Liebster Award Part 2!

Hey everyone and welcome back (or to!) my blog! Today I'm going to be doing something a little different: an award post! Way, wayyy back in the day I was tagged for the Liebster Award. Earlier this month, I was tagged again by Amy @ A Magical World of Words. Thank you Amy! Make sure to check out her blog! :) So here's a part two!

Rules: 

- Thank the person who nominated you. 

- Answer the 11 questions they wrote for you. 

- Nominate 11 people. Give them your set of 11 questions to answer.

1) If you were a colour, what would you be? (What colour best suits your personality?)

Hard question! I think I'll have to choose one of my favorite colors, which is this light sky blue. You know when the sky is super blue when you look up and when you get closer to the horizon, it gets so light it is almost white? That blue! 

2) A magical animal you'd love to have as a pet?  You know, my first thought when I read this was a teacup pig. I know they aren't technically magical, but they are to me! And really who can say no to teacup pigs?!  

3) Guilty pleasure book?  

I would have to say anything by Jennifer L. Armentrout! Her books aren't literary genius, but they sure are fun to read and their breakneck pace really keeps me going. Her Dark Elements trilogy is my all time guilty pleasure. I mean, the series is about a half demon and half gargoyle who kills anyone she loves who is in a love triangle with a demon and a gargoyle. When I try explaining the plot to anyone, all I get are weird looks. :D

4) Would you rather live in Oz or Neverland, and why? 

I think I would do Oz. It's been such a long time since I've seen The Wizard of Oz or Peter Pan, but I'm leaning towards Oz. I mean, I don't want to be surrounded by some prepubescent boys on an island... 

5) You're only allowed to watch 1 movie your entire life. What movie would you choose? 

Oh my goodness Amy!! You are killing me! This is pretty torturous. I have four answers, and I think I would be happy with either of them. First is Get Out, a 2016 thriller/mystery which was written, co-produced, and directed by Jordan Peele. The movie is stunning, and there is more to gain with every viweing of us. My second choice is Sleepless in Seattle. Sleepless in Seattle is such a classic rom-com and I just love it to bits. The romantic in me just loves it. My third choicec is Another Earth, starring Brit Marling. Another Earth has a special place in my heart for me; it was the movie that made me want to start watching movies mroe regulalry and critically. And last but not least is Baby Driver! Now this might be a situational choice, considering that I just watched the movie last night. But it's blend of action, romance, and music made me fall in love. Much like Get Out, there's little tidbits that you don't pick up on until you watch it for a second time.

Okay, that was a long answer! I couldn't choose just one! 

6) You're stranded on an island with Hermione Granger and Katniss Everdeen. Who do you think is more likely to escape without you and leave you behind - given dire circumstances?    

So I might not be the best to answer this because I've only read the first Harry Potter book (seen all the movies) and have read the Hunger Games trilogy and have seen all the movies. But, I would have to go with Hermione. It's so hard to gain Katniss' trust, and she only is truly loyal to the poeple she loves. I don't think that I would gain her loyalty if we were on a stranded island. Hermione, however, seems a bit more trusting, and to be honest, nicer. 

7) One book that forever changed your life?  Without doubt, the book that forever changed my life was Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. I had this read to me in my fourth grade class, and it completely hooked me into reading. Right away I picked up the rest of the series that was out and read them. I was in love with the world and with reading in general, and really shaped me into who I am today.  

8) Who's your fictional hero/role model? 

I don't really know for this. No one came to mind right away, but the more I think the more I'm leaning towards Belly Conklin from the Summer I Turned Pretty trilogy by Jenny Han. Han is one of my favorite authors, and it's because of how realistic and relatable her characters are. Belly doesn't have everything figured out, but her character growth throughout the trilogy is touching. I hope to age as gracefully as she did! 

9) Would you rather drown in ice-cream or burn in pizza? (I'm weird, I know).   

I'm going with burn in pizza! I have heard that drowning is the most painful way to die, and I know that I would be fighting against my instincts to breathe in the ice cream and drown. I would hate to go out that way. But if I burn in pizza, I could just pass out from smoke inhalation and be blissfully unaware that I was dying. 

10) What's one famous book you wish you'd written? 

I don't have an answer for this! I don't think I would want to take credit for someone's work. I'm good with just loving and admiring from afar! 
  
11) What's one book you know you'll never, ever read?

Okay, this was just too easy! I will never, ever read Fifty Shades of Gray. It's not that I have anything against erotica, but if I want to read erotica, there are surely better written books than Fifty Shades of Grey.

I nominate... 

Lauren @ Always Me 
Laura @ Blue Eye Books
Angel Erin @ Angel Erin's Book Obsession
Atlas Rising Books

Deborah @ Hills of Books

 and anyone else who wants to do the tag!! 

Here are my questions!

1) What is your favorite book of the year so far?
2) If you could un-read a book, what would it be?
3) If you could read a book again like it was the first time, what would it be?
4) What advice would you give to a blogger who just started off?
5) Shout out some of your favorite bloggers!
6) Dream cast the book you answered for number 1!
7) What is your favorite classic or a classic that you want to read right away?
8) What do you prefer: e-books, audiobooks, hardcover, or paperback?
9) If you could only read one author for the rest of your life, who would it be?
10) What has been the best movie you have seen all year?
11)  And lastly (and possibly most importantly).... dogs or cats?

What are some of your answers to any of these 22 questions in this post? Thanks so much for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another post!

Happy Reading!

Genni @ Ready, Set, Read!

Real Neat Blog Award!

I was nominated by Lauren @ Always Me for the Real Neat Blog award. She's the best; thank you again Lauren! If you don't follow her, I highly recommend her blog! I was actually nominated twice, and I apologize that I never got around to it! You might see a part two of this so I can answer the other questions. :D

Rules:

1. Thank and link back to the blogger who nominated you.

2. Answer the seven questions set to you.

3. Create seven questions for your nominees.

4. Nominate seven other bloggers.

1) What is your favorite food?
I don't really have one! But I do love anything with pesto though! Give me a tomato mozzarella sandwich with pesto, and I will love you forever. 

2) How many languages do you know?
Technically, I am only fluent in one - English. However, I have taken up to Spanish three in my high school year. I want to be fluent in it, but I would have to restart from the beginning. I don't have a good foundation to go higher, and I know I would struggle if I could.

3) Describe the last book you read using one word.
Dry.

4) What books are you currently reading?
I am currently reading Intertwined by Gena Showalter, and I am currently listening to Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly. Both are the first books in a series, and I am enjoying both! I'm actually almost done with Deep Blue. I really appreciate how the female friendships are accurately represented!

5) Of all the unread books on your shelf, what has been there the longest?

I think I've owned Dissonance for two years now. I bought it through Book Outlet, and I've just never gotten around to it. 

6) What is the last dream you recall?
Okay, I have weird dreams; you've been warned. As a predecessor, I have this stain in my car from the previous owner that I tried getting out the other day, and it smells SO bad whenever I try to clean it. Last night I had a dream where I was cleaning it again, but my friends from my school's feminist club were also cleaning their cars as well. The stain then passed to each car, like an infectious disease. Told you it was strange! 

7) How long have you been blogging?
I've been blogging for a year and a couple months now! 

My Nominees:
Laura @ Blue Eye Books
Anna @ Enchanted by YA

Bookish Realm 
Ann & Clare @ Dual Reads
Shon, Tina, and Wendy and Tangled 'N' Books  
Greg @ Book Haven 
Angel Erin @ Angel Erin's Book Obsession
  
My Questions:

I'm going to keep the same questions just as Lauren did because I'd like to see the responses as well! 

Once again, a huge thank you to Lauren for nominating me! Make sure you follow her as well!

If I didn't tag you, feel free to consider yourself tagged or answer some of the questions in the comments!

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another post!

Happy Reading!

Genni @ Ready, Set, Read!    

Infinity Dreams Award!

I have been nominated by Lauren @ Always Me for this award! Thank you so much for the nomination. Make sure to check out Lauren's blog! She is one of my favorite bloggers out there!

Liebster Award Part 1!

Hey guys and welcome back to my blog! I've brought some exciting news - I was nominated for the Liebster Award by Lauren @ Always Me! She's a great blogger who is very original in her posts. Make sure to check her out. :D I was actually nominated just before the end of the year but didn't see the comment until now. Shameful, I know!

So the great thing about the Liebster Award is that it is a great way to discover 11 bloggers and learn more about your fellow bloggers in the community!

Here's the Rules:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and link their blog.

2. Answer the 11 questions the nominator has given you.
3. Tag 11 bloggers who have less than 1000 readers.
4. Think of 11 questions to ask the bloggers you have nominated.
5. Let them know you've nominated them through social media or their blog.

Here's Lauren's Questions:

1. How do you organize your bookshelves?
I actually organize my books by color! However, I need to do an unhaul because it's getting kind of crazy in my room.

2. You've been tasked to rewrite a book, which book would it be and why?
This is such a hard question! There's a couple books that I don't like that I wouldn't rewrite because I see the reasoning of what had happened. I think I'll go with Ashes to Ashes by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian. I was a hardcore shipper of not only Reeve & Lillia, but Alex and Kat as well! I was just so disappointed with the ending and even reading the posts where the authors explained their decisions didn't help me either.


3. What 2016 book release are you most excited for?
Okay, there are so many releases I am looking forward to this year! But after reading Illuminae and LOVING it, the question was how could I not pick Gemina! I have high expectations to say the least. :D

4. What group of fictional friends would you like to share a lunch table with?
So many hard questions! I kind of did a post about this earlier on my blog about 5 Character's I'd Like to Spend a Snow Day With. Taking from that, I'd have to choose the cast from Fruits Basket! They're such a big and eccentric bunch and I know I'd have so much fun.

5. If you could recast any classic tv show with modern actors, what show would you choose and what modern actors would you select?
My favorite classic TV show has to be Golden Girls. There are some great comedic women in Hollywood, but guys - I am in LOVE with the girls on SNL. Especially Leslie Jones. Can she be the new Blanche?

6. If you could see any musical group, past or present, which would you want to see and what song would you like to here them perform?
My favorite music would have to be from the early 1960s. I could listen to it all day long! My favorite three songs are You Don't Own Me by Leslie Gore (talk about a feminist ballad!), Runaround Sue by Dion, and What a Wonderful World by Sam Cooke and also the song by Louis Armstrong with the same name.

7. Which hyped book were you most thrilled by?
This might be a weird pick, but The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It's such a staple novel  in my childhood and even then Shel Silverstein was hyped up. If I were to choose an author that would define my childhood, it would be Shel Silverstein.


8. Which hyped book were you most disappointed by?
I'm going to change it up a bit and actually mention a book that I was really disappointed by that I didn't hate. That would be Nowhere But Here by Katie McGarry. McGarry was a great author to start into the YA genre with, but she doesn't really appeal to me anymore and the book fell flat.

9.  What's a book that you love, but isn't very well known?
One of my favorite books from last year was Every Last Promise by Kristin Halbrook. It definitely needs more love for handling such a hard hitting topic so well.

10. What social media website do you prefer?
Okay, this is going to sound so odd for an almost seventeen year old, but I don't like social media and don't really have any! This is the closest thing I have to social media besides Facebook, which I don't use. I just hate the pressure of it all and how much it takes away from what you could actually be doing.

11. What 2016 book to movie adaptation are you most excited to see?  
Definitely The BFG adaption based on the childhood novel by Roald Dahl. He's another childhood author. Besides that, I would pick me Before You by Jojo Moyes. I haven't read the book yet, but plan to after seeing that trailer. It was spectacular.

My 11 Nominees!

1.) Erika @ Books, Stars, and the Pages in Between
2.) Anna @ Enchanted by YA
3.) Denise @ The Bibliolater
4.) Jo @ Book Lovers Blog
5.) Catia @ The Girl Who Read Too Much
6.) Greg @ Book Haven
7.) Kate @ The Bookaholic Blurbs
8.) Lola @ Lola's Reviews
9.) Ana @ Read Me Away
10.) Ashleigh @ A Frolic Through Fiction
11.) Sara @ Freadom Library

My Questions
1.) If you had to choose one author/book that would define your childhood reading, what would it be?
 
2.) What is a book, series, or author do you see as a reason why you are still reading?

3.) What is your favorite part about blogging?

4.) Do you have a guilty pleasure book/author? If so, who?

5.) What is the best book you have read so far in 2016?

6.) What are some of your favorite book to movie adaptation?

7.) What is one book that you would recommend to (almost) everyone?

8.) Which do you prefer: standalone or series?

9.) Where and when do you do most of your reading?

10.) Why did you start blogging?

11.) What is your favorite genre (doesn't need to be limited to YA)?

So that was the Liebster Award! I want to thank Lauren again for nominating me! I'm SO sorry I didn't get around to it until now! I hope you guys discovered some great blogs. :D

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you soon with another post!

Happy Reading!

Genni @ Ready, Set, Read!

One Lovely Blog Award!

Hey guys and welcome back to my blog! I'm Genni and I have some exciting news for you all! The lovely Lauren at Always Me nominated me for the One Lovely Blog Award! Her blog is one of my favorites out there. Be sure to check out her out! 

I also want to thank you guys. Everyone one of you who visits my blog baffles me. I wouldn't have done this without you as well! :)

The Rules:
-Thank the blogger who nominated you.
- List the rules display the word button.
- Give seven facts about yourself!
- Nominate fifteen other bloggers for the award and make sure to notify them!
- Display the award button on your blog and follow the blogger that nominated you.

My Facts:

1.) I love, love, love binge watching Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU! Liv Benson is one of my favorite fictional characters of all time. My mom actually started watching it when she got pregnant because she was on bed rest and got bored. 

2.) I'm a scaredy cat! The dark and me do not mix well. Add horror movies? You got me shutting my eyes and closing my ears.

3.) I had to wear an eye patch over my eye for about a year or so because I had an extreme case of amblyopia, or lazy eye. Basically, I had to wear a patch over my right eye to strengthen my left.

4.) I still watch Barbie movies even though I'm sixteen. In fact, I just watched Barbie Rock N' Royals. My friend of more than 10 years and I watch Barbie movies whenever we hang out because it is tradition. Our favorite is Princess and the Pauper; it is a classic Barbie movie!

5.) I have one dog, Gabby, and she is my everything!

6.) My guilty pleasure TV shows are The Royals and Vampire Diaries. The dynamic of Vampire Diaries has definitely changed after Nina Dobrev left, but I still really like it. 

7.) I love late 1950s era music! One of my two favorite songs are Wonderful World by Sam Cooke and Runaround Sue by Dion.


My Nominees:

1.) Blue Eye Books
2.) Bookish Realm Reviews
3.) Books, Stars, Writing, and Everything In Between
4.) Enchanted by YA
5.) Tangled 'N' Books
6.) The Bibliolater
7.) The Girl Who Read Too Much
8.) A Thousand Books
9.) Anne Books
10.) The Midnight Princess
11.) My Addiction: Books
12.) Daydreaming Books
13.) Carlene Inspired
14.) Confessions Of an Addict
15.) Book Lovers Blog