BOOKS AND BLOGGING PHILOSOPHY

Philosophy is defined as a theory underlying or regarding a sphere of activity or thought. Well, my theory is if I can add at least 10 new books to my Wishlist and move at least 5 older Wishlist selections to my TBR list every month, then life is a ice cream sundae. And if I can find those 10 books from at least 5 new blogs each month then that's the cherry on top.

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!

NEW VISITORS AND OLD- WELCOME!
Well, I've made it almost 5 years now, so for better or worse, I continue on. I tend to blog in spurts as the urge to be creative erupts. As I don't have an artistic bone in my body, you will see very few changes in the layouts. Hey, I'm a reader not an artist like so many of the awesome bloggers I follow. I know you don't always have the time but if you stopped and looked, take a half a minute and say your piece. Recommend a book that you have enjoyed or hated for that matter. Thank you to all who visit.
Oh, and I moved my Google Friend Connect info and share this buttons to the top, as without our friends, who are we?


Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Giveaway Hop "Leap Into Books" Feb 29th- Mar 5th

Hosted by
Jinky from Jinky is Reading.

The Leap Into Books Giveaway Hop will run
 from Feb 29th- Mar 5th.  
Thanks to Jinky and Kathy for co-hosting. 
Winners will be chosen by Rafflecopter.
YOU MUST COMMENT/ANSWER THIS QUESTION TO ENTER


What book would you like to leap into as a literary character ?


Contest will be open internationally.
I will be giving away a $10 Amazon/Barnes and Noble Gift card or
I'll let you chose a book from Book Depository
up to $10 and as long as they ship free to you,
you can enter.
Just make sure they ship to you. If not sure,  check here.
I love to win Gift Cards and these are the simplest and the best as far as I'm concerned.
For every 50 brand new followers, I'll give away another $10 Gift card or
book from Book Depository.
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Book Depository
Hope you'll take the time to look around,
make a comment or two.
I am number 24.

Live to Read  is in front of me 
 is behind me.
WOW! There are over 100 blogs participating! How awesome is that!
Click HERE for the full list of participating bloggers on the hop.



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281 comments:

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blanshire said...

Definitely the world of Harry Potter, would be a great world to live in!
I mean who wouldn't want to be a wizard and enroll to Hogwarts?

Nicola said...

I'd like to jump into Pride and Prejudice :)

Unknown said...

Harry Potter, Fever Series or Victorian Englan in Infernal Devices. Thanks for the giveaway!

Anonymous said...

I'd love to jump into Pride and Prejudice!

Great giveaway, Thanks!

alicia marie said...

i'd love to jump into any of the uglies series books : ) thanks for the giveaway!

Cricket said...

Unearthly would be cool!

Krista said...

Hmm...Harry Potter would be awesome! But only if I could do magic too! I wouldn't want to be in that world and be a muggle :)

Kitty said...

Holly Black's 'Faerie Tale' series, I'd like to see what Roiben looks like in person.

Unknown said...

The Bible for sure.

Grace said...

I would love to leap into Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Cathy C said...

i would jump into Twilight

catherine0807 at hotmail dot com

Michelle Brack said...

I love the Secret Circle series by LJ Smith and I always wanted to belong to their coven, so I think that's what I would choose!:-)

Anonymous said...

Weird as it sounds, I'd like to see if I could make it in a zombie novel.

Angela Fristoe said...

I think I'd go with The Hunger Games.
Thanks for the giveaway!

Shane R. said...

I would love to jump into The Vampire Diaries.

Leannessf said...

Hi! This may be cheating a little, but I would love to jump into the Thursday Next novels by Jasper Fforde - the main character, Thursday, is a literary cop, so she gets to jump into any book and interact with any character she wants to!

Thanks!
Leanne

Doodle said...

I would jump into The Grey Wolves series by Quinn Loftis

Na said...

I'd like to leap into the exciting Fever world by Karen Marie Moning.

Jana said...

I'd leap into... Wanderlove and travel the world with the man of my dreams! Thanks for the giveaway!

- Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl

Sofija Kapranova said...

Pride and Prejudice! I want to see Mr.Darcy with my own eyes. And maybe try to steal him away)

Vinci said...

Love to read the bakers daughter.
sounds like a good read.
thanks for the good hop too.

Vinci said...

Like to hop and jump into Gone with the Wind.

Jewel said...

Vampire Academy. I would love to be a kick-ass dhampir like Rose.

Reading Mind / The Loyal Book said...

Harry Potter hands down!

Stacey said...

I'd love to jump into so many books, but The Iron Fey books by Julie Kagawa stand out more. :)

Thanks for this awesome giveaway! :)

JessS said...

A lot of books are awesome partly because they create a world that you really DON'T want to live in, like The Hunger Games. So I'd have to go with either Harry Potter, or a Jane Austen novel. Thanks!

Victorique de Blois said...

Harry Potter!!

Luc said...

Harry Potter.

Thank for the international giveaway.

(Lucia Čulenová)

Anonymous said...

I'd love to jump into To Kill a Mockingbird & be present in the courtroom to see Atticus in action.

JHS
Colloquium

jhsmail at comcast dot net

DhesiX said...

I'd like to jump into the Guild Huner, Dark-Hunter or The League series. Man that would be truly awesome!


Thanks for the giveaway! :)

~Andrea K.

Dovile said...

the wizarding world of Harry Potter, of course!

Sarah.S said...

It's a tie between Unearthly or Anna and the French Kiss :)
What I would do to be able hang out with those characters!

Fall Into Books said...

I would jump into the Revenants series because it's set in France. :)

GFC - Amber Lane

Sherry said...

Mr. Perfect by Linda Howard or any of Sherrilyn Kenyons Dark Hunter books.

Nedraw said...

Harry Potter for sure!
Thanks for a great giveaway!

Allyson said...

I'd love to jump into the infernal devices series! I love THOSE BOOKS! :)

ShotgunGuyIsCool said...

Probably The Infernal Devices :)

Mystica said...

I'd like to be Elizabeth in Pride & Prejudice

Serene said...

The Iron Fey series!

Schrock said...

I would love to leap into Black Dagger Brotherhood series by JR Ward!!!!

miki said...

inu yasha, i would love to meet youkais

thanks you for this international giveaway

Lori said...

I'd definitely choose Harry Potter. Not only would it be awesome to learn all the magic, but the world JK Rowling created was beautiful and full of amazing characters.

Anonymous said...

Hmmm.. Vampire Academy :)

Veronika said...

The Twilight Saga xD I would like to see a vegetarian vampire for real lol

elenlith said...

I'd love to jump in Harry Potter, or Pride and Prejudice! Thanks for the giveaway!

elenlith said...

omg, I can't believe we'd basically all jump into the same books!

Jamie said...

I'd jump right into Mac Lane from Karen Marie Moning's Fever series. She's tough, strong, a seer and she has Barrons ;-)

Thanks for the giveaway!

Jamie

Kali Skittles said...

I'd love to jump into Clockwork Angel!

_yay_ said...

I'd love to jump into the Fifty Shades triology by E L James as Christian the hero. :-)
Thx for the giveaway! Hugs from Germany
Sasse (_yay_)
BookthatThing!

Savannah said...

I would jump into a fairy tale :) I want a happy ever after, hmm I have to go with Sleeping beauty :)

thanks for the giveaway!

Rebecca (RivkaBelle) said...

Hmm...I think I'd like to Leap into...Okay, this is really hard, LOL!

For a day, I'd like to leap into Middle Earth, esp Lothlorien.
But if I'm leaping to stay...then I'm probably hijacking the Anne of Green Gables series ;o)

Nina C said...

Probably the same as a lot of people I'd love to jump into the world of Harry Potter. I think J.K. Rowling did such a good job of conjuring up the world in her books (let alone the movies) that it is so easy to imagine yourself as part of it. I'd love to be a character like Hermione.

Anonymous said...

The Infernal Devices!

Sarah Stikuts said...

Totally agree with Harry Potter :) I'd love to be a witch! Twilight wouldn't be too bad either, but only if I get to be a werewolf :)

Thanks for the awesome international giveaway :)

dollycas aka Lori said...

Almost any mystery, right now I am reading Adrift on St. John by Rebecca M. Hale and it takes place in the Virgin Islands which sound like a great place to be right now.

Janet W. said...

I would like to jump into A is for Alibi!
janet3rdgrade@yahoo.com

taterbug78 said...

Wow, so many choices, but i think i would have to choose Bella! (twilight of course)

Bekka said...

I'd jump into Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles!

Cassandra Geribo said...

Oh wow.. I have to pick just one book to leap into? It seems like a great idea when you're reading but when you see a lot of what the characters go through, I really wouldn't want to be in their shoes. Hmm.. I'll go with the Lux series by Jennifer L Armentrout!

IdentitySeeker said...

Hermione in Harry Potter:) Or maybe even Ginny Weasely *wink*. Hey! I wouldn't even mind being Harry, lol, as long as I got to attend Hogwarts.

Thanks for this great giveaway:)

Best wishes for 2012!:)

Sarah Bibi Setar (Rafflecopter name)

sarah DOT setar AT gmail DOT com

Unknown said...

Perhaps "Great Expectations," since it's one of my favorites.

CrystalGB said...

Harry Potter. I love that series.
Crystal816[at]hotmail[dot]com

Gaby G said...

I'd love to be on the Harry Potter series!

magabygc at gmail.com

Morphine said...

I would like to be Murphy in The Dresden Files

kjmillionie[at]gmail[dot]com

Krista said...

Alexia Tarabotti from the Parasol Protectorate.

~Krista
theangrypollo{ AT }yahoo{DOT }com

Dark_Calling said...

I'd love to step into the world of Harry Potter. It's too amazing :D

Unknown said...

For me, I think it would be the vampire academy series or potentially the Dresden files. Both series are excellent and would be great to literally jump into.

Unknown said...

I won't be original to say Harry Potter series. It's my childhood - I spent a few years hoping my letter to Hogwart was just lost in the mail. ;)

nashthewitch at gmail dot com

Anonymous said...

I would like to be in The Vampire Diaries Series!!!

kayla.s.graham at gmail dot com

books first love said...

Rose from The vampire academy series. She is beautiful and all but most important she is strong, very tough. That I appreciate the most in a person, and in that I lack the most :(

oloore said...

Well, what an interesting question! I would love to leap and travel through a lot of book (provided however that as literary character I would be powerful and strong):)
I would love to try myself as a powerful witch in Harry Potter! Or if I'm too ordinary and human for magic, than position of a wealthy cousin of Mr.Darcy from Pride and Prejudice is just for me:)))
Thank you for this giveaway!

Steph said...

I would love to leap into the world of Harry Potter! I don't know which character - just as myself? Thanks for the giveaway!!

Unknown said...

I'd love to leap into the world of the Riftwar Cycle books by Raymond E. Feist. It's my all time fav!

Unknown said...

Harry Potter.

leah49 (at) gmail (dot) com

ellepaulette said...

I would love to be a character in the world of The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare.

ellepaulette@gmail.com

Nicole Zoltack said...

Definitely the world of Harry Potter.

bookittyblog said...

Harry Potter

Sharon Stogner said...

Rachel Morgan. I would love to have magic :)

Anonymous said...

I would love to jump into the Divergent Series with Tris and Four! That would amazing and terrifying and exhilirating! I can't wait for Insurgent :)
Thanks for the giveaway!
Alyssa Sooklal
lilleetleet@verizon.net

Katie Amanda said...

I would love to be a student at Hogwarts!!!

J Whitus said...

Any I like to be in any of the Iron Fey series.

mamabunny13 said...

I would like to leap into Pride and Prejudice.
mamabunny13 at gmail dot com

Nay Nay said...

I would love to leap into any of the Shelley Laurenston Pack/Pride books and any of the G. A. Aiken Dragon books.

Thanks for being part of the hop and for the chance to win such a fantastic prize! <^_^>
reneebennett35(at)yahoo(dot)com

hedgerhousehold said...

I would love to jump into the clan of the cave bear series
jenhedger at hotmail dot com

Unknown said...

I would love to jump into anything that has Werewolves in it!!! lmao!!!
Thanks for the great giveaway!!

Christina Fiorelli said...

Christina Kit. in the rafflecopter

I'd love to be Lena Duchannes in Beautiful Creatures!

Irene Jackson said...

I want to live in the mansion with the Black Dagger Brotherhood!
Irene
irgl7(at)bonzo15(dot)plus(dot)com

Forever Lost in Books said...

As Hermione in Harry Potter! Of course, LOL!

I'm Cathee in the RAFFLE

BookStacksOnDeck said...

hahaa, I agree!

Passionate Bookworm said...

I would totally jump into the dark hunter series by Sherrilyn kenyon! I'd totallybe best friends with Ash >.< lol

BookStacksOnDeck said...

A lot of my favorites are dystopians or post-apocalyptic.. but hahaa, idk if I'd want to live through those. If I could be a mindjacker, maybe Open Minds (Mindjack, #1) by Susan Kaye Quinn.
-Heather M./BookStacksOnDeck

Lilian said...

Harry Potter, for obvious reasons. though ONLY if I'm not a muggle.

lilianxcheng AT gmail.com

fishgirl182 said...

i know it's cliche but i gotta say harry potter. it would be so fun!

Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

Wasn't that an awesome series! I bet I've read 3 or 4 times.

Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

Yea, I didn't see too many readers anxious to jump into the Hunger Games!

Lisa Richards/alterlisa said...

Thanks for the recommend on a "new" series for me. How have I not heard of it before. Managed to get a 2nd hand copy of books 1,3, & 5 from PBS. Now out to search for 2 & 4

Rosa said...

Harry Potter! I want to go to Hogwarts. :)

Unknown said...

Definitely into the Black Dagger Brotherhood books, having one of the brothers as a husband!

marian said...

harry potter!!!!

Lioness said...

Howl's Moving Castle, Poison Study, or Moon Called.

Lioness said...

~IRika

Kristi Quist said...

I have fallen in love with Mercedes Lackey's Elemental Masters series. I'd jump in as any of those characters, but I think my favorite would be Eleanor Robinson from "Phoenix and Ashes" (book 4).

Allie said...

Harry Potter...I would love to go to Hogwarts!

Stephanie said...

Harry Potter!!

Syren said...

I would love to jump into the Infernal Devices series. I love victorian england, and at the same time, I would love to see the shadowhunters with their runes.

dv8 said...

I'd jump into The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

desitheblonde said...

wow i wnat the rest of the twighllight series
but i see if i win
desi t he blonde at msd dot com

In Julie's Opinion said...

I would definitely jump into Harry Potter! I would NOT be a muggle, though! LOL

C ssm said...

Harry Potter.

Tiff Pull said...

I would love to jump into Inkheart.

Cackleberry Homestead said...

I'd want to be in Pride & Prejudice as Lizzie :) Thanks for the giveaway!

Megan said...

Harry Potter. Hands down.

Books4Learning said...

Not sure which book series I would want to be in...maybe harry potter?

Katrina said...

I'm picking anything from Harlequin. lol

FreeIndeed said...

i was going to say pride and prejudice, i see i'm not the only one!
- anna pry

deanna_boocock said...

I'd love to jump into Alice in Wonderland. Sounds like such a psycho trip. deanna_boocock

Angie Adair said...

I'd Jump into an Amish book

Puie said...

I would love to become Hermione in a universe where she gets together with Draco :D

ashley said...

Harry Potter of course!

Kathy said...

Gone with the Wind...before the war

Lexie@BookBug said...

I would either like to be a member of the Cullen family in Twilight or a student at Hogwarts in Harry Potter.

Becca said...

I would love to jump into the "In Death" series by JD Robb so that I could meet Detective Eve Dallas. Thanks!

Tiffany Holme said...

If it was YA it would be The Sookie Stackhouse series for sure but for YA I would totally go with Cullen family in Twilight too lol who doesn't wanna be a sparkly vampire lol

Anonymous said...

Pride and Prejudice! I'd like to meet Mr. Darcy. And go the those balls. :-D

elin said...

I want to be a wizard at Hogwarts.

Julie D. said...

The Magicians by Lev Grossman, as Quentin.
Name on form= Jay Dee
luckyjd2k@gmail.com

izlight said...

Harry Potter

Rica said...

The Iron Fey books and Harry Potter:)

nayjf said...

I would love to end up in Harry Dresden's Chicago.


Antane

Anonymous said...

I would want to jump into the world of Harry Potter. I wanna be a witch studying at Hogwarts! :D

Thanks for the giveaway! :)

- Noely Jeleen

ayaki-chan said...

I would like to be part of "pride and prejudice " jane austen's book :)

Jennifer @ Bad Bird Reads said...

The Fever Series by Karen Moning.

Jennifer Bielman

Jennifer Haile said...

The book of Atrus

lindseybousfield said...

I would like to be in Harry Potter or the Nightshade triology!

Unknown said...

I would jump into the Darkover series

Mihaela said...

The Pretty Little Liars series:)

Christina said...

Obviously, Harry Potter would be amazing, but I don't want to just repeat what so many have already said, so I'm going to say...

Graceling by Kristin Cashore, with the stipulation that I get to be a graceling!

Andra Lyn said...

Harry Potter Hands down!

aliciaz said...

I would like to jump into Little women! alicia zirjacks

Anonymous said...

I'd love to be in a high fantasy world, like Cinda Williams Chima's Seven Realms.

Nenna said...

Harry Potter! It would be so exciting :)

Paige Cuccaro said...

I'd love to jump into The Dresden files, by Jim Butcher!

Caitlin said...

The Soulless series!
gokarter418 at aol dot com

Karlene Baila said...

That is a tough one-all the Harry Potter's above make me think I'd want to join Quentin and friends in Fillory or Bobby Pendragon.

Filia Oktarina said...

I would love to jump into The Fever Series by Karen Moning.

Bookworm Lisa said...

Pride and Prejudice.

Lisa Snider Faber

Irene E. Jensen said...

I'd like to be in some kind of a fairytale, maybe Alice in Wonderland or something like that?

Vickie said...

I would jump into Tiger's Curse in a heartbeat! I love my tigers <3 I would absolutely adore being with them (as tigers and men of course!) I could do without Lokesh trying to attack us though!!

LisaILJ said...

I think I would want to leap into Anna and the French Kiss. It's in PARIS.

Rhonda D said...

I would be Bella in New Moon, but I would choose Jacob :)

Terra Heck said...

I'd like to jump into the world of True Blood/the Sookie Stackhouse series. Thanks.
partymix25(at)hotmail(dot)com

Veronica W. said...

Ohhh, Katsa or Fire from "The Seven Kingdoms" trilogy :D

Unknown said...

OMG...I so got this...I want to be the next life mate that Marguerite Argeneau sets up one of her family members with in Lynsay Sands next book!!!
If nanos adjust your body and make you at your top...I'm so There!!!

Mona said...

Any of the series by VC Andrews, one of my all-time favorite authors.

Rebecca said...

I would love to jump into Harry Potter. It just seems like such an awesome world and I would have loved to be a part of Hogwarts.

Cayce said...

I'd like to be in Harry Potter's world, as well. :)

Thank you for the giveaway!

Stephanie said...

I'd jump into Twilight!

DMS said...

I would love to jump into The Sandman Series and hang out with Morpheus and Death- sounds morbid, but really their so great! I am participating in the hop as well (#127 ~ Fairday's Blog!) Have a great night : ) ~ Jess

Valia Lind said...

I'd like to be Kate in Obsidian :-)

Tiffany Drew said...

Alice from Alice on Wonderland :)

ZaraAlexis said...

I'd be "Shirah" in The Doverkeepers. She's strong, independent, sensual, and powerful!

Zara D. Garcia-Alvarez
zgarcia(dot)alvarez(at)gmail(dot)com
On Twitter: @ZaraAlexis
Blog: http://zaraalexis.wordpress.com

Paol Trenny said...

Prof. Snape in harry potter- ( emscout9 at Hotmail dot com)

Evie said...

I'd like to be in Anna and the French Kiss. I love to read fantasy books but I want to live in a real world.
Thanks a lot for the giveaway :)

Cheryl said...

Alex Cross

kel_p said...

OMG this is too darn hard...... i think i'd like to be Shaye from Gena Showalter's - The Nymph King........ she's a very lucky girl :)
Otherwise if i had to pick a WHOLE series, i think it would have to be a love interest in one of the Love At Stake series by Kerrelyn Sparks :)
Thank you, Kel xx

lillie.rose.owen.jesse AT gmail DOT com

Devony said...

I'd have to jump into Harry Potter too. Thanks for the chance!

Jasmine Rose said...

I want to live in the Percy Jackson series. It's scary, but so, so awesome :D

zoey said...

i would jump into The Mortal Instruments' world! It'd be fantastic!

Unknown said...

I'd like to jump into Vampire Academy. Love that world and those books and want to meet my true love Adrian Ivashkov! Thanks for the giveaway!

mimz said...

Definitely Harry Potter! I'd even go to school willingly every day if I went to Hogwarts. :D

Silly Sully said...

I'd like to leap into Harry Potter's world, of course. I mean, modern age meets old school magic. Who won't be tempted to leap into them :)

andrea b said...

Harry Potter as a Hogwarts student! :D

-andrea b

Unknown said...

I would love to jump into Harry Potter!

Snow87 said...

Louis Lane from the Superman Comics :)
Maya TheBee

Unknown said...

i would like to be jump into Guild Hunter series from Nalini singh ^^

Alabell said...

Finaly funny question! I totally would like to spent some time in Curse Workers series from Holly Black!!

Lisa@GadgetsNBooks said...

I would like to be Janie in the Wake Trilogy Series.

Lisa@GadgetsNBooks said...
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mil said...

harry potter

Unknown said...

harry Potter!
amandarwest atgmaildotcom

Angela - Bookaunt said...

I would like to jump into The Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. I would love to meet Jamie and Claire

Unknown said...

I'd love to be a character of Harry Potter ! :D

Karen said...

I'd love to jump into Harry Potter

LB said...

I would love to be a minor character in Harry Potter (one who doesn't die lol!!)

Unknown said...

I would jump into the world of City of Bones series! I'd love to be Clary!

caymanian_girl(at)earthlink(dot)net

Barbara R. said...

I would like to be Elizabeth ( Lizzy ) in Pride and Prejudice.

koddabear said...

Oh it would have to be Harry Potter

katherine said...

I would like to leap in Historical Romance, Devil in Winter by Lisa Kleypas, so I can elope with Sebastian St. Vincent.

Kara D. said...

I would love to jump into Hermione Granger from Harry Potter.

jcwega27 said...

harry potter
jessicawedwards@gmail.com

Ricki said...

Any of Jasper Fforde's novels - probably Shades of Grey.

latishajean said...

I would leap into Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead! Thank you for the great giveaway!

Shannon Alexander said...

not sure, maybe cinderella

Gena Robertson said...

I would love to jump into the world of the Black Dagger Brotherhood in J.R. Ward's world, but only if I could be Beth or Bella or Mary (that's as far as I've gotten, lol) - those vamps are HOT!!

Thank you for the giveaway chance!

Gena Robertson
robertsongena@hotmail.com

Kasumi said...

I would like to jump into London from "Forgotten" to know my future. But only a day or so. I'll became crazy if I was like she...

Angie said...

I would love to jump in the world of The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare. I really want to meet Will in the flesh!!!

Astri Nasthasia Videlia said...

I would Like into Alexandra Ivy's book.. Guardians of Eternity series.. to Find Salvatore Giuliani ... xD

sablelexi said...

Not very original, but I think I'd have to go with Harry Potter.
Jennelle S

Sophia Rose said...

I would love to leap into Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander' series.

Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

wihockeycall said...

I'd be Hermonie in the Harry Potter series

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