Hopping Friday

It's Friday! (thank goodness) and it's time to Hop and Follow! Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy For Books and Friday Follow is hosted by Parajunkee's View. Every Friday bloggers are invited to hop aboard and visit other new book blogs, and meet new bloggers.

This weeks questions:

What's your favourite beverage while blogging? It depends on the time of day. Morning is coffee, and lots of it- Usually Tim Hortons(I'm Canadian) If it's in the evening then it's usually peppermint tea.

How many reviews do you like to do a week? I'd like to do many more than I do, however full-time hours and family often prevent that. I usually do just one unless I'm participating in a challenge and have scheduled more time for it. Although I'm always reading.I continually hope to do more....

How about you? Do you find it hard to find time to blog? when do you make time? Do you blog in the evening/morning?

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to visit again next Wednesday to check out Wednesdays Worthwhile Reads.

Wednesday's Worthwhile Reads

Wednesday's Worthwhile Reads is a new feature/weekly meme that showcases some of our past favourites. Sometimes, I get so excited and caught up in books that are new releases (or in some cases books that are to be released) that I miss great stories that have been out for a while.

Once a week I'll post one of my older favourites. To participate you'll be able to link below.

Rules for posting: Must be a book that was published before 2009.
Please include a cover image, summary and your thoughts on the book.(doesn't need to be a full review-just thoughts on why you liked it)

The Warrior Heir By Cinda Williams Chima

Published by Hyperion in 2006 426 pages

summary from goodreads

"Before he knew about the Roses, sixteen-year-old Jack lived an unremarkable life in the small Ohio town of Trinity. Only the medicine he has to take daily and the thick scar above his heart set him apart from the other high-schoolers. Then one day Jack skips his medicine. Suddenly, he is stronger, fiercer, and more confident than ever before. And it feels great - until he loses control of his own strength and nearly kills another player during soccer team tryouts. Soon, Jack learns the startling truth about himself: he is Weirlind - part of an underground society of magical people who live among us. At the head of this magical society sit the feuding houses of the Red Rose and the White Rose, whose power is determined by playing The Game - a magical tournament in which each house sponsors a warrior to fight to the death. The winning house rules the Weir. As if his bizarre magical heritage isn't enough, Jack finds out that he's not just another member of Weirlind - he's one of the last of the warriors - at a time when both houses are scouting for a player. Jack's performance on the soccer field has alerted the entire magical community to the fact that he's in Trinity. And until one of the houses is declared Jack's official sponsor, there are no limits to what they'll do to get Jack to fight for them."

I lov-ed this novel. The magic in it had this wonderful timeless feel and it's action packed story line has made it one of my favourites to recommend to reluctant teen readers. Definitely one to make time to read!

Top Ten Tuesday

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke & The Bookish
This weeks list: Top Ten Favourite Authors
This is a tough list to make because I feel like its always changing. . .
I have a bookshelf in my office that has my most (current) favourites reads-it's a mix of Adult/Teen/Jr.Fiction and Picture Books so it will make for an eclectic list.

1. Jane Austen
2. J.K. Rowling
3. Suzanne Collins
4. Ami Mckay
5. Lori Lansens
6. Jeremy Tankard
7. Stephenie Meyer
8. Jodi Picoult
9. Cassandra Clare
10. Mercer Mayer

Can you guess what book titles are on the shelf represented by the authors above?

Be sure to visit me here Wednesday for a new weekly feature :)

Friday's Hop

It's Friday! YAY! Book Blogger Hop is hosted by Jennifer at Crazy-For-Books!
This week's question is....

"How do you spread the word about your blog?"

This a great question and I can't wait to see what others post. It's something I feel I still need to work at. I participate in a couple of memes and post comments etc, but my blog isn't as busy as I would like. I'm open to suggestions.....