#ArmchairBEA Day 1: An Introduction

Posted May 11th 2016 by Dani in Events, Thoughts about things / 1 Comment

ArmchairBEAIt’s the first day of Armchair BEA! (That’s Book Expo America, FYI) Why “Armchair”? Because some of us aren’t lucky enough to be going all the way to Chicago for the real thing, but that doesn’t mean we can’t join in the fun!

The event runs from today until Sunday, and each day has a theme, Twitter chat, Instagram challenge… you name it! You can find the schedule here.

I’ll be posting most days of the event, and I’m hosting a Twitter chat TOMORROW at 9pm GMT all about being an international blogger!

Without further ado, here’s my introduction…

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What is the name you prefer to use?

Dani. Please don’t call me Danielle. It’s way too…proper… You can call me that when I don’t have any hair dye, but otherwise, Dani. Queen Dani, if you must. Of the Daniverse.

How long have you been a book blogger?

WELL. You may have noticed that I actually celebrated my first blogiversary just last Monday! And the giveaways are still open!!! They’re international, so be sure to enter!

Have you participated in ABEA before?

I sort of tried to last year, but I had only just started my blog and was all kinds of confused.

Do you have a favourite book? If you cannot choose a favourite book of all time, pick your favourite book today – just this second.

RIGHT THIS SECOND?! Ok ok ok… I’ll have to pick Pride & Prejudice. It never fails to cheer me up!

What is your favourite genre and why?

Without a doubt, fantasy, particularly YA/NA fantasy. I love and read other genres, but I am a very practical girl in real life, and all I want is to escape into a magical world where anything is possible.

Which day of ABEA are you looking forward to the most?

Tomorrow (Thursday) is clearly the best day.

I get to talk about my love for book covers and my new design.

I also get to chat with all of you at 9pm GMT about blogging!!! DON’T FORGET TO JOIN…or I will hunt you down.

If you could create a playlist that reflects your bookshelf, what would be the first song you choose?

Basically, this is me about my love for books and many book boyfriends. Or maybe it’s about the books singing to me. I don’t know. It made sense in my head. (I am writing this after midnight. Leave me alone.)

How do you arrange your bookshelves? Is there a rhyme or reason? Or not at all? (#ABEAShelfie)

I have three main, matching, tall bookshelves. One of them is for non-fiction and is shelved by subject matter, such as Philosophy (the boyfriend’s undergraduate) or Occupational Therapy (my undergraduate). The other two are jam-packed with everything fiction and biographical (i.e. stuff that’s actually interesting and not reference). These shelves are ordered alphabetically by author’s last name.

So basically I arrange my shelves like a library would.

What book are you most excited for on your TBR? What are you most intimidated by?

A Torch Against the Night coverEver the Hunted coverSome of the books I’m excited for in the remainder of 2016 (because we’re already in MAY!) are… Ever the Hunted by Erin SummerillA Torch Against the Night by Sabaa Tahir and Clanless by Jennifer Jenkins. I will probably cry when I get these books.

Despite going to two events for this book, I have yet to read Morning Star by Pierce Brown. I am TERRIFIED to read it. The first two books in the series were so excellent (my reviews are here and here), and I’m scared of what the final book will bring, especially as other people have said that they ugly cried in the first hundred pages.

What is the most interesting thing that you have learned through your reading this year so far?

I have learned to accept that my guilty pleasure is guys who play ice hockey. Of the 58 books I’ve read so far this year, 4 have been about guys who play ice hockey. And I have never, ever watched an ice hockey game.

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And that’s that! Let me know if you’re also participating in the comments, and link me to your intro post! Also, please please please join in my Twitter chat tomorrow… 😀

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