What separates your blog from the next? What makes your blog unique? How do you distinguish your blog? Julie: With so many blogs out there, it is certainly not easy to stand out. I think Chapter Break stands out based on our personalities that we put into our posts, and all the different features we […]
Growing tired of reading the same exact story, but with different character names? What plot lines are you tired of reading? Julie: There are a lot of tropes that get repeated these days, but in some cases it seems too much. Here are a few I’m growing tired of. The shy/misunderstood hero/heroine who comes to […]
Do you find yourself rereading your favorite books? Do you ever reread? (Today’s topic provided by The Book Badger. Thanks for the wonderful post with lots of discussion topics! Make sure you check out their post for ideas for your own blog discussion posts!) Julie: Short answer: not really. Longer answer: Well, maybe sometimes. There […]
What entices you to click “follow”? What is it about some blogs that make you want to follow them? Julie: There are so many blogs out there that it is just simply not possible to follow them all. And I don’t really mean “follow” by various means like twitter, bloglovin, etc, since those feeds are […]
With so many choices out there, and an ever growing TBR list, how do you choose which books you are going to read next? (Today’s topic provided by The Book Badger. Thanks for the wonderful post with lots of discussion topics! Make sure you check out their post for ideas for your own blog discussion posts!) […]
What is your take on epilogues? Julie: I think epilogues are a strange idea. I mean, if the last chapter of the book appropriately wraps up the plot and character arcs, then why does a book need an epilogue? It really is like another chapter anyway. I have seen some epilogues where the book is […]
Do you really read other blogger’s book reviews? Julie: Well, it depends. I do, actually, read other blogger’s book reviews when the book is one I’m considering reading. I do judge a book by other people’s opinions of it. Or maybe if it is a book I’ve recently read and want to see their thoughts […]
How do you feel about 5-star reviews? How often do you give them? Do you trust other bloggers when they give a book 5 stars? Julie: Thoughts on 5 star reviews: If your book doesn’t make me fall off my unicorn, you’re probably not getting 5 stars from me. #Stingy — Julie S. (@juliecookies) April 18, […]
Close the bedroom door or invite in, which do you prefer a book to do when it comes to sexy time? Julie: Well, I think it depends on the kind of book I’m reading. I’m not really into reading erotica, so unless I specifically pick up that kind of book, I don’t expect an overly […]
Book Recommendations: Have you ever feared recommending your favorite book to someone? Why? Rose: Of course! There are lots of reasons I am often times fearful of recommending my favorite book to someone I know. Take for instance, your co blogger. Now lets say you recommend your favorite series to her and she decides […]