Friday, February 17, 2012

#025 Follow Friday featuring Favorite Character Names

FOLLOW ME FRIDAYHappy Follow Me Friday, everyone! The long and short of it, life is crazy and reading is my life, basically. So, yeah this feature is awesomesauce. Go visit Parajunkee's View or Allison Can Read, to get the deets on it and start having some fun. It's all about meeting some new people, finding new blogs to follow, and basically just having fun with awesome people.

This week the two awesome features are Evolet @ Beefcake & Babes and Aparajita @ Le Grande CodexThese two girls are just as awesomesauce as their blogs, so definitely show them some love! :D


THE QUESTION OF THE WEEK


"I like unique names for characters and am looking forward to coming up with some when I start writing. What’s the most unique character name you’ve come across?"


This is an interesting question, I like it. Though it's got me itching my brain a little bit, trying to decide which names to pick. I know that I absolutely love Donia, Irial, and Aislinn from Melissa Marr's Wicked Lovely series. But, I also think that Syrenka from Monstrous Beauty is a gorgeous name as well.


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  1. SarahFebruary 18, 2012 at 12:25 AM

    Thank you for stopping by my blog! I'm following you back. I really like your choices! I haven't yet read the Wicked Lovely series but I love the name Aislinn. 

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  2. Debdatta DasguptaFebruary 18, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    I haven't heard you have mentioned! Seriously need to check out other genres as well!!!

    Am a new GFC -- courtesy of FF.

    Would you be interested in Link/button exchange?

    Debdatta from: http://b00kr3vi3ws.blogspot.in/

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  3. Georgia SaundersFebruary 18, 2012 at 4:20 AM

    I'm a little late, but that's normal for me on a Friday Follow.  I'm a new follower here and I hope you'll follow me back at http://steepedinbooks.blogspot.com

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  4. Agnieszka NashiFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:01 AM

     Hi, new follower here! :)

    Ever since I've heard about Monstrous Beauty, I was giggling to myself. Why? Because Syrenka is a Polish word (I'm Polish) and it means... mermaid. No kidding. Little Mermaid is "Mała Syrenka" in Polish. So I'm greatly amused by it and I wonder how the author came by this word. ;)

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  5. Jessica@a GREAT readFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    Nice! Melissa did have some pretty unique names in her books!

     Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  6. ***SRRain***February 18, 2012 at 8:18 AM

    I totally agree! Melissa Marr had a lot of names in her books that were definitely unique. My friend was named Aislinn and I showed it to her and she was really happy! by the way, new follower!

    http://eileenlisblog.blogspot.com/2012/02/follow-friday-15.html

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  7. Amber LaneFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:11 AM

    Thanks for stopping by! I'm following back and follower #500! Congrats! :)

    Amber @ Fall Into Books

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  8. KaryFebruary 18, 2012 at 10:33 AM

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm returning the follow! I love the look of yours as well! Very pretty! Looking forward to reading through it! Have a good weekend!
    http://theonceandfuturelibrarian.blogspot.com/2012/02/follow-friday-7.html

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  9. JessFebruary 18, 2012 at 3:33 PM

    Your blog is really pretty as Kary said.  Your answer for the FF is really good.  Thanks for stopping by my blog Jessy's Bookends.  Following back!
    Jess

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  10. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Thanks, for the nice compliment Jess. *g* I've enjoyed what I've seen of your blog so far, can't wait to get to know you better. :)

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  11. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    Hi, Kary! Sorry, it took me a little bit to get back to you, but I was taking care of a few things. I really love your blog and what it has to offer, it looks so fun and interesting. Thank you, for the sweet compliments on mine too. 

    Happy Reading! :)

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  12. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Oh my gosh! I didn't know that I had already reached 500 followers yet, thanks for the congrats, and thanks so much for the follow back. I can't wait to see what else your awesome blog has to offer.

    Happy Reading!

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  13. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:52 PM

    Aislinn is such a pretty name, but I think my favorite out of the series was Donia, because I haven't heard anything like it before and because there was a bitterness tempered against sweet with her somehow. The name definitely fit her personality, but that's totally cool about your friend. *g* Thank you, so much for the follow and am returning the follow, too.

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  14. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 5:56 PM

    Ooh, I loved the answers that you gave in your FF post, especially the unique spelling for "Faith" - Faythe. I've definitely got to get around to reading that RV series. lol. Thanks so much, for stopping my hops! :)

    Happy Weekend!

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  15. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    Oh, thank you so much for the follow! :)

    That is interesting, I wonder if she meant for that to happen or if when she was doing her research for the character she realized that "Syrenka" is a Polish name. Obviously the book deals with mermaids, so there had to be some research done there, it was beautifully written. :)

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  16. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:44 PM

    Nah, there's no such thing as late, it's all good. Thank you, so much for the follow and am returning the follow too! :)

    Loved your answer for your FF, btw!

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  17. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 6:52 PM

    Oh, hi! Welcome to my blog, hope you enjoy it. Oh, I really enjoyed the Wicked Lovely series (particularly books 2-3 and the novella's from that world) and Monstrous Beauty. I would definitely suggest those to you. :)

    Thank you, so much for the follow and am definitely returning the follow, as well. Would love to exchange link buttons. :)

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  18. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:01 PM

    Oh, you're more than welcome, I love finding new blogs and friends to talk about books with. Plus, your choices were really great ones, too. Haha, thanks so much. You should definitely read the Wicked Lovely series if you like dark fantasy. They're pretty good and I love Melissa Marr's writing style.

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  19. Jennifer MesserschmidtFebruary 18, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    Aislinn is a pretty name and I like the name Keenan as well. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm following you.

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  20. Mimi ValentineFebruary 18, 2012 at 9:47 PM

    Oh my gosh, I KNOW! Melissa Marr came up with some of the most beautiful names in the Wicked Lovely series -- not only Donia, Irial, and Aislinn, but Keenan and Seth too! <3 They're all so beautiful :) Amazing picks for the question this week, Suz!

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  21. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    Mimi, it's great to see you back in my blog again. I've kinda missed talking with you! *g* Keenan and Seth are really great names, too. And Keenan's mother, I can't remember her name it escapes me, but that was kind of unique and sort of wonderfully original. *g* 

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  22. soulunsungFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    Keenan, is such a great name. Beira, I think is his mother, that was an interesting and unique name as well. Thank you, so much for the follow! :)

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  23. Mad book WormFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:01 AM

    Wow the names are quite unique! Haven't read the book though!
    BTW thanks for stopping by my blog! New follower! :D

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  24. Burgandy IceFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:08 AM

    Thx for stopping by my FF!!!  :-)  Syrenka is cool, I think. Rolls nicely off the tongue!

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  25. soulunsungFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:21 AM

    Awesome, thanks. *g* One of my other followers told me that "syrenka" is actually mermaid in Polish, which I thought was kind of cool since Monstrous Beauty is sort of a dark gothic and mysterious mermaid tale. :)

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  26. soulunsungFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Oh, you're welcome. I really enjoyed stopping by your blog and seeing your answers, I always like meeting new bloggers and getting to know them. *g* You should definitely read the Wicked Lovely series and Monstrous Beauty, when it's out.

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  27. soulunsungFebruary 19, 2012 at 12:23 AM

    Aislinn is such a gorgeous name, although I can't figure out how you would pronounce it. I want to almost say that it would be something like Ashlinn or something like that, not sure. lol. You're more than welcome, I really enjoyed what I've seen of your blog so far, can't wait to get to know you.

    Thanks for the follow. :)

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  28. Shellie CruzFebruary 19, 2012 at 1:17 AM

    Hadn't heard of these names before. It's amazing all the different variations out there. Thanks for stopping by!
    -Shellie
    Creative Reads

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  29. Elizabeth RodriguezFebruary 19, 2012 at 1:01 PM

    I love Aislynn!  Thanks for stopping by :)

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