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, […]
Are there any historical characters that you would want to see reimagined in modern times? Julie: I’ve seen a lot of books about time travel to historical periods, like Outlander for example, but I really haven’t read any of the reverse situation. Sleepy Hollow is an example of this in a TV show, and we’ve kind of […]
Do you read fanfiction? Or, do you write it? What are your thoughts on fanfic in general? Julie: I can’t say that I’ve read very much fanfiction. I guess I’m more interested in the stories themselves, then a reading what a fan’s does with the characters and story world. I realize that the Fifty Shades […]
Do you end up purchasing multiple copies of books with new covers? So, if a book cover for a series changes (like all the Harry Potter changes, and the movie tie-in editions to all those YA books lately), do you end up buying the books again with the new covers? Julie: Nope. I’m more of a […]
Let’s chat about the Thriller/Suspense book genre. Do you have any favorites to share? Julie: I don’t read too much in this genre, but there are a few I’ve loved over the years. I tore through a bunch of the [easyazon_link identifier=”0307474275″ locale=”US” tag=”chapbrea05-20″]Dan Brown[/easyazon_link]books, with the Robert Langdon series (The DaVinci Code being the […]
What do you think about the news about the Twilight re-imagined gender swap story? Is there a book you think would actually benefit from a gender swap? Julie: I haven’t read the new Twilight book, and I don’t think I want to. The story was right as it was, but the switching of the genders […]
Has A Book Changed Your Life? Tell us about it. Julie: I have a really hard time with this question because so many people ask you “what is your favorite book” or “what book changed your life” and honestly, there isn’t one be all end all book that I can name. There are many books […]
Let’s chat about taking literary tours. Have you ever visited a location just because you read about it in a story? Share any bookish trips you would love to take someday. Julie: The only travel I have done for any bookish reason is the trip Rose and I took to Portland for the Maybe Someday […]
Who here reads humor writers? Do you have a favorite comedian you follow in book form as well as on TV? Julie: I’m not all that into humor writing, because it mostly is just OK to me. There might be funny bits here and there, but no one’s life is that hysterical that a humorous […]
Did you know that Oct 30th was Cat Day? I mean, how can we not talk about cats now? Who are some of your favorite bookish cats? Julie: Look, you know I love kitty cats, right? I think it is awesome when there is an important cat character in a book. There are so many […]