What are your bookish weaknesses? What aspects of books make you weak in the knees? Julie: So, I’ve gotten a lot less weak when it comes to book hoarding. I used to collect (or hoard, whatever you call it) anything that drew my attention, but our Shelf Love challenges and my utter lack of […]
How do you decide whether to read a particular book? What makes that book your pick? Julie: There is so much that goes into selecting which book to read next. So many factors, decision-making points, or outside “pressure” to read something specific. When something decides for me: A book club book (if I ever start […]
#ShelfLove Challenge 2017 We’re co-hosting the #ShelfLove challenge again this year so join us and read more of the books you already bought! September 2017/October 2017 Topic: Top Books You are Addicted To Julie’s Challenge Update: Wow as you can see I am really sucking in this challenge this year. I need to […]
Let’s chat about the jobs a character may have. Do their jobs really matter? Does the character even NEED a job? Julie: Honestly, most characters appear to not have much of a job, or if they do, their jobs are so flexible that they can run off on some heroic journey and all is well. Many […]
YA literature is rich with wonderful quotes and inspiring and uplifting messages. Here are some great ones. Which one is your fave? Thanks to hookedtobooks.com for sharing this graphic. Save Save
Let’s chat about all those intimidating books on our TBR list. What intimidates you from your list? Julie: I think what intimidates me most on my TBR list are the series. The long series, that have been out for a while and even where I have collected the books but haven’t read them yet! They […]
We’re starting a new feature here on Chapter Break called Chat About Covers. ‘Cause you know we all judge books by covers, whether we admit it or not. We judge the style, the color and font choices, and just the overall look. That might not keep us from reading the book, but we do […]
Devil’s Run Scandalous Miss Brightwell series By Beverley Oakley Author Interview At what point did you decide to be an author and what was your path to publication? Hi and thank you for inviting me here. Well, I made this momentous decision when I was seven and writing my “School for Witches” series which I’d […]
Let’s chat about those books that should have had a sequel, but for some reason did not. Julie: I tend to read a lot of series, or very tied up standalone books that really can’t call for a sequel anyway. But here are some I can think of that could go on. School Spirits is […]
Julie’s Review: [easyazon_link identifier=”B01MCXNALF” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Reality Alternatives[/easyazon_link] is an interesting premise – I do love stories with alternate dimensions and seeing what kind of life our parallel self is leading and comparing with our own life path. It is almost like seeing into our futures or pasts, where a different decision would have taken […]