Love-A-Thon 2017 | Questionnaire.

I am proud to present the first post of the 2017 Love-a-Thon! It's been a lot of fun to work together with Alexa, Cee and Kristin to make this another successful event. This is the time to show us your answers to the questions and to hop around other bloggers to show them some love!

An Introduction to You and Your Blog.

What’s your name? Where in the world are you blogging from?
My name is Melanie, but most people call me Mel. I'm from The Netherlands, a really cold country, but it does have its perks.
Tell us your history with reading. Were you always a reader? Were you a reluctant reader? Was there a book that convinced you to become a reader?
I've always been a reader. Ever since I was little I forced people to read books to me, until I was old enough to 'read' them myself. I also used my doll carriage to walk around with all my books, because I didn't like dolls.
How did you get involved in the online book community?
I stumbled upon Goodreads and found this whole new world filled with other booklovers!
How did you choose your primary platform (blog, Instagram, YouTube, etc)? How did you come up with your blog name?
I started to follow readers on Goodreads with similar taste and soon found out they used Blogspot for their blogs. I liked the fact that the interface seemed to easy and that it was free. My name comes from Harry Potter ( 'The Daily Prophet' ) and it was a very random idea that popped up in my head. I still love it. That happened in February 2012, so I've been around for some time now.
What’s your favorite thing about the online book community?
The fact that I can discuss, rave, fangirl, cry and laugh together with other people who get me.
What sort of posts can readers expect from you?
A mix of different type of posts. Mostly reviews. Sometimes I post a discussion, something about movies/TV shows and lately I've been really into bulletjournaling. It has been fun to explore this new hobby and to talk about it on my blog. I also talk a lot about fairytales, retellings and Disney whenever I get the chance.
What book genres do you talk about most?
Fantasy and fairytales, my favorite genres.

Favorites

Favorite food? Beverage? You can always make me up for a (vegetable) curry with rice or a noodle dish. I love a good smoothie.
Favorite color?
Mint green, lilac/lavender and gray.
Favorite things to do apart from reading?
Being creative; bulletjournaling and drawing, watching TV shows/movies, gaming.
Favorite tv shows? A few of them: Game of Thrones, Vikings, Three Musketeers, Black Sails, Ripperstreet, A series of Unfortunate Events and Sherlock.
Favorite movies?
DISNEY. ALL THE DISNEY MOVIES. Beauty and the Beast means everything to me.
Animation movies like: How to train your Dragon, Anastasia, Swan Princess, Thumbelina, Quest for Camelot, Despicable Me and Legend of the Guardians. Give them all to me.
Marvel, especially all the movies with Loki in it.

Fairytales, like la belle et la bête, the new Cinderella, Ever After and Hook.
Favorite musical artists?
Mumford and sons <3 and First Aid Kit.
Favorite places to shop? Physical shop: American Book Center.
Online: Bol.com.

Book Talk

Favorite childhood books?
It all started with the Disney book collection and classic fairytale books, then the Goosebump books and eventually Virginia Andrews. But, everything changed when I discovered Harry Potter, because that was my gateway into fantasy books – and when I found Juliet Marillier, the start of my love for fairytale retellings.
Your Hogwarts house?
I've always felt Ravenclaw would be the best fit and I always get storted in this House. I did this Buzzfeed quiz and it said: I am 38% Ravenclaw, 26% Hufflepuff, 21% Gryffindor, and 15% Slytherin.
Favorite books read in the last five years?
I have a Favorite book shelf on Goodreads, but my top 3 series:
Robin LaFevers – His Fair Assassin. [Dark Triumph is perfection]
V.E Schwab – Shades of Magic.
Leigh Bardugo – Six of Crows.
Underrated book, series or author you love?
Everything by Juliet Marillier. Hands down one of my favorite authors.
A book you want to see made into a film or tv show?
Six of Crows, although I would be terrified too, because how awful would it be if they messed it up?
Book boyfriend/girlfriend? Book BFF? Book family?
Chaol (Throne of glass), Duval (Grave Mercy) or Hector (Fire and Thorns)
Sturmhond (The Grisha) or Thorne (Lunar Chronicles)
The Weasleys (Harry Potter)
Books you want to read in 2017?
*snort* You really don't want me to get started. Here is my Not-published-yet shelf on Goodreads to give you an idea.

PRIZES.

We're incredibly to have received a lot of generous donations from our sponsors this year for all of this event's giveaways! As always, there are two Rafflecopter forms below. One is strictly for US participants, and the other is strictly for international participants. Please be sure to enter via the correct form! All winners will be verified before being contacted.

Vassa in the Night	Tor Teen
Arcanum Unbounded	Tor Teen
High Stakes	Tor Teen
A Darker Shade of Magic	Tor Teen
A Gathering of Shadows	Tor Teen
Shades of Magic series book huggers	Tor Teen
NOVL water bottle	Little, Brown & Company
NOVL tote bag	Little, Brown & Company
Tor Teen pin	Tor Teen
The Dark Talent pin	Tor Teen
Game of Shadows tattoos	Tor Teen
Game of Shadows postcards	Tor Teen
Arabella of Mars paper doll	Tor Teen
Becoming Bonnie newspapers	Tor Teen
Amberlough pin	Tor Teen
Ronit & Jamil	Alexa
The You I've Never Known	Alexa
Frostblood ARC	Alexa
The Bone Queen ARC	Alexa
Blueberry Pancakes Forever ARC	Alexa
Iron Cast ARC	Cee
Also Known As	Cee

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