And now, the answers you’ve been waiting for since last Sunday!
Thank you all so much for asking questions during my half-Blogiversary Q&A! And thanks for all of the Blogiversary wishes! 💕
(Here’s the original post, in case you’re a little confused!)
Now let’s just hop right into the answers! I was originally going to answer only some of your questions, but then my hand slipped and I ended up answering all of them! 😅
1) What’s a must-have for a book (good MC, storyline, plot twists)?
2) How much do other people’s opinions of books effect you (like if someone says something bad about a book will you not pick it up)?
- Oooh, a good book has to have all of those! But what I value the most is a good main character and a relatable/understandable storyline. I’m not sure how to explain that, though? Like, both character and plot have to mean something to me, and they also have to make sense.
- Um, yeah definitely, if anyone doesn’t like a book I probably won’t pick it up! 😂 The only exception to this would be if one of my really good friends highly recommends it to me. It cancels out!
What’s your favorite outfit of yours? :))
Favorite outfit? 😂 I’ve never really thought about that, but my favorite color to wear is maroon! I have a maroon blouse with flowers on it, and some cute brown sandals, and I like those as a combination with jeans 🙂 And for the winter, I pretty much only have maroon and green sweaters!
If you had to stop blogging about books and switch to something else, what would it be?
That’s a great question! 😊 Before I started his blog, I was thinking about blogging about college life (since I was starting a college year), but I’ve also considered blogging about traveling! If I traveled more, I’d probably be a travel blog! 😂
If you had to choose a book character who’s very similar to you, who would it be? 🙂
Well, I like to compare myself to Harry Potter a lot, apparently! 😂 But I’m also a lot like Frances from Radio Silence. 😊
1.) What book are you currently reading, what have you recently finished and what do you plan to read next?
2.) What is your favorite song?
3.) What is your favorite movie/TV show?
4.) What genre do you not read?
- I’m currently reading an eARC of Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita (even though I technically haven’t started it yet!), I recently finished an audiobook of Stalking Jack the Ripper, and… I haven’t figured out what I’m going to read next!
- I don’t have a favorite song! 🙈 I don’t have a favorite anything, except for a favorite band, favorite characters, and a #1 favorite series (Harry Potter).
- (But for TV shows, some of my favorites are Sherlock and Doctor Who 😂)
- I don’t read non-fiction books. I don’t know why, I just don’t! I also don’t typically read romance or horror.
What are your best reads of 2019 so far?
My best reads of 2019 are Gemina and Skyward! 😊
1) Do you remember what your first favorite book was?
2) Are there any really well-known books you never want to read?
3) What’s your bookish OTP?
4) Do you have a favorite bookmark/thing to use as a bookmark?
5) When is your ideal reading time?
- My first favorite book was the second chapter book I ever read, haha! It’s called The Haunting of Hathaway House, and I don’t remember anything about it except that it was about a spooky house and it had that dog Wishbone! ❤️ (But like, my real first favorite book was probably Dealthy Hallows.)
- I try to be positive about books, but I don’t think I would like A Court of Thorns and Roses!
- My bookish OTP is… Percabeth (Percy Jackson)? Or Hinny (Harry Potter)? You know, the basic ones!
- That’s a funny story – I don’t ever use bookmarks (but I really really should)! However, I do have a rather large bookmark collection! And I am going to do a bookmark collection post soon 🙂
- My ideal reading time is right before bed, but in high school I used to read for 20 minutes as soon as I woke up, every day!
If you had a pet dragon, what would you call it??
And If you could ask a fictional character a question, who would the character be and what would the question be??
- If I had a pet dragon, I would probably name it after its personality and physical traits! 😂 (But I would probably name it Cinder!)
- Woah, now the questions are getting deep! 😂 I would ask… I think I would ask Harry Potter how he feels about his son’s name now? (lol, sorry, I can’t come up with a good answer! I would ask so many questions to so many characters if I could!)
How would you answer these questions?
Let’s chat about it!
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Happy reading, everyone! 😀
Loved reading all your answers to these questions! 😀 Percabeth and Hinny are also OTPs for me. And that’s really impressive that you read every morning in high school! I love the name Cinder for a dragon 😀
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Percabeth and Hinny have pretty much always been my main OTPs. ❤️ I ~used to~ read every morning, and I loved it… but now that I’m in college, I just can’t find the strength 😂 And I got the name Cinder from a little stuffed dragon I bought a few years ago!
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Harry Potter is awesome! And I still need to read “Radio Silence”! It’s on my reading list for this year! Great answers! ❤
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You should definitely try Radio Silence, it’s so good! I recommend the audiobook 🙂 I hope you like it!
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Loved your answers! I get most of my reading done right before bed too 😊
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Thank you! Reading before bed is just an easier way for me to relax before going to sleep 😊
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Loved all your answers, and happy blogaversary!!!
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Thank you, Shelby!
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Oh Stalking Jack the Ripper that’s a favorite series of mine. I haven’t watched either one of those shows and romance is my favorite genre. Thank you for answering my question I loved reading your answers to all of them.
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I liked Stalking Jack the Ripper, but whoops, sorry for disliking Romance! 🙈 Thanks for your questions!
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Romance isn’t for everyone and I totally understand that. You’re welcome!!
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Yay!! I loved reading your answers and thank you for answering my questions 😊
I would love to travel more and talk about all the places too!!
I love your bookmark– I think the metal ones are really cool!!
Cinder is an awesome dragon name!! And it would be hard to only ask one question to a character– but I would be curious to know what Harry thinks about his sons name now!! 😂
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You’re welcome, thank you for the questions! 😊
I love traveling, and that’s how I get most of my bookmarks, including that one – instead of buying bulky souvenirs, I’ll get bookmarks instead! 😂
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You’re welcome!! Aww.. that’s a great idea!! Love it!! 😁
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Fun answers! I love maroon, and I’d do a travel blog too if I wasn’t a book reviewer! Also, high five to never reading ACOTAR; I would burn that book so fast if I ever saw it in your hands. 😂
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Thank you! I would love to have a travel blog, but I don’t travel enough for that, haha! And I was just imagining myself picking up ACOTAR in a bookstore, and you running up behind me to slap the book straight out of my hands 😂
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Hahahaha OR it could be a horror scenario where you pick up the book, turn around, and see me standing behind you with a lit match in my hand, smiling at you creepily. The possibilities are endless. 😂😂
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That would definitely be creepy, but I would totally understand and probably just hand you the book for the burning 😂
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So fun reading your answers, Xandra! Can’t wait to see your bookmark collection!
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Thank you, Hunida! I’ll try to post about my bookmarks soon! 😊
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Can’t wait! 😀
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Hey! Nominated you for the sunshine blogger award ❤ I know a lot of people have done it & I wasn't about to go check everyone 😂 so if you've already done it then it's totally your choice to do it again or pass!
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Thank you so much! 💕 I actually haven’t done it yet, so I will try to do yours soon!
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Happy blogoversary again, yay!! I loved your answers to these and I’m so happy to see you mentioning Radio Silence and Frances, I loved her so much and could relate to her a whole lot just as well 🙂 And wow, what a pretty bookmark you have, LOVE IT! 😀
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Thank you so much, Marie! Frances is so relatable! And thank you for the bookmark compliment, it’s my favorite one 😊
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I loved learning more about you from this post! Even if you haven’t travelled to a lot of places, I would love a few travel posts from you on the places you have travelled. (If you already have some up, and I totally missed them, link me please!) And still willing and waiting for that bookmark post!
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