Booklover of the Week presents… YA book blogger So Many Books, So Little Time!

I absolutely LOVE Booklover of the Week features. I have such a blast with them, especially when I get to know people like today’s guest even better. This week, I’m delighted to welcome the fabulous…

Sophie!
(aka So Many Books, So Little Time)

Welcome, Sophie!

Booklover Basics

Name:   Sophie

Blog Name:   So Many Books, So Little Time

Blog URL:   solittletimeforbooks.blogspot.com

Country:   United Kingdom

Teen or Adult?   Teen

Short Bio:

I’m a seventeen-year-old girl doing her A-levels at Sixth Form college. I love to read and write, but I’m also a bit of a science nerd!


Questions About You 2.0

The You 2.0 blog is about becoming everything you’re meant to be. It’s about pursuing your dreams, changing your world, showing gratitude, and paying it forward. Here’s a chance for our Booklovers to share what You 2.0 means to them.

1.   PURSUING YOUR DREAMS: Everyone has the ability to be extraordinary, they just have to embrace what makes them unique and special and pursue their dreams with passion and confidence! Tell us a little about a dream you’ve achieved or are pursuing right now. If you’ve achieved it already, how does it feel to know you’ve made your dream a reality?

Right now I’m trying to get the grades to do an English Literature degree at university. It’s hard and takes a lot out of my reading time but I do it because I know it’ll be worth it in the end. And my mum will kill me if I don’t! I’d also like to write a novel some day, but I’m waiting for inspiration to strike!

2.   CHANGING YOUR WORLD: Changing the world doesn’t have to mean finding a cure for cancer or creating lasting world peace (though it definitely can!). It just means finding a way that you can make the world a little better off for having lived here, whether it’s making a difference to one person or a million, to the earth, to animals… whatever is important to you. What is one way you would personally like to make the world a better place?

It’s really simple and kind of cheesy, but I try to smile at everyone whom I make eye contact with. You could make someone’s day or at least make them feel a little better. It always makes me happy when a random stranger smiles at me so I try to pass it on.

3.   GRATITUDE: Gratitude is a huge part of the You 2.0 life. Taking a moment to count our blessings is the best way to remember what’s truly important (especially when life is hectic and crazy!). What are you grateful for?

I’m grateful for having a home and a loving family to come home to after a horrible day at college. Friends to moan to and a room full of books also helps!

4.   PAYING IT FORWARD: If everyone took a moment to pay it forward, even just once, the world would be changed in ways we can’t even imagine. What is one thing you’ve done (or plan to do) to “pay it forward” in some way?

My mum and my best friend’s mum have had cancer in the last couple of years so together we’ve taken part in fundraising activities to help raise money to care for the patients and raise awareness of the effects and symptoms of the illness.


Questions About You, The Book Blogger

5.   Why did you decide to start blogging about books?

I’d been reading book blogs for a long time, always wanting to start my own but never quite getting around to it. One day during college I finished reading my book and really wanted to talk about it so I decided to finally set up a blog. I did it as soon as I got home and the rest is history!

6.   What do you love most (and least) about being a YA book blogger?

My favourite thing about being a YA book blogger is the friends I’ve made. I can talk about books and bookish things until I’m blue in the face with like minded people and they don’t get bored. Much.

Blogging takes up a lot of time. Writing reviews, reading others’ reviews and commenting takes a lot longer than I originally thought it would! But saying that, I enjoy it anyway!

7.   What do you love most about the YA and middle grades genres right now?

There is no limit to imagination. Whether something could happen in reality isn’t often taken into consideration and you can lose yourself in a completely new world which is a lot harder to find in adult fiction. I also relate to characters that are nearer my own age a lot easier than I do adults.

8.   What makes you fall in love with a book?

Honestly, a brilliant guy! I’m not entirely kidding. That mixed with a good storyline that I can get my teeth into and a protagonist that I like and sympathise with makes me a happy reader. I’m not hard to please!

9.   Which books have inspired you most?

Roald Dahl’s books made me fall in love with reading. I suddenly found myself watching these characters inside my head and I could identify with them and feel for them too. It was a complete revelation that turned me into a voracious reader and I haven’t looked back since.

10.   What advice would you give to other avid readers who want to launch their own book blog?

Go for it! It’s hard work but you get so much back that it’s completely worth it. Read what you want to read and write what you want to write and have fun!


Will the Real You 2.0 Please Stand Up?

11.   I love the game Three Truths and a Lie because there are so many unexpected and interesting things about people that we never get a chance to learn about them. What are three truths and a lie that our blog readers can guess about you?

- I have five brothers and two sisters.
- I had an operation on my eye.
- I’m 5’11″.  **UPDATE: Here’s the lie!**
- I could eat ravioli by the bucketful.

(Readers: Your guess gets you an entry into the You 2.0 monthly contest for an ARC of The Cinderella Society or a prize dive in the awesome You 2.0 Prize Basket. Guess correctly and you get a bonus entry! I’ll update the post tomorrow to spill the big lie, so get guessing and have fun!)

Thanks to Sophie for a fabulous interview!

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