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Hello, everyone! Here's my post for Time Travel and Fictional Worlds: https://rantandraveaboutbooks.com/201...Add a link to your post in the comments, if you want, and I'll stop by and check out your blog.
Hello, everyone! Here's a link to my Top10 Hyped-Up Books. I decided to go with newer titles that I want to read. http://rantandraveaboutbooks.com/2016...
Nicki wrote: "I am Nicki! Thank you for inviting me to the group. I just recently started blogging with my friend, Kristen over at uptilmidnight.wordpress.com. I enjoy reading everything and I'm told that I am t..."Hi Nicki,
Welcome to the group! Opinions are good :) I can't wait to see what you post for Hyped Friday.
AriaStuckinWonderland wrote: "I was planning on posting a topic about reading multiple books at the same time versus reading one book at a time. :)"That's a great idea, Aria. I have 5 books on my Kindle right now that are partially read, all of which I'm behind on my reviews. And I still have a few ARCs that I'm supposed to read and review for NetGalley. There's so many good books out there that it's hard to decide on one :)
Sarina wrote: "Hi guys!I'm Sarina, and I came across this group over at Donna's blog chocolatenwaffles.wordpress.com :) The main focus of my blog sarinalangerwriter.com aren't book reviews, but I read a lot and..."
Hi Sarina,
I'm Jill, one of the three moderators for the group. Welcome and thanks for joining! I just followed your blog. I really like your writing prompts. What a great writing exercise. I'm also a writer and I blog over at rantandraveaboutbooks.com. The discussion topics each Friday will be a lot of fun. I can't wait to see what you post!
AriaStuckinWonderland wrote: "Hi guys! :)I'm Aria. Thank you Britt for inviting me to the group.
I love YA and NA books, although, I'm mostly reading YA Fantasy nowadays. I'm often in the unpopular side of things when it comes..."
Hi Aria,
I'm Jill, one of three moderators and book bloggers over at rantandraveaboutbooks.com. Welcome to the group! I also love YA fantasy, as does Larkin and Britt. We have quite a few hyped-up books on the list that fall into that genre. Truthwitch, The Winners Curse, and The Young Elites are up for vote for May's book of the month. The poll is at the bottom of the homepage when you get a chance.
Larkin (Wonderfilled Reads) wrote: "Ideas:-What type of book reviewer are you? Are you really big on writing style and character development or do you just look for how entertaining you found the story?
-When do you consider a book ..."
Awesome topic ideas! I was also wondering what makes these books so hyped-up. Is it Amazon, Goodreads, and the publishers hyping them up? We will get to the bottom of this...
Hyped-Up Discussion Topics for the Month of April: Book of the Month- Passenger by Alexandra Bracken
April 8th- Top 10 Hyped-Up Books
April 15th- Q1- If you could travel through time, where would you go? (A particular event in time, decade, etc.)
Q2- If you could travel to a fictional place, where would you go?
You can do one or both of the questions. This is entirely up to you.
April 22nd- Choose a book you've read and pair it with a song that reminds you of the book. (The book/song can be new or old. It's whatever you like and what reminds you of the story/characters.)
April 29th- Book of the Month Review: Passenger
(This is an open topic. However you would normally review a book- i.e. character development, plot, writing style, etc.)
You can do as many or as little as you want. If you can't think of something one week, no worries, just post when you're feeling inspired. Be sure to include #HypeorLike or #HypeorLikeFriday, whichever you prefer, when you post to your book blog, Instagram, YouTube, Tumblr, etc. Please mention the group in your post with a link back to the page so that other bloggers can find us.
How Does Hype or Like Fridays Work?Each month, we'll select a book that the group will read over the course of the month. On the last Friday of that month, you'll post your review via book blog, bookstagram, YouTube, Tumblr, etc. and mention #HypedFridays. This will help us attract potential new members to the group.
The first, second, and third weeks of that same month you'll post your answers to the discussion questions listed in the thread for that month. It's okay if you don't have anything that week, just join in when you're feeling inspired and have something you want to share.
Before the last Friday of the current month, we'll post the discussion topics for the following month under the discussion topics thread. If there's a specific topic you want to discuss during the weeklies or have a suggestion for the "book of the month," don't be shy, all are welcome to voice their opinions.
Instead of rating the books, you'll either "Hype it" or "Like it." Feel free to use the hype and like pictures under the Photos link on the group home page for your post.
Stay tuned for updates each week and feel free to share the link to your post with the group on the discussion boards.
Hey guys,I'm Jill @ http://rantandraveaboutbooks.com and I'm a book blogger, focusing mainly on YA and NA fantasy, romance, contemporary, horror, paranormal, magical realism... I'll read pretty much any genre that has a good story, strong main characters, great dialogue, and brilliant prose.
The format of my blog is "Rant" or "Rave", which is what I use to determine a rating for the book, instead of stars or thumbs up or down. I have yet to write a "Rant", although I have read a few books in the past year that have warranted one. I like to switch up my posts each week. For the most part, I do one book review per week, whether it's an ARC or book I bought on my own. I also post every Wednesday for T5W and I try to include different content for bloggers and fun posts about TV shows and movies that stemmed from books.
Right now, my favorite authors are Jamie McGuire, Colleen Hoover, Teresa Mummert, Kasie West, Elle Kennedy, Kody Keplinger, James Dashner, and Kiera Cass. I could keep going. My favorite authors of all time are J.K. Rowling, Stephen King, and John Grisham. My favorite story is The Iliad, which is actually an epic poem, not a book, but it's in print format so that counts, sort of.
So, now that you know a little bit about me, please share a little something about yourself so we can all get to know one another.
http://rantandraveaboutbooks.com/2016...
Welcome to Hype or Like Fridays!
-Jill
Hello and welcome to Hype or Like Fridays. I'm Jill from http://rantandraveaboutbooks.com. I'm one of three book bloggers/moderators for this group.The idea for this group started with a post on Twitter from Larkin @ http://wonderfilledreads.com. We were discussing A Darker Shade of Magic, then Britt @ http://geronimoreads.blogspot.com recommended we read Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. From there, we began a 140 character discussion about overly hyped books and if they were worth reading.
So far, we've compiled a large list of new and old Hyped-Up books under the Hyped-Up Book Links thread. We also started a discussion board with suggestions for weekly posts. Please feel free to add your own ideas and books to either of these boards.
"There are no bad ideas, only great ideas that go horribly wrong." Yep, I just quoted 30 Rock.
This is a group created by book bloggers for book bloggers, booktubers, bookstagramers, etc. Whatever method you use to review books you are welcome to join. All that we ask is that you mention the group in your blog post, YouTube video, etc.
-Jill
MOST HYPED-UP BOOKSA
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Game of Thrones Series
A Monster Calls
A Thousand Nights
A Thousand Pieces of You Trilogy
Across the Universe Series
All the Bright Places
All The Light We Cannot See
An Ember in the Ashes
Angelfall Trilogy
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
B
Beautiful Creatures Series
Beautiful Disaster
Blackhearts
Breakfast at Tiffany's
C
Carry On
Code Name Verity Duology
Colleen Hoover Books
Court of Mist and Fury
D
Daughter of Smoke and Bone Series
Divergent Series
Doon
Dorothy Must Die Series
Dreamology
E
Eleanor & Park
F
F. Scott Fitzgerald Books
Falling Kingdoms Series
Fifty Shades of Grey Series
G
Gillian Flynn Books
Go Set A Watchman
Graceling Series
H
Half Bad Trilogy
Harry Potter
Heroes of Olympus Series
His Fair Assassin Series
I
Illuminae
J
Jane Austen Books
John Green Books
K
Kiss of Deception Series
L
Lady Midnight
Legend Trilogy
Lux Series
M
Maddox Brothers Series
Map of Fates
Maze Runner Series
Me Before You
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children Trilogy
Mistborn Series
N
Neil Gaiman Books
Nicholas Sparks Books
P
Passenger
Pretty Little Liars Series
Q
R
Rainbow Rowell Books
Rebel of the Sands
Red Queen Series
Red Rising Series
Room
S
Six of Crows
Song of Achilles
Splintered
Starflight
Station Eleven
Stitching Snow
T
The 52nd
The 5th Wave Trilogy
The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
The Bone Season Series
The Book Thief
The Conspiracy of Us
The Darkest Minds Trilogy
The Darkest Part of the Forest
The Diviners
The Girl from Everywhere
The Girl of Fire and Thorns
The Girl on the Train
The Giver Quartet
The Hunger Games Series
The Infernal Devices Trilogy
The Lord of the Rings
The Love that Split the World
The Lunar Chronicles
The Martian
The Mortal Instruments Series
The Murder Complex
The Name of the Wind series
The Nightingale
The Orphan Queen Series
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Queen of the Tearling Series
The Raven Boys Series
The School for Good and Evil Trilogy
The Selection Series
The Shadow Queen
The Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse)
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
The Vampire Diaries
The Winners Curse Trilogy
The Wrath and the Dawn
The Young Elites Trilogy
These Broken Stars Trilogy
Throne of Glass Series
To Kill A Mockingbird
Truthwitch
Twilight Saga
U
Uprooted
V
Vampire Academy Series
W
We All Looked Up
We are the Ants
We Were Liars
When We Collided
Wink Poppy Midnight
Wolf by Wolf
X
Y
Z
Here's a few ideas to kick off the discussion topics:-Do you like character or plot driven books?
-What made you want to start a blog, Instrgram, YouTube, etc. focused on books?
-Top 10 Hyped-Up Books
-If you could travel back in time, where would you go?
-If you could travel to a fictional place, where would you go?
-Choose a book you've read and pair it with a song that reminds you of the story/characters.
-Favorite/Least Favorite Fictional Worlds
-Favorite/Least Favorite Female Leads
-Favorite/Least Favorite Male Leads
-Favorite Romances
-Juiciest Love Triangles
-Hyped-Up Fantasy Series
-Hyped-Up Contemporaries
-Best or Worst Lines of Dialogue from Hyped-Up Books
-Hyped-Up Books with Best Overall Character Development
-Best Hyped-Up Book Covers
-Most Swoon-worthy Heroes
-Hyped-up Book Hangovers
-Emotionally Draining Books
-5 Things I Liked About You
-5 Things Over-hyped About You
***Feel free to comment on this thread to voice your ideas to the group***
