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This week on Gone with the Words:
Review: The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith + Giveaway!
Review: Exclusively Yours by Shannon Stacey
Review: Undeniably Yours by Shannon Stacey
Review: The Darkest Hour by Maya Banks
TGIF!
TGIF is a weekly feature created and hosted by GReads! that re-caps the week’s posts and has different question each week.
This week’s question: Buy or Borrow: Where do your books that you read come from? The bookstore? The library? Do you prefer to own a book, or have it on loan?
I buy my books from two places: Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Sometimes I take trips to my local Half-Priced Books to sell some and try and acquire some good finds at half the price.
I borrow my books from my local libraries. Especially Kindle books. I LOVE that I can now borrow Kindle books!!
I will be doing a lot of borrowing this year and a lot less buying. The main reason for this is space constraints. That’s right, folks! I’m running out of room for my books!! :-|
Follow Friday
Follow My Book Blog Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee’s View and Alison Can Read where we all get together and say HI!
This week’s question: Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why?
Usually Non-fiction, because it feels too much like reading for school. Also, heavy Religious fiction because I just don’t like it.
Celine @ Forget-me-not
I avoid non-fictions too!! A new follower via Networked blogs! :)
Celine @ Forget-me-not
Here is my FF
Jennifer Bielman
Yeah, books too heavy with religion are not my cup of tea. Thanks for stopping by my blog.
Jennifer @ Reading and Writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance
Alison
Hopping through. Are you totally on WordPress now? I didnt’ know you could use Diqus on WP.
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Jess @ Gone with the Words
Yup! Totally, self-hosted WP now. I like Disqus, but it’s giving problems transferring all of my old comments. :/ A lot are showing, but some are not.
Shelleyrae @ Bookd Out
I don’t like religious fiction either.
Thanks for stopping by Book’d Out earlier!
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Maja
I’m not really a fan of non-ficiton either.
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Here’s our #FF post
Maja @ The Nocturnal Library
Ginger @ GReads!
I really need to use my library more this year, too. After what we came home with last weekend there is NO sense in me buying another book for awhile! lol! I need to figure out how to check out ebooks from my library, too.
Priscilla The Great
Yeah, I don’t like the religious books either. Once I was reading a book that I didn’t know was Christian Fiction until I was like halfway through. I was so mad.
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Amanda @ Letters Inside Out
I’m the same with religious things. I’m ok with some mentions of religion, but once it crosses that line…
Thanks for stopping by LIO! I’m re-following via RSS. :)
Bookgoonie
I’m trying to halt my purchasing. ALA is helping me cope. I am trying to update my GR’s account to show what I own, so let me know if you want me to ship you anything.
Annette
I need to see if we have one of those “Half-Priced Books” around here. I’ve seen several people mention that…
Varsha
I don’t read much non-fiction, unless it’s about art or fiction.
Oh, I love your blog, it’s so BEAUTIFUL. A new follower.
My FF is here http://www.fictionflaire.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday-1.html
Kristan
Nonfiction books make me think of textbooks too. And that just instantly turns me off.
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ladyfern910
I usually avoid non-fiction and overly religious text as well. Love Half-Price Books and the library!
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Jennifer @ Feminist Fairytale Reviews
http://feministfairytalereviews.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday-13-and-tgif-4.html
SaraO @ TheLibrarianReads
Space is always an issue when it comes to books! And the fact that Overdrive teamed up with Amazon is amazing, I was sooo happy when that happened. I like, ran into all of my classrooms spreading the joy ;)
Alexa (Alexa Loves Books)
I feel the same way – I definitely should do more borrowing and less buying this year. It’ll be nicer on my wallet and my room ;)
Jessi @ Auntie Spinelli Reads
I agree! If it bores me, I can’t read it. New follower :)
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Bookish_Nimue
I agree on the non-fiction. Except for cooking books ;)
It’s amazing that you can borrow kindle books. I wish they would do this in the UK.
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Eileen
I completely agree with you on both of those. By the way, thanks for following me, I’m following you back! (Via RSS) Nonfiction just feels very repetitive for me and same thing for religious!
http://eileenlisblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday-12.html
Jessica@a GREAT read
You do a bit of everything then!
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Have a GREAT weekend!
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Reading In Winter
I love Amazon … it’s my addiction. Though, sometimes I have to hit up the used bookstore, too … I just love books! I’ll get them however I can. :)
Otherwhere.co
Non-fiction just isn’t as fun as fiction. I am definitely an escapist when it comes to my books!
Thanks for stopping by!
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Mesa
I also avoid non-fictions!
lisa
I can’t WAIT until I can borrow Kindle books!
I suspect I won’t leave the house for a week.
sunshinejenn03
I also avoid non-fiction. I have the Steve Jobs bio on my shelf, but that’s probably the only exception to the rule.
Jennifer @ The Bawdy Book Blog
melliane
I think it would be quite the same thing for me. It depends on the non fiction.
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