Celebrating Two Years of Blogging Q&A and GIVEAWAY! (INTL)

Hello friends!!!

AHHHHH! I am SO excited! Have I already been blogging for TWO years?! What?! I am still in disbelief and running around like a headless chicken right now (sorry for the graphic mental image there haha…….)

So, apparently over these past two years, I’ve written 248 posts, which is a total of 170015 words. WHOA, that is like two full-length novels (or one very long high-fantasy novel.) And I’ve also collected 7078 comments! I can’t even comprehend how many that is!!! *wobble wobble faint*

For this year’s blogiversary celebration I will be doing a giveaway! I am actually so incredibly excited and nervous because I haven’t done a bookish giveaway before, but this is going to be so fun 🙂

The Giveaway Details!

I’ll be giving away these prizes to TWO winners:

First place: $40 USD from BookDepository
Second place: $20 USD from BookDepository

Yup, you are able to choose a book (or books) of your choice! This giveaway is available internationally, the only caveat is that BookDepository is able to ship to your country. (If you are from a country that BookDepository does not ship to, we can discuss & figure something out 🙂 )

This giveaway will run until June 15, 2019 at 24:00 (midnight) Pacific Time. I will choose the two winners randomly from the Rafflecopter entries (see below!) Winners will be announced on June 17.

Also, please be 18 years or older (or have permission from someone 18 years or older) as I will ask for your mailing address.

Click above to enter the giveaway 😉

Blogiversary Q&A!!

Last year I did a blogiversary Q&A and it was incredibly fun, so let’s give it another go! Just leave a comment with a question that you want to ask me.

(Because we are all sensible people here, I’ll trust that y’all will keep it appropriate 😉 )

Any burning questions for me?! Ask away!!

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Blair Leftly

May 16, 2019

Congratulations!! I will kick the questions off for you,
Are you finding it harder to come up with ideas for new content? How do you keep things fresh?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hello Blair!! Thank you for dropping by and thank you for the question! That’s a good one! I’ll have to think about the answer haha, will post soon 🙂
  
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madisonsinkwell

May 16, 2019

Congratulations on two years 🎉😁

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you Madison 🙂 🙂
  
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Nina Rapsodia

May 16, 2019

Blogging for two years!!! congratulations gurl I have been for 10 already jajaja congratulations again and keep up the goodwork

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hello Nina! Thank you so much! Wow that is amazing that you’ve been blogging for 10 years and that’s great that you’ve decided to stick around 🙂
  
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Nina Rapsodia

May 16, 2019

my questions:
recoomend your favorite stand alone books!
what is your favorite female characters!

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  These are great questions! I’ll have to think hard about these ones, and will post the answers soon! Just wondering: the link to your blog here isn’t working. Wondering if you have a different blog URL?
  
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confessionsofayareader

May 16, 2019

Congratulations on two years!!!

Questions: What are some books you recommend to everyone? What is your favorite genre? Do you have a favorite author that you would love to meet?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you!! ❤ Great questions! I'll think about these and post the answers soon 😀
  
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  1. confessionsofayareader
    
    May 16, 2019
    
    You’re welcome and thank you!
    
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J.W. Martin

May 16, 2019

Congrats, Sophie!

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you JW 😀
  
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Reese

May 16, 2019

Congrats on 2 years!!

For the q&a I’d want to know: What do you find most challenging and most rewarding about book-blogging?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you Reese! That is an awesome question. I’ll have to get back to you on that. Will post the answers soon 🙂
  
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2. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Also, let me know if you have a blog/twitter/instagram that I can link you back at 🙂
  
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Marie

May 16, 2019

AHH SOPHIE congratulations on two years of blogging ❤ I am so, so happy and excited to see that our blogging path met and I'm always and forever happy and grateful to chat with you ❤
I have so many questions ahhh. I'd love to ask you:
– what are the places you'd dream of visiting someday?
– what are some of your favorite genres to write in?
– do you have a favorite blog post you've written?
– do you have any goals for this new blogging year? 🙂
Thank you for such a generous giveaway and happy blogoversary again!! ❤

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hey Marie!!! Awwwww thank you so much for your sweet message. I am so happy to have met you through blogging as well and it’s always been a pleasure to chat with you ❤ Love the questions! I'll definitely have to think more about these haha. Will post the answers soon 🙂
  
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MichaelK

May 16, 2019

Wow, Sophie, congratulations! You have achieved so much in just two years! In fact, you make the rest of us seem like hopeless underachievers! 😂😂😂 I wish you are always the energetic and kind person you are and you keep blogging for years to come!

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hahahah Thank you for your kind words Michael!! You are awesome as well, keeping up on Instagram, blogging, and making Youtube videos!!
  
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  1. MichaelK
    
    May 16, 2019
    
    Thank you Sophie you are so kind!
    
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MichaelK

May 16, 2019

Forgot the question! How does it feel getting married?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Great question hahaha! I’ll have to think of an intelligent reply 🙂 will post here soon!
  
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Beth (Reading Every Night)

May 16, 2019

Oh wow congratulations on your two year blogiversary Sophie! 🙂 ❤ It's such an incredible achievement and I really hope there's plenty more years still to come because I love talking to you about writing and books and everything really. ❤
My questions for you are below;
+ What was the best piece of advice (blogging or writing or life) you've received?
+ If you could re-write one book what would you choose and why?
+ What is your best/happiest reading memory from when you were a child?
+ If you had to pack up your whole life and move to a new country where would you go?
Thanks for the giveaway, I'm definitely going to be entering, and again congrats on two years blogging. 😀 ❤

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hello Beth!!! Thank you for your sweet words 🙂 I am glad that we met through blogging and I am always happy to chat with you as well ❤
  These are great questions!! I'll have to think about them! Will post the answers soon 🙂
  Yay! Yes please enter the giveaway! I am very giddy about it since it is my first time doing one haha 🙂
  
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  1. Beth (Reading Every Night)
    
    May 16, 2019
    
    That’s all right, and yes definitely. The people you meet through blogging is the best part right?! 🙂 ❤️
    I can’t wait to see your answers then! 😀
    
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  2. Sophie Li
    
    May 19, 2019
    
    Definitely, it’s the people 🙂 😀
    
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stephsstoryspace

May 16, 2019

Congrats!

What would you say is the most challenging part in keeping an active blog?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you Steph!! I’ll have to think hard about that one- it is a great question 🙂 Will post the answer soon!
  
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Kay Wisteria | Hammock of Books

May 16, 2019

Congrats on two years 🙂

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Thank you Kay 🙂 ❤
  
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Nicholas C. Rossis

May 16, 2019

Congratulations on the anniversary and many happy returns? I may have missed the giveaway but still have one question: why the nautical theme? Apologies if this has been covered in the past; I just arrived 😀

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 16, 2019
  
  Hey Nicholas! Hahaha thanks for your question. The theme was a bit of an impulsive decision but I will elaborate in the upcoming answers post! Also you haven’t missed the giveaway! The raffle copter link should still work 😀
  
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wevegotpockets

May 17, 2019

I thought about asking my favorite joke question, but decided to not.
What is the least common thing you are a fan of?
What book (or series) would you like to see a dress made to commemorate it?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 19, 2019
  
  Hey Esther!!
  These are great questions! I’ll post the answers soon 😀
  Just curious, what is your favourite joke question?!
  
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  1. wevegotpockets
    
    May 19, 2019
    
    Can you give me your credit card info? It’s probably pretty terrible, but I always wonder about it when people say “you can ask me anything.”
    
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  2. Sophie Li
    
    May 22, 2019
    
    LOL I love that :’) I am pretty gullible so I might have thought that you were serious!!
    
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  3. wevegotpockets
    
    May 23, 2019
    
    That is why I hesitate to ask it.
    
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  4. Sophie Li
    
    May 27, 2019
    
    Lol :’) it is still very funny though!
    
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floatinggold

May 17, 2019

CongratZ!
I’ve crossed my 2 -year-mark this week, too. But I’ve been busy with work and haven’t had the chance to post anything about it yet. Good job for doing a give-away. Puts me to shame. I thought I’d have something fun for my anniversary, too, but it did not happen.

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 19, 2019
  
  Thank you!!! Congrats to you as well! I think it’s not too late to do something for your blogiversary, as long as it is within a reasonable time frame! My blogiversary is actually May 24th but that is a busy week for me, so I decided to make this post earlier 🙂
  
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Sophie @ Me and Ink

May 17, 2019

Ahh… Congratulations on 2 years and all your achievements that is a lot of words!! It’s amazing and I love reading your blog!!! ❤❤
Some questions if you want to answer them:
• What characteristic do you find really annoying for a main character to have??
• If you were stuck on a desert island, what fictional character would you want to be stuck with?
• Do you think becoming a book blogger has made you read more?
And Happy Blogiversary of course!! 🎉🎉

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 19, 2019
  
  Awww thank you for your kind words Sophie ❤ you make my day!!! These are good questions and I'll have to think on my answers. Will post them soon 🙂 🙂
  
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theorangutanlibrarian

May 17, 2019

Happy bloggiversary!! And thanks for hosting the giveaway! My question for the Q&A is what book would you most love to be turned into a movie?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 19, 2019
  
  Hello Orangutan Librarian 🙂 Thank you so much!!! And that is a great question!! I will think about the answer and post it soon 😀
  
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  1. theorangutanlibrarian
    
    May 19, 2019
    
    You’re welcome! 🙂
    
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Zezee

May 17, 2019

Happy blog anniversary!!
My question for the Q&A: Is there a season when you read the most? If so, what season is it?

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Liana

May 18, 2019

Congrulations! What’s your favorite book? (I know it’s a hard question)

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 19, 2019
  
  Hey Liana! Thank you! Hmmm that is a tough one. I’ll definitely have to think long and hard on it haha. Answers will be posted soon 😀
  
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Celebrating 2 years of blogging // My book blogging firsts – Sophie's Corner

May 21, 2019

[…] Psst!!! My 2-year blogiversary giveaway is still happening!! I am giving away $40USD and $20USD on BookDepository to 2 lucky winners (available internationally.) Click here (or the happy fishy below) to check out my giveaway post. […]

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Jasmine

May 23, 2019

Congrats again on 2 years! I just joined your giveaway. Now I’m stalking you on Twitter and Instagram too 😂 my questions: Do you review books when authors contact you requesting it? Do you only review fiction or nonfiction too? How do you choose which book to read next? Thanks also for the chance to win in your giveaway 😊

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 27, 2019
  
  Thank you Jasmine!! Yay I’m glad that you joined the giveaway 🙂 These are great questions. I’ll post the answers soon!
  
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Dreamy Book Covers Tag – Sophie's Corner

May 24, 2019

[…] Psst!!! My 2-year blogiversary Q&A and giveaway is still happening!! I’m taking any burning questions that you may have about reading, writing, blogging, and pretty much anything (but be reasonable!) Click here (or the happy fishy below) to check out my Q&A post. […]

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Stefanie

May 25, 2019

Congrats on your two year blogiversary. It’s amazing how time can fly by, yeah? And you go on that pole dancing class – holey bagels! I’m back on IG to KIT w/those who don’t use FB.

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1. Sophie Li
  
  May 27, 2019
  
  Hello Stefanie 🙂 Thank you!! Yes time does fly haha. Unfortunately I don’t do pole anymore because of a shoulder injury, however it was really fun 🙂
  
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Thunderhead (Arc of a Scythe, #2) – Sophie's Corner

May 27, 2019

[…] Psst!!! My 2-year blogiversary Q&A and giveaway is still happening!! I’m taking any burning questions that you may have about reading, writing, blogging, and pretty much anything (but be reasonable!) Click here (or the happy fishy below) to check out my Q&A post. […]

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Michelle J.

May 29, 2019

What characters do you see yourself in?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  June 3, 2019
  
  That’s a great question Michelle! I’ll have to get back to you on that in my upcoming post 🙂
  
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May Wrap-Up and June Goals! – Sophie's Corner

May 30, 2019

[…] May has been a HUGE blogging month for me!!! First of all, Sophie’s Corner celebrated its TWO year blogiversary! To celebrate this occasion, I decided to do a Q&A, and also my first ever giveaway!! Both the Q&A and giveaway ends on June 15th, so you guys still have plenty of chance to enter. Click below for the Q&A and giveaway link: […]

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twentyfourninefive

May 30, 2019

Hi, Sophie! Congrats on 2 years. What is your favorite thing about blogging?
-Febie

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1. Sophie Li
  
  June 3, 2019
  
  Hey Febie! That’s a great question! Will get back to you on that in my upcoming post 🙂 Thank you ❤
  
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Linda

June 4, 2019

Congratulations! My question is: what are your favourite happy-ending books?

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1. Sophie Li
  
  June 6, 2019
  
  That’s a great question Linda!! I’ll be posting the answers soon 🙂
  
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Nancy Payette

June 9, 2019

Congratulations! I am trying to finish up my blog now. The ending seems worse than the beginning….details, details! Does it get easier?

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Celebrating 2 years of blogging // Answering your questions about reading & books!! – Sophie's Corner

June 10, 2019

[…] Psst!!! My 2-year blogiversary giveaway is still happening!! You guys have until June 15, 2019 at 24:00 (midnight) Pacific Time. I will choose the two winners randomly from the Rafflecopter entries (see below!) Winners will be announced on June 17. Click here (or the happy fishy below) to check out the giveaway post. […]

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Celebrating 2 years of blogging // Answering your questions about blogging, writing & life! – Sophie's Corner

June 13, 2019

[…] Psst!!! My 2-year blogiversary giveaway is still happening!! You guys have until June 15, 2019 at 24:00 (midnight) Pacific Time. I will choose the two winners randomly from the Rafflecopter entries (see below!) Winners will be announced on June 17. Click here (or the happy fishy below) to check out the giveaway post. […]

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heavenisaplacewithbooks

June 15, 2019

What an accomplishment, Sophie! ♥ Congratulations on two years of blogging, and here’s to many, many more! =D
I’m entering the giveaway, of course – thank you so much for it! And even though I’m late for leaving a question for the Q&A, I saw someone asking you something similar to what I had in mind, and I got my reply on the second part of the Q&A 😉 But still, I’ll ask you another one, hope I can hear from you in here! What book do you wish you could read again for the first time? ♥

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1. Sophie Li
  
  June 18, 2019
  
  Hello!! Thank you so much ❤
  Hmmmm that is a good question! I have the book memory of a goldfish hahahaha, so after a few months or so, I have a very incredibly vague recollection of what happens in a book. So this means that for most books, if I wait long enough before rereading, it'll be like I am reading them for the first time haha.
  But if I were to choose, maybe Illuminae Book 1? There was such an epic plot twist there that I don't think I'll ever be able to forget :')
  
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