Feature and Follow Friday, June 21 - Favorite Literary Quote

Gain new followers & make new friends, with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow!  The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Each host has a Feature Blog.  If you're a blogger, come join in on the fun!  Click the links to sign up or to get more info.

This week's Question Activity is . . . .

Share your favorite literary quote!

"Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?"

"Yes."

"You called her a liar?"

"Yes."

"You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?"

"Yes."

"Have a biscuit, Potter."

-- J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter and the
Order of the Phoenix
by J.K. Rowling

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COMMENTS from GOOGLE+

Nicole Lim

3 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

Amusing quote. :) New follower via Bloglovin!

Feature and Follow Friday

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Jane Carraway

1 week ago

Thanks, Nicole!  And thanks for the visit and the follow!

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Sunny Duvall

2 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

I haven't read Harry Potter (I know, it's horrible) but I do like this quote!

Jane Carraway

1 week ago  -  Shared publicly

Thanks, Sunny!  and thanks for hopping in!

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Feature and Follow Friday, June 14 - Book Spine Poetry

Gain new followers & make new friends, with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow!  The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read. Each host has a Feature Blog.  If you're a blogger, come join in on the fun!  Click the links to sign up or to get more info.

This week's Question Activity is . . . .

Activity: Spine Poetry. Create a line of poetry with your book spines (take a picture). 

Not feeling creative? Tell us about your favorite poem.

Too much blood,

Fourth grave beneath my feet.

The laughter of dead kings.

Cat pay the devil -

BURN.

Yes, it's a little disturbing.  Keep in mind that I am a Mysteries aficionado, and a well-stocked-Kindle owner,  with a limited diversity of actual book spines to work with.  An intervention is not necessary.

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COMMENTS from GOOGLE+

Nicole Hewitt

4 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

Your comments after your poem cracked me up!  I'm loving this week's FF!  This is the only time that I've made an effort to go and visit ALL of the participants' blogs because I'm so loving reading everyone's poems!!

I'm now following via BlogLovin'!

You can find my poem here.

Jane Carraway

3 weeks ago

 

Thanks, Nicole!  Just havin' a little fun here - that's why I blog.  LOL

Thanks for the visit and the new follow, also!

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Elizabeth Barbarick

2 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

I really liked your poem! Super creative! I'm a new follower! Please follow back if you can! Check out my FF

Love,
Elizabeth @ Stuffed Shelves

  

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Jane Carraway

1 week ago

 

Thanks, and thanks for the visit and the follow!!

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Meredith Johnson

3 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

Bahahaha! Love the fine print. And I'm with you, I had to use library books b/c everything is on the Kindle now :) Love the impact of the ending. I'm a new follower via GFC and bloglovin.

Meredith
Meredith's Musings

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Jane Carraway

3 weeks ago

 

Thanks, Meredith!  And thanks so much for the visit and the follows!

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Jo Anon

3 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

The spine poetry is nice, but your fine print is hilarious. I'll have to try this.

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Jane Carraway

3 weeks ago

 

Thanks, Jo, and thanks for the visit!  It was fun!  You SHOULD  try it.

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Jessica aGREATread

4 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

Still, very nice! Just came from a blog where they were an ebook reader as well! I did a pic of one of my TBR stacks and the titles didn't really mesh well!

Here's my Follow Friday

Have a GREAT weekend!

Old Follower :)

Jane Carraway

4 weeks ago

 

Thanks, Jessica!

I guess someone who only reads ebooks would have to snap a photo of the ereader itself.  ;)

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Lexxie Lin

4 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

I love it! And disturbing / dark poems are always excellent IMO. So much can be said with just a few words :) Great work Jane!
Here's my FF post :)

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Jane Carraway

3 weeks ago

 

Thanks, Lexxie!

It's funny - because poems have to say a lot with just a few words, I always hated poetry writing assignments in high school (and creative writing in general).  I just got lucky with the books I had in my bookshelf - LOL.

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Whitney B

4 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

Poor kitty, but nice poem.  I created my poem with ebooks and just forewent the picture.  Have a great weekend!

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Jane Carraway

3 weeks ago

Thanks, Whitney, and thanks for hopping in!

 

No kitties were harmed in the creation of this poem.  Maxie is still okay. 

Here she is, surveying her Queendom.

Here she is, apparently annoyed at the paparazzi.

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Courtney Gendreau

3 weeks ago  -  Shared publicly

 

Just popping in,and I must say great poem.  I'm a new follower!

My FF

Jane Carraway

1 week ago  -  Shared publicly

 

Thanks, Courtney! and thanks for the visit and the follow!

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Feature and Follow Friday, June 7

Gain new followers & make new friends, with the Book Blogger Feature & Follow!  The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, and each host has a Feature Blog.  If you're a blogger, come join in on the fun!  Click the links to sign up or to get more info.

This week's Question is . . . .

Q: Have you broken up with a series? If so, which one and why?  

A:  After a bit of pondering, I remembered that, indeed, I did have a break-up --- with Dr Kay Scarpetta (Patricia Cornwell's Scarpetta Series of murder mysteries). 

I liked the books, but the subject material is so dark at times, with some truly evil people.   The situations and villians are  believable, though, which made the books all the more creepy and disturbing to me.  (Plus, my children were young at the time, and I certainly didn't want them picking up a Scarpetta novel, to find out what Mommy's reading.)  

Since my children are grown now, I may see if I can arrange a reconciliation with Scarpetta some day.

Who have YOU broken up with?

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COMMENTS from GOOGLE+

Jessica aGREATread

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

Never read that one myself. Didn't fit into my genre really!

Here's my Follow Friday

Have a GREAT weekend!

Old Follower :)

Jane Reads

1 month ago

 

Yeah, I've noticed that my genre of choice isn't exactly the most popular in this meme.  LOL

Thanks for hopping in!  I always enjoy your weekly visit to my F&F!

I will be over to visit yours shortly.

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Naomi Hop

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

Oooh... I haven't heard of that series before, but reading too much dark stuff for me is just too much for me! Nice choice.

Here's My FF!

Naomi @ Nomi's Paranormal Palace

New GFC Follower :)
Old Bloglovin and G+

Jane Reads

1 month ago

 

Thanks.

I also had to break up with Stephen King years ago, not too long after having a dream about Christine driving up the driveway of my childhood home.  I took that as a sign to lighten up my choices of reading materials - LOL.

I will be at your Paranormal Palace for a visit shortly.  Thanks for hopping in!

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Kaykay Obi

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

I remember giving K is for Killer Three Stars on Goodreads. I didn't really enjoy the book. It was 'just there' for me. I might still read other books in the series, though.

New Follower via BlogLovin

My FF @ The Creative Forum

Happy Reading! :)

Jane Reads

1 month ago

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Hi and thanks for the follow and visit!

If you ever decide to give Kinsey Millhone (K is for Killer) another try, I recommend that you begin at the beginning with A is for Alibi.

I visited your Goodreads page, and happened to notice all of the blogging groups you're in.  I had no idea there were groups like that.  I joined five of them, and signed up to read and review four books already. 

Kaykay Obi

1 month ago

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+Jane Reads Wow! Thanks for visiting. I have some pending reviews, so I don't accept any more review request at the moment.

Someone actually told me the same thing about Kinsey Millhone, that I should begin with A is for Alibi. I guess that's what I have to do now.

Thanks a lot! :)

Jane Reads

1 month ago

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You're welcome.

Another PI you might want to read about one day is Sharon McCone - book series by Marcia Muller.  But that series also should be read from the beginning.  

Kaykay Obi

1 month ago

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+Jane Carraway Thanks for the recommendation. I just checked the first book out and added it to my ever-growing TBR list. :)

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Angie Godsey

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

 

I haven't read these yet.. but I know there are quite a few of them!!! I like your cat rating images!! cute!
Angie
Angela's Anxious Life

Jane Reads

1 month ago (edited)

 

Thanks!  I'm not sure what I was doing wrong, but it took me about an hour to finally get all of the tiny icons arranged just right - five on the top row, then four, etc.  I would try to add the next icon, and another one would bounce out of line.  SO frustrating - LOL.

Thanks for visiting!  I shall visit your blog soon.

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Melissa Helms

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

 

I've broken up with a bunch of series, actually. I know...it's sad. I broke up with SHIVER, FALLEN and definitely the TWILIGHT series. None of those worked for me.

I'm your newest follower...happy Friday! :)

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Jane Reads

1 month ago (edited)

 

Happy Saturday, Newest Follower!  Thanks for the follow and the visit!  Following you back by Google+

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Madiha S

1 month ago  -  Shared publicly

 

Oooh, murder mysteries. But then again too much of darkness can be bad for you. Never read any of these but I might just make an acquaintance.

Do drop by my FF. :)

New follower via bloglovin.

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Jane Reads

1 month ago

 

Thanks for dropping in!  So you're a Slytherin, eh?  Even though Gryffindor and Ravenclaw are my faves, I suspect I would have been sorted into Hufflepuff.

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