Book Blogging Around The World (24) : Rochdale, England

Name : Aly

Blog : Fantasy 4 Eva

City / Country : Rochdale / England

Welcome Aly!

Tell us a little bit about you.

Aly here! I’m one of those girls who constantly has headphones plugged in, who will read a book no matter what time or place. Music and books are my life, and I adore them both, I hope to be a teacher someday. I want to influence children to be role models to those younger than them, to have a positive attitude and to be respectful. Heck if society isn’t going to teach them I will.  :)

Tell us a little bit about your blog.
Fantasy4eva came at random as most things do. I decided to get a blog when a friend of mine seemed to be really into it, out of curiosity I gave it a shot and now I am a complete addict! I’m a rambler and love expressing my opinions… My blog allows me to do just that so it makes perfect sense to have one. As for the name, it came at random also, but I live in dreamland way too much at times, maybe that inspired the name in a weird way. I focus on mainly book reviews, but I like a variety of everything, so I review TV Shows, Movies, and gossip. I also have a little shrine just for those I admire.

Have you ever lived anywhere else in the world?

Nope and I really can’t imagine doing so, I would be totally homesick.

What countries have you visited?

Just Pakistan when I was young.

What countries would you like to visit?

Omg so many! I would love to go Paris! Egypt to see the pyramids, that is like my dream. I have this strange fascination with Egyptology. Also Mauritius, it looks absolutely gorgeous.

According to you, what are the positive and negative aspects of being a book blogger in England?
The obvious one would have to be contests, you have no idea how many contests I have gotten hyped up about only to see that they are not international, really sucks :(

What English authors and books would you recommend?

JK Rowling of course and Kevin Brooks, he is amazing! Lucas is one book I will definitely recommend, I don’t think I have ever read anything quite like it.

How many languages do you speak?

Being Muslim some of our languages are similar, so mine would be Punjabi, Urdu and Mirpuri.

Where do you usually buy your books?

WHS and Waterstones

Is getting your hands on foreign books tricky or easy (not mentioning online stores)?

Very tricky because either I have to wait like forever for it to be published here or just give up, it is annoying since a lot of awesome books are from the US. I try to be patient though, no point moaning, it’ll just give me wrinkles D:

Every country has its clichés. What cliché about England do you consider disproportionate?
That we’re all fat, stuck up and have posh accents!! No people, we are not all fat and stuck up, and we don’t have posh accents, I don’t know where people get that from. I understand if you’re from London but seriously…. I live in a little town, posh accents do not exist here.

In your blog, you talk about your love of quotes. Which quote would fit your current state of mind ?
Yup! I am an extreme quote lover, there’s just something about quotes that really attracts me.
“True love stories never have endings”
I’m just feeling in an imaginative sort of mood right now, I have this urge to write like real bad, maybe I’ll do a story post today. Hmm shall see.

Quick Q&A :
Favorite thing about England : The food!! Arghhh you want you some yummy food? This is the place to be folks.
Least favorite thing about England : The silly rain
Favorite place in Rochdale : My little library, I love you!
Favorite bookshop: WHS it’s the nearest access to books I have
Favorite English author: Kevin Brooks
Favorite English singer/band: Leona Lewis
Favorite book to read while travelling: Thirteen Reasons Why
Plane or train: Plane
Boat or bus: : Boat
Bike or feet: Feet
I look like a mess.. just got home and I am soaked!
I’ve never read Rules of attraction *sad face*

Thank you Aly! It was a pleasure having you up on the hill!

Next week we'll be traveling to America!

 
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