Feature and Follow Friday: Featured Blogger!

Feature and Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

And guess what... I was lucky enough to be chosen to feature this week! So welcome one and welcome all, take a look around!

This week's question: post a photo of your favourite coffee mug.

I haven't really got many mugs that mean much to me, but my mum got me this one for my twenty first birthday. It sits by my bed so it's the one that I always use when I'm reading. The poem on the side reads "A mug to keep for years to come, to remind me of when I was Twenty One." So cute!



Interview Questions:

When did you start blogging?
I started blogging last December. I graduated from university with an English Lit and History degree last summer, and after leaving I found it odd no longer writing about the books that I was reading. I found myself keeping notes, which gradually turned into reviews, and the idea of starting a book blog just popped into my head one day. Little did I know that there was this whole crazy world of fellow book bloggers just waiting to be discovered!

What is your favorite part of book blogging? 
Meeting like-minded people. Not many of my friends and family read, and so blogging is the perfect way to talk about the books that I love.

What type of books do you mainly blog about? 
Mainly historical/contemporary romance and YA/NA fiction, but I'm happy to read and blog about pretty much anything!

What is your favorite book(s)? 
This is an impossible question! I love Elizabeth Chadwick's historical fiction, and Anthony Horowitz is another favourite author. I love classic authors like F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Bronté sisters too.   

What has been the best thing that has happened to you because of book blogging? 
It's got to be the free books right? The postman must laugh to himself at how excited I get when he brings a parcel for me! Knowing that you're getting to read them before everybody else is an added bonus too.

Once again welcome to my blog, and thanks to Alison and Parajunkee for featuring me!


Comments

  1. Nicki J Markus26 June 2014 at 19:28

    New follower via FF. Congrats on the feature; your mug is sweet.

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  2. ashley poteet26 June 2014 at 20:11

    Congrats on the feature! I'm already a follower!
    Http://www.ashes86blog.wordpress.com

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  3. Sharon Taylor26 June 2014 at 20:30

    Congrats on being featured and that's a cute mug!
    New Bloglovin follower.
    Here is my FF.
    Have a great week.
    Sharon

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  4. Angela's Anxious Life26 June 2014 at 20:38

    I love that you have a mug from your mom. How special is that? I have shot glasses that are special to me like that but not mugs.

    Angie
    Follow Friday Geeky Mugs

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    1. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 17:39

      I know a few people who have sentimental shot glasses - I'd be petrified of breaking them haha! Thanks for stopping by :)

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  5. Sugar and Snark26 June 2014 at 23:00

    Love the bear mug! Congratz on the feature!
    Have a great Friday!

    New email Twitter follower.

    Sugar & Snark

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  6. CHRISTINE DANIELLE26 June 2014 at 23:15

    I love the quote, it really was perfect for a twenty-one year old.:)

    New Follower VIA GFC

    Christine @ Bibliophilic Madness

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  7. Lexxie Lin27 June 2014 at 01:08

    Congrats on being featured this week, Vicki! That mug is really cute, and the poem just makes it adorable. I'm a new Bloglovin, Google+ and Twitter follower. I'm also going to stalk you on Goodreads ;)
    Have a fantastic Friday!

    Lexxie @ (un)Conventional Bookviews

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  8. Natalie Hearts Books27 June 2014 at 02:17

    Congrats on being featured! That is such a lovely mug, is it a Tatty Teddy one?

    Old bloglovin follower but new Twitter, Tumblr etc. follower.

    Natalie @ Natalie Hearts Books

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    1. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 17:58

      It is indeed a Tatty Teddy mug :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  9. Monique Mo Books27 June 2014 at 05:09

    Seriously cute mug, I love it =D
    Congrats on being this weeks feature. You can find my FF here
    http://moniquesmobooks.blogspot.com/2014/06/feature-follow-post-photo-of-your.html

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  10. Obsessive Compulsive Reader27 June 2014 at 05:50

    Congrats on being feature! :) I love that you mom gave you that mug - it's definitely something to treasure for years to come

    Old follower

    Here's my FF

    Obsessive Compulsive Reader

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    1. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:08

      I'll definitely treasure it :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  11. Tracy27 June 2014 at 06:24

    Congratulations on being a feature blog! I love your background image! New follower on Bloglovin' and Twitter! Here's my FF!

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  12. Tina Van Dyn Hoven27 June 2014 at 07:41

    Congrats on being a feature! And that mug is cute! (:

    Tina @ Pages of Comfort - new follower via bloglovin
    My FF

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  13. Annette Mills27 June 2014 at 08:14

    Congrats! Lovely blog. I'm following via Feedly. Here’s my FF.

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  14. thedarkreadingroom27 June 2014 at 11:08

    Congrats on being featured. :)
    What a fun mug, that's definitely a great way of remembering when you were 21 and It's super cute too.

    New follower on BlogLovin'.

    My FF

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    1. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:18

      Thanks! It's definitely something to treasure. Following back :)

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  15. Keeley Reads27 June 2014 at 12:18

    Congratulations on being featured, it is great to have a keep sake that means a lot :) Old follower!

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  16. My Thoughts.... Literally!27 June 2014 at 15:42

    That's a really cute mug, love the poem! Congrats on your feature.

    Happy FF! New GFC follower.
    Cassi @ My Thoughts Literally

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  17. Gail Aranas27 June 2014 at 18:42

    Congrats on the feature!
    I agree. Can't say no to free books! ;)

    New GFC follower. MY F&F!

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    1. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:38

      Thanks for stopping by! Yeah free books are the best :)

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  18. Thea Wilson28 June 2014 at 04:41

    Congratulations on being featured!

    New GFC follower

    Thea @ Gizzimomo's Book Shelf

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  19. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 17:18

    Yeah it's a Tatty Teddy Bear :) Following you back!

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  20. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 17:40

    I completely agree. Thanks for stopping by, following you back :)

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  21. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 17:55

    Thanks for stopping by, following back :)

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  22. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:03

    Thanks! Following back :)

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  23. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:15

    The Champion is a good place to start, it's a standalone novel and is one of my absolute favourites! Thanks for stopping by! :)

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  24. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:21

    That's such a good idea! Following you back :)

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  25. Vicki W28 June 2014 at 18:26

    Thanks! Following back :)

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  26. Annette Mills1 July 2014 at 06:05

    Congrats! I'm following via Feedly.

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