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Book Blogger Influences: Has there been a particular book blogger who's influenced what you read? Share with us a review/book blog that convinced you to pick up a certain book.

All book blogger influence me in the way that they raise awareness through meme/reviews of books I never heard of. Besides that though, the book blogger I take their opinion and recommendation to heart is Ari from Reading After Midnight since we have very similar tastes, what she likes, I like. What she dislike, I dislike. The other person would be my co-blogger, Emma. We don't have 100% exact taste like Ari and I do but she's basically the only teen I know who reads adult contemporaries like me and doesn't have a problem at all with reading indie books. So we often share recommendations.

 Q: Fight! Fight! If you could have two fictional characters battle it out (preferably from books), who would they be and who do you think would win?

Dimitri from Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead ♥‿♥ and Jace from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
They are both really strong and it would be an epic, entertaining battle of hand combat. Definitely a man fight. Though I do believe Dimitri will win because he's no where as impulsive and cocky as Jace. He will underestimate him therefor kick his niiiice booty.

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 Guess what, lovelies?! I get to go meet Veronica Roth today! WHOOP WHOOP! This is how I feel:

 Leave me the link to YOUR Friday posts & have a great Friday (✿◠ ‿ ◠)

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Recommend It: Which book from the last 10 you've read would you recommend to a friend?
1. Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel. A fantastic zombie & dystopian book! My review here.
2. Dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman, a mystery/thriller book that is actually mysterious! My review here.
3. One More Summer by Liz Flaherty, an adult contemporary that had me tearing up! My review here.

Q: What’s the craziest thing you’ve ever done to get your hands on any particular book? 

I haven't done anything too crazy because I live in Houston, everywhere I have the resources to get books! (thank god!) Though I am a fan of Half Priced Books and I always visit the 3 HPB in the area (2 are in a town that is in suburbs of Houston, around a 30+ drive. That's how much I love HPB!)

This week's features:

Due to GFC coming close to an end, there is the method of following my blog by RSS (google reader and other options) or by email through feedburner (also available on the right sidebar).

Posted on the blog this week: 

[Review] Daphne and The Mysterious Girls Secret Bathroom Society by Robert Shields 

Soul Screamers Reading Challenge 

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|Adult Review| Whisper Falls by Toni Blake 

Tune In Tuesday [2]: Framing Hanley 

|Review| Dearly, Departed by Lia Habel 

|Review| Dancergirl by Carol M. Tanzman

 Have a great weekend:D

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2012 Must Reads: Which books are at the top of your list to be read this year (new or old releases)?

1. About That Night by Julie James
2. Second Chance Summer Morgan Matson
3. In Honor by Jessi Kirby
4. Something Like Normal Trish Doller
5. Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

I also have an entire posts about 2012 books I'm eagerly waiting for! HERE it is.

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Q: Many readers/bloggers are also big music fans. Tell us about a few of your favorite bands/singers that we should listen to in 2012.

Enrique Iglesias. Not just his new radio music thats basically one chorus and beats but his good stuff. I love EVERY single song by him English & Spanish! This is currently my favorite song by him:

(Look at home INSANE the crowd goes! They don't even let him sing! every single person is singing & their voices are louder then his. He even has so tell them to 'shh' at the end to do the quiet ending!)
Some people are even crying! That was me when I saw him in October♥

I have been obsessed with Mumford & Sons lately when I heard The Cave playing at a restaurant in NYC.

The Honorary Title is my favorite band (but they split up *starts crying!* it was the saddest day of my life when I found out!) and Far More is my favorite song by them & just generally one of my all time favorite songs, ever.

Tell me what are some of you most awaited 2012 books? what music do you love & as always, have a fabulous weekend:D

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First & Last: What was the first book you read in 2011 and the last you finished in 2011? How do you feel about these books? Would you recommend them to other readers?

Well, since I don't remember what bra I wore yesterday I definitely won't remember what is the first book I've read this year and since I didn't start reading seriously and keep tracking of the books I read until the summer, hell if I remember. As for last book, I currently finished Whisper Falls, a great adult contemporary-romance and I'm currently reading Lipstick Apology so that will probably be my last read of the year.

The New Year is here -- and everyone wants to know your New Years Blogging Resolutions! What are you going to try to revise, revamp and redo for 2012 on your blog?

1. Replying to comments- the reasons The Book Barbies comment host thingy is Disqus is so I can reply to comments. Which I do. Though the problems comes in with the fact that I reply late. 4 days, 5 days, 6 days, one week late. I'm going to try and work hard on replying on the same day or day after from now!

2. Variety of Posts- right now on the blog we only have reviews, memes & author interviews. Well, I want to do more then that. Maybe like character profiles and why I adore that character, discussion questions on books, my favorite books, characters, couples and why etc. The whole point of me book blogging is because I WANNA TALK BOOKS and this I think will help with that, memes can only go so far...

3- Interacting with book bloggers- why do I and every book blogger blog? because we love books. Why do I specifically blog? because I WANNA TALK BOOKS. I want to discuss, argue, agree, rave and love with other book lovers. Any one can read a book and write a review, I want more then that. I like getting into it with book bloggers, why I loved that book, why I think you should read it, etc. I don't care about the giveaways or the followers, I just want book friends to talk books with and I have some and I completely love them. Emma my co-blogger, Mary @Anxirium, Ari @Reading After Midnight, Celine @Forget Me Not, and Cinnamon @A Thousand Little Pages. Book friends are the best!

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Happy Friday and happy early new year! Only one day left in 2011, EEEEP!

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Spooktacular Reads: Which books do you consider festive Halloween reads? Which stories have chilled you to the bone?

Mhm, nothing really. To me it's contemporary romance, contemporary romance, contemporary romance so I'm not an expert on anything else. Basically anything paranormal would be a Halloween read.

“What is your favorite Halloween costume?
Even if you don’t celebrate, what kinds of costumes do you like?”

I don't limit myself to liking one thing, scary, cute, ugly, ridiculous if I like a costume I like it. A favorite of mine and what I really want to be though is a Flight Attendant! Obviously a less skimpy costume then this one, but you get the idea!

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 Q:  If you could have dinner with your favorite book character, who would you eat with and what would you serve?

Immediately my answer was Alex from Perfect Chemistry because he is my favorite character ever and we would eat enchiladas because those are my favorite Mexican food (and I wouldn't mind if our night ended up the same way when him and Brittany ate in his cousins garage during Halloween;D) but I answer Alex for so many things, I need to change it up!

So I like to eat with Jace from The Mortal Instruments series (he's hilarious and sexy, what more do you females and you males that roll that way need?!) and I would give him a a kolache to eat. hehe (If you understood that metaphor, I'm going to give you a free book or something lol)

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful Friday & weekend:D

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