Mystery Blogger Award 4

Happy Saturday everyone! You lovelies are all so amazing and wonderful! Thank you to everyone who has followed, read, commented, nominated and tagged me. Love you all so much!!

Here I am back for another Mystery Blogger Award! This is my 4th and I’m just so incredibly grateful. This time, I was nominated by my good blogger friend Michelle from @FirstBookLove. Thank you so much hun! Be sure to check out her lovely blog and give her some love! She writes great reviews and always have some fun content!


What is the Mystery Blogger Award?

The ‘Mystery Blogger’ award, originally created by Okoto Enigma, is named after the meaning of this award’s creator’s name. In his words, ‘there are so many blogs that are still a mystery to us; when we get to know them, it’s divine and we find friends where we least expect’.

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How Does It Work

  • Feature the award logo/image on your post
  • List the rules
  • Thank the blogger that nominated you
  • Tell the readers 3 things about yourself
  • Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well.
  • Answer the questions provided
  • Nominate 10-20 bloggers  as many bloggers as you want
  • Ask the nominees 5 questions of my choice with one weird/funny question (specify)
  • Share and link to your best post(s)

Three Things About Myself

I’m seriously running out of facts/things to say about myself, so I may have already mentioned these.

  • I fell off a moving vehicle when I was about 6 years old while I was living in the Philippines. No broken bones and just a few scratches.
  • I’m a Disneyland Annual Pass Member
  • I was a teacher for one year (I taught 4th grade and only had 14 students) and my experience was pretty horrible that I never want to be one ever again.

My Best Posts

The Netgalley Tag

Review – Above the Sky

Get to Know me Tag

 


Michelle’s Questions

1. Which author’s books would you buy even without reading the synopsis? I’d buy anything written by Marie Lu, Marissa Meyer, Kasie West, Nicola Yoon, and Tahereh Mafi just to name a few.

2.Have you bought a book based on the cover? Which one was it? So many. I’d probably have to list half of my collection. But if there is one book/series I bought based on the cover that would be the Doon series by Lorie Langdon and Carey Corp. I was browsing on Bookoutlet when I saw this book. I haven’t heard anything about it, but the cover’s stunning. I didn’t read the series until I had all the books and now it’s one of my favorites!

3.Best book you’ve read in 2017? You’re killing me here. It’s already so difficult to pick my top 10 let alone A BOOK… There are so many books I loved this year — some were fun, others were heartbreaking but beautiful, while plenty were so swoony and delicious. It hurts to pick just one but… I think that the No Ordinary Star series is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING – it’s enthralling, well-written, and just a wonderful story that will make you feel so many different emotions. It’s written in 3 parts with about 200 pages each so you can definitely binge the entire thing in one weekend. I guarantee you, once you start reading, you won’t be able to stop.

4.The most anticipated book for 2018? Gosh where do I even begin… Restore Me by Tahereh Mafi is way up on that list. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Listen to Your Heart by Kasie West, From Twinkle with Love by Sandhya Menon, and Always Never Yours by Austin Siegemund-Broka and Emily Wibberley. I could definitely list more though! Maybe like 50 or more.

5.Candles or flowers? Definitely candles.


My Nominations

@phanniethegingerbookworm

@earlybookishbirds

@thehufflepuffnerdette

@writingwolves

@lifeofaliterarynerd

@lilbooklovers

@bionicbookwormblog

@coffeelovingbookoholic

@darquedreamerreads

@birdiebookwormblog

If you’ve been nominated before and opt out of doing this, that’s totally fine with me. I’d still totally love you.


My Questions

Who is your favorite book hero/heroine and why?

Name 3 books you read in 2017 that gave you the FEELS?

You just won the lotto. What is the first thing you’ll buy with your money?

Favorite dessert of all time?

If you could go on vacation with your favorite author in a bookish destination, who would you pick and where would you go?


Thanks so much again Michelle for nominating me. Had so much fun answering your questions. I hope you all enjoyed reading this post! Let me know some of your favorite desserts. Can’t wait to read your answers! As always take care and happy reading.

Sincerely Karen Jo

First Lines Fridays

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FIRST LINES FRIDAYS IS A WEEKLY FEATURE FOR BOOK LOVERS HOSTED BY WANDERING WORDS. WHAT IF INSTEAD OF JUDGING A BOOK BY ITS COVER, ITS AUTHOR OR ITS PRESTIGE, WE JUDGED IT BY ITS OPENING LINES?
  • PICK A BOOK OFF YOUR SHELF (IT COULD BE YOUR CURRENT READ OR ON YOUR TBR) AND OPEN TO THE FIRST PAGE
  • COPY THE FIRST FEW LINES, BUT DON’T GIVE ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THE BOOK AWAY JUST YET – YOU NEED TO HOOK THE READER FIRST
  • FINALLY… REVEAL THE BOOK!
COPY AND PASTE THE TEXT AND BANNER (OR MAKE YOUR OWN!) ABOVE FOR YOUR OWN FIRST LINES FRIDAYS POSTS.  MAKE SURE TO COMMENT YOUR FIRST LINES BELOW SO THAT OTHER PEOPLE CAN CHECK THEM OUT!

Okay here goes!

 

The procession stretched down the cobblestone road, a serpent made of men in red and gold, the Emperor’s colors. They marched forward, ignoring the slack-jawed townspeople gaping at the banner they carried: a dragon with a forest curled with its talon, the emblem of the royal house. A palanquin draped in scarlet silk appeared, resting on the shoulders of four men. People craned their necks to see the occupant, but caught only a tantalizing glimpse through the swaying curtain: blood-red lips, golden blossoms in shining hair, and robes that cost more than any of them would see in a lifetime.

 

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Not quite yet, so keep going…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Almost there….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Just a little more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forest of a Thousand Lanters

(Rise of the Empress #1)

Julie C. Dao

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Published October 10th 2017 by Philomel Books

An East Asian fantasy reimagining of The Evil Queen legend about one peasant girl’s quest to become Empress–and the darkness she must unleash to achieve her destiny.

Eighteen-year-old Xifeng is beautiful. The stars say she is destined for greatness, that she is meant to be Empress of Feng Lu. But only if she embraces the darkness within her. Growing up as a peasant in a forgotten village on the edge of the map, Xifeng longs to fulfill the destiny promised to her by her cruel aunt, the witch Guma, who has read the cards and seen glimmers of Xifeng’s majestic future. But is the price of the throne too high?

Because in order to achieve greatness, she must spurn the young man who loves her and exploit the callous magic that runs through her veins–sorcery fueled by eating the hearts of the recently killed. For the god who has sent her on this journey will not be satisfied until his power is absolute.

This has been on my  Goodreads TBR for the longest time, so I’m really excited to get to it. When will that be? Who knows, but I’m really hoping I can read it before the year ends.


Have you read this book yet? What did you think? Leave your comments down below. I’d love to hear from you!

As always, thank you for stopping by and reading. Hope you have a funtastic weekend!

Sincerely Karen Jo