Feature and Follow Friday #156

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.

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How To Become a Featured Blog?

We pick our featured blogs randomly each week from the blogs who participated the week before.

Please be sure to feature your e-mail address clearly on your blog. Either on the main blog, on a Contact page, or on an About Me page. If I can't find your email easily, I will choose a different blog to feature.

Our Feature - The Attic Reviews

1. When did you start blogging?

I started blogging on The Attic on July 7, 2011. In fact, my two year blogoversary is on Sunday!

2. What is your favorite part of book blogging?

Talking about something I absolutely love! I've been an avid reader for as long as I can remember. I love sharing my opinion of novels and hearing what others think. And I've also discovered that when I write reviews, I remember more of what I've read.

3. What type of books do you mainly blog about?

I review YA. I read pretty much everything. A lot of that, however, is paranormal, sci-fi, dystopia, some fantasy and a good dose of ghost stories. I'm not a big fan of contemporary but I do love John Green's books. DFTBA!

4. What is your favorite book(s)?

This is always the hardest question to answer... I'm a huge Maggie Stiefvater fan, so I'd probably go with The Wolves of Mercy Falls trilogy. I've read them and listened to the audio books several times. I also have an slightly unhealthy obsession with Sam. (Actually this a pretty concrete answer. I don't know why I was hesitant at the beginning.) I also love Harry Potter, Gemma Doyle, The Mortal Instruments, and Across the Universe to name a few others.

5. What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging?

So many things! Just talking to other bloggers during Twitter parties for read-a-thons, being able to join groups like the Airship Squadron and the Army of Ten, and being chosen several times to be an Ambuzzador on Random Buzzers. I just love that I'm a part of an awesome community of people.

Q: Today’s is the US’ Independence Day. Share your favorite book with a war in it, or an overthrow of the government.

I've always been fond of WW2 books, which sounds like an oddly chipper thing to say about such a dour subject. Elizabeth Wein's Code Name Verity is incredible. I love Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly which is, in part, about the French Revolution.

On the adult side, Jeff Shaara's books about the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, WW1, and WW2.

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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!

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!

Next Week's Question:

Today’s is the US’ Independence Day. Share your favorite book with a war in it, or an overthrow of the government.

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