Booking Through Thursday 11

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that I participate in :D

This week's question is..

When you travel, how many books do you bring with you? Has this changed since the arrival of ebooks? 

Ha. Well, I over pack everything, especially books. You see, I never know what I am going to read next, because your mood has to match your book. You know what I mean? So I always end up taking way too many, and my suitcases always weigh a ton. I also have a huge purse and I usually stuff some in there as well. I don't really use ebooks because I don't have a kindle and I only read them on my laptop when I get them for free. However - I have considered getting a kindle or a nook specifically for traveling, but I don't know. I have this crazy need to buy the actual book. There is just something about having the physical copy in your hands.

 

Booking Through Thursday 10

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that I participate in :D

This week's question is..

If you read series, do you ever find a series “jumping the shark?” How do you feel about that?

And, do you keep reading anyway?

Well, I read a lot of series. I mean, a LOT. Most of the times, I love all the books within the series, but sometimes I do find they sort of get away from themselves. I will usually keeping reading, at least the first book after the one I didn't like. Does that make sense?  If I enjoyed 1-3, and didn't like 4 - I would still give 5 a chance. But after that, I don't really waste my time.

What about you? Are there any series that you've just stopped reading?

Booking Through Thursday 9

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that I participate in :D

This week's question is...

“I couldn’t sleep a wink, so I just read and read, day and night … it was there I began to divide books into day books and night books,” she went on. “Really, there are books meant for daytime reading and books that can be read only at night.”
- ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera, p. 103.

Do you divide your books into day and night reads? How do you decide?

I don't really divide my books into day and right reads, but sometimes I reread books at night. I don't really know why, but I often go back to my favorite parts of my favorite books and reread them right before I go to sleep. It an odd habit, but I can't seem to break it.

Booking Through Thursday 8

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that I participate in :D

This week's question is...

You’ve just dropped your favorite, out-of-print book into a bathtub, ruining it completely … What do you do now?

 

Well, I would begin with crying my eyes out. Then, I would scour the web for one. If that didn't work, well, I guess I would call all of the little indie used bookstores around town. Then, if that failed, I would resort back to crying again. 

Booking Through Thursday 7

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme that I participate in :D

This week's question is...

Even though it’s usually a mistake (grin) … do movies made out of books make you want to read the original? 

Yes, If I see a movie that I find interesting that was based on a book, I do feel the need to read it. I have discovered some of my favorite books that that way. I first saw the movie of The Virgin Suicides and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee; and both movie led me to the books. However, if I see a trailer or advertisement for a movie that I know is a book, I try and read the book first. Because, as you all are aware, the book is rarely as good as the movie. I would never had read some books, like Twilight or Percy Jackson if I had seen the movie first.

Booking Through Thursday 6

This Week's Booking Through Thursday is a list of questions about the blogger :D

1. Favorite childhood book?
Into the Land of Unicorns by Bruce Coville
2. What are you reading right now?
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
3. What books do you have on request at the library?
Lets see.. The Demons Lexicon (Sarah Rees Brennan), Torment (Lauren Kate), Paranormalcy (Kiersten White), Kisses From Hell (An Anthology), Extraordinary (Nancy Werlin), Firelight (Sophie Jordan), Witch Heart (Anya Bast), Infinite Days (Rebecca Maizel), Stolen (Kelley Armstrong), The Replacement (Brenna Yovannoff), Tempest Rising (Nicole Peeler) and The Awakening (Kelley Armstrong).
4. Bad book habit?
I get too many at once and can never read them all.
5. What do you currently have checked out at the library?
Ha, alright here we go. Fire (Kristin Cashore), Shiver (Maggie Stiefvater) Linger (Maggie Stiefvater), Insatiable (Meg Cabot), The Summoning (Kelley Armstrong), The Iron King (Julie Kagawa), The Iron Daughter (Julie Kagawa), and Betrayals (Lili St. Crow)
6. Do you have an e-reader?
No, but my ipod touch can be used as one.
7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?
That all depends on the book. But, most of time I like to read one. That way I can stay focused and actually finish it.
8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog?
Yes, I read a lot more and definitely check out more books from the library.
9. Least favorite book you read this year (so far?)
Either the Hollow by Jessica Verday or Generation Dead by Daniel Waters
10. Favorite book you’ve read this year?
I don't know that is so hard to answer. Either Crescendo or Graceling, I guess.
11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone?
I wouldn't really say I have a comfort zone, I will pick anything up. I do stick to my main genres (urban fantasy/young adult/paranormal romance), but if a book catches my eye, I will read it.
12. What is your reading comfort zone?
see above :D
13. Can you read on the bus?
Oh, yes. I read in cars all the time.
14. Favorite place to read?
In my reading chair. Its a big old leather chair in the family room that swallows you when you sit in it.
15. What is your policy on book lending?
I will lend a book to my friend, but I will hound them until I get it back. I don't forget :D
16. Do you ever dog-ear books?
Nope. I use anything and everything for bookmarks, scraps of paper, receipts, wrappers, paperclips - really anything flat I can get my hands on.
17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books?
No!
18.  Not even with text books?
Actually, no. Everyone else does, but I cannot make myself write in them. I cannot get out of high school mode when it was forbidden.
19. What is your favorite language to read in?
the only one I can understand, English :D
20. What makes you love a book?
Simple: If I can connect with it.
21. What will inspire you to recommend a book?
You know a book is good when you read for hours and forget to eat, drink or go to the bathroom.
22. Favorite genre?
Young Adult
23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did?)
General Fiction. Some of my favorite books (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, The Catcher in the Rye, I Capture the Castle, The Virgin Suicides, to name a few..) are general fiction. But, I have a difficult time weeding through the books I won't like to get to ones I do.
Favorite biography?
I don't really do biographies. I read a Diana Ross one once for a project in 4th grade, so I will go with that.
25. Have you ever read a self-help book?
Can't say that I have.
26. Favorite cookbook? 
I don't really use cookbooks. But, I have absolutely obsessed with the food network. My favorite chefs on the network are... Rachael Ray, Paula Deene, Bobby Flay and Duff Goldman.
27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)?
I really have no clue.
28. Favorite reading snack?
Umm.. Diet Mountain Dew?
29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience.
 I was really disappointment that I did not like 13 to Life.
30. How often do you agree with critics about a book?
I don't like critics. I listen to other book bloggers, but critics and I are never on the same page.
31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?
I don't like to do it, but I feel like if I didn't enjoy the book, I need to say that.
32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you chose?
French. It even looks beautiful.
33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?
I would have to say the first Jane Austen book I ever read, Pride and Prejudice. I read it when I was really young, and I stumbled through it. I've re-read it since, but I was so intimidated to pick it up again :D
34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?
I don't know.
35. Favorite Poet?
Shel Silverstein.
36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time?
usually around 10.
37. How often have you returned book to the library unread?
I've only done it a few times, usually I can renew them.
38. Favorite fictional character?
Ooh, I don't know. Hermione Granger, maybe. Or Holden Caufield.
39. Favorite fictional villain?
Oh, please. Easy - Voldemort.
40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?
I truck along a group of books, just in case. But, if you mean my fall back book - The Virgin Suicides.
41. The longest I’ve gone without reading.
No idea.
42. Name a book that you could/would not finish.
Generation Dead by Daniel Waters.
43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading?
Sometimes, other peoples conversations. So when I am around people I listen to music while I read.
44. Favorite film adaptation of a novel?
I Capture the Castle, The Virgin Suicides and the Princess Bride.
45. Most disappointing film adaptation?
The first Twilight. I was devastated.
46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?
Probably, $60. I am a student and that is a lot of money to be tossing around at once.
47. How often do you skim a book before reading it?
Usually, I preview them before I buy them.
48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?
If I don't like it.
49. Do you like to keep your books organized?
I try to keep them together by series/genre, but really its however they will fit on my bookshelf.
50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?
I like to keep them. I am a book hoarder.
51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding?
No, not really.
52. Name a book that made you angry.
Most books make me angry at times, I often talk to them and tell them so.
53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did?
The Group by Mary McCarthy
54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t?
13 to Life by Shannon Delany.
55. Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?
Urban Fantasy. I don't know if I call it guilt-free, but it is definitely pleasure reading. I am a shy person, and sometimes the covers embarrass me. I wish more of the books were hardcovers so I could remove them when I go out in public :D

Booking Through Thursday #5

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme. Today's question is..

Have your reading choices changed over the years? Or pretty much stayed the same? (And yes, from childhood to adulthood we usually read different things, but some people stick to basically the same kind of book their entire lives, so…)

Oh, yes my reading tastes have changed over the years. When I was a child I read mostly young adult lit and sometimes contemporary literature; but never science fiction or straight fantasy. As I got older, I progressed into young adult fantasy. Only recently did I branch out to Adult Urban Fantasy and Science Fiction. In fact, my first Adult Urban Fantasy book was Spider's Bite by Jennifer Estep.

Booking Through Thursday 4

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme. Today's question is..

What is the first book you remember reading? What about the first that made you really love reading?

That is a difficult question, I don't really remember. I remember reading a lot of books when I was little, but I cannot name a particular title as "my first". My favorite book when I was really little was Wacky Wednesday by Doctor Seuss, so that may very well have been my first book. But, I am not 100% sure. So, I will just name a few books that I remember reading when I was young - The Boxcar children books, The Avalon: Web of Magic Books and the occasional Nancy Drew Novel. I remember reading these because I loved adventure books. I don't remember much about any of them now, but I was in love with them.

Can you remember you first read?

Booking Through Thursday 3

 Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme.

Which fictional character (or group of characters) would you like to spend a day at the beach with? Why would he/she/they make good beach buddies?

What a great question! This definitely requires a lot of thought. I am going to just pick one though - Sookie Stackhouse from the Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris. Why? Because Sookie is alot of fun, down to earth and completely awesome. She is open minded and runs with some pretty cool and interesting people. I think a day at the beach with Sookie would be entertaining and rather eventful. We would probably meet up with some shifters and/or weres, maybe some fearies and possibly some witches; no vamps though, unless this included a night time bon fire or something! That would be quite a day.

Who would you pick?

Booking Through Thursday 2

Booking Through Thursday is a weekly meme hosted at Booking Through Thursday.

Question: Do you ever listen to book-related podcasts? If so, which ones and why? (Include the URLs for people who aren’t familiar with them.) Or, of course, there’s the flip side … did you even know that such a thing existed? (I ask because I know a lot of people who have no idea what a podcast is.)

Well, I used to listen to the New York Times Book Review; but I don't really anymore. They never really talked about my genre of books, so I lost interested rather quickly. I would listen to book podcasts, though! Does anyone know of any podcasts features young adult, urban fantasy or paranormal romance titles? If so please post in the comments section! I would love to hear them!

Booking Through Thursday

Question of the Week: So … when you think about “hot reading,” what does that make you think of? Beach reading? Steamy romances? Books that take place in hot climates? Or cold ones?

  

I don't know about the rest of you, but when I think of "hot reading" I think of books that you see everywhere. Books that it seems everyone is reading and you can't escape. For example, books like twilight, or maybe the Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.