The Green Jell-O Book Club: A Goodreads Group about Fiction Written by LDS Authors discussion

Do you review books on your blog? Please tell us about it! Feel free to include a link and tell us what type of books you review.

I'm Charissa Stastny. On my blog--Joy in the Moments--I review about 2-5 clean romance books I've read each month and rate them on my Sweet Scale (because I think books are as tasty as chocolate). Occasionally, I'll review a book in another genre if I really like it. Here's a link: https://joyinthemoments.wordpress.com/

I'm Julie Coulter Bellon and I blog at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com

I review books on Mondays and Thursdays, I review the TV show Castle on Tuesdays, I have a What Am I Reading Wednesday, and finish off the week with a Freebie Friday of a clean book I've come across that is currently free on Kindle. I love sharing all the great books I've come across!

Julie wrote: "I'm Julie Coulter Bellon and I blog at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com

I review books on Mondays and Thursdays, I review the TV show Castle on Tuesdays, I have a What Am I Reading Wednesday, and..."

I've been sneaking in and looking at your blog for over a year. You do a good job. I'm jealous you got to meet Alex Boye. How cool! Welcome!

Hi. I'm Karlene. I do two blogs/websites for books:

New LDS Fiction: http://www.newldsfiction.com/
Not reviews, but I spotlight new releases by LDS authors. So if you're an author and not on my site, click the Info For Authors menu tab, and then Spotlight.

Book Geek Reviews: http://bookgeekreviews.com/
Where I do my reviews. I am inconsistent at this one, depending on my day job and how much time I have to review. I'd love to review more...someday.

Thanks, Karlene!

Everyone, if you're wondering if an author is LDS or not, Karlene is probably the best person to ask. She knows a ton about LDS authors! (I'm so glad she joined the group!)

Karlene wrote: "Hi. I'm Karlene. I do two blogs/websites for books:

New LDS Fiction: http://www.newldsfiction.com/
Not reviews, but I spotlight new releases by LDS authors. So if you're an author and not on my si..."

Nice to meet you, Karlene.

I'm Katie. I started blogging almost three years ago and can be found on http://www.katiescleanbookcollection.....

I'm Melanie. I've been blogging for the past three years at http://melsshelves.blogspot.com/. I have a hard time passing up books that sound interesting and usually review 15-20 books/month, but am getting busier so will need to slow down soon. I love to read just about anything, provided it's clean.

I recognize both your blog names. Welcome to our group. We're excited to have you here Katie and Melanie.

Charissa wrote: "Julie wrote: "I'm Julie Coulter Bellon and I blog at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com

I review books on Mondays and Thursdays, I review the TV show Castle on Tuesdays, I have a What Am I Reading ..."

What? You sneak in? That makes me so happy! You should comment so we can be bloggy friends as well as Jello friends. :)

Julie wrote: "Charissa wrote: "Julie wrote: "I'm Julie Coulter Bellon and I blog at http://ldswritermom.blogspot.com

I review books on Mondays and Thursdays, I review the TV show Castle on Tuesdays, I have a W..."

I'll have to do better. Sometimes, Blogspot and I don't mesh well. I have tried to leave comments on certain blogs (not sure about yours--but others over the years) and it kicks me off. So I've gotten lazy about commenting on Blogspot blogs because I've wasted time trying to do so in the past. Basically that was a long comment to justify my laziness for not trying anymore. I will repent and "go and do."

LOL I will watch for your comments! I'm excited to get to know you better. :)

I'm Cathy, I blog about books 3-5 times per week on my blog, www.mybookaday.blogspot.com. I read a lot of different genres of books, but I'm really particular about only reading clean books! :)

Welcome, Cathy! Thank you for joining us!

I'm Carolyn Twede Frank, and I've just re-dedicated myself to my blog, www.franklycreative.blogspot.com (It's been ailing for the past year or so). I've decided to take it a new direction. Because I'm a writer, I thought at first I needed to blog about writing--because that appeared like the thing to do. My blog felt like a chore rather than a delight.
But now I've decided to branch out and post simply about things I create. That will include everything from rustic furniture, to recipes, to my books, and to reviews of other's books. And hopefully I'll gain a new group of followers from Pinterest this way. I'm finally excited about blogging again.

Welcome, Carolyn. Your plan sounds like a great idea to rejuvenate the blogging spirit.

Hi everyone! My name is Aimee and my blog is Getting Your Read On. http://gettingyourreadonaimeebrown.bl... I have been blogging for 6 years and I love it. I average about 3 reviews a week, sometimes more when I just cannot pass up another good book. :) I'm excited to be here! This is another fun way to connect with authors and fellow bloggers. Thanks for letting me join in!

Welcome Carolyn and Aimee! We're glad you joined us!

I'm not sure I'm allowed in this group. I have a blog http://notesfromjenniesdesk.blogspot.com but I seldom review there. My reviews are posted on Meridian Magazine, www.LDSmag.com every other Thursday. I review one to four adult level LDS novels in each column. I review books published by LDS publishers, national publishers, and self or independent publishers as long as the books are clean, have LDS values, and are preferably by LDS authors.

I think that counts as being a blogger, Jennie! Feel free to post links to your reviews if you'd like!

I feel a little like I'm in an AA group: Hi, I'm David, and I'm a blogger. It really is an addiction. I have a love/hate relationship with my blogs. I love writing and publishing and sharing, but I'm so busy with other projects that it is impossible to be consistent. I resolve every time I post that I will be better. But then life happens.

I have two blogs:
Line Upon Line: Learning by the Spirit (http://lineuponline-dc98-12.blogspot....) where I write faith-based essays. I am about to start a new series on this blog about the book of Isaiah.
Writing Thoughts (http://davidarmstrongbooks.blogspot.com/) where I post about my novel and the upcoming sequel on which I am working now.

I would love to have people take a look, and I enjoy seeing what others blog about as well.

Haha, love the comparison to AA. I think we're all book addicts, but this group is likely to make our problem worse, not better.

I blog about romance books. Books are added weekly, except when I have a special event. During this month (April 2016), I've added a book a day to go along with the A-Z challenge. So I have a different book each day for the alphabet. Many of the featured books are from LDS authors, too! I have a giveaway for a $20 Amazon card and for 20+ books for one more day--hurry over if you want in on that.
http://candamortensen.blogspot.com

Wow, Canda, you've had a busy month on your blog. That's awesome!