mdevlinblog

I treat books with respect, I have bookcases filled with books that would rival bookstores as far as looking new from the day I bought them. Normally, I would finish reading a book in one day ( 7-8 hrs ) that's because I have a terrific of a hard time putting down a book unless of course, it's incredibly boring and full of nonsense. I very much enjoy writing reviews as much as I read them, though I own an estimated  over a thousand books, I did not start posting reviews at Amazon USA/UK and Goodreads until late November 2012. So far, I have posted over 222 reviews and have garnered 850 helpful votes, and ranks 2,125 Amazon top reviewer and working to be at least one of the top 500 reviewer. I have been contacted and asked by different authors to accept an arc and post reviews, I have received free paperback copies signed by authors and free copies/E books  in advance in exchange for an honest and fair review.  I love reading, I prefer it over a night of dancing which I love too, ( ballroom dancing ) I take delight joining in on discussions of popular books especially those who have garnered an unprecedented attention ( good or bad ). 

Currently, I'm managing one of the leading optometry office, U.S Vision, that helps people see better and in doing so, I get to meet many interesting people and find we share the same passion for reading and end up discussing certain books and share opinions. I'm currently the Press Secretary for a non profit organization called The Philippine-American LODGE that has been in operation for fifty years. I have also joined Goodreads and been active since March 2013. I have established great relationships with many authors, Georgia Le Carre, Nikki Mathis Thompson ( who named one of her characters after me in RESILIENT ), Tiffany Snow, Maya Cross, just to name a few.

I would very much like to join NetGalley, I believe to be persuasive, honest and fair with my reviews and most of all, I never hit below the belt...that is, attack or ridicule the author whether the book is good of bad. Hard enough to conjure up an idea, put it into writing and have the guts enough to publish and be open or subject to criticism, is something to be revered and admired.I'm also a new recruited guest blogger for The Guilty Kitty. To sum it all up, I LOVE READING, I read at least 5 books sometimes more in a weeks time, it's my strongest passion next to ballroom dancing and gourmet cooking.