Friday, July 31, 2015


Gee, I really was lazy the past few weeks, so now I'm back and I'm bringing you a young and talented book blogger from Manila who is in love with music and words (Girl, we'll get along just fine!). I haven't had the time to talk and get to know her yet but I've learned a lot of random facts about her just by stalking her blog (not the creepy stalk). You guys head on to the interview then get to know more about her while I scroll on her blog, okay?


When did you start blogging?

I first started book blogging in May 2013, when I was 12 years old, but I was so overwhelmed by everything because I didn't know what "review requests" were, or how book blogging worked in general. So I quit. Fortunately, after a year, I came back in April 2014 at age 13 after having so many books with me I couldn't share, and since then I have enjoyed every aspect of it until now. (I made a post about this HERE.)


How did you start your blog?

My family HATES reading. Every single one of them. Whenever I would rave about a book, they wouldn't share the slightest interest. Sometimes I had cousins mocking my love for reading, which was frustrating. One day, I stumbled on a book blog and thought, "I'll do this too! I'll talk about books online." And I haven't regretted this decision at all. Not ever.


How often do you post at your blog?

Whenever I feel like it! Or when I finish a book, I immediately take to Blogger and Goodreads and type up my review.


Do you always go on a book signing event?

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO A SIGNING D: I know, sad. Mostly because 
  • My family doesn't read, 
  • I borrow too much library books to have anything signed, and 
  • I have an irrational fear of crowds, I could never go. But I will one day! I've promised myself that!


Best buddy in the book blogging community

This is tough because I've made lots of friends! But for now, I'd choose Mishma from Chasing Faerytales. She writes one of the most amazing blog posts I've read, and I'm also lucky enough to become her co-blogger at her blog, which is a great experience so far!



Top 3 Filipino bloggers.

This is hard, haha! I love a lot of PH blogs!
Aimee from Deadly Darlings
Jules from Jules Bookshelf


Top 3 international bloggers




Top 3 fandoms 
Are you a serious fangirl?

Heck yes! I ship my fandoms like FedEx, ya know? Haha!
  • Amy & Roger (Amy & Roger's Epic Detour): They're so cute that I squeal with excitement. Every. Time.
  • Karou & Akiva (Daughter of Smoke and Bone): The most frustrating ship ever, but I LOVE THEM SO SO MUCH.
  • Cinder & Kai (The Lunar Chronicles): Apparently, some people don't ship them, but I do!


Top 3 fictional boyfriends

Roger (Amy & Roger's Epic Detour): HE'S MINE. I like Amy, but *secretly* she has to BACK OFF. :P
Dorian/Chaol (Throne of Glass): I kind of like both of them equally. Is that even okay?
Prince Maxon (The Selection): He's such a gentleman *swoons*



Any message?

Always remember why you started book blogging in the first place. We can't stop ourselves from having life get in the way, and often times we feel discouraged to blog because of stress, but THAT'S OKAY. It's okay when we drop out of blogging because we don't feel like it; we don't have to force ourselves to get out there and impress all our readers. Blog for yourself. And if you feel like giving up, take a break. Relax. Life weighs on us too much that we sometimes feel like giving up on blogging, but often times don't forget to look back on the good sides of book blogging. They always help.




Hi reader! I'm Jillian, and I'm 14 years old. I come from Manila, Philippines, and I have a huge love for reading and writing. Welcome to my little blog where I share my love for books and rave about them! I hope you enjoy what I write here. I love making new friends so don't hesitate to talk to me as well!

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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Jillian's Books
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Jillian's Books

Wednesday, July 8, 2015



It's been so long since my last update and today I'm bringing you Alena of Anatomy of a Booknerd, a new found friend of mine who shares her views and opinions on book related stuff with me. She's very friendly and her blog consists of book reviews and other book features with a bit of her personal life and adventures! Come and take a look at her interview and do visit her blog for a dose of book lovin'!



When did you start book blogging?

I started blogging back in 2009, when I was in my third year in high school! :)


How did you start your blog? Did it occur to you that you are already a book blogger or your love for books just can't be contained that you incorporated it almost everyday in your post?

I stumbled upon a blog named shuffledkisses.tumblr.com and it kinda inspired me to run my own blog, so I signed up for Tumblr and I kept on changing URLs back then until I settled in dustypromises.tumblr.com for 4 years. I signed up for wordpress back in 2013 for a separate blog for my love for books but I've been going through a lot that year so I kinda gave it up. By the latter part of 2014, I decided to combine my personal blog and book blog so that I wouldn't have a hard time running two blogs at a time. And so I said goodbye to dustypromises. Thus, anatomyofabooknerd was born. And yes, most of the posts on my blog are about books and my love for them. :)


How often do you post on your blog?

I try to post as much as I can but I'm no magician, so my goal is just to post at least once/twice a week.


Do you always go on book signing events? How do you feel whenever youu meet that person behind our treasured books?

As much as I want to, no. :( Most of the book signing events are during Sundays and Sundays are usually our family day so. But I've went to one, during the Kiera Cass signing back in 2013 (I think?) and I'm planning to go to her signing again on September. :)


Best buddy in the book blogging community

I may have kind of stopped book blogging before and I haven't really been with a lot of people yet but for this question, it'll be Hazel of Staybookish. She's the first ever book friend I've had in this virtual world. <3



Top 3 favorite Filipino book bloggers




Top 3 favorite International book bloggers



Top 3 fandoms? Are you a serious fangirl? :D

My top three fandoms would prolly be: The Mortal Instruments series, the Saga series (a graphic novel) and the most recent one would be the Mara Dyer series! Aaaahhhh!


Top 3 fictional boyfriends?

My top 3 fictional boyfriends as of June 23, 2015 (hahaha!): 

Well, Jace Lightwood from the Mortal Instruments series by Cassie Clare still makes it on the list, Josh Bennett from The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay & Noah Shaw from the Mara Dyer series by Michelle Hodkin!

Any message?

To every booknerds out there, I know it's a struggle to squeeze in some reading in our busy schedules, but let's face it, books will always keep us sane, so no matter what, keep reading. <3 And to all the newbie book bloggers, just keep it real in every post you make and everything will fall into place. <3



Alena, n.: She is a Shadowhunter and she fights the demons inside her head. She's a Witch in the making from the Gryffindor House. Her faction is Dauntless; not fearless, but courageous enough to risk anything just to stand for what she think is right, even when she trembles. She is a daughter of Aphrodite from Camp Half-Blood and she has learned to embrace life's grotesqueness so much that she finally found beauty. She is the girl on fire from District 1, as bright as the scorching sun. She belongs in no caste for she is a Northern Rebel and she is in favor for equality. But with all these being said, she still hasn't mentioned her secret; She is Divergent; so unique that people will find her weird but she is proud of it. She is a constellation of all the books she read and all the chaos she has conquered. 

email her at: alenaabsms@gmail.com



BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Anatomy of a Booknerd
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Anatomy of a Booknerd

Friday, June 26, 2015



 Good morning venturers! Forgive me for having not posted five days after the last interview. I'm just busy with summer school and I haven't got to editing this next interview but I was up early this morning to finish it and finally have the pleasure of giving you Badz and her interview. I was actually excited to have her this morning because *squeals* it's a small world, we went to the same school during high school! How cool is that right? We've been sort of book friends on Tumblr and it's just yesterday that we both discovered Statefields School is a link that we shared apart from the books that is our haven.

 Okay, forgive me for being bubbly this morning, let me introduce Bernadette Grace, the blogger behind the blog, abandonedmarionette (call her Badz, it's her nickname). Her blog is full of book photographs and a lot of fangirling stuff and a whole lot of books that could make you swoon because, wow, she owns A LOT of books and based on what I've seen in her blog so far, she's a very strong and opinionated woman who stands for what she believes in. Check out the interview below to know more.



When did you start book blogging?

Whenever people ask me when I started blogging, I tend to feel so old. You see, I started my Tumblr blog in December 2009, but it was only during 2011 that I made my blog more book-centered. And that is almost four years ago. But, one thing that only a few people knew (those who are very close to me) is that I was already blogging 2 years before I made my Tumblr blog. Back then, I was in my junior year in high school (2007) and the platform I used was Multiply. It actually made me sad that Multiply doesn't exist anymore because I was not able to archive all of my posts from the blog I used to have. Though I'd probably embarrass myself with my earlier content, I think it would still be nice to be able to look back on how my brain functioned when I was younger.


How did you start your blog? Did it occur to you that you are already a book blogger or your love for books just can't be contained that you incorporated it almost everyday in your post?

It was actually my younger sister who introduced me to the world of Tumblr blogging. I didn't consider my blog as a book blog when I started. It was more personal and was an online diary of sorts. My blog was peppered with more reblogs than my own content. I was just enjoying the newness of the site/platform and I following all sorts of blog that interested me.

It was only two years later(2011) that I started making my blog more book-centered. I figured that if there's one thing I could keep up with constantly, it was reading. So, might as well share it with the world and find people who has the same love for books like I do. Originally, I just wanted to broaden my spectrum with the types of books I'm reading but I found several amazing book bloggers that inspired me to post my own thoughts about reading. And that was how I started looking up more book/reading-related blogs, sharing my own passion for books, posting my own book reviews, interacting with a lot of other bookworms, etc.


How often do you post on your blog?

It varies from time to time. When I was still in college, I was very limited since I had a lot of other priorities to focus on. During my earlier years (freshman and sophomore), I was able to visit my blog and post my own content daily, usually multiple times a day. But during the later years (junior to 5th year/internship) it went down to a couple of time a week to even just once every two week(especially during clinical internship). When I graduated, I got back on track and try to post at least once a day.

I usually find it easier to frequently post book-related photos, book quotes, and reading updates. For full book reviews, I usually post once or twice a week, depending on my mood and whether or not a book is worth reviewing. I also do book haul posts(usually during the first week or after I bought the books) and reading wrap-ups(last day of the month or first week of the following month).


Do you always go on book signing events? How do you feel whenever you meet that person behind our treasured books?

Book signing events in the Philippines is not a very common event. It happens a few times a year, and usually, the authors who come visit the country doesn't interest me. Sure, for some, I like their books. But not really on a scale that I'd kill to go on the book signing.

The only ones I went to were Lang Leav's and Marie Lu's. And it was a very surreal experience equivalent to being starstruck whenever I meet famous celebrities. It's very humbling to be in their presence. It's a different thing reading the story they wrote and actually interacting with the person behind the awesome book.

Oh and I am still waiting for my most favorite authors to visit us. *ehem*JK Rowling, Markus Zusak, Sarah J. Maas *ehem*



Top 3 favorite Filipino book bloggers

The top one and the very first one I met and worship is probably Airiz (http://cinderellainrubbershoes.tumblr.com/)
And then I met Jen, who is one of the first Filipino bookworm friend I have on Tumblr (http://abitlovely.tumblr.com/)
And finally, Leys, my awesome friend and rant-buddy book blogger (http://khaleysi-14.tumblr.com/)



Top 3 favorite International book bloggers
Manda (http://bookmad.tumblr.com/) --my first ever foreign bookworm friend, the queen of sass, and the one responsible for the sudden surge of my international followers. Because of her, I have more American readers that Filipinos. :P
Sarah (http://treesofreverie.com/) --another very dear friend I met online from Australia who host crazy fun readathons!
Candi (http://tokillabookworm.tumblr.com/) --my newest friend who I fangirl over books, manga, anime, and korean dramas with.
Best buddy in the book blogging community

Probably Jen from http://abitlovely.tumblr.com/ because we also became friends on Facebook and constantly talk about books and other obsessions. I also saw her in person once, but I was too shy to walk up and say hi. Haha.


Top 3 fandoms? 
Are you a serious fangirl?

The thing with being a fangirl, is that it's never just a thing. You're either serious or you're not. So, I guess what I'm saying here is.. YES. I AM A FREAKING CRAZY SERIOUS FANGIRL. Oh and it kills me to select just three, but anway:

Harry Potter (any HP related stuff.. books, movies, fanfiction, fanart, musical, spin-off, actors, etc.)
Anything written by Sarah J. Maas (Throne of Glass series, A Court of Thorns and Roses, and future published books I'm sure)
Graceling Realm(I need to meet more people who are crazy about this okay..

Runner up.. because I cannot just leave it unmentioned:

Books by Victoria Schwab (especially Vicious and A Darker Shade of Magic)


Top 3 fictional boyfriends? 
(Which actor would you see them in real life?)

James Carstairs from The Infernal Devices trilogy (uh-huh that's right! NOT Will Herondale)
Kenji Kishimoto from Shatter Me trilogy (best supporting male character in a book ever)
Prince Po aka Greening Grandamelion from Graceling (THIS MAN, THO. His respect for Katsa's choices is just unparalleled by any other male lead characters)
aaaaaand..
Fred and George Weasley from the Harry Potter series (do not fight me. They will always be included. TOGETHER.)

Oh and I fictional girlfriends as well:

Katsa from Graceling (ultimate bae of all)
Celaena Sardothien from Throne of Glass series
Professor Minerva McGonagall from the Harry Potter series


Any message?

To everyone, book blogger (new or old) and other bloggers as well. Be true to yourself. Blog because you love doing so and not because you want to impress people. Ignite your passion for whatever thing, be it reading or something else. Respect yourself and respect other people in the blogging community. And lastly, never ever be ashamed of what you love. Be proud and own it. :D







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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Abandoned Marionette
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Abandoned Marionette

Friday, June 19, 2015



A blogger, a journalist, and most of all a writer. A talented woman with an awesome personality and writing skills  that could leave you in awe, her blog consists of personal thoughts, books and writings that you just want to reblog because you can relate into most of it. Forgive me for the About the Blogger section below is not yet updated but here's a little bit more that I gathered about her.

She graduated a Magna Cum Laude from Emilio Aguinaldo College-Manila, I know, she's awesome like that! She has few articles published at CandyMag (I'd have to dig first for the link) and now she writes on a newspaper. I am not at all knowledgeable about all of the things about her but that's all I can say about my Book Twinnie! Now let's go for the interview!
When did you start book blogging?

My blog didn't really start out as a book blog. I made it around early 2012 and when I started getting obsessed about books, that's when I started blogging about it which was around late 2012.


How did you start your blog? Did it occur to you that you are already a book blogger or your love for books just can't be contained that you incorporated it almost everyday in your post?

So like I said( Napre-empt ko na pala haha), I started out as a personal blog. It was more of an online diary where in I wanted to voice out what I felt, but somewhere along the way I started to get really obsessed with reading that I needed to express what I felt because I didn't really have much friends who were into reading at the time. I felt so alone with all of these feelings about the books that I have so I decided, what better place to share what I felt than my blog.


How often do you post on your blog?

I try to post at least 3-4 times a week. On weeks that I'm not busy I post more but on weeks that I am, I try my best to post at least once.


Do you always go on book signing events? How do you feel whenever youu meet that person behind our treasured books?

I've only been to two so far-- Mitch Albom and VTR( Veronica Rossi, Tahereh Mafi and Ransom Riggs). Although I only had my book signing by Tahereh. I keep on trying to go but for some reason, I have the most hectic sched when these booksignings occur. I wasn't able to have my booksignined by Mitch Albom in person because of the amount of people but when I met Tahereh, I felt like I couldn't speak hahaha. It was so surreal.


Top 3 fictional boyfriends
(Which actor would you see them in real life?)

Augustus Waters from The Fault in Our Stars- Even before the TFIOS movie came out, I could never really picture any specific actor to play augustus waters although I think Ansel Elgort really did a good job portraying him.
Aaron Warner from the Shatter Me series- DANE DEHAAN!! The entire time I was reading the book, I was really picturing Dane the whole time. I don't know why but it seems like it's such a perfect match. There's something in both of them that feels so attractively villainous!! If there would ever be a movie adaptation of this book, I seriously want Dane to portray Warner hahaha
Etienne St. Clair from Anna and the french kiss- I really don't have anyone specific in mind haha


Any message?

Just be yourself and just keep on sharing your book feels! Don't feel the need to blog a certain way just to reach out to fellow bookworms. Just be yourself when you post and don't hesitate to connect with other bookworms online.




Hi! I'm Cath, a 21-year old college student taking up Mass Communication and Journalism. My current life mainly revolves around school. I'm a full-time nerd who is grade conscious. I dream of becoming a writer someday but I'm still trying to discover as to what I want to write.
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Bookish Cath
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Bookish Cath

Sunday, June 14, 2015



Hola! How are we doing today? Me? Well, I have Elaine on the blog and I am pretty much happy that I have the talented Elaine answer questions today. *dance dance* She has a wonderful creative spirit (check her art blog. PRETTY AWSM!), she's very friendly and a freaking fan girl. *screeams* Uh-uh, talk about GOT/ASOIAF? Yuh-uh, you found the right fangirl my dears!

When did you start book blogging?

I created my Tumblr blog about 4 years ago, but I started posting books just last year. I think it became official when I changed my username to elainewillread.


How did you start your blog? Did it occur to you that you are already a book blogger or your love for books just can't be contained that you incorporated it almost everyday in your post?

 I consider my blog as just an ordinary blog that happens to have a lot of posts about books. "Book Blog" is just a label. Still, I appreciate it when people acknowledge it as one.


How often do you post on your blog? 

I usually make my posts on weekends, and queue everything for weekdays. On good days, I'd post random stuff. I'm mostly MIA, though.


Do you always go on book signing events? How do you feel whenever youu meet that person behind our treasured books? 

I go on book signing events whenever I can, or when I'm familiar with the author coming to the event. I feel absolutely thrilled, and I'm still hoping to meet my favorite author. If not here, then on another country. And if not there, then in a parallel universe.



Top 3 fandoms? 
Are you a serious fangirl? 

Among all fandoms, I think A Song of Ice and Fire by GRRM really got me. I buy GOT/ASOIAF related merchandise, and if I can't, I mentally note them for future reference. 


Top 3 fictional boyfriends? 
(Which actor would you see them in real life?)
Etienne St. Clair (Anna and the French Kiss) - Callan Mcauliffe
Ryan Dean (Winger) - Dane DeHaan
Jon Snow (A Song of Ice and Fire) - Kit Harington is already a perfect fit.

Any message? 

Guys, I'm proud of you. I'm proud of us. On a serious note, it's fun be a bookworm. It doesn't matter if you're a blogger or not. If you read one book a month, or five in a year. If you love books, you love books.





Hi-ya, Elaine here! I used to go by the username magictheory. I’m a Multimedia Artist from Mapúa Institute of Technology. Former News Editor of our official school publication, The New Builder. I also wrote for NAMA and for an independent newspaper in Makati. Hmmm, I’m now an art director. Read more...








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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Elaine Will Read
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BLOG SPOTLIGHT: Elaine Will Read