Thursday, January 26, 2012

Follow Friday & TGIF * 1/27

Follow Friday! #44

Follow Friday is a weekly meme hosted by Parajunkee & Alison Can Read. It's a great way to meet new blogger friends!

Q: Which book genre do you avoid at all costs and why?


A. HORROR! 
Because I'm a big chicken. Enough said. :)






TGIF at GReads #12

TGIF at GReads is a Friday Feature hosted by Ginger at GReadsBooks.com!

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 get a huge chunk of my books from the library. Having three kids, I'm not able to book shop as much as I'd like to. So usually I get books from the library, and if I really, really love it, I will buy it. Unless it's something that I know I will love anyways.

I also get a pretty decent amount of books from Netgalley and Publishers. I am always super thankful for these!


Thanks for stopping by everyone! Please leave a comment with your link so I can follow you back!
Posted by Christy @ TheReaderBee at 10:00 PM
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35 comments:

  1. LynnRushJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:08 PM

    HI!!! I found you via the Feature and Follow hop!!! Awesome! Nice to know you :)

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  2. NicolaJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:12 PM

    Hehe, I'm a chicken too!

    I love Netgalley! :)

    Follow Friday #3

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  3. UnknownJanuary 26, 2012 at 11:19 PM

    Hehe :) I actually sorta love horror, but not the drippy gory kind.
    New follower:)

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    1. SharylaJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:04 AM

      haha! Drippy! Excellent way of describing the ick!

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  4. Jessi (Geo)January 26, 2012 at 11:45 PM

    I don't have a problem with horror, but I don't really read it either. Anna Dressed in Blood is the only one I've ever read. New Follower :)
    My Friday hops

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  5. TabbyJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:02 AM

    I like SOME horrors lol. I am a HUGE chicken also too! lol

    Check out my - Feature and Follow

    Tabby @Insightful Minds

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  6. Jess (Gone with the Words)January 27, 2012 at 12:18 AM

    Haha, I think I could read some horror...I'll have to see if I'm chicken too or not. :) I love borrowing from my library too!

    ~Jess @ Gone with the Words | My TGIF/FF post!

    (If you followed my blog via GFC you will no longer be able to get my feed via GFC or Blogger and I would be sad to lose you as a follower! Click HERE to follow my new feed! THANK YOU!)

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  7. Amber at The Musings of ALMYBNENRJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:24 AM

    I will read some horror if it sounds interesting to me but never after dark!

    Have a great weekend!

    Amber
    The Musings of ALMYBNENR

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  8. TheReadingPenguinJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:50 AM

    OMG I love horror...I just don't read it when I'm home alone. LOL Reading to Penguins

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    I'm such a chicken too! I hate hate hate horror. It scares me so much! Have a happy Friday! My FF!

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  10. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:32 AM

    I used to read nothing but horror before I had kids, then I just stopped for a long while. I still love Stephen King though

    Thanks for stopping by Book'd Out earlier!

    Shellleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  11. shelleyrae @ book'd outJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:33 AM

    I used to read nothing but horror, then I had kids and couldn't really stomach it anymore.

    Thanks for stopping by Book'd Out earlier!

    Shellleyrae @ Book'd Out

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  12. Alison Can ReadJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:34 AM

    Hopping through. Not a horror fan either. And I love my library.
    My Hop

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  13. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:12 AM

    LOL me too! I can't read horrors. The occasional thriller is okay, but horror? NOooooo

    Following :)

    My #FF

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  14. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:14 AM

    LOL I can't read horror books either.

    Following on GFC and Networked Blogs :)

    My #FF

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  15. Maji BookshelfJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:31 AM

    haha everyone seems to have chosen horror as the genre they avoid! :P Im a chicken too so i haven't even started this genre! hoping to at least read one.. any time soon.... :P

    New follower! Love your blog :D

    - Juhina

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  16. Jennifer @ A Librarians LibraryJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:33 AM

    New Follower! Love the look of your blog. =)

    The only "horror" I have read is Lois Duncan, but I loved everything she wrote.

    Jennifer @ A Librarian's Library

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  17. PatriciaJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:44 AM

    I wish there was a great library in my hometown, because buying that many books.. It's just not cool. And Horror.. I don't read any, because the suspense only works for me in movies. Don't know why. XD

    Patricia

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  18. SharylaJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:03 AM

    I don't enjoy horror either, also due to the chicken in me. I have found that I like books that are slightly scary, give you a thrill but aren't gross and can't sleep with the lights off for a month scary. I read one a few years ago about what happens to this family after the electricity in the world just...stops. It was scary but in an "OMG What would I do!?!?!?" sort of way. It was Into the Forest by Jean Hegland. I highly recommend it!

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  19. J.R. @ The TBR PileJanuary 27, 2012 at 6:13 AM

    Dropping by from Friday Follow...I avoid Horror also. I like to sleep:)

    I'm a follower already.

    http://notyourmothersbookblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/friday-follow-1.html

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  20. Jessica @ a GREAT readJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:10 AM

    I haven't read horror in years. I did really like 2 books by Tarmar Thorne, because they were paranormal horrorish. And yeah, they were pretty scary to read at night!

    Here's my Friday Hops

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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  21. KristanJanuary 27, 2012 at 8:27 AM

    I don't mind horror too much honestly. I don't get scared too easily and I always appreciate a book if its written well enough to get my heart pumping. A lot of people shy away from it though.

    Old Follower
    Kristan @ Lost Amongst the Shelves
    My FF

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  22. DJLJanuary 27, 2012 at 9:28 AM

    Horror is kind of a toss-up for me. I've read some that feel more like suspense than horror, though The Monstrumologist does involve the supernatural (including anthropophagi *shudders*). I think it's because of the mystery aspect that kept me interested, and I'm looking forward to reading the next book Wendigo soon. Have a wonderful weekend! :)

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  23. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 10:56 AM

    If the author is good, I don't mind reading it.Have a Happy Friday!

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday_27.html

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  24. Sandra @ Waiting For WentworthJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:03 AM

    I don't like horror either. I'd never be able to sleep peacefully. Heck, I'd probably never turn out the lights again!
    Waiting For Wentworth

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  25. MonieGJanuary 27, 2012 at 11:13 AM

    I keep seeing horror as the answer. I never realized how many people avoid it. I am a new follower via Networked Blogs. My FF post.

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  26. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:25 PM

    I like horror, but I'll skim. It's about as close to peeking through my fingers as I can get with a book.

    New follower!

    http://literatishuffle.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/feature-and-follow-friday-january-27th/

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  27. UnknownJanuary 27, 2012 at 12:26 PM

    I can only read Horror every once in a while! I'm kind of a weenie too. :D

    Bonnie @ Sweet-Tidbits
    http://sweet-tidbits.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday-6.html

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  28. Totally Booked SolidJanuary 27, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    old follower . Horror is a hard read for me .. don't want the nightmares . http://totallybookedsolid.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-friday_27.html

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  29. J. B. KanttJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM

    Hi! I'm a new follower!!! I can't wait to read more on your blog!!!! :)

    And I don't like horror either! Once I get an idea in my scary thought in my mind, it's hard for me to get it out!!!!

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  30. J. B. KanttJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:20 PM

    Hi! I'm a new follower!!! I can't wait to read more on your blog!!!! :)

    OMG I'm a chicken too haha!!!! It's so funny because I'll be afraid for a while just from something I've read if it's scary enough...!!!!! :D

    http://jbkantt.blogspot.com/2012/01/follow-me-friday-my-first-one.html

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  31. JennyJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:35 PM

    Me too Christy! The only "horror" book I've read is Stephen King's The Shining and that was for a school paper so I didn't have much choice. I scare so easily, so that's one genre that is not safe for me:)

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  32. MellianeJanuary 27, 2012 at 2:41 PM

    I like to read some horror books sometimes it"s nice, maybe not at night lol.

    old follower

    here is mine

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  33. MandroidJanuary 27, 2012 at 4:32 PM

    I'm starting to sense a theme in the Follow Friday responses. You're the third one that doesn't like horror books!

    Already a follower :)

    Leslie
    Working for the Mandroid - Follow Friday

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  34. Linda @ Fiction FervorJanuary 27, 2012 at 7:04 PM

    We're all afraid of horror! Hahaha.

    Just followed you! :)

    Linda @ Fiction Fervor

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