Follow & Feature: Do You Read More Than One Book At A Time?

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Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
Allison @ Allison Can Read

Follow & Feature is an awesome way to gain new followers, make new bloggy friends, and just have a lot of fun! It's run by two fabulous hosts, Rachel @ Parajunkee's View and Allison @ Allison Can Read. Every Friday, they'll feature two blogger's you should get to know and have a discussion question where you can link up and get to know other's.

This week's featured blogs are...

Eileen @ Book Cat Pin
Steph @ Book Intinerary

So, go check out these two awesomely fierce gal's blog and follow them!

Question of the Week: Do you read more than one book at a time, and, if so, how, like a certain amount of pages per book before moving on to the next one in the queue?

*Suggested by: Louisa @ Words I Write Crazy

I didn't always used to read more than one book at a time, because I felt like I was sort of cheating on the book that I was originally reading and also, because I felt like it would distract me from the actual current book I was reading. Now, it's not really that hard, because while I'm reading one book (usually a review eGalley that I've received from either Netgalley or Edelweiss) on my Kindle, I am almost always reading a physical book off of one of my shelves. 

This usually happens, because I am such a mood reader and whatever I feel like reading at any given moment, I usually tend to switch to and then I'll go through a process of switching back and forth between the books while reading. If I'm trying to catch up with review books and eGalley's, then I'll usually try and read a couple of them at a time. I usually read about 5 to 6 chapters in one, before I'll switch over to the other and read about the same amount of chapters in the other. 

Sometimes if I'm really into a book, then it'll just be that particular book that I'm reading and I won't bother to pick up another and try to read it too. Like right now, I'm in the middle of devouring the Nova series by Jessica Sorensen and I'm reading Saving Quinton, the second book in the series. I'm trying hard to power through it, because I have an upcoming book tour that I'm going to be part of regarding the newest book releasing in it. So, I really need to get through them. 

So, tell me, do you read more than one book at a time and how does it work for you? Leave a comment below (with the links so I can follow you) and link up to your Feature & Follow Friday post!
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Feature + Follow: Hard Print or Kindle/Nook?

Feature & Follow
Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
Allison @ Allison Can Read

Follow & Feature is an awesome way to gain new followers, make new bloggy friends, and just have a lot of fun! It's run by two fabulous hosts, Rachel @ Parajunkee's View and Allison @ Allison Can Read. Every Friday, they'll feature two blogger's you should get to know and have a discussion question where you can link up and get to know other's.

This week's featured blog is...

Anila @ A Writer's Dark Corner

So, go check out this awesomely fierce gal's blog and follow her!

Question of the Week: Hard print (real thing) or Kindle/Nook, which is your favorite?

*Suggested by: Katerina @ The Realm of Books

First of all, this is a great question and second, I've been giving this some thought for quite a while now and I feel like I really enjoy both hard print and Kindle books equally for different reasons. 

Obviously, I love collecting hard print/paperback books and seeing them all lined up and looking pretty on my shelves, but trying to find the space to house all of them doesn't necessarily work out the way I'd always like it too. I keep having to arrange and re-arrange my shelves in order to make room for new books in a series/trilogy/duology, etc. so that they'll all fit and be pretty, but also stay in order too. This definitely requires me to become a little creative in making this happen, lol. And right now, I just don't have the money or the room to get a new bookshelf. 

This is where I really start to love my Kindle just a little bit more, because not only does it save on space for me with most of my stand alone books, but it's also a lot easier to carry around when I have to visit the doctor's office, run errands, or possibly go on a trip. I like the ease of knowing that I can pick up my Kindle and have over 500+ books at my fingertips and I can read practically anything that I want or that I'm feeling like reading at any given moment, without having to pack around 5 to 10 books with me or having to go through the hassle of trying to cover all the basis from choosing at least one book from every genre I might be feeling like reading at the moment. Obviously, you can see how that could become a pain in the arse. lol.

I didn't always feel this way about eBooks though, a few years ago it used to be nothing but physical copies and physical copies only. Boy, I feel like I've grown up into my reading and my habits have definitely changed for the better. I do have a great love for my physical copies though and I will continue to buy them, but I also see the wonderful potential in having the ease of an eReader and a wonderful collection of eBooks at the ready too.

So, tell me, which do you prefer physical books or Kindle/Nook? Leave a comment below (with the links so I can follow you) and link up to your Feature & Follow Friday post!
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Feature + Follow: Where Else Do You Post Your Reviews?

Feature & Follow
Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
Allison @ Allison Can Read

Follow & Feature is an awesome way to gain new followers, make new bloggy friends, and just have a lot of fun! It's run by two fabulous hosts, Rachel @ Parajunkee's View and Allison @ Allison Can Read. Every Friday, they'll feature two blogger's you should get to know and have a discussion question where you can link up and get to know other's.

This week's featured blog is...

Jennifer @ Asterisk Pearl

So, go check out this awesomely fierce gal's blog and follow her!

Question of the Week: Do you post your reviews anywhere besides your blog? Where else do you post reviews?

*Suggested by: Jessica @ A Great Read

I definitely like to make sure that I'm posting my book reviews in other places, besides my blog because it helps to cross-promote the book that I've just read or reviewed and it also helps to draw new followers and readers into my blog as well. Generally I start with always making sure that I post my reviews for any of the eGalley's that I receive via the publisher through Edelweiss or Netgalley there, and then from that I branch out to Amazon, Barnes&Noble onto Goodreads, Booklikes, and I also like to link them to a board of books that I've read and reviewed for that specific year on Pinterest as well. 

There have been a couple of occasion's where I've guest reviewed a book and have been able to post my review for it on the blog where I'm guesting for that day. I also try and make sure that I am using my Twitter, Facebook, and Tsu social media accounts to get my reviews out there for other bloggers and readers to see, as well as using it in a way to keep in contact with various author's and publisher's too. It's just an important part of the process and even though I may not always be the world's best at keeping up with it on a daily basis, I do try and go through once every month and a half and update things here and there as the year goes on. 

So, tell me, where do you post your book reviews other than your blog? Leave a comment below (with the links so I can follow you) and link up to your Feature & Follow Friday post!
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Book Cover Reveal: Red Dawn by JJ Bonds

RED DAWN: CROSSROADS ACADEMY BOOK #2
Author: J.J. BONDS
Expected Publication: August 2012

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Katia’s done running. She’s fought fiercely to protect her identity, her secrets, and those she loves most. And while it hasn’t been easy, she’s finally making peace with the past. Katia’s even looking forward to the start of a new school year at Crossroads Academy.

Too bad things at Crossroads are going to be a little different this fall. There are new rules, new students, and new relationships. Katia quickly discovers that navigating the halls of Crossroads is as complicated as ever.

When a friend’s life is at stake, Katia will be forced to choose between the safety of Crossroads and an enemy more dangerous than any she’s ever faced. Will Katia have the courage to risk it all -including her life- for a friend?

*Summary taken from Goodreads.

The very cool and awesome Rachel @ Parajunkee has teamed up with the amazing JJ Bonds to bring you guys an intriguing paranormal giveaway of shiny awesome!!!

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You know you are! So, let's get crackin'...the giveaway is for one digital copy of Crossroads or one digital copy of Red Dawn by JJ Bonds. It's your choice, which means it's totally up to you, which one you want if you're the lucky duck winner. This giveaway is another fabulously wonderful international giveaway, too. So, that means everyone gets to be a part of it. All you have to do is fill out the Rafflecopter below, then sit back and wait to see if you're the winner.

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ABOUT: JJ BONDS

J.J. Bonds is an independent author who writes young adult speculative fiction. Her debut novel, Crossroads, was released in fall of 2011. It is the first in the Crossroads Academy series. J.J. lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania where her love of all things paranormal keeps life interesting. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two rambunctious dogs.

This Cover Reveal was brought to you by the ever so awesome Parajunkee!!!