I am 31
years old, married, and have three children. Since I first picked up Green Eggs and Ham I have been an avid
and passionate reader. I love reading so much that I got a job working at my
local library.
My blog
teenblurb.org focuses on Young Adult titles. I am not into spoilers, so my posts give you an
idea of the plot of the story and the central conflict, without giving anything
away.
When and
why did you start book Blogging?
I started
blogging in October 2011. I got this idea one day to start a blog that focuses
on YA books because there were so parents who wanted to know about a book their
teen was reading and if the title was appropriate. So a light bulb burst into existence
and my blog was born. Now parents can go onto the blog and decide for
themselves if the book will be appropriate for their child.
One of the
great benefits of the blog is I can share my passion, promote literacy, and get
to know new stories and new authors.
Name
your favourite book/s and why.
My favourite
book....that is a hard one. There are so many books that I absolutely love. If
I had to name a favourite book as of right now, I would pick Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout,
really the whole Lux series. I can really indentify with the characters in the
story. As I stated in my review on Onyx the second book in the series, “Drop dead gorgeous guys,
super powers, books galore, aliens and did I mention scary ‘Men in Black’….oh
and blogging, lots of blogging!!!” What’s not to
love?
What
won’t readers tolerate in a book?
Hmm....I
find that what a reader will tolerate and won’t tolerate varies from reader to
reader. You have some readers that just can’t stand anthologies, they think of
them as teases. Then you have other readers who are sick of the whole “love
triangle” scenario.
Personally,
I am not a big fan of long drawn out adventures where the hero goes to find
something, and still has not found it 300 pages later.
If you could pull an Inkheart, which book would you like to slip into and why?
Oh this is
a fun one. I think that I would jump into Hex
Hall by Rachel Hawkins. It would
be awesome to be able to attend a school to learn magic. How cool would it be
to be able to transform your clothes into beautiful evening gowns, levitate
objects, and win the heart of your best frenemy! It is like Hogwarts for
delinquents.
What are
the things that you love and hate about being a book Blogger?
What I love
about being a book blogger is that I can share my love for books with everyone.
Being able to connect with people who share my passions is a wonderful feeling.
What I hate
about being a book blogger....so far I have not found anything I dislike about
blogging. I wish I could speed read so I could review books faster, but all in
all, I am content.
Do you
have any recommendations for authors or readers who are thinking about starting
their own Blogs?
The main
piece of advice I can share about starting your own blog is to have fun! This
is an outlet for your creative ideas and opinions. Not everyone will agree with
you, they might not like the same books you read or write. This blog will not
only help promote authors and books, it will give you a since of purpose, a
vocation if you will.
Thanks, Samantha! It was great having you with us. Readers, go check out what else Samantha's up to on the site below...
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