Book Questionnaire

I got tagged to do this by Ashley @sparkylovesbooks​ over on tumblr! Thank you!

  1. What is your favorite book?
    You expect me to pick just one??? God I guess I have to go with….um… Screw it, I’m picking a whole series! I pick the Tales of the Kingdom series by Cynthia Voigt.
  2. What was the last book you read?
    The last book I finished was The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale. I reviewed it as well.
  3. What is the worst book you’ve ever read?
    Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Ugh.
  4. Top 7 book characters.
    Elske // Elske by Cynthia Voigt
    Oriel // The Wings of a Falcon by Cynthia Voigt
    Jacob’s Hollow // Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
    Dicey // The Tillerman Cycle by Cynthia Voigt
    Ripred // The Underland Chronicles by Suzanne Collins
    Noah // The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater
    Enna // The Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale
  5. What is your favorite genre?
    YA Fantasy.
  6. Book you cried the hardest reading?
    That would be a book I read way back in elementary or middle school called The Soul of the Silver Dog.
  7. Book you laughed the hardest reading?
    Any of Robert Fulghum’s works! I actually got kicked out of class once because I was reading one of his books and couldn’t control my laughter.
  8. Which book character(s) do you most relate to?
    Rinna Agget from Shannon Hale’s Forest Born.
  9. Favorite author(s)?
    Top 3: Cynthia VoigtShannon HaleRobert Fulghum.
  10. Do you judge books by their covers?
    Oh, not as often as I used to. When I went out of the house more, I would stand at the shelves and grab up any book with an interesting cover to try. But these days I usually find my books online, so the covers don’t come into it as often.
  11. What is your favorite quote from a book?
    “Don’t sell yourself short. You may never have proof of your importance, but you are more important than you think.” – Robert Fulghum, All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
  12. Which book do you recommend to friends and family most?
    Well, probably Cynthia Voigt’s books. I love the way she writes so much, and she writes across genres so I feel like there’s more of a chance for someone to like something of hers.
  13. Which book is so special to you that you don’t share it with others?
    I’m going to assume this means “which physical copy of a book will you not share” in which case the answer is: Almost every book I own because I trust NO ONE with my books. I barely even let my husband handle them.
  14. Do you have any signed books?
    Yes, but no. I have two books that were signed by a musician friend, sort of an inside joke, but none signed by authors.
  15. Have you met any authors?
    Unfortunately, no, but I’ve had some nice correspondence with a few.
  16. Buy books new, used, or go to the library?
    Since I don’t have much money my typical method is to get any books I want to read from the library, then if I like it I will add it to my list of books to buy. The books I buy are mostly used, but every so often I get a gift card or something and I’ll order new books.
  17. Where is your favorite place to read?
    My prefered place to read is in a comfortable office chair at a desk. That way I can rest my arms on the desk and keep a decent enough posture with very little effort.
  18. Prefer books set in the past or the future?
    Past.
  19. What 5 elements would your ideal book have?
    Water, air, fire– Okay, bad joke…
    Witchcraft, brown people!, badass ladies, queer people, and a fantasy setting.
  20. Do you ever hope to publish your own book?
    No, I’m not much of a writer.
  21. Prefer stand alone or series?
    Well I always love a series and I read a lot more of them, but it’s nice to read a contained story when I can find a good one.
  22. Do you mark/highlight/dog ear your books or keep them in perfect condition? 
    I try not to dog ear, but I slip up. Non-fiction I’m happy to highlight/notate/etc., but not usually my fiction.
  23. Hardbacks or paperbacks?
    Hardback, for durability.
  24. Do you watch any booktubers?
    I like Mary’s videos (@books-and-cookies​), but aside from a few videos here and there I never really spent much time on booktube. I really should though.
  25. Do you like twist endings?
    Depends on how it’s executed… A twist for the sake of having one is just boring.
  26. Do you reread books?
    Oh yes. Too often probably.
  27. E-readers or physical copies of books?
    I prefer physical copies, but only because it can hurt my eyes to read on a screen for too long.
  28. A book that makes you feel comforted?
    The Tillerman Cycle books by Cynthia Voigt.
  29. Would you rather read an ending that makes you feel happy or sad?
    Happy. Does anyone say sad? Honestly, I got plenty of sad, I read to be less miserable.
  30. Favorite villain in a book? 
    I guess, Warner, from the Shatter Me series by Tahereh Mafi. I don’t usually like villain’s in books, mostly just movies/tv shows.
  31. Do you like to write reviews when you finish a book?
    I do like to, but I’m new to it.
  32. Do you experience “book hangovers”?
    Oh man, constantly! The more I love a world the harder it is to move on.

4 thoughts on “Book Questionnaire

  1. You reminded me I loved All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. You make me want to read more from him. Which other books by this author would you recommend?

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