Creative Blogger Award

Thank you Laura of Lalas Book Reviews for nominating me for this award!

The rules are as follows:

1. Thank the person who nominated you and include a link to their blog.
2. Share 5 facts about yourself.
3. Nominate 5 bloggers in return and notify them about their nomination.
4. Keep the rules in your post to make it easy for everyone to know what to do.

Five facts about me:

1. My name is Jessica, and I am 28 years old. I live in Perth, Australia but I am New Zealand born and bred.
2. I have 2 dogs, both English Staffordshire Bull Terriers named Tank and Shadow.
     
3. I started reading when I was a kid when I was in love with the Enid Blyton books and Sabrina The Teenage Witch.I was given Twilight as a gift from my work and at first, I did not want to read it as I had heard so many differing reviews, however I ended up reading it over the Christmas break and I ended up really liking the series and it started my obsession for fantasy fiction.
4. I want to write a novel (or a series) and I started this blog to develop my writing and learn from Authors and other literary fans the best way to achieve this goal.
5. I work in real estate as a sales and marketing assistant which I enjoy as I get to use my creative flair every day.

The nominees:

1. Cristina – Tiny Obsessions 
2. Monique – To Curl Up and Escape 
3. Aria – Aria Stuck in Wonderland 
4. Charley – Books and Bakes
5. Spell Bound Book Reviews 

Sisterhood of the World Bloggers Award

So happy to be participating in a blogging award! Thank you so much JenAcideByBibliophile for nominating me

Here are the rules:

1. Thank the blogger who nominated you, linking back to their site.
2. Put the award logo on your blog.
3. Answer the ten questions sent to you.
4. Make up ten new questions for your nominees to answer.
5. Nominate ten blogs.

The Questions from JenAcideByBibliophile: 

1. What is your favourite book turned into a movie?
   Mortal Instruments
2. How long have you been blogging?
   Approximately 2 weeks 🙂
3. What is your favourite book series?
   To be honest I have three favourites:
   The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare
   Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
   House of Night by Kristin Cast and P. C. Cast
4. What character do you connect with the most?
   Isabelle Lightwood
   Isabelle is a fiercely loyal friend and protective of her family, she does not trust easily. Isabelle loves her life and what she does. Confident in her looks and uses her sexuality to get what she wants yet can be insecure.
5. Do you use a bookmark or do you bend the corner of the page?
   I use a bookmark or sometimes a receipt or piece of paper
6. What genre of book would you like to live in?
   Fantasy Fiction
7. Do you prefer to buy your books online or at an actual bookstore?
   I buy all my books from Dymocks 🙂
8. Where is your favourite place to read?
   I generally like to curl up in bed and read but I enjoy reading anywhere!
9. What author has the best style of writing for you?
   Patricia Briggs, Cassandra Clare, Richelle Mead
10. What are your other hobbies or interests?
    I am very interested in Photography but get little time for it as for the past year my husband and I have undertaken a massive renovation project on our home 🙂

My 10 Questions: 

1. Would you prefer to read a series or stand-alone books?
2. Would you rather be a book reviewer or an author?
3. Your house has been robbed and your bookshelf has been raided. What’s the book you really hope is safe?
4. What is the hardest thing about running a blog?
5. What novel are you looking forward to reading next?
6. Do you use an e-reader or paperback books?
7. Who is your favourite author?
8. If you could be any book character, who would you be?
9. Why did you start blogging?
10. What was the last book you read?

My Nominees:

Dee – The Bookish Khaleesi

Monica – Queen Nicay Books

Susanne – Susanne Valenti

Liis – Cover to Cover 

Taylor Oceans – Playing Your Hand Right

Klinta – Bookowly 

Brittany – Brittany Marie Reads

Jamie – Broke and Bookish

Monique – To Curl Up and Escape

Aria – Aria Stuck In Wonderland