One Year Blogoversary/About Me

I can't believe that I've been blogging for a year! To be honest, I can't even remember what it was like before I had this little book blog. There are a lot of people I want to thank. Firstly, thanks to all the other amazing bloggers that really are such a bunch of awesome individuals! You're all so nice and friendly not to mention I love squeeing over books with all of you. ;) It's so nice to find other people who love reading and who love YA books just as much as I do. Secondly, thanks to all of my amazing followers and anyone who has ever commented on any one of my posts! I can't believe that 232 people actually care about what I have to say.  That's pure craziness. And of course, thanks to all the amazing authors who have acknowledged my existence. You still intimidate me beyond belief haha.

Also, thanks to anyone who has ever given me an award. I'm not the best at posting them but I just wanted to say that I really do appreciate them & that I keep and save them all on my computer. :D

I actually started blogging one year ago today because I was so tired of not having anyone to share my thoughts and feelings on books with. I remember reading Perfect Chemistry and wanting to gush over it with anyone who would listen. Ashley's Bookshelf was actually the first YA book blog I stumbled upon. I couldn't believe you could have a blog where you reviewed books. The thought had never come to mind. I contemplating starting my own blog for a few weeks after that and then finally gave in. :D
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I've seen a bunch of you post little getting to know me tidbits about yourselves and I always enjoy reading them. It's nice to know a little bit about the person behind the blog so I thought I'd do the same. Below you'll find a bunch of information you probably never wanted to know but now have had the pleasure of reading haha.

Random Information/Facts:
-My name is Michelle which I'm sure you all knew already ;)
-I'm 21 years old
-I'm Canadian
-My birthday is January 24th
-My favourite colour is red
-I have two dogs and one cat
-I LOVE music (don't we all?)
-I've played piano since I was nine years old
 -My favourite classes in high school were English and vocal music
 -My least favourite classes in high school were math and economics (I never thought anything could be worse than math, then I took an economics class. D:)

-My dream is to be published
- I love to write & have been doing so since I was very little
- My favourite TV shows are: Dexter, True Blood, Friday Night Lights, Glee
-Favourite Movies: Across The Universe, Edward Scissor Hands, The Hangover, The Departed, 10 Things I Hate About You, Becoming Jane, Shutter Island, and soooo many more
Favourite YA authors: Sarah Dessen, Elizabeth Scott, Laura Wiess, Courntey Summers, Jillian Cantor, Susane Colasanti, Jenny O'Connell, Jennifer Echols, Sara Zarr, Laurie Halse Anderson, Simone Elkeles, Jennifer Brown, Julia Hoban, and I'm sure hundreds more that I'm bound to discover

- I'm addicted to candy
-I love anything creative, especially Photoshop
-My favourite sports are hockey and soccer (I am not good at any of them. I'm so nonathletic it's kind of embarrassing)
-I love scary movies/physiological thrillers
-I'm addicted to Guitar Hero (this is not a joke haha)
- I love and am obsessed with Europe, especially London, England
-I'm pessimistic
-I'm an introvert
-I love award shows
- I'm quiet when you first meet me but once I've known you for a little while, I talk far too much
-I went to school for fashion after high school which I realized early on was a mistake. Now, I'm attempting to get into university for English and am currently taking an English class at University in preparation
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I hope this wasn't too boring. It felt very narcissistic to blab on and on about myself lol. I'm really not that interesting. :P One last thing, I know a lot of you have goodreads and I've tracked a bunch of you down, mostly by accident due to our common reading patterns. Feel free to add me if you want. You can find my profile here. :D

Thanks again for everything!