Friday, 22 May 2015

Friday Blogger Hops {Feature & Follow Friday + Book Blogger Hop}


Book Blogger Hop hosted by Coffee Addicted Writer

What reason would you have to stop reading a book? (E.g. too long, wrong genre, not what you expected etc.)

(Suggested by Elizabeth from Silver's Reviews)

Previously I would not stop reading a book for anything, even though I can't get into it I still won't stop, but as of late I have learned, and since blogging really, that there are way too many fantastic books around to get caught up on one that becomes a chore to read, so I'd have to say that my main two reasons for stopping the reading of a book would be:-

1. Can't get into it, so probably accurate in saying it's not what I expected.
2. I need to stop temporarily to review another book that's due sooner i.e. a review is due for blog tour or what not. 

These are the only two reasons I can think of that would stop me from reading. 


Alison Can Read Feature & Follow


Feature & Follow Friday is a weekly feature hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read

The Rules:-
  • You MUST follow BOTH hosts Rachel @ Parajunkee and Alison @ Alison Can Read
  • You MUST follow BOTH Featured Blogs of the week (linked below)
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  • Do your own Feature & Follow Friday post answering the question of the week and link to it at the bottom of this post 
  • Follow and comment on other participants Feature & Follow Friday posts! 


This week's Featured Bloggers




Q. How do you write your review? 


I would like to say that I have a systematic approach to my reviewing, but I'm still an amateur in reviewing books, so I generally just wing it. I do write down favourite quotes and notes regarding the characters and so forth so I don't forget, but one thing I do when I can help it, is to pretty much write the review as soon as I can, so the feelings whilst reading the book is still fresh in my mind and heart. 

I am looking forward to seeing how everyone else does their reviews, as I don't mind getting tips on how to do things better from fellow bloggers who have successful blogs. 


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13 comments:

  1. Joana22 May 2015 at 17:23:00 GMT+10

    I try to write my reviews asap too, but I wait a few weeks before actually posting just in case I end up changing my mind about some stuff.

    New bloglovin' follower :)

    Joana @ The Boundless Book List

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  2. Claire Stevens22 May 2015 at 22:37:00 GMT+10

    I write my reviews as soon as possible as well, otherwise i'd just forget all the points I wanted to make :)

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Claire @ Book Blog Bird

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  3. Verushka, an editor22 May 2015 at 22:44:00 GMT+10

    One of the reasons I like this question so much is learning how other bloggers do their reviews too! New boglovin' follower!

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  4. Katherine P22 May 2015 at 23:21:00 GMT+10

    Book blogging has made me give up on a book easier than I could pre-blogging days. There are so many great books out there that there's really no point in continuing a book I'm not enjoying.

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  5. kat23 May 2015 at 01:02:00 GMT+10

    Yes! Favorite quotes in a review are awesome. I tried to include those and started failing miserably when I'd just speed through reading and never write down notes.

    Thanks for visiting my FF, new follower.

    Kat @ Readiculous Blog

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  6. AlisonCanRead23 May 2015 at 02:28:00 GMT+10

    Hopping through. Yup, I wing it too. I'd like to do favorite quotes but often I'm too much in a hurry to find them.

    My FF

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  7. bookscoffeeandlife23 May 2015 at 04:45:00 GMT+10

    Thank you for your comment and the following! :)


    I hardly write reviews right away. I need some time to let it settle (and then I usually forget to write it and then I have forgotten what happened... :D )

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  8. Stina @ Once Untold23 May 2015 at 05:40:00 GMT+10

    I'm such a perfectionist that it takes me a while to think of what to write and then I just hope that I can get it down the way I had it in my head.


    New follower.

    My FF: http://onceuntold.blogspot.com/2015/05/feature-follow-friday-writing-reviews.html

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  9. Lillian23 May 2015 at 06:45:00 GMT+10

    I'm still an amateur too and usually my reviews reflect that ;) If it's an ARC review, I try to make it sound as professional as possible, if not there's usually lots of gifs and verbal diarrhea...lol


    Old Follower

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  10. Brooke Bumgardner23 May 2015 at 09:24:00 GMT+10

    Great answer for the Book Blogger Hop. I agree, there are too many fantastic books out there to force myself to read something I'm not loving.

    Your blog design is beautiful!!

    My answers: http://bit.ly/1RaSJHj

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  11. Silver's Reviews23 May 2015 at 09:55:00 GMT+10

    Two valid reasons for not continuing with a book. I agree about too many good books out there to read one that is just not what you thought it would be.

    Thanks for your thoughts.

    I write my reviews as I go along so everything is written down, and all I have to do is edit and fix it up.

    ENJOY your weekend.

    Happy Hopping!!

    Elizabeth
    Silver's Reviews
    My Blog Hop Answer

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  12. Jess23 May 2015 at 11:30:00 GMT+10

    I love adding my favorite quotes in my reviews too. Thank you for stopping by. :)
    Old follower

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  13. Nyze23 May 2015 at 13:59:00 GMT+10

    If I can't find connection with a book, I would probably stop reading it.

    BookBloggerHop@EverythingNyze

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