Sharing the Bookish Love – May 23, 2014

Sharing the Bookish Love is our newest feature where we share some of our favorite posts we have recently come across on the book blogosphere. If there’s a recent post you want us to share, feel free to let us know.

 

Thought-provoking Discussions:

Geeky Bloggers Book Blog wants to know, do you wait to buy certain authors or do you always pre-order books? I’m so behind that most of the time I don’t pre-order since I won’t read them on time anyway. But not because of any specific reason or author.

Oh, The Books has a great topic on coming up with new features for your blog. It is so much fun when you come up with a new feature you want to try.

Workaday Reads discusses organizing your e-Reader. My kindle isn’t that organized. I do have a collection for “read” and “book club” and “to-read” to I can find those next reads faster.

Feed Your Fiction Addiction asks, how soon do you review books? I really wish I reviewed all books right away. I feel like by procrastinating I forget so much of that initial feeling.

Oh, The Books is also hosting a great conversation on how there is no such thing as a perfect book or the right rating. We all experience books differently so our reviews need to be true to us. 

The Steadfast Reader brings up an interesting discussion about the trouble with clean reading. There are so many books out there, and reading outside your comfort zone every now and then really brings you to new perspectives.

Fantasy is More Fun wants to know, does reading format matter? I tend to switch back and forth if I have multiple formats of a book and settle on what works best for me at the time I’m reading.

Perpetual Page Turner discusses the pressure of borrowing books. I definitely feel the pressure to read borrowed books in a timely manner, but that doesn’t always happen. Sometimes I just have to give them back so I don’t keep them forever.

Reader’s Wonderland talks about spoilers. What are they and how do we feel about them? Well, I think all spoilers should come with warnings, and people can continue at their own risk. But this is why I avoid social media while everyone is talking about something I haven’t experienced for myself yet.

Icy Cold Reads investigates whether YA is mostly aimed at female readers. I don’t think it is, but I do know that the YA books I choose to read are more likely to be enjoyed by females. There are a lot of male authors writing books with male characters that I tend to avoid because I just can’t relate to a teenage boy.

Rinn Reads talks about book amnesia. I too find it hard to remember the details about a lot of books long after I’ve read them. My brain only holds so much.

The Aeropapers asks, is book blogging hard? It can be, if you take on too much at once. But if you keep a good balance, then it remains a fun hobby 🙂  

Reading Teen asks, are there any books you avoid? I tend to stay away from books about abuse, overly gory books, etc. Just things I don’t think I can handle or enjoy reading.

 

Recommendations and Tips:

 

• Parajunkee shares her #RT14 presentation, Blog Design 101.

 

 

Bookish News and other Round-ups:

• Book Chick City Bookish News includes a Holocaust survival story that was revealed to be a fake.
• Such a Novel Idea Bookish News includes teens not reading for fun (this must be remedied!) and Mockingjay movie news.
• Parajunkee Book Bloggerista News includes the 2013 Nebula Awards Winners.
  

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