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#FF Feature & Follow Friday #3

7/13/2012

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Feature & Follow is a weekly meme hosted by, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Every Friday, each host will have their own Feature Blog which allows them to show off more new blogs! It is a fun way to not only gain new followers but to meet and make new blogger friends!  

Feel free to follow Shelf Addiction via NetworkedBlogs, Linky or Email subscription. If you are new to Shelf Addiction, please leave a comment below with how you're following and I will make sure to visit & follow your blog back. :-)

Question: What drove you to start book blogging in the first place?

Answer: Shelf Addiction is my baby, but it's not my first blog. I started casually blogging years ago because I wanted a place to write down my thoughts and vent on random things, which morphed into two different blogs, Blissful In Michigan and True Foodie At Heart.

Shelf Addiction has been a long time coming. I have been reviewing for 15+ years. Literally, I used to review the books I read with a rating system and put them in this 3-ring binder. I was so tired of writing out my reviews I eventually stopped that. Following that, I reviewing books for an online book club for about a year or so. I wasn't really enjoying the books I was given, so I decided to move on from that and get back to reading what I loved. Shortly there after, I discovered goodreads.com. I started reviewing there and I've been doing so for several years now.

The point where I decided to start a book blog was when my sister came up for a visit at the holidays last year. We were just hanging around and I was giving her book recommendations and she found out that I had read 53 books last year. For the next week, she continued to comment that I should start a book review blog. Simply put, in the end, I was like " Yea, why didn't I do that earlier?!". Thus here we are, 7 months into my book blog and I am enjoying every minute! Reading the books I want and having a fun time writing about it.
18 & Over Book Blogger Follow is a weekly feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines. This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 & over crowd, and make some new friends!

Feel free to follow Shelf Addiction via NetworkedBlogs, Linky or Email subscription. If you are new to Shelf Addiction, please leave a comment below with how you're following and I will make sure to visit & follow your blog back. :-)

Question: When going on vacay; do you pack your print books, ereader or both? 

Answer:  I LOVE my kindle! My kindle is a gen 1 and I've had it for a little more than 2 years, but it's awesome and I still use it specifically for vacations.  Daily I read using a Kindle App on my tablet, but my old Kindle has it's purpose. The E-ink is perfect for reading out by the pool or on a beach. Plus it's  small and light weight. I never vacay without it! Not to mention, I've been known to lend it out to family for their vacations also.
11 Comments
Annmarie
7/13/2012 03:31:15 am

So glad your enjoying book blogging! New follower through networked blogs :)
My FF: <a href="http://lovetoreadagoodbook.blogspot.com/">World of Books</a>

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Tamara
7/13/2012 03:49:04 am

Thanks! I've followed you via Linky! :-) Have a great weekend!

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Christina (Ensconced in YA) link
7/13/2012 04:03:51 am

What a great story! I also started writing tons of reviews, but for me it was Amazon because I wanted to join the Vine program (I still haven't been invited even though I'm ranked at 2000!).

New follower via Linky.

Hop on over to my blog, Ensconced in YA!
http://cahreviews.blogspot.com

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Tamara
7/13/2012 06:39:11 am

Thanks! I hear that Vine program is hard to get into.

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trish dechant link
7/13/2012 05:04:15 am

New follower :)
I take both at least when I go to the beach--Lurve my kindle since I got mine 2 yrs ago. I bought it as my Christmas present from my hubby, lol. Only way I knew I would get it.
Here is my link:
http://csmaxwell.blogspot.com/2012/07/18-and-older-book-blogger-follow_13.html

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Brunette Librarian link
7/13/2012 05:25:43 am

Isn't it crazy sometimes how certain things are clear to other people..but its clear as mud to you???? :)

<a href="http://brunettelibrarian.blogspot.com/"> The Brunette Librarian Blog </a>

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Tamara
7/13/2012 06:38:23 am

Exactly!

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Amanda the Book Slayer link
7/13/2012 07:58:43 am

Oh I have mad love for GR too. That is really how I got into the world of books and blogging. I wasn't much of a reader till about 3 years ago when I found GR. Since then I devour books like crazy. I also started out in Blogger and moved to WP so I understand the need to shift. :o)

As far as vacations, I haven't been on one in forever. But I have my nook app on my phone and it is always with me.

New Follower with Linky

<a href="http://thebookslayer.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/my-friday-follows-feature-follow-and-18-over-blogger-follow/">My Friday Follows</a>

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Cassi Haggard link
7/13/2012 11:04:37 am

I think Goodreads has influenced a lot of us towards blogging. When you're reviewing that much it seems like "why not have a place of my own?"

<a href="http://www.galavantinggirl.com/2012/07/follow-friday-why-i-started-blogging.html">My follow friday. Please visit!</a>

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Amanda P link
7/13/2012 02:24:47 pm

Hey new follower via Linky!

I heart my Kindle too! It goes where I go, there is no way I'm leaving it behind on a vacation!

-Amanda P
<a href="http://www.paranormalromancenovel.com/">Paranormal Romance</a>

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Karen link
7/14/2012 08:29:37 pm

Hey there! Just started following you (:
Here is my FF :
http://cheerfulreviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-follow.html

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