tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post5205207089000581775..comments2023-09-03T02:41:10.943-07:00Comments on Vonnie's Reading Corner: Friday Hops, 8/9/13Vonniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-59865761569488646992013-08-16T22:37:06.412-07:002013-08-16T22:37:06.412-07:00Se me olvido enviarte dos croqueticas tambien!! (...Se me olvido enviarte dos croqueticas tambien!! (And ditto for me!) : )Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-81299029581385961152013-08-12T17:09:35.879-07:002013-08-12T17:09:35.879-07:00Yeah, I'm starting to feel the pressure about ...Yeah, I'm starting to feel the pressure about keeping up with reviews too. Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-80869747849896813172013-08-12T17:05:37.838-07:002013-08-12T17:05:37.838-07:00Una "colada"? Como el café? Hmmmm...coff...Una "colada"? Como el café? Hmmmm...coffee actually sounds good right now, lol.<br /><br />I enjoy talking with you too! I am always looking forward to your comments and replies :)Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-7816201323113875032013-08-12T16:59:42.575-07:002013-08-12T16:59:42.575-07:00You know, sometimes fingers have a mind of their o...You know, sometimes fingers have a mind of their own! Lol.<br /><br />These tour companies have been very gracious to me. Whenever I've offered to return a book I couldn't review, they have told me it's not necessary. I offered to do that because I felt guilty about rejecting a book.<br /><br />I'm so glad you understand how I feel about erotica! I just don't like that genre. I do enjoy sex scenes in romance novels, but not the type depicted in that genre....<br /><br />You know, chica, I really enjoy chatting with you!! I'm sending a "colada" your way!! : )<br /><br />(And yeah....no night school tonight, so I can blog more!! YAY!!!!!)Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-22290884315070387942013-08-11T19:59:02.110-07:002013-08-11T19:59:02.110-07:00Great way to start off the book! Thanks for sharin...Great way to start off the book! Thanks for sharing the book opening and for dropping by my blog last Friday. Hope you had a lovely weekend! :)<br /><br />- Lianne @ caffeinatedlife.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-75301309093034968202013-08-11T00:57:38.781-07:002013-08-11T00:57:38.781-07:00You can't like every book you are asked to rev...You can't like every book you are asked to review - but I do try to be objective and if it's really awful, I explain privately why I gave up.<br /><br />Happy Reading.Jaffareadstoo.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448387659367489116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-55684752693679922712013-08-09T16:58:30.777-07:002013-08-09T16:58:30.777-07:00I've had to push through some crap because of ...I've had to push through some crap because of how obligated I fell when sent a book. Them's the breaks. You can't love them all.fredamanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12445217103291725907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-29437469885429812682013-08-09T13:47:20.771-07:002013-08-09T13:47:20.771-07:00I force myself to finish everything, if I can. So...I force myself to finish everything, if I can. Sometimes I over-extend myself though and I just can't catch up with reviews. Either way, I still give an honest review but I've never hated anything so much that I gave a 100% negative review.<br /><br />Yvonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13261873308731564886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-38568089673331363512013-08-09T10:19:12.359-07:002013-08-09T10:19:12.359-07:00I write honest reviews, including some that are cr...I write honest reviews, including some that are critical. The source of the book doesn't really matter. http://rannthisthat.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-blogger-hop_9.htmlRAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04102249990885174107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-63154819437999463242013-08-09T10:14:27.723-07:002013-08-09T10:14:27.723-07:00Ooh I need to send you to grammar school ;)
It...Ooh I need to send you to grammar school ;)<br /><br />It's good to hear that authors and publishing companies are understandable in these situations. Let's see when I have the guts to finally approach them to say, "No, can't do." <br /><br />Maria, no worries about erotica. I completely understand. I do enjoy reading this genre only if it's done well. I am very picky with it. Also, I have to be in the mood for it so I tend to read erotica once every 4-6 months. Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-3405772119055566402013-08-09T10:10:25.566-07:002013-08-09T10:10:25.566-07:00Lol Speedos are not my desire either but some men ...Lol Speedos are not my desire either but some men can pull it off. Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-25821771885918678642013-08-09T10:09:25.681-07:002013-08-09T10:09:25.681-07:00Oh gosh...it is a "it's me, not you."...Oh gosh...it is a "it's me, not you." How awful!Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-55943096093426353192013-08-09T10:08:39.178-07:002013-08-09T10:08:39.178-07:00I'll try my best to only read books I like :)I'll try my best to only read books I like :)Vonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03987861951233408815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-15671273262304398972013-08-09T10:02:02.938-07:002013-08-09T10:02:02.938-07:00EEK, a TYPO!!! I meant to write "I haven'...EEK, a TYPO!!! I meant to write "I haven't FELT guilty whenever..." Ay, yay, yay....sorry! Lol.Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-10797776966004100892013-08-09T09:57:54.121-07:002013-08-09T09:57:54.121-07:00Hey, Vonnie!
Yes, it's the fact that I've...Hey, Vonnie!<br /><br />Yes, it's the fact that I've already made a commitment that makes me feel guilty....but I honestly can't force myself to get through a book I detest. I've tried, really tried, in all of the cases I mentioned in my blog post. It was just too painful....lol.<br /><br />If you're participating in a blog tour, it would certainly look bad for the author if you were to give their book a negative review. We bloggers are also committed to giving honest reviews, after all. The blog tour companies I'm signed up with (including I AM A READER, NOT A WRITER) have definitely been very nice about my declining to review books they have sent me. Not that I haven't feel guilty whenever I've done this, but they've understood.<br /><br />As for your pick for "Book Beginnings" and "The Friday 56", I don't read erotica, so I can't really comment on it. Speedos would like nice on my hubby, though, I think! Lol.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts, as well as for visiting my blog and commenting on my BBH post!! Hope you have a GREAT weekend!! : )Maria Beharhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13635809880830316283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-41602271667133711482013-08-09T06:09:43.795-07:002013-08-09T06:09:43.795-07:00I'll be honest, speedos on men slightly freak ...I'll be honest, speedos on men slightly freak me out, I don't know why! Maybe they're just too tight? I also think honest reviews are important, it is a sort of constructive criticism. And I've learnt my lesson when it comes to blog tours! Thanks for sharing, I hope you have a great weekend! <br /><a href="http://universeinwords.blogspot.co.uk/2013/08/awesome-friday.html" rel="nofollow">My Friday Post</a><br />Juli @ Universe in WordsJuli Rahelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15367150240867758577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-3757342022771202802013-08-09T05:21:27.975-07:002013-08-09T05:21:27.975-07:00Sounds like a fun read...thanks for sharing!
I al...Sounds like a fun read...thanks for sharing!<br /><br />I also got drawn into your question above about review books...and I totally agree. I have only ever NOT finished a review book once. And tried to explain it tactfully, as you pointed out...a kind of "it's me, not you" solution.<br /><br />It is definitely hard to struggle through books we don't like, though. As a result, I am very picky with review books now.<br /><br />Thanks for visiting my blog.Laurel-Rain Snowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00101090217639410913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3593764416339527990.post-28381166607650589652013-08-09T04:56:42.424-07:002013-08-09T04:56:42.424-07:00It is difficult to turn down a book for a tour, bu...It is difficult to turn down a book for a tour, but I can't read a book that doesn't hold my interest.<br /><br />Good answer.<br /><br />Don't read any books this weekend that you don't like. :)<br /><br />Happy Hopping!! <br /><br />Elizabeth<br />Silver's Reviews <br /><a href="http://silversolara.blogspot.com/2013/08/book-blogger-hop-89-815.html" rel="nofollow">My Blog Hop Answer</a>Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01522861943931628690noreply@blogger.com