Feature and Follow Friday #92

Welcome to the Feature & Follow

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Gain new followers and make new friends with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow! If this is your first time here, welcome! You are about to make some new friends and gain new followers -- but you have to know -- the point of this hop is to follow other bloggers also. I follow you, you follow me.

The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee's View and Alison of Alison Can Read. Each host will have their own Feature Blog and this way it'll allow us to show off more new blogs!

How does this work? First you leave your name here on this post, (using the linky tools -- keep scrolling!) then you create a post on your own blog that links back to this post (easiest way is to just grab the code under the #FF picture and put it in your post) and then you visit as many blogs as you can and tell them "hi" in their comments (on the post that has the #FF image). You follow them, they follow you. Win. Win. Just make sure to follow back if someone follows you!

What sets this Hop apart from others, is our Feature. Each week we will showcase a Featured Blogger, from all different genres and areas. Who is our Feature today? Find out below. Just remember it is required, if you participate, to follow our Features and you must follow the hosts (Parajunkee & Alison Can Read) as a courtesy. How do you follow someone? Well, if you have a preference, state it in your #FF post. A lot of blogs are transitioning to Wordpress in which they do not have the luxury of GFC, so an RSS subscription is appreciated or if you choose an email subscription. If you don't have GFC please state in your post how you would like to be followed.

Our Feature -Book Briefs

I'm a law student and a dog lover. I have two dachshunds named Harry and Ron (yes, they are named after Harry Potter characters). Which brings me to my next point- I am a bookworm to the extreme. I love to read anything and everything I can get my hands on. My first journey into the world of internet books was the website Goodreads. I was fascinated by the idea and I spent the better part of a day browsing the site and compiling my virtual library. Then, I started stumbling across some truly impressive blogs that were solely about books!! I was hooked. This was perfect for me. I started writing out my reviews on Goodreads, and I got to know a few bloggers. After working up the courage for months, I finally decided to start my own blog. I wanted to share my enthusiasm for reading with other book lovers. In law school we read dozens of law cases a week. We have to ""brief"" each of these cases as we read them to remember all the important facts. I kept thinking that I would rather be briefing YA books instead. Thus, Book Briefs was born. I ave had a blast with my blog for the past 6 months and I have met the nicest people.

Q: What is one book that you would be nervous to see a movie adaption of because you think the movie could never live up to the book?

Hmmm...most books actually. It's rare that a movie gets a book right, although it can happen. The best movie to book adaptations, at least in the YA realm, I think are those with a lot of action. It's hard to convey the subtleties of emotion or the beauty of lyrical writing onto the screen.

Books that I think would be particularly bad movies include The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern (which would be a good movie, but could never match the book), The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta, The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson, If I Stay by Gayle Forman...the list goes on.

***A few weeks ago, one of you said that she loved Elizabeth Chadwick's books. Who was that? I want to read one of her books. Which one should I start with? If you'd read Chadwick's books, please let me know which ones you like. Thanks!

Now for the Follow Fun!

With GFC going the way of the dodo bird for many bloggers, there is no better time to start following blogs via RSS feed. If you use a reader, it would be great if you followed my RSS directly.

We have a new button, so update your blogs if you are used to doing this meme!

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RULES

To join the fun and make new book blogger friends, just follow these simple rules:

1. (Required) Follow the Follow My Book Blog Friday Hosts {Parajunkee & Alison Can Read}
2. (Required) Follow our Featured Bloggers
3. Put your Blog name & URL in the Linky thing. You can also grab the code if you would like to insert it into your posts.
4. Grab the button up there and place it in a post, this post is for people to find a place to say "hi" in your comments and that they are now following you.
5. If you are using WordPress or another CMS that doesn't have GFC (Google Friends Connect) state in your posts how you would like to be followed
6. Follow Follow Follow as many as you can, as many as you want, or just follow a few. The whole point is to make new friends and find new blogs. Also, don't just follow, comment and say hi. Another blogger might not know you are a new follower if you don't say "HI"
7. If someone comments and says they are following you, be a dear and follow back. Spread the Love...and the followers
8. If you're new to the follow friday hop, comment and let me know, so I can stop by and check out your blog!

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Happy Follow Friday! Come back at midnight CST for the Facebook & Twitter hop!!