tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.comments2023-06-06T06:26:12.011-07:00New Confessions of a BibliophileBeckihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05653705153684883155noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-82052468480952665832013-03-12T22:38:36.019-07:002013-03-12T22:38:36.019-07:00I paste my reviews between a few places and the ra...I paste my reviews between a few places and the rating system is different in each one. I just use my best judgment I guess.<br /><br />I hope you enjoy your reading choices this week!<br /><br />Shelleyrae @ Book'd OutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-82406726775545492002013-03-12T17:47:01.855-07:002013-03-12T17:47:01.855-07:00I've never quite been able to get away from st...I've never quite been able to get away from star ratings, mainly because I haven't come up with anything better. Five stars isn't quite enough to finesse the rating, though, and I've thought of going to a ten-point scale with the books that I read in order to allow for more detail.<br /><br />That being said, the fact of the matter is that the star rating means almost nothing. What one person doesn't like I might love, and vice versa. I did <i>not</i> like <i>Beautiful Creatures</i> and it gets very good reviews generally (on both Goodreads and Amazon).<br /><br />I think that with Amazon, there's a lack of personal connection that makes it easier to just brush over your reviews, because you're not reviewing for your friends, or for the people who actually matter to you. <br /><br />Regardless, I feel like at a certain point it's important to give the author that boost, if the boost is well deserved. Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-82987981361819988932013-03-11T19:24:07.428-07:002013-03-11T19:24:07.428-07:00I used to use Amazon reviews as a reference but fo...I used to use Amazon reviews as a reference but found that they were often inconsistent and ill considered. I find goodreads is a much more consistent forum for reviews with consistent quality information and I have a list of blogs and bloggers I consider reliable, sometimes I will buy and read a book just because of a recommendation from one of those.<br />Not a big fan of star ratings especially on Amazon as to many seem to be one extreme or the other either 1 star or 5 without quality information in the review to back it up.<br />And having said all that I will admit to being quite lazy on goodreads and often writing only a brief comment on the book and giving a star rating, generally a 3 or 4, sometimes a 5 but rarely a 1, in fact I don't think I have ever encountered a book that warrants a 1. <br />Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824748902803492123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-52606986299959245562013-03-11T19:21:45.550-07:002013-03-11T19:21:45.550-07:00I liked a lot Delirium and I LOVED Divergent.
Hope...I liked a lot Delirium and I LOVED Divergent.<br />Hope you enjoy them.Adriana Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09380711944697558813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-23592066601424269822013-03-11T18:55:41.038-07:002013-03-11T18:55:41.038-07:00I've tried to read Before I fall once before, ...I've tried to read <i>Before I fall</i> once before, but I had a hard time getting absorbed into it. I think I'll enjoy it once I can get through it though. At least I hope so!Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-50564131543174434722013-03-11T18:26:18.990-07:002013-03-11T18:26:18.990-07:00I recently finished Beautiful Creatures and really...I recently finished Beautiful Creatures and really enjoyed it. Same with Divergent - although I didn't love Before I Fall as much - took me a wile to get into it, but I got there. I hope you enjoy all these books and look forward to seeing what you think.<br /><br />Tanya Patrice<br /><a href="http://www.girlxoxo.com" rel="nofollow">Girlxoxo.com</a>TPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589001490828032365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-89823355119733150422013-03-11T12:42:57.740-07:002013-03-11T12:42:57.740-07:00I've thought about doing something like that, ...I've thought about doing something like that, but if I'm blogging every day, then I feel like I have to blog on two blogs on a daily basis, and all of the promotion that goes along with it. I feel like my eyes want to cross as a result of the strain I put on myself just to keep up with the platforms that I'm using.<br /><br />Labels (Categories) might not be a bad way to sort through it though. I'm going to start putting reviews back on the blog, so that's not a bad idea.<br /><br />Thanks!Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-83194396284943565552013-03-11T12:05:52.789-07:002013-03-11T12:05:52.789-07:00Both are great books. Happy hopping!Both are great books. Happy hopping!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-6394983432920054562013-03-10T22:28:58.897-07:002013-03-10T22:28:58.897-07:00You could always have a seperate page for all the ...You could always have a seperate page for all the YA and or dystopian fiction and just have a range of tabs at the top of the blog that way if someone is that specific in their reason for reading they can just go the relevant tab/page, maybe just thinking outloud so to speak???<br />Happy reading and bloging!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824748902803492123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-60235675604588716952013-03-10T09:12:33.885-07:002013-03-10T09:12:33.885-07:00Like the books you have mentioned in your answer. ...Like the books you have mentioned in your answer. And yes, book blogging requires time and dedication. I have been pretty on and off in the past 2 years.<br />xoxoкєяohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06099304077748333313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-58413962120668589302013-03-09T12:26:07.043-08:002013-03-09T12:26:07.043-08:00Last night I spent about an hour tearing through t...Last night I spent about an hour tearing through two chapters of <i>Beautiful Creatures</i>. I'm really surprised to find that the reason I wasn't getting into it was that I didn't like it as much as I thought I did. The introduction of Ridley made the book a hundred times more interesting. I thought Macon had done it, but he wasn't enough; up to this point (roughly 1/3 of the way through the book), there was no real action, no real story that was happening. <br /><br />I think I'm going to cover this on Tumblr today and then link in today's entry, which I already have planned. Read it if you're interested (:Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-8007675525780412642013-03-09T01:49:54.549-08:002013-03-09T01:49:54.549-08:00Know what you mean! Reading time can be hard to c...Know what you mean! Reading time can be hard to come by but well done for blogging so much this week. I have to work really hard not to let the blog get neglected.<br />With disruptions I also find it hard to get into some books and I have been known to just give up on a book sometimes because of it. <br />one of my favourite bloggers Kaz at Books Anonymous posted something I think you would relate to, a badge I think all us readers would like to let the world know we don't want to be interrupted.<br />Hope you get some peace and quite for reading this week.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824748902803492123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-43192421615362865752013-03-08T15:47:06.276-08:002013-03-08T15:47:06.276-08:00Thanks for your post...always interesting.
Happy ...Thanks for your post...always interesting.<br /><br />Happy Hopping!! <br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews<br /><a href="http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-blogger-hop-38-3-14.html" rel="nofollow">My Blog Hop Answer</a><br />Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-6708239163327501342013-03-07T14:56:25.935-08:002013-03-07T14:56:25.935-08:00It happens. Sometimes it does takes us longer to g...It happens. Sometimes it does takes us longer to get into a book.BookCupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285664033853752409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-9429509367893678822013-03-07T14:08:05.012-08:002013-03-07T14:08:05.012-08:00I know just what you mean - I am dying for a littl...I know just what you mean - I am dying for a little time alone!! My son has been home sick/recovering from surgery for a month now, and I am yearning for some quiet time. I can't even try to read with a bunch of people in the room - unless they are reading, too.<br /><br />I usually stick with books, even if I don't get into it right away, and often it grows on me. But you are right, it is really hard to get into a book with noise and chaos around you!<br /><br />Sue<br /><br /><a href="http://www.greatbooksforkidsandteens.com/%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Great Books for Kids and Teens</a><br /><br /><a href="http://bookbybook.blogspot.com/%E2%80%9D" rel="nofollow">Book By Book</a><br /><br />Sue Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532098225905355332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-58565167427864338902013-03-06T11:04:48.265-08:002013-03-06T11:04:48.265-08:00Most of the reviews I've read of Beautiful Cre...Most of the reviews I've read of <i>Beautiful Creatures</i> have been very positive. I feel, however, like I'm re-reading <i>Twilight</i>. While I enjoyed Twilight -- a lot -- it's not something that I was anticipating re-reading in what amounts to another format. <br /><br />Garcia and Stohl do a better job of presenting us with realistic teenagers in a Southern setting than Meyer did with Pacific Northwest teenagers, but I'm finding that the story isn't compelling me to keep reading. <br /><br />I have a blog post planned about my comparisons of the two, which will probably be up tomorrow, since today I plan on covering <i>another</i> <i>Twilight</i> comparison, though this one's not my own!Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-5357447040469854912013-03-06T04:22:47.862-08:002013-03-06T04:22:47.862-08:00First of all thanks for stopping by on my blog, al...First of all thanks for stopping by on my blog, always a pleasure to know people are reading what I write! I'd have to agree with you sometimes it's difficult pickign out what to read and especially genres. I personally will always love ya contemporaries, just because they are feel good books and sometimes i just need that happiness coursing through me. Of course I enjoy the dystopia books as well mainly ya books, that's the majority of my tbr and new adult as well. Now in regards to beautiful creatures I've heard very mixed reviews on this series. I think what I'll do is watch the dvd when it comes out but probably never pick up the books. Wish you luck in reading them. Cathy De Los Santoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16156512393353472676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-48207861375731603322013-03-05T19:04:16.205-08:002013-03-05T19:04:16.205-08:00Divergent is incredible. Hope you like it. Just fo...Divergent is incredible. Hope you like it. Just found you on book blogs. New follower :)BookCupidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285664033853752409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-48512885615241973732013-03-05T07:41:52.331-08:002013-03-05T07:41:52.331-08:00I enjoyed Divergent but didn't continue the se...I enjoyed Divergent but didn't continue the series. Maybe I will this year.<br /><br />I saw the movie Beautiful Creatures and am currently reading the book (I normally NEVER do that!) I always read first. I hope I enjoy the book. About 50% done.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-45140062116219103662013-03-05T02:49:38.172-08:002013-03-05T02:49:38.172-08:00Thanks for popping by my blog Ive not read either ...Thanks for popping by my blog Ive not read either of these books but they sound interesting so I'll check them out thanks for that. My TBR pile is growing at an alarmingly fast pace ! I hope this week is not so busy and there really isn't anything more annoying than someone talking over your book for your attention, its a pet peeve with me !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03237973730193381512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-82252819110305555912013-03-04T17:41:38.401-08:002013-03-04T17:41:38.401-08:00I have read both books and loved Divergent. I have read both books and loved Divergent. Nise' https://www.blogger.com/profile/15586400022454009379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-43343366124533856522013-03-04T16:19:22.655-08:002013-03-04T16:19:22.655-08:00For me, it's about building a community, not j...For me, it's about building a community, not just about writing, being followed, or even being read. I want the ability to actually <i>communicate</i> with readers in a personal way, and I personally feel like reviews on the blog take away from that aspect of the art of blogging.<br /><br />That being said, I do <i>write</i> reviews, of every book that I read. I put them on Hubpages, which I feel is a slightly better platform for reviews because of its features. I can write longer reviews than the little snippets that are advised on Amazon or social sites. When I review a book, I have a <i>lot</i> to say about the book I'm reviewing (good, bad, or ugly).<br /><br />There's nothing wrong with quick, readable reviews, really. But honestly, bloggers I trust only have to recommend a book and I'm off looking to buy and read it. But that's where establishing trust comes in ;)Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754395988251504521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-71688707647657573262013-03-04T15:57:49.769-08:002013-03-04T15:57:49.769-08:00I enjoyed both Beautiful Creatures and Divergent a...I enjoyed both Beautiful Creatures and Divergent and hope you do too. I am an eclectic reader too, so I just go with it - on my blog it's YA and adult fiction - fantasy, sci fi & historical fiction are my faves.<br /><br />Tanya Patrice<br /><a href="http://www.girlxoxo.com'>Girlxoxo.com</a>TPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589001490828032365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-54500213343095837722013-03-04T15:24:31.479-08:002013-03-04T15:24:31.479-08:00The kind of personal discursive post like this app...The kind of personal discursive post like this appeals to me but I always read good reviews from reviewers I trust, for me that is the cornerstone of good content. I am not a big fan of memes and generally don't participate or read them, having said that I have recently joined a meme, I will see how long I can keep that up. Mostly I think they are boring and lazy, nothing beats original quality content. I like the idea of a blog about blogging and as long as the content is interesting and relevant I will keep reading. Although for me book reviews are cornerstone but that is just me. The blogging world now seems full of people who just want followers for the sake of having followers, they don’t seem to care about having actual readers and there is a difference. Make readers want your content, a blog about blogging has huge potential. Because I am a reader it is books and reading that get my attention and a person’s personal response and stories.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824748902803492123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6045349469021044450.post-8873355282725359112013-02-02T00:32:18.483-08:002013-02-02T00:32:18.483-08:00I wasn't expecting to get horror or suspense w...I wasn't expecting to get horror or suspense with Nicholas Sparks. I was just expecting MORE from him than what I got. Beckihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653705153684883155noreply@blogger.com