Blog Revamp (+ Giveaway)

Hey everyone! We're back today with the brand new design and the story behind the name "The Regal Critiques", which will be told by Ruzaika. Meanwhile, I'll be telling you a bit about the design. We're also prepared with a Giveaway to thank you for all the support you've given me, and hopefully will continue giving, now to both of us. We can't contain our excitement so I'm gonna say. - Let's get started!

Want to hear more about the changes and Ruzaika? Check out our previous post about our plans. 

Why the name? 

Choosing the name was quite challenging since we needed something catchy as well as unique. Something that would be sure to leave an impression on anyone stumbling across us. Something easy to remember. Though we loved Reading Is Dreaming With Open Eyes, we had to admit it was a little too long. It was then that Veronika remembered what brought us together.. Princess Diaries!! So why not go along with a princess-y theme?! Princesses, tiaras and all things sparkly!! And so we put on our thinking hats. 

We drew up quite a long list of names *I can't not chime in that Ruzi was the one who came up with ALL the names*, and then we went into the tedious process of narrowing it down. We ended up with two titles - or rather, I ended up with two faves while Vera had one in particular, but we had to let go of that one due to it being quite common. So finally, voila! The Regal Critiques was born!

This September will bring another change - the URL! Only reason we haven't yet changed it is that we're taking part in the Summer Blogger Promo Tour and the blog links have already been sent out. We just don't want to cause even more trouble than we already have by changing the name.  

What made us change the design? 

The first time I considered changing up my blog a bit was back in March, on my first Blogoversary. I asked you guys to tell me what should I change on the blog and some of you gave me really good ideas. Something more than one person mentioned was the mess that I called my sideboard. I tried to see it from someone else's point of view and realised that it looks very confusing to someone who visits the blog for the first time. 

That was the point when I started to really think about what needed to be changed on the blog. I've wanted a unique header and a matching banner for a long time, so I thought, why not make it now? Unfortunately, the pink didn't really work with the silver tiara, and frankly after two pink blog designs I was sort of sick of this color, so we ended up deciding next to blue. To be honest, I'm quite proud of the way this new look turned out.

Finally we got to the best news! To celebrate the new design both of us chose 5-5 books that covers' are to die for (and that we loved). We're giving away to one lucky winner, one of the following ten books (winner's choice). Open internationally as long as The Book Depository ships to you. You can check out their list of countries here. We are not responsible for damaged or lost packages! 

Please, don't forget to check out the links by clicking on the titles, we're giving the exact copy we linked to - you can NOT choose another edition of it. If the book is from a series you can choose whichever part of the series you want but we choose which edition you'll get.

Veronika's Choices

The Selection // Blue Lily, Lily Blue // Cruel Beauty // Dangerous Girls // Unravel

 Ruzaika's Choices

Mini Shopaholic // If This is Paradise, I Want My Money Back // Big Little Lies // Whose Life is it Anyway? // Royal Wedding

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