liebsteraward – Sincerely Karen Jo

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Hello fellow booklovers! I hope you’re all having a wonderful week. I’ve been behind on a lot of blogging posts and I have so many just sitting in my draft. I work on them a little by little every day in between work, breaks, or whenever I can. Once in a while, I’ll stumble on really quick prompts on an easy slow day and I usually do those right away. As for the others, well… I’ve managed to edit, review, and almost finish a few of them, but this is the first one I actually completed.

Today, I’m sharing my 3rd nominee for the Liebster Award. A Million Thank You Hug goes out to my friend Bree over at In Love & Words for nominating me. Sorry it took me ages to do this (about 4 months), but here I am! Be sure to check out her amazing blog and give her a follow!!

~ Thank the blogger who nominated you and provide a link to their post.
~ Answer the 11 questions they asked you.
~ Come up with your own set of questions.
~ Tag your chosen 11 bloggers and don’t forget to tell them as well!

Why did you decide to start blogging? I started blogging because I wanted to share my love of reading, rave about my favorite books, and of course, met amazing bloggers like you!

What are your Top 5 favorite romance novels. I don’t think I can pick just 5. Romance is my favorite and I really love books with romance in them. So… I’m going to choose 5 that are Contemporary Romance only… cause if you include sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal, then that would just be way too difficult!

The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, Hopeless by Colleen Hoover, Wait for You by Jennifer L. Armentrout, Recovered by Jay Crownover, and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (I still haven’t read the last book…)

Who are 3 of your insta-buy authors? Marie Lu, Tahereh Mafi and Marissa Meyer.

What type of blog posts do you like to read the most? I like reading reviews, book/blog tags, book awards posts, and get to know me type of posts.

What type of blog posts do you like to write the most? Same as above. I like writing book reviews and doing tags/awards posts even if it does take me a while sometimes cause they’re really fun.

What is the last book you purchased and why? The last book I purchased (as I’m doing this post), is The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo. I went to Yallwest two weeks ago and she was there. I wanted to see her again and get my book signed so I bought it at the festival.

What was your favorite blog post that YOU’VE written in 2017? I don’t think I really have a favorite blog post. I guess if I were to pick one, I would have to go with my TTT – Top Ten Favorite Books I Read in 2017.

What do you do for a living? I work for a Property Management Company as an Executive Assistant to the Director of Operations. It’s not the funnest job, but it has its perks — like the down time I get when I finish all my work and I can just chill and read.

Approximately how many books do you read in a week? I think 2 and at most 3. If I didn’t have to work, I definitely think I could read more.

Do you write reviews for every book you read? If not, what determines whether you write a review or not? Ever since I started blogging, yes. I may be a little behind sometimes, but I eventually will post a full review on my blog and Goodreads.

What is your dream job? Well, I’ve had many dream jobs while growing up. I remember wanting to be a teacher, a peditrician, and fashion designer. At this moment, my dream job would probably be to own a new business and be my own boss. I did used to own a small business, Sincerely Polish. I used to make handmade nailpolishes and it was pretty successful. I don’t really know exactly what kind of business at the moment, but something where I can be creative and also allows me to have a lot of reading time. If I can get paid just reading and reviewing… well I’d hop on that in a heartbeat. But, realistically, bills need to be paid.

(Be sure to check them out!)

My apologies if I’ve tagged you before. I’m kind of pressed for time these days so I didn’t go back to my other posts to check… Anyway, all of you are truly awesome and lovely and totally deserve this award!!!

Name a few of your favorite blogs/bloggers so I can give them a follow.

List 3 interesting facts about yourself.

Which 5 foods do you wish were banished from the Earth?

Who’s your favorite cartoon character?

If your life was made into a movie, who would play you? Why?

If you were stranded on an island, what 5 things would you wish for?

What is you favorite genre to read and why?

If you could be one of your favorite book characters for a day, who would you choose and why?

What is your favorite dessert of all time?

Name 3 books you’ve read in 2018 that you absolutely loved and would recommend to everyone you meet.

For each of the 3 books you mentioned, use 2-3 GIFS to describe the book.

Hope you enjoyed reading this post. And for everyone else, please feel free to answer any or all of these questions. Be sure to tag me in your posts or leave a comment here with your link so I can check them out. Looking forward to reading your answers!

Until next time!

sincerelykarenjoendsign

Michelle’s Questions

Biggest Bookish pet peeve? People who borrow books and never give them back or take long to return them and when they do, there are stains, folded pages, or the books are in really bad shape.

Favourite scent? I don’t really have a particular favorite scent, but I do like light floral ones. Nothing too overpowering cause I’m very sensitive.

Favourite bookish item? I love bookish totes and candles.

An author whom you would buy all their books? Just to name a few — Marie Lu, Tahereh Mafi, Marissa Meyer, Colleen Hoover, Kasie West, and

Favourite place to read? I read pretty much anywhere and whenever, but my favorite place will always be in the comfort of my own bed.

What are your other hobbies aside from reading? Does going to Disneyland count as a hobby?!?! LOL Anyway, I like to bake whenever I get the chance and being crafty.

What was the deciding factor that made you want to start book blogging? Just wanted to talk about my favorite books and meet awesome people like you!

What advice would you give to aspiring book bloggers? Remember to have fun with what you’re doing, be positive, spread the love, and meet as many amazing book bloggers.

Read or write? Why? I would love to write a book someday, but I’m too much of a perfectionist and can never make it past the first few pages, so definitely read. I love discovering new worlds, making friends, and having as many book boyfriends as I want.

Favourite fiction world? And why? Sooo many, but it always comes down to the Harry Potter Universe.

Your all time favourite fictional character? I can’t pick just one… I have so many favorites for different reasons, but some faves are Linh Cinder, Hermione Granger, Katniss Everdeen, Juliette Ferrars, and Adelina Amouteru,

My Questions

Name 3 of your favorite OTPs.

From Q1 which couple would you invite to dinner, go on vacation with, and invite on your wedding day.

What do you do to break out of reading slumps?

What do you love best about blogging?

What are 3 of your favorite reads so far in 2018?

If you could interview any book character, who would you choose and why?

Who are some of your favorite authors?

Name your favorite book by the authors you mentioned in Q7.

Favorite food of all time. A food that you can eat every single day.

Describe yourself in three books and explain.

Name one of your bookish goals for 2018.

Again, just wanted to say thanks to Michelle for nominating me. Some of those questions were difficult to answer, but I had so much fun! I hope you all enjoyed reading my replies! Can’t wait to see your posts, so don’t forget to link them!