Paperback Princess: Let's Talk

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Sunday, 5 May 2013

Let's Talk #4 ~ Pet Cuddle Buddies?

6:06 pm | Posted by Unknown

Let's Talk is a weekly meme I'm trialling as I love the discussion topics! Hosted by KT at A Book Obsession and Smash at Smash Attack Reads. It's main purpose is to help everyone get to know each other better. To suggest topics click here. To view the schedule for future topic discussions and to read more info regarding the meme please click here or the event button.

This week's question:-

Do you have pets? Are they your cuddle-buddies when you’re reading? Share the pet love! (Thanks, Sarah/Sarah Says Read and Miki/ Lecture toute une Aventure and Dovile)

I currently have four dogs at my house. Introducing you to my fur babies:-

Nikki ~ She's my first dog, she's now 9 years old just last month and she's a Maltese Terrier. She's the smallest dog but all the other dogs are scared of her LOL

Buffy ~ She's my second dog, an American Staffy and she's 3 years old. She's the biggest of the dogs but she's the softest and the most kind hearted of the lot. Deep inside she's a big baby.

Shadow ~ English Staffy, she's only 1 years old or nearly 1. She's absolutely adorable but oh so naughty!!!

Crash ~ The puppy on the right, that's Buffy (couldn't find a pic of Crash on her own) American Staffy X she's only a few months old.

Nikki is my constant companion followed by Buffy. They're the two that are actually my dogs so…I love cuddling up to Buffy she's just so warm, toasty and cuddly! I mean look at all that meat! LOL

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Saturday, 27 April 2013

Let's Talk #3

2:01 am | Posted by Unknown

Let's Talk is a weekly meme I'm trialling as I love the discussion topics! Hosted by KT at A Book Obsession and Smash at Smash Attack Reads. It's main purpose is to help everyone get to know each other better. To suggest topics click here. To view the schedule for future topic discussions and to read more info regarding the meme please click here or the event button.

This week's question:-

Do you accept review requests? If not, why? If so, then how many review requests do you get in a month? How many do you accept? How do you balance between review requests and reading your own books? Have you ever gone out of your way to reduce your incoming review books? With so many reviews books being offered (solicited or not) to book bloggers, have you ever emailed a publicist to reduce the number of books sent? Do you ever feel guilty over receiving these review books that you know you won’t be able to get to knowing other book bloggers could benefit from them? How do you deal?

Do you accept review requests?

Yes

If so, then how many review requests do you get in a month?

I'm a fairly new blogger so I don't get a huge deal of review requests to be honest.

How many do you accept?

There are just so many books from both Publishers, Tours, Netgalley and my personal TBR pile that I just don't want to overload myself, which I do already LOL so I only really accept requests when I know I'll like the book or I'm most likely going to like it.

However, having said that, I do have issues with signing up for tours. Initially being a new blogger I really wanted to be part of these tours as there are so many fantastic books on tours, but I've slowed that down. I've signed up for heaps but you'll see through from next month onwards my calendar isn't so tour filled as I've got so many more content planned for my blog, but it's just hard with so many great sounding books.

How do you balance between review books and reading your own books?

I haven't done a great job to be honest. When I first started blogging and the request, Netgalley and tours have come up I've committed to those more which in turn has made me really slack off on my actual pile. I'm now trying to figure out a better schedule/routine. From now on I'm going to schedule x amount of tours/month and if I've already signed up for that many then tough luck. I'm just not happy with the time I've got to read my own books, so I'll be looking at the answers to this question as I need help in this department :D

Have you ever gone out of your way to reduce your incoming review books?

I have recently. I'm now being more selective on the tours that I request to join. I'm also banning myself and trying not to visit Netgalley so I don't get tempted to request books.

With so many reviews books being offered (solicited or not) to book bloggers, have you ever emailed a publicist to reduce the number of books sent?

I can't say I've been that popular yet LOL

Do you ever feel guilty over receiving these review books that you know you won’t be able to get to knowing other book bloggers could benefit from them?

Yes definitely, so when I get review books I commit to review them, no matter what.

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Tuesday, 23 April 2013

Let's Talk #2

12:20 pm | Posted by Unknown

Let's Talk is a weekly meme I'm trialling as I love the discussion topics! Hosted by KT at A Book Obsession and Smash at Smash Attack Reads. It's main purpose is to help everyone get to know each other better. To suggest topics click here. To view the schedule for future topic discussions and to read more info regarding the meme please click here or the event button.

This week's question:-

What is your favourite spot to read? Have you changed your furniture layout to better accommodate reading (ie. purchasing certain lamps or chairs) ~ Topic courtesy of Alicia

I'd love to say that I've got a little spot made just for reading

Interiorly

or maybe even just a small reading nook

Desire to Inspire

or maybe an outdoor shed converted into this

Love of Family & Home

or my bedroom that would look something like this

Home-Designing

or my library

This Lovely Home

but in all reality I've just got one of these

Shopad

and not even as nice.

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Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Let's Talk #1

6:55 pm | Posted by Unknown

Let's Talk is a weekly meme I'm trialling as I love the discussion topics! Hosted by KT at A Book Obsession and Smash at Smash Attack Reads. It's main purpose is to help everyone get to know each other better. To suggest topics click here. To view the schedule for future topic discussions and to read more info regarding the meme please click here or the event button.

This week's question:-

Do you judge books by their covers? Why or why not?

Yes, I'm ashamed to admit it but I do judge books by their covers. If I'm perusing through my local bookstore or library the beautiful covers jump out to me more and I'm more likely to choose those books over those with dull covers.

It's a well-known fact that you shouldn't "judge a book by it's cover" but I just can't help it. In my opinion, the effort that an Author has made on their covers, is the same effort they would have made in writing their books…I could be totally wrong about this, but this is only my opinion.

To view my Top Ten Cover choices, click here.