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Liebster Award #3

Thank you to Serena at Reading Over Sleeping for this nomination!

The award can only be given to Bloggers who have less than 200 followers and the purpose is to build up blog views and followers, while also building a fun and supportive blogging community.

Eleven Facts About Me:

I am in my last semester of graduate school and the workload is kicking my butt.
I drink about 4-5 bottles of water a day.
I have a terrible sense of direction.
I hate grocery shopping.
I need to go back to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter because once wasn't enough.
I have zero HTML skills and can't do any blog design stuff.
This winter I shoveled a moat in my back yard because there was so much snow my dog could walk over the fence.
I love to travel.
I hate being late.
I always do out all the steps in a math problem.
I think 11 is a weird number.

Serena's Questions:

1. Who is your ultimate book crush?
This is a tough one, I think Rowan from Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas... "to whatever end" made me come undone.

2. What fictional character do you think you're the most like and why?
OK, another tough one. I don't really think about myself relating to characters. I either like them or don't.

3. If you could live in any fictional world, which would it be?
Hogwarts!

4. What's your favorite Disney movie and/or character?
Movie: Sleeping Beauty
Character: Maleficent

5. Who is your favorite author(s)?
JK Rowling, Sarah J Maas, Kristen Cashore

6. What are your favorite bookish quotes?
"to whatever end" from Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

7. Are you an eReader or physical book person?
Both. I love my ereader because it is so light and I can literally have a book within seconds. But I love physical books too, like holding them and looking at them on a bookshelf.

8. Why do you like blogging?
I like to write down my thoughts about books and I like connecting with people who love reading.

9. If you could be stranded on a desert island with only three books, which would you like them to be?
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
Harry Potter and Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
The Giver by Lois Lowry

10. Which book would you love to see turned into a movie or TV series?
Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas

11. What is the best book you've read so far this year?
The Sin Eater's Daughter by Melinda Salisbury

My Questions:

Where is your favorite place to read?
What book do you always recommend to people?
What is the first book you remember loving?
Who is your favorite book couple?
If you could have a super power, what would it be?
If you could meet any book character, who would it be and why?
Is there any movie that you thought was better than the book?
Do you like holiday books?
What is the most important part of a book/story to you? (plot, characters, relationships, climax, etc)
Besides reading, what are your hobbies?
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

I nominate...
Amber @ My Bookshelf is Hungry
Val @ The Innocent Smiley
Talina @ Sassy & Dangerous
Crystal @ Elysian Fields
Jules @ Jules Bookshelf

and YOU!

Liebster Award #2

I have been nominated for the Liebster Award again, I've been nominated a few times, but haven't participated because of issues with time, but I have the time and a fresh nomination, so here we go!

The award can only be given to Bloggers who have less than 200 followers and the purpose is to build up blog views and followers, while also building a fun and supportive blogging community.

This nomination came from Talina at Sassy and Dangerous. I was also recently nominated by Fat Robot, Mercedes at The YA Craze, and Elle's 411 on YA Books. Thank you!!

The RULES are:

1. Thank the blogger who nominates you.
2. Answer the 11 questions she/he asks of you.
3. List 11 random facts about yourself.
4. Nominate 11 bloggers with less than 200 followers.
5. Ask these 11 bloggers 11 questions of your own.
6. Let them know you have mentioned them.

Talina's Questions:

1. What do you like most about blogging?

I love reading comments and commenting back. The communication is really fun for me and I feel like I've made some cool blogging friends.

2. Where is your favorite place to read?

In the sun!

3. What is your favorite book/series?

Harry Potter - no contest!

4. Do you have any books that you disliked or hated?

Yes, Romeo and Juliet, The Catcher in the Rye are just a couple that I can think of right away.

5. What is your favorite tvThat show/movie?

My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz, it's the inspiration for my blog name and design.

6. How many books do you own in physically and in e-book?

Oh man, that question is tough... Physical books probably 50 because I have a tendency to clear out once or twice a year, I usually donate to my friend's classroom library. E-books, at least 200... I tried to look it up but couldn't find the number.

7. What is/was your favorite subject in school?

Math! I am a high school math teacher :)

8. Who is your favorite author?

I'm not sure I have one, there really isn't a single author who I will read no matter what.

9. If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you bring with you?

My husband, because I love him and he has more survival skills than me

Chapstick, I can't live without it

A swiss army knife, I'm pretty sure it would be handy

10. Who is your favorite actor/actress?

Johnny Depp

11. If you could date any fictional character in any book, who would it be?

Such a hard question... right now I am crushing on Chaol from Throne of Glass.

11 Facts About Me

Right now I am loving the color blue, but my favorite color changes pretty often.
I am going to Sarah Maas's book signing in September and it will be my first one!
My guilty pleasure is MTV's Real World/Road Rules Challenge.
I usually think the book is better than the movie (or TV adaptation), but Game of Thrones is my exception to that rule.
I love weddings.
I love chocolate, especially chocolate cake.
I judge books by their covers.
I don't like romance and yet I keep reading it...
I can't read in the car because I get dizzy.
I could read Ender's Game over and over and every time I will enjoy it and find something new that I love about it.
I am really clumsy and really forgetful.

My Questions for my Nominees

How do you feel about indie-authors and self-published books?
What book could you re-read a zillion times without ever getting bored?
Have you ever enjoyed a required reading book from school?
If you could have a superpower, what would it be and why?
Where is your favorite place to read?
Do you have a reading goal? How do you set it?
Who is your favorite villain or bad guy?
What book do you recommend to everyone?
What is your favorite genre?
How long does it take you to write a book review?
What is your favorite candy?

My Nominees

Liebster Award

I am thrilled and honored to say that I have been nominated for the Liebster Award! A special THANK YOU goes out to Sofia from Take a Walk on the Write Side for nominating me.

The Liebster Award's purpose is to get recognition to blogs with less than 200 followers. There are some rules:

1) Thank and link back the person who nominated you

2) List eleven facts about yourself

3) Answer the eleven questions asked by the blogger who nominated you

4) Nominate 9 bloggers, who have less than 200 followers (you can't nominate the blog that nominated you)

5) Ask them eleven questions

6) Let them know of their nomination!

Eleven Facts About Me:

1) I am the oldest of three girls and fit the oldest child stereotype quite well.

2) My first memory of being lost in a book was in elementary school while reading The Giver.

3) I am a high school math teacher and it usually surprises people that I love to read.

4) I am obsessed with my dog and treat him like he is my child (seriously, look how cute he is!)

5) My all time favorite book is Ender's Game (and it's the only high school summer reading assignment I actually finished)

6) My favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz.

7) I am a firm believer in "the book is always better than the movie" so if I've read the book, I usually critique/complain the whole time I watch the movie. The one exception to this is The Wizard of Oz, for some reason I could not force myself to finish that book and I really LOVE the movie.

8) I love boy bands! One of the best concerts I've ever been to was the Backstreet Boys.

9) My guilty pleasure is MTV's reality TV shows.

10) I LOVE Harry Potter so much that my mother has replaced several of my HP books because of their overuse.

11) I enjoy dancing and took lessons for most of my life. This year I re-enrolled in a lyrical class.

Sofia's Questions:

1) What's better: ebook or physical copy?

ebook - no more wrist cramps from holding heavy books, no more finger cramps from holding pages open, AND as soon as you finish a book, you can instantly start another one.

2) What book made you fall in love with reading?

This is a tough one, it was either The Giver or Number the Stars both by Lois Lowry, they are the first books that I remember being significant to me.

3) What's your favorite book couple?

Celaena and Choal from Throne of Glass.

4) Do you have any authors whose books you'll read no matter what the premise is?

Not yet...

5) What's your favorite genre?

Fantasy!

6) On what basis do you choose which books to read (do you just read the blurb or do you also read the first chapter? Do you read reviews of it before buying, etc.)?

The blurb is my starting point, if it sounds great then I'm in, but if it only sounds OK I'll read some reviews, I usually read a few reviews with different ratings to see if it's for me.

7) What's your favorite season and what do you like about it?

Summer! I love the sun and the beach, plus I'm a teacher so that's my time to recharge for the next school year.

8) Do you have any bookish guilty pleasures (books you know are bad but can't help but love, clichéd tropes that you still like, etc.)?

I love the Sookie Stackhouse series, I know that once True Blood took off that the series started to go downhill but I just couldn't let it go and I kept reading until the very last book was published. I will probably reread the series at some point too.

9) If you could travel back in time to any historical period, which would it be?

The Salem Witch Trials, for some reason I find that whole thing to be very intriguing.

10) If you could have any superpower, which would you choose?

Omnilingualism - the ability to understand any language.

11) Is there a book that you keep meaning to read but that you never get around to?

The Lunar Chronicles

My Questions:

1) If you could meet one book character who would it be and why?

2) How did you pick you blog's name?

3) What is your favorite social media website?

4) What is the first book that you remember reading?

5) Who is your favorite villain?