Beyond the Books discussion

Hello everyone! Thank you for joining my book club! I really appreciate it!! To start off, I figured we might as well introduce ourselves to each of the other members in this group. Please state the following about yourself:

Personal Interests/Hobbies
Favorite Genres of Books
Favorite Books
Favorite Authors
Any Other Information You'd Like to Share About Yourself

Thanks so much!

I love to read, write, draw, make new friends, and watch movies. I love fantasy, sci-fi, thrillers, adventure, and classics. My favorite books include Harry Potter, Fablehaven, and Jurassic Park. My favorite authors include Charles Dickens, J.K. Rowling, and Chris Colfer. I'm really excited to be moderating this book club, and I am looking forward to all the wonderful books we will read!!

Hi!!! I love cooking, reading, listening to One Direction, & hanging out with my friends. I love adventure, fantasy, mystery, & sci-fi. My favorite series are Fablehaven, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, & Hunger Games. My some of my favorite authors are J. K. Rowling, Rick Riordan, Jessica Day George, & Suzanne Collins. I also LOVE CHOCOLATE!!!!

Nice to meet you Meka :) Thank you for joining Beyond the Books!

Hi I'm Lauren, I'm 16 years old and I live in England. I love books, art and history. I am always drawing and I would love to be an illustrator. My favourite genres are classics and fantasy, and the best books for me have to be Harry Potter and the Lord of the Rings. At the moment I am reading The Hitchickers Guide to the Galaxy which is totally crazy but really good :D

Welcome Lauren!!! ( :

Hi!! Nice to meet you :)

Thanks Meka for the invite! I like the idea of a weekly book read.

My favorite genre is Fantasy, especially fairytale retellings. I also love Sci-Fi. But I admit to hanging out in romance most of the time, I'm a sucker for a happy ending.

I'm pretty picky when it comes to YA. I like my heroines to be likeable and selfless. I like my heroes to be steady and true. And, above all, I want honor, soaring honor.

I'm doing the Seasonal Reading Challenge until the end of February, so I might not be able to get on board ' til then. The closer we get to the end of the challenge, the harder it is to fit a book into the remaining tasks.

Look forward to getting to know you all :)

Julie

Nice to meet you!!! Thank you for joining!

Hi, my name is Brooklyn. I'm a proud bookish bibliophile who is obsessed with the following series and authors:

- Throne of Glass by Sarah J Maas
- Harry Potter by JK Rowling
- Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer
- A Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas

Anything by Agatha Christie, Jackie Collins, Virginia Andrews; I'm hoping to get into Stephen King too.

And much more!!

Awesome!! Welcome Brooklyn!

HI Brooklyn! My goodness, all those books in your pic. I'm trying really hard not to get jealous :)

Haha same here! :)

My name is Jerry, and I am a longtime reader. My favorite genres of books include Christian fiction, mysteries, sci-fi/fantasy, and comic books. Among my favorite authors are Ted Dekker, Frank Peretti, Anne McCaffrey, Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Bodie and Brock Thoene, and plenty more. My other interests include many television shows, ranging from Disney Channel's various sitcoms to superhero serials old and new to old-school favorites such as "Mork & Mindy" and "I Love Lucy," as well as technology, especially of the Apple variety, and playing non-traditional video games such as "Brain Challenge" or "Wheel of Fortune" on my Nintendo DSi. I also have a penchant for calendars, and currently have several in my bedroom.

Welcome Jerry! Thank you for joining!

Hey hey everyone!!!

Hello Jade! Introduce Yourself!

Im 15 and i love musical things and i also love reading. I have a lot of hobbies, and my goal in life is to go above and beyond to be successful...

Sounds awesome! Thanks for joining!! :D

Np :)

Welcome Jerry and Jade! Jade, do you play an instrument? I come from a musical family, my identical twin and I are both pianists. Jerry, I'm a believer too, good to meet you!

Yeah, i used to play guitar. Now i play the piano sometimes, drums flute, a little bit of everything...

Hmm I might be too old for this group! I am a Librarian so of course I LOVE to Read. I love Fiction - my favorite authors are Nicholas Sparks, Lianne Moriarty, JK Rowlings, Nora Roberts, Ellen Marie Wiseman - just to name a few! I live in Montana and love being outside and football!!! ;)

puppitypup wrote: "Welcome Jerry and Jade! Jade, do you play an instrument? I come from a musical family, my identical twin and I are both pianists. Jerry, I'm a believer too, good to meet you!"

Btw i love twins!!! :)

Ttyl... gtg

Nice to meet you Christy :) Thanks for joining!

Me too Christy, I had to look up Jade's acronyms :)

Lol im baaack! :)

Haha hi! :)

Hey hey... hows everyone?

Good :) Have you read The Red Pyramid??

No... who's the author

Rick Riordan. It's our book of the week title...

Kk... im going to read it as soon as im finish with this book...

Sounds great! Last day for reading is this Sunday :) Then, we start our new book.

I have read a few of Rick Riordan's books but I will wait until the new book starts on Monday since I just joined yesterday.

Kk

Sounds awesome Christy :D

 
Hi there! I'm Ursula. My little friend, Raevyn, invited me to come join up over here, so I thought I would come see what this place is all about. :)

Personal Interests/Hobbies  reading, church, church family, Bible study, friends, LJ, all things Harry Potter ♥, collecting: books, bookmarks, stamps, coins.

Favorite Genres of Books  ALL of them except Science Fiction. It's not my favorite, but I do like Dystopian. Go figure! *g*

Favorite Books  I have TOO many to list. But! one of the most precious ever read is Mandy by Julie Andrews Edwards (Sound of Music). I read it at least once or twice every year--wonderful encouragement for the heart. ♥

Favorite Authors  I have many of those, too. I have been reading a LOT of years! x)

Any Other Information You'd Like to Share About Yourself  I'm loud and demanding, but I do it with lots of love!
 

Awesome Ursula :) Thanks for joining!!

Hey everyone! If you haven't already, please fill out the poll on the group homepage! Currently, 3 books each have 2 votes, and I need a book to win! (Otherwise I might just have to choose one of the three ;) So please fill out that poll for tomorrow's new book! Can't wait :D

Hi! I like to draw, read, listen to music, and basically anything creative. I play basketball, do cheer, play softball, play volleyball, and do dance. I am also a horrible speller (thank you auto correct!).

I like to read realistic fiction and fantasy but I'm totally open to new genres.

I love the Harry Potter series and the 11 Birthdays series.

I really like Wendy Mass, Rick Rordan, and JK Rowling.

I love Taylor Swift and food.

Pleased to meet you! :)

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Writing, reading, dreaming, baking, talking
Favorite Genres of Books: Romance
Favorite Books: AHH! So many! River of Time series, any of Kasie West's books, Canadian West Sage.......
Favorite Authors: A few of my fave authors are Lisa T. Begren, Melanie Dickerson, Kasie West, and a million more
Any Other Information You'd Like to Share About Yourself: Name is Haley! And I am sometimes SUPER crazy!

Nice to meet you~ Thanks for joining <3

No problemo! This group looks awesome!

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Reading writing crocheting
Favorite Genres of Books: Romance, suspense, sci fi
Favorite Books: ALL
Favorite Authors: Kasie West, Miranda Keneally, James Patterson
Any Other Information You'd Like to Share About Yourself: Live in USA, im 12 and have 4younger sisters

Hi Christine!!!

Hello Christine! Nice to meet you :) Thanks for joining!! :D

Hi everyone I'm Kelby.
Personal Interests/Hobbies: Reading, cross stitch

Favorite Genres of Books: YA Fantasy, Mystery/Thriller, Adult Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal...pretty much everything!

Favorite Books: Harry Potter series, Deep Dish, A Court of Thorns and Roses, Black Dagger Brotherhood series

Favorite Authors: J.R. Ward, Sarah J. Mass, Iris Johansen, Mary Kay Andrews, Elin Hilderbrand, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Kathy Reichs

Any other information You'd Like to Share About Yourself: I live in Central Florida, married to a sheriff's deputy and we have 2 children. I have a FB page where I review books and talk about all things bookish. I would love for you to join us: https://www.facebook.com/koffeebreakw...