Feature & Follow Friday #3

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The point of #FF is to network with fellow bloggers and get new followers. Each week there is a question to answer to get to know each other. The rules are that you must follow the hosts and each week's featured blogger from each host's site. Write your own #FF post and enter the link into the linky form and then hop around to other blog sites, follow and leave a comment. Easy peasy!

This week's question is:

Q: Have you ever read a book that you thought you would hate — ? Did you end up hating it? Did you end up loving it? Or would you never do that?

The only books I really have hated have been required reading. For instance, in middle school we had to read The Kay. I really hated this book. Plus, it took the class a month to finish the book. Actually, I got into a lot of trouble because I expressed my dislike of the book to my teacher - not the best idea I ever had. 

As for books I choose for myself - either for the blog or just to read for fun - I pick out books that I know I will probably like that are in my genre. There was a book that my sister wanted me to read that she loved from an author I liked, but this particular book was so preachy and just infuriating. I still get angry thinking about it. So I guess my answer is that I rarely hate a book, but it happens.

What about you? Have you ever hated a book?

Feature & Follow Friday #2

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The point of #FF is to network with fellow bloggers and get new followers. Each week there is a question to answer to get to know each other. The rules are that you must follow the hosts and each week's featured blogger from each host's site. Write your own #FF post and enter the link into the linky form and then hop around to other blog sites, follow and leave a comment. Easy peasy!

This week's question is:

Q: What is your guilty pleasure as far as reading? Is it a genre, or is it a certain type of book?

I would have to say that my guilty pleasure is the House of Night Series by P.C. & Kristin Cast. I know a lot of people do not like this series, but I can't help it. I know, I know... the writing is not quite there and the pop culture references are ridiculous and the time frame doesn't quite match what is happening, but I don't care! I think of it like a cheesy soap opera for teenagers - even though I am 31 years old. I even got my mom to read this series, lol! I have read and reread all the books at least 5 times plus the novellas. 

How about you? What is your guilty pleasure in reading?

Feature & Follow Friday #1

I am so excited to be joining Feature & Follow Friday! It only took me 10 months of blogging to get here, lol! Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. The point of #FF is to network with fellow bloggers and get new followers. Each week there is a question to answer to get to know each other. The rules are that you must follow the hosts and each week's featured blogger from each host's site. Write your own #FF post and enter the link into the linky form and then hop around to other blog sites, follow and leave a comment. Easy peasy! 

This week's question is:

Q: Activity! Hopefully warm weather for most of us is here soon…so tell us about your favorite outdoor reading spot. Or take a picture.

I live in AZ, so reading outdoors is a little tricky. During the fall and spring, I love to sit outside of a Starbucks and read with a nice latte. Sometimes I will go and sit on my back porch, but my dogs don't like to keep quiet when they are outside and it is hard to read while they are vying for my attention. When I lived in Los Angeles, I had a pool that I would sit by with my book and Discman (yes, there was a time before the iPod) and read. But since I am so fair, I have to slather on the SPF 100!

How about you? What is your favorite outdoor reading spot?