Thursday, July 19, 2012

Feature and Follow Friday #106

Welcome to the Feature & Follow



Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to Wordpress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don't have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.



How To Become a Featured Blog?

We pick our featured blogs randomly each week from the blogs who participated the week before.

Please be sure to feature your e-mail address clearly on your blog. Either on the main blog, on a Contact page, or on an About Me page. If I can't find your email easily, I will choose a different blog to feature.

Our Feature -A Glass of Wine


1. When did you start blogging?

I have been blogging for about a year and a half now. My first review went up Jan 28, 2011 and was for Stolen by Lucy Christopher.

2. What is your favorite part of book blogging?

I have been introduced to so many wonderful novels that I may not have read if not for hearing about them through fellow bloggers. Getting to expand my reading pool has been a huge perk. The other is meeting all the wonderful bloggers. It's refreshing to interact with a group of people that love and appreciate reading as much as I do.

3. What is your favorite book(s)?

If I listed all my favourites we would be here forever. Here are just a few of my favourite titles:

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin
Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson

4. What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?

I would say getting to chat with fellow book lovers, and authors. It's pretty surreal that I have gotten to interview some of my favourite authors for my blog and will never stop being awe inspiring.

Q: Christmas in July! Someone gives you a gift card for two books (whatever that costs). What two books will you buy?


Since I came up with this question, I suppose I'm obligated to stick by the rules and only choose two books. It's even harder because so many of the books I want to read right away are ones I already own but still haven't read or haven't been released yet. So here goes:

City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare

The UK Edition of Chamber of Lost Secrets by JK Rowling. I have all the other British editions of the HP series. And of course I own all the American editions. I prefer reading the books in their original, British editions




Now for the Follow Fun!

With GFC going the way of the dodo bird for many bloggers, there is no better time to start following blogs via RSS feed. If you use a reader, it would be great if you followed my RSS directly.


We have a new button, so update your blogs if you are used to doing this meme!

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RULES

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  4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say "hi" in your comments and that they are now following you.
  5. If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn't have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
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101 comments:

  1. Thanks for featuring me this week! City of Lost Souls is so good. Hope you get to read it soon. I agree, it was really hard to select two (most of the books I want to read are not out yet).

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  2. Nice choices! I chose two signed books by my fav author (you know me and my KMM obsession): My FF

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  3. Great choices! I own the U.K. verisons of HP as well! They looks so awesome!

    ~V

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  4. CoLS is a great choice! Those books are awesome. :) Happy FF!

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  5. Great answer Alison! I would love to have all of the UK copies of Harry Potter :D

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  6. I've been waiting patiently for CoLS @ my library. I guess I shall just ask them to order it again!

    Happy FF!

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  7. City of Lost Souls was excellent! It's definitely one of my favorite books from 2012.

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  8. I hadn't thought of that, I wouldn't mind reading the UK editions of Harry Potter myself.

    My FF

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  9. City of Lost Souls was great! You have chosen two great series to represent this Christmas in July! =D

    My Follow Friday!

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  10. Nice choices! CoLS is also on my to-buy list... along with the entirety of the TMI series! Hehe...
    Are the UK editions of Harry Potter different from the US versions?

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  11. Nice picks!! Thats awesome that you read the original versions of Potter =D

    Old Follower
    -Becky @ Book Bite Reviews
    http://bookbitereviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/follow-friday-25.html

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  12. Interesting answer. I have a UK edition of the fourth Harry Potter. I used to love Cassandra Clare's novels, but stopped after the third one.

    Thanks for stopping by,
    @ Livin' Life Through Books

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  13. Excellent Choices. I have City of Lost Souls sitting on my night stand. Can you believe Hubby beat me to reading it? lol In all fairness my ARC's got in the way.
    HP is always a win. Honestly I am jealous of the fact you have any British versions. Way to Go!
    Old Follower:o)


    My Friday Follows!

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  14. I never even thought of reading HP in the UK version. Great answer. :)

    My FF: http://moonlightreader.com

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  15. You have sent of a series of light bulbs in my head - reading HP in the UK version - OMG! What a brilliant idea!

    Trish - My FF

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  16. I've also never thought of the fact that the UK version might be different than the US version (HP, that is). I will have to look into that!

    Great picks and thanks for stopping by :0)

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  17. Great choices! Thanks for stopping by, old follower :) Hope you have a great weekend!
    Chrystina @BookLiaison

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  18. Oh! I would love to have HP in the originals (I hate how they changed the slang and all for the American versions...readers learn a lot from reading and we can handle the British slang. At least I can).

    Enjoy your weekend!

    My FF

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  19. Nice choices Alison, Love that you like to read books in their original editions, me too! :)
    Stopping by with My FF!
    Happy Friday!

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  20. Great choices, Alison! Have a great Friday!

    ~Gin
    Old follower. ;)

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  21. Please be merciful... but I've never read any of the mortal instruments seri - *Ducks and hides when hearing the sound of a gun being loaded* I KNOW! I really want to read the series because literally EVERYONE loves it but... y'know... it'll happen when the time is right :) Hehe

    My Follow Friday

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  22. Oh god - just pick two books?
    A Hardcopy of Pushing The Limits because I loved it so damn much and the KMM Fever Graphic Novel. :)

    Happy Friday!

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  23. Great picks! I need to catch up on The Mortal Instruments series. Old follower.

    Feature & Follow
    Lisa @ Shatterbooks

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  24. You must get City of the Lost Souls soon. I really wish I had a set of Rachel Vincent's books from another country. I think that would be amazing!

    Old Follower hopping through to say hi!

    My Follow Friday

    Happy Reading
    ~Kristin

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  25. Wonderful picks Alison! I hope you get to read them soon.

    Thank-you for stopping by my FF :)

    Have a great weekend.

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  26. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Is this the UK version of Chamber of Secrets? If so it's a hardcover, under $20 including free shipping worldwide.
    http://www.betterworldbooks.com/9780747538493-id-9780747538493.aspx

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  27. Interesting! Never thought of reading the UK Edition of Harry Potter and I really need to start the Mortal Insturments series, heard great stuff about it :)
    This is my first participation by the way and hope you stop by <3 My Follow & Feature
    xoxo, Mariam @Book-A-Holic

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  28. I love that you have both of editions of HP. Great picks. Thanks for sharing. =] Here is My FF
    Michael @ The Bookshelf Review

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  29. Thanks Alison :D

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  30. CoLS is a nice choice, since you haven't read it. And HP is just an all time favorite :)

    My Follow Friday post.

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  31. Haven't read that series by Clare. Never could make up my mind.

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  32. I'm just barely starting to read Cassandra Clare, but I'm liking her so far. I have almost all the British versions of the Harry Potter books as well! I just need the last one. My American versions got ruined in the rain, so I figure if I had to replace them I may as well go for the original version. Though I suppose that technically a couple of them are the Canadian version, but close enough - original covers and the original British lingo. Got 'em on eBay.

    My FF Post

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  33. Great picks! Cassandra Clare is brilliant!

    Old follower! :D

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  34. I really need to try a Cassandra Clare book, I keep hearing great things about it.

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  35. Great picks! I love the MI series and have the first three. Is there a difference between the versions or is it just the covers?
    Old follower returning visit.

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  36. A gift card? Oh, so many books on my wishlist! Actually, I'd like to have someone buy a book they love for me.

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  37. Cool idea; this is my first feature and follow.

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  38. I didn't even know there were different versions of HP for America and Britain. Lol. Yes, this rock I live under is lovely. :-)

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  39. I finished the UK Edition of Philosopher's Stone yesterday ^_^. It was my first time reading the UK Edition, I am going to start on Chamber of Secrets soon. I love the subtle differences from the US edition.

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  40. I bought CoLS recently but havent read it yet. and I really need to buy and read the Harry Potter series. I really want the ones from TBD with the black "adult" covers lol. and you totally killed me with having to pick two books..i was like ummm lol
    Thank you for stopping by my blog
    Liz

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  41. Hello! I'm new to the Feature and Follow. My blog is http://fortheloveofliterature.com I would LOVE to also have all the British editions of Harry Potter! I may make that a goal right now :) I even have a British to American Translations book for all their slang that would probably come in handy. Some of them are hilarious!

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  42. It's hard to pick two! I have City of Lost Souls waiting for me at the library, but I've heard mixed things about it. So I might be slow to actually read it. I hope you like it, though!
    Happy Friday!

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  43. Hi! I saw this on your blog and finally decided to particpate! It's such a great idea to learn about new blogs! Thanks so much for hosting!

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  44. I just started reading The Mortal Instruments series. I was shocked at the end of City of Bones!

    Thanks for hosting this!

    -Katie @ Dedicated Readers Only

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  45. I still need to read City of Lost Souls too Alison! I'm falling way behind on both that series and the Clockwork series. It's so hard to keep up with some of my favorite series when I get distracted so easily by all the new debuts and things coming out!

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  46. Nice choices Alison! I LOVED CoLS! Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

    Old follower

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  47. Hey Alison! Happy Friday. Have a great weekend :)

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  48. I don't know if I really qualify to be here. I'm an author and I don't review books but I feature other authors and their books.

    If I don't qualify delete me, no hard feelings, I am #178.

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  49. I still need to read the Clare books! A UK edition of HP would be fabulous to get! Old follower.

    Jennifer @ Feminist Fairy Tale Reviews
    http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/07/follow-friday-34-and-tgif-22.html

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  50. Wonderful choices and I will be stopping by more later

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  51. I so have to get on the Cassandra Clare bandwagon. I feel like I'm one of the only people left. It must be good:) And yay for UK editions! Cool choices.

    -Jenna @ Fans of Fiction (old follower)
    My FF

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  52. I plan to buy the UK editions of the HP series! My German copies of the series one day disappeared. I still have no idea where they went. v_v' But at least I still own my audiobook copies. XD

    Did they even change that many things in the "translation" from BE to AE? I remember an American blogger ranting about how they changed the title of the first book. There was a post about how the other novels should have been titled so that Americans could *understand* them, because OBVIOUSLY Philosopher's stone was too complicated. XD

    Patricia // My Hop

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  53. LOVE HP!!! Still haven't read Cassandra clare but I will soon:)) great interview! GFC follower
    My FF http://theparanormalromanceparty.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-follow-2.html

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  54. Ohh great answer!

    Check out mine:
    http://itchingforbooks.blogspot.com/2012/07/feature-and-follow-720.html

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  55. That's really great that you get the UK version. Are they very different?

    Lisa @ Lost in Literature
    My FF & TGIF

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  56. Hi Alison, I've been watching this meme for some time now, and have enjoyed what I've seen. Happy to enlist as a new follower. Thanks for the initiative.
    Gwynneth
    http://todayinshenaya.blogspot.com

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  57. Nice choices! I read COLS and it was awesome!!!
    Thanks for stopping by my FF at Gen's Reviews. New follower.

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  58. Hi Alison,

    I would also like to read them in the UK version since that's the original format. Thanks for visiting my FF and have a wonderful weekend!!:)

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  59. Hi Alison - great choices! I like getting the different printing versions of favorite books, too. I'm not sure how it is with fiction, but with cookbooks some of the recipes are way, way different from different countries, so it's like you're getting a whole other book with the same cover LOL. If you didn't read them side by side you'd never know.

    Thanks for stopping by - Old follower of yours :)
    Have a great weekend
    Renee @ Succotash Reviews

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  60. I mentioned City of Lost Souls too. And I really need to read the original Harry Potters. I don't know why I haven't done it yet.

    My Hop

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  61. 'Tiger Lily' and 'Anna Dressed In Blood'!

    Andrea @ Literary Getaway (new follower)

    My Follow Friday Post

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  62. Love your choices Alison!
    I'm new to the friday follow hop-I'm so excited!
    http://theyabookworm.blogspot.ca/

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  63. Hi, I just started your blog hop and I'm a new follower! Great book picks, I just love cassandra clare. Excited to post my feature and follow post later :)

    http://youonlywritesomuch.blogspot.com/

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  64. Thank you for commenting on my post and following my blog. Kristina @ Book Club Sisters :) Following You Too!

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  65. Great choices!! I love Cassandra Clare.
    Thanks for stopping by earlier!
    <33 Doodle

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  66. City of Lost Souls is really good! I cannot WAIT for the movie to come out next year! Thanks for hosting a great feature Alison. Hoping to get everyone followed over the weekend!! I LOVE the book blogging community and am so glad to be a part of it now! :D

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  67. Hey, I'm Emily. I'm new to this blog hop. It seems like a ton of fun! -Emily @ Emily Hearts Books

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  69. Good choices! I just got City of Lost Souls from the library and I'm super excited to start it! Thanks for stopping by My FF!

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  70. This is such a great question! You can't go wrong with Cassie! <3

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  71. Oh! They are different? The British Edition and American? Didn't know that! I have to check that one. :P The question is rather hard cause there are TONS of books worth having.

    My FF

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  72. great choices! thanks for posting on my blog!

    candi

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  73. Alison anything Harry Potter is a wonderful pick! I happened to have a signed copy of her first book only because I lived in CA at the time and waited hours to see her, that copy know belongs to my son!!! Happy FF
    Krista
    Book Review Club

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  74. I haven't read any of the Harry Potter books... I know! I have to! I'll look for the UK versions.

    Old Follower

    Jess@ Jessy's Bookends

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  75. Those look like great books! Thanks for stopping by!

    -Amanda P
    Paranormal Romance

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  76. Thanks for stopping by, I was able to visit about 30 people today, but ended up with a migraine that put out for awhile. WIll try to visit lots tomorrow.
    Hey, if you want a ebook of City of lost souls to just read, until you can get your physical copy, let me know, I can send it to you. (I even have all the extra short stories that are in all 4 versions of the book) (i know, i am weird, I actually bough all 4 hardbacks, for the collections.) Read it as ebook though.

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  77. Great picks! I haven't actually started The Immortal Instruments series yet but I'm sure I'll be wanting the rest once I'm done too (: hahah.

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  78. I haven't read HP, but it's a great choice to buy something you already like. Thanks for stopping by my FF post!

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  79. Hey, thanks for stopping by my blog :)

    I'd really love to get my hands on the Signature editions of Harry Potter - the white ones? I just think they look classy but still not....pretentious, if that makes sense?

    I've just read City Of Fallen Angels but haven't read City of Lost Souls just yet - I'll get around to reading it eventually!

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  80. LOVE the Immortal Instruments series! Fabulous choices :)

    Happy Reading :)

    Keely @ Realms of an Open Mind

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  81. That's so cool you have the British editions of Potter. Hopping through and have a great weekend =)

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  82. I really need to start reading some more Cassandra Clare books! The cover for her new one is ASDFGHJKL.<3

    *New GFC follower.(:

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  83. I too would love to have the UK versions of the Harry Potter series. :) I only have the translated versions.

    Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend, Ali! :)

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  84. Cool answers! Thanks for stopping by!:)

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  85. Oh yes you should read City of Lost Souls! I couldn't find them around here, but would definitely read them if I got the chance

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  86. Love the Mortal Instruments!! The first three were definitely the best, but I liked CoLS better than CoFA. Happy reading!

    Jessi @ Auntie Spinelli Reads

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  87. I still haven't read the Cassandra Clare series, I have the first 3 on my shelves but I haven't got round to them. (I know - I need to catch up!)

    Harry Potter is awesome. :D (I'm sending you an email about Harry Potter - check your inbox) :D

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  88. Alison,

    Thanks for stopping by my blog.

    Let me answer your question about livrada - I wrote a post about livrada in exchange for an e-book gift card of my choice.

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  89. Hello Alison!

    I'm a new follower and did my first feature and follow. Hopefully I did it right because I'm a bit confused on it. But I guess I'll just follow any one who posts a comment on my post. I did a copying and pasting from this page. :D I do quite enjoy your flowery and girly background stuff and character. ;)

    Ravenous @ Ravenous Biblioworm's Book Reviews

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  90. How much is changed between the UK and US versions of Harry Potter? I know they changed the title of the Philosopher's Stone...

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  91. I wanted to join but I am fairly new to blogging and I dont really know what the Linky thing is. Can anyone help me?

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    1. On your own blog you create a post and on it you add the "Feature and Follow" button that is in this post. You see the code underneath the image? You just copy that and paste it in your post, if you have a blogger blog than you would paste it in the Edit HTML part.

      Then you would just answer the weekly question you see in the post. This week's question is "Christmas in July! Someone gives you a gift card for two books (whatever that costs). What two books will you buy?"

      After you publish your post, you copy the direct link for it and post it here in the linky list by selecting "Click here to enter" so others can click on your link and visit your post and follow your blog.

      I hope this helps.

      Sandy

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  92. I just bought CoLS and while I haven't read it quite yet, I want to! Hope you get it soon! Old follower :) Thanks for stopping by!!! :) Happy reading!

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  93. I also prefer the UK Harry Potter editions. I was in the US when Deathly Hallows came out and got the US edition but went out and bought the UK version as soon as I got home.

    Thanks for stopping by and have a great week.

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