Welcome to the Feature & Follow
Gain Book Blog Followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers — but you have to know — the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.
The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it’ll allow us to show off more new blogs!
How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools — keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them “hi” in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!
What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to WordPress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don’t have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.
All features are chosen randomly to be the feature. They are not chosen by content or name.
Our Feature Book Liaison
When did you start blogging?
I’d been trying to blog personally off and on for years, but it really didn’t stick. Finally it dawned on me to blog about what I love most, books!! And that stuck! I started the Shelf Addiction in January of this year.
What is your favorite part of book blogging?
My favorite part of book blogging is meeting so many like minded people. I love that I can get geeked up about a newly released book and others are right there with me!
What is your favorite book(s)?
My favorite series is the Vampire Huntress Series by L.A. Banks. I just could not get enough of this series. I was sad when the books came to an end and even more sad when L.A. Banks passed. This series was the beginning of my love affair with the Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance genres. Beyond the Vampire Huntress Series, there are too many to list! J
What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?
The best thing that has happened to me is that I have grown into more of an extrovert. This is huge for me, because in general I’m usually pretty quiet. My blog has really pushed me out of my comfort zone and I love that.
Q: When you step out of your USUAL genre what do you like to read? Best books in that genre?
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To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:
- (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
- (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
- Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
- Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say “hi” in your comments and that they are now following you.
- If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn’t have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
- Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don’t just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don’t say “HI”
- If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love…and the followers
- If you’re new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!
Happy Follow Friday!
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I ADORE macabre stuff!!!! Well, that just sounded weird, but it’s true!! I’m a paragirl who switches to contemporary to shake things up. But I also write horror! Psychologists would have a field day in my head!!! O_O
Happy Friday!
I love mystery/suspense. However I love almost all literature except boring. Lol. I thank God for authors and their many good works that fill my head!
Lol. Macabre is a good place to hang regardless of genre. have a great Friday!
I’ve found myself getting into sci-fi as time goes on. My tastes are really across the board as well, lol. Happy Friday!
Old follower!
My FF
Yeah, I don’t step outside my genre anymore! I love it too much!
Here’s my Follow Friday
Have a GREAT weekend!
Old Follower
I would say mystery is a genre I enjoy but don’t read that much of!
http://picturemereading.wordpress.com/2012/10/19/meme-stepping-out-of-you-usual-genre/
I’ve never really been interested in crime novels or mystery even though I love such programmes on tv :/ hmm. Great question this week
Old follower
Great answer
I’m exactly the same, looove stuff like that!
Here’s my FF
haha I’m the same way: I haven’t gotten out of my preferred genre in years! I definitely feel like I’m in a rut but man I still have SO many amazing books to read!! *sigh*
OId follower, here’s my FFF
Micheline @ Lunar Rainbows
Yep!! Paranormal all the way too!! Just step out occasionally!!
Here’s My FF!
Naomi @ Nomi’s Paranormal Palace
When I step out of the normal genre I read Mystery/Thriller
Have a great Friday!
Old email follower (chidoryx AT hotmail DOT com)
Sugar & Snark
you have the wrong feature linked to the post. I think it’s supposed to be Shelf Addiction, not Book Liason
I’m a new follower & this is my first FF!!
Thanks for joining in!
Hopping through. I’ve enjoyed some spy novels. What are your favs?
My Hop
Old follower.
this is my 3rd FF and I am just now commenting. Such a slacker. I like things with a military aspect too. Especially if there are zombies.
Hi there! I’m a new follower and an author of the YA novel TORN. I look forward to reading your updates!
You can find me here: http://amberlehman73.wordpress.com/
I enjoy most any book as long as it’s fiction! And I love both romance and macabre stuff
Old follower.
Here’s my FF post for this week.
Have a wonderful weekend!
I’ve always had a hard time liking non-fiction books, so I admire you for going for that
Just crime. I also watch those ID channels too. I do have very macabre taste.
Ooo spy novels! Sounds like fun!
Old follower hopping through!
My F&F
haha I love it! Thanks a lot!
I’m new! I’m going to be officially joining next week I suppose (since I missed posting this week) but I am going to start following some of these blogs all the same
My blog is http://www.onstarshipsanddragonwings.com/
I’m a new follower!!!! I’m kinda new to the blog so yeah….LOL