WOW! The Book Faery Reviews is celebrating 2 years of book blogging! The Book Faery Reviews was born out of a need to document the books I had read and wanted to get a hold of for my own book shelves. Then I started to get asked to review books from various authors and those marketing books. As I began doing more reviews, I decided I wanted to start interviewing authors and guest posting many of them and even give away books to my few but loyal readers.
Who knew I’d be where I am at today as The Book Faery from The Book Faery Reviews. No I haven’t made it within the covers of some of my new favorite authors like I’ve seen of those other book review bloggers I’ve come to know. No I don’t yet have a Google Page Ranking of 4 like some of my other favorite book bloggers. And no I don’t have 1000s of readers…yet. 
What I do have is the excitement of coming home to a doorstep of books and mailbox filled with stories. Walking through a bookstore and pointing out to my mom (who’s probably more of a book lover than me) the various books and authors I’ve been given the opportunity to connect with. My husband who’s more into video games than books looks at me as if I’ve turned into one of Cheryl Brooks creatures from another planet when I get all giddy working with an author. But of course as soon as an opportunity arises, I call my mom who’s drilling various questions into my head of things I need to ask the author.
I just love the interaction that I have with authors I never had before. They’re just like you and me. I love it when a previous author stops by to “pick on me” in Facebook or send out tons of notifications that he needs more stuff for Farmville (G.H. Monroe couldn’t possibly be that person…lol), I love it when they become a friend who jokes around with you and asks how the family is doing (Kristen Callender) and I remember feeling touched when another author told me they saw me as a strong person when I was feeling down (JW Nicklaus). They’re so human just like you and me. **I’m STILL trying to get the nerve to ask one of my favorite historical romance authors Sabrina Jeffries to have lunch with me…she happens to live near me and we’ve chatted a couple of times in FB but haven’t stalked her further than that…lol My mother on the other hand is ubber excited that Sarah Addison Allen is stopping by The Book Faery Reviews as a guest post and wishes I had the opportunity for a face to face interview. I could just imagine that scene…she’d be squealing next to me and taking over as mothers often do.
Who knew when I was reviewing Lisa See‘s novel “Snow Flower and The Secret Fan” or “Peony in Love” I’d get the opportunity to deal directly (thanks to TLC Book Tours) with the author for a guest post about the bond of sisterhood and help to promote her latest novel “Shanghai Girls”? I knew I didn’t and feel so lucky. 
Dorothy from Pump Up Your Book brought me in on her book tours with various authors as well and to be honest I can’t even remember how we connected but it’s been a fabulous relationship as we have fun promoting authors and their latest books.
The Book Faery Reviews has definitely evolved…when I “second” started here: http://tbfreviews.wordpress.com/ I looked like this…
Then I decided to become self-hosted and get more serious about The Book Faery Reviews. The layout and look you see here today is perhaps the 3rd look I’ve tried and my logo you see at the top of this post is the 2nd and longest logo I’ve had. You can see how it’s changed from the one above in the old web image.
SOOOO to celebrate all of the opportunities I’ve been given and to the ones to come in the future, The Book Faery Reviews is having it’s biggest giveaway!
Our Sponsors include…
- Bill Scheft – Check out his author guest post.
- Kat from Faerie Fabulous Finds – Check out her guest post.
- Emily from Darkling Treasures – Check out her guest post.
- John Mese & Dawn Kelsey – Check out their author guest post.
- autographed books
- more books
- e-books
- an autographed music CD from an actress/author/singer
- book & writing accessories
- $75 Barnes & Nobles gift card
Oh yeah…our biggest giveaway for sure here. Keep this page bookmarked as I’ll be updating it with images of the fabulous giveaway items along with spotlights of our wonderful sponsors.The Book Faery Reviews will randomly select TWO lucky United States Book Faery Review readers with a nice hodgepodge of book and writing related items.
Winners will be randomly selected March 1st, 2010 (my mom’s birthday).
Main Entry (REQUIRED): Leave a comment below AND become one of The Book Faery Review subscribers (E-mail OR RSS feed).
- 1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter and tweet this giveaway. Be sure to add “@farrah1230 #tbfr” into your tweet so I can find it easily.
- 1 Extra Entry – Blog about this on your blog or social site. Be sure to leave the URL below in the comment section.
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