Friday, January 10, 2014

Feature Friday: Leisha O. from ROLOPOLOBOOKBLOG


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

7 comments:

  1. Hey, Rolopolo hosted me for the Divine Temptation Tour - thanks!

    I 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!

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    1. Thanks! It was a pleasure to have Leisha on my blog.

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  2. You 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.

    Happy reading and blogging!

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    1. Julie is great. And I love finding out more about the bloggers I've met. Thanks, Jen, for stopping by and leaving a comment.

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  3. OMG, I think Leisha and I could be sisters. Great interview.

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  4. What a cute reason to name your blog what is. Curses on my blog name

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    1. I thought it was a cute reason too! But I also love Book Witch. =)

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