Readers of the Round Table discussion

Hi everyone!

Here is where we can all get to know each other and get a sense of what type of books everyone likes. If you'd like, tell us your name, your favorite books, and anything else you'd like to share.

My name is Gracie and I run the Bookstagram account @weasleyswizardreads. I'm 16, a Gryffindor, and I am hopelessly in love with George Weasley. My favorite book is of course Harry Potter but I also LOVE This Star Won't Go Out by Esther Earl and The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

I'm looking forward to reading with all of you!

Here's my blog: https://weasleyswizardreads.wordpress...

My name is Batool, also known as @minimalistbooks on Instagram.

I'm 19 years old, living in Denmark and obsessing over everything bookish. My favorite books are All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner and A Song of Ice And Fire series by George R. R. Martin.

Dont forget to follow me on my new blog for book reviews: www.papercutfingers.wordpress.com

I cant wait to share my thoughts with you!

Hey all, I'm Alexandria (Alex). I'm a book blogger at The Book's Buzz and a bookstagrammer @thebooksbuzz.

I'm 15 and live in NYC baby. My fave author is the bae Gena Showalter, and I'm usually always reading a fantasy book because that's just my genre! I look forward to meeting everybody that wants to join the readers of the round table.

My blog: www.thebooksbuzz.com

My names is Jan I enjoy middle grade, young adult fantasy and dystopian. I blog at http://www.jrsbookreviews.wordpress

Hello! Nice to meet you all. I'm Meredith - I'm an artist and illustrator, and I've just published my first novel, Arthurian YA fantasy, The Future King: Logres: Volume 1. I'm 26, a Ravenclaw, love GOT, LOTR and (of course) Harry Potter. I have a blog which I post on occasionally, https://mlmackworthpraed.wordpress.com/, and you can check out my artwork here: https://society6.com/meredithmackwort.... I'm currently into Jane the Virgin (great show), and am working on a Children's picture book about dragons!

Gracie, Batool and Alex, I just checked and I follow you all on Instagram! I knew I followed you Gracie, you're always liking my pics :)

Hi, I'm Jenny @juliababyjen on Instagram. I'm a married mother of 4, a chef for a living, a mixed media artist as a hobby, and an extremely busy person!

My fave thing to do is to read. I've joined in on a few readalongs on Instagram and I think they are SO FUN! Kind of like buddy reads, but even better IMO! So I'm all for readalongs!

Are you guys going to decide the books, or are we voting and doing suggestions? Just curious :)

I would love to reread The Darkest Minds series in 2016, as well as The Hunger Games and The Lunar Chronicles.

Jenny wrote: "Gracie, Batool and Alex, I just checked and I follow you all on Instagram! I knew I followed you Gracie, you're always liking my pics :)

Hi, I'm Jenny @juliababyjen on Instagram. I'm a married mot..."

We have a poll open right now on this Goodreads group. You can vote there since this month's theme is fantasy.

Girl, you and I are on the same boat with The Darkest Minds. Still haven't read it yet :(

Welcome!

Hi, I'm Alexandra/Xandra/Alex (really depends on the person you're asking). I'm a sleep-deprived student, a voracious reader, occasionally a writer, and a very unorganized blogger at Literary Legionnaire (literarylegionnaire.blogspot.com)!

Xandra wrote: "Hi, I'm Alexandra/Xandra/Alex (really depends on the person you're asking). I'm a sleep-deprived student, a voracious reader, occasionally a writer, and a very unorganized blogger at Literary Legio..."

OMG YOUR NAME YOUR NAME. Hello fellow Alex! Yes love your blog and we have like a comment thread going on back and forth. So glad you're joining!

AHHH ALEX I JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE UPON THIS AND KNEW I HAD TO JOIN WHEN I SAW YOU WERE A MOD

Xandra wrote: "AHHH ALEX I JUST HAPPENED TO STUMBLE UPON THIS AND KNEW I HAD TO JOIN WHEN I SAW YOU WERE A MOD"

<3 <3

Hej everyone! I'm Jasmine, a 19 year old from South Australia who's studying creative writing and working toward getting a YA fantasy book published. I've been writing for over 7 years, and absolutely adore anything fantasy and YA. Harry Potter is my all-time favourite series, along with The Lunar Chronicles and Sarah J. Maas' Throne of Glass series.
I'm looking forward to getting to read with you all :)

jrkoop.reads wrote: "Hej everyone! I'm Jasmine, a 19 year old from South Australia who's studying creative writing and working toward getting a YA fantasy book published. I've been writing for over 7 years, and absolut..."

Lunar Chronicles *whispers: Prince Kai* and THRONE OF GLASS. You've ma gurl!!

Hello cuties! You can call me Masha or Marie or something. I'm so happy I joined this group!! Cause, like! You already seen so awesome AND I love fantasy. And I've never done read-alongs or buddy reads or whatever, and I'm super excited.
I study Literature and Philology right now, and having a reading slump is awful with this course.
My favourite books are Stardust, Ari and Dante, and I'm Agatha Christie's girl. (Harry potter isn't my fave book, it's my life)
Next year I'm freaking gonna re-read Narnia cause it's awesome.
so nice MEETING YOU ALL IM SO PUMPED

Hi everyone! My name's Jordan, I'm 20 and live in the UK and have the YouTube channel LittleLlamaBooks (soon to become Jordan's Bookshelf)! I am currently in my last year of uni studying English literature (no surprises there!).

I've never taken part in any read alongs or buddy reads so very excited to be a part of this group - I just hope I can keep up while writing my dissertation!
My fav genre of books are probably YA Contemporaries, I love love love Rainbow Rowell! Mostly read things that are recommended to me but my plan for the new year is to read lots more series like Throne of Glass, Cinder and Daughter of Smoke and Bone etc...

I'm now going to have a good ol' snoop at your instagrams and blogs!

Jordan x

Hi!
I'm Ebba, an 18 year old student from Sweden. After a two year long reading slump I finally started to read again this summer. I am currently catching up on all these YA-series I've missed and the A Song of Ice and Fire-books! My favorite books are Harry Potter (I'm a Slytherin btw), The Secret History and The Martian. Really excited to join the read-alongs and discussions :)

Jordan wrote: "my plan for the new year is to read lots more series like Throne of Glass, Cinder and Daughter of Smoke" I haven't read those yet, and def gonna try reading them next year. Escpecially Cinder yay

Jordan wrote: "I've never taken part in any read alongs or buddy reads so very excited to be a part of this group - I just hope I can keep up while writing my dissertation!"
Same here! I also have an exam coming up, and then i leave for two weeks for Germany, but hopefully I'll get to discuss some books with y'all!

Masha wrote: "Jordan wrote: "my plan for the new year is to read lots more series like Throne of Glass, Cinder and Daughter of Smoke" I haven't read those yet, and def gonna try reading them next year. Escpecial..."

Yes I definitely need to catch up on some series! Hopefully some of these will be Christmas presents though ;) I've read the first in the Throne of Glass series so can't wait to start on the next!
I hope your exam goes well and you have a great time in Germany! I've never been although it always sounds lush at Christmas! Looking forward to the read-alongs too! x

My name is Gihade (I'm a girl), I am 23 years old and I live in Paris. I am doing my master's degree in english and I would love to live in Canada. I loOoOove YA contemporary books <3 !!

Hey! Everyone seems so great and it's making me so excited!

My names in Celine, I'm 23 years old and currently half way through my final year as a Respiratory Therapy student. This year was such a big change in my reading habits, I used to read 3-4 books in a year, now I'm obsessed and on book 44!!!

I'm currently obsessed with adult fantasy horror, such as the Sookie Stackhouse series (TV show True Blood) by Charlaine Harris and The Women of the Otherworlds series (TV show Bitten) by Kelley Armstrong. The first begins with vampires and the second begins with werewolves but both venture off into other types of supernatural beings. Really good reads!

I like to bounce around in my reading genres and am I'm open to new books! I've read fantasy, dystopian, ya contemporary and nonfiction.

I'm excited!!!

Celine wrote: "Hey! Everyone seems so great and it's making me so excited!..
Same!! everyone here seems so amazing and i cant wait to get to know you better ;p haha, welcome to the club of book-nerds, friend! maybe next year it will be, like, a hundred of amazing books, who knows

Hi,my gorgeous girls,
I'm Judith,39....i feel really old compared to you,young ones!!

I love M/M ( probably my favorite genre )
Also, Dystopian,PNR,MC and prefer books on the gritty side....not into fluffy books unless they're by a favorite Author,
Xxxx

Masha wrote: "Hello cuties! You can call me Masha or Marie or something. I'm so happy I joined this group!! Cause, like! You already seen so awesome AND I love fantasy. And I've never done read-alongs or buddy r..."

Happy to see another fantasy expert among us. We're going to need it >-<

Judith wrote: "Hi,my gorgeous girls,
I'm Judith,39....i feel really old compared to you,young ones!!

I love M/M ( probably my favorite genre )
Also, Dystopian,PNR,MC and prefer books on the gritty side....not in..."

It's okay, I'm not into fluff either. More like... gore <3

Celine wrote: "Hey! Everyone seems so great and it's making me so excited!

My names in Celine, I'm 23 years old and currently half way through my final year as a Respiratory Therapy student. This year was such ..."

That's awesome that you're willing to try some new things. *bows* Welcome to the club hehe :D

Hi everyone! My name is Lara and I'm from Canada! I love reading but lately I've been in a bad reading slump because of school and other things /sigh/ so I'm hoping this book club helps with that! I'm excited to read with you all, hopefully I can join every month!
I also have a bookstagram: @alluringpages :)

Lara wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Lara and I'm from Canada! I love reading but lately I've been in a bad reading slump because of school and other things /sigh/ so I'm hoping this book club helps with that! ..."

Welcome to the fam Lara! It'll definitely be great to have another bookstagram pro in the readalongs!

Hello! My name is Amber. I'm 29 and a teacher in Iowa.

I love Harry Potter, Sarah J Maas, and Rainbow Rowell.
I read mostly YA and anything with LGBTQIA+ characters, but I read MG, NA, and some adult (fic and non-fiction) books too.

Some of my favorite reads from this year: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Fangirl, A Darker Shade of Magic, Illuminae, Carry On, Throne of Glass, and The Lunar Chronicles.

Blog: bookstacksamber
Twitter/Instagram: @bookstacksamber

Amber wrote: "Hello! My name is Amber. I'm 29 and a teacher in Iowa.

I love Harry Potter, Sarah J Maas, and Rainbow Rowell.
I read mostly YA and anything with LGBTQIA+ characters, but I read MG, NA, and some ..."

Ohhh and Ahhh. We have a pro fantasy reader among us. Welcome to the round table! Checking out your site right now!

Amber wrote: "Hello! My name is Amber. I'm 29 and a teacher in Iowa.

I love Harry Potter, Sarah J Maas, and Rainbow Rowell.
I read mostly YA and anything with LGBTQIA+ characters, but I read MG, NA, and some ..."

Yay more Potter Heads!! I have a special place in my heart for you guys <3

Hi! I'm Haraiah (Rai). I'm familiar with some of you on Instagram. Nice to meet you all! My instagram is @haraiaheve and my blog is Random Things In Action.

I'm obsessed with book buying (and reading). Some of my favorite books are Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly, Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins, practically everything by Maggie Stiefvater, Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson, The Diviners by Libba Bray. I have also reread The Deal by Elle Kennedy a thousand time (jk). I read almost anything - YA, NA, Adult, sci-fi or fantasy, historical or contemporary, but I have a thing for funny and action-packed books with kick-ass characters and plot. It doesn't hurt if it has a cute guy thrown in the mix, too.

So excited to be a part of this group! :)

Jillian wrote: "Hello! My name is Jillian, and I blog over at Jillian's Books. I am 15 years old, and I've been reading since I was little kid. I love contemporary books most of all, but I also enjoy reading fanta..."

HI JILLIAN *waves*. So excited that you've decided to join. HUGEEG FAN ON YOUR SITE and so glad that you're reading with us.

Haraiah Eve wrote: "Hi! I'm Haraiah (Rai). I'm familiar with some of you on Instagram. Nice to meet you all! My instagram is @haraiaheve and my blog is Random Things In Action.

I'm obsessed with book buying (and read..."

Definitely going to check out all the awesome sites and blog links you've all left behind. Oh so you're a big fan of Naughty John huh (Diviners Reference)?

And plus, cute guys are what YA is all about, haha! So excited to have you joining us and welcome to the round table.We're glad to have you apart of the crew <3

Jillian wrote: "Hello! My name is Jillian, and I blog over at Jillian's Books. I am 15 years old, and I've been reading since I was little kid. I love contemporary books most of all, but I also enjoy reading fanta..."

YOUR BLOG IS SO PRETTY! and the cute snowflakes!! and i want us to be friends as well ;D

Alexandria wrote: "Hey all, I'm Alexandria (Alex). I'm a book blogger at The Book's Buzz and a bookstagrammer @thebooksbuzz.

I'm 15 and live in NYC baby. My fave author is the bae Gena Showalter, and I'm usually al..."

i just found your youtube and youre so adorable haha. do you have a twin sister? and i was intending to ask, how do you feel about bees? :D i mean, you have this cute lil bee on your icons and i was wondering

Masha wrote: "Jillian wrote: "Hello! My name is Jillian, and I blog over at Jillian's Books. I am 15 years old, and I've been reading since I was little kid. I love contemporary books most of all, but I also enj..."

Wait a minute... what snowflakes lmfao! Aww thanks and yes I do have a twin sister!
I LOVE BEES. BEES BEES BEES. I wish we could give them more credit <3 haha

(To Alex) Haha sorry I can't reply to you from my phone with all this italics and stuff but - there are cute lil snowflakes flying down the screen on the Julian's blog!
Dumb question, but is it cool having a twin? :D
And YAS BEES ARE LIFE a friend of mine suggested that I watch a video about them - if you wanna, it's called Be like Bees on YouTube (by Ustadh Nouman Ali Khan). There's like a little part of it which is 4 minutes long - u watched it. Bees are just. Man. They are amazing.

Alexandria wrote: "Lara wrote: "Hi everyone! My name is Lara and I'm from Canada! I love reading but lately I've been in a bad reading slump because of school and other things /sigh/ so I'm hoping this book club help..."
Ahaha I wouldn't call myself a pro but thank you! Everyone seems so great, it's making me even more excited to join and read with you all :)

Also to Lara - I'm like super late with this, but I clicked your gr account and saw your bookstagram name (I somehow didn't see it in this discussion) and turns out I've been following you there for some time now and it's so cool! Like, in a way that I know you from here and from IG but it's te same person WOOOA

Masha wrote: "Also to Lara - I'm like super late with this, but I clicked your gr account and saw your bookstagram name (I somehow didn't see it in this discussion) and turns out I've been following you there fo..."

Awh ahaha! I followed you back - you're account is so adorable!

Masha wrote: "(To Alex) Haha sorry I can't reply to you from my phone with all this italics and stuff but - there are cute lil snowflakes flying down the screen on the Julian's blog!
Dumb question, but is it co..."

OHH YESS I saw those snowflakes. And to answer your question, some people might think it's cool but it's actually kind of frustrating haha. Imagine fighting over everything- friends, clothes, parent's attention. But it's also rewarding to have someone to talk to at the end of the day and to share the best keep secrets with. YOU'RE MY GIRL! Let's share our love of bees to the world <3

Hello all! I'm Jen, and my blog is called The Book-Nook.

I'm a writer first, and an avid reader second. YA fantasy used to be strictly my favorite genre but I've discovered recently that I'm also realllyy into YA problem novels.

My blog is here: www.thebook-nook.weebly.com. And Alex and I actually met through blogging. I posted about my blog when I'd just started it, asking a question. I honestly can't even remember what my question was. But Alex was really nice and welcomed me to the blogging community. I remember that!

Jen wrote: "Hello all! I'm Jen, and my blog is called The Book-Nook.

I'm a writer first, and an avid reader second. YA fantasy used to be strictly my favorite genre but I've discovered recently that I'm also ..."

Aww Jen. All are welcome! I'm so glad you're joining us LOL!!! That'll totally give us an excuse to email and goodreads spam endlessly. Welcome to the round table and I hope you can join us for January's reading <3

Hi everyone! I'm Erica and I am one of the bloggers over at Novel Ink where we talk about our love of all things books. Reading is something I just started getting back into and it has been an amazing ride.

Not only do I blog but I have an instagram called @divingunderthecover

Can't wait to be a part of this amazing group :)

Erica wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Erica and I am one of the bloggers over at Novel Ink where we talk about our love of all things books. Reading is something I just started getting back into and it has been an am..."

AHHHH *squeals* HEYYY ERICAAA *waves* OMG I'm so glad you're going to be joining us for the readalongs and discussions. haha I was like jumping up and down when I saw your name pop up in my feed. :D <3

Alexandria wrote: "Erica wrote: "Hi everyone! I'm Erica and I am one of the bloggers over at Novel Ink where we talk about our love of all things books. Reading is something I just started getting back into and it ha..."

Hehe, well of course I will. I was so excited to see you made a group! I couldn't pass that up! I'm excited for January read. Two on there are ones I'm dying to read. I just have my fingers crossed I'll get my hands on one :)

Hey guys! *waves* My name is Genesis and I am 21 years old. I blog over at Latte Nights Reviews. I love Young Adult and New Adult a lot. Reading is literally my escape when I'm feeling down and I love having my iPad and a book with me so I can always read.

I love going out with friends and drinking coffee and tea (mostly coffee.. I love it).

I have an Instagram as well @lattenightsbooks

I'm very excited to meet all of you and get to reading with you guys :)

Genesis wrote: "Hey guys! *waves* My name is Genesis and I am 21 years old. I blog over at Latte Nights Reviews. I love Young Adult and New Adult a lot. Reading is literally my escape when I'm feeling down and I l..."

OMGGG HEY GURL! Aww I'm so excited there are so many people I know and don't know. Hehe time to make new friends. Welcome to the round table, Genesis! *whispers* big fan of your blog, lolol.
*waves* I <3 Coffee too.

Hey Guys!

My name is Niki. I am 21 years old living in the flat, frozen, treeless state of North Dakota, in Fargo to be precise.

I'm halfway through my fourth year of college with two and a half more years to go on a BA in History with a minor in geology and photography.

I started in the blogging world as a book blogger, but as college came around and I had less time to read fun books, I found myself transition over to a travel blogger. I just love to write!

When I do get free time, I am usually reading something in the sci-fi/fantasy, dystopian genre, with the occasional lovey dovey book thrown in the mix. In the YA/NA category of course!

You can find my books at Forever Reading and my travels at Chasing Departures

You can also find me on Instagram (although I don't usually post and bookish stuff on there, there is usually plenty of shots from the window seat, my travels and life).

@nikigordon

I'm also going to Japan in two weeks, just had to share because I am super duper excited!!

Niki wrote: "Hey Guys!

My name is Niki. I am 21 years old living in the flat, frozen, treeless state of North Dakota, in Fargo to be precise.

I'm halfway through my fourth year of college with two and a hal..."

Yes, I totally recognize you from Instagram. Welcome to the round table! OMG You're going to Japan? I'm so jelly. I think I've told you this but I'm learning Japanese in my school rn and it's such a great culture and experience. Hope you have fun and take lots of big on your travels blog so I can live vicariously through you.