Agi and Suze's Christmas Countdown: Interview with Isabelle + Giveaway

About Isabelle

I'm Isabelle. I'm a student in communication and languages, living in Belgium and i'm a native french speaker.

Reading is my passion, in english as well as in french, and it's the reason I've started my blog. My preferred genres are paranormal romance, fantasy, YA, urban fantasy, sci-fi and i'm open to discovering more. I also like mangas and roleplaying game ( pathfinder etc).

Interview

1) What's your best Christmas memory?

When i was little perhaps 5, We had the tradition to spend Christmas eve at my Godmother house. That year we had a car accident on the way there because of the snow and ice on the road, a repairman came to our help and drove us there since it was the nearest destination. We knew we couldn't go home before the next day when we would be able to be driven safely. No one of us was hurt it was just metal but for the little me it was shoking and even more because it was Christmas. If i wasn't at home how Santa would find me?

Adults conforted me but they weren't at ease... they were stuck inside as well so they couldn't do anything about it. We ate, watched Tv.. but i wasn't in the mood at all.. at midnight when we were all in the salon the doorbell rang. I remember all the aldults jumping by surprise... my Godmother went to open the door and i still don't know why i went with her.. nobody was there but on the doorstep was a Santa Plush with my name on it .. it was so magical that it's still tearing about it as the mystery is still complete.

2) What are your 3 favourite Christmas reads?

Home in Time for Christmas by Heather Graham

Christmas in Dogtown by Suzanne Johnson

The Magical Christmas Cat anthology with nalini singh

3) If you could choose one person, dead or alive, to celebrate a one time special Christmas with, who would you choose and why?

My father, i miss him dearly and with the problems we have now i would love to hear his advices but at the same time i don't think it would be a good idea because i'm not sure i could let his spirit leaves me once again, time would be too short for sure.

4) What are your thoughts about Santa?

Some mysteries are never explained so i do believe he has its own magic even if it not needed most of the time.

5) What are your best and worst Christmas gifts and why?

My best christmas gifts were those i received last year from blogger friends...for the first time i wasn't forgotten and all were picked with me in mind which made them so special, there were books of course ( what a treasure) but also other little something showing me how they thought of me when mking their choice. Fabulous!

Worst christmas gift.... a oil lamp/ candle gifted by my aunt. As always she didn't care and picked the first very cheap thing she could find... it's not the price the problem it's the lack of thought which once again resulted in a disaster. You see she is doing that nearly each time so we are used to it and learned not to use what she give us. Unfortunately this time, my cat made the lamp fall and it broke... it STANK!, an horror! it took us one week with windows open to get the smell out of the house so i 'm glad it happened in summer but really i don't want to imagine what would have been the result if it had be burned like it was supposed to.

6) Your favourite Christmas song? 

Holy Night

7) Your favourite Christmas movie?

Miracle on the 34th street

8) Top 3 books that you're giving as Christmas presents?

Suzanne Johnson 's books: the sentinels of New Orleans series

books by Nalini Singh

or a mystery one from the receiver wishlist

9) Most favourite and least favourite part of Christmas?

most favourite: the magical feeling, the fact that everyone try to be kinder . and i love spreading the joy

least favourite: the commercial part... having decorations put in the shops early november... it's just too early and steal the magic.

10) I must ask, sorry - the best Christmas food is...?

La Bûche de noël (the one in ice cream)

Giveaway

One very lucky reader of our blogs will receive a handmade prize from Isabelle. Below I've attached an example of a bookmark she's made, but it can also be a keychain or a scarf, depending on the wishes of the winner.

Good luck!

a Rafflecopter giveaway