For Dress In Blue Day we decided to talk about some of our favorite blue covers. What are some of your favorite books dressed in blue?  Julie: I tend to really be attracted to beautifully dressed books. A book with swirly-whirly ethereal feel, or even a beautiful dress on the cover. This trend is typical […]

 Do you read poetry? What are some of your favorite poems, or who are some of your favorite poets? And if you don’t read poetry, why not?  Julie: I honestly don’t read poetry as a genre. I had to read some in those lovely English classes when I was in school, and they just weren’t […]

 Let’s chat about prologues. What do you think of them? Do they add to the story, or do they feel like just another chapter?  Julie: I’m seeing prologues being used to tell a little bit of the story from before the current timeline. I think that works well so that a chapter doesn’t feel out of […]

 Happy Valentine’s Day. Let’s chat about our favorite literary couples.  Julie: We recently shared an infographic about the famous and favorite classic couples, so I’m going to be focusing on the current book couples. These are some of my favorites: Claire and Jamie, [easyazon_link identifier=”0440212561″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Outlander[/easyazon_link] series. Rose and Dimitri, [easyazon_link identifier=”1595147586″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Vampire […]

 Let’s pretend we will have another author pick up where one left off. What characters would you love to see brought back by another author? Would you want to see them in a completely different world and style, or will you pick an author similar in style and genre to continue their story?  Julie: I […]

  Let’s chat about sports in books. Who are some of your favorite characters who are also jocks?  Julie: I’ve been trying to rack my brain to figure out if I’ve read any books where our main hero or heroine is a jock or really into sports, but I’m drawing a blank. Methinks this is not […]

 Let’s all celebrate “come in from the cold” day, and read a book instead. What is your favorite way to read a book in winter time?  Julie: So if you know me, you know that I hate the cold. I much prefer to curl up with a warm blanket and a cup of tea, and […]

 Quite a few books deal with death of characters and some books have death as the main plot line. Let’s chat about some of these.  Julie: So literally, I’ve read a few books that featured the Grim Reaper, which is quite fun, and some books that have an Angel of Death character. I think these […]

 Let’s talk about pet names today. Have you named any pets after a literary character? Would you in the future? What literary names stand out as the best pet names?  Julie:  You know, after reading books with pets named after famous characters, like Hamlet (the cat in Losing It) and Helsing (the cat from the […]

Let’s talk about the best of the best that we read in 2015!  Julie: Below are some of my favorites that I read in 2015 that stand out to me. The covers are linked to my reviews. 1. The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00VZIKBKA” locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Unwind Series[/easyazon_link]. This is 4 books and I loved the first and last, […]