Square In Wonderland Book Club discussion

This is where you can introduce yourself to the rest of the group. Just tell us a little bit about yourself!

Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out of 100 so far that I set my reading challenge for this year) I found my way here by Steph's blog which I read daily. I love Paranormal, Young Adult, Dystopian, Fantasy and some Thriller/Mystery. Especially if there is a Paranormal element involved.

Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out of 100 so far t..."

It's always nice to hear that your blog gets read! I'm so happy you're joining us on this adventure! And I wish I was up to 81 books for the year! Congrats on that!

Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out of 100 so far t..."
Congrats on your reading challenge! Hopefully you can kick off some of your TBR with us!

Hello everyone! My name is Tanya and I am from a small town in Texas. I love reading, especially out in my garden. I am really excited about this book club! I have always wanted to be a part of one or have one of my own. I am happy that Dana invited me to join. I am ready to read all types of new books. I also have my own blog called T & G Book Boutique. Here is the link: http://tgbookboutique.blogspot.com

Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out of 100 so far t..."

Great job!

T & G wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Tanya and I am from a small town in Texas. I love reading, especially out in my garden. I am really excited about this book club! I have always wanted to be a part of one..."

Awesome! I followed you :)

Hi, all I'm Jenny @ Juliababyjen's Reading Room. I'm not leaving a link because I haven't done much with my blog lately! I'm 38, a married mother of 4, and a chef as a living. I love to read, mostly YA, but I do like to read just about anything! So far I've read 105 books this year. My goal was 100, so I've upped it to 150!

I'm also a mixed media artist, so that is my other major hobby besides reading. Last year I was spending more time in my art studio than reading books, but this year I think I've got it balanced more!

I live in Iowa, I'm a coffee addict, and I love pickles! And a HUGE Harry Potter fan!

Jenny wrote: "Hi, all I'm Jenny @ Juliababyjen's Reading Room. I'm not leaving a link because I haven't done much with my blog lately! I'm 38, a married mother of 4, and a chef as a living. I love to read, mostl..."

Thank you for following me! How sweet of you and wow you have been doing a lot of reading! I haven't had as much time as I would have liked to read but I am trying to do as much as I can. Keep reading and I'm sure you will pass that 150 goal quickly!

Hi guys! I'm Hannah, I live in London most of the time, and I'm 24. I heard about this group from Dana and Steph because we're all in the same Camp NaNo cabin! I've known Dana for a while because we both intern at a small publishing company (Patchwork Press). My main goal is to work in publishing and I also write myself. I love to read YA/NA, mostly fantasy or scifi, but I love a good retelling, or a modern day setting with a magical twist!

Stephanie wrote: "Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out..."

Thanks Steph! I have been following you for a couple years now I think. I am happy to be here as I have always wanted to join a book club.

Dana wrote: "Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out..."

Thank you Dana! I sure hope to kick off some of my TBR pile as it has become VERY long lol.

Jenny wrote: "Shellee wrote: "Hi all. My name is Shellee. I am 47 and live in SW Florida. Probably the old lady here but I am young at heart! I do not run a blog but I am addicted to books! (I have read 81 out..."

Thanks Jenny!

Hannah wrote: "Hi guys! I'm Hannah, I live in London most of the time, and I'm 24. I heard about this group from Dana and Steph because we're all in the same Camp NaNo cabin! I've known Dana for a while because w..."

Hi Hannah! It's really cool to see you and Dana work at a publishing company! I have often thought about going to my local library to seek out a part time job. Also we are hoping to visit your beautiful city sometime in August. As long as you are talking London in the UK that is :)

Greetings fellow readers!

I'm Tim, 27, professional Geek, and amateur guitar-playing-person. I live just outside Oxford, UK.

My main areas of interest, book-wise, is YA/NA supernatural/fantasy. I am also a fan of science-fiction in general, as well as some adult supernatural/fantasy.

T & G wrote: "Hello everyone! My name is Tanya and I am from a small town in Texas. I love reading, especially out in my garden. I am really excited about this book club! I have always wanted to be a part of one..."

Hello Tanya! So glad you could join us! :)

Jenny wrote: "Hi, all I'm Jenny @ Juliababyjen's Reading Room. I'm not leaving a link because I haven't done much with my blog lately! I'm 38, a married mother of 4, and a chef as a living. I love to read, mostl..."

Hi Jenny! Thanks for joining us on this adventure!

Tim wrote: "Greetings fellow readers!

I'm Tim, 27, professional Geek, and amateur guitar-playing-person. I live just outside Oxford, UK.

My main areas of interest, book-wise, is YA/NA supernatural/fantasy. I..."

Tim! :) Thanks for joining us!

Jess wrote: "Hello! I just followed Steph and heard about this book club and I'm super excited to join! My name is Jessica. I'm an 18 year old blogger who reads mainly YA or NA. I live in Michigan, US and I'll ..."

Thanks Jess! So excited for you to join us! :D

Gada wrote: "hi! i am Gada,15 years old sophmore,German but live in Kuwait,bookworm who likes reading fantasy,sci-fi and YA.
i write novels but haven't published any yet.
i am a huge fan of the hunger games,Ha..."

Glad to hear you're a writer, quite a few of us in this group are writers! Welcome and so glad you could join us!

I'm Sydney. I love Game of Thrones and playing softball. I have become a bookaholic and now own over 500 books. I can't wait to start reading books with this book club! It seems like a fun place to talk about books! :D

Hi, I'm Jen. Stephanie invited me to join the group and I'm so glad she did. I'm excited to be here because my TBR list gets out of hand and you guys will help me get to all the YA I've been meaning to read. I've heard great things about Grave Mercy so I'm glad that is the book I'm joining you all for. I'm an Aussie who is currently calling Colorado home. At 41 years of age, a dream of mine came true when I published my first book. Thanks for having me. :)

Hi Everyone,

I'm KJ, one half of the duo from Birds that love words. AB and I live in Australia and only started our blog a little over a month ago - so if anyone has any tips let me know. I'm 27 I work in media - so I'm kinda in writing - just a differnt kind. I read two to three books a week. I'm a big YA paranormal fan - am a sucker for fallen angels and always root for the bad guy! https://birdslovewords.wordpress.com/

Hi guys, I'm Tia. I spend my time travelling between Ireland and California because of school, I love reading mostly YA, I'm 19 years old, and a blogger over at Read It Write Now! (http://www.readitwritenow.blogspot.com) I came across this group from Dana's blog and thought it looked really cool! Hope to get to know some of you :)

Tia wrote: "Hi guys, I'm Tia. I spend my time travelling between Ireland and California because of school, I love reading mostly YA, I'm 19 years old, and a blogger over at Read It Write Now! (http://www.readi..."

So glad to have you join us, Tia! I want to visit Ireland so badly! :) I hope you have fun in this book club! :)

Tia wrote: "Hi guys, I'm Tia. I spend my time travelling between Ireland and California because of school, I love reading mostly YA, I'm 19 years old, and a blogger over at Read It Write Now! (http://www.readi..."

HI TIA! Thanks so much for joining and lucky I wish I was in Ireland or Cali right now!

Hi guys, I'm Melissa and I've been part of this group for a year but I'm finally going to try and participate! I live in MA and co-blog at Live Love Read (http://livelovereadya.wordpress.com) I used to only love YA Fantasy, but have been branching out to contemporary, historical fiction, and sci-fi as well!

Melissa wrote: "Hi guys, I'm Melissa and I've been part of this group for a year but I'm finally going to try and participate! I live in MA and co-blog at Live Love Read (http://livelovereadya.wordpress.com) I use..."

Melissa! Hope this book club works out for you! The good news is that even if you don't like either of the month's choices, you can always participate in the Color Cover Challenge or just simply talk about Books in the All Things Bookish folder! :)

The thing we want everyone to get out of this book club is having fun! :)

Hey gurl hey,
Thanks for wanting to join in. I hope we help you find some new books and have fun participating!

Hi all! I'm Brianna and I blog over at Listful Booking and Dana invited me to this group via Goodreads. I've been wanting to join a book club for awhile and I am definitely looking forward to some great discussions on (hopefully) great books!

Brianna wrote: "Hi all! I'm Brianna and I blog over at Listful Booking and Dana invited me to this group via Goodreads. I've been wanting to join a book club for awhile and I am definitely looking forward to some ..."

Hi Brianna! Thanks so much for joining. I hope you enjoy our book club. Definitely vote on the books that you have been wanting to read or add your suggestions to that thread. We have read a few not so great picks but our aim is for great reads

Hello, My name is Ardis and I have a book blog called Pondering The Prose ( http://ponderingtheprose.blogspot.com ) I love reading and reviewing YA books and Historical novels.

MsArdychan wrote: "Hello, My name is Ardis and I have a book blog called Pondering The Prose ( http://ponderingtheprose.blogspot.com ) I love reading and reviewing YA books and Historical novels."

Welcome Ardis! So glad to have you join us! I hope you love our book club and have fun while you're here!! :D

Hi guys! My name is Makayla! I am 16 years old and am from Central Florida. I am not a blogger, but I love discussing books so I am super excited to join this group. :) Thanks to Dana for inviting me!

Makayla wrote: "Hi guys! My name is Makayla! I am 16 years old and am from Central Florida. I am not a blogger, but I love discussing books so I am super excited to join this group. :) Thanks to Dana for inviting me!"

Thanks for joining Makayla! I hope you have fun participating and reading with us!