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"If you were given the chance to spend one day in a fictional world (from a book), which book would it be from and what would that place be?"

Most of the fictional worlds I read about I’d probably be the dead body that pops up at the beginning as the murder mystery that needs to be solved. So if I’m going to be in one of those fictional worlds for a day, I’d like kick ass powers and fighting skills.  After all tough as nails chicks with cool fighting skills are a required need for most Urban Fantasy and PNR.  (Well, for most PNR they may require you to obtain a hot male lead to bond with and save your damsel butt all the time.)

It’s a hard choice.  I’d want to be in Jeanine Frost’s Night Huntress world so I could totally go all fan girl on Bones.  Pretty sure Cat would beat me to a pulp in a couple of pages. Rob Thurman’s Cal Leandros world has two of my biggest fictional hotties and again I’d fan girl all over the two brothers.  The Hollow universe by Kim Harrison enchants me to no end.  It’s the to leading ladies I’d love to visit with.  It might be a little weird, but I really want to style Rachel Morgan’s hair.

In the end it would have to be the Immortals After Dark series that I would want to visit.  All of the mythology is just too much of a temptation, and if I got a yummy immortal mate while site seeing the myths all the more!! 

Weekly Overview:

• Author Gossip(2) and Cover Coveting(3) had some soothing words and news from author Chloe Neill about Hard Bitten WTF ending.  As all ways some yummy, yummy covers.
• Went down memory lane after rereading and reviewing Arrows of the Queen by Mercedes Lackey.  It’s amazing how even after all this time a book can still manage to awe you.
• Wednesday Wishes features a book that is taking paranormal romance readers by storm.
• Finally after a couple of weeks of mixed feeling I’ve finally written my review for The Gathering by Kelley Armstrong.
• For this weeks Books and Babbles it’s focus on a certain Twilight star that’s breaking out of his furry role.

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"If you find a book you love, do you hunt down other books by the same author?"

Of course!!  Once I find a good author I’ve got to milk them dry.  That’s not saying I haven’t been burned by a few authors, but there are some that no matter what they write I just fall at their feet in worship.

Richelle Mead is an author who never disappoints me.  Her Georgina Succubus books tickled my naughty since of humor. Vampire Academy stirs up enough drama to make me order her books a year in advance.  Sure I’ll be the first to admit her Dark Swan series isn’t as great as the others, but she adds fairies to her list of awesome things she writes about.

Mead isn’t the only author I would blindly follow; Rob Thurman, Gail Carson Levine, Robin Mckinley, Rachel Caine, and so many more.  A lot of authors really do keep the good stuff coming.  Amen to that!

Weekly Overview:

• In My Mailbox – Vlog(9) I was completely spoiled!!  My local Borders sadly closed so I bulked up my shelves.
• Author Gossip(2) and Cover Coveting(17) has the dish on the new Paranormalcy movie details.  Of course dishy covers are abound as well, on some very popular books.
• A week is never complete without me dreaming of even more books to add to my shelves, on Wednesday Wishes.
• Cover Coveting(9) brings even more beautiful covers to the table!!

Off to the hope beautiful people!

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Alright there is no BBH up yet, so I’m not sure if there will be one.  However, in the spirit of BBH I’ve decided to keep the babbles going.  Instead of a question, I’m going to share some awesome movie trailers of some movies I’m just drooling over!!

It’s been driving me crazy who they were going to pick to play the Green Lantern, and I have to say they picked the right guy! 

Camelot junkies raise the roof!!!  It’s stuff like this that makes me wish I had cable.

Overview:

• Had fun shopping for thrift store books and made quite a find if I do say so, on In My Mailbox Vlog.
• As usual tons of great gossip and hot new covers on Author Gossip and Cover Coveting.   I even got taken in by an authors April Fool’s joke!
• Reviewed Bonded by Blood by Laurie London, which proved to be a great entry into the PNR genre!
• The wonderful Laurie London stopped by for an interview, I’m amazed how many visitors I got even if I didn’t get too many comments.  London is just as quick on her whit whether she’s writing a book or answering questions!

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"If you could physically put

yourself into a book or series…

which one would it be and

why?"

This is a tough one! There's just to many books that by the time I’m done reading them I’m fantasizing about them, maybe even dreaming about them a bit.

To be honest a lot of the books I read are kind of dark and dangerous I’m not sure if I’d want to live in a world where I might not survive the next page turn.  But hey if I can get transported into the book, then I can be a kick ass heroine. Right?

The Immortals After Dark series by Kresely Cole comes to mind.  Cool chicks to befriend, and hot yummy men a plenty waiting to find their soulmates.  Said yummy men, are loaded with cash and ready to make me happy!! Not to mention the awesomeness that’s waiting in the sack. Ah-em.

Then again there’s the constant torture and torment.  The end of the world and battles going on constantly.

Though that was my first choice when I thought about it.  My definite choice would have to be the realm of Harry Potter.  Come on who doesn’t want a magic broom and a wand to go with it.  I was one of the many kids that was captivated by Hogwarts and if I could I would totally attend!!

Weekly Overview:

• Author Gossip(7) and Cover Coveting(5) has some cool new trailers for some hot releases, and of course yummy covers!  Plus, the excerpt for Grave dance released.
• Loads of groovy books on Wednesday Wishes with awesome covers!
• Reviewed Leaving Paradise by Simone Elkeles which was well worth leaving my comfort zone.
• Don’t miss Jeanine Forsts latest cover on Cover Coveting(5).  Plus there’s a hot new cover by an unknown author that you have got to catch out.

Now I’m off to the hop!

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"Who's your all-time favorite

book villain?"

Ooo.  This is a toughy! Evil villains in the cinema are an obsession of mine and I love picking favorites. (Ursula cough, cough.)  So picking a favorite villain from my reading list is like asking me to pick between coffee or dark chocolate—painful and quite unwilling to do so.

The one villain that has haunted me after turning the last page—thankfully I’ve never had nightmares about—is Rob Thurman’s mirror lurking body thief from Nightlife.  This creature is the male version of a Banshee.  That doesn’t sound scary, right?  Well get this, he can travel through mirrors and reflections with no problem with nothing to stop him.  He’s built like a scary ass monster; you can see his veins through nearly translucent skin, nasty claws and teeth and he can pretty much dice up anything.  On top of that, he can take control of anyone's  body. 

This isn’t normal body take over, where the person who was originally there gets pushed back into the background in a little mind box.  Instead he merges with the person he’s jumped into.  He knows everything you’ve ever thought or experienced, and you get to know everything he’s thinking.  You have know will to feel that you’re being controlled or to fight back, you no longer exist. He is you and you are him.

Just gives me shivers thinking about it. If you haven’t checked out Thurman’s books you really should.  Here’s my review for Nightlife, which is still one of my favorite reads.  The mirror lurker isn’t the only evil villain and the other ones are almost just as creepy.

Weekly Overview:

• Posted my first, and only, In My Mailbox Vlog for Febuary!  Got tons of goods and you can watch me embarrass myself talking over naughty covers.
• Author Gossip was really great featuring news about some hot author—as usual. Including Cassandra Clare’s first chapter of City of Fallen Angels!  Plus I had some yummy covers to share too, with one of the most stunning Epic Fantasy covers I have seen in a long time.
• Found some awesome books to wish and hope for on Wednesday Wishes!
• Another Cover Coveting and this time I’ve got the download on Jenifer Estep’s new YA series and the hot cover that goes with it!
• This is the week of yummy covers!  9 new covers that are all stunning and it includes the much anticipated reveal of the next book in the Beautiful Creatures series.

As you can see I’ve got the hang of doing the Cover Coveting live, and I will be keeping it that way.  Though I thick I’ll make the images slightly smaller so the download time will be faster for viewers with a slower internet.  Plus, expect my reviews to come back now that I’ve got a hold of the new feature.

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"Do you ever wish you would

have named your blog

something different?"

Answering this question feels like a betrayal to my blog. 

It took me forever to come up with a name for my blog.  Stuff like Book Blog, Urban Fantasy Corner, Epic Fantasy Books, and silly stuff like that with lots of variations with the word Fantasy in it.  After a while I decided to settle on something that would leave space for my blog to expand out side of my obvious love of Urban and Epic Fantasy.

The name Book Whispers doesn’t seem to have any variations from other bloggers so I’m really happy that way.  Sometimes I wish I would have picked something catchy like Fantasy Times or Fantasy Reader, but in the end I think I’m really satisfied with my title.

There is one name that I kind of still wonder “what if.”  Books and the Country.  Personally I think it rocks, but I was going to name my blog The Unicorn Collector before Book Whispers plopped into my head.  Clearly my blog naming skills may need some work.

Weekly Overview:

• Author Gossip has some new covers and plenty of news.  Plus, if you’re a Kresley Cole nut like me there is some great news about her writing career that will make your year!
• Check out my review of Angels’ Blood by Nalini Singhs!  It was so good that it led me to state that:

It has all the grandeur of the finest UF, and all the hot edgy romance of some of the best PNR out there.

• Some fun titles on Wednesday Wishes, I’m really excited by all the great series.
• My first official Cover Coveting post!!  The New Covers portion of Author Gossip will be going live, so new covers will be posted ASAP!  There are tons of yummy covers to see on this first Cover Coveting.
• Another Cover Coveting because the cover for Vanished by Sophie Jordan is out!  It looks so beautiful.

Hope you’ve all been having a great week!!  Now I’m off to the Hop

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"What book(s) would you like to see turned into a movie?"


None.

Don't get me wrong I love watching books that get turned into movies.  Especially when they are really well done.  However, I hate it when they butcher the plot and the characters.  For instance I'm beyond excited to watch the City of Bones on the big screen, but if they change the plot for the sake of the movie I'll be one upset fan.   In the end I couldn't put one of my favorite reads on chopping block.

Overview:

• Posted a Valentines for all of my awesome readers!!
• Author Gossip was chopped up because of the Blogger updates going on.  I tried to save some of the info.
• Exciting new books on Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed Visions of Magic by Regan Hastings which has been one of the more talked about debut books of 2011.

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"Tell us about one of your posts from this week and give us a link so we can read it (review or otherwise)!"

This week I did my first Books and Babbles post of the year!  So I guess that’s the one I’m most excited to share.  Especially since goodreads new feature took me down memory lane inspiring my post, Most Read Authors.

Weekly Overview:

• Made a couple of updates to February's Monthly Releases so check it out for some new goodies to buy!
• Author Gossip had some awesome covers and some Tour dates for author Melissa Marr. 
• As always a week is not complete without sharing the new goodies I’ve found on Wednesday Wishes.
• Finally did my very first Books and Babbles for the year!!  It was a nice trip down memory lane, so check out Most Read Authors. 

Now I’m off to the Hop!

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"What book are you most looking forward to seeing published in 2011?  Why are you anticipating that book?"

This one is so hard to answer, usually the books just pile up in my head.  If I had to be honest there is one image that pops into my head and makes my heart go all a flutter. 

Kelley Armstrong’s Darkest Power trilogy rocked me world and I still believe it will be one of the hardest series to beat.  I’ve read other young adult short stories by Armstrong and I absolutely love them.  So I have faith that out of all the reads this year that The Gathering will not disappoint me.

Overview:

• In My Mailbox Vlog I found a lot of goodies and actually got a couple of ACRs.  
• Author Gossip had some yummy new covers both US and foreign.  Kim Harrison had some changes in her tour dates for Pale Demon and some extra tidbits. 
• Reviewed The Ghost and the Goth, which was a read that quite surprised me.
• Wednesday Wishes only has two books this week, but they’re both yummy new covers.
• Tempest Rising’s review is up!  It just as awesome as it’s cover and I highly suggest that readers check this debut novel out.
• Really happy to post my review of Blue Bloods which turned out to be quite different then I had imagined it. 

Well I’m off to the Hop!

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"Why do you read the genre that you do? What draws you to it?"

Currently my main genres are Urban Fantasy and Epic Fantasy.   There's always some quotes or another that states that reading is an escape from reality, and I whole heartily agree.  My theory is if you want to escape, escape far enough away that reality is altered.

The idea of vampires stalking humans, wolves howling at the moon, and caldron's bubbling has always been a fascination with me.  So it's only natural that I would want my literary escape to include them.  When Urban Fantasy was hard to come by way back when, I took refuge in Epic Fantasy.   Both of my preffered sub genres can be thrillers, mystery, comedies, adventures, romance, myths, and so much more.  Often they even mix all plains of genres together.

Reality is only best escaped with a good fiction book.

Weekly Overivew:

• For a while I've been talking, and thinking, about doing a Vlog for my weekly In My Mailbox.  Which is what I did for my very first In My Mailbox this year! You can check it out here.
• This weeks Author Gossip: Quoted, Villain Hotties, and Q & A Ilona Andrews
• Some great wishful reads on Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed Shadowspell by Jenna Black, which I was only too happy to read!

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"What do you consider the most important in a story: the plot or the characters?"
Both. 
That is not a far question.  To make a book both have to be there in great amounts.   The most memorable books that float in my mind long after it’s shut are the books that had amazing plots, that were heavily accented by the amazing character depth.   A book isn’t truly a good read with out the other.
Weekly Overview:

• This weeks Lips Don’t Lie: Author Gossip; Excerpt of Awakened, Page to Screen news, and Much More  Reading that Excerpt was such a good treat!!
• This week I had the pleasure of reading up and coming author Jess Haines new book Taken by the Other.
• Wednesday Wishes has some great new finds, with yummy covers!!
• Also if you didn’t notice the huge flashing banner at the top of the site, Jess Haines has graciously done an interview!!  So support this wonderful author and check out the post.

Weekly Overview

I didn’t post this last week because of the Holiday, so I’ll be making up for two weeks then.

• Lips Don’t Lie: Author Gossip has hot new covers, updates on some blog tours, and news about a new concept idea.  Plus, Cassandra Claire’s newest book preview.
• “Dirty Joke.” Are the first words of my review of Fantasy Lover, so check out the rest of it.
• For Thanksgiving I decided to do a Wednesday Wishes, Thankful of Thursday post.  Found some awesome books that need to be checked out.
• Check out my less then impressed review of one of the hottest books on the market, Hush, Hush.
• The Iron King was another book in a see of Faye PNR YA.  Check out my impressed review. 
• Lips Don’t Lie was a little so but these are some fun topics Buffy the Vampire Slayer is being rebooted. Plus, check out the process of great cover making. .
• More awesome books found, Wednesday Wishes.

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"Since Thanksgiving is coming up next week, let's use this week's Hop to share what we are most thankful for and what our holiday traditions are!"


I feel most thankful for having such wonderful parents.  For those of you who are Grey's Anatomy fans, I like to tease that they're my People.  Also I am thankful for all the many blessing we've received this year and pray the continue.  Very thankful for having more People in the form of great friends and a very stressful sister. 

Weekly Overview:

• On Books and Babbles I decided to share some of my favorite Twilight parodies, the Twilight Saga Musicals.
• Sunday Sweets shows off some of the goodies I got.
• Reviewed Nightshade this week!
• Check out this weeks Lips Don't Lie: Author Gossip.  Some hot authors on tour and some nice covers have been released among other things.
• Found some cool books this week for Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed Lord of the Fading Land, which really blew me away.  If you're a fantasy fan, or romance fan, you do not want to miss this.   

Well, I'm off to the hop!! TGIF.

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Ah, it feels so good to not be sick and back to regular posts. I feel so bad I missed last weeks Hop, which sounded like a ton of fun.

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

Hecks yes!!  It drives me insane if I don't start out with book one.  When you skip around willy-nilly like I feel that I'm missing something from the series.  There's a reason they're numbered and have an order.  Personally I don't want to miss out on the emotional build up the author has worked so hard to create, or get dumped into some big plot that I can't appreciate because I wasn't there from the beginning. Plus, I don't feel it's far for my reviews--fairness is the name of the game!

Weekly Overview:

Again sorry to everyone who missed out on the posting, and thank you to all of those who gave me get well posts/emails.  It means a lot.  So you'll all be happy to know I'm back up to health, and I'm starting to gain weight.  Never thought I'd be so happy to gain weight.

• Lips Don't Lie: Author Gossip was packed with hot new covers, question and answers for the author Kaylana Price. (Who's book I just finished, Grave Witch! If the exclamation point didn't tip you off I'll be writing a review for this later.)
• Wednesday Wishes I was playing a little catch up, because even if you can't get up because your so sick there are always books to lust after.

Slim pickings this week but I'll be up and posting to normal like usual.  Keep an eye out because I have reviews to catch up on so there might be a review attack coming up. I'll try and keep it so I don't post reviews and regular posts on the same day. 

I'm off to the Hop!

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"What is the one bookish thing you would love to have, no matter the cost?"


More books.  You know that magic library in Beauty by Robin McKinley?  Well that's what I would want, any book ever published no matter past, present, or future.  Or, since that is fantasy one, the funds for my dream library.

Weekly Overview:

• I decided to tip-toe outside of my comfort genre and found a really good read, Perfect Chemistry, check out my review if you've been thinking about maybe stepping out of you genre "comfort zone."
• Got tons of awesome goodies for the week!! Check out Sunday Sweets to get jealous!  ^_-
• Lips Don't Lie: Author Gossip was packed.  Tons of beautiful covers (cover lov'in), Frost has some news, and more! 
• Found some great new books, Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed Firelight by Sophie Jordan, which totally rocked my boat.

I'm off getting my groove on at the Hop!

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"Where is your favorite place to read? Curled up on the sofa, in bed, in the garden?"


If I can read there, it's my favorite spot.  Still I end up sitting in my new glider chair, in bed, or in the car the majority of the time.  Personally I'd like to be able to take my glider any where so I can just curl up and read.

I also love reading while sun tanning/bathing.  Whether it's in the forest or on the beach!
Weekly Overview:

All righty, as posted last week I was on vacation so this overview is going to cover more then one week.

• Lips Don't Lie has fun author gossip!  Check out which book is joining the ranks of soon to be made into movie.  Plus new covers and more.
• Check out the goodies I got on Sunday Sweets.
• Books and Babbles was dedicated to some of the changes that the Covers of UF have gone through. Check out Female Fashion for the UF Warrior here.
• Found some yummy new books to lust after, check out Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed one of my all time favorite books, Nightlife by Rob Thurman.
• As promised Lips Don't Lie was posted on Monday. (Which I will have news about.)   
• More books to lust after on Wednesday Wishes.

After lots of feedback from you the reader, Lips Don't Lie will be moved to Mondays.  That way the news is even fresher.  Books and Babbles will not disappear it will be on Fridays.  So nothing but a switch-a-roo.  So from now on look for LDL on Mondays!!

Also expect more then one review a week, I've decided to up them.

I'm off to the Hop, have a geat weekend!

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What's your favorite beverage while reading or blogging, if any? Is it tea, coffee, water, a glass of wine, or something else?
Coffee.  That's the life blood of long nights reading.  However, I've been cutting back.  So more water for Shera.

Weekly Over View:

• Last weeks Lips Don't Lie was packed with fun information, one fun tidbit is that the Dark Divine is being optioned for a movie--they've already picked out the director.  For more check out the post.
• Check out some of the fun goodies I got this week, on Sunday Sweets.
• Author Sarah Beth Durst dropped in for an interview!! So check it out the fun!
• Found some fun books this week, Wednesday Wishes.
• Reviewed Wicked Enchantment this week, check out the interview here.

Don't miss this weeks Lips Don't Lie for more Author Gossip, you don't want to miss which Paranormal YA author's book is being turned into a movie.

Thank you to everyone who gave me awards last week, I've already done posts for them so to save on time I won't repost them.  I'm so glad you think my blog is worth giving awards!

Well I'm off to the Hop!!