I am just SO EXCITED to write this post and for you all to read it. You all know how much I love screaming about book bloggers, so… HERE I GO AGAIN. BUT BEFORE: I want to take a minute to thank May again for having me as a co-host. It’s been a joy, it’s been a lot of hard work, endless days and nights, it’s been wonderful and humbling and incredible to be able to host this event with you and I ADORE YOU.
It brings us the utmost pleasure to be able to host these awards and recognize, in some way, the hard work, time, effort, and passion of book bloggers. So many incredible people in this community are overlooked, and we love that with these awards, we can bring just a tiny bit of appreciation and support for them. People telling us they found new blogs to read or some of their favorite bloggers through these awards makes us so happy—and we hope that you will continue to find new, amazing blogs because of them.
Of course, feelings of being left out or not enough are inevitable. Please remember that no matter what, your voice always, always matters, whether or not you were nominated/won. These awards are just one way to recognize and uplift book bloggers and are not the end-all, be-all of a blogging career, especially since these awards take place in one corner of the book blogging world. (And there’s always next year!)
A few brief (but important!) announcements before we reveal the winners:
- Re: nominees’ spreadsheet: Reminder that we have a spreadsheet of over 450 book bloggers who were nominated for this year’s awards! You can find it here.
- Re: the future + chances for improvement: We have a form that you can fill out, with feedback on this year’s awards and suggestions for the future. We value your input and would love to hear from you!
- Re: winner’s badges: WINNERS (including this year’s winners and Hall of Famers)—if you would like a “winner’s badge” to display wherever you choose, email drizzleandhurricanebooks@gmail.com with the subject “Winner’s Badge” and we will get back to you!
- Re: the giveaway: We randomly drew a winner, and it is ILSA! Please contact us within the next 48 hours.
NOTE: With the Book Blogger Awards, we aim to recognize as many different book bloggers as possible, to showcase the diversity of the book blogging community. Therefore, as a rule this year, we wished that only one blogger could win in 1 award category, unless otherwise noted.
That being said, as the results came in, we faced particular situations where the same book bloggers won in multiple categories, and especially tougher ones where the amount of voters and the difference/lack of any gap in results were too important to dismiss. We have decided to follow the voters’ hearts in these situations, which explains one blog who has won in 2 different categories, and an unlikely, perfect equality in 2 categories, resulting in two winners for each.
This does not, in any way, for any categories, for both nominees and book bloggers that haven’t been nominated, dismiss all the wonderful, incredible hard work every book blogger is doing. Your voice is heard, your work and all the passion you’re putting into book blogging matters. Always remember that.
Support our work ❤️
These awards are always a joy to host, but it’s truly a lot of work, and the hours and energy we’ve put into them add up quickly. It is of course no obligation, but if you’d like to support us further, here is May’s wishlist and my kofi/wishlist. ♡
Winners of the Fourth Annual 2020 Book Blogger Awards!
BEST OF THEIR AGE
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Best Pre-Teen/Teen Book Blogger (13-19)
Marta @ The Book Mermaid: “I absolutely love Caitlin and her work, I love her posts because they’re so funny and make me laugh and feel better about everything and she’s such a thoughtful person, she always leaves kind comments AND she’s really easy to talk to! ?”
Lauren @ Love Yo Shelf: “Caitlin has such a strong voice in all of her blog posts and always has interesting insights and discussions about what’s going on in the book community. I love how she actively sets aside time to blog hop from what I know is a busy schedule.”
? Notable posts: A Guide to Stanning Book Blogs – What it takes for me to rate a book 5 stars
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Best Adult Book Blogger (20+)
Tiffany @ Read By Tiffany + Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books
Sophie @ Me and Ink: “Tiffany has cultivated a wonderful space on her blog from everything to the design, the content and her brand. She is such a lovely person as well making her blog as equally lovely which is truly a high compliment. Everything she does, she does to a high standard.”
Clo @ Cuppa Clo: “I’ve had the utter pleasure of knowing Tiffany since we both first started blogging, she was one of my first friends in the community. She’s one of the few book bloggers whose reviews I will read, I adore her posts whether they’re related to books or more lifestyle content.”
? Notable posts: Unravel the Dusk review – Meme Monday (May 2020)
Kaya @ A Fictional Bookworm: “Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books is absolutely amazing. I only recently started reading her posts, but the effort put into each and every one of them is jaw-dropping. You can totally tell that she puts a ton of effort into each post!”
Aditi @ One in a Million: “Marie @ Drizzle and Hurricane Books is always so active in the blogosphere and writes the most interesting and relevant posts all the time! I always love reading her posts and look forward to whenever she posts.”
? Notable posts: The value of book bloggers’ work – Fake engagement in blogging
BEST GENRE BLOGGERS
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Young Adult
Kristi @ Confessions of a YA Reader
Sophie @ Sophie’s Corner: “Kristi and I joined the book blog community at around the same time (which was 3 years ago!) I am impressed by how Kristi keeps up-to-date with the new releases, such as through her Can’t Wait Wednesday posts. Kristi also regularly posts blog tours which includes excerpts and even giveaways for upcoming releases.”
? Notable posts: Most Anticipated September 2020 YA Releases – Cemetery Boys
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Middle Grade or Younger
Mandy & Sha @ Book Princess Reviews
Charlotte @ Bewitching Books Ravenous Reads: “As soon as I saw this prompt Mandy & Sha from Book Princess Reviews immediately sprang to mind. Their page definitely seems to be a good go to if you want to try and discover more of the Middle Grade genre and it has a lot of enthusiasm for it to match.”
Xandra @ Starry Sky Books: “Mandy and Sha having been blogging for years, and they are clearly so dedicated to their blog! They have so many creative posts, not just YA and MG, but I’m so glad they keep me up to date with the latest and greatest MG books with reviews and recommendations. ?”
? Notable posts: Middle Grade: A Starter Guide – Disney songs based on the world of the Mystwick School of Musicraft
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New Adult / General Adult
Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books
Kaya @ A Fictional Bookworm: “Kristin always has such incredible adult book recs! I mean, obviously I read a lot of YA, but I really want to expand more into the adult genre, and Kristin’s blog has inspired me to pick up some that I otherwise wouldn’t have!”
Sophie @ Sophie’s Corner: “I’ve known Kristin for a long time and love the content on their blog!”
? Notable posts: Books I recently added to my TBR – I’m in the middle of all the books
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Romance
Ruby @ Ruby Rae Reads: “I’ve only recently discovered Maha and all her content and I,,, am so obsessed?? First of all, her photos are all so stunning!! But also she’s the nicest ever and posts such great romance recs.”
Umairah @ Sereadipity: “Maha’s blog aesthetic is so cute and generally she’s a lovely person. She reads and reviews a lot of romance books and even writes helpful posts about the genre like her beginner’s guide to romance.”
? Notable posts: Beginner’s guide to romance – Adult romance book recommendations
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Science Fiction / Fantasy
Clo @ Cuppa Clo: “Rain ah, if there’s one blogger who I know will throw amazing fantasy books my way it’s Rain. I adore Rain’s blog so much, her reviews are also some of the ones I will read and I adore her content so much.”
Luxe @ Mind of Luxe: “Rain is one of the people I would love to be friends with. I love all of Rain’s content, especially when it comes to SFF! It always puts a smile on my face whenever I see her tweets on my timeline about books she loved reading.”
? Notable posts: Where Dreams Descend review – Filipino book recommendations
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Literary Fiction / Classics / Poetry
Charvi @ It’s Not Just Fiction: “Look nowhere else other than Shruti @ This Is Lit when it comes to literary fiction! Do I enjoy reading literary fiction? Not particularly. But I still love visiting Shruti’s blog where she writes reviews in her own snarky voice.”
Nandini @ Novels and Nebulas: “Just like Charvi, Shruti is a wonderful blogger I’m close to personally as well. She reads a wide range of genres but loves the classics, especially Jane Austen. Her posts are hilarious and I really like reading her views in the Problematic Faves category on her blog.”
? Notable posts: Writing male characters the way male authors write female characters – Of the Dutch House and melancholy realism
HALL OF FAME
Holly @ Nut Free Nerd (winner in 2019)
Olivia @ Purely Olivia: “Holly blogs about a lot of different types of books, but her posts surrounding classics have been so wonderful to read! I love how she gets me hyped to read more classics and shares monthly classic recommendations, as well as does reviews of classics she’s read.”
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Mystery / Thriller
Jorie @ Jorie Loves A Story: “Interestingly enough, I was inspired by her review of Debbie Macomber wherein I saw a reader who enjoys the same author I do and for a lot of the same reasons! I loved how she blogged the heart out of the story and gave us such a firm impression on both the author’s style and the book itself.”
The Orangutan Librarian: “Like with romance, I wasn’t a big thriller reader (and didn’t even touch mysteries) before blogging… now I don’t know what I’d do without them in my literary diet! Meggy is almost exclusively to blame for starting this addiction ?”
? Notable posts: A Ruined Girl Review – The Positivity Wave
BEST OF BOOK BLOGGING
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Best Book Reviews
Charvi @ Not Just Fiction: “Ikram divides the review up into neat categories and everything is so minimalist and charming and I especially adore how she sums up her overall thoughts towards the end of the posts.”
Jorie @ Jorie Loves A Story: “Any book blogger which can fuse their heart and their reading life together in such a way as to convey how a book can emotionally affect them as their reading is the kind of book blogger I want to be following. The ways in which the reviews are written on this blog immediately connect you to the blogger’s experience and give you a keen insight into what you’re going to find within the story as if you were taking that journey with them.”
? Notable posts: Parachutes Review – The Girl and the Ghost Review
HALL OF FAME
Chai @ Books With Chai (2019 winner)
Annie @ Blossoms and Bullet Journals: “Chaima writes legendary reviews. I’ve been following them on Goodreads for a while and just recently followed their blog and their reviews are just so detailed and well-written!!”
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Best Book Recommendations
Linda @ Flourish Reader: “Sofi always seems to have the right recommendations. It really doesn’t matter if you’re looking for new releases, atmospheric books or for LGBT+ book releases you WILL find something on Sofi’s blog. I even think that it’s impossible not to add a few books or more to your want-to-read list after reading a blog post or more.”
Sofia @ Bookish Wanderess: “Sofii is not only the nicest blogger ever she also writes the best recommendations lists. I love how she chooses overly specific topics to give recommendations and most of the time I don’t know I want recs on that topic until I see her list and then I end up with a bunch of new books on my tbr.”
? Notable posts: Book Recommendations: Standalone Edition – Top 10: Spooky TBR
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Best Discussion Posts
Xandra @ Starry Sky Books + Chana & Malka @ Paper Procrastinators
Margaret @ Weird Zeal: “Every time I see that Xandra has posted a discussion, I click on it immediately because I know that it will be thoughtful, interesting, and probably put into words something that I also care deeply about. Her discussions are always worth reading.”
Sha @ Book Princess Reviews: “I’ve only said this to Xandra about ten times, but her discussion posts are worthy of sit-down time with popcorn. They spark actual discussions between Mandy and I—and if you’re not already a fan, you should be.”
? Notable posts: How Book Blogging Has Changed My Life – How Much Has Your Favorite Series Impacted You?
Ash @ Starlight Strands: “Malka and Chana write amazing discussion posts based on such unique ideas! Their discussions are always the perfect length to read and enjoy, and they bring up so many valid points.”
Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsical: “Chana and Malka are two of the kindest people in the blogging world, and I’m so happy I discovered their blog earlier this year. ? They post quite a lot of discussions, all of them interesting and presented well, which means that they always make me eager to interact with them.”
? Notable posts: Is it really an honest review? – My thoughts on discussions
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Best Blog Aesthetic
Sophie @ Me and Ink: “Ash has a stunning blog. Ever since I have been following Ash, I have always been in awe of her design. It is such a warm and welcoming place to be and I love the attention to detail. Everything is done to a beautiful standard; the headers, the photography, the graphics.”
Caitlin @ Caitlin Althea: “If you aren’t following Ash yet, what are you doing? Her posts are amazing, and she’s so! friendly! Her blog is so aesthetically pleasing—I adore her formatting and the colors she uses.”
? Notable posts: Like this song? Read that book! – Review: Picture Us in the Light
HALL OF FAME
Kat @ Novels & Waffles (winner in 2019)
Meeghan @ Meeghan Reads: “Firstly, and most importantly, Kat’s blog is seriously gorgeous. There is no doubt in my mind about this. Secondly, I love Kat’s designs for all of the blogs she has worked on (there’s a design portfolio section in her blog and it has links to some of the others). Kat is amazingly talented, and I love working with her too.”
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Best Blogging/Writing Voice
Rukky @ Eternity Books: “Ilsa has the best personality and blogging voice! I feel like I’m talking to a friend when I read her posts. Even if we don’t read that many similar books, it’s just so fun to read her posts anyways because she’s so funny and kind.”
Ruby @ Ruby Rae Reads: “Ilsa is… like my OG. [She was] the first teen blogger I found and then LOVED. I loved the way Ilsa spoke then and I love it now, her voice is so distinct and I always am delighted reading any of her blog posts, whether it be a rave review or a hate review (lmao), discussion, list, whatever it may be.”
? Notable posts: How my reading and reviewing has changed in 2020 – Books you need one brain cell to read
MISCELLANEOUS
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Most Helpful
Alexandra @ Reading by Starlight: “If you’re new to blogging or in need of some advice then you’d better bet that Kal has the resources for you! From self-hosting and social media to requesting ARCs and accessibility, Kal’s blog is full of nifty little guides.”
Tiffany @ Read By Tiffany: “Kal writes some of the most helpful how-to discussion posts in the blogosphere whether it’s about how to request ARCs, how to navigate and use Edelweiss, or how to organize your reading and blogging life through spreadsheets. I learn so many important tips and blogging hacks that I didn’t think I’d need to know until I read her posts.”
? Notable posts: How to make your blog more accessible – Edelweiss 2.0: How I stay on top of new releases
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Most Supportive
Margaret @ Weird Zeal: “Not only is Caro one of the most welcoming bloggers around, but she always does the work to lift up others. In her monthly wrap-ups, she includes tons of posts and helps me find new people to follow. And she’s always supporting others, whether it’s through taking part in readathons or simply leaving a nice comment on a post.”
Xandra @ Starry Sky Books: “Caro is one of the most supportive people I know! She’s always so kind, and she is constantly supporting as many bloggers as possible in wrap-ups and other posts. On her blog, she also has a lot of advice for writers, and she’s very kind in the comments!”
? Notable posts: The perfect comfort books – What I’ve been up to in August
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Most Engaged in the Community
Noura @ The Perks of Being Noura
Krisha @ Bookathon: “I love how active and engaged Noura is. She is always so supportive and engaging with everyone’s content and this really makes me love everything she does!”
Rukky @ Eternity Books: “Noura runs the Immortal Bibliophile’s book club, hosts readathons, and she also started a new reading challenge. She’s definitely very engaged in the community, and I love taking part in anything she does!”
? Notable posts: The Immortal Bibliophile’s Book Club, September Pick – How to read more books
HALL OF FAME
Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books (2019 winner)
Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsical: “One of the key reasons behind that is that Marie is one of the kindest bloggers ever. She always replies to the comments on her blog, she highlights her favorite posts in her monthly wrap ups, and she’s wonderful to “chat with” in comments!”
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Most Creative
CW, Skye & Joce @ The Quiet Pond
Sammie @ The Bookwyrms’ Den: “When I think creative, I definitely think CW, Joce and Skye! Their blog is not only pretty, but I’m always astounded by the things they come up with for their posts! The guest posts CW hosts, the discussions they have, and everything about it, really, is just so unique.”
Annemieke @ A Dance With Books: “There could only be one. Not only does she draw everything herself, but she also has some great ideas like the readathon she hosted earlier this year.”
? Notable posts: Book Recommendations About the Magic of Food – The #StartOnYourShelfathon
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Best Social Media Influencer
Nandini @ Novels and Nebulas: “I think she does a brilliant job of balancing her blog, BookTube and Bookstagram. She’s also active and vocal on Book Twitter and leaves me speechless as to how she manages it all along with her studies – a true icon!”
Tiffany @ Read by Tiffany: “Fadwa is one of my favorite people in the blogging community and also one of my greatest inspirations. From her blog to her booktube to serving looks on Twitter, I love all of her content! She’s such an important voice in the book community and has impacted so much positive change.”
? Notable posts: Let’s talk about my experience as an international reviewer – Books with pansexual main characters
HALL OF FAME
Cait @ Paper Fury (winner in 2019)
Chana & Malka @ Paper Procrastinators: “If you’re on any social media site, chances are you’ve seen one of Cait’s posts! She’s super active on both Twitter and Instagram, freaking out over new releases, endless TBR piles, and the struggles it takes to write a book. Of course this is all on top of her wonderful blog!”
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Best Personality
Luxe @ Mind of Luxe: “Kate is another lovely blogger who has such a fun personality and I would absolutely love to be friends with her as well. One of the things I admire about her is how outspoken she is and how her content extends from book reviews to really helpful tips for the readers as well.”
Lili @ Utopia State of Mind: “From my first interactions with Kate, I have always thought she has been one of the nicest people in the community. She’s sweet, generous, and just a ray of sunshine.”
(Bonus quote: “YES YOUR TITA KATE IS AMAZING”)
? Notable posts: How to make friends in the bookish community – A Song of Wraiths and Ruin Review
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Friendliest Member of the Community
Olivia @ Purely Olivia + Fanna @ Fannatality
Chana & Malka @ Paper Procrastinators: “Olivia is so kind and friendly! In every interaction we’ve had with her, in every comment she posts or replies to, Olivia is the embodiment of friendly. She brings this friendliness to her blog posts as well!”
Abi @ Scribbles and Stories: “Olivia is so lovely, and always has a kind word for everyone. She’s the absolute sweetest when it comes to answering comments. She writes her posts with such a friendly tone, and visiting her blog always leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy inside.”
? Notable posts: Ranking romance tropes in books from worst to best – How I blog without spending any money
Nandini @ Novels and Nebulas: “Fanna, true to her name, has such a ‘fun’ personality that you can’t help but be friends with her. Her blog has the most gorgeous design, where she posts amazing content, and is very active across all her platforms, so you can say hi anytime.”
Krisha @ Bookathon: “Fanna is the friendliest and most supportive. She is always ready to help and hype you and she is so encouraging and amazing.”
? Notable posts: 33 upcoming books by authors of color – Review: Star Daughter by Shveta Thakrar
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Best at Promoting Diverse Books
CW, Skye & Joce @ The Quiet Pond
Sara @ Lyrical Reads: “The Quiet Pond must have been one of the first blogs that introduced me to the blogging community! CW, Skye, and Joce work so hard to highlight diverse stories and bring more attention to them.”
Chloe @ Marshmallow Pudding: “joce, skye and cw @ the quiet pond have always advocated for diverse literature in creative and interesting ways, and i really admire the hard work and effort they put into promoting diverse books, and uplifting the voices of marginalized authors and bookish creators.”
? Notable posts: An Interview with Kacen Callender (Felix Ever After), on writing themselves into stories and telling stories that empower trans and enby teens – Asian Heritage Month at the Pond
HALL OF FAME
Fadwa @ Word Wonders (2019 winner)
Linda @ Flourish Reader: “Fadwa has several formats on her blog where she discusses and reviews diverse books. I really enjoy reading her interviews with marginalized authors (#colortheshelves) featuring diverse, inclusive and ownvoices reads but Fadwa has many more formats on her blog.”
MOST IMPORTANTLY
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Best New Book Blogger (started blog after August 2019) [two winners!]
Cielo @ BelleRoseReads + Faith @ Pages Left Unread
Sofi @ A Book A Thought: “I love Cielo’s blog, she has a wonderful voice in the community, and this year she has really stood out especially for her desire to support other bloggers, but also her content is wonderful and the only thing more beautiful than her aesthetic is her personality.”
Luxe @ Mind of Luxe: “Cielo is one of the bloggers I have recently come to LOVE although I believe I’ve been following her on Twitter for a lot longer. Okay, first of all, her blog aesthetic is. THE. SHIT! Plus, her content is always so interesting to read.”
? Notable posts: Latinx in literature: what white authors got wrong – Negative reviews dilemma and reviewers’ reliability
Aditi @ One in a Million: “Faith is one of my new favorite book bloggers and their post about Felix Ever After is actually what prompted me to read it + adore it!! Faith is 1) a super kind and genuine person (our discussions about washing our hair were amazing) and 2) a seriously cool blogger.”
Lais @ The Bookish Skies: “I adore their posts: their discussions are so well done, and so are their reviews. They’re very unapologetic about everything they love and hate, and their Goodreads presence is also a delight.”
? Notable posts: Performative allyship and anti-Blackness in the book community – Do I actually want to read the books on my TBR?
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Best Overall Book Blogger [two winners!]
May @ Forever & Everly + Lili @ Utopia State of Mind
Caitlin @ Caitlin Althea: “I LOVE MAY! I’m pretty sure she’s my favorite blogger of all time! Her blog is beautiful, and all of her posts are a pleasure to read. She’s a great friend with an amazing personality, and she works really hard to promote book bloggers and diverse books.”
Ash @ Starlight Strands: “May puts SO much effort into her blog and I get extremely excited whenever she posts because I know it’s going to be quality content!! From hosting these awards to writing amazing discussion posts to being very involved in the community, she’s a fantastic book blogger and the perfect choice for this award.”
? Notable posts: Why I love book blogs + ways to support them – 50+ YA books by QPOC about QPOC
Sara @ Lyrical Reads: I am in awe of Lili’s blogging (and bookstagramming) power! If I am not entirely sure about a book, I tend to go and see what she has said about it, since we have similar reading tastes. Also, she truly recommends some of the best books!”
Adriana @ Boricua Reads: “Lili is admirable in the way she keeps a reading momentum going while also giving readers poignant commentary and also creating wonderful makeup LOOKS!”
? Notable posts: We Are Not Free, Traci Che Reviewe – Interview with Kalynn Bayron
HALL OF FAME
CW, Joce, & Skye @ The Quiet Pond (2019 winner)
Nicole @ Thoughts Stained With Ink: “I truly believe that the blogging community would be a small, less passionate, less inclusive and less vibrant place without CW, Skye and Joce at The Quiet Pond. They have always put so much work into making series that are so incredibly powerful and moving that I am constantly blown away by what they are able to do.”
Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Books (2019 winner)
Kay @ Hammock of Books: “Marie’s posts are always so composed and put together, and she’s always so friendly commenting on her posts and other posts. But also I wanted to mention her sister Nyx too, because I love reading Nyx’s posts, and they can be super creative too!”
Thank you so, so so much for supporting book bloggers’ work. I’m exhausted and grateful and teary-eyes at seeing my name up here, thank you SO MUCH for thinking of me and voting for me and, just, I love you all SO much, thank you!!????
Thank you, to the winners, the nominees, the book bloggers, whether you’re here or not, your voice is heard and your work matters. Keep on supporting book bloggers, they’re all INCREDIBLE.
Thank you, for everything. ❤️
Okay I’m going to nap now for about three weeks.
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Jules_Writes says
A great selection of blogs – WELL DONE to everyone that was mentioned and everyone involved.
Kristin @ Kristin Kraves Books says
Wow. This means so much to me! Love this community. Thanks for putting this all together. I cannot imagine how much work went into it!
Marie says
Thank you so, so much Kristin and congratulations to you!!
Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsical says
I love this post so much, Marie! You and May have put so much work into hosting this event, I’m in awe of you & I’m sending many-many congrats to all the winners! ?
Marie says
Thank you so, so, so much Veronika!! ?
Linda @ flourishreader says
Congratulations, everyone!! ?This year’s Book Blogger Awards were so, so fun to follow and seeing book bloggers supporting each other was just as wholesome. ? Thank you, Marie and May for hosting these awards!! I can only imagine how long writing blog posts and organizing things must have taken so, the nap is well-deserved. I think that I’ll be busy for a while going through all of these blogs but I am very excited for that. :))
Marie says
Thank you so much Linda, I’m thrilled you had fun with this year’s awards and hope you found some amazing bloggers! ?
Riza @ Pages and Coffee Cups says
OMG such a lovely roster of winners. Congrats to everyone who joined! And thank you Marie and May for hosting this lovely awards this year. 🙂
Marie says
Thank you!! ?
Never Not Reading says
Thanks for hosting! So excited for the winners!
Marie says
Thank you so much!! ?
Cielo @ bellerosereads says
OMG I just woke up to the best news??? I’m so happy that I’m included in the list of winners among with the bloggers i’ve admired so much since i first started blogging!
Thank you Marie and May for hosting these awards, it was exactly what the book blogging community needed! You’re amazing and also congrats for winning in some of the categories!
Marie says
Congratulations to you!! ? and thank you so, so much!!
Jorie says
Hallo, Hallo Marie!
Ooh wow. I didn’t realise you were only selecting 2x quotes per blogger who won the categories to reflect their blogging style! I was quite chuffed to see I was quoted twice! I had already chosen to fuse my reactions into my after post for the awards this year and now that the winners are announced, I can work on my post this week! It will be a joy as I’ve had a lot of strife lately and working on something positive like this will be good for my soul. Many congratuations to all the lovely winners and to all the bloggers I’m still getting to know through that massively wicked spreadsheet you’ve provided us!
I am LOVING this reveal – so much goodness to read & appreciate – you’ve outdone yourselves!!
*sidenote: You’ve linked to my landing page which is alright – as it re-routes everyone to my blog. I set the second domain and info page to curb spam & non-kosher traffic whilst it also gives those linked to me on Twitter a chance to ‘know a a bit about Jorie’ before they shift over to my blog. Thanks for linking! That page also lists the last 5x posts of my blog as well in the upper right sidebar. (smiles)
Solace in Reading says
ahhh congrats to all of the winners!!! they inspire me everyday and now i have some new blogs to follow. thank you and May for all of your time and dedication to this.it’s truly amazing and i cannot wait to be back for these awards in 2021 and all of the years to come.
Marie says
Thank you so, so, so much! ?
Solace in Reading says
“Of course, feelings of being left out or not enough are inevitable. Please remember that no matter what, your voice always, always matters, whether or not you were nominated/won. These awards are just one way to recognize and uplift book bloggers and are not the end-all, be-all of a blogging career, especially since these awards take place in one corner of the book blogging world. (And there’s always next year!)” also i love this as well. goes to show that you really are someone who cares for bloggers, so thank you!
evelynreads1 says
Thanks for putting in all the effort!
Congrats to all the winners ?
(www.evelynreads.com)
Marie says
Thank you!! ?
Jeimy @ ANovelidea says
Congratulations to all the winners!!!! <3
BiteIntoBooks (@BiteIntoBooks) says
It was so much fun to support some of my favorite bloggers by just voting for them, and I’m so happy to see that some of my favorites did indeed won.
I want to congratulate all the nominees, that’s a huge thing by itself, and of course: Congratz to all the winners! I can imagine you’re all very proud 🙂
Have another amazing year of blogging and I’ll be voting again next year. Thanks for hosting!
Marie says
Thank you so much for supporting the awards! ?
wittysarcasticbookclub says
Congratulations, everyone!
Abby @ Beyond the Read says
Congratulations, Marie, and to everyone who won! It’s been an incredible experience seeing how supportive this community is. Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into hosting and organizing these awards ❤️❤️❤️ Time to go visiting all of these blogs…..
Marie says
Thank you so much Abby! I hope you’ll find bloggers you love there ?
Fanna says
Ah, I’m getting so emotional because I did not expect this but it’s also one of the best things to have happened. Thank you so much for putting together these awards, Marie & May <3 <3 <3
Marie says
Congratulations to you Fanna, this is so, so well deserved!!! ?
confessionsofayareader says
Congrats to all the winners!
Rachelle Saint Louis says
Ooo I absolutely love this! The comments are such a sweet touch 😀 Now I have even more amazing bloggers to add to my feed and congratulations on your wins! You and May did such an amazing job on these awards and I’m looking forward to seeing next year’s list 🙂
Marie says
Ahh thank you so, so much, this means so much! ? Thank you for your support!!
Meggy | Chocolate'n'Waffles says
Wow, I was NOT expecting this! Thank you so much! I’ve been blogging for over four years and I love the community and what everyone brings to the group, it’s wonderful to be a book blogger. Congrats to us all!
Marie says
Congratulations to you!!
Meggy | Chocolate'n'Waffles says
Sweechie it was so unexpected!!!!
Caro @ bookcheshirecat says
Ahh, getting really emotional because I never expected to make it this far ??❤ Grateful and overwhelmed with all the blogging love! Thank you so much for hosting these awards, they have brought so much love and appreciation to the blogging community ? Also congrats to all the other winners ?
Marie says
CONGRATULATIONS to you Caro, you’re amazing and deserve this so so much ???
Caro @ bookcheshirecat says
Thank you so much!!! ??
universewithinpages says
Congrats to all the winners!
Whimsically Meghan says
What a wonderful post! ☺️
Congratulations to all the winners! ?
Aria says
Thank you so much for taking the time to put together all of this; I have discovered so many amazing blogs, and this is overall such a wonderful thing!!
And congrats on making the hall of fame!!!
Marie says
Thank you so much, I’m so happy you found bloggers you love there ? and thank you, you’re too sweet!!
Marta @ the book mermaid says
These awards are always so fun to participate in, as it’s so important to uplift book bloggers!! I hope you had fun co-hosting it for the first time Marie, and thank you so much (to both you and may) for organizing everything, I can’t even begin to imagine how much work it must have been!!! These incredible bloggers definitely deserve the recognition too!! And thank you so much for featuring my comment about Caitlin <3 <3 I can't wait for next year!! 😀
Marie says
I really did, thank you so, so much for your support for these awards, Marta, you’re the best!! ?
Sara @ freadomlibrary says
Just want to say I’m so proud of you, Marie! You are so deserving of all these awards, of being a co-host and all the accolades! I’m so happy to see you and your blog doing so well ❤️
Marie says
Sara I’m ?? you’re so, so sweet thank you so, so much this means everything to me ????
Kaya @ afictionalbookworm says
this is such a great post! i’m so grateful that you and May did this, i found so many amazing new blogs and bloggers??
Marie says
Ah this makes me so happy!! thank you so much ?
Lauren Becker says
Congrats to all the winners. I opened up the form you all made with the nominees and now I have SO MANY blogs to check out. I know a lot, but there are plenty I don’t think I’ve ever visited, and I love finding new bloggy friends.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Marie says
Ahh I hope you’ll find amazing bloggers there, have fun!!
Margaret @ Weird Zeal says
Congrats to all the winners!!! These are all so deserved and I am delighted to see so many of my favorite bloggers getting well earned appreciation ❤ Thank you so much for organizing all of this, Marie (and May)!
Marie says
Thank you so, so, so much Margaret! ?
Putri says
Waa, thank you so much for writing this marie 🙂 I’m just really starting out my book blogger and doesn’t really have that many engaggements because I just don;t know where to find more book blogger on this community. This really helps me find more friends and more inspiration to write 🙂 and congratulationsss to all of the winnerrr!!
Marie says
Ah so happy this could be helpful! Have a lot of fun blogging and I hope you will find new favorites here!!
MomsBookCollection says
Congratulations to everyone!!! so happy to have found some new bloggers to follow.
Rukky @ Eternity Books says
Congratulations Marie you absolutely deserve it!!! Thank you so much for hosting the awards with May and putting in so much time and effort ? And haha, yes, definitely go take that nap! ❤✨
Marie says
Ahh thank you so, so, so much this means everything ??
MetalPhantasmReads says
SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE ON HERE! 🙂 This was so wonderful. You’re amazing Marie and congrats to Sha, Kaya and all the others
Marie says
Thank you so, so much!! ?
Sofii @ A Book. A Thought. says
I’ve already gone through May’s post, but I couldn’t let yours go by cause I wanted to tell you that I infinitely appreciate all the effort and dedication that both of you have put into this project, it really means a lot to the community. ❤️
I LOVE YOU and thank you for always being so amazing and continuing to be an inspiration. I’m also super excited to have won, I honestly didn’t expect it, it seems unreal!! SO GRATEFUL AND HAPPY ????✨
Marie says
CONGRATULATIONS to you, so so very happy for you!! and thank you so, so much for your support, it means everything ??
Nicole @ Feed Your Fiction Addiction says
Fantastic list of bloggers! There are a few on here that I haven’t read, so I’ll be sure to check them out!
aina says
Congratulations to all the winners!! And THANK YOU MARIE AND MAY FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND AWESOME JOB AT MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPENED ??
Marie says
Thank you so much!! ?
theorangutanlibrarian says
Congrats to all the winners! And thanks to you and May for hosting! 😀
Marie says
Thank you so much! ?
La La in the Library says
Congratulations, everyone! ??? I was thrilled to make it past the nomination rounds this year! ?
Kay @ Hammock of Books says
ahhh congrats to all the winners! I’m so happy to see some of my fave bloggers on here <3 thanks for all the hard work you put in, Marie, really appreciate it <3
Marie says
Thank you so much, this means a lot! ?
dianthaa says
Congratulations to all the winners! And thank you for organizing, here I go a-looking for more blogs to follow
Marie says
Thank you so much, I hope you’ll find lovely blogs to follow!!
Meeghan reads says
Oh, I’m so pleased for all the winners!!
And congrats to you, Marie, and to May for all your work on this!!
(Also, I can’t believe you used my quote for Kat!! I seriously do love her blog, and working with her!! ?)
Marie says
Thank you!! So happy you enjoyed it and of course, your quote is so lovely!! ?
Macey @ Brine and Books says
Such a wonderful, fantastic selection!! I discovered so many book bloggers by virtue of the awards last year, as I had begun the transition into becoming a book blog just a couple of months before. It proved to be so helpful in introducing me to so many great names. I never would have imagined that I would be nominated in these awards a year later :,( It just goes to show that there are so many kind and caring people in this lovely community. I can imagine that this was so much work, so thank you thank you thank you, Marie, for your share of the work & effort <3
Marie says
Thank you SO much for supporting the awards, I’m so happy you enjoyed them ?
Charis @ Charis Rae says
AHH such amazing book bloggers here! Congrats to all the amazing winners + fellow nominees, and thank YOU for all your hard work! ?? I love the book blogging community!
Marie says
Thank you so much Charis!!
Caitlin @ Caitlin Althea says
marie!! i’ve said this over and over again, but i’ll say it again bc it’s true–you and may did SUCH an incredible job of hosting ? this year was definitely an improvement from the last, and i like that everyone had a better chance of being recognized! thank you so, so much for your hard work <3 really can't believe i won, and congrats on your achievements ?? you're the blogging queen your deserve them so much!
Marie says
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, you deserve EVERYTHING, you really do, you’re incredible? and thank you, this means the world ahh, thank you so much ????????
Malka @ Paper Procrastinators says
Marie! This post is absolutely incredible! I know that you and May have worked tirelessly to put this post together, and I just wanted to let you know what an absolutely FANTASTIC job you did. The fact that you included comments from other bloggers, along with specific posts highlighting what the blogger in question won for, must have been so time consuming and taken an unimaginable amount of effort. So I first and foremost just want to let you know that although I’m sure I can’t comprehend how exhausting it was to compile everything into such a seamless post, the effort was absolutely worth it!
I also feel so honored that we won for a category that I’m so passionate about! I absolutely adore writing discussions, and to see that people appreciate what I have to say, as much as I enjoy writing down my rambling thoughts means the world to me! ? It feels surreal that the blog that I’m so passionate about, is something that others enjoy as well!
Marie says
Oh Malka thank you so, so, SO much, this means the world to us, thank you ???? I’m so happy you could enjoy this so much ?
And I’m SO excited and happy you won, you really deserve it so much, your discussions are always FANTASTIC and I adore them <3
Olivia @ Purely Olivia says
I’m so so sorry that I am SO late in commenting on this! I took an accidental hiatus for the past few months, but coming back and seeing this in my notifications was a very heartwarming and lovely surprise.🥺 I can’t express my gratitude for this community and to you and May for putting these awards together! It’s an honor to be on this list and I will without a doubt be going to check out a lot of new bloggers now.❤️ Thank you so, so much for creating this way to spread love through the blogging community! xx
drizzleandhurricanebooks says
AH Olivia thank you so much <3 I'm so happy you got this lovely surprise and you deserve it all, you're the most wonderful <3 <3