Celebrating the Little Things

This is a very different kind of tag. It’s all about shoutouts. It was created by the lovely ladies over at Closet Readers (Happy Late  Birthday!).

Cassiopeia’s Moon mentioned me and I really wanted to answer these questions. Fun!

Who was your very first follower (if you can find out) tag them and give them a shout out!

Deidra Alexander

Totally fun posts. I always love the images that get posted and the text that comes with it.

What was the last milestone you reached?

100

I didn’t get a chance to say thank you yet so thank you. It was amazing to see and made me feel great. All that hard work is paying off. You guys are all amazing!

What was the very first post you posted on your blog? Share it with us! If you can find out.

A book Review!

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Book Review: The Bathory Curse

Who was your most recent follower tag them and give them a shout out!

At the time I am writing this, my most recent follower is The Obvious Oblivion Blog!

Nice to meet you and thank you!

What was the last post you posted and who was the very first person who took their time to click the like button? Give them a shout out!

Book Review: Third Eye P.I. (Third Eye P.I.) was my last post and the first person to like it was Megan at https://bookslayerreads.wordpress.com/

How many months have you been blogging for?

I’ve been blogging since the end of May this year, so that puts me on about 5½ months…

Do you have any bloggers your friends with? Give them a shout out.

Linking all of you would take forever so umm let’s see… So I will only do a shoutout for 2 long time friends before the blog: Nerathul at Ravenhold Academy and laurzfitz1993 with who I’m writing collaborative stories with at Fitzy and Gardenia’s Pages

Who originally created the last meme or tag you participated in? Give them a shout out!

I did the The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag which was created by umm no idea, but I was tagged by Cassiopeia’s Moon

Have you any social media related to your blog?

I have Goodreads and twitter

Last but not least …. Just give say thanks to all your followers.

Thank you all so much!
As mentioned I reached 100 followers like a couple of days ago and it felt amazing!

As a thank you, I do offer to send you my short story about a high school crush.To get it, I need your email… WordPress doesn’t share emails with us bloggers soo this is the best way for you receive it. Go here to get your free story!

I tag all of the people who have been given a shoutout during this tag!

What are your answers? 

Book Review: Third Eye P.I. (Third Eye P.I.)

Book Title: Third Eye P.I. (Third Eye P.I.) snip20161014_26

Book Authors: Ravenna Young

Source: Was gifted by the author for an honest review

Rating: 4.5 Dragon Paws 5 paws

This is a story about a woman who went from horse racing to becoming a private investigator. However, something changed inside of her and she realized that some of her dreams are coming true. She has to work while hurting from a life event that changed everything for her, having an interest in several men, and learning a theory about the dreams from her father. Overall, an interesting take on paranormal in the P.I. business.

My only complain was that the beginning was so predictable and it took about forty pages to get past that predictable event. However, after she finally moved on and really started focusing on her job, the story got more interesting and less predictable, which was good.

It’s a nicely written novel and I will probably read book two. Mainly because I’m rooting for one of her love interests – her boss. Just saying.

This novel is for eighteen years of age and older due to language, sexual scenes, and adult ideas.

 

THE VERSATILE BLOGGER AWARD

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Hi Everyone! I am pleased to announce that I have been nominated by JASMINE for The Versatile Blogger Award!

Thank you Jasmine for thinking of me! Made my evening! Please take some time to visit her blog. Her posts are all bookish: Reviews, tags, book sale alerts, etc! I’m sure you will find something in common with her🙂

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RULES:

– Show the award on your blog
– Thank the person that has nominated you
– Share 7 different facts about yourself
– Nominate 15 blogs of your choice
– Link your nominees and let them know of your nomination

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FACTS ABOUT ME:

1. Once, I was the female version of Captain Jack Sparrow for Halloween.

2. I take buses (takes 2 hours to get home) so I take that time to read. Also, I read for 30 minutes during lunch break and 30 minutes before sleeping.

3. I am not a fan of milk.

4. I really can’t stand socks.

5. I don’t know how to use Twitter, Pin interest or other media sites.

6. I don’t know any musicians. I just don’t remember their names, or band names. I listen to whatever my husband gives me without remembering the artist.

7. I love cats. They are amazing and really love you. They  have the most amazing expressions that I love deciphering.

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I NOMINATE:

 

Really looking forward to getting to know you all! =^.^=

-Angelina

Bookish Bingo: Fall 2016 Update 7

The Details: From Pretty Deadly Reviews

  • Every new season has a new bingo card. This one is for books read in the months of September, October and November.
  • The object is to get as many BINGOs as possible (five across, up and down, or diagonal)
  • One square per book
  • You do not have to review these books, or even have a blog, this is simply for books read during the allotted months
  • At the end of August there will be an international giveaway for all participants. The more BINGOs you get, the more entries you get in the giveaway!

1st card autum2016-bingo  2nd cardautum2016-bingo2

3rd card: autum2016-bingo3 4th card:autum2016-bingo4

5th card: autum2016-bingo5 6th card: autum2016-bingo6

Current Card: autum2016-bingo7Completed!

Book Review: Confessions of an Undercover Girlfriend (Confessions #2)

Book Title: Confessions of an Undercover Girlfriend (Confessions #2)

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Book Authors: Kay Marie

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Rating: 5 Dragon Paws 5 paws

Confession 1: So I was reading this book after work (while waiting for my ride) and was totally laughing. Eating a cookie while laughing is really hard but it was so worth it. It was none stop laughing for a couple of pages. If you guys read book 2 then you will probably guess which pages that I was laughing at. Oh those poor parents. They didn’t see it coming!

Confession 2: More lies from our favorite Heroine, Skye. The blurb of the book wasn’t as interesting as for the first book and made think up a different story line. I’m happy to say that Skye wasn’t too stupid like keeping the long ruse of dating John. Happy to report that there was less of John than I thought there would be.

Confession 3: Oh, I wish I had more cookies for the wallet game. Not going to spoil it, but it felt so raw and amazing. I really wanted to know what was going through Ollie’s head while playing the game because those letters were powerful. No wonder that Skye was a writer. A big talent, indeed. 😉

Confession 4: I liked that Blythe and Skye finally got along. I mean it was bound to happen in some universe so it was good that it happened.

Confession 5: I was not surprised about Bridge and ‘you know who’. The two hours conversation really gave it away. I still like Bridge and it’s all good. It’s good that Skye and Ollie learn to be adults about it.

Confession 6: I recommend this to eighteen and over. Also to those who like contemporary romance. It’s a hard book to put down and really is entertaining.

Confession 7: PS: I loved the title of book 2.

Book Review: Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist!(Confessions #1)

Book Title: Confessions of a Virgin Sex Columnist!(Confessions #1)

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Book Authors: Kay Marie

Source: Kindle Unlimited

Rating: 5 Dragon Paws 5 paws

Confession 1: I totally forgot which blogger blogged about book 2 of this series but I wanted to read them and was happy to find it on Kindle Unlimited.

Confession 2: Usually, I find these type of stories embarrassing. I tend to giggle, put a scarf over my face and quit reading. However, here, I found the story amusing. It was relatable. Lie to keep a job… I mean her lie was huge, but she strived to make it work. She didn’t give up and learned more about herself. How she made a pretty Sandy from Grease and how she does know how to flirt and keep a handsome man attracted. It was a nice read.

Confession 3: I loved how each chapter started with a confession. Very creative and made me connect to the main character more. Nicely done.

Confession 4: I recommend this novel to eighteen and over and who like to read new adult contemporary romance works.

 

Results from the Polls for fantasy writing

You can still provide feedback at: Polls for fantasy writing

Climate and Geography

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So, 2 people like having accommodating maps (which is awesome) but not something that I can have for edition 2 of Deity’s Soulmate. Mainly because she jumps galaxies…. that would be a really hard map to make…

For geographic locations of species, it’s more obvious in book 3 of the trilogy which is not out yet, but I’m happy to say that I was able to accommodate all 3 people.

Gardenia travels through galaxies! So that satisfies the 3 votes. Yay!

And of course, I do explain climate or geography when its necessary.

Magick and magicians

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In my novel, in first and second editions, dragons can snap their fingers and BAM, it’s done. Gardenia can do so on really simple spells, but really it’s about incantations, magick circles, and potions.

Gardenia at one point pays a price for doing a time spell.

Gardenia works magick with dragons. Can’t get better than that. Yay!

  • There are lot of more magickal beings in book 3.

I got gods, goddesses, dragons, and her soulmate looks like a fairy (if imagined)

Characters and Customs

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Let’s see. Some folk takes. I can add that into edition 2. Just need to come up one with one or two.

Gardenia goes through the rite of passage through her punishment so guess that works out.

There are a lot more of special characters dealing with different matters in book 2. In book 1 (1st and 2nd edition) one gets the idea that Gardenia has lessons with different family members. Each family member teaches her something different and unique… to a point since she’s not well liked.

Gardenia learns about dragon society which is complex. I just hope that it shows.

Romance

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Slow and pure romance. Though there’s soul mates which makes it hard to make it pure and yet it is in a way.

I loved writing romance between soul mates.

In edition 2, Gardenia has a couple of relationships before she meets her soul mate unlike in edition 1 so that’s covered. It was actually fun to write.

Sadly there are no love triangles. I am bad at those.

This was a great exercise to see what I can write and people like to read about.

Thank you for your help!

ARC Book Review: The Adventures of Princess Firecracker and Sir Hye Oye

Book Title: The Adventures of Princess Firecracker and Sir Hye Oye 36355378cc7c059af0e3417f01edef916b6d7063

Book Authors: Renee Lake

Illustrator: Katie Vance

Source: Received an ARC copy from the author for an honest review.

Rating: 5 Dragon Paws 5 paws

This is a great children’s book! It is about 30 pages long with illustrations! Perfect for kids because kids love illustrations. The illustrations are cute and help the story.

Princess Firecracker turned 12 years old, which is a big deal for her family because now she has to prove herself as a worthy princess. She takes her trusty companion (a talking cat) by the name of Sir Hye Oye on her quest set by her parents. I love it when there are talking cats, especially if they act like Sir did in the story.

I liked the names of the places. Really imaginative and perfect for the middle grade genre. It was fun reading about the small interactions between the people and the princess.

A fun, great read for all ages.

You can find it on Amazon here: The Adventures of Princess Firecracker and Sir Hye Oye

Publication Date: October 25, 2016. I will remind you all on that day!

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The Secret Life of a Book Blogger Tag

Thank you Cassiopeia’s Moon for tagging me! This will be interesting… I hope.

How long have you been a blogger?

I’ve been blogging since the 27th of May 2016. A really short time frame…

I tried creating a blog on my first website – http://www.kernerangelina.com/apps/blog/ but the webhost is not built for blogging and connecting with other authors or bloggers so I came to wordpress.

At what point do you think you will stop?

Hopefully never. I like blogging about books, about my author accomplishments and my cats.

What is the best part?

Communicating with other writers, readers, and hobbyists.

What is the worst part?

So little time to read what other bloggers have to say, but I try my best.

How long does it take you to find/create pictures to use?

  • Book Covers appear from Goodreads.
  • My illustrations for novels take a long time because my sister works on them and I need to approve each image.
  • Other illustrations are done using Canva and it doesn’t take too long.

Who’s your book crush?

Jem (the infernal devices)

What author would you like to have on your blog?

I would be honored to have any author join me for a blog post or two. ^_^

What do you wear when you write your blog?

Whatever I have worn that day. A skirt and a comfy shirt…oh and when its chilly, uggs.

How long does it take you to prepare a post?

Depends on the post. But usually around an hour unless it’s about writing advice, then it takes longer.

How do  you feel about the book blogger community/culture?

Love it! The people are so nice! And people communicate which is the best part. A lot of great recommendations every day with great feedback on new and older books.

What do you think one should do to have a successful blog?

Post everyday! Respond to comments. Read other blogs and comment on those posts.

I tag

 

Anyone who wants to do this tag. ^_^