Book Blogger Hop and What Are We Thankful For

This weeks Question is what are we thankful for and our Thanksgiving traditions.

I am thankful for a husband who puts up with me and all my quirkiness.  Our Tradition is to have the meal with my husband's family which was nice when the kids were little but it has gotten to be expensive since we eat at a restraunt now.  We do enjoy seeing everyone though and this year the restrauant is only 15 minute away when usually we have to drive for 1 1/2 hrs.
  

Book Blogger Hop and Christmas Reading Lists for Challenges

Book Blogger Hop Time!!!  Yay  I love hopping around and finding new blogs to follow.

Question of the Week
"If you find a book that looks interesting but is part of a series, do you always start with the first title?"
Not always.  I usually prefer to read a series in order but if I see a book that I think is interesting I will read it.  Many times I will go back and read any books that I haven't read in the series but that doesn't stop me from reading a book I really want to read.

I am taking part in two Christmas Reading Challenges this Year
They are:









This one runs from November 15th (that's this Monday) through December 31st

This one Runs from November 26th through January 6th



Here is my List:

A simple Amish Christmas by Vannetta Chapman



White Christmas Pie by Wanda E. Brunsetter



Grace by Shelley Shepard Gray



Plum Pudding Murder by Joanne Fluke



Gingerbread Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke, Laura Levine, and Leslie Meier



The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia E. Washburn


I really want to get to all of these

Blog Hop, Christmas Reading Challenges

Question of the week:

"What are your feelings on losing followers? Have you ever stopped following a blog?"

Whenever someone stops following me I try not to take it personal.  I just hop that I haven't offended them in som way.  i have stopped following blogs when they haven't posted in a long time or after reading it for awhile I realize that it is not something that I am really interested in. 

I have decided to join in on some Christmas Reading Challenges.





This one runs from November 15th till December 31st

This one runs from November 26th through January 6th

Look for a post soon that lists my books I will be reading.

book Blog Hop

Crazy-for-Books.com hosts the Book Blogger Hop

The Question for this week is

"What is the one bookish thing you would love to have, no matter the cost?"

I would love to have a home library, which I am close to having if I can just get the spare room cleaned up and arranged (and keep my adult children from moving back home)

What About You?

Book Blog Hop

The book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy-For-Books

The question for the week is

"Where is your favorite place to read? Curled up on the sofa, in bed, in the garden?"



My favorite place to read is in my bed.  I really have no place else to read very often because the other places to read usually someone is in them doing other things (watching tv in the living room, on the computer in the den) my library may (which is slowly coming about)have to be turned into a bedroom if my oldest daughter decides to move home.

   

Book Blogger Hop

Head on over to Crazy for Books.com  to find some new blogs to enjoy.




also head over to Parajunkee and join in on the Book Blog Follow.

Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop is Hosted by Crazy-For-Books.com.

Question of the Week

Do you judge a book by its cover?

Sometimes I do if I am at a book story or online.  Never if it is by a favorite author but some of my favorite authors I started reading because I picked up one of their books because of the cover.

Book Blogger Hop

Welcome to All blog Hoppers!!  Thanks for Hopping by. 

The book blogger Hop is sponsored by Crazy-For-Books.com .  Head on ove there and see what other bloggers are doing and reading!!

The Question for this week 
 Do you use a rating system for your reviews and if so, what is it and why?

I started out saying what rating I gave to books on the 5 stars basis, then I started using ladybugs but I have just started just saying what I like and don't like about the books that I review. 

What About You?

Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Crazy-for-books.com.

The question for the day is How Many Blogs do you Follow?

Accroding to my Google Reader I follow 322 blogs.  I don't read them all everyday but I do glance through everything that is on my reader (or try to unless I get bogged down).

How about you?

Book Blogger Hop and and Announcement

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The Question for today is How Many Books are on your TBR Shelf?  I don't have a TBR Shelf, I have a TBR Mountain.  I have piles of books all over my house.  I have never counted them but I am sure that I have more than I will ever be able to read in my life time.  I have over 200 on my Kindle app on my Blackberry. 


I want to make an announcement.  I have decided to steer the focus of this blog more towards my Christian book reviews.  I have decided that I really haven't been enjoying some of the books that I have been reading and I wanted to refocus onto ones that I do enjoy.  That is not to say that I will review and post on just Christian titles (I do love James Patterson, thrillers etc.)  But I have realized that I don't enjoy the current Romance market that much (so will not be posting on them, unless it is more thriller than romance).  I hope that all my readers will still enjoy my blog and I hope you stick around.  I just decided that I was dreading some of the books I was reading and it was becoming a chore.  I did make some commitments that I will need to post on but I will be steering away from certain types of books.

Hope everyone has a great Weekend!!

Book Blogger Hop

The Book Blogger Hop is hosted by crazy-for-books.com. Head on over there to discover some great blogs.

Anyone visiting please check out my giveaways!!  Two of them will be ending today.  150 Follower giveaway and The RITA nominees giveaway. 

It's Friday that means it Book Blogger Hop!!!

Head over to Crazy for Books and join in the fun!!

Welcome all you blog hoppers!!  While you are here check out the first chapter peak of In A Heartbeat by the Tuohy's (the people who The Blindside was about).

Also check out all the giveaways.  I still have three audio books to give away in my Week + 1 giveaway.  

HOPPY Friday.

Book blogger Hop

Crazy for Books Hosts this fun Meme every Friday so head over there and discover alot of wonderful new blogs.