About Me, Reading, Blogging & Touring

Name: Christina
Age: 26
DOB: May 30, 1988
From: Minnesota

Owner, Operator of Booksniffer Review Tours
Owner, Reviewer at Booksniffer Book Reviews

Personal Favorites:

Color: 

Purple, Blue, Pink

Food: 

Mac & Cheese, Chicken Nuggets & Mashed Potatos 

Pop: 

Mountain Dew

Pie: 

Dutch Apple

Candy: 

Snickers, Tootsie Rolls

Animal: 

Wolves, Lions, Dogs, Horses

Flower: 

Lily, Iris

Band: 

Green Day

Body Part: 

My Eyes

Season: 

Spring, Fall

Piece of Art: 

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh

Foreign Accent: 

Irish, Scottish

Word or Phrase: 

Seriously, No way, Oh my goodness

Musical Instrument: 

Violin, Piano

Video Game: 

Final Fantasy X, Final Fantasy X-2

Asian Drama: 

Boys Over Flowers (Japanese & Korean)
Power Ranger: 
The Original Pink Ranger, Kimberly

Book Favorites:

Book Series: 

The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare

Book Boyfriend: 

Remington Tate from the Real series by Katy Evans

Book Genre: 

New Adult Contemporary Romance

Manga: 

Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya

My History in Reading:

When I was little I was obsessed with reading, especially the Thoroughbred series by Joanna Campbell. I loved reading anything with horses and I would try to get each one of the books as it came out. I was always really excited in elementary school when our class would have it's turn to go to the library. I would always head straight to the American Girls books.

But as I got older and reading became mandatory in school, I really just lost all enjoyment in it. I like reading a book because I want to not because I have to. I did receive a little spark back in middle school when I read Holes by Louis Sachar. There was just something about the book that sparked that enjoyment I always felt when I read a book. It could have been that the reading was required, but I got to choose what book to read.

In high school, I almost failed by first two years of English class because I just couldn't do the reading. I didn't find any interest in the books they chose. It wasn't until my last two years when they were choosing books that I really liked.

But my true love for reading really came back when I picked up the Twilight Saga near the end of my Senior Year. I felt a real connection to some parts of the story and I just couldn't put the books down. Then I started looking for similar books and just branched out from there. I even started reading TONS of Japanese manga (and watching anime).

My History in Book Blogging:

Blogging came later. About three years after I graduated from high school. My family was going through some tough times, and I needed something to keep my mind off of it. So when I saw on my Facebook newsfeed some links to book blogs, I thought that I'd like to give it a try. I've had a number of different blogs since then, but I wasn't happy with any of them until I created A Bibliophiles Thoughts on Books.

My History in Book Touring (Organizing):

In May of 2013, I created a book touring company called Booksniffer Review Tour, and then Booksniffer Book Reviews came shortly after that. We've worked with some great authors and I'm really excited to see where Booksniffer Review Tours will go.