PUT A RIBBON
ON IT
Put A Ribbon On is a Feature of mine in which I share the books I have received each week, which is inspired by The Story Siren's IMM, and is held every Saturday on the blog. (I know I am so late this week, putting the Q & A together took forever)
So here's what I got! :) (Mind the horrible awkward picture on the vlog) and don't forget to share what you got!
For Review;
Evermore By Alyson Noel +swag + T shirt
Blue moon By Alyson Noel
Shadowland By Alyson Noel
Dark flame By Alyson Noel
Night Star By Alyson Noel
Virals By Kathy Reichs
Darkest Mercy By Melissa Marr
Enclave By Ann Aguirre
Afterlife By Claudia Gray
Blood Magic By Tessa Gratton
Where she went By Gayle Forman
A big thank to; MyKindaBook, Random House Children's books and HarperCollins Children's Books.
Affiliate Fun
I thought I would do something a little different this week, and so, decided to do a Q & A with some of my affiliates!! Not only is it great fun, but an equally great opportunity for you to get to know my affiliates a little better :) I
Q - How are you feeling right now?
Sara - Perfectly ok. :)
Kay - Hungry
Audrey - TIRED!!!
Leilani - Cold cold! No, I'm actually excited to answer these question!
Kelly - Tired
Andrea - Good. :)
Q - You sure?
Sara - Yes.
Kay - Very much so
Audrey - YES! Plus, I've got a headache :P I bet your not! hehe, nah, I AM!
Kelly - yes, back hurts
Andrea - Yes
Q - I bet your not!
Sara - Haha I really am!
Kay - Oh believe me I am
Audrey - Yup
Andrea - I so am.
Q - Okay so positive?
Sara - Mhmm.
Kay - Yep
Audrey - Yup
Andrea - Uh duh. ^_^
GOOD! So lets get one with it :P
*Strictly firsts* (Think hard loves :D)
Q - Who was your first crush?
Sara - His name was Christoper, in first grade. :0
Kay - A boy I both crushed on and was supremely annoyed with because he was dumb
Audrey - The cool kid in grade 1 with the 'cool clothes' and the spiked hair. Typical, I know. It's slightly shaming.
Leilani - Dylan Anderson from my elementary school :o
Kelly - one of my high school teachers
Andrea - Some kid I was friends with in elementary school. I will not say anymore.
Q - What was your first ever embarrassing moment?
Sara - Being chased around the park by a huge dog and having him rip off half my shirt haha.
Kay - The klutziest person of all time? I've probably been embarrassing myself since I could walk.
Audrey - I just remember in grade 6 I was 'babysitting' my brother's snowboard but it slipped and I chased it down the hill in my ski boots, and they had to call the snow people on snowmobiles to drive me back up!! It was SO bad during it but looking back, no big deal :p
Leilani - That's a tough one! Probably when I was chasing a boy in my skirt and then fell :/
Kelly - I think I walked out of a bathroom with TP on my shoe at a nice resturant
Andrea - Ummm I guess when I fell in third or fourth grade and scrapped up my hole face, breaking my glass, and scrapping up my knee. The blacktop kinda caught my fall.
Q - What was your first book?
Sara - Ahh, I really don't remember it was so long ago, but I think The Very Hungry Caterpiller was among the first few.
Kay - ... omg that is not a fair question... I've been hard core reading since 2nd grade. I'm gonna go with Two Princesses of Bamarre.
Audrey - I don't know! Probably Stellaluna or something like that, I remember the first 'chapter book' i read ALL BY MYSELF was the Magic Tree House one with the Knights, I just googled it: The Knight at Dawn by Mary Pope Osborned. Can you believe that book was published in 1993!?!?!
Leilani - Forever by Judy Bloom! (That I actually liked)
Kelly - Wow, ummm the velveteen rabbit
Andrea - I don't remember, probably one of the Disney ones my mom has.
Q - Recall the first song you became addicted you?
Sara - Move Along by The All American Rejects. :)
Kay - I'm Blue by Eiffel 65
Audrey - Totally something Avril Lavigne, Sk8er Boi?? Again, shaming :p I'm baring my soul here!!
Leilani - I have no idea! So so many songs!
Kelly - Journey, Open Arms
Andrea - Swing Life Away by Rise Against, I'm still addicted to it.
Q - What was the first movie/book that made you cry?
Sara - Titanic and My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.
Kay - Titanic
Audrey - Call of the Wild (movie) although I would swear to everyone I didn't! I don't remember a book, most likely Harry Potter though... I didn't really have much emotional connection when I was younger :p
Leilani - Book = Twenty Boy Summer by Sarah Ockler Movie = The Note Book
Kelly - Elie Weisel , Night
Andrea - I think it was either Titanic or The Notebook movie wise. And I think the Heartland series made my cry a bit or it was the last Harry Potter Book.
*Do you*
Q - Do you prefer a a good looking guy with a with decent personality, or a guy with an amazing personality , but with decent-ish looks.
Sara - Definitely an amazing personality with decent-ish looks. I don't care that much about looks, I think it's true that the more you like someone the more attractive they seem to you.
Kay - AH-MAZING personality! I mean come on! If he's not funny, no deal!
Audrey - Neither, I would prefer someone I connect with, they don't have to be the funniest or most caring or have the most colourful personality, I just want to feel comfortable with them. Good looks wouldn't hurt though xD (shaming? I think not)
Leilani - SO HARD! Why Can't I have both! I would say personality but then I would probably be lying :/
Kelly - The latter, personality rules
Andrea - Second choice, I don't mind that he doesn't have good looks I want someone with a good personality.
Q - Do you believe in love at first sight, or think it's absolute gibberish (like me)
Sara - Hmm yes and no. I think it's possible to have an instant attraction or connection, but not exactly love.
Kay - pshaw gibberish
Audrey - NOOOOOOOOO. Ew.
Leilani - I think at first sight is a little hard (unless your Kellan Lutz or Ian Somerhalder) but I think that love could happen fast.
Kelly - not really, Lust maybe
Andrea - I think it's possible.
Q - Do you forgive and forget, or do you forgive but never forget or forget but never forgive? la la la
Sara - I forgive very easily, but I never forget.
Kay - Depends on the situation, boys I tend to hold grudges against, girls not so much but I NEVER forget. *evil grin*
Audrey - Hate to go with this answer, but it depends on the situation :p It's tough for me to forget though, but the forgiving thing is up in the air.
Leilani - Im more or a forgive but never forget kind of girl.
Kelly - forgive, but never forget
Andrea - Forgive by never forget, trust me I've been dealing with this, this past month.
Q - Do you prefer paperbacks or hardbacks?
Sara - I like hardbacks, I just love the feel. :)
Kay - Hardbacks. I lend my books out too often to buy too many books I love in paperback.
Audrey - Hardbacks because they look and feel better (to me) but paperbacks because they are SO MUCH CHEAPER!
Leilani - It depends... I love hardbacks but sometimes paperback is better.
Kelly - Paperbacks
Andrea - Both are fine, though I'm less likely to destroy a hardback.
"What"
Q - What really, really pisses you of? *and I mean, smash that b****** head on the wall pissed of!
Sara - Not a lot of things piss me off, but being lied too or ignored, it just really gets to me. Not so much in a pissed off way, just sad
Kay - I have to list one? A lot of things piss me off. More than anything though is people who constantly complain about EVERYTHING! I hate whiners..
Audrey - My brother has this incredible ability to fire me up. Yeah. Usually we get along though.. what else... fake personalities, immaturity, and OMG THIS ONE: People with those RIDICULOUS facebook statuses (with half the information) that are just BEGGING for either compliments/ "omg what happened". example: "Omg, you are so immature." (1. dude, i don't even care,
Leilani - Immature people!!!!
Kelly - Stupid people, ie drivers on the phone and texting, people who use the word “fuck” every other word
Andrea - My friend acting like an *&& that makes me want to hit him or her so bad.
Q - What makes you go "awwww" ?
Sara - When someone does something sweet or nice, basically anything really cute haha. :)
Kay - Bunnies. Lolz no seriously any kind of cute fuzzy little animal.
Audrey - PUGS! BABY PUGS. BABY KITTENS.
Leilani - Couples. Cute couples.
Kelly - Puppies and six pack abs
Andrea - I guess a good book... I don't know, I'm really not an awwwing girl.
Q - What does your dream guy look like?
Sara - I actually don't have a specific look, but tallish, muscular, pretty eyes guys are always nice. ;)
Kay - I'm not picky. I just need pretty eyes and a great smile. asx z
Audrey - A beautiful mix between Gaspard Ulliel and ANDREW GARFIELD (I love him. So much.)
Leilani - IAN SOMERHALDER! or KELLAN LUTZ!
Kelly - See my blog marquee, there’s 40+ examples
Andrea - Dark Dark Brown or Black hair, and green eyes. He's kinda tall and is not to buff but enough that it's semi-noticeable. Though the buff part isn't needed.
Q - What makes a book really stand out for you?
Sara - The connection I make with the characters and the writing. If I find myself thinking about it a couple of days later, then it's an amazing book.
Kay - The story. If it's not unique then it's not worth reading.
Audrey - Amazing writing.
Leilani - The cover.
Kelly - The cover art
Andrea - A good plot, developed characters, and the fact that it's an original idea. Not something that I've read before. Though Romance books can be forgive in that last statement.
Q - What is the biggest lesson in life that you have learnt?
Sara - To be and love yourself.
Kay - Always take the time to do things for others, even if others don't give back.
Audrey - How about a quote? "Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive" or something along the lines...
Leilani - Don't put all you have in something (someone) too quickly. Among other things :)
Kelly - Live life for each day, take chances
Andrea - Never trust anyone that you know sooner or later will stab you in the back. I've had two people do this to me.
Q - What scares you the most?
Sara - Failing and important people in my life leaving.
Kay - Well since I'm a huge cynic I can't really say I'm that much afraid of anything, but clowns make the top of that list. Or maybe ending up in the Human Centipede O.OWhat do you miss the most when you look back in life?
Audrey - Failure.
Leilani - Bugs!
Kelly - Horror movies
Andrea - This is silly but worms... I'm completely scared of them. Oh and needles a can't talk about them, because I'll get hyperventilating or pass out.
Q - What do you miss the most when you look back in life?
Sara - I miss being a child and being carefree and just having fun.
Kay - Ignorant bliss
Audrey - Freedom, the ability to be carefree, family + togetherness.
Leilani - I'm not sure yet. I don't think I lived life that long.
Kelly - Youth, my twenties
Andrea - My free time!
"If"
Q - I you had one day to live, what would you spend it doing?
Sara - This is a hard one, I would want to do all the things I've always wanted to do like bungee jumping etc, but at the same time I would just want to do the normal things I always do that I absolutely love.
Kay - If I could, I'd go into space
Audrey - Reading. Juts kidding (don't kill me) but I would do something really stupid, write rash letters to my friends and frenemies, eat a ton of ice cream and cheesecake, do something risky.
Leilani - Seducing, I mean uhh hanging out with Kellan Lutz or Ian Somerhalder. Maybe both!
Kelly - Spend it with my family
Andrea - Going to all the countries in Europe I want to visit. Or at least step in them. But most importantly France, England or Italy. Oh yah and go to California to visit someone. And read all the way through the flights.
Q - If you could re -live one moment, which would it be?
Sara - It would be being so close to the Kaba, while performing Ummrah in Mekka, Saudi Arabia.
Kay - Can it be a future moment? Maybe the day I get married (cuz hey I'm a romantic at heart, even if I'm a cynical one...)
Audrey - A happy moment, I'm not really sure which one though :)
Leilani - That is a secret :)
Kelly - The day I met my hubby.
Andrea - My freshman year of High School, I would do so much differently.
Q - If you could tell one person sorry, who would you tell?
Sara - It would be my parents.
Kay - My mother for all the stupid little things I've done over the years, especially this last year.
Audrey - My mom or dad, I don't say it nearly enough.
Leilani - If I wanted to say sorry, I said it already.
Kelly - No one
Andrea - I guess the friend I left behind. I can't talk to her because I feel guilty. But we drifted apart.
Q - If you could tell someone how much they hurt you, who would you tell.
Sara - It would be my ex-best friend.
Kay - My mother.
Audrey - My mom or dad. Divorce is tough, kids. :(
Leilani - No one. No one has hurt me that much yet... *Knocks on wood*
Kelly - My 9th grade boyfriend, he broke my heart
Andrea - My jerk friend who Aly, Ky and Lei know all about. He needs to know, I'm just to scared to tell him.
Q - If you could have a second chance to do something right this time, would you choose to take it, or turn away, best not to mess with time right..or is it?
Sara - I would take it because it's worth a shot, you never know.
Kay - Leave it be. You have to learn from your mistakes no matter how big.
Audrey - I would take it. Who knows what could happen? But if the choice was seriously just in front of my face, I would probably take the cautious route and turn away.
Leilani - I'm scared that if I redid something that it would change my life and I'm not sure if I want that.
Kelly - best not to mess with time right..or is it? Everything happens for a reason. It got me to where I am today
Andrea -I wouldn't mess with time, I've done what I've done. And I've learnt from my mistakes.
"Favourite"
Q - Favorite colour
Sara - Purple and blue.
Kay - I really tend to stick with earth tones
Audrey - RED
Leilani - PINK!
Kelly - Turquiose
Andrea - I have two Purple and Black
Q - Favourite Book?
Sara - I can't choose just one. But the top three would be The Hunger Games Series, Perks of Being a Wallflower, and anything by Sarah Dessen. (These change like every month ;P)
Kay - NOT FAIR! not answering that
Audrey - Depends on my mood, answers include: Harry Potter, Jellicoe Road, and The Book Thief.
Leilani - To hard! but probably Rules Of Attraction by Simone Elkeles
Kelly -Bram Stoker- Mister B
Andrea -
Major Crush by Jennifer Echols (Cheesy Romance with Band Geeks!)
Favorite Movie?
Sara - 500 Days of Summer
Kay - Again not fair, I'm a movie conosseiur. Right now though How to Train Your Dragon or anything by Mel Brooks
Audrey - Lord of the Rings #2 + 3 (1 was awesome too, the whole trilogy blew my mind)
Leilani - Beauty and the Beast
Kelly - Shawshank Redemption
Andrea - Hard to say probably The Breakfast Club... or one of those ones with the gang.
Q - Favourite dream?
Sara - I don't really remember any. :(
Kay - ...dude my dreams are WEIRD I'm not sharing
Audrey - I don't remember any of my dreams!!! I swear!!
Leilani - Not sure...
Kelly - Living in Italy and having a restaurant
Andrea -
The dream I had that inspired my book which I'm trying to write
Q - Favorite emotion?
Sara - Relaxed, not having a care about the world.
Kay - that giddy feeling you get when your SUPER tired and you laugh at EVERYTHING!
Audrey - Happiness.
Leilani - Love
Kelly - Happiness
Andrea - Glee
Q - Favourite cheesy pick-up line? :D
Sara - I hope you know CPR, because you take my breath away! Hahaa :)
Kay - This doesn't apply to me so ha!
Audrey - something harry potter related for sure, can't think of an appropriate one right now though :p
Leilani -
You must have got a lot of tickets cause you got fine written all over you!
Kelly - Are you Google? Cause you’re everything I’m searching for.
Andrea - I don't think I have one... though it probably would involve a book
Q - Favourite food?
Sara - Chinese food.
Kay - Thai. I could eat thai food every day for the rest of my life and be perfectly happy.
Audrey - CHEESECAKE :)
Leilani - Steak :) Im a meat eater!
Kelly - Risotto
Andrea - Pasta
Tricky Situations!
Q - Right now you have won an Oscar, I have no idea why, but you have. What would your thank you speech be?
Sara - I'm awful at these types of things, but I would just thank everyone repeatedly especially my family.
Kay - Just really? *le sigh* I'd say thank you for all the people who supported me yada yada and then get down.
Audrey - aha I suck at improv :p sorry!
Leilani - I would probably just thank my friends and family and fans.
Kelly - Thank God, thank my family, and thank goodness someone made a mistake and picked me.
Andrea - Thank you to my peers, friends and family. Including my mom, sister, dad and brother. And also thank you to all my friends that I've never actually met: Lei, Ky and Aly (and acouple other few)
Q - You either buy the; Puppy, Kitten, Duck, Goose, Orangutan, or a Kuala! *insert awww* what will it be girls?
Sara - The kitty!
Kay - Puppy! Kittens are adorable but cats just don't cuddle like dogs do
Audrey - Kuala! So nice zoo keepers can hug me all day. Just kidding, probably a puppy so i can be excited all the time :p
Leilani - PUPPY!
Kelly - Puppy (corgi)
Andrea - Kitten... I want one!
Q - You have just tripped and noticed that your pants are ripped, as is the shirt. What do you cover up knowing you have one very small jacket?
Sara - Um I would probably tie the jacket around my waist to cover down there.
Kay - My pants
Audrey - Pants! ahaha, just how it is :p
Leilani - Steal my boyfriends jacket :)
Kelly - Wrap the shirt around the waist, down the bra and jacket. I’m too sexy for my short anyways!
Andrea - The pants, because I should have an undershirt or bra on under the shirt and I don't care about that half.
Q - Oh great, you fell down whilst you were accepting your Prom Queen tiara *I know barf but bear with me* but oh nose! You fall down and drag your date on the floor with you,, he's looking very pissed right now. Do you deal with it like a trooper, get back up, and continue speaking, or run the hell out of there!
Sara - I would get back up and act like nothing happened. :P
Kay - I laugh it off and smile like the perfect queen I am. *snickers*
Audrey - Laugh it off, of course :p then the date will look like a loser if he can't take the joke :p
Leilani - Laugh it off and deal with it!
Kelly - down and drag your date on the floor with you,, he's looking very pissed right now. Do you deal with it like a trooper, get back up, and continue speaking, or run the hell out of there! While we’re down there, Plant a big kiss on him!
Andrea -First off me prom queen hell to the no. And I would run out.
Damon Salvatore has come to eat you, unless... you kill Jace who happens to be be looking awfully lovely right now, oh and if you do he offers to make you his vamp bride to! Yay! Which do you pick, choose wisely!!
Sara - That's a toughie, I would kill Jace unfortunately. :(
Kay - What kind of choice is this? Uhm I take Kylar from The Night Angel Trilogy please. He'd kill both of them. XD
Audrey - Hahahaha.... Damon? I'm not the right person to ask this Q, I don't watch TVD or read TMI! I know! Shameful!! :(
Leilani - I LOVE THIS QUESTION!
I don't know Jace personally (Havnt read him yet) so i'd kill him and become Damon's bride! CHYES!!!!
Kelly - Become a vampire
Andrea - May I choose Damon even though I don't watch the show...
Q - You are having dinner *in your dreams" With Magnus Bane and Edward Cullen, it's going great. Edward talks about how he wants to marry his new child which is called Tresemme whilst Magnus is talking about his new F buddy which happens do be a dude named Duck. DO YOU....call Edward a Pedo then accuse Magnus of dating people with stupid names and do a Bella in breaking your neck whilst your attempting to run away from the scene, or pretend you have no idea what they are talking about and throw up when you get home?
Sara - HAHA oh wow, I think I would go with the pretend I have no idea what they're talking about. ;)
Kay - I tell Magnus to teleport Edward to the bottom of the Marianas trench, and then we talk about his love life and Lady GaGa, and I dye his hair, and he does my makeup. We're best buds ya know. XD
Audrey - TRESEMME!! HAHAHA love the type :p I don't really understand this question (it's almost 12, im sorry!) moving on!
Leilani - Pretend to have no idea and throw up later.... I think...
Kelly - think I want to ignore Edward and chat with Magnus about the hot m/m sex
Andrea - Throw up when I get home.
Q - You are Marilyn Monroe for the day *lucky you* what do you do?
Sara - Honestly, I don't know much about her, just that she's amazing. So I wouldn't really know. :P
Kay - Walk over air vents ALL DAY!
Audrey - Make up more life-inspiring quotes. "Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together"
Leilani - EVERYTHING!
Kelly - Go to Beverly Hills and SHOP
Andrea - Spend money??? IDK!
Q - Your mother tells you how "hunky" your boyfriend is looking today, not only does she has a stupid look on her face when she says it, but you notice there is saliva dripping at the side of her mouth to. "Don't try guessing what the look is, save yourself the pain" Do you smile and nod your head in agreement like a good little girl and hand her a tissue, or stand up, throw a fit, call her nasty, and tell your bf to never come to your house when your mother is there again? :D
Sara - Uhh, I would quietly leave the room to quickly call my bf to tell him to never come over again while she was there haha, but I would avoid the fit.
Kay - Ha! What boyfriend! I don't have this problem! Plus I tend to go for some piercings at least and maybe a bit emo. No way would mi madre be looking at them the wrong way. Plus does this question not remind you of Stacy's Mom?
Audrey - First one, I tend to avoid conflict xD
Leilani - Smile, nod, and say mom your gross :)
Kelly - Hand her a tissue, then poke her in the chest and say “off limits” I’m the only cougar he’s gonna pet lady! LOL
Andrea - Umm my mom wouldn't do that and I don't have a bf. I would probably just leave.
Q - How are you feeling right now?
Sara - Better, thanks to the funny questions hehe.
Audrey - Still tired, but feeling a bit better after this Q&A, so much fun!
Leilani - I'm feeling good! That was fun!
Kelly - smiling
Andrea - Fine.
Q - What if I said I don't believe you?
Sara - I would say I was telling the truth. :)
Kay - Like I need to stop answering all these questions and go do research for my paper
Audrey - Fair enough...
Andrea - You better Aly.
Q - Fair enough, are you really sure though?
Sara - Yes, yes, and yes. :D
Kay - Really.
Audrey - Yeah. Here's a smile: =D
Kelly - yes
Andrea - Of Course!
Q - Okay, okay. I get the picture love
Sara - ♥
- 100 pages to get into the book. Everything before all that is confusing and slow. But if you can bring yourself to trudge through those first 100 pages guys, then you will delve into heck of a treasure.
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