Hi everyone! I watch YouTube a lot and sometimes the people I watch do tags where there's a set of questions that everyone answers while they film their video. One of my more favorite YouTubers put up a book tag for Riverdale and I thought of doing something similar for the blog. In stumbling around Google, I found the Ultimate Book Tag by ChapterChicks that I thought would be fun to do. So, we'll get started. If you decide to do the tag, please leave me a comment with a link to your blog as I'd love to see your answers.
The Ultimate Book Tag
1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?: I used to all the time but it's less now. I'm not sure if my body just got used to me reading in the car thanks to being on my phone all the time or what.
2. Which author’s writing style is completely unique to you and why?: For me, it's a tie between Stephen King and John Irving. Stephen King has a style that sucks you into a book, no matter if it's a horror story or something else, and just holds you in until you can't read anymore or the book is over. John Irving has the older storyteller vibe from ages ago that makes you just want to sit down and listen to everything he has to say. A Prayer for Owen Meany is an excellent example of this and you should go read it if you haven't already.
3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.: ...well, fine. It is going to be Harry Potter.
1. It is not in first person and, while Harry is the focus, you get more of a view of what the other characters are doing. In Twilight Saga, it is all Bella all the time and there are points where you just have to reach in and strangle her for all she's doing.
2. I like magic and magical schools.
3. I have never cried like I have cried over the death of characters like that series. I'm not just talking Dumbledore and Snape, but a lot of other characters. I call book 7 the book of death considering the death count there.
4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is it in (besides books…)?: No, but I have a big messenger bag. The book in there right now is The Fire Pit by Chris Ould. Other than that, I have my wallet, my phone, and usually my iPad or Kindle to read other things on if I want to.
5. Do you smell your books?: ...People don't smell their books? How weird.
6. Books with or without little illustrations?: It depends on the book. I like it when books have maps, which I'm not sure counts or not with the illustrations.
7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn’t quality writing? (Ex. I read Twilight before I read HP and thought the writing was amazing but read HP and now think Twilight is a little bit of a joke.): My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult. There was just so much with that book that was so wrong. The parents not seeing reason, the ending that came out of nowhere, and... it is the first book that I cannot even with. Now, I have a rule that there are great authors out there that have that one or two books where they're just wrong. It was a great idea but it just falls flat, so I have to try at least two books by the same author before I put them on my never read again list. I tried Nineteen Minutes and... yeah, no. Her writing is nice but the quality of plot was just wrong. So, she's not my cup of tea, which is sad, but that's where I am at the moment.
8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!: Mom likes to tell the story where I had to have Three Little Pigs read to me or I would throw fits and not go to sleep. That's about it.
9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?: Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey.
10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?: Three way tie between complete version of Chronicles of Narnia, complete version of Lord of the Rings, and the Mists of Avalon.
11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?: I do, with both questions, and, hopefully, it'll be this year that I am finally an author.
12. When did you get into reading?: My family likes to joke that I was born reading, so it's been from a very early age. I did not teach myself how to read, but my mom did, and she loves reading. So she passed it onto me.
13. What is your favorite classic book?: Hmm... this is a tough question. I have way too many classic books that I like. If you were to tie me to a chair with a gun to my head and I could only pick one, it would have to be Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger. It introduced me to the idea that not all heroes are good with the antihero. Until I read that book, I thought that all protagonists were straight and narrow good guys. The idea of the antihero blew my brain and I've been loving the idea ever since.
14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?: It was one of my bests. I also was amazing in math and science but got my BA in English Literature. Now I see plot holes everywhere.
15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated…what would you do?: Say thank you and go to Half Price Books to turn it in to get another book.
16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?: In the idea of a magic school type place, I would say the Harper Hall trilogy by Anne McCaffrey is a good place to start. I'm not sure for Hunger Games.
17. What is a bad habit you always do in writing?: I am horrible at describing places. It's called white box syndrome and I'm working on it.
18. What is your favorite word?: Coccyx. I have yet to use it while writing.
19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?: I'm me and awesome, so it doesn't matter?
20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?: Both, but fairies are more powerful.
21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?: Both but angels are more powerful due to that backing from God thing.
22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?: Both but werewolves are more powerful because they're in the living world. Spirits have to cross over and can only do so with the aid of someone who has spirit magic, related to them, or both.
23. Zombies or Vampires?: What kind of zombies are we talking about here? If we're talking the Max Brooks kind, then zombies. If we're talking about Anne Rice vampires (or my own), then vampires. This is too broad of a question.
24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?: Forbidden love! Love triangles just make me work out how they would be a threesome or more because why not. Honestly. There's not enough time in the world to limit love to just one person.
25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?: Action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in. I used to be the person who loved to read full on romance but my tastes have changed.
So, that's that! I hoped you liked reading my answers and I tag anyone who wants to join in on the fun. You can either link me to your own post or answer in the comments. Until next time, happy reading!
