Blog Award : Sisterhood of the World

Apparently I've been nominated by two sweet bloggers: Nicolette from A Read-aholic and Greg from Book Haven. I'm very grateful and thank you so much for nominating me. It means a lot!

I remember being nominated for the Liebster blog award a while back and I just love how the book community share love for other book bloggers. All the awards I've stumbled across so far has been something like this one where you answer questions and then nominate a bunch of other bloggers instead of just a couple. It's a great way to find new book blogs!


The rules are as follows:
1. Thank the blogger who nominated you and link their website

2. Use the award logo on your post

3. Answer the 10 questions provided by the blogger who tagged you

4. Nominate 10 bloggers

5. Ask them 10 questions

Since I've been nominated by two bloggers I have two sets of questions so 20 instead of 10. I don't want to choose between the two so I figured I could do both!

Nicolette's questions 

1.What is the best book you've read thus far this summer?

This is quite hard actually so I'll just name a few: More Than This by Jay McLean, A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses #1) by Sarah J. Maas and All of the Above by James Dawson

2. A genre you haven't read or haven't read much from?

Erotica! I've probably only read the first two books in Fifty Shades but I plan to read more eventually.

3. Favorite time of day to read?

All the time! But I usually read the most in the morning or late at night before bed time. 

4. How long does it take you to usually read a book?

Well, depending on whether I go to school or not a couple of days. I can easily read 800-1000 pages a day if I don't have anything to do but read and on a school day with chores 400-600. 

5. Book(s) you're looking forward to reading next year?

I'm not sure which new releases I'm looking forward to next year except from Throne of Glass and A Court of Thorns and Roses - the next installment in those series that is. But I hope to read a bunch of classics next year! 

6. Favorite author in your favorite genre?

Well after getting an 'obvious' fairytale retelling from Sarah J. Maas she's probably my fave. I liked Throne of Glass (apparently it's inspired by Cinderella) but ACOTAR sealed the deal! 

I would probably say Rosamund Hodge as well but since I've only read 1 book by her so far I feel like I can't justify saying so.

7. Character that you want as a best friend and why?

Toria Grand from All of the Above. She likes to read, she's confident, she's badass and she's bi - so I have someone to talk to about both boys and girls. I feel like Toria is today's Elizabeth Bennett. I know that's quite a statement to make but she embodies everything I love about Lizzie and then have character traits I love in general. She's really my perfect character and she would make such a great friend! 

8. Do you try to convince your non-reading friends that books are worth it?

YES! I mostly recommend more known books since they can then say to other people they've read them but I also know that some people only read hyped books! 

I always tell people to read Pride and Prejudice but it's not a good book to start with and I don't want anything disliking it. 

9. How many books were in your most recent book haul?

I'm quite proud to say that I don't really buy books at the time. I bought 8 or so books for my birthday money and other than that I've only bought a couple or so books this year. I've definitely been a good girl! 

I still get a bunch of books for review every month though - but I don't count those since I don't pay for them. 

10. Book you want to see turned into a T.V. show or movie? 

This is quite a tough one! For now I'd say A Court of Thorns and Roses or All of the Above 

Greg's questions

1) Do you have a favorite book to share?

Well, Pride and Prejudice is always my go-to with this kind of question!

2) If you could go back in time, what era would you go to?

The 1800's, the 50s or the 60's. I don't like reading historical fiction but I do love my Austen and my parents keep saying I should've been born in the 50's or 60's! 

3) If you've read Divergent, which faction are you? If not, skip this one.

Hmm Erudite or Amity, I've never been able to choose between those two. 

According to a quiz I just took (take it here) I'm somewhere between Abnegation or Candor.. So I literally have no idea which faction I belong in. You tell me! 

4) What is your favorite game?

My favorite game is Twister! But at the moment I'm quite obsessed with Sims. So a 'board'game and a video game! I figured that's allowed. 

5) What fairy tale setting would you visit if you could?

Oh god.. Because I can't choose I have to choose Beau Rivage since every fairytale is present.. Or maybe the world in A Court of Thorns and Roses 

6) Do you have a favorite movie?

Well, Pride and Prejudice the one with Keira Knightley from 2005. I love that one! 

7) TV or movies?

TV-series, definitely! 

8) Do you share your blog with family or do you keep it on the down low?

Well, my siblings, parents and my boyfriend's family know that I have a blog and some of my friends do but I mainly keep it on the down low. 

9) What is your favorite food?

Pasta bolognese with a ton of garlic and garlic bread on the side. 

10) If you had an all expenses paid visit to anywhere in the world, where would you go, and why?

Paris... I've always wanted to go to Paris. 

I nominate

• Fiona from A Girl Between the Pages
• Audri from Baked Book Pages
• Trinity from The Midnight Princess
• Denise from I am Shelfless
• Sydney from A Daring Adventure
• Mariah from Vibin with Books 
• Rosy from The Review Diaries
• Selena from Life of a Random
• Indigo from Adventures in YA Fiction
• Ria from Lilac Diaries

My questions to you!

1. What's your favorite thing to eat or drink while reading?
2. Which classic is your favorite? If you don't read classics then which one do you think would be your favorite?
3. What is your biggest book pet peeve?
4. Do you use bookmarks? If not, what do you use then?
5. How do you decide which book to read next?
6. What do you love most about blogging?
7. What do you love most about being a reader
8. What got you into blogging?
9. Which book is at the top of your wishlist at the time?
10. Which book(s) do you look forward to reading these next months? (released or to be released, doesn't matter)

I can't wait to see your posts! Feel free to send me a tweet, tag me or post a comment so I can read your posts!

I am nominated for the Liebster Blog Award!!!!

The lovely Michelle Reed @ Book Hangovers Blab Books nominated me for the Liebster Blog Award, and I feel so honoured! I literally squealed when I saw the comment! :) Thank you so much for the nomination, it truly means a lot to me! :)

RULES

•  Make Sure you thank and link back the person who nominated you
• List 11 Facts about yourself.
• Answer the 11 questions put forward by whoever nominated you.
• Ask 11 new questions to 9 bloggers. They must have less than 200 followers on Bloglovin' (or their preferred method). You cannot re-nominate the blog that nominated you.
• Go to their blog and inform them that they have been nominated!

Here we go!

11 facts about me

1. When I was 5 I started to sing and quickly got involved in our local choir. I've been a member of the church choir for a number of years, I've performed on a scene for a live audience a bunch of times by myself and I've actually also helped record a CD with me singing. 

2. Until I was 15 I'd always been a member of some sort of sports team. When I was younger I performed gymnastic and as I got older I got a spot as a trainer. When we moved I started playing soccer but had to stop because some sort of lung problem (the doctors still don't know what went wrong). 

3. I loved writing stories when I was younger, I actually have a bunch of books filled with my stories - I always drew a picture that had something to do with the story to go with it. 

4. I have 7 siblings. All  us 8 kids are my mom's, but we have 3 different fathers.

5. I love to cook! When I lived with my mom I scarcely did it, but since my dad works late and is in pain most of the time, I generally make dinner. I love looking through cook books and trying out different recipies and then change them to my liking. I also love to bake!

6. Superman is the best! I have all the movies - seriously, I just got the new one and I have all the old ones in a collectors edition. 

7. I rarely travel, and I've only been outside of Denmark one time(I live in Denmark, Europe). My dad worked in the Netherlands/Holland for a year and when I was in third grade we went to Holland and lived with him for a month. I actually got a very good friend during that month, we had to talk in English, but it didn't matter - I just loved getting a new friend. 

I have been to Germany, but since it's practically our neighbour (like USA and Canada) I never see it as another country. 

8.  I don't have that many friends, I tend to avoid social events. The friends I have a my best friends though, I only "mark" people as a friend when I know I can trust them and I actually want to hang out with them

9. I can't watch an entire movie - unless I'm in the cinema. My boyfriend hate me for it, but whenever I watch a movie I just zoom out, I can't concentrate and start to clean my room, talk or fall asleep

10. This is weird, but whenever the lights are out, I get sleepy. I can have a ton of energy one moment and the second the lights are out I yawn and wants to sleep. 

11. My favorite flower is Calla Lily, for starters I love the name and second it's gorgeous and one of the few flowers I'm not allergic too. 

Michelle's 11 questions

1. What was your first bookish blog post about?

My first bookish post was the "Reading Habits Tag". I wanted to start off with something simple and I thought a tag would be perfect. 

2. What is a bad book habit you have?

When I finish a book I have a hard time starting a new book, so I read 30 pages in one book, then 30 in another and 30 in a third and so on, until I actually decide which book to read....

3. If you could write letters to the dead, who would you write to?

My friend Matilde, she died of cancer when I was younger and she was one of my only friends. I miss her so, and it's one of the reasons I love reading books about people with cancer, it makes me feel closer to her somehow. 

4. How many books are on your TBR list?

I have 243 books on my "official" TBR, but then I have 23 books on my TBR-Classics shelf and 29 on my unrealesed books TBR - and I don't even have all the books I want to read on my TBR's

So all in all: A LOT of books!

5. What is your favorite scent/perfume/lotion?

I have 2, number 1 is Lil'Angel from Harajuku Lovers, it's a very sweet scent and the bottle is totally cute! Number to is DKNY Red Delicious - which happens to be the one my boyfriend loves the most out of all my perfumes. 

6. Where would you want your next vacation destination to be (it can be anywhere)?

Paris or London. I've always loved those cities and ever since I read The Da Vinci Code I've wanted to travel to Paris, I love the language and I just want to see the beautiful city for myself. 

7. If you could be a Disney Princess/Prince, who would it be?

Ariel from The Little Mermaid. My hair is red, I love to sing and she's always been my favorite (aside from Beauty - I want her library). 

8. What is your favorite season of the year?

WINTER! I love the cold, the snow, the hot cocoa, the tea, the boots, the coats and the food! Basically everything. 

9. If you could have a super power, what power would it be?

Being able to alter my memory so I can read my favorite books for the first time again.  

10. What was the last movie you saw (in a movie theater)?

The last time I was at the Cinema it was for the Catching Fire midnight premiere - I LOVED IT!

11. If you could go to any concert in the world, whose would it be? (dead or alive)

I would go to an Ed Sheeran concert - I love all his songs!

My 11 questions for my nominees

1. What's your favorite TV-show?

2. A bookish pet peeve?

3. Funniest moment of your life so far?

4. What's your best book related memory?

5. How do you organize your bookshelves and why?

6. If you could wish for anything you wanted to, what would you wish for?

7.  Are you religious, why/why not?

8. Do you speak any other languages?

9. Is there any genres you will/have never read?

10. Do you lend your books out?

11. Favorite food?

Now to my nominees:

I actually wanted to nominate Ebony from Paperbacks & Protagonists (formerly known as The Book Be), Missy from A Flurry of Ponderings and Amanda from Book Badger, but they've already been nominated. I don't follow that many blogs with under 200 followers - I feel bad, but I have a hard time finding blogs I actually enjoy reading. 

Farzy Mae @ Books Keep Me Sane 

Stormy @ Book.Blog.Bake (she is almost at 200 followers, but I love her blog so I want to nominate her anyway)

Skylar Finn @ Life of a Random

Ellis @ The Random Transliterator

Rebecca @ Life and Eyeliner

I know we had to nominate 9, but I don't have that many...

Let me know about any great blogs you follow!