Thursday, November 11, 2010

Let’s Do The Hop & Follow, Again! {#13}

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Hey Everyone! Wow it seems like it’s been forever since I participated on the Hop, so here I am! =)

I’m still in NY at my friend’s place and after an awesome Halloween, I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving! I’ve been packing up so many books so I can mail them to Brazil, since there’s no way I can take them all in my luggage LOL

I have been doing a fair amount of reading and reviewing lately…

 

Books Reads {Reviews coming very soon}:

 

Reviews:

 

Author Guest Blog & Giveaway:

 

Giveaways:

 

***Disclaimer: I will be hopping by blogs that are new to me and blogs of people that have commented here… I wish i could, but I won’t have time to hop by all the blogs on the hops!

 

Every week Jen from Crazy-for-Books asks us a question to answer on the Hop, This week’s is:

 

 

"If you find a book that looks interesting but is part of a series, do you always start with the first title?"

YES! I actually have OCD about that! I have tried and started series out of order and I find that I can’t read the books previous to the one I have read. It’s really weird!

I think that this would work if it was a Paranormal Romance series, since each books has a different HEA. But I just don’t like it! At All!!!

 

 

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Book Blogger Hop was created by Crazy For Books based on the #FollowFriday concept on Twitter! To add your link and join the fun and check out the rules, click HERE!

Follow My Book Blog Friday was created by Rachel from Parajunkee View. Click HERE to join the fun and check out the rules!

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39 Responses so far.

  1. Hopping back. I wonder how many people normally read books out of order. I can't imagine it's very common. It seems illogical.

  2. Alissa says:

    Thanks for stopping by my blog! Your header banner is gorgeous. :]

    Also, I'm OCD about reading series in order, too.

    Have a great weekend!

  3. Hi, stopping in from the Hop! I am definitely the same way, I always try to read a series in order, even if they don't really have to be read that way! It's just the way I have to do it! Hope you have a great weekend :)

  4. Missie says:

    hehe! I love how all the blogs I have visited say they have to read series books in order. I think we are all OCD about that.

    Running through to give you TX sized hugs! Happy FF!

  5. Jennifer says:

    Hi I am a new follower. Found your wonderful blog on the hop. I too am very crazy about having to read books in order. Even if they could be stand alones I prefer to read them in order.

    A Page Turner 4U

  6. Chazz says:

    I think you may have the cutest blog header ever!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog!

    Chazz

  7. Hi! Just hopping by! Thanks for visiting our blog, Brazen Broads Book Bash. We're following now too!

    I find a lot of times that the books in a series get better as the series goes on, so beginning out of sequence can be a let down too.

    Have a great one!

    Alexandria
    http://brazenbroadsbookbash.blogspot.com/

  8. I'm a series kind of girl - starting from the begining whenever I can ;) My book budget - I don't even want to talk about that lol!

  9. If that's OCD then I say a lot of us readers are OCD! I'm like that too! Practically flipped when I realized a few years back I started with Kim Harrison's 2nd book rather than her first, read nearly 100 pages before I finally got too confused and found out I missed a whole book! Had to rush out to the store and buy book 1!

    Here's my full post: http://jessica-agreatread.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-blogger-hop_12.html

    Happy Friday!

  10. darkeva says:

    Hi Larissa!
    Just hopping by on the friday blog hop, old follower, but still love coming back :-)

    I have been known to start with series in the middle, like with Kim Harrison's Hollows series the 4th or 5th one rather than the first ;-) although i did try to read the first before that! lol And with Tom Sniegoski and Remy Chandler; they're not labelled as book 1 on the spine so i just read them out of order, but they make sense on their own.

    Have a great weekend!

    DarkEva

  11. Christin says:

    Hopping back - new follower here as well :-)

    Even in pnr series I have to start at the beginning - there's usually a few things that continue from book to book.

    Have a great weekend!

  12. Hopping by! I agree....I'm crazy about starting with book one!
    Hope you come by and see my answer!

  13. Thanks for stopping by my blog! Glad to see we share some similar reading tastes - can't wait to explore your reviews to get more good ideas for what to read.
    -Rebecca

  14. Hey! I'm an old follower just stopping by on the hop to wish you a great weekend!

    Haha, that's funny about your OCD when reading books in a series! I try to read them in order but every now and then I'll mix them up in error and only realize it when I find myself completely lost.

    Carmel @ Rabid Reads (Twitter)

  15. Hi,
    I'm stopping by for the Blog Hop and Follow Friday. I hope you have a great weekend. Happy Reading!

    I'm an old follower.

    Danielle @ Romance Book Junkies

  16. kel says:

    I am also very OCD about book series!


    Love your blog!

    Girls with Books
    Teen Bookshelf

  17. Carissa says:

    Hey Larissa! Love your name!Thanks so much for the add!

    I prefer to read a series in order too. I mean there are certain series out there like the Chronicles of Narnia where the books can be read out of order, but even with those I still read them in order. lol. I guess I'm OCD too.

    Anyway, you've got a lovely blog. I'm looking forward to reading your posts!

  18. Hey, thanks so much for stopping by! Yeah, sometimes going out of order can be the worst!

    I'm brand spanking new to your blog - glad I found it!

    -Linds, bibliophile brouhaha

  19. I can dive right into the middle of a book series if the series' story
    doesn't run chronologically.

    That is to say, if each novel in a series is a stand-alone story (like Lee
    Child's Reacher novels) then I don't feel the need to start with book one.

    On the other hand, a series of books (like Richard Hatch's Battlestar
    Galactica novels) can't be read out of sequence since each new book builds
    upon the story of the previous entry in the series.

    Happy Book Blogger Hop Friday!

    Howard Sherman
    http://www.howardsherman.net

  20. Amber says:

    Thanks so much for hopping by my blog! I'm here to return the favor and the follow! Like you I must read books in order. I love your blog! Have an awesome weekend!

  21. and SUPER thanks for the follows! you guys rock!

  22. Thanks so much for the awesome comments!! so glad to know Im not alone!! =D

    I'll be visiting you guys now LOL

  23. I have to start at the beginning of a series! I dont like to start in the middle. Just hopping by! I am a new follower! Have a great weekend! Happy Reading!

    Carrie
    www.just-one-more-chapter.com

  24. Hi Larissa!
    Thanks for stopping by, I'm a new follower =)
    And I totally agree with you, I CAN NOT start a series anywhere but at the beginning.
    Have a lovely weekend, happy reading!

    http://readingbetweenthewinesbookclub.blogspot.com/

  25. Hi, Larissa!
    I'm a new follower 8) I love your blog! I'm a new newbie in the blogging world. I also can't start a series except from the beginning. Have a great weekend and happy reading!

    Mariya @ Mystifying Paranormal Reviews

  26. bookdout says:

    Hi, Just hopping by. I am not bothered if the books in the series have their own main characters and plots but if its a single character then I want to read them in order.

  27. Tiffany says:

    Wow you have a huge following! Hope you are having a great friday! I am following now. Thanks for finding my blog!
    Tiffany @ A Cozy Reader's Corner Reviews

  28. Hey thanks so much for hopping by and leaving a comment at my place. I LOVE your thanks giving header! Fantastic place you have here. I'm a new follower at Twitter too :)

    Charlie
    Bitsy Bling Books

  29. Thanks for stopping by the blog and following! I am now a follower! I love your site. You have done an awesome job.

  30. Hey just stopping by from the follow. Hope you have a good weekend!

  31. Christine says:

    Hi Larissa!
    I´m hopping through to wish you a wonderful weekend and a great time in the USA!

    xoxo,
    Christine

  32. Chrizette says:

    I am the same - I CAN NOT read a series out of order. It just feels wrong . . . I am sure it cause me to not enjoy the book as much the once or twice I tried. :)

    ~Chrizette
    My blog hops

  33. Deepali says:

    Totally get being OCD about the order :)
    Can't stop here long, I'm sorry. Have to go get dinner ready!

    Btw, I am also part of Scott's Kindle tour - glad to see you are too.

    - Dee, hopping from e-Volving Books

  34. Jo says:

    Happy Saturday Larissa!

    I adore your Thanksgiving header, so festive. ;) Thanks for hopping by my blog and have a nice weekend.

    Cheers,
    Johanna
    www.bookstoburyyourselfin.blogspot.com

  35. Selena says:

    Hi!

    Thanks for stopping by The Enchanted Book! I love the look of your blog, especially the header. I'll definitely be back again!

    Selena
    http://theenchantedbook.blogspot.com/

  36. Hi there,
    I'm just hopping by. I'm an old follower and I follow most of your posts via Google Reader so sometimes I forget how attractive your blog is! If you have a chance, please visit us at The Paperback Princesses -
    www.allaboutyabooks.blogspot.com

    Thanks! Christinabean

  37. Darcy says:

    Hi,

    I'm stopping by from the Hop

    and I'm a new Follower!

    I think that you get a better understanding of the whole picture when you read a series from the beginning as opposed to reading it out of order. I'm a big believer of reading material as it was intended which in this case would be in order.

    Have a wonderful weekend & Happy Reading!

    Darcy @ Open Book Empty Cup please check me at (openbookemptycup.blogspot.com)

  38. Thanks so much all of you for stopping by and following!!! your compliments made my day! you rock!!

  39. Literary says:

    Larissa,

    I am OCD also. Great blog. Thanks for stopping by mines.

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