Ramblings of a Bibliophile

Terra @ Terra On The Bookshelf has given me the "Let's Be Friends Award"!

"Blogs that receive the Let’s Be Friends Award are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to 8 bloggers."

And the award goes to...

Jenn @ Book Crazy
Becky @ The Bookette
Kari @ A Good Addiction
Juju @ Tales of a Whimsy
Eleni @ La Femme Readers
Natalie @ Mindful Musings
Melissa @ I Swim For Oceans
Lori @ Escape Between The Pages

There are so many lovely bloggers out there that it's really hard to narrow it down. But these gals are as friendly as can be and make such a tremendous effort to connect with other bloggers/followers and I wanted to recognize their awesomeness. Congrats girls!

First off, I wanted to apologize for the hiatus I seem to have been on without warning. February was a really weird and busy month for me and it seems to have carried over into March. Work, life, and everything in between has put reading on the back burner, unfortunately. But it's time to get things going again and I hope to be back to full swing soon. Thanks for sticking with me awesome minions. ♥ :)

Secondly, the winner of The Maze Runner giveaway has been chosen! I announced it on twitter for those who follow me but I guess I should make it official by announcing it here. And the winner is...

Emily @ The Ninja Librarian!

Congrats girl! Your book has been sent out and I hope you enjoy it.

Now, even despite the lack of posts and reviews, some of you crazy kids have blessed me with a couple of awards. And I am here to pass them along!

Both Christina @ Confessions of a Book Addict and Amy @ Reversing The Monotony have awarded me the "Prolific Blogger Award"!

A Prolific Blogger is one who is intellectually productive... keeping up an active blog that is filled with enjoyable content.

1. Every winner of the Prolific Blogger Award has to pass on this award to at least seven other deserving prolific bloggers. Spread some love!
2. Each Prolific Blogger must link to the blog from which he/she has received the award.
3. Every Prolific Blogger must link back to this post, which explains the origins and motivation for the award.
4. Every Prolific Blogger must visit this post and add his/her name in the Mr. Linky, so that we all can get to know the other winners. (Click here for the Mr. Linky page.)

Passing this on to...

Misty @ Book Rat
Sara @ The Hiding Spot
Jenny @ Wondrous Reads
Jenn @ Books at Midnight
Alyssa @ The Shady Glade
Carolyn @ Book Chick City
Angela @ Dark Faerie Tales
Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
Sherry @ Flipping Pages For All Ages
Reggie @ The Undercover Book Lover (not really)

Only one word to describe these gals: Awesome. And since I received this twice, I figured it was okay to look past the whole "seven bloggers" rule. Plus, it's the internet, does anyone really care? I'm spreading the loooove this fine Thursday!

I have two more awards to pass along so keep an eye out for those in the next few days. :)

The lovely Miss Cindy at Simple Life and Reading has recently awarded me with two very cool blog awards. So now it's my turn to pass them on!

The first one is:

Now I've received this award before but it's ALWAYS nice to get it again. :)

1) Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award and his or her blog link.

2) Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you have newly discovered.

3) Remember to contact the blogger's to let them know they have been chosen for this

15?! Wowsers, how about 10? Okay here we go:

The Book Vixen
Laura @ The Calico Critic
Morgan @ Books and Literature for Teens
Jessica @ Book Bound
Rachel @ Parajunkee's View
JuJu @ Tales of a Whimsy
Natalie @ Mindful Musings
Mel @ He Followed Me Home
Carolyn @ Book Chick City
Kate @ The Neverending Shelf


I know some of you guys have received this before but TOUGH. You're getting it again! :)

The second one is:

Which I am going to pass on to my top commentators! Thank you lovelies for constantly stopping by and leaving my blog some love. You guys are a great support and totally fantasmical!

Juju @ Tales of a Whimsy
Becky @ The Bookette
Alyssa @ Teens Read & Write
Jenn @ Books at Midnight
Marie @ Monster of Books
Jenn @ Book Crazy
Lisa @ Book Blab
Eleni @ La Femme Readers
Angel (ninefly) @ Story on a Page
And of course, Cindy

Many lovely thanks to all my followers, you each deserve these awards! I hope everyone has a great Saturday. ♥

This award was given to me by La Femme Readers the other day and I have to admit, it's pretty awesome. :) Thank you so much Eleni! ♥

It signifies all the bloggers out there who constantly work hard to keep an updated and insightful website. They aren't afraid to take a bite with their honest reviews and enjoyable content. You amaze me, you inspire me so I call you a blog monster.

Kari @ A Good Addiction
Jenn @ Books at Midnight
Natalie @ Mindful Musings
Rachy @ Parajunkee's View
Ana and Thea @ The Book Smugglers
Becky @ The Bookette

I could easily hand this out to every single blog I follow, but I decided to limit myself to six. It gives other awardee's a chance to pass it around to those who have yet to receive it. Plus, Eleni nominated most (if not all) of the blogs I would have nominated anyway. :)

In other exciting news, I PASSED 150 FOLLOWERS! So I am happy to announce that there will now be FIVE winners to my giveaway! Thank you so much my lovely minions for spreading the word and making it successful. You guys are awesome! :D ♥

Many, many thanks to Sammee @ I Want To Read That for giving me this award! I really appreciate the thought. ♥ So now it's my turn to pass it along.

The rules: Accept the award, post it on your blog together with the name of the person who has granted the award, and his or her blog link. Pass the award to 15 other blogs that you’ve newly discovered. Remember to contact the bloggers to let them know they have been chosen for this award.

The Awardees!
(Some are new (ish) and some are established but they are all new to me)

Celia @ Adventures of Celia Bedelia
Alita @ Alita.Reads
Jenn @ Book Crazy
Anna @ Book Nerds
Ashley @ Books Obsession
Angela @ Dark Faerie Tales
Kristen @ Fantasy Cafe
Holly @ Good Golly Miss Holly
Lauren @ I Was A Teenage Book Geek
Catherine @ On The Nightstand
Emilee @ Penultimate Page
Steph Su @ Steph Su Reads
Tina @ Tinas Book Reviews
The First Novels Club
Ann-Kat @ Today, I Read...

I could have easily given this out to everyone I follow since you're all so fantastic! :)

P.S. In case you haven't heard, don't forget to sign up for my first ever giveaway and make sure the stop by this post for an announcement and a poll!

HAPPY SATURDAY!