Once Upon a Time…
23 March 2013
Filed under Book Reviews
Tags: Once Upon a Time, Stainless Steel Droppings
Once Upon a Time…there was a wonderful event, hosted by a very generous, kind and thoughtful blogger over at Stainless Steel Droppings. Every year at the commencement of spring this blogger conspired to bring together hundreds of bloggers to share their reading experiences (I kid you not). This event was all based on fun, and fun only, and don’t even think about making this into a challenge, in fact woebetide those who fall into the trap of challengry as the wicked fairy of blogland will turn your site into white noise (or not). However, if you read along, take part, post your reviews and join in with all the drunken revelry (sorry, ahem, wrong event!) fun then you shall be greatly rewarded! You will be granted three wishes. Actually that was a total fabrication, unless of course your three wishes happen to be:
- To read books of your own choice and as many as you want
- To make a cartload (aka a shit ton) of new blogger buddies who always have recommendations and are more than happy, nay excited, to increase your own personal Mount TBR
- To be granted perfect health, wealth and happiness, immortality, one of those bottles of wine that just automatically refills (like the story with the boy and the bowl of porridge) a body to die for and the ability to eat chocolate without ever gaining a pound (I just went too far now didn’t I)
- Okay, the real No.3 – (if you enjoy blogging, reading books, reading other people’s experience of reading books, then frankly) to have so much fun that it should be illegal.
so, how can you possibly refuse. Take a look over at this site *waves magic wand* here and sign up today (or tomorrow if you want), but sign up, we need intelligent people on this sort of mission… quest… thing..
And they all lived happily ever after.
**THE END**
I have decided to take part in this too, my sign up post is scheduled for Monday 🙂 I look forward to seeing what you read.
Yes, I need to go and get my books together. I’m so unorganised!
Lynn 😀
Ha! I love this post – you make it nigh on impossible to refuse. I might well join in with the gentle one-book version of this challenge.
Yay, I hope you do – it’s such a fun event. I look forward to seeing what book you choose.
Lynn 😀
I’ll be joining too! I need to get my post together and put it up next week. Loved your synopsis of the event – so very funny and clever. From now on, you are on my list of blogs to NOT read while drinking hot beverage – as that burns a bit when I snort laugh said beverage through my nose. You are now among the elite. Congrats.
Ha ha, it could have been worse – you could have been drinking a hot beverage and chewing peanuts! Very nasty!!
Looking forward to your post and your choices.
BTW just purchased The Shadow of the Sun.
Lynn 😀
Hooray! The Shadow of the Sun counts as fantasy and the timing is perfect for Once Upon a Time.
I know – it’s all worked out perfectly, almost as though I had a plan all along – LOL!
Lynn 😀
I am so ready for this! Even though I’ve just signed up for The JourneyI have books scattered all about the house that I’d like to read for this ‘challenge”.
I know – I have to go and round up my collection!
Lynn 😀
🙂 Funny. I DO love Carl’s challenges, though. There are a lot of good people there.
The funny thing is I always think the challenge/event that I’m currently taking part in is the best. That being said I do love fantasy/folklore and fairy stories so perhaps this really is my favourite!
Lynn 😀
LOL..one of the best intro posts I’ve read.
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