Summer Blogger Promo Tour: 2015 Wrap Up Post

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

This post marks the end of the 2015 Summer Blogger Promo Tour, and this makes me very sad. Like last year, I had a lot of fun getting to know everyone, though I wish there’d been a little more interaction in our Twitter DM! I featured guest posts from 8 wonderful bloggers over the course of July and August.

In case you missed the posts, here they are!

Ri from Hiver et Café: Ri told us about five of the places (real or fictional) that she’d love to visit
Melissa from The Reader and the Chef: Melissa listed some food from YA books she wishes she could eat in the fictional worlds they come from
Anna from Unquenchable Reads: Anna did the super fun Book Blog Name Tag
Sydney from Sydsaurus Rex: Sydney, who’s a relatively new blogger, did a version of the Book Blogger Get to Know Me Tag
Amber and Jessica from The Book Bratz: Amber and Jessica gave us the dream cast for their favorite books
Mariah from A Reader’s Adventure: Mariah told us about some of the places from YA books she’d like to visit
Talina from Sassy & Dangerous: Talina gave us her “High Fives” – her favorite book, genre, author, blog(s), and bookish merchandise.
Jillian’s Books: Jillian did the GIF tag and found GIFs to match a list of 10 books I gave her

Not only did I enjoy reading everyone’s posts for my blog, I LOVED doing the posts for blogs on which I was featured. My favorite has got to be the Book Guessing Game I did on Melissa’s blog. It was super challenging and a lot of fun to try to guess books based on a short description, quote, a few words, or a sample of their cover. I also enjoyed making a list of some of the bookish tattoos I’d like to get in the future on Sydney’s blog. I wrote about an object from books I’d recreate if I had unlimited resources for Mariah’s blog and my favorite TV and movie guys for Talina (featuring some gorgeous pictures of men like Dylan O’Brien and Donald Glover).

I had a few issues with the tour – mostly that I sometimes didn’t know who was hosting me or they wouldn’t tag me on Twitter, so I didn’t know my post was up, but I also had a few of the bloggers not email me until super late or want me to come up with ideas for the post they did on my blog AND what I would do for their blog, which I didn’t think was fair.

However, overall, I liked the tour and finding some new bloggers to follow! The Summer Blogger Promo Tour is a great way to get your name out but also to spread the love for some fellow book bloggers. Make sure you follow our lovely hosts The Book Bratz (on their blog or Twitter) and keep your eye for sign-ups for next year!

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Jillian from Jillian’s Books

Posted on August 23, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

I’m super sad to say today is the last Sunday of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour – well, other than next week’s wrap up! I’m featuring the lovely Jillian from Jillian’s Books. She’s going to be doing the GIF Tag – I sent her a list of ten books that she had to pair up with a GIF of her choice. Check out her picks and then make sure you go say hi on her blog! **Fair warning: one of the GIFs she chose is one of the freakiest things I’ve ever seen in my life**

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chbosky)
I only read little parts of the book, but I watched the movie and liked it. Does that count?

Throne of Glass (Sarah J. Maas)
I absolutely LOVED Throne of Glass, and I really admire Celaena Sardothien for being brave and completely badass, instead of being the weak and reckless female that many people believe women to be. She literally proves that even girls can be braver than they are!

The Raven Boys (Maggie Stiefvater)
So I’ve been seeing this book a lot and I’ve never read a Maggie Stiefvater book before. BUT I WANT TO. Everyone has read it except me. And this is one of the books she’s written that I need so badly. SOMEBODY SHIP ME A COPY. (Please?)

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Becky Albertalli)
I don’t really read these kinds of books most of the time, but the positive reviews I’ve been seeing lately kind of make me really curious! And I’m quite interested to know why so I might pick this up one day, if I have the chance.

A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Maas)
ALL THE HYPE EVERYWHERE IS DRIVING ME NUTS. I WANT WANT WANT WANT WANT IT. 😦 😦

Anna and the French Kiss (Stephanie Perkins)
Oh gosh. I’ve never read this book, truthfully, but it’s been in my TBR for more than a year now. I just never get the chance to grab a copy. But I know how swoony the book is, so I’m prepared for it. Yep.

Second Chance Summer (Morgan Matson)
THIS BOOK DESTROYED ME. I tried willing myself not to even cry at the end, but I can’t. The tears kept coming. I wanted to hate this book so bad for making me feel depressed the rest of the day, but it’s too beautiful! And sad.

The Lightning Thief (Rich Riordan)
This is one of my most favorite childhood books ever, and I grew up reading this while I was in my preteen years. It brings so much memories! The Lightning Thief — and all the characters in it — became my best friends the whole time I was reading it. It makes me want to hug this book and its characters for accompanying me through.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Enough said.

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight
This has also been in my TBR for more than a year, but I’m broke from buying new releases most of the time. Any book donors? Hm?

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TOLD YOU THAT CRYING BABY GIF WAS FREAKY. I’m sorry! Make sure you go say hi to Jillian on her Blog or Twitter!

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Talina from Sassy & Dangerous

Posted on August 16, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

Today is the seventh Sunday of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz! I’ve got Talina from Sassy & Dangerous on the blog today telling us about her “High Fives” – her favorite book, genre, author, blog(s), and bookish merchandise. See what her high fives are and then go check out her blog!

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Hi everyone! My name is Talina and I am a book blogger over at Sassy & Dangerous. I’m so excited to be participating in this Summer Blog Tour Promo! It’s such a fun way to connect with other bloggers and readers that have the same interests as me…books! I’m also very excited that I get to stop by Stefani’s blog because I’ve been following her for awhile now! So without further a due, here are my top bookish high fives!

1. What is your favorite book?

You have no idea how hard of a question this is! I have so many books that are my favorites, that I just can’t choose one. Instead, I’ll choose five! 😉 Sacrificed by Emily Wibberley , Grace and the Guiltless by Erin Johnson, Loop by Karen Akins, Kitty Hawk and the Hunt for Hemingway’s Ghost by Iain Reading and Velvet by Temple West! Trust me, if you guys haven’t picked up these books yet, I suggest you do because they are AMAZING!

2. What is your favorite genre?

Like the first question, this one is a little bit hard because I like a lot of genres and I usually jump from one to another. At the moment, I am really loving the contemporary/mystery genre!

3. Who is your favorite author?

Ahhh! Another hard question! Will it ever end?! I can’t choose one favorite author because I have so many on my list. A few of them would have to be, Katie McGarry, Kiki Sullivan, Courtney Cole and Erin Johnson! I have many, many more, but I don’t want this to be a two page post. 😉

4. Who are your favorite bloggers?

I have so many bloggers/blogs that I love to follow and check up on. I’m very shy when it comes to talking to other people, but in the past year, I’ve met some awesome bloggers that I love just love to stalk on their blogs! A few of them would be, Kaitlin @ Reading is My Treasure, Tika @ Fangirl Confessions, Erin @ The Hardcover Lover and Blessie @ Mischievous Reads! I have quite a lot more bloggers that I love to visit, but I can’t list them all because there are too many!

5. What is your favorite bookish merchandise?

My favorite bookish merchandise would have to be tote bags! I love tote bags, especially when they have bookish sayings on them. My favorite tote bag would have to be my Fierce Reads one! I carry that everywhere I go!

So there you have it! My top high fives! What are your top high fives? Feel free to stop by Sassy & Dangerous because I love meeting new bloggers and readers! Also, don’t forget to stop by my blog so you can read all about Stefani’s favorite tv/movie heroes!

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Amber & Jessica from The Book Bratz

Posted on August 2, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

Today is the fifth Sunday of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz! I’m really excited to be hosting the Book Bratz themselves, Amber & Jessica! We’ve got a really fun post for you guys today: the girls have fancast their favorite books, so check out which actors they’ve picked and then head over to their blog!

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Jessica’s Fancast

Favorite Book: Looking for Alaska by John Green

Character List:

Alaska Young: Avril Lavigne (*literally she is exactly how I envisioned Alaska)

Miles/Pudge: Logan Lerman

The Colonel: Jeremy Irvine

Takumi: Song Joong Ki

Mr. Starnes “The Eagle:” Stefan Brogren

Dr. Hyde: Robin Williams (*sad face*)

Amber’s Fancast

Favorite Book: Sweet Evil by Wendy Higgins

Character List:

Kaidan: Wade Poezyn

Anna: Amanda Seyfried

Marna and Ginger: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen

Blake: Booboo Steward

Kopano: Tristan Wilds

Veronica: Shailene Woodly

John LaGray/Belial: Dwayne Johnson

Pharzuph: Matt Bomer

ABOUT AMBER & JESSICA

Amber & Jessica are both high school girls and longtime good friends. They started The Book Bratz back in 2014 and spent all of their free time reading and fangirling about books. Some of their favorite activities include reading, writing, sleeping, eating, and texting (duh). Today, The Book Bratz and its followers have grown tremendously and they’re super excited to be the co-hosts of the 2015 Summer Blogger Promo Tour! Drop on by to www.thebookbratz.blogspot.com and say hi – it’s always a good time!

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Sydney from Sydsaurus Rex

Posted on July 26, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

Welcome to another Sunday of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz! I’m excited to be hosting Sydney from Sydsaurus Rex for the Book Blog Name Tag! See which characters she picked for each letter and then go check out her blog! Sydney is relatively new to blogging, so I’ve adapted the Book Blogger Get to Know Me Tag so we can learn more about Sydney!

Tell us 5 random facts about you.

– I have a 10 month old son who will be known as Babysaurus
– I am dying my hair for the first time this week and I am so excited about it
– I live on Long Island right now but the dream is to move out to Brooklyn within two years
– I am actually not the biggest fan of contemporary novels
– My boyfriend and I are low-key Broadway musical lovers (well not so low-key anymore ;P)

What’s your favorite color?

I actually don’t have a favorite color, but I do wear a lot of blue so I guess that.

Describe a favorite memory.

My favorite memory is watching my son and my parents dog following each other around in circles in my parents backyard. It was so cute and they are basically frienemies

Five favorite songs

– Shut Up and Dance by Walk The Moon
– La Vie Boheme from Rent
– Holiday by Green Day
– The Jester by Sum 41
– The Last Night by Skillet

Five favorite books

Oh gosh this is gonna be so difficult. Once again in no particular order

– Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas
– The Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy by Laini Taylor
– The Accident Season by Moїra Fowley-Doyle
– Illuminae by Jay Kristoff and Amie Kaufman
– Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell

Five favorite movies

– The Princess Bride
– The Harry Potter series
– Jurassic Park
– Frozen (cliché I know)
– The Hunger Games trilogy

If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Macaroni and Cheese all day everyday

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live and why?

In all honesty I’d just stay here in New York. I have access to the biggest concerts, festivals, sporting events etc. Plus everything is a short drive or train ride away. I absolutely love New York and even if I move somewhere else for a short period of time I know for a fact I will always come back home.

If you won the lottery, what would be the first thing you’d buy?

I would buy a house here on Long Island with a big backyard and a nice kitchen and bathroom (Jesus Christ I sounded so mom like right there)

What three things would you take with you to a deserted island?

Books, Booze, and a radio

Why did you start blogging?

I really wanted to connect with people who have the same love for books as I did. I don’t have many friends who read but now that I have started blogging I have so many people I can just talk to and fangirl with and I have never been happier.

Favorite blogging moment so far?

When I posted my review for Illuminae and Jay Kristoff tweeted me saying that he loved my review and he’s happy I enjoyed the book.

Let’s just say I almost died from a heart attack

Whelp looks like that’s it! If you guys feel like invading my privacy and asking more questions you can go ahead and tweet me @sydsaurus or comment on my posts on www.sydsaurus.wordpress.com!

Hope to see you there!! Till next time all you reading dinos xo!

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Melissa from The Reader and the Chef

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

Today is the second Sunday of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz! I’m really excited to have Melissa from The Reader and the Chef on the blog today because she’s talking about the food from YA books that she wishes she could actually eat. Be prepared: you’re about to get hungry. Check out her post and then make sure you go check out her blog!

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YA Foods I Wish To Eat In Their Fictional Worlds

Hi everyone! My name is Melissa and I’m “the reader” at The Reader and the Chef!

I’m pretty sure that you can already tell from my blog’s name that I LOVE food. I’m quite good at eating it too (not the cooking, I’m only decent – my sister is the Chef at my blog).

Food sometimes plays an important role on books. They sometimes make important scenes memorable. And because my sister and I love food, I’m always on the lookout for these little details just so I can make my sister do them for me and I can stuff my face pretending I’m somehow part of those precious moments.

However, wouldn’t it be too darn awesome that instead of only eating all that delicious stuff mentioned inside the books, we could eat it in the actual place they were mentioned in? Huh!? HUH!?! I know I do!

So that’s why, for my post, I want to share with you the FOOD (mostly desserts) that I wish to one day (it will happen, I’m sure!) eat exactly where the characters enjoyed it. I might also have some other hidden purposes. (Note: Not all food/dessert pictures are mine, I borrowed a few because they look so great!)

Dauntless Chocolate Cake

Yup. My first choice would be THE Dauntless Chocolate Cake. I would looooove to have a piece of this yummy chocolatey goodness right beside Four/Tobias. It’s his favorite so OF COURSE it is my favorite as well. But first, I need to find a way to get to Chicago and then somehow get inside of Dauntless… Or we could eat it in the Ferris Wheel. Seriously, I wouldn’t mind.

From ChefDruck

Kiwi Pie

This is something that seems more possible in a not-so-distant future. Kiwi Pie at Lola’s house in San Francisco. Bonus points if Cricket Bell is there. With an apron. Serving me pie. Lola and the Boy Next Door is one of my favorite reads and Cricket is one of my favorite book boyfriends so I really, really want to feel as close to him as possible.We actually already made our own version of this pie, but we didn’t eat it in San Francisco. Boo! 😦

Mushroom Ravioli

Yes, I was a Twilight fan back in the days. Actually, I’m still pretty fond of the books and if someone offered me the chance to have Mushroom Ravioli at Bella Italia in Port Angeles I would totally take out my I ❤ Vampire t-shirt and wear it while eating that deliciousness. Please don’t hate me.

From Bella Italia

Strawberry Tart

I need to try that Strawberry tart mentioned in The Selection! This tart is everything guys, EVERYTHING. Okay, not really everything, I just want an excuse to get close to Prince Maxon or at least to eat something in a CASTLE. I also want to be a Princess. :)))

From Martha Stewart

Lamb Stew with Dried Plums

I’m not so sure if I would like to eat this in the Capitol (Panem) but I AM curious to try it out. On my own terms and not be it my last meal before the games because I’m pretty sure I would be the first to go. Sad, sad, truth. I could also take some Pita bread made by my Peeta.

From Popsugar

Turkish Delight

I dare you not to think of Narnia every time you hear someone mention Turkish Delight! I’ve been craving this delicious looking turkish sweet since Edmund tried it in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (movie version). My sister just made me a batch but I don’t have a wardrobe and grandma’s is just a normal one sooo…. can someone lend me their wardrobe to Narnia? Pretty please? 🙂

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The list could go on and on, but these are the top places I would love to visit someday to eat their respective “popular” dishes. I could have mentioned Harry Potter too but I thought it would be pointless since my Hogwarts letter is about to get here any day now & I’ll get there soon enough. (Ha. I wish.)

So tell me, have you ever wished to eat something in their fictional world or is it just me? 😮

ABOUT MELISSA

Melissa is a 21 year old book blogger and reviewer, currently studying Foreign Trade and Customs in Mexico. Her favorite genres are fantasy, paranormal, contemporary, and basically all things young adult with a hint of romance. She also enjoys reading new adult books and classic literature from time to time. When she’s not reading, she loves to sing out loud, eat sweets, stare at her collection of books and daydream about marrying one of her favorite book boyfriends. You can find her at her book blog The Reader and the Chef, and at Kate Tilton, Connecting Authors & Readers.

Summer Blogger Promo Tour: Ri from Hiver et Cafe

Posted on July 5, 2015 by Caught Read Handed

Last year I had SO much fun with the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz, so when sign ups opened for this year’s tour, I HAD to sign up! Every Sunday until the end of August, I’ll be hosting someone from a different blog so you can get to know them! Today the tour kicks off with Ri from Hiver et Cafe. She’s talking about real or fictional places she’d love to visit. Read her post and then go check out her blog!

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Hi! I’m Ri! I run the blog Hiver et Cafe! Here are the Top 5 places fictional or non fictional that I’d absolutely LOVE to visit.

Greece & Percy Jackson series

They’re both kind of related. While none of the Percy Jackson series actually takes place in Greece, the follow up – Heroes of Olympus, does take place(ish) in Greece. This series is one of the reasons that I’m so into reading and also the reason for my love of the Classics and mythology. It’s because of this series that I’ve always wanted to go to Greece and to really see the ruins myself. Also, have you seen the pictures of Mykonos? The ocean and the whole place just looks so incredibly gorgeous!

Hogwarts

I mean. Who doesn’t want to go to Hogwarts? Though preferably any time that is not in the same timeline of the books, because I’d love to not get caught up in the war. And also I’m a Slytherin, so there’s that. I just would love for magic to be real.

Prague & Daughter of Smoke and Bone

Daughter of Smoke and Bone is one of my favourite series and the first book starts out in the city of Prague. The way that Laini Taylor describes Prague is just so beautiful that it makes me really want to visit. I’m also really into old architecture and photography so it sounds like a really gorgeous city to document and photograph.

London & Every Word

London is just one of those places that I’ve always wanted to go. There’s so much history and awesome architecture!

Seoul, Korea & Hello, I Love You

Korea is one of those places that I’ve been really interested in because I enjoy Kpop and the culture there. I would absolutely love to go and visit some day and experience the country in person rather than through video or through novel.