Hello lovelies!
Today I want to introduce you all to Tonya Speelman, a new featured reviewer at Tina~Reviews. I struck up a reading friendship with Tonya at Goodreads and absolutely adored her reviews. So way back when (last summer) I was contemplating feature reviewers, Tonya was one of the first gals I asked. When she agreed to help out I almost did a back-flip. Yay. Tonya will now be a contributing blogger and will be posting reviews mostly geared towards Inspirational and Contemporary. As Im pulling away a bit from Inspy fiction I wanted a reviewer who could still promote that genre. Also I wanted a reviewer who would concentrate more on "grown up" reads, so yes YA is still big here at the blog, but you will see much more contemporary adult reads between myself and Tonya's reviews.
So to get you all acquainted with Tonya I decided to interview her.
Today I want to introduce you all to Tonya Speelman, a new featured reviewer at Tina~Reviews. I struck up a reading friendship with Tonya at Goodreads and absolutely adored her reviews. So way back when (last summer) I was contemplating feature reviewers, Tonya was one of the first gals I asked. When she agreed to help out I almost did a back-flip. Yay. Tonya will now be a contributing blogger and will be posting reviews mostly geared towards Inspirational and Contemporary. As Im pulling away a bit from Inspy fiction I wanted a reviewer who could still promote that genre. Also I wanted a reviewer who would concentrate more on "grown up" reads, so yes YA is still big here at the blog, but you will see much more contemporary adult reads between myself and Tonya's reviews.
So to get you all acquainted with Tonya I decided to interview her.
Tonya- its so great to introduce you today! So tell us a little about yourself.
I am the only child of a Lutheran Pastor..I am a SAHM of four, 3 teenage girls and a boy.. Always have a book in my hands.. Love to bake, play board games and just live life with love!
See I knew we had stuff in common, I love to bake, I have one teenager, I always have a book in my hand and I love that beeper thing in the game Taboo....I can drive a person mad with my push the Taboo beeper skills....lol.
Has reading always been a big part of your life?
Always! My parents are avid readers, my dad being a top 50 reviewer on Amazon! I have gotten 3 of my kids hooked on reading too!
Ooo that is hard! Water for Elephants, anything by Kristin Hannah, Snow Flower and the Secret Fan, What Alice Forgot, The Daughter's Walk
OMW- I love Kristin Hannah, she is on my top five queen bee authors of all time list.
Favorite Music?
Im very eclectic, a lil' country, a lil dance, a lot of contemporary Christian!
Yes! Being eclectic makes everything more fun doesn't it. I love a mix of everything too, one of my all time favorites is the band Flyleaf and most people don't know they are a Christian band, I mean if Veronica Roth can write Divergent to one of Flyleafs CDs well then its gotta be good!!!
Favorite Color?
PINK in any shade!!
I think we might be sisters from another mister........
Favorite Movies?
Steel Magnolias is my all time (as my family rolls their eyes)
LOL- that movie is so cheesy but I cry every time I see Sally Field freak out in the graveyard
Coke or Pepsi?
Coke!!! In an old fashioned bottle!
Ill take a fountain Diet Coke with lots of ice and a straw please.
Spaghetti or Tacos?
Tacos!
Edward Cullen or Mr Darcy?
Mr Darcy of course! Vampires aren't supposed to sparkle!
ROFL- Yup Id take Mr. Darcy too.........however I cant help but love Edward and all his sparkles.
What are you reading now?
A YA book by Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts
Best book of 2011?
What Alice Forgot
You know I never got around to reading that one, but its on the TBR somewhere!
Tonya thanks for chatting with me today, Im thrilled to have you on as a feature reviewer and cant wait to read and share some of your reviews.
Tonya will begin reviewing very soon, until then, you can find out more about her and read some fabulous reviews at her Goodreads page!





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