Feature Friday is a
place for readers to meet and find new book bloggers.
Today I have Leisha O.
from ROLOPOLOBOOKBLOG with me. Her blog is a great place to visit to find your
next book. If you’re an author, be sure to check out SpotlightSaturday and Sunday.
Please help me welcome Leisha!
Cherie: How did you get
started in blogging about books?
Leisha: I was contacted by
my oldest friend (Julie from AToMR Tours) about writing reviews for her
blog. After a couple of years of writing
reviews and helping Julie with tour organizing, I decided to try it for myself.
Cherie: How did you
come up with the name for your blog?
Leisha: The name is very
personal for me and one that my husband came up with when we were newly
married. It is a combination of my initials (LO) mixed
with my husband’s (RO) and my daughter’s (PO); we started out as ROLO and added
the POLO seven years later. J
Cherie: I love it! What’s
your favorite part about blogging?
Leisha: The books!! I can’t believe how many new and exciting
authors I have been exposed to since I began this journey.
Cherie: Do you have any
pet peeves that make you want to put down the book your reading?
Leisha: Oh, yes!! I can’t take weak characters and lousy
dialogue!! I firmly believe strong and
interesting characters who are funny, witty, sarcastic, and intelligent (the
list goes on and on) can carry a book with a weakish plot. I also like my books
to move forward through dialogue and character interaction. As you may have already guessed, I am totally
and completely a character-driven reader.
Cherie: I’m with you on
that! What type of books do you enjoy?
Leisha: Nearly anything that
is well-written and character/dialogue-driven.
I am particularly partial to paranormals (vamps and witches are faves!),
urban fantasy, historical fiction (British royalty and art and artists are
faves!), erotica (with a real plot and not just sex!), YA/MG and, on-going
series. I just can’t give up some
characters J
Cherie: Do you mind
books with similar ideas to other books? Similar concepts, backgrounds, or
retellings?
Leisha: Yes, I have a
tendency to read books with similar concepts but there has to be some new twist
or take to really keep me interested. I
need an author to give me a reason to keep reading their book if it is similar
to another book/series I have read.
Cherie: Do you like
when your favorite books are made into movies, and why?
Leisha: Only when it’s done
well and/or the author is involved. For
example, Jurassic Park - such a good adaptation and, of course, the Harry
Potter series.
Epic fails?? Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire and
Queen of the Damned– both were so terribly disappointing for me.
Cherie: Jurassic Park
and Harry Potter were done right. I loved both the books and movies. On the
next questions, try to answer in five words or less:
If you start a book
that isn’t grabbing your attention, how far into the book will you read before
you put it down? 20% - 40%
Secret crush? All of the
Black Dagger Brotherhood
Do you believe in love
at first sight? Absolutely!!
Have you ever experienced that head-over-heels, tingly, have-to-get-to-know-someone
feeling yourself? Yep, with Mr. RoloPoloBookBlog
Are you drawn to the
good guy or the bad guy? Both, for different reasons.
What’s the first thing
you notice about a guy? Weirdly, tattoos and hair.
If you had all the
money and time in the world, where would your dream vacation be? On my own
paid-for island!
Are you a morning
person or an evening person? Total night owl – mornings suck!!
Favorite author? ppfftt –trick question!
Favorite place to read?
In bed!
Favorite classic? To Kill a
Mockingbird
What book are you the
most excited to read? This answer changes daily J
Are there any types of
books you don’t read? Poetry and Non-fiction
Do you have any hobbies?
Check out
Postcrossing.com – I’m arthistorychick
If you could choose to
be any character from a book, who would it be and why? Any character with
immortality, a sharp tongue, wicked smart mind and, cool powers. DUH!
Me too!!!
Thanks for being on my
blog!
Connect with Leisha
from ROLOPOLOBOOKBLOG
Hey, Rolopolo hosted me for the Divine Temptation Tour - thanks!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree about strong, interesting characters - I can enjoy a book without them, but I can't love it.
I look forward to more of Leisha's reviews. Thanks for the interview, Cherie!
Thanks! It was a pleasure to have Leisha on my blog.
DeleteYou rock, Leisha! I didn't know you got your start with Julie, but it makes sense because I love her too. Thanks for the explanation about Rolopolo.
ReplyDeleteHappy reading and blogging!
Julie is great. And I love finding out more about the bloggers I've met. Thanks, Jen, for stopping by and leaving a comment.
DeleteOMG, I think Leisha and I could be sisters. Great interview.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute reason to name your blog what is. Curses on my blog name
ReplyDeleteI thought it was a cute reason too! But I also love Book Witch. =)
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