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What I liked:

I really loved how much fun and creativity you could do with the posts. It was fun getting to collaborate with bloggers and do interviews, play little games, and just have fun. It helped me get to know them better and see different blogs and posts. Thank you so much to Jessica and Amber for running a great tour, they did a great job. 

What I disliked and what could be changed: 

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? This is the last post of this tour (hosted by the Book Bratz) that will feature a blogger. Next week will be a wrap up post then guess what? This tour will be over and it shall continue next year... It's okay though! I had a great time. Anyway, today I have Jaclyn here with me and we are going to do something fun and related to book quotes.

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This week I am featuring Jaclyn at Living in a World of Book Quotes

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(Jaclyn sent me 5 quotes and I sent her 5 quotes. The first 5 quotes are the ones she sent me and the last 5 are the ones I sent her)

"There are so many things I'd like to tell him/her, top among them is that I've always been ready. But instead, I turn up the amp, fish a pick out of my pocket, and just say yes."

My answer: Where She Went
Book: Where She Went

He/she grabbed frantically at his/her neck, trying to pull the lashing, flexible limb away from her windpipe. Already his/her lungs were aching. He/she kicked and twisted -

My answer: City of Glass
Book: City of Ashes

How can I look the same, when he's/she's gone and everything is different? I can't. 

My answer: City of Ashes
Book: The Giver

"But the you who you are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the same you I'll be in love with tomorrow. I love that you're fragile and tough, quiet and kick-ass. Hell, you're one of the luckiest girls/boys that I know, no matter who you listen to or what you wear."

My answer: If I Stay
Book: If I Stay

"Though it might seem strange, it's important for high level Dauntless to understand how a few programs work," _______ says. 

My answer: Four: A Divergent Story Collection
Book: Four: A Divergent Story Collection

"We are holding your brother's wedding here in a few days' time, young man-"
"And they are getting married in my bedroom?" asked Ron furiously. "No! So why in the name of Merlin's saggy left-"
"Don't talk to your mother like that," said *name* firmly. "And do as your told."

Her answer: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Book: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

“Not even a little damp. They must have drained it while we slept,” *name* say/said. A fear of the cracked tongue, aching body and fuzzy mind brought on by my previous dehydration creeps into my consciousness. Our bottles and skin are fairly full, but with two drinking and this hot sun it won’t take long to deplete them.

Her answer: The Hunger Games
Book: The Hunger Games

The man standing before them thick hair so matted with dirt it could have been any color. Several of his teeth were missing. His eyes were small and dark and stared in opposite directions. He might have looked comical, but he did not; the effect was frightening and Harry could not blame *name* for backing away several more paces before he spoke.

Her answer: Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Book: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

After couple of days' travel we disembark inside one of the mountain tunnels leading to the *place* and make the rest of the six-hour trip on foot, taking care to step only on a glowing green paint line that marks safe passage to the air above.

Her answer: Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
Book: Mockingjay

"I didn't," Harry said, "I don't know how-"
But Angelina had now swooped down upon him; "Oh if it couldn't be at least it's Gryffindor-"
"You'll be able to pay back *name* for that last Quidditch match, Harry!" shrieked *name* another of the Gryffindor chasers.
"We got food, Harry, come and have some-"
"I'm not hungry I had enough at the feast-"

Her answer: Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone

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This week I am featuring Ana from Ana Loves...

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Hi everyone! My name is Ana and I’m super excited to be on Kaitlin’s blog today. One thing I’ve always dreamed of doing is a cross country road trip with a group of friends, so when Kaitlin suggested that I should share 5 authors and characters I would want to go on a road trip with I was thrilled.

1. Adi Alsaid with Leila: Let’s Get Lost was such a fun and deep book and I fell in love with Leila’s sense of adventure. I would road trip through Canada to Alaska with Adi and Leila since it was Leila’s destination in the book. I also think it would be so much fun to go with Adi since he’s well-traveled and seems to have a lot of cool stories.
2. J.K. Rowling with Luna Lovegood: Practically everyone loves the Harry Potter series so this shouldn’t be too shocking. I would love to meet Jo, and going on a road trip with her would be a blessing! I would want to do a Harry Potter road trip where we would travel to all the places in the books as well as the filming locations. I chose Luna because she’s quirky but sweet and will definitely be an interesting person to talk to during the hours of driving.
3. Rick Riordan with Percy Jackson: I know that this is such a cliché pair but can you imagine how much fun that road trip would be?! I think I would go on a cross country trip with them and visit all the stops that Percy and his gang stopped at during their quests. Rick seems like a funny guy and Percy is so adventurous so I have no doubt that it’ll be a blast!
4. Megan Duke with Larson Ashby: I actually know Megan personally so I am positive that we would have a blast on this trip. Larson is such a fun and open character that cares deeply for all of his friends- that being said I want to be his best friend so what better way to get acquainted than a road trip? We would travel from Tennessee to the Outer Banks.
5. Ali Novak with The Heartbreakers: I just finished The Heartbreakers and I am completely and utterly obsessed with it! The Heartbreakers is a pop boy band and based on the book I would love to go on a worldwide tour with them (that counts as a road trip…right?). 

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Hey everyone welcome back to the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by the Book Bratz. Today, I have Kaitlin @ Reading is My Treasure! Yes! Haha, we have the same name and spelling, surprisingly. Today, Kaitlin is going to talk about 5 fictional places she would like to go to and which one she would like to live in. Hope you guys enjoy and make sure to check Kaitlin out! :)

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Welcome again back to the Summer Blogger Promo Tour, hosted by the Book Bratz! Now, we all have book boyfriends so today I have Jessica over at Crossroad Reviews and today she is going to tell us her top 5 book boyfriends! Enjoy :)

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This week I am featuring Jessica at Crossroads Reviews

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Hey everyone! Welcome back to the Summer Blogger Promo Tour, hosted by The Book Bratz. I hope everyone is enjoying all the posts and bloggers being featured here. We are just about half way through the tour. I have had such a great time reading the posts people are doing for this tour. Now, shall we get to Stephanie's post? Yes, we shall!

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This week I am featuring Stephanie from Ohana Reads

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(I asked Stephanie what her top 5 favorite shows were)

Welcome to the third week of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour, hosted by The Book Bratz. Today, I have the wonderful Preethi from Time Turning Reads and we are going to do something a bit fun. We both have read The Winner's Curse by Marie Rutkoski and so we thought it would be a fun if we did an interview with Kestrel, the main character. Preethi did a great job with being Kestrel so I hope you guys enjoy! :D

This week I am featuring Preethi from Time Turning Reads

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I'm sure the proper lady would answer tea, but I have no interest in being proper. I prefer coffee, as it's the only thing that keeps me awake throughout the long hours of the day. Besides, one must have her wits about if she is to be dealing in secrets.

2. If you were to take one person on a date, who would it be?
I yearn to say Arin, and yet I doubt I could bear a date with the man. When I'm near him, my every sense is attuned to him. Sometimes I think he feels the same way, and other times it's impossible to think he feels anything more than hatred for me. There's a near unnoticeable line separating love and loathing, and even I'm not sure where my feelings lie when it comes to Arin - he's so confusing. To think how much easier my life would be if he had never entered it in the first place.

3. What is your style when it comes to clothing?
According to the whispers I hear whenever I walk into the room and the envious glances of the women around me, I assume I don't dress too poorly. My family's status has afforded me the most elegant dresses, and more than I could ever need. However, a girl's got to have some breathing room, so I tend to keep space under the bodice to keep a dagger, and hidden slits up the bottom of the dress in case, say, I spontaneously decide to duel a man to the death to protect my slave...my friend.

4. What type of music do you like listening to?
This is a bit of a hard one: I don't really listen to music as much as play it. I'm happiest when I'm playing my piano - it soothes me, and it's not like life provides me ample people or events to calm me. Lately though, even my music room isn't as safe as I'd thought.

5. If you were to live in one place for the rest of your life, where would it be?
Somewhere far away from the politics of everywhere I've been so far. I hate to sound like one of those girls, worrying about love when there's war to occupy the mind, but I'd be happiest any place where Arin and I could be together. Really, we wouldn't even have to be together. I simply want to go some place where I can at least have a conversation with the man without having to worry about people who might be listening in; a place where I don't have to hide anything from him.

6. What is one of your biggest regrets? 
Regret? The only thing I regret is my being so trusting. Turns out people are never who you think they are. People are never there for you when you need them most - you can't depend on anyone but yourself.

7. What are three things you would take with you if you were forced on a deserted island?
My dagger, of course. I wouldn't go anywhere without that. I'd probably also bring Arin along with me (does he count as a thing?) just because he "kidnapped" me that one time - I have to pay him back for that. And the last thing...would be something I wouldn't bring: my heart. There's no room for emotion is a world where winning costs you everything you love.

Thanks everyone for joining us! Hope you enjoyed this interview and if you have not read The Winner's Curse yet, get on to it! See you guys next week for another Summer Blogger Promo Tour post!

Hey everyone and welcome to the second stop of the Summer Blogger Promo Tour, hosted by The Book Bratz. Every Sunday, I will be featuring a blogger with a guest post. This is a fun way to discover new blogs and make new friends! Enjoy. :)

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This week I am featuring Amber and Jessica from The Book Bratz!
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(The three of us are chatting about the book We Were Liars)

We Were Liars

K: Okay, so I believe we all gave different ratings for this book. What rating did you give this book and why?
A: I gave it three stars. I found the writing strange and the romance. The ending. I want to scream
J: I believe I gave this book two stars because the ending really, really, REALLY pissed me off. I couldn't get into the book to begin with and I didn't like the narration - the main character (I forgot her name honestly because that book didn't stick with me at all because it bored me so much) was too detached. But yeah. That ending. It pissed me off beyond belief and that's why I knocked off SO many stars.
A: You also threw the book
J: Yes. I did throw the book across the room because I was supremely pissed off.
K: I believe I gave this book a 5 stars? I was just beginning book blogging at the time and my skills in evaluating a book were just starting to develop. I thought the writing gave a really dark and mysterious feel to the book. I was able to hand the main character. She just seemed so scared from this accident I gave her a bit of space and understood that she wasn't herself. As for the ending, I actually liked it. It just freaked me out because I didn't experience too many plot twists at the time.
A: My English teacher gave me plus 5 points for enduring it. I agree what you said about the story and the MC
K: Hopefully I can reread it and evaluate it more "professionally" sooner or later
A: Just the way it was executed
K: Jess throwing a book across the room...I would like to see that one day. ;)
A: I think her name is Cady. I'm more of an emotional rater
K: Cadence was her full name. I read that name as "Candace" until someone said "Cay-dence" and I was shaking my head at myself for the stupidity
J: It was so bad haha I got so angry..
K: Did you guys find the plot twist predictable and cliche?
I couldn't find any clues when I was reading it the first time that signified what had really happened.
A: Yes. I knew they were dead. I just suspected it. There were no clues. That was the problem
K: Ahhhh okay. I am horrible when it comes to predictions so the plot twist just hit me the face with no warning.  Plus I wasn't suspecting so I wasn't looking out for any clues
J: Yes and no. It wasn't predictable - which is what pissed me off so much. Nowhere throughout the entire book were there any clues. And like Amber said, that's a problem. Good books with good plot twists are supposed to catch you off guard, yes - but then you're supposed to facepalm yourself and realize there WERE subtle clues that you never picked up on. That didn't happen with this book - I fact, several times Cady mentioned going out with her friends TO THE ADULTS and nobody said a word - Lockhart didn't even have the decency to make them look mildly perplexed by her statement. I feel as if she wrote the book and didn't even know the ending herself and then just copped out and threw in a crappy plot twist with no clues or pretense.
A: Too much happened in a short amount of book
J: I agree with that. Too short of a book for all of that.
K: Out of all the characters, which one did you like the most and which one did you get annoyed with the most?
A: I liked Gat. I hated the adults. They were the typical rich adults in books and I hate that
K: When it comes to this question I never know what to say. I mean, Gat, Mirren, and Johnny weren't all real so it was hard to tell their personalities. Yet again I haven't read this book in awhile. I do however remember how much I despised her grandfather.
J: I hated every single person in that book. I actually can't think of one I even liked - Gat seemed so bland to me and I didn't dislike him as much as the others but I definitely was bored with him.
K: And I agree with you Amber, they were all the typical rich adults, her grandfather included. He was also kind of racist towards Gat which I was annoyed with.
A:  Where is the diversity? Seriously
K: Since you both didn't like the book, what kept you reading on?
A:    I was reading it for an English assignment
J: My stubborn resistance to being a quitter.
K: Ahaha, ahhh okay.
J:  I only quit a book if it's horrifying me or scarring me for life or making me literally hate reading.
We Were Liars was dangerously close to making me literally hate reading.
A:  I don't have the problem I DNFed 6 books in May
K: So what is something you would change about this book to make it somewhat likeable? The writing, making the characters less bland?
A:  Interesting characters go a long way
J: I would add more clues, although still subtle, about the ending. So the readers aren't totally caught off guard and annoyed at such a sudden plot twist.
K: That's true. Characters can definitely save a book from a horrifying plot or unclear writing.
A: If the plot is bad but the characters are good I'll keep reading
K: I agree. Plot twists are very hard things to write about because you have to look at the plot from different angles of personality. Then you also have to consider the fact that people can't predict as well as others. Your clues have to be there but not obvious so that it gives away the twist.
A:   There was virtually no hints. It was annoying
J:  Exactly. But there WERE no hints. 9 times out of 10 I read a book and the plot twist blows me away but then looking back at the story I realized subtle things were slipped in. They weren't glaringly obvious, but they were there, and that's the important part.
K: There is a map in the beginning of the book. Maps have been known to help me understand the book and I can see where places are when being referenced to. Did you like that map and how it was drawn? And did it help you see where parts of the island were? (Kind of a random questions but still related!)
A: Eh. I was in different towards it. I had my own picture in my head. The family tree did help though. All the characters were thrown in at once. It's helped me decipher who was who
J: It doesn't mean much to me. I'll glance at it every now and then if I'm super confused, but I tend not to pay maps and family trees and stuff like that any mind. My mentality is that a book shouldn't be written in such a complicated way that the reader needs to refer to a "reference sheet" of knowledge - the should be able to understand and retain it. If not, it's too "much" dense writing.
K: Oh yes! I forgot there was a family tree. That definitely helped me as well. I was able to figure out who was who and which cousin was who's aunt. The map did help me though. I remember looking back to it and seeing all the buildings.
K: How do we feel about the cover and title?
A: I didn't understand why they were "Liars"
J: I think the cover's okay. In my opinion, it doesn't relate too much to the book. As for the title, that's alright too. It didn't make much sense - they called themselves the Liars but barely did anything (that's if they even did something - I don't remember) regarding them being branded as liars. The summary of the book is what drew me in, honestly. I wish the entire book was as good as the summary.
A: She never explained why
K: In my opinion, the title doesn't really match the story too much other than the fact that it was a name the parents referred the cousins to. I thought the cover was actually pretty intriguing. I liked it's "swiped" effect to the text but it doesn't relate too much to the book, I agree.
J: Does it ever even mention anywhere in the book why they were called the liars?
K: Yeah, the vague summary We Were Liars gave attracted people to the book because it just makes it really mysterious and kind of pulls you in to get more information about the book.
A: That's why I was attracted
K: Do you remember how there were little sections of the book where there was a little story that would be a metaphor to what the author was going to write about next? What are your thoughts on those?
J: I didn't like them. That's really all I could say. They didn't intrigue me or keep me interested. I saw them as little annoyances. (And I'm never really this critical about a book. This one just seemed to strike a major nerve with me - as you could tell when I chucked it across the room after reading the end.)
K: When I first read those, I was completely confused on what they meant. I'm just not much of poetic person who can figure out metaphors. They added mystery to the book in my opinion but I was clueless on what it meant to the plot until I read what actually happened. The book could have survived without them that's for one
J: Definitely could have survived without them.
K: People who could understand metaphors and be able to figure them out, the little stories would have made sense to them. But as someone who just can't do that, they were just another section to read. I enjoyed them, but I couldn't enjoy them the way it was meant to be enjoyed.
J: I could understand metaphors fairly well. I just saw it as a distraction. I didn't want to waste time with the metaphors, I wanted to read the story.
A: I didn't like the fairy tales
A: No... We covered everything I wanted to talk about haha
J: I have one more - it's a spoiler one though so make sure you say that in the post.
J: We vaguely mentioned the ending but never specifically asked - what were your exact thoughts about it?

The next few parts of this discussion will contain spoilers. Please proceed with caution if you have not read the book.

Hello everyone! I am now back from my vacation and going to slowly get back into blogging. Something that will be going on every Sunday until August is the Summer Blogger Promo Tour hosted by The Book Bratz! Summer Blogger Promo Tour is basically, every Sunday I will feature a different blogger with a guest post. It could be a discussion or a fun tag. This is a way for you guys to find new bloggers and for me to make friends and have some fun! Enjoy. :)

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This week I am featuring Giselle from Book Nerd Canada!
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