Welcome to the Bookworms Fantastic Fives event where we are celebrating together with some other amaztastic bloggers that we all started blogging 5 years ago!
Seriously…. I actually also couldn’t believe it but the Bookworms have been in the book blogging community since 5 years! Our Birthday is actually in February,but live has been so busy that it just slipped my mind.
So I am extra grateful that Me, My Shelf and I and Two Chicks on Books decided to host this amazing event! Below, you will find the schedule with all the other amazing blogs that turn 5 this year, so make sure to check them out!
Each Blog posts an Interview and shares some Fab5s, so let#s get started with mine:
- Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Sooo, ok I’m Danny (duh), 37 years old have a PhD in Biology and I’m teaching molecular biology at the University in Munich. So I am constantly surrounded by young enthusiastic, smart people, it’s awesome and I LOVE my job so much! My boss just said the other day after I finished a practical course and went out with the students for some drinks “So what, you hang out with the students all day and then you even go out with them? What a life you have!” and I just said “yes, how awesome and you are even paying for this” 🙂
Besides having an amazing job, I have an amazing husband who puts up with my book loving self on a daily basis and always encourages me to follow my passions!
- How did you get started blogging?
So said amazing husband said back in 2008 when I was obsessed with Twilight and when I was gushing about all these amazing blogs out there, that I should also try it and start my own blog. This is when I started blogging and this is also how I meet my fellow Bookworms Heather, Pushy, cutie and the other original Bookworms and then in 2010 we started the Bookworms together.
- How did you pick the name for your blog?
This was a group effort together with the original bookworms and it was cutie (miss you girl!) who came up with the name and I am in love with it ever since!
- If you could go back in time and tell your newbie blogger self 1 thing what would it be?
I don’t know… it all evolved quite smoothly and we grew slowly over time and it all felt just right and naturally. We also didn’t stress to much and it was always nice sharing this blog with my friends!
- What have you learned in your 5 years of blogging?
Oh most definitely not to stress over stats! There was a time a few years ago where I was obsessed with my stats, page views and follower counts, and it really stressed me out. Now, I am much much more relaxed and if I have nothing to post I do not force it. I don’t need to post every day anymore and I became so much more relaxed, that is such a nice feeling!
- What was the first ARC or book you ever received from a publisher?
Oh I know!!! It was CRESCENDO, the second book in the hush,hush series from Becca Fitzpatrick and I remember I WAS SO FREAKING excited! We even shared this ARC among all us Bloggers and this book as been send around all across the world. With me living in Germany and the other ones living across the US!
- When you’re not reading or blogging, what can we find you doing?
Oh I love binge watching series and I’m obsessed with Supernatural (Thanks Heather Forever for introducing me to Sam and Dean) and some other shows like Once Upon a Time, The Flash and some others. Recently I started with Yoga and I really really love it!
The Fives: (and yes, you can ONLY have 5! *muwhahahah*)
Five Favorite Books
Shadowfever by Karen Marie Moning (I am obsessed with this series!!)
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by JK Rowling ( I mean I love the whole series, but the the question referred to a book, sos I just picked the first one…)
Pushing The Limits by Katie McGarry (and.. I have a big girl crush on Katie McGarry..)
Maybe Someday by Colleen Hover ( I adore all her books, but this one stuck the longest with me!)
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon (One of the series I would always re-read!)
Five Favorite Book Boyfriends
- BARONS from the Fever Series! (I wrote countless posts about him and fought a few book bloggers to claim him as mine!
- BONES from The Night Huntress Series!
- ATTICUS from The Iron Druid Chronicles!
- REYES from The Charley Davidson Series (yes, I know he’s Satans son, but.. it’s Reyes!!
- BARRONS, yes him again!
Five Favorite Book Quotes
“One day you will kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever
Sorry, only this one as I am really bad with quotes…
Five Blogging Tips For New Bloggers
- Be active in the community (something I should do more often…)
- Do Not Stress!
- Make your Blog pretty, as it will have several effects if you have a pretty blog you love looking at!
- Don’t try to copy other blogs, do what you like to do, post about what YOU like to post about and not what you think is expected of you
- Have fun. Blogging should be fun!
Five Blogs You Want The World To Know About
November 12 Bewitched Bookworms
November 13 Novel Novice
Giveaway
To celebrate our 5 year Anniversary I am giving away a 25$ Giftcard to either BookDepository or Amazon.com so that you can get some amazing books!
Open Internationally!
Love you all Guys! and I hope we will have the next amazing 5 years still together!
Latest posts by Danny (see all)
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- Locked in Temptation – Q&A withBrenda Jackson & Giveaway - August 4, 2017
- Locked in Temptation by Brenda Jackson – Exclusive Excerpt & Giveaway - July 26, 2017
Happy Blogoversary!!! Here’s to another amazing five years…and then some!!
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Thank you so much Ashley!!! We hope to stay around for at least the next 5 years!!
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I am new to blogging, booktube and the book community and this was a perfect article for me. I am a little stressed about getting people to my blog and trying to have itneresting content. Its nice to see that you didnt stress and it worked out anyway. After all the real reason I started doing this was to meet people, as you did, and become friends with other bookworms!
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Oh I remember the beginning when everything was new – but really the best advice is stay active in the community and all will happen with time. Just don’t expect too much too fast, give it some time, relax and have fun.
I’m still amazed that I found some real life friends and I can’t believe I’m so lucky to have found my Book Soulmate in Jenny who really just loves the same books as me! It’s glorious 🙂 I’m sure you will find some friends too:)
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I’ll have to check out some of your favorites! They sound great!
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You do that – these are all books I could and would read over and over again!
Danny recently posted..2015 Fantastic Fives Event: Interviews, Fab 5’s & a Giveaway!
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Thank you so much for having such an awesome blog!
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Thank you , glad you like the Bookworms!
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looks and sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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You are very welcome:)
Danny recently posted..2015 Fantastic Fives Event: Interviews, Fab 5’s & a Giveaway!
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This was so fun to read! I am a newbie blogger, so all tips I read as I travel along! I strongly believe in commenting, just to say hi! Thank you for the giveaway!!
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Being active is the community is how I found my friends, amazing blogs and helped get the word out about the bookworms! 🙂
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I enjoy your blog very much and hope you post for many years to come.
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Thank you so much Danielle!! Hugs and kisses:)
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Happy happy blogoversary! How exciting!!
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Thank you so much! Woot
Danny recently posted..Pre-Squee about… The Great Hunt by Wendy Higgins
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Thanks so much for participating in the event Danny! You are awesome <3333333
And happy five years!
Hugs,
Jaime
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THANK YOU Jamie for organizing it… Big hugs and many many kisses 🙂 Happy Five Years to you to!
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This is amazing! 5 years! I’ve only started blogging recently but yours is definitely one of my favorite blogs. Keep up the amazing work!
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Thank you so much Jacklin, this always makes me day hearing this! Welcome to the Blogging Community 🙂
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I love that you have Barrons in two of your spots for BBF! He is pretty amazing! And cheers to another 5+ years of having a fabulous time blogging!
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Haha … Barrons is just special and I’m pretty much always obsessing over him…
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What a great blog.
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Yay, I am so happy you like Katie McGarry, too! ;-D She is such a fantastic author, and I loved her “Pushing the Limits” series! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
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A wonderful blog with great features, reviews and giveaway. Happy Blogoversary and many more.
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Sounds great!
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Thanks for the chance
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Loving your lists.
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I love this post though Wraith Seminus (Larissa Ione) tops my list of book boyfriends :).
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Omg, our favorite books are almost the same! Pushing the Limits is amazing and made me cry, Outlander surprised me and I won’t event talk about HP.
I didn’t get a chance to read Maybe Someday yet, but I’ve read lots of Colleen Hoover books and at the moment Ugly Love is my favorite 😀
Happy blogoversary, five years is a really long time and an amazing accomplishment.
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Happy blogoversary!
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I love your Five Blogging Tips For New Bloggers! I am interested in starting a blog.
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thank you for the giveaway!
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Happy 5th Blogoversary! My 6th was this year. You have some really fun info in this post. Thanks for sharing!
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I love the quote: “One day you will kiss a man you can’t breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
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I really like your blog! You have good book taste 😉 and great tips thank you!
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I have been starting to wonder what to get my family members for Christmas. I have some ideas, but no specifics. I also have my sister’s birthday coming up, and want to get her something fabulous….as she is the best sister in the world!
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Congrats for the lovely 5 years!!! Thank you also for the giveaway!!!
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It sounds really great, thank you.
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Congrats for the 5 years! Best regards from Spain!
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OMG, Hush, Hush series! I totally forgot about this series. I loooooveeee Patch! 🙂
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Happy blogoversary and thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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Wow! Excellent post! I really enjoyed reading the interview and the fab 5’s! This book sounds like a very interesting read! Totally looking forward to reading this book!
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My favorite is ATTICUS from The Iron Druid Chronicles! Have a nice day with escorte bucuresti.
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Happy Blogiversary!
Here’s to many more years to come and many more great books to read.
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I love having a good read and a smile and a laugh as I do sometimes 🙂
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This is fantastic! I love reading all these posts…helps me find new books to read!
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Congratulations! Happy 5th Anniversary! Liked your book boyfriends.
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thanks for the chance!
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It’s so nice to know there are other 30 something YA bloggers out there! Whew! Thank you so much for the giveaway, and your #3 favorite book!
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Hi there, who won?
Happy Holidays!
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Who won? Xoxo
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