Book BFF Melissa

15 Day Book Blogger Challenge: Day 8

Book Blogger Challenge

DAY 8:

Pretty design (bright colors, fun patterns, etc.)
Easy to read font
An About the Blogger page somewhere on the blog
A pic of what they're currently reading
Easy to locate social media links
Funny, honest, and thought out reviews.
Original posts/memes
Pictures (I'm a visual person lol)
Vlogs/videos
Pictures/footage from bookish events
An updated review archive
An even mixture between reviews, memes, tours, discussions, and original posts.
When the author comments back on comments from their followers
Themed blogs
GIFs

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15 Day Book Blogger Challenge

Book Blogger Challenge

DAY 7:

I'm never satisfied with my blog layout. I always feel like trying new html codes or moving stuff around.
I have a binder to keep me organized which includes: a calendar, notes printed from my phone app (from while I was reading), my tbr list, and ideas for posts.
At some point I ended up with 50+ unread books on my shelf and decided to read all those before I took on any tours or self pub books.
I feel like I have to publish my posts at midnight. For some reason it bothers me if they go live mid-day.
Confession: I'm starting to like BookTubing more than blogging =O I know blasphemy!
I get very behind on writing reviews. I currently have about 10 books I've read and took notes on, but have not reviewed.
I plan out my month in blogging, but then don't follow it often.

What are your blogging quirks?

Any of them the same as mine?

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Stacking The Shelves & Sunday Post #41

Stacking the Shelves

The Sunday Post is a meme hosted by Kimba the Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

Stacking The Shelves is hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Both are a chance to share what books you got this week, what happened on your blog last week, and what is to come next week.

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Anatomy of a Boyfriend (For Review)

Anatomy of a Single Girl (For Review)

Dead Ever After

The Book BFFs also did our monthly combined book haul!

Guest Post: Summer Vacation Reads Flow Chart (on Angela's blog!)

BookTubeAThon Update

Pretty Little Liars Tag Vlog

15 Day Book Blogging Challenge:

Last Book I Flung Across The Room

Tear Jerker

How I Shop For Books

I'm finally feeling like myself again and eating food...real food! I'll never take eating for granted again that's for sure. I'll be posting more regularly again starting this upcoming week so get excited! I'm baaaaaaack.

So this week I had plenty of time to read which was perfect because it was the #BookTubeAThon! I participated using the BookBFF YouTube channel. If you haven't heard of it this it's a readathon for BookTubers where you try to read 300 pages a day and complete mini challenges like finish a series or read a book that's been on your shelf forever. It's been so much fun and I've almost completed all the challenges. I did a few of the reading sprints on twitter where everyone turns off all their electronics and just reads for an allotted amount of time and then we sumarized what we read in 5 words and stuff. My summary while reading Gone by Michael Grant was:

Did you participate in the BookTubeAThon? Let me know how you're doing!

*Anatomy of a Boyfriend/Single Girl
*How My Summer Went Up in Flames
*The Moon and More

* Top Ten Words/Topics That Will Make You NOT pick up a book
*Review & Recipe: How Zoe Made Her Dreams Mostly Come True & My Peach Pops

What did you get this week?

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15 Day Book Blogger Challenge: Day 6

Book Blogger Challenge

DAY 6:

I love buying physical books. There's something about going to the store, browsing the shelves for an hour or so and leaving with one or ten new books. If I'm having a bad day a trip to B&N can cheer me up. In fact, one day I was having a terrible day and my mom suggested a trip to the bookstore...she knows me well. I'm convinced retail therapy is a real thing!

First thing I do when I get to the bookstore is go to the YA section and look at all the end caps. I don't know why. Then I look at the shelves multiple times. Eventually I mosey on over to the Adult Fiction section, but after about a minute I think to myself "who am I kidding?" and go back to the YA section. Finally I check out the New Release shelves by the door and the sale shelves. Then I might go back to YA section and pick up a few books I wasn't sure about. Then and only then do I check out.

Now recently I discovered the miracle that is Amazon Prime and Kindle books. You guys...it's very dangerous and addicting! That one click to buy button is pure evil. I still prefer going to the actual store, but lately it's been more convenient to just order online.

So how do you guys buy books? Do you have a in store ritual like me or am I weird?

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BookTubeAThon Update

BookTubeAThon

BookTubeAThon Update

If you're wondering why I haven't been posting much these past few days it's because I'm participating in the BookTubeAThon over on the BookBFFs youtube channel! Here's a quick video to show my progress so far.
Are you participating? Leave a link to your update video below!