One Year Blogiversary!

Hey everyone!


So in case you didn't read the title to this post, it's my one year blogiversary! :D

( I really want to contain my excitement so I don't sound like such a newbie haha)

I cannot believe that I have actually been book blogging for an entire year, it seems like I was a newbie only yesterday.
I feel that it is only appropriate that I write about my journey of book blogging for a year to celebrate this momentous event. Sure, there are book bloggers out there that have been doing this longer than I have, maybe even longer than I've been alive. But, I'm excited because I'm the type of person who doesn't do well with commitment, I can never stay committed to just one project at a time and end up giving up on old ones when I start new ones. However, I can proudly say I did it for a whole year and didn't quit or give up or abandon it to move on to others, and do not intend to for quite some time to come.
Through book-blogging I have grown. I've learned to see things in books and in different aspects of the written word that would've gone unnoticed before, and even how to do some pretty cool stuff on computers (like formatting pages, posts, and widgets, it makes me feel tech-savvy ;) ). I'm no longer as timid as I was when it comes to voicing my opinions and views, even if it's just about books. Still, before I would've been scared that the author would hate me for saying their book 'wasn't as good as I thought it would be', but now I'm not.
I have loved getting to know members of the book blogging community, both video book reviewers and blog-bloggers like myself. Within this year I've learned so much about blogging, reviewing, socializing, discussing literature, and even reading that I had not known before. Before book blogging I would never have dreamed of interviewing authors and talking to them about reviewing their books, but alas the world of book blogging opened up so many doors for me and I am humbled to know there is so much about the written word I do not know.
Books are a passion of mine and I love that I am able to share that love with you all. When I first started The Literary Forest I had only one follower who would comment on my posts occasionally or just read them, but I was grateful. I'm immensely grateful to you all who read my posts and sometimes nonsensical blathering, it lets me know I'm not sputtering out my opinions of books to an endless infinity.
I know that people generally do giveaways on blogiversary posts, but unfortunately I won't be able to since I'm spring-breaking overseas. There's always next year though! And maybe even half-blogiversarys! ;)

Thank you for going on this journey with me, here's to a year of book-blogging and hopefully many more to come!

 

 

 

HAPPY READING EVERYONE! :)

Pottermore and magical things

As many of you may already know the long awaited opening of Pottermore had taken place at the beginning of this week no longer having to see the 'Coming soon' plastered on the front of the webpage. I truly am enjoying exploring Pottermore and falling in love again with Harry Potter. Although the story of Harry Potter had come to an end in both book form and the movies within the last five years, Pottermore allows die-hard Harry Potter lovers to explore it all over again. It makes me smile knowing that the story lives on. Pottermore also gives users a chance to get insider information from J.K. Rowling about aspects of the book only found on the site.
Users also get to go through the chapters with wonderful graphics and animation and relive Harry's journey from the beginning and throughout Hogwarts. You're able to get your very own wand and get sorted into your Hogwarts house by the infamous sorting hat. What I really love about the site is that everything centers on Harry Potter from the chosen usernames to avatars. While exploring you find objects to collect and place in your trunk and hidden clues.
I signed up for Pottermore on Monday and have been having a wonderful time dueling other players, getting sorted into my house and learning secrets behind the world of Harry Potter from J.K. Rowling.

If anyone would like to add me as a friend on Pottermore my username is PumpkinFeather28948. Can't wait to hang out and have with all of you in the virtual magical world of Harry Potter.

Prior to getting your wand and being sorted into your house you're asked several questions that you must answer truthfully from personality questions to odd questions and physical attribute questions like about your height or eye color. Once placed in your house you earn points for your given house just like in Harry Potter...my house is losing undeniably and the last time I checked I believe RavenClaw was in the lead.

When it came to my wand I answered a few questions and the result was "Alder with Unicorn Core, Ten and Three Quarter Inches, Surprisingly Swishy" Soon after I arrived at Hogwarts I had the sorting hat placed on my head and was given yet another set of questions to determine which house was for me. I was sorted into HufflePuff! I really didn't expect to be sent there but according to the Prefect of HufflePuff, who's name I already have forgotten (whoopsie) we're known for our honesty, modesty in terms of not boasting about how truly brilliant we actually are ;) and just pure awesomeness. Cedric Diggory was a HufflePuff so I guess it isn't all that bad ;). Our mascot is a badger...I'm still not sure how I feel about that but I'll let you know when I find out.

Happy Pottermore Everyone!