm not reading (books, blogs, and news), cooking, or gaming. (I suppose that should really be the other way around ^.^)"

H: "What about your blog? I'm sure many people want to know about your blog!"

SK: "My blog's name is Sniffly Kitty's Mostly Books. My blog link is http://snifflykitty.blogspot.com/. I don't have a blog icon. I mostly review Sci-Fi and Fantasy although there are some general fiction books as well.
My blog was started back in 2008, but it only started being an active book blog in September of 2010(yep this year!)
If you want to reach me through other places, here are a couple of links:
 
Email: snifflykitty@gmail.com 
Twitter: http://twitter.com/snifflykitty0 
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1600671"

H: "Here's where the fun begins! We want to get to know some of your favorites! We might just have something in common with you!"

SK: "Ok, well here is a list of my favorites..
Food(s): Cookies, Pasta, Tofu (in dishes not by itself), Burritos
Book(s): Kushiel's Dart (if pressed to pick one, it would be this one) by Jacqueline Carey, Ender's Game and Enders Shadow by Orson Scott Card, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Movie(s): Mulan (seriously....)
Genre(s): Fantasy (I like just about all the subgenres in fantasy)
Blog(s): I'm partial to my own.... but also Whatever Blog and the Smitten Kitchen
Color(s): Blue (just about all shades)
Candy(s): Melty Kisses (they're a Japanese chocolate candy)
Sport(s): uh... Badminton?"

Well! That's the end of the interview! You guys are more than welcome to ask Sniffly Kitty questions of your own! If you have a question you want bloggers to answer, let me know! You can reach me through Goodreads, Shelfari, Twitter, or here. My links are in my About Me/Review Policy page!

Go visit Sniffly Kitty at: http://snifflykitty.blogspot.com/! Come back to see Sniffly Kitty's review of The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman later this week!

Featured Blogger: Stephanie

 This week's FB is Stephanie. She is the owner of Fangs, Wands and Fairy Dust. This is my interview with her!

H: "First off, let's start with your name and a little bit about you."

S: "My name is Stephanie. I am a 50 year-old, community volunteer, blogger, painter, and Pilates addict.  I've been married 28 years, and own 4 cats.

I grew up in the Albany NY area, and always felt like a displaced New Englander.   I have been living in Maine since 1984 and feel it is home." 

H: "Now, we know a little bit about you. What about your blog? What's your blog title, header, etc..?"

S: "Well..My blog's name is Fangs, Wands, and Fairy Dust. You can find it by going to http://fangswandsandfairydust.com. My header is above.

H: "What do you review?"

S: "I provide news, reviews and  commentary on the paranormal in books, films, TV and where ever I find it. In other words, yes I review books, but I am also likely to pick a topic like vampire body fluids and write about it. So I work with PNR PNE UF UFE PNYA, PN Chick-lit and other paranormal books and films; once in a while I go off genre. I don't do horror, the world is horrifying enough. If I want horror I will just watch the news. I don't do religion because I am not religious. (E=Erotica)"

H: "When did you start blogging and why?"

S: "I started blogging because I was watching my DVD of Twilight for the first time and the Kiss Scene made my stomach flip over like I was a fourteen year old.  Unfortunately, I was not fourteen and needed ways to express my interest in the genres from an adult point of view.  We adult ladies of mature years are a strong demographic for all the fantasy and paranormal coming out now. It's not just for teenagers anymore.

I use correct and civil language on my site, but I do discuss adult topics. So, I ask that people are 18 and older if they wish to read the blog."

H: "When was your blog 'born'?"

S: "March 21, 2010"

~FAVORITES~

Food(s):I can't eat gluten which  a pain, since it is inconvenient and my heritage is Italian Greco-Turk.  My favorite foods are comfort foods: pizza, burgers, nachos, steak, soup, stew, pasta with a particular sweet and sour wild boar sauce, salad and all veg. Indian, mashed potatoes, lobstah.  I  LOVE Lasagna. The weirdest thing I ever ate I was forced to eat by etiquette: porcupine spine. I like sweets once in a while but prefer fruit.

Book(s): What is a favorite book? Often it is the last one I read. I tend to love series.  If push came to shove I would probably say the Meredith Gentry series. At times Laurel K. Hamilton's writing in that is  transcendent. But I also love THe Hollows- Rachel Morgan series, The Chicagoland Vampires. And by now people know I love Tyger Tyger. Oh yes, the Twilight Saga, Early Sharon Kay Penman, and the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon.

One book that has really stuck in my mind as an important work of fiction that explains Western, European Culture in it's pages is The Pillars of the Earth. I think it is brilliant.

Movie(s):The Twilight saga, Room with A View, Enchanted April, Love Actually, Bridget Jones Diary, Avatar, Moulin Rouge.

Genre(s):If you look at what I review, it pretty much is a laundry list of my favorite genres.

Blog(s):The Book Faery was the first blog I followed.

Color(s): All clean colors, jewel tones. I think I am a painter because I like color. I think color affects our health.

Cartoon(s): Fantasia

Author(s): Sharon Kay Penman and Diana Gabaldon, Chris Bohjalian, and my pal Julia Rachel Barrett for the pure energy and joy in her writing.

Kersten Hamilton, Amanda Hockler. Kersten and Amanda are going to be two literary powerhouses.

Other ways to reach Steph are..

E-mail: steph@fangswandsandfairydust.com
Twitter: @fangswandsfairy

To find out more about Stephanie and her blog, take your questions to her at Fangs, Wands And Fairy Dust!

Come back later this week to read her guest review of Mozart's Blood by Lousie Marley.

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Featured Blogger - Shortcut For Signing-Up! 2

Hi guys! Well, as many of you know, this week is the first week of Featured Blogger and Dany Stormborn was the very first FB. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, here's the info about becoming a Featured Blogger!

Every week, a new blog will be featured. You will get to do a guest review and get interviewed! This is a great way to attract more attention to your blog!

HOW-TO ENTER:
1: Follow my blog
2: Comment saying you did so
3: E-mail me at hannah.everylittlething@gmail.com saying you want to be featured
4: Reply to my e-mail answering the questions I asked
5: Tell your followers about this! Let them get in on it!
6: Watch while traffic comes your way!

In this case, you won't have to e-mail me, I'll simple e-mail you my questions. Make sure to check your e-mail at least every two days after you sign-up so you don't miss it! My email is above but again it's hannah.everylittlething@gmail.com. Now, your probably wondering what the shortcut I'm talking about IS. So what you need to do is finish the survey I have come up with and I'll e-mail you ASAP.

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Featured Blogger - Shortcut For Signing-Up!

Hi guys! Well, as many of you know, this week is the first week of Featured Blogger and Dany Stormborn was the very first FB. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, here's the info about becoming a Featured Blogger!

Every week, a new blog will be featured. You will get to do a guest review and get interviewed! This is a great way to attract more attention to your blog!

HOW-TO ENTER:
1: Follow my blog
2: Comment saying you did so
3: E-mail me at hannah.everylittlething@gmail.com saying you want to be featured
4: Reply to my e-mail answering the questions I asked
5: Tell your followers about this! Let them get in on it!
6: Watch while traffic comes your way!

In this case, you won't have to e-mail me, I'll simple e-mail you my questions. Make sure to check your e-mail at least every two days after you sign-up so you don't miss it! My email is above but again it's hannah.everylittlething@gmail.com. Now, your probably wondering what the shortcut I'm talking about IS. So what you need to do is finish the survey I have come up with and I'll e-mail you ASAP.

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Let me know if you have any questions or want to help out with Featured Blogger, I would LOVE some help!

Featured Blogger: Dany Stormborn

Our first Featured Blogger is Dany Stormborn. If you'd like to sign-up for Featured Blogger, simply click HERE. If you don't want to e-mail me to sign-up, leave a comment and we'll figure out a way to get the information to me and you.

ABOUT FEATURED BLOGGER:

I've been watching over the last week how I'm getting visitors from mostly the USA but also from Canada, Germany, Australia, etc..I want my followers to be able to get to know more people though! So..

Every week, a new blog will be featured. You will get to do a guest review and get interviewed! This is a great way to attract more attention to your blog! 


HOW-TO ENTER:
1: Follow my blog
2: Comment saying you did so
3: E-mail me at hannah.everylittlething@gmail.com saying you want to be featured
4: Reply to my e-mail answering the questions I asked
5: Watch while traffic comes your way!

 If you are already following me, skip step 1 and go to step 2 and comment saying your already a follower and would like to be featured!

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Interview With Dany Stormborn:


H: "Tell us a little about you and your blog."

D: "My name is Dany Stormborn (obviously fake, but I don't want to tell you my real name).  I am nineteen years old and a college student.  Being a college student most of the books that I review are going to be ones that are assigned to me for class, but being an English and History major, I usually get a good crop each year.  I usually read fiction novels that fall into the fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, and mystery genres.  I review the occasional textbook, non-fiction book, and autobiography/memoir."

"My blog is the 100 Book Challenge (http://100books1year-danystormborn.blogspot.com).  I got the idea for the blog on October 3, 2010 when I started the 100+ Book Challenge, but I didn't actually get it up and running until October 8, 2010."

Favourites:

Foods: Anything pasta, candy, cookies and pie. I LOVE pie.
Color: Scarlet
Authors: George R.R. Martin, Laurell K. Hamilton, James Patterson, Tana French, Stephen King, John Green, J.R.R. Tolkien
Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show - Nothing else compares to it.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery
Blogs: I haven't been following many blogs as of late, but the ones I do follow are all about books and writing.

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