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Sunday, May 25, 2014

It's Armchair BEA Week! (Introduction Post)

Well hello there. I'm so excited to be participating in Armchair BEA this year! There's so much fun stuff planned, and I can't wait to get to it this week!

First up for the week is an introduction, so without further ado.... here are the 5 questions & answers so you can learn a little more about me!

1. My name is Lindsay, I'm 29, a wife, mom to an almost 4 year old little boy, and a cookie decorator (and I really like to make book related cookies. Like these. And these. And also these. And yes, they're all actually edible.). I've been blogging for about 6 months now along with my co-blogger Sarah. I started a blog for one reason really, I love talking about books. Being able to share that love and fangirl over books with other bloggers is one of my favorite things to do. You people get me. I'm blogging from smack-dab in the middle of the Texas Panhandle (that's the square part at the top).



2. My blog in one sentence.... hmmmm.....

You can find me most often on the social media sites listed below (especially twitter. I love twitter):
Twitter: @brokebookgirls
Instagram: @brokebookgirl
Goodreads: Lindsay (Broke Book Girls)

3. My favorite genre is fantasy, especially epic fantasy. I love, love, love getting swept away into a whole new world. There's just something about the way an author can create an entire world/country/city/history/etc that just draws me in. I love it.
I mean, can we discuss how amazing Leigh Bardugo is for creaking Ravka?

 4. My favorite book I read last year was, um, there's a lot. Picking one is hard and you can't make me do it. Favorite fantasy series, that ended, is The Girl of Fire and Thorns by Rae Carson. I actually just re-read it last week, and am happy to report that it was even better the second time around. (See: HECTOR). As for contemporary, my favorite one I read last year is Attachments by Rainbow Rowell. I adore her books so much, and binge read all 3 in about 2 days, but Attachments is my favorite of them all. (Since I can't resist, I love The Grisha Trilogy and The Throne of Glass series. But they're not finished yet, so I'm not including them even though they are AMAZING.)





My favorite books so far this year are Open Road Summer by Emery Lord for Contemporary, A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller for historical fiction, and the wonderfulness that is Cress by Marissa Meyer for fantasy/sci-fi. I've read some amazing books this year though. It's hard to narrow it down to even 3. (Honorable mention to Something Real by Heather Demetrios and Lady Thief by AC Gaughen. The FEELS you guys.)





5. I would LOVE to see The Lunar Chronicles made into a movie. There is so, so much potential there. The story. The visuals. The action. The romance. Seriously, these books have it all. Plus I would kinda love to see Thorne up on a big screen...

Ignore that number there. I didn't want to make a new graphic....

So that's it! Welcome & I can't wait to read about you all! Please leave me your links in the comments!! :)
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28 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 25, 2014 at 11:16 PM

    Haha - I think our introduction posts explain why we are friends. We have such similar answers and thoughts! I love it!!

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  2. JillianMay 25, 2014 at 11:25 PM

    High fantasy is the best!!

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  3. Faith Hope and CherryteaMay 25, 2014 at 11:36 PM

    one talented mom!
    you're doing great for 6 months blogging =)
    tea's on at FHC - I'll look forward to a cookie !

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  4. Lisa PottgenMay 26, 2014 at 12:10 AM

    Oh my gosh! I love the cookies! I wish I could do something like that. You truly are an artist, my friend!

    I really, really need to read Cinder. It has been on my ereader FOREVER!

    Lisa @Just Another Rabid Reader

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  5. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 3:34 AM

    Oh, wow! Your cookies look fantastic!

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  6. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 4:03 AM

    Your cookies are so freakin' awesome. I can't believe you can do that when I can barely bake a cookie! I suppose it is a transferable skill as well, if you can do cookies, you can do cakes, right? Anyways, welcome to book blogging, It is such a great community. Have fun.

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  7. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 5:24 AM

    Those cookies! I am all swoony eyed over them. A couple of the authors served them in session at the RT Convention, but they were nowhere near as gorg as yours!
    Lunar Chronicles would make a good movie. I have only read Cinder at this point though. I am such a slacker.

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  8. Mel@ThedailyprophecyMay 26, 2014 at 6:41 AM

    I love fantasy too, I picked that genre as well. If fantasy book have maps I'm already hooked. It's great to see the world. HECTOR, yes! I need to re-read the first two books, so I can finish this series. I absolutely love the story :) Cress (and the other books) is also fantastic.

    Mel@thedailyprophecy

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  9. KristinaMay 26, 2014 at 6:51 AM

    I also love fantasy for the same reason. The cookies were amazing and I agree about the Lunar Chronicles if they could do it right.

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  10. Colleen TurnerMay 26, 2014 at 7:02 AM

    Hi Lindsay!!! Your cookies are GORGEOUS...they look delicious but I don't think I could eat one because they are just too pretty! I also loved Attachments but haven't read any of her other books yes. It's so nice to meet you :)!

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  11. ahz1May 26, 2014 at 7:30 AM

    Welcome to Armchair BEA. Fantasy never really called to me until I re-read Lord of the Rings when the movie came out. Now I'm going through Game of Thrones, The Gentlemen Bastard series, and I have a few more on my to read list. By the way, the cookies are awesome!

    AH@badassbookreviews.com

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  12. Suzy, The Grey BrunetteMay 26, 2014 at 8:35 AM

    I haven't read ANY of those books and they all sound AMAZING! I really need to speed up my reading so I can cram some more in :)
    Great to meet you on this year's ABEA!
    Suzy Turner, Fiction Dreams

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  13. KristenMay 26, 2014 at 10:06 AM

    Ooo, the Lunar Chronicles as a movie - that would be an awesome series, especially with all the available technology to make the science fiction elements really pop! I still need to read Rae Carson's books. I own the first one and need to get my reading in gear. Maybe this summer... I read Fangirl but not any of her other books and can I say I want to eat your cookies! They look delicious and bookish all in one. Yum!

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  14. UnknownMay 26, 2014 at 10:15 AM

    Ah, a Lunar Chronicles movie would be fantastic!(secretly, I kinda hope for a TV show. I think the large cast of characters could lend itself well to TV format). LOVED Open Road Summer & Cress(though Cress is a given).

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  15. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 11:31 AM

    Hi Lindsay, I found you through the Linky list for day 1 of BEA Armchair. I'm impressed with those cookies (my efforts always seem to end up a bit dry). Now you intrigued me with that one sentence description of your blog - I like big books. Do you mean the more pages they have the better or the bigger the ideas and the themes, the more you like them?

    Karen (BookerTalk)
    Armchair BEA Cheerleader

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  16. Sarah - whatsarahread.comMay 26, 2014 at 2:51 PM

    Such a great post....loved learning a little more about you! YES to everything you said about The Girl of Fire and Thorns trilogy! I absolutely loved that series!

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  17. vikk simmonsMay 26, 2014 at 4:01 PM

    I like big books, too. Fun post. Great meeting you.

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  18. Allison BruningMay 26, 2014 at 5:11 PM

    I love bog books and cannot lie. I'm so glad there's someone out there that gets that! My philosophy is the bigger the book the better. I love to read them and write them. I tend to write epics.

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  19. Nikki SMay 26, 2014 at 5:12 PM

    YES! I chose Cinder to be made into a movie as well! Maybe if enough people express interest in it, Hollywood would make it happen!

    Here's my Armchair BEA: Intros and Literature!

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  20. AnonymousMay 26, 2014 at 5:27 PM

    I LOVE the Fire and Thorns trilogy. AND the Lunar Chronicles. AND the Grisha Trilogy. Well met, bookmate ;) And given our shared love of the Fire and Thorns trilogy, may I suggest that you either avoid The Queen of the Tearling like the plague, OR read it so we can hate on it together. That is all.

    Jessica @ Rabid Reads

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  21. Ayanami FaerudoMay 26, 2014 at 7:51 PM

    Epic fantasy for the win! And I just adore the Fire and Thorns Trilogy three best books and the series is on my top ten!

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  22. AmberMay 26, 2014 at 9:43 PM

    Seriously, who DOESN'T adore Rainbow?

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  23. Holly SchindlerMay 26, 2014 at 9:56 PM

    Visiting your blog via ABEA; my YA mystery / thriller, FERAL, will release in August with HarperTeen.

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  24. fredamansMay 26, 2014 at 11:25 PM

    Wish choice for book to film!

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  25. CiciMay 27, 2014 at 12:56 AM

    I hear that cookies related to books have less calories... :) Beautiful work! I bet they are delicious!

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  26. Becca F (ReadingTeen)May 27, 2014 at 11:15 PM

    I like big books and I cannot lie.... DYING! I wuv you Lindsay!!! and your cookies!!! :) HAPPY ARMCHAIR BEA! Also dying for a Lunar Chronicles movie, because that would be EPIC!

    <3 Pivot Book Reviews

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  27. Danni MaeMay 28, 2014 at 4:57 PM

    Haha! I love your blog description! You have a lot of books I like here, like the Cinder series. I was in love with it! I'll follow you!

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  28. Sassy CattMay 29, 2014 at 8:52 AM

    Thanks for reminding me about "Cress". It was the monthly read in one of my Goodreads groups, but I didn't have time to get to it.

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