Welcome to the new and improved Alexia’s Chronicles!!
Wow… what an exciting journey it has been re-designing the blog with Vicky at Sweet Dreams Design. She has been absolutely spectacular and super patient with me being a total tech-tard ;)
So, a HUGE ass thank you to Vicky – you have major hard core skills. This has been painless and stress free for me at least! Thank you, thank you and thank you. You are friggin’ awesomesauce!!
Grab the new button
But wait… there’s more… Not only has the blog undergone a fabulous makeover, there is a new addition to Alexia’s Chronicles.
I would like to introduce the newest member Ritesh Kala as Associate Blogger. Ritesh and I met during a feature on his blog (which is no longer active); he hosted an author for an entire week. It just so happens that I knew this author as well, so we started chatting and did ‘Featured Author of the Week’ together. It was a whirl wind week, and let me tell you, Ritesh is a slave driver great.
Since that week, which was beginning of 2012, we haven’t stopped talking, we started comparing books, sharing our ideas and thoughts on books we’ve both read. We have extremely different personalities – which you’ll see in our reviews, but we work well together…
For more info on myself and Ritesh visit the About Us page. With all the changes with Ritesh joining the Review Policy has changed. See here.
I know right?! Ah-mazing! I’m sure you’re asking yourself ‘Can it get any better?’, why yes, it can! J To launch the new design of Alexia’s Chronicles, Ritesh and I will be hosting a giveaway… yup, you read right J
What is up for grabs? There will be two winners. The two winners can choose any ebook from Amazon.com up to $6.99. IF we get 50 new email followers we’ll add another winner!!
Wrap up: 2 winners (hopefully 3),any ebook of your choice from Amazon.com up to $6.99. All you need to do to enter is fill in the Rafflecopter form below.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
The design looks great, I like the header :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :) It's exactly what I pictured, just better! lol
DeleteHey Anjana, welcome to my new blogging home! Alexia, Anjana is an awesome book blogger, much ahead in the game than both of us. You have to go check out her awesome blog at http://www.kindleandme.com
DeleteThe colors are pleasing to the eyes. I like the cute header too. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle! I didn't want something too dark or too bright or too busy. This way it's clean and clear :)
DeleteWell Ritesh, what a pretty solution to the blogging-and-life-juggling problem! Congrats on the move and I hope it'll be a great partnership for you both. Thanks for a nice giveaway too =)
ReplyDeleteThis way Ritesh won't need to worry about the 'nitty gritty' things :) He has time for his job, I have time for my job and we'll help each other out. The last few months have been exhausting with the long hours at work for both of us - I'm so excited for this new venture :)
DeleteHi Charlotte! Frankly, it was authors like you which were making me have second thoughts about shutting down the blog. But, now that I'm going to be blogging here, I can rest easy!
DeleteHi I look forward to visiting often :)
ReplyDeleteHi there! Thank you for your support :)
DeleteLooks awesome!!! Really impressed with the new look blog Lex! Hi Ritesh, Tracey here - Alexia's friend and number one fan. Good luck on your new venture, I know its going to be a hit!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks doll face! Your continued support is greatly appreciated :) You're the bomb diggidy ;) lol xx
DeleteHi Tracey, I of course know all about you! Hear a lot of you from Alexia! Thank you so much, hope you'll be stopping by often!
DeleteAw, thank you! :) I'm glad you like the result! *waves to Ritesh* I hope you two will have fun - happy blogging!
ReplyDeleteThank you Vicky! You've given me a new excitement for blogging :) pssst... don't tell anyone, but I've been sneaking a peek here every 20 minutes just to feast my eyes ;)
DeleteHi Vicky, great design! Hope we did not *torture* you too much! :P
DeleteNo you didn't :)
DeleteLooks great!! Clean and easy on the eyes!
ReplyDeleteHi! :)
Hey! Thank you - it's exactly what I was going for, Vicky got my ideas / suggestion down to the 'T' :)
DeleteGroovy blog! Congrats on your new partnership!
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Hi Vickie! Thanks a mill :)
DeleteHey Vickie! You new Kiwi book is going to now be reviewed here too! woo hooo!
DeleteOoohh Alexia, I give it 5 extra dirty Grey Goose Martinis with extra olives! :^D
ReplyDeleteCheers Annie *raises glasses* Thank you for your continued support! Love ya xx
DeleteHi Anne, Great to see you here. But, with you guys with your martini glasses, what will I have?
DeleteSounds fantastic. Love the sounds of the new venture. I am sure you will meet with much success.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Tasha - I speak for myself when I say, I'm super duper uber excited to get the ball rolling :)
DeleteHey Tasha! You know what this means right? I might now be able to do that blog tour!
DeleteAlexia and Ritesh - best mismatched pair ever!!! Can't wait to see Ritesh all over your...blog (*clears throat*). Ritesh left me so bummed with his news yesterday, but this makes up for it. Good luck guys!
ReplyDeleteAlexia - love the new look!
hahahaha :) Damn straight we're a mismatched pair! Completely opposites in all ways... but he keeps me on the straight and narrow (like I said, slave driver of note) lol
DeleteThank you :)
I just could not leave you high and dry, could I? But, you'll now have 2 reviews on one blog. Wonder how that will work out. Will we have a war on our hands if our opinions differ?
DeleteI am so excited. Yeah Ritesh! So good to see you and happy that you found a solution to your blogger woes! Hi Alexia. Proud to be a new follower. Your makeover is wonderful and congratulations on snaring Ritesh. He is a jewel!!
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Grabbed your button:)
Hi Laura :) Thanks for grabbing our button and the compliment - YAYNESS! We hope our posts are interesting and you keep coming back for more ;) Ritesh is a great bud!!
DeleteAlexia, Laura has been a constant reader and supporter on my blog. It is for people like her that I love to blog! Thank you so much Laura for the continued support!
DeleteCongrats Alexia, love the new design!
ReplyDeleteWhy thank you Nicole :) Glad to see you here! xx
DeleteI love the design and am so happy to follow!
ReplyDeleteThanks Doreen! x
DeleteI love the new design! I am thinking of updating my blog, but I don't even know how to start. How did you do it?!
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Hi Amy, I think Alexia would be able to answer that batter, but the design was done by Vicky at Sweet Dreams Design (http://sweetdreams-design.blogspot.com/).
DeleteAnd thanks for stopping by!
Hi Amy, thank you! Have a look at Vicky's designing blog (link above via Ritesh), there you'll find all the blogs she has previously done as well has her packages and prices. It's super easy and affordable!
DeleteVicky explains everything to you and she talks you through it step by step, she did absolutely everything. Her contact details are on her blog. xx
Design looks great. Fun, pretty and bright and Ritesh you're not related to Rajesh are you? lol
ReplyDeleteHey! How did you know Jess? Thanks so much for stopping by. :-)
DeleteLook forward to all the fireworks on the blog! I am sure u guys will compliment each other very well !! All the best Alexia & RK
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Kulin, and I totally agree with you said earlier, you know? *wink, wink*
DeleteThank you Kulin! What are you winking about Ritesh?? What don't I know? lol
DeleteOh, Kulin thinks you're really cute, and frankly, who can dispute that!
DeleteBecause I'm new I have no idea what the design was before, but I love what you've done. it's beautiful. Hi, Ritesh! Congrats on the partnership. :) I'll make sure to check back often. (and thanks for the awesome giveaway!)
ReplyDeleteThank you Erin! It's a great partnership, coz we're friends first and partners later!
DeleteHi Erin, you don't want to know what it used to look like, considering I'm a tech-tard it looked stupid lol :) Thank you!!
DeleteHi Ritesh! Nice to meet you Alexia!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new venture & good luck! Love the pretty & crisp design of the blog!
Hey Rashda! Good to see you here, and thank you so much!
DeleteHi Rashda, nice to meet you to :) and thank you!
DeleteFollowed from Goodreads. Love the website! Very cute. :) I will be sure to add your button to my blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you Julie :)
DeleteI also followed from Goodreads! I don't know what the design was before but the new design is super cute! I like it a lot!
ReplyDeleteHi Christina, thank you :) :)
DeleteHi, I'm actually here because I know Retish from facebook. He's an awesome dude! Thanks for the giveaway. I have on one my blog if you're interested for a $25 Amazon GC.
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Hey! I entered your giveaway :)
DeleteLike the rating system. Awesome job with the new layout!! New follower :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Lacey - I'm a major cocktail lover :)
DeleteHi! Nice blog makeover! I know how it feel to have it done since I did mine a few weeks ago! Awesome!!! And Hi/Welcome to Ritest! Looking for both of your reviews and thanks for this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHey!! It's a great feeling :) I'm so proud of it!! xx
DeleteI love your layout! I especially love your rating system, it's just too cute! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Lizze :) Love me some cocktails!
DeleteReally pretty. love the colors and of course love the header! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you babe :) xx
DeleteLove the new look! Hey Ritesh, thanks for the invite!
ReplyDeleteThank you Midu for being such a great supporter of bloggers!
DeleteHi Midu, thank you :)
DeleteIt looks great.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Ritesh! Hope you have fun here with us.
Thanks hun :) xx
DeleteLove the design: bright & cheerful!
ReplyDeleteHi Emma! Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteHey! Thank you :)
DeleteWelcome! Very nice website that's easy to use. I came from Ritesh Kala’s Book Reviews.
ReplyDeleteHey, thank you for dropping by! Hope to see you around,and also during all the giveaways!
DeleteHi there :) Thanks for joining Ritesh here and for the support!
DeleteLove the new blog design! Professional and smart... and fun! I love reading book reviews and look forward to reading yours.
ReplyDeleteThanks :) Fun is the most important to me!
DeleteThis sounds like it will be an amazing joint venture! And wonderful blog design; it looks great.
ReplyDeleteThank you :) We're both very amped and can't wait to get some awesome reviews up!
DeleteHey Natasha! Alexia, Natasha is also an author and blogger! She has a short story collection out right now, which I really loved!
DeleteThis is a gorgeous blog design! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteHey Emily! Thank you so much for stopping by. Hope to see you around!
DeleteHi Emily! Thanks :)
DeleteLove the blog Alexia and a pleasure to discover it! AS for Ritesh, I am so glad you're sticking around, I was missing you! What a wonderful and brilliant idea!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the support A.D. It is so good to see that atleast some of my friends from the old blog have followed me here!
DeleteLooking forward to following you. :) [waves to Ritesh]
ReplyDeleteHey Lynne, we have big things planned. Hope you enjoy the posts!
DeleteI LOVE the new design. Just updated http://www.memoirofamermaid.com with your new widget!
ReplyDeleteThank you :) xx
DeleteHi Ritesh,
ReplyDeleteI followed over from Ritesh Kala's Book Reviews. This looks good and I can still read your reviews and do some of the great giveaways.
Hey Larry, good to see you here. Hope you'll be following us and our posts regularly!
DeleteHope you both have fun and success with the new format.
ReplyDeleteHey Ahmad, thanks for stopping by and entering!
DeleteHey Guys,
ReplyDeleteSorry for not reading the post earlier, it was definitely a huge surprise! I am so excited that you guys are working together and I couldn't wait to see what would happen next! *squeals*
Thank you for the giveaway too! I love the new blog design :)
Natasha
Hey Nat, good that you could finally make it here! :P We have some big plans, so its going to be a wild ride!
DeleteHi Nat!! Thank you :) So glad to see you here! Hope your exams are going well doll!
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I love the new look, even though I never saw the old look. I love that button is just pretty and I cant help staring at it all the time. And Hey Ritesh glad you didnt decide to leave blogging altogether.
ReplyDeleteHi Anjie, thank you - I feel exactly the same, I just keep staring :) Hope to see you here often :)
DeleteHey Anjie! Now that I think of it, I don't think I could have really given up completely. :) Hope to see you around!
DeleteI love your new design! It's very clean and sleek looking! Hi Ritesh! I followed you here from “Ritesh Kala’s Book Reviews" and look forward to hearing more from you :)
ReplyDeleteHey Julie, thanks for stopping by. We really appreciate your support :)
DeleteHey Julie, good to see you here! I hope you'll be supporting this blog just as much you were supporting me on my previous one!
DeleteI'm excited to have folloowed Ritesh to this new bloggin adeventure and looking forward to getting to know Alexia. I an't comment on the old design, never having seen it, but the new one looks great
ReplyDeleteHi Carlyle *waves*, I hope to see you here more often. The old design was 'mickey mouse' like LOL. :)
DeleteHey Carlyle! So good to see you here. Alexia, Carlyle's and Suki's book was among the first ones I ever reviewed. So, they've been with me right from the start!
DeleteWelcome Ritesh! Love the new design-- the header/theme is really cute and cheery!
ReplyDeleteLaura
Hi Laura, thank you so much for the warm welcome. I now feel at home already!
DeleteHey Laura :) Thank you!
DeleteI like the new design. It's pretty and easy to read. And things are easy to find. And it's not too busy.
ReplyDeleteThank you SO much Jennifer :) Much appreciated, hope to see you here more often!
DeleteLOVE the new design! It's awesome!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing the giveaway
Hi Tobi :) Thanks!!
DeleteThe new design looks super cute!! I love it :)
ReplyDeleteBtw, thanks so much for that awesome giveaway!! :D
Hey Diana :) Thank you! Hope to see you here again...
DeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI am new to your blog, but oh so jealous! It is classy and very well designed. You guys did a great job! And hello to Ritesh!
Hey there! Thank you!! :) Hope you stop by often :)
DeleteHey Ritesh, you know me already. I am happy that you are still continuing your journey in blogging. All the best!
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Very happy you're still going to be blogging, Ritesh!! I was bummed to see that you'd closed down you site, so this sounds like a great solution. And congrats on your new job! :)
ReplyDeletehi ritesh and i entered your giveaway and alexia you have a nice blog
ReplyDeleteHey, Alexia I love the new design especially the martini glasses and being a new follower of your blog I don't know what your other design looked like either.
ReplyDeleteHey Ritesh, I had been a follower your blog for a while. Glad to see you here. Hope the partnership works out for both of you.