bookstagram

 did you know that it's called that Book instagram: Bookstagram.

    Anyway. I'm not too sure if I talked about my instagram account. It's a platform I used to review and show my thoughts on books I've been reading. I had it for a year and some months now and I've come so far from that first post!

    For beginners, I'm an ARC reader. 

Know what that is? 

        An Advanced Reader Copy Reader. 

Know how to become one?

        Didn't think so. Turns out it's like anything in life. If you show that you review and give honest feedback and you have a following, you can potentially do it!

For me, I read Blind Side by Kandi Steiner and I tagged her in my post. We had a back and forth conversation. She is so genuine. To me authors are movie stars okay, so the fact this author who sold countless copies was talking to little 'ol me?!?!?! Yeah you can imagine I was excited.

She was so patient and kind and answered my questions. She told me to look into a few places on instagram and look at how to get on the list.

I became so blessed from that conversation because I was able to become an ARC reader and my first book prior to release I reviewed was Bound by words by E.L Koslo. I never heard of her and boy oh boy was I surprised I even got picked. This story is a dark romance but oh so good people! look into it.

ANYWAY! 

A year from that original conversation with Kandi and I am on HER ARC TEAM. I'm not talking, going through a third party hoping to get picked to read a new release of hers. I'm talking about her actual team and no matter what I get her new release for a review! 

To me that is gold member status. The elite. But that's not the only ARC team I'm on. oh no..

I'm on another one of my favorite authors ARC teams. Kelsie Rae. Again, I talk to her in private conversations and she is so sweet and kind. 

*I just love Indie authors so so much.

I definitely do not do many ARC reads anymore, unless it's for them and I am completely content with that.

That's not why I brought up that I have this platform, as much as I wish it was. The reason I brought up my bookstagram is far more vapid.

I reached 1,000 followers!

Reaching 1k to me is like, really impressive. I am that much of a big deal for 1k people to follow me?! A girl who just reads and reviews books???! 

Listen I'll take it, I'm just shocked and humbled by it!

So that's kind of everything on this topic...

oh wait. duh!

Here's my bookstagram account if you'd like to check it out. 😉😉

https://www.instagram.com/bookworm_nerd_cole/