Say Hi To Justin from Justin’s Book Blog!
I’m also excited to let you guys get to know Justin from Justin’s Book Blog a little bit better! So without further ado…TO THE INTERVIEW!
1. Give us a few details about yourself! How long have you been blogging? What’s your real life like when you AREN’T blogging?
I’ve been blogging for almost 2 years now, will be 2 years this August. It’s something I wasn’t extremely serious about when I started blogging but over time it has become something that I couldn’t see myself not doing. As for what I do outside of blogging? I mainly just read and do school work, that is mainly all my life will consist of for the next six years or so. Going for a degree in Mechanical Engineering, so I got a lot ahead of me. Really doesn’t leave much free time.
I really had to think about this one. There are so many great quotes in books, but there is one that really stands out in my mind. It is probably one of the more iconic book quotes from my childhood. There really isn’t anything to spectacular about it, but considering how young I was in 1998 when the book came out here in the US I just really loved when this quote was said in the book.
― Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J.K. Rowling
3. What is the last book you read and gave five stars to? What made it so special?
As of typing this, the last book I gave five stars was The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski. This book was absolutely incredible. It is New Adult, which is a genre I really want to get into more as the year goes on. If you haven’t had the chance to read it yet, I highly suggest checking it out.
Wow, there are so many. One that comes to mind is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. I have had this book forever, but have never got around to actually reading it yet. One of these days I will though.
I’m guessing you mean things such as ALA, BEA, etc. If so, no I haven’t. I do want to though, and I plan to try to go to ALA in Chicago later this year but we will have to see. As far as just normal signings go, I have been to two of them. The most memorable being one for Jen Calonita and Jackson Pearce. The reason that one is so memorable is because that was the first time I had met someone that recognized me from my blog and that was pretty awesome and I made a pretty great friend having met her.
You know, I honestly don’t even use Google Reader. I did use it some when I started, but it has been a very long time. So I honestly can’t even answer this. I mainly use Twitter and other things to find different posts.
I like happy endings, but I don’t really like it to be clear from the start. I like books that have moments that really make you wonder how it will turn out in the end. I know that is a short answer, but I can’t think of a better way to put it.
Some of my favorite blog posts would have to be all my author and blogger interviews that I have done. I love getting to interview authors because it allows me to dig around and try to figure out what they were really aiming for with a book or whatever the topic of the interview might be. And I love getting to interview other book bloggers because it allows me to get to know more bloggers than I would otherwise. You can see my author and blogger interviews here: http://www.
I do, I have an older Kindle looking to upgrade it to the new Paperwhite here soon. Not really a fan of the colored readers/tablets. As for what I prefer more.. I prefer printed books when it comes to the finished version of a book. However, when it comes to galleys I prefer to have them on the ereader.
There are a lot of wonderful things about book blogging, but one of the most enjoyable is just being able to do what I love and get more people interested in all of the awesome books that are out there. Know that might sound cheesy, but having someone tell you that you convinced them to pick up a certain book and that they also enjoyed it is one of the best feelings ever as a blogger. And I don’t see myself cutting blogging out of my life anytime soon.
