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Armchair BEA

Armchair BEA: Sharing My Tips

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Armchair BEA is a virtual event for the book bloggers who can’t attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in New York this June (June 4 – 8, 2012). Go to Armchair BEA for more details and to join in all the fun!

Today’s post is all about “asking a question or sharing a tip.” What did you always want to know about blogging but were afraid to ask? Alternatively, we can also share our experience and wisdom with others.


I have only been blogging since last November but it’s been a very insightful journey as I seem to be learning something new every day. Today, I will be talking about what my experience of blogging has taught me. The most important thing I can say to any blogger out there is: improvise! Nothing irks the audience more than a blog design with big font size, hard-to-read font, unexpected sound on visiting and irregular sized pictures of books, blog tour banners, etc. I won’t be likely to visit a blog again if I had a hard time reading the content because of poor font/background combination, for instance.

Social media helps, especially Twitter. I cannot stress this enough. I have found so many blogger friends because of twitter and it’s also a best way to network and get your blog out there. Another social media I really like is Formspring, whether you’re asking questions or answering them you really get noticed there. Networkedblogs and Facebook also help to an extent.

Lastly, participate. Taking part in blog tours, registering on NetGalley and Edelweiss, posting giveaways and joining twitter chats is also a great way to network with readers, bloggers, authors and publishers. The blogging community is a friendly and people will respond to you if you are willing to connect.

So this is it, guys! Where are your links for the last day of Armchair BEA? Leave me links!

Armchair BEA: Beyond My Blog

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Design Credit: NinaReads

Armchair BEA is a virtual event for the book bloggers who can’t attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in New York this June (June 4 – 8, 2012). Go to Armchair BEA for more details and to join in all the fun!

Today’s post is about going “Beyond My Blog” and so it’s all about sharing tips for getting beyond the blog! But as it doesn’t really apply I’m going to hare a fun aspect about my blog or life that may be completely separate from books. 


Today I want to talk about a fun aspect of my life is that I like solitude more than I like being among people. Now I know that doesn’t really sound like fun exactly but I love hiking! I think mountains are the most beautiful and serene part of nature and I can totally imagine myself living in a cabin up on the top of a mountain, preferably in a cold region. No skyscrapers view for me, I am all for the greens, the hills and the altitude! Think a cup of tea, a book and mountain, sounds divine.

Lucky for me, the city I live in is a valley and so I get a 24 hour view of mountains right from my window. A fun trivia is that one of the mountains form the shape of a sleeping beauty. You can see the face and bosom of in the picture below:

So what do you guys think?

Armchair BEA: Best of 2012

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Design Credit: NinaReads

Armchair BEA is a virtual event for the book bloggers who can’t attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in New York this June (June 4 – 8, 2012). Go to Armchair BEA for more details and to join in all the fun!

Today’s post is about “Best of 2012”: So I am going to share some of my favorite books so far this year. I’ve read 27 books (yeah, I am going kind of slow but no worries, summer is here!) and out of that I am posting my Top 5 picks.


Oppression (Children of the Gods, #1) by Jessica Therrien
Night Sky by Jolene B Perry
The Shapeshifter’s Secret by Heather Ostler
ExtraNormal (ExtraNormal, #1) by Suze Reese
When You Were Mine by Rebecca Serle
Click on the book title to read my review.

What are your Best of 2012 titles? Leave a link!

Armchair BEA: Introduction

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Armchair BEA is a virtual event for the book bloggers who can’t attend Book Expo America and the Book Blogger Convention in New York this June (June 4 – 8, 2012). Go to Armchair BEA for more details and to join in all the fun!

Today’s post is about getting to know the participants of Armchair BEA where the bloggers have to answer any of the five questions. So here I go!

Please tell us a little bit about yourself: Who are you? How long have you been blogging? Why did you get into blogging?

I am Sana and I turned 22 years old this year (I still can’t believe that!). I am a university student majoring in Environmental Sciences and minoring in Food Science and Human Nutrition. I have been blogging since the November of last year. I decided to get into blogging because I was on Goodreads for abnormal amounts of time everyday and so discovered that most of the bibliophiles had blogs. I checked them out and I felt like this is something I can totally fit into: the blogging community. Needless to say, it has been a great experience and I have made more virtual book buddies in this short amount of time than I ever did in the real world.
What are you currently reading?
I discovered that I’ve been reading more ever since I started blogging and usually reading more than one book at a time, too. Currently, I am reading Angel Eyes by Shannon Dittemore for its blog tour as well as Grave Mercy by Robin LaFevers which is actually on hold because I got busy with the university stuff.
What literary location would you most like to visit? Why?
Idris from The Mortal Instruments series. No doubt about that. The whole confrontation scene of Jace and Clary with Valentine and how Idris had the power to lure Jace actually made me want to snatch that piece of shattered glass from Jace and jump into Idris somehow. So definitely that. I mean who doesn’t want to see glass structures and endless greenery. Sigh…
What is your favorite part about the book blogging community?
My favorite part of the book blogging community is making friends that one can share the love of books with. The feeling of finding a friend who can understand why reading is not just a habit but a part of life is just exhilarating and unmatched. Also, I get to squeal. Virtually. *wink wink*
Have your reading tastes changed since you started blogging? How?
Definitely, I used to read more books from the adult genre than the young adult. However, being on twitter and following blogs I love, I have started reading more and more YA fiction and God knows, it is highly addictive!