Attending the Wattpad Influencer Fall 2024 Update: A Virtual Experience from New Zealand The digital age continues to bridge gaps and bring global communities closer together, and I had the pleasure of experiencing this firsthand by attending the Wattpad Influencer Fall 2024 Update via Zoom. Living in New Zealand, it's often challenging to participate in events hosted in different time zones, but thanks to the magic of virtual technology, I was able to join in and be part of an exciting gathering of writers, readers, and influencers. The event was a vibrant showcase of Wattpad’s ongoing innovations and a celebration of the incredible talent within its community. As an avid reader and book blogger, this opportunity allowed me to immerse myself in the latest updates and connect with authors whose work I’ve been eagerly following. One of the highlights of the event was a captivating Q&A session with Deanna Faison, the talented author behind the anticipated book, *Playmake...

Today's TTT theme is all about Words . Those words that grab you and make you want to read a book.  For myself, it is a known author to me - I tend to buy the book on the author alone and don't look at anything else, but what about all those new authors I've discovered . What is it that draws me to their books and hitting the one-click button ? Here is my Top 10 words that make me want to go "I want that read book" of an author I know nothing about. 1. Song Titles - If the book has the title of a famous song e.g Sweet Boy O' Mine - Cyndi Carlisle 2. Book Club - If the title has the word Book Club in it e.g The Bromance Book Club series by Lyssa Kay Adams 3. Austen - If the title has the word Austen in it , it means it relates somehow to Jane Austen e.g The Jane Austen Book Club by Karen Joy Fowler 4. Fairytale Title/ Classics - If the title has some variation and you can tell it was based on a fairytale/ classic book then I am sure to hit buy now e.g Hester ...

Today's TTT is a fun one where it is book titles that contain a Number within the title. 1. 20 Minutes Series - Daniel Hurst - ( Great series for Character Development - Alot can happen in 20 minutes - each book has 20 characters and set in the same time span and area, what is happening in their lives for the 20 minutes) 2. One Night - a Just Friends Prequel - Monica Murphy ( A quick prequel read to her series Just Friends)     3. One More Chance - Abbi Glines ( one of my favourite authors and a auto-buy) 4. Infinity + One - Amy Harmon ( a book I have had on my kindle to read since 2014) 5. Two Wingmen and a Baby - Daisy Prescott ( one of my favourite authors and a auto-buy) 7. Two Lies and a Spy - Kat Carlton ( one of my favourite tropes to read is YA Spies) 8. Girl in Bed Three - Sarah Sheridan ( I grabbed this thriller recently as sounded up my alley) 9. Three Summers - Judith Clarke ( a good family saga and a book I have had on my kindle to read since 2012) 10. Black Nu...

Review: Copycat - Hannah Jayne - July 2018 One of my YA thriller authors that I have always seemed to enjoy reading is Hannah Jayne and so when I was scrolling through my kindle and saw that I had one of hers that I hadn't read, I was excited, and then when I read the blurb and discovered that the main female lead Addie was a book blogger, bookstagrammer and writer and loved mysteries - I just knew I had to read it as Addie's character was similar to myself and in a way who I aim to be like except for well, the part where she finds herself living in a real-life Gap Lake Mystery novel.  But I'm jumping ahead of myself. Addie's favorite author is the mysterious RJ Rosen - author of the popular teen series Gap Lake Mysteries. Addie writes Gap Lake fan fiction and has a massive following of over a million fans and writes for the school newspaper. RJ Rosen and his books are her worlds. Addie's story begins when she gets an email from RJ Rosen asking her to be part of ...

Today's TTT was Books I was Excited to read but Haven't Yet. This one was more of a which ones do I share haha as I have so many.  Here are Ten but the reality is it is more like 20K-50K + for me in terms of Ebooks and then don't get me started on my print bookshelf. 1. Midnight Sun - Stephenie Meyer - This book my friend brought me for my birthday and back when it was originally supposed to be released, I was all about Vampires and Twilight etc but then when we finally got it like 10 years too late , I was over Fantasy so it sits on my bookshelf unread. 2. Time After Time - Tamara Ireland Stone - I read the first book back in 2013 and then subsequently brought the second as the first one was at the local library but we didn't have book two and still years later - almost 10 years later it still sits unread on my Kindle. 3. Bad Austen - The Worst Stories Jane Never Wrote - Various authors - Way back when I loved anything to do with Jane Austen renditions and this grabbe...

  Join Us For This Tour From:  April 11 to April 22  Book Details: Book Title :   Kai the Dancing Butterfly by Crystal Z. Lee Category :  Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7) , 38 pages Genre :  Children's Fiction Publisher : Balestier Press Publication Date : February 2022. Content Rating : G   Book Description: Kai and Ami are dancing butterflies from Taiwan! They have a performance coming up at the Winter Festival dance show in the southern part of the island. They are currently in northern Taiwan, so they need to hurry and start flying south. That's far for a butterfly! Kai is worried about the long journey, and about the big show too. Can Kai step up to the challenge? Kai the Dancing Butterfly celebrates Taiwan's natural scenic wonders, amazing animal species, and incredible Indigenous cultures. This children's book is a marvelous read for all those who love Taiwan, or for those who'd like to learn more about Taiwanese culture....

              Today's TTT is Author's I have to read but haven't yet embraced. Original Sign-Up Post found at www.thatartsyreadergirl.com 1.   Susannah Nix - she writes Geek Chick Lit / Romantic Comedy 2. Lisa Phillips - Christian Romantic Suspense/ Adventure 3. Darcy Coates - Thrillers  4. Christy Barritt - Christian Romantic Suspense/ Cozy Mysteries  5. Thompson Square - this is normally a Country Music Band but they have released a book under the same name. 6. Iain Rob Wright - Thrillers  7. Rowdy Rooksy - New Adult Fiction 8 and 9 . Willa Nash - Contemporary Romance also writes as Devney Perry - Dark Romance/Adventure 10. Elle Kennedy - Briar U Series - New Adult Romance        

Today's TTT is quite a subjective one and could be seen to create a bit of discussion as it really is influenced by your own reading tastes. The topic today was Ten 21st Century books I think will become Classics. These books have a reputation to hold as they would be up there with books like Jane Austen, Bronte Sisters, Thomas Hardy etc. The prompt can be found @ https://www.thatartsyreadergirl.com/   Here is The Phantom Paragrapher's Top Ten - I tried to think about what books are very popular still to this date.                      1. Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer 2. Harry Potter Series - JK Rowling 3. The Hunger Games Series - Suzanne Collins  4. Percy Jackson Series - Rick Riordan 5. Fifty Shades of Grey - EL James ( it led the way to opening up a once forbidden genre and is like the modern racy novel) 6. Wonder - RJ Palacio 7.Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series - Jeff Kinney 8. Tomorrow When the War Began Series ...

Today's TTT is Books with Adjectives in the Title .  As someone who used to work alot with children ( 15 years) as a Children's and Teens Librarian and then relieving and doing Teacher Aide work. I am use to having the easy definition of Adjective as a "describing word"  e.g Young / Old , Slow/ Fast.   Today's TTT is also veering away from the norm , as I normally take books that are on my Amazon Wishlists - books I want to read. Today I am going with the first Ten books that are downloaded on my Kindle ready to read that contain adjectives.   1. Ugly Ducklings Finish First - Stacey Gail 2. My Coyote Ugly Life - Jessica Spoon 3. Queen of Crazy - Maddison Cole 4. The Silent Friend - Diane Jeffrey 5. Her Bitter End - Melinda Woodhall  6. Does this Beach Make Me Look Fat ? - Lisa Scottoline 7. The Dirty Truth - Winter Renshaw 8.Cruel Black Hearts - Candace Wondrak 9. Heathens - Teresa Mummert 10. Beautiful Mess - Lucy V. Morgan