The Mystery Blogger Award | DNFs, Bookish Confessions, and More

Happy weekend friends! I’m very tired out from the school week—I had two tests and a quiz yesterday—and I am SO glad that it’s Saturday.

I recently had the honor of being nominated for the Mystery Blogger Award by the wonderful Dezzy @ The Thoughtful Voice (Thank you so much Dezzy! Highly recommend checking out her blog because it’s amazing.) and I am so excited to be sharing my post for the award!

About the Award

It’s an award for amazing bloggers with ingenious posts. Their blog not only captivates; it inspires and motivates. They are one of the best out there, and they deserve every recognition they get. This award is also for bloggers who find fun and inspiration in blogging, and they do it with so much love and passion. – Okoto Enigma

The Rules

1. Put the award logo/image on your blog.
2. List the rules.
3. Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
4. Mention the creator of the award and provide a link as well.
5. Tell your readers 3 things about yourself.
6. Nominate 10 – 20 people.
7. Notify your nominees by commenting on their blog.
8. Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice; with one weird or funny question.
9. Share a link to your best post(s).

Three Facts About Me

1. I have a huge extended family—around 30 first cousins, mostly on my mom’s side.
2. I’ve been blogging for over a year and a half! My blog has changed a lot since I first started and I’m so proud of how far my little brainchild has come.
3. Sour cream & onion chips are unquestionably the best kind of chips in my opinion.

Dezzy’s Five Questions

1. What is your favorite thing about being a blogger?

I’d say that my favorite thing about being a blogger is having a creative outlet where I can gush about the things I’m passionate about. It’s so nice to be able to talk about the things that I love in a supportive community filled with other people who are passionate about the same things as me.

2. Are you the type of reader to DNF (Did Not Finish) a book you dislike, or do you finish a book no matter what? Why?

That’s a solid no. It’s probably not good, but even if I’m not super into a book, I always try to finish it. It pains me to abandon a book after I’ve already started it. 😓

3. What are your hobbies or talents besides reading?

Aside from reading (of course) some hobbies of mine include:

• Bullet journaling (You probably know that already if you’ve been around here for a little while.)
• Playing sports (softball and soccer)
• Singing and (occasionally) playing ukulele (not very well)

4. Spell out each letter of your name with a book or song!

This is such a great question! For an extra challenge, let’s see if I can name books without looking at my bookshelf or Goodreads.

A   Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery // A childhood favorite
N   Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro // Read for English class this year
N   Night by Elie Wiesel // Read for Peace & Social Justice class (one of my favorite classes)
I   I Was Born for This by Alice Oseman // A book on my tbr that I’m super excited to read!
E   Every Shiny Thing by Cordelia Jensen & Laurie Morrison // A semi-recent read that I adored

5. Share a Bookish Confession!

I haven’t read A Court of Thorns and Roses! I know that the series is so popular and so many people love it, but it just doesn’t sound that great to me, for a variety of reasons.

My Best Posts

The rules for the tag say to share your best posts—I’m not exactly sure how to interpret that, but I guess I’ll share two: one that has gotten the most views, and one that I especially enjoyed writing, respectively.

I still honestly have no idea why, but the post on the left has had a ridiculous amount of views since I posted it in July 2017. It has five times more than my second most viewed post, and it still frequents my list of top posts of the day now, over a year later. I mean, it was a pretty good post, but I don’t really understand what happened?? 🤔 I’ll take it though.

The post on the right, a recap of what I read in 2017, was one of my favorite posts to write. It involved MANY pie charts which I had a blast making because I’m a nerd. It ended up being so long though that I think I’m going to split my 2018 recap into multiple different posts.

If you want to do this award, consider yourself tagged! And let me know in the comments—do you DNF books? What are some of your hobbies? Are there any super popular books that you’re not interested in reading?

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

♥ Annie