BookSpark discussion

...(drumroll) Ana! It's me, the moderator and owner of BookSpark blog. I am tuckered out from furiously editing the layout of the blog, so I'll just leave it at that.

Now tell us about yourself!

Hey hey! I'm Hayley, I guess I love reading else I wouldn't be on GR ;P Currently reading my way through the Man Booker Prize shortlist and always ready to chat :D

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NAME: Sarah
FAV KIND OF BOOK: YA Fantisy
FAV BOOKS: The Mortal Instrument, The Infernal Devices, Harry Potter, and any of Tera Lynn Childs books.

Hey,
Thanks for the invite, I'm making my own blog right now so I thought it was a sign! :P
My name is Veronica and I love reading (daaaah), favourite genre is YA

Hi Anagha, thank you so much for the invite! Hi everyone else, my name is DeeDee, I'm 24 and I live in england!
I also write. Hope to make lots of new friends!

Hi all!! I'm not a blogger, but I am a reviewer, so I obviously love to read!! I like all books, but YA fantasy has a special place for me (I don't really have to mention how I'm not exactly a YA myself to love it, do I?)!! I think you guys starting your own blogs is awesome and if you just mention your links, I will be happy to follow your blog :)

Hiya! ^-^

Reading is pretty much my life, annnnd that's about it. My favorite genre is YA, but I love adult paranormal/fantasy as well. My favorite books/series right now is Soul Screamers by Rachel Vincent, but it changes from week to week. XD

Looking forward to being a member here. ♥

Hey you guys! Lovin' the energy ;)

@Hayley Now that's quite a feat!

@Sarah A fellow HP nerd is a fellow bestie :P

@Veronica Good luck and let me know when the blog's done!!

@DeeDee Yay! You joined! England? Brilliant! Let's be chums! LOL

@Julie Heya! Yup, YA Fantasy is hard to beat! I can't wait to read some of your reviews (you can post reviews and events in the Blog Stuffs folder even if you don't have a blog)

@skle What should we call you? And welcome! We're all bookivores (yes, I just now made that word) and can't wait to get to know you!

@ Anagha~ sssoooo TRUE!!!!!!!

Lol

Thanks Anagha :D

Ah, yes, I can't very well be joining groups without telling people my name! Derp. XD Sarah's the name! ♥

Lol got it! I believe we have two Sarah's now

Hi guys! Nice to meet you all. I'm Marie, I'm a book blogger and a writer (my first book comes out in January 2012, but I don't want to seem spammy, so if you're interested, check out my GoodReads page lol). I love to read pretty much anything I can get my hands on. I also love talking to other book lovers, so thanks for the invite! :-)

Hey Marie! Be sure to list your blog, and keep us posted on the book! Am fast-walking to the book page now!

Hi Marie! I'm a writer too, what's your book about?

Blue Sky Days sounds like my kind of book ;) Can't wait!!

Hi, guys! :)
So, my name is Simona, but on internet I use my nick - Stormy :) I am big fan of books of every genres. My favorite is YA and I really like dystopia and contemporary. But I will read everything what is writing good :)
And for end - nice to meet you ;)

@Simona I love your name! And welcome :)

@D.d. - the book is a YA romance/coming-of-age story about a girl named Emma who's lived her life trying to please her parents but nothing has ever made them happy, so she leaves home to live with her Aunt Daisy in the hopes of starting over. Daisy's the complete opposite of Emma - free-spirited, a bit eccentric - and she has a lot to teach Emma. Then of course, because it is a love story, Emma meets an amazing guy named Nicholas, and between Daisy and Nicholas, Emma learns to let go of her past, have fun, and be happy. Then Nicholas is diagnosed with cancer, and Emma has to use her new-found strength to help Nicholas through. The full synopsis is on my book page here. :-) How about you, what do you write?

@Anagha - thank you, I'm so glad you're interested! :-D

Totally welcome! I hope you'll release it in print also, so I can get the chance to review it if you'd like :)

And be sure to list your books in the Writer's section! You can also ask for reviewers in the appropriate folder (yes, I've got this all figured out) :D

I'm definitely releasing it in print, and I'm always looking for reviewers! :-) I'm hoping the print version won't be too far behind the ebook.

Thanks for the invite Veronica!

I love to read and recently (earlier this spring) decided to go ahead and do a blog to review all the books I read so..here I am!

I love discovering new indie authors and reviewing them. I also love to read historical fiction, YA, urban fantasy, realistic fiction, paranormal, contemporary romance...lots of different genres.

Hey, Mlpmom! Welcome!

Mlpmom wrote: "Thanks for the invite Veronica!

I love to read and recently (earlier this spring) decided to go ahead and do a blog to review all the books I read so..here I am!

I love discovering new indie auth..."

You're welcome.
I had fun seeing all these new blogs today, following and getting followed (that sounds weird :P) I hope you did too! :)

Too true, Veronica, it's been crazy, but so much fun! I actually started this group beginning of August, but today, I took the initiative to invite people and it really took off! I was so surprised! After 2 months of being stagnant, it's like BOOM! Haha

This looks like a great group to be a part of!
I am having fun checking out all the great blogs!! :)

It's really crazy! I hope things will slow down a bit, I keep having notifications and I can't ignore them, so I can't do anyhting else...:P Although I can't say I mind. I enjoy it! :D

Same here, and since I keep forgetting to uncheck the 'email me when people reply' box, my cell phone is going off every 5 seconds with emails. XD but that's okay.

It does seem like the group's going to take off, and I hope it sticks around, thanks to awesome members like you guys!! And sorry about all the notifications, guys, it's new, but it'll slow down in a day or two.
Wow! Just checked the members box, and we have 50 members in 2.5 hours! This has to be a record!

sαяαн {sкιε♠ριяαтε} wrote: "Same here, and since I keep forgetting to uncheck the 'email me when people reply' box, my cell phone is going off every 5 seconds with emails. XD but that's okay."

I'd go crazy if that happened! :P

Anagha wrote: "It does seem like the group's going to take off, and I hope it sticks around, thanks to awesome members like you guys!! And sorry about all the notifications, guys, it's new, but it'll slow down in..."

That's awesome!!! :D

Hi Mlpmom and Stormy!
Marie I hope your book has a happy ending! I was crying just reading the synopsis!
My first book Broken City is set after a banking crisis has brought the world to a stand still. The story is told by Deeta, the heroine, who lives a very sheltered life, forbidden to leave the building her tribe occupies because it's too dangerous out side.
Tom is her best friend, but Tom is keeping secrets!

Hello! Thanks for the invite, Ana. :)
I'm Nora Weston. I love to read, write, and review books. My books are usually science fiction, fantasy, or horror. My latest release is The Twelfth Paladin, which is a supernatural/thriller.

Hey :D
My name is TARA :D And i love reading and have a blog of my own :)
I love many YA books :D
Some of my faves are.. Uglies, mortal instruments , hunger games etc etc :D
Nice to meet everyone :D

Welcome, Nora! Great to see ya! Sorry your book is still way down in my TBR (I read 'em as I get 'em), but with the new blog, I'm getting less time to read

@Tara Heya! Hunger games is def my second favorite series (:

Anagha wrote: "It does seem like the group's going to take off, and I hope it sticks around, thanks to awesome members like you guys!! And sorry about all the notifications, guys, it's new, but it'll slow down in..."

You should count how many will be after 24 hours! Cause I see there are even more now. :)

You're right! We're 1 away from the 75 mark!

Hiya all and thanks for the invite to join the group :) I'm a complete bookaholic and can't NOT read, I'm obsessed! Favourite genres are fantasy, sci-fi, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, crime and some chick-lit.

Oh, my name is Grete and I'm from England, nearly forgot that bit *grin*

Hello everyone, welcome!

Woot, Grete! I heart England!

Anagha wrote: "Welcome, Nora! Great to see ya! Sorry your book is still way down in my TBR (I read 'em as I get 'em), but with the new blog, I'm getting less time to read

@Tara Heya! Hunger games is def my secon..."

Hi, Ana! No worries...I know you'll get into trouble with Jake soon enough. lol You have a marvelous group here!

Well, you got me intrigued there, you sneaky person! LOL And thank you! It's unbelievable that it started today! But with all these awesome members, how could it NOT be an awesome group? :D

Hi, I'm Denise! Thanks for the invite. I prefer paranormal romance, fantasy, and urban fantasy. Not really into the YA although I have read Harry Potter and am thinking about picking up Twilight. My favorites are Vampire Huntress Legend and Crimson Moon series by L.A. Banks, Mercy Thompson novels, Francis Ray, Beverly Jenkins, Christine Feehan books, Black Dagger Brotherhood, and Shannara books by Terry Brooks.

Hi! I'm Danielle and I live in Kentucky (USA)and am an avid fantasy fan. Mostly YA, but I love a good paranormal romance as well. I've recently been reading some sci fi and dystopian style books as well. I like to keep things fairly light, nothing too depressing, reading is my escape and I love the creativity that goes into these style books. I don't blog but I try to write reviews on everything I read. I depend on Goodreads' reviews when selecting my books and I so try to contribute too.

@Denise Welcome! And if you've read and liked all those, there's no need to pick up Twilight lol

@Danielle Our second Danielle! Hello!! Be sure to post a review or two in your group! :)

Hi Denise and Danielle!

ChaosDuchess wrote: "Hi, I'm Denise! Thanks for the invite. I prefer paranormal romance, fantasy, and urban fantasy. Not really into the YA although I have read Harry Potter and am thinking about picking up Twilight. M..."

Ahhh, in all my time on Goodreads I have yet to find a Shannara fan. :) I feel some kinship here. lol ♥

Hey I was invited by Veronica, THANKS!, and lets see what about me is important????

Well I love to read, just like everyone else here, I waver back and forth between YA and a random assortment of Historical Fiction, Contemporary, SciFi, Dystopia, Apolocalyptic, History/Science Nonfiction, ummmm Well just about everything.

I am a trucker's wife. So I spend the majority of my time riding in the passenger seat across the country. I've seen the Grand Canyon, Pacific Ocean, Swam in the Atlantic Ocean, Been half a mile from Canada, three miles from Mexico, and I love it.

I have a disease called Lupus (SLE) so in my small town there were not many businesses waiting to hire me. That doesn't bother me I'm happy sitting in the passenger seat for the time being. The way I see it I'm still young (27) so I might as well enjoy it while I can.

I'm not really big on posting book reviews, I just kinda link my Goodreads to my Twitter/Blogger/Facebook and let it do the work. I have a tendency to get angry at books sometimes, I probably need to work on that. LOL.

Wow Ana you are off to a great start! Thanks for the invite! I was afraid you hated me after you didn't win the blog make over! :(
For all you other peeps, WHAT'S UP?!?
I'm Jenn an avid reader of paranormal, suspense n mystery.
Im sarcastic and enjoy reading reviews with personality!