Monday, June 4, 2012

Armchair BEA ~Day 1 Blogger Interviews

Welcome to Day 1 of Armchair BEA! Today everyone participating will be posting a series of 5 Qs and As about themselves and blogging. To find out more about Armchair BEA go here.




1.)Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?
Hi! My name is Kristina. I'm a stay at home mom who enjoys most types of entertainment. Reading, movies, and computer games are at the top of that list. I've been blogging about 1 1/2 yrs and I started because I wanted to vent about a character that I could not stand. It is very slowly evolving into something more (emphasis on slowly).
**edited to add character: Olivia from The Darkest Passion (Lords of the Underworld #5)
by Gena Showalter
2.)What are you currently reading, or what is your favorite book you have read so far in 2012?
Infamous (Chronicles of Nick #3) by Sherrilyn Kenyon (YA)
Cast in CourtLight by Michelle Sagara (Adult)

3.)If you could eat dinner with any author or character, who would it be and why?
Bran from both the Mercy Thompson and Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs. He is my favorite Were and with all his experiences he would have plenty of stories to tell. If you could get him to.

4.)What literary location would you most like to visit? Why?
Ireland/Scotland. I have loved just about every book I have read that takes place in this part of the world.


5.)Have your reading tastes changed since you started blogging? How?
I was never really into YA. I only read it if it was by an author I was already familiar with from reading their adult series. Sometimes my age shows and I end up disliking a book everyone else is raving about but it seems to even out.

Time to go visiting and finding out more about fellow bloggers. Have a Great Week!

33 comments:

  1. Hi! Ireland and Scotland are beautiful! I visited them both for a few days each but is was totally not long enough at all. I hope you have a fun ABEA week :)

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  2. Aww..what character?? Inquiring minds want to know...

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    1. I updated that question with the character

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    2. Thanks! Heard of the book, but not read it. You have me intrigued. I'll have to go check your archives!

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  3. Hello fellow Ch/Kristina! I feel like my age shows when I review YA books too. Some I really like but some bring out the mom in me.

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  4. I'm with you, I would LOVE to visit Scotland!

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  5. Good Morning! Welcome to Armchair BEA. I have to agree with you it would be amazing to visiting Scotland and Ireland!

    Lisa

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  6. Hi! I also have started to read (some) YA, not a lot, though. I read it especially because my boys are teenagers - so I suggest something that I find on a blog, they read it and then recommend it to me, works great!

    Hope you have a great Armchair BEA!

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  7. Oh Bran is a terrific choice! I skipped that one cause I couldn't decide.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

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  8. Ya know I've never read any of Patricia's books, yet. It's been on my tbr list forever!

    Enjoy BEA

    My Intro

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  9. I have a teenager daughter and I find that's enough drama for me most days :)

    Have a great Armchair BEA
    Shelleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  10. I hope to read Infamous soon!

    I'd love to visit Ireland and Scotland as well.

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  11. I would love to visit Ireland and Scotland sometime, too. My husband really wants to go to Norway, so hopefully we will be able to plan a trip and visit all three!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier today.
    Kristin @ Always With a Book

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  12. I love being able to vent online about frustrating characters! What a fun backstory behind your blog!

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  13. Have you tried Jeri Smith-Ready? There's a boy named Zach from Scotland, with an accent, who dons a kilt! Yeah, love the story too! Good to meet you and hope you find more gems in the literary world!

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  14. Thanks for visiting my introduction post, I am now a new follower of your blog :)

    Although I live in the UK, I've never been to Scotland. I have been to Ireland though, and the countryside is just stunning.

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  15. a visit to Ireland and Scotland would be wonderful....my hubby is Scotch/Irish heritage.

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  16. Ireland and Scotland would be great to visit! I too read so many books set there!

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  17. hi! Ireland and Scotland sounds absolutely lovely! It was nice to meet you. :)

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  18. I really, really want to visit Ireland and Scotland someday. Both seem like such fascinating places. Happy Armchair BEA!

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  19. Thanks for dropping by my blog! I've been to Scotland but it was years ago, and I'd love to go back. Have never been to Ireland but it's on my list of places to visit too! Gotta love those accents :D

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  20. So interesting that you never really read YA before starting to blog. For me, without some excellent recommends from fellow bloggers I wouldn't have found some good sci-fi and historical books I've read.

    my intro post.

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  21. I always like to hear why people started their blogs, it's such a wide variety of reasons out there. Hope you enjoy the week.

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  22. Hi There!

    I lived in Scotland for roughly 20 years, so I can advise one thing if you travel there: make sure you have warm, waterproof clothing! :)

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  23. I totally agree with you about Scotland and Ireland. The UK is on my Top 3 of places to visit.

    Have a lovely Armchair BEA!

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  24. I would just like to say that I LOVE you started the blog because you needed a place to vent about a character. That is wonderful

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  25. I am the same way! Was never really into YA before blogging. But I am a big fan now!!
    Great getting to know you.

    Happy Reading
    (New follower)

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  26. Nice to meet you!
    i absolutly LOVE anything and everything Sherrilyn Kenyon writes, her books are always so amazing :)

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  27. Hi! Thanks for stopping by my blog.

    I love that you started your blog because you needed to vent about a character. Don't we always have one of those characters?

    Have a great ABEA week!

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  28. Blogging has also gotten me into YA as well. I didn't see that happening, myself.

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  29. Ireland and Scotland both sound like amazing places to visit.

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great Armchair BEA week!

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  30. Thanks so much for visiting me at Stiletto Storytime. It's always nice to meet new bloggers and be introduced to new blogs during this event! I too have always loved Ireland and Scotland as a setting in the books I have read and longer to visit. So nice to meet you and I hope to see you around the book blogging world. Have a great week during Armchair BEA!

    Courtney
    Stiletto Storytime

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  31. I would love to visit Ireland and Scotland too. The historical romances that I read about those places make me want to go there so badly. :)

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