Feature and Follow Friday

Feature & Follow Friday is a blog hop that is designed to provide some much-appreciated exposure to the bloggers participating, and to expand their following. Hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, each of whom feature a chosen blog for the week, it's an interesting way to get to know one another.

Question of the Week: What is a book you didn’t like that all your friends raved about or what book did you love that wasn’t popular?

Shadow Ops: Control Point by Myke Cole was one title that got a lot of good press, and which friends and bloggers were raving about, but I gave up halfway through - I didn't like the hero, the story, or the writing. On the other hand, The Breeders by Matthew J. Beier is a book I haven't seen a lot of press about, and which nobody I know has read, but which I felt was quite clever and well-developed.

Parajunkee also hosts a Social Hop for Facebook and Twitter, which I regularly take part in. So, if you're one of those people who aren't on Blogger, or who just don't like Google Friend Connect, it's a great way to keep in touch and follow one another.

Comments

  1. Haven't read either of those. I'll have to check them out. Old follower here. Happy Friday!
    My FF.

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  2. I haven't heard of these either, but nice answer :) New follower. Hope you stop by and say hi! :D Love new faces on the blog.

    Friday Hops!

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  3. Hopping through. I haven't heard of either of these books. It's funny how many different book communities there are and how books can be uber popular with different groups.
    My Hop

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  4. Hi, I haven't heard of these, I'll have to look them up. I'm a new follower on GFC. My hop's over at Rookie Romance

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  5. these are both new books to me.
    Hope you have a wonderful weekend, I am your newest follower.
    Stop by and see my answer if you have a chance... Tena's Feature and Follow

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  6. I haven't read either of these. The Breeders' cover looks good, though. I'll have to look it up.

    New Follower via GFC
    My FF @ The Creative Forum
    Happy Reading! :)

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  7. Not familiar with those either. I do find it disappointing though that I couldn't like a popular book, but what can you do really?

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  8. I sometimes wonder how people like the books they do! :p
    New follower!
    ~Ashley
    My F&F

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  9. Didn't enjoy it either. Did finish it though even though I really didn't want too.

    Check out my F&F
    http://whyicantstopreading.wordpress.com/2013/03/08/feature-and-follow-friday/

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  10. I haven't heard of both of them, but The breeders look interesting. I'll check it out on Goodreads :)

    FF - Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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  11. I haven't read either of those books.
    Hi- waves- New follower here. I really like the title of your blog and I hope to read more from you in the future.

    Happy Friday!
    ~Summer

    http://summersvoice.blogspot.com/2013/03/ff-unpopular.html

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  12. I don't know about either of these two books, I'll have to check them out. New Follower :)

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  13. Hopping by from http://shirleyisnotmyname.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-and-follow-friday.html with a new GFC Follow.
    I haven't read those books but will add them to my growing list of "to reads."
    Have a good weekend.

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  14. Haven't read either of them. Old follower!
    My FF

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  15. New follower :) I haven't read them might look them up and add to my ever growing list of to be read :D

    Michelle
    http://love2readalways.blogspot.com/

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  16. I haven rad this book but I just might because the cover seems interesting and I am the type to read a book by its cover :-)

    New follower.

    This is This is my FF

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  17. Oh I've never heard of those books!

    Thanks for sharing! I am now also following you :)

    Florentine @ Readiculously Peachy

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  18. New follower. Really enjoying reading everyone's answer. Finding some new to me books to avoid! LOL

    Dana

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  19. Not familiar with those titles, just stopping by.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-follow_8.html

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  20. New follower via GFC! :)

    http://owlnestlyreviews.blogspot.com

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  21. New follower!!
    My F&F: http://livinginabookworld.blogspot.gr/2013/03/feature-follow-15.html

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  22. Hi! I'm a new follower!
    My F&F: http://bookaddictbieke.blogspot.be/2013/03/feature-follow-friday_8.html

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  23. New follower.

    I've actually not heard of either of these guys. But yeah, I think it's not too hard to find a book that people raved about that didn't quite live up to the hype.

    http://littlesqueed.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-and-follow-friday-139.html

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  24. Hmm, haven't read these books.But it's unfortunate when we are reading a book, a yet hallway we are still not enjoying it.

    New follower. Here is my FF

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  25. I haven't read any of the above books :(

    Here's my Feature & Follow Friday post.

    Have a great weekend!

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  26. Wow, Breeders has to have one of the craziest blurbs ever. It sounds like one of those books that you either want to have its babies or you want to toss it into the fireplace. I

    I'm a new Network Follower blog.

    My FF

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  27. Hi from a new follower

    I've never heard those books before =X.
    Anyway have a happy weekend and hope u stop my my FF to say hi (I seriously do not know how people made the shorten link for FF. If you know how please let me know since the shorten url FF looks so much nicer)

    http://amie-corner.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-follow-friday-1.html

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  28. I haven't read them yet!
    I love your blog! its so pretty :D
    Here is the link to my feature follow; please follow me!:
    http://soulfictionreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/my-first-feature-follow.html
    - Your newest follower!

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