I missed a couple posts so here are days 6, 7, and 8 of the 15 day book blogger challenge hosted by April at Good Books and Good Wine!
Day 6: Describe how you shop for books.
So, I think I’m kind of weird when it comes to book shopping. I’m either really focused when I go into a bookstore or I’m just there for fun. There’s not really a middle ground for me. Sometimes I’m looking for one specific book and that will be all I go to the bookstore to pick up. Other times I just go in because I have some free time and I want to see what catches my eye on the shelf.
Day 7: Talk about your blogging quirks.
- I’m terrible about writing reviews. It usually takes me at least a week to write a review after I’ve finished a book.
- I write my reviews before attempting to format them. I find it to be easier that way.
- I try not to post more than one thing a day. I know if I post two or more, at least one of them gets overlooked.
- I worry about the design of my blog. I know people really notice your blog based on what it looks like so I always have to make sure mine looks good. That goes for formatting posts as well.
- I make a schedule for my blog and then never stick with it. Oops.
Day 8: Write 15 bullet points of things that appeal to you on blogs.
- Clean layout with simple sidebars.
- A variety of posts. Don’t just give me the stands WoW, TTT, StS, and other memes. Switch it up!
- Discussion posts.
- Bright colors.
- Personality, whether it be through design, personal posts, rants, GIFs, etc.
- No music.
- Easy to read fonts and colors. My eyes are bad enough as it is. Please don’t make things hard to read.
- An about me page.
- Easy follow buttons. I love finding bloggers on other social media sites so make that easy for me!
- Ratings. I know some bloggers don’t like using ratings in reviews but personally, I love them.
- No CAPTCHA. Please.
- Interviews. I love all kinds of interviews, whether they be with authors, book characters, or even other bloggers.
- Stacking the Shelves/In My Mailbox posts. I actually really love these types of posts because I find out about new books.
- Search bar.
- Review archives.
So there you go. What are some of your blogging quirks and things you look for in other blogs?
I’m terrible at writing reviews, too … I tend to let them pile up and then I spend a day writing them! And I love the look of your blog! It really stands out. 🙂
Psh, your blog always looks gorgeous! I wish I knew more how to do the html and all that so I wouldn’t have to deal with blogger :/ I also make schedules all the time, and them it’s like. Schedule ? What Schedule? cue the madness!!
I also love mailbox posts! Even if the ones filled with pretty ARCs make me a bit green with envy haha. I know I will get to read them eventually!
The Passionate Bookworm
“I make a schedule for my blog and then never stick with it.” = CLASSIC!
I can’t stand Captcha. I’m not a robot and I can’t read them half the time. It’s some sort of conspiracy! 🙂
I really enjoyed reading your list, it’s very concise and most of it are ones that I agree with too, I love ratings too and my blog still has ratings. My blog currently has sounds/music but I didn’t purposefully put it there and now I don’t know it’s source and can’t seem to remove it! It’s driving me insane because it’s definitely one of my blogging pet hates and my own blog has it!!!!
Day 8 Book Blogger Challenge
I love the look of your blog!!! And so agree with the things you love in a blog – I’m the same – love when it’s easy to read and comment on.
I make a schedule for my book blog too (slated reading dates and post date, with a bonus flexible post)- and never stick with it! Although I am getting a *little* better. 🙂
Maybe it’s better that you wait a while before reviewing, because if you’re still thinking about characters and their story a few days after finishing the book, it means they’ve withstood the test of time and it might mean it’s a five star book 🙂