Note: In my title I say “Why GFC Means Nothing”, but really I’m talking about GFC and the two alternatives: Linky and NetworkedBlogs. I just didn’t want the title to be 5 million years long. Today I’m here to talk about a topic that might […]
Month: May 2013
How to Choose a Good Blog Name
I didn’t spend enough time thinking and researching about my blog name before I created it (which is why I changed it from BookNook to Nose Graze), so hopefully I can write something that will help new bloggers start off on the right foot and […]
Review & Giveaway: Dare You To by Katie McGarry
Dare You To is an emotional whirlwind of a book that fans of Pushing the Limits are sure to love! Was it as amazing as Pushing the Limits? Well, I personally enjoyed Noah and Echo’s story more. But Dare You To was still a strong […]
Moving From Blogger to WordPress.com – Does it cost anything & should you do it?
Before we get into the main question this week, I’m going to answer a pre-question! What’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? WordPress.com and WordPress.org both use the same WordPress blogging platform. The difference is that WordPress.com is free and WordPress.org is not. With WordPress.com, […]
Waiting on Wednesday (52) – Control
Control (Control #1) by Lydia Kang Publication date: December 26th 2013 Add it to your shelf on Goodreads After the violent death of her father, 17 year-old Zelia loses her younger sister, Dylia, during an abduction at a foster care agency. It turns out her […]
Astarte’s Wrath by Trisha Wolfe
Astarte’s Wrath is perfect for any huge Egyptian mythology buffs. Riddled with war, chaos, history, and mythology, this book is intense, full of action, and tragic. It takes place during the Battle of Actium (between Octavian of Rome and Cleopatara of Egypt) so it’s safe […]
Review & Giveaway: The Summer I Became a Nerd by Leah Rae Miller
Click to Enlarge Me with some of my video games! The Summer I Became a Nerd was adorable! I’m a huge nerd so this book appealed to me for obvious reasons. It’s about a girl struggling between “fitting in” in high school and just being […]
Why You Shouldn’t Use Book Cover Images Straight from Goodreads
You’re about to start formatting a book review post on your blog and you need an image of the book’s cover. You hop on over to Goodreads, find the image, get the link, and add the image to your blog using that link. Today I’m […]
Parallel by Lauren Miller
Let me paint a picture for you. You’re crying yourself to sleep at night because you just finished reading Pivot Point and you’re afraid that nothing will ever live up to the awesomeness that is that book. Well, allow me to introduce PARALLEL! This book […]
Reboot by Amy Tintera
I was a bit nervous about Reboot at first. Well, first I was excited. Then reviews started trickling in, talking about how it was a new take on zombies, and then I got nervous. I’m not usually a big fan of zombie books… But I’m […]