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Welcome to the voting round for the Nicest Blogger! Voting will last a week from July 28, 12:00 AM EST, to August 4, 11:59 PM EST. Please only vote once, do not cheat, and scroll down for the Well-Known category!

Kindles and Wine

I believe Kindles & Wine deserves the award for Nicest Bloggers because they all handle themselves with such grace and humility. Each of the bloggers reviews books honestly, but when they need to add in something they did not especially like about a book, they have a way of doing it without attacking the author. They are very interactive with their blog and try to comment on each response they receive from readers. You can tell they really appreciate each and every reader/commenter. The communication when you win a prize or just have a question is very quick and helpful, which shows their character as well. I have gone to Kindle Gal in the past with questions when I started my blog, and she was nothing but helpful and encouraging. You can tell that Kindles & Wine is very reader-oriented. They have asked readers what we want to see on their blog in their second year of existence, and I have no doubt they will take that to heart when planning their schedule. They are the most approachable and interactive book blog I have encountered lately and wish them the best of luck in the Bloggy Awards and with the future of their blog."
—Amy R

I've been a follower of Kindles & Wine from the beginning, drawn in by the welcoming Kindle Gal herself. She makes a point to make every new friend and follower feel welcome, and it's in this spirit of inclusion, expressed through Kindles & Wine and from all her blogmates, that those who visit her blog instantly become family. The generosity of the blog speaks for itself: on their 1-year blogiversary, the readers were offered the chance to win one of 52 book prize packages, and all of the work and time dedicated in accomplishing that stellar feat was done solely for the love of their followers. Care to browse the reviews? If you take a look at the DNFs, the Ds, and the Cs, you will see caring reviewers who break the news gently, explaining their justification with detail and humbleness about their opinion. Kindles & Wine happens to be the nicest bloggers for who they are; their kindness and love is felt in every word and gesture."
—Kat

I started following Kindles & Wine when I first began reviewing novels, hoping to get some tips. The reviews done by Kindle Gal and her blogmates are always interesting, fun, and honest. I am also impressed because if you leave a comment, you will get a personal response, which is not the fact on some blog sites. I feel like I have become friends with these very talented women and highly recommend Kindles & Wine for the Nicest Bloggers award."
—Pat Fordyce

Media Links: Facebook | Goodreads | Twitter

Bookhi

I've only started chatting with Zoe a couple of months ago, but I have to say that she is one of the nicest, if not the nicest, blogger I've ever met! She just has that special aura about her that gives off this lovely and lively feeling! She throws complements out left, right and centre! Seriously, you can't help but smile when talking to Zoe! I understand why Bookhi has so many followers, because everyone wants to be Zoe's friend! She's so friendly! She leaves meaningful comments on blog posts and her blog is one of my favourites. Zoe is definitely a top contender for Nicest Blogger, so look out everyone. She is officially one of the most amazing people ever!

Zoe, Zoe, Zoe... hmmm what to say about her? Oh you know, only that she's the most freakin' awesome blogger ever! I can't just tell, but I KNOW she cares about each and every one of her followers, and this is demonstrated through the meaningful comments she leaves on other people's blogs in return. Heck, I receive an essay from her on every single one of my posts and I know others do too! If she's not leaving one of these super long messages on your blog, emailing one of the many bloggy friends she has effortlessly made, chatting in a Goodreads group, writing a quirky tweet to brighten everybody's day or adding a new blogger as a friend on Goodreads... then woah, I think she may have spontaneously combusted 'cos if I know Zoe, which I think I do, she doesn't do anything other than fangirling and being generally awesome towards other bloggers!

If I was to bump into her on the street one day then I'm sure I'd be bombarded with a shower of cupcakes and squeezed to death by a super bloggy hug... Zoe is seriously such a nice blogger, and I genuinely think it's impossible to dislike her... seriously, I dare you... try and hate her and you WILL fail! She is the quintessential blogger and one of the nicest people I've had the pleasure of chatting too. Whenever she comments on my blog I can't help but grin ear-to-ear because I know that it will be a thoughtful message that she took time writing. Whether we're talking about Harry Potter or AVPM, Zoe is 200% guaranteed to make me smile. Believe me, I'm not just saying all of this for no reason; Zoe really is the kindness of the blogging community personified! Visual representation of Zoe...

Why is Zoe the nicest blogger around you ask? Well, let me tell you. ZOE IS MADE OF AWESOME. She must be if she puts up with someone like me...lol. But really, if it hadn’t been for Zoe I’d still be floundering around in the deep end trying to work out how on earth people book blogged and didn’t explode from stress and too much to do and I would still be wondering if I was crazy for having a reading slump and blogging slump and oh; I wouldn’t be the fangirl I am now if it wasn’t for Zoe..;)

Zoe was one of the first bloggers I contacted at the start of making my blog and at first I was really nervous, thinking, OMG THIS GIRL WILL THINK I’M WEIRD AND NEEDY AND SHE HAS SUCH A FLIPPING AWESOME BLOG AND...yeah...you get my drift...well...I was totally wrong. ZOE WAS FREAKING COOL and actually wanted to be friends with me?! O.O I think ever since I ‘met’ Zoe my life has been a cooler, more epic place...*shoves cupcakes at her* She is probably my best bloggy friend EVER. Why? Because she leaves super long comments on your blog posts that make you feel loved, cares about her followers and shows she does by interacting with them, gushes over books with you, gives you advice about stuff your brain just does not want to understand, *whispers* sends you the best books ever...makes you smile when you’re feeling down, and I love her cuz she is so awesomely awesomely awesome...*sings tunelessly*

IF I EVER MET THIS GIRL THEN I WOULD EXPLODE WITH HAPPINESS. I can’t think of a time when I thought of Zoe that ‘awesomely epically freaking cool’ did not come to mind...and when we are fangirling about The Infernal Devices and fighting over book boyfriends *cough* Will and Jem are MINE *cough* I am just grinning the entire time, She makes you smile, Zoe does. And if you don’t know her THEN REALLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU GO MAKE FRIENDS SHE WILL BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY!

So...Sorry for the over use of caps lock, I tend to just leave it on when I am talking about something, or someone I fricking adore...But: this is why I think Zoe is the ‘nicest blogger’ ever, I hope you think so too.

Media Links:
Twitter | Goodreads | Facebook | Tumblr

A Sunny Spot Blog

Hi I'm Sunny, The Aussie Book Loving Teen behind A Sunny Spot (A YA Book Blog). Nerdfighter, Tribute, Swiftie, Shadowhunter and Geek. My favourite authors are John Green and Cassandra Clare and I have a slight obsession with the colour pink. Thank you so much to everyone who got me this far and nominated me, it truly means a lot.

I'm pretty sure that when Sunny was named, it was some sort of prediction about her personality! Sunny really is one of the friendliest, sunniest bloggers ever & she never fails to brighten my day. :) She leaves such lovely, long, considerate comments on loads of my posts and sends the BEST emails ever. =) She's so friendly towards every single one of her readers and I think it's just impossible for her to be mean to anyone! A Sunny Spot blog really is a evidence of her bubbly personality, and her Twitter account is just further proof of how sweet she is.

Really, Sunny is like the Rue of the book blogosphere... y'know, just so kind and caring! (Or the Luna, for all the HP fans out there)..! xD

Sunny, aww she is just so nice! She is one of my very first bloggy friends, from when I first started blogging. She welcomed me into the blogosphere immediately as a friend! She is one of the friendliest people I've ever met! She loves to interact with other bloggers and is always making new friends.

Sunny leaves the most meaningful comments on blog posts! Seriously, she's had some blogger in tears with her comments, happy tears of course! She never has a bad thing to say about anybody! Even her reviews showcase her kindness. The first thing that pops to mind when you first meet Sunny is how nice she is! She is definitely a top contender for Nicest Blogger!!

Media Links:

Goodreads | Twitter | BlogLovin

Singing and Reading in the Rain

I feel so honored to be nominated for this award! Thank you so much to everybody who nominated me, this whole award just blows my mind. Thank you for putting me in the same category as all of these other kind-beyond-compare bloggers!

There is no better blogger I can think of than Eileen (***Singing and Reading in the Rain***) for Nicest Blogger. Not only has she been a friend and follower since the very beginning of my blog (and even before!), but she answered my constant and probably stupid questions that I had when figuring out where all the widgets and gadgets were! Eileen sent me two wonderful books – and for no reason at all! She never asked for anything except that the books go to a great home (I’d like to say I held my end of the bargain!). She has not once ignored a tweet sent by me, and I can count on her to chat with me on Twitter. I’m honored and gratified by her kindness every day. Once you meet her, you can’t NOT love her and her benevolence!
- Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!

So not quite once upon a time, in a land not so far away, there was a girl named Eileen who I formally pronounce as one of the nicest people I know. Honestly, she's so nice it's not even funny. Because I am just envious of all her niceness and it is not fair. She's the kind of person that'll secretly add more to your gifts and not tell you, and is happy to make other people happy. She's so selfless and kind, as well as totally easy to talk to! And have I told you how funny and awesome she is, because it's the truth that cannot be denied. You can just tweet Eileen something completely random, and she won't think you're weird, but instead tweet you something random back! You can gush and rant about things with her at any time, and whenever you need her she's always there. But I realize I'm just one person, and even though I can go on and on (and believe me I can go on and on) about how much I love Eileen, you might not fully believe me. So I dare you to ask anybody that knows her and they will tell you just how amazing she is too! She goes above and beyond for her friends, even planning an entire twitter birthday party, and just all the love goes out to Eileen! I know she'll go on to greatness, like be recognized for her extreme niceness by some official corporation that sounds really fancy, or be handed a grammy for best singer by Taylor Swift, and I'll just be proud to say I knew her.
—Kimberley at Wake Up at Seven

Media Links:

Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads

Book Loving Mom

Amy, aka Book Loving Mom, is one of the NICEST freaking bloggers I have had the pleasure of "meeting". Not only is she super friendly, she's attentive, generous, caring, and considerate...plus a million other wonderful adjectives! Ever since the beginning, Amy has been a consistent commenter on my blog and I always look forward to hearing her thoughts on my posts. And it's not just me! She comments on TONS of blogs, religiously! I'm amazed! It's very rare to have someone take so much time out of their day to comment on not just a couple blogs, but as many her free time allows. And it's not just meaningless comments either. You can really tell Amy took the time out to actually read your post and comment accordingly. You don't get much better than that. That's in addition to all the Twitter love she gives fellow bloggers and friends. I love that no matter what I do in the blogging world, I will always have a great friend like Amy there to support me. She truly is one of the nicest bloggers, or person in general, out there! Love ya babe!
—Vi from Confessions of a Vi3tBabe

Media Links:  Twitter | Facebook | Goodreads | Pinterest

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VOTING IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER IS XPRESSO READS

Here's how it's going to run down: there will be a poll at the bottom of this post and you simply just vote for your favorite blog out of all of these arguments! :) Each day, there will be THREE voting rounds posted, so you'll have to scroll down and see all the posts for yourself. Each voting round lasts for exactly a week and once every voting round it done, winners will be announced, and prizes (if you would like to donate contact us. Please remember that if we don't get enough prizes we won't be giving ANY out at all) shipped out—that is, if the winner wants a prize.

For the Nicest Blogger nominations, we asked that everybody find somebody to write a brief few paragraphs or so on why they were the nicest bloggers.

Fiction Freak

I was lucky enough to meet Nikki Wang at Teen Author Carnival this past June. She has the kind of infectious enthusiasm that makes an author want to give away her only ARC--and that's exactly what I did. A few days later, Nikki messaged me to tell me how much she liked VENOM and to ask if I'd do an interview on her blog. I checked out Fiction Freak and was really impressed. Nikki's reviews were thorough and honest without ever being cruel. She is truly one blogger who does not need snark to get her point across.

After I did the interview, we stayed in contact via gchat and twitter and have done additional guests posts for each other's blogs. I consider it an honor to be featured on Fiction Freak and know several other authors who feel the same, Nikki has a great rapport with writers--she doesn't make unreasonable requests and always understands if we're too busy to do a guest post, etc. At the same time, she always does her best to promote the books she admires via her blog and twitter. I consider Nikki a valuable professional acquaintance and a friend. You should award her the Nicest Blogger award because she is always kind to bloggers, writers, and readers. She is a shining example of awesomeness in blogging community.
—Fiona Paul, author of Venom

About the Blog:
I'm never really good at these but here it is: Fiction Freak was made from boredom and I can't believe that anyone looks, much less LIKES, my tiny corner! I use it to rant about books and ESPECIALLY to tell others about books. Ok, that's ranting. Still! Also--if you look at my blog, you may lose a few smart brain cells and gain book-obssessed brain cells.


Fictional Candy

Where do I even start trying to win someone over to Liz at Fictional Candy Blog? She's awesome on so many different levels I don't know where to even begin! I first cyberly-met Liz when she reviewed and interviewed me for my debut novel, Rae of Hope. I believe my comment in reply to her review was asking if I could print and frame it :) And I think her reply was to print the hot guy on a man-candy post :) I was hooked to her humor then and there!

Liz is a single mom, works full time and I have no clue how she has the time to blog as much as she does. She is the social networking queen! I've been in book trailer contests, cover contests, etc... and Liz has seen my posts on FB (or where ever she finds them) and shares them, getting me even more votes! SWEEETT!!

In her bio, she says she's a smart ass - I think she means she is incredibly intelligent, all the way to her derriere. This girl is funny, her book reviews are great and always have a hint of humor to them. The best way to get you to want to read something. Her interviews don't just ask the "normal" questions and her swag-giveways are great. I offered to mail her stuff and she offered to foot the bill on the postage! Who does that?! Only crazy people! LOL.

Vote FICTIONAL CANDY, and holy-gwock-amoly , if you've written a book; beg Liz to
read and review it. Then buy a frame for hanging the review up (or the hot man-candy
guy, if you prefer).

REVIEW BY: YA Canadian author, WJ MAY. Author of the Chronicles of Kerrigan

About the Blog:
Fictional Candy started as a way for me to keep track of other blogs and books that I was interested in. Now, approaching my one year anniversary in September, it has turned into a full blown obsession! I do something with my blog or networking for my blog every day. I’ve started a Facebook group called Blog Talk where other bloggers can join in, ask questions and get answers about the technical side of blogging. That has been a lot of fun! I’ve also started another group called Book Blog Giveaways where we can all post our promotions, regardless of genre, prize or anything! I do as many book tours as I can, I figure it is as good for the authors as it is for me! I feel so entirely lucky to have made as many new friends in the blogging and author world, I am just beyond thankful. And now I’m nominated for an award among these other fantastic blogs! It truly is an honor, and whether I win or not – this has been an amazing experience!

***Singing and Reading in the Rain***
Being nice is pretty hard. Every time I go out on the street, I have to physically restrain myself from yelling out mean things to people. But somehow, Elieen from ***Singing and Reading in the Rain*** manages to be nice to everyone.

Eileen’s an active voice on Twitter, ready to reply to my lonely (and sometimes stupid) tweets. In addition, she actually responds quickly, so I’m not left hanging, wondering if I said something wrong. We’ve often had long conversations, and she’s never left me doubting myself, which totally helps my self esteem.

Once, with this ego boost, I even asked her to look over some interview questions for me, because I was super lazy. Instead of chastising me, she not only helped me out, but followed up. For free. I don’t know what someone put in her cereal, but this goodness has never wavered.

Sometimes I lurk in her comments section, and I see some rude comments directed at her. If I were in her position, I would have gone completely Godzilla on them, but she responded nicely and professionally, because she knows that they somehow mean well.

Lastly, she truly cares about each of her individual followers. If she was a cashier at a grocery store, she would know and greet you by first name. Heck, she’d also give you your groceries for free. Because she’s one of the nicest bloggers out there.
—Isabelle @ Wake Up at Seven

About the Blog:
***Singing and Reading in the Rain*** is exactly what you think it is. A book and song blog run by a slightly insane 13-year-old named Eileen. It's been out in the open for about ten months and I plan to keep it alive for much longer. I like to rant, be extremely crazy, and rampage Twitter. I'm not the best bio-person, but if you visit my blog, I can guarantee you'll find something really special to me and an outlet for me to express my two passions. *cue arm spazzes to ruin the mood*

The Book Nympho
Is The Book Nympho nice? Sure, in a perverted, potty mouth kind of way... Ha! No, but in all seriousness, this chick rocks and deserves to win the Nicest Blogger Award. She’s lent me more books than I care to count (which is no easy feat considering that we live in different countries!) and I’m rarely the one initiating the swaps. Out of the blue she’ll just send me a message saying that she noticed a new book on my wishlist and has a copy for me to borrow. I recently co-hosted Stomp vs. Romp, a month long bloggy event, with The Book Nympho and she’s a real pleasure to work with. Always available, on time, has great ideas and is not afraid of a little elbow grease plus, she’s great at lightening the mood which is a huge bonus when in the midst of stressful planning.

Jennifer visits other blogs regularly and always leaves meaningful comments which are a rarity in the blogging world. Finally, she even offered to let me sleep on a pull-out in her hotel room to help me save costs on an upcoming book convention and we’ve never even met in person! You might not know The Book Nympho like I do (your loss) but trust me, she deserves your vote for this award.
—Carmel @ Rabid Reads

About the Blog:
The focus is BOOKS, mainly in the Urban Fantasy and romance genres like: Paranormal Romance, Erotic, Contemporary Romance, Historical Romance and Suspense Romance. I will on occasion read a YA book if it's paranormal themed. I love the fanged and furred and on occasion the regular old human hotties.

My husband helped me come up with the name for the blog. I wanted something that said I love books and can't get enough of them. And since I do go on smut reading binges, I thought that Nympho summed up my obsession with books and hinted at the steamier books I read.The Book Nympho was est. in March 2011 and now has two associate reviewers.

Xpresso Reads

Back in February of this year I was just a casual Goodreads user who used the site to keep track of the books that I have read and hear about new ones.  I noticed that on most of the books that I was interested in and had on my TBR shelf, there was a reviewer who had read almost all of them! I was baffled, how could she have read these books that I wanted for myself so badly, but didn't come out for months?  So I started following Giselle on Goodreads, we had such similar taste that I began to take her view on a book as my deciding factor on whether or not I would read it.  Then one day I decided to bite the bullet and contact her to see how she was reviewing books so early.   She got back to me almost immediately and was so sweet in explaining to me what ARC's were and pointing me in the direction of her blog Xpresso Reads.

I was fascinated that this whole blogging community existed and knew that I had to be a part of it.  I really attribute my start-up to Giselle, she was so kind and helpful and really made me want to put myself out there and get to know more people with the same interests as myself.  Since starting my blog Giselle and I have become very close.  She has helped me so much in these last 6 months.  She has made herself available and is always ready and willing (and patient) with my constant questions.  Whether it's being my photoshop guru, or just spending an afternoon talking random gibberish, Giselle is a blogger whom I have come to admire and am happy to call a friend.
—Jenni @ Alluring Reads

About the Blog:
I started my blog in September 2011 after having been reviewing on Goodreads for a year, and before that on a Facebook app. It's mostly YA novels that are covered but I do enjoy and review adult books as well. I post an average 4 reviews a week. My design was made by Parajunkee which turned out better than I was expecting, I do my own banners for tours and sidebar, however. I have a "book of the month"on my sidebar which is called (the month's) brew that I chose either my most anticipated, or a book I have already read and loved, that is releasing this month. I also have my previous month's reviews on my sidebar: A feature I thought of and started back in November, 2011 which people seem to really like by the feedback I've received. It also let's people see reviews that they may have missed, and at the same time the reviews get "featured" on the blog for longer. I'm very social and I love to chat with other bloggers which is my absolute favorite part of blogging. This is something I love and I hope it shows in what I give you!
  
Mimi Valentine
Mimi is actually taking a blogging hiatus, so I just shared her "About Me" page :)
About the Blog:
I'm just an enthusiastic 15-year-old girl who loves to read and blog about what I read. Anything else you need to know should be on the "About Me" or "Policies" pages on my blog!

I definitely accept ARCs or already released books for review, and I'm also available to participate in any blog tours or book reveals too. If anything, please don't hesitate to email me any time for any reason at mimivalentine@hotmail.ca! :)

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