Carpe Librum Swap -- 55 Book Related Qs, Round 3

Hello,

The following are questions I have answered for a Swapbot Swap. I love to answer questions especially about books and other stuff I'm interested in. Some of the questions stumped me a little but I managed to get through them.

I've only just been invited to join Carpe Librum and I'm totally grateful for the invite as there is some fantastic swaps on there that I've signed up to. I'm really looking forward to reading through my other partners answers also. 

Well I hope you enjoy my Answers.

Emma

@emmalouiise91

1 Favourite childhood book?

Alice through the looking glass

2 What are you reading right now?

The Secret Museum by Molly Oldfield

The Goddess of Roses by P.C Cast

3 Do you go to a library? If so, what do you currently have checked out there? If not, is there a reason?

Yes. We have a small library down the road from us they don’t have many books but I like to go to see what’s new in. I currently have The Secret Museum out.

4 Do you collect any authors/series or certain types of books?

Yes I collect series by:

P.C & Kristen Cast - The House of Night Series

P.C Cast - Goddess Summoning Series

P.C Cast - Partholon Series

Rachel Caine - The Morganville Vampires.

J.K Rowling - Harry Potter

Maggie Stiefavter - The Wolves of Mercy Falls

Cassandra Clare - The Mortal Instrument

Veronica Roth - Divergent Series

Richelle Mead - The Vampire Academy

Stephanie Meyer - Twilight Saga

I love Fantasy & YA Books mainly anything to do with Fairies, Mythical creatures, Wolves, Witches, Vampires.

5 Do you have a yearly goal on amount of books you want to finish?

No I’m thinking about starting a list of books to finish though as I have soo many I want to read.

6 Do you have an e-reader?

Yes I have iBooks on my iPad.

7 Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?

I like to read several books at once. I tend to get distracted easily and unless its a book that can get my full attention I tend to read a few at a time.

8 Do you have a blog where you post about books? If so, give your URL

I have just set up a new blog that I will be posting about the books I’ve read, reading and want to read plus reviews. There’s nothing on there yet but I’m hoping to start soon ! http://patternandpaper.blogspot.com

9 Do you follow any blogs about reading/books? Which ones?

I have a few people I follow on instagram

10 Favorite book you’ve read this year (so far in 2014)?

Divergent !

11 Least favorite book you read this year (so far in 2014)?

I don’t think I have one.

12 How often do you read out of your comfort zone?

Urm.. Not very often haha

13 What is your reading comfort zone?

Fantasy. I’ve tried reading crime and other books but I’m just not tuned that way.

14 Favorite place to read?

In bed or on the couch when no one is in and it’s nice and quiet with a lovely cup of tea.

15 What are your thoughts on book lending?

I will lend a book to someone I can trust wont ruin it or lose it. I lent my House of Night series and The Morganville Vampire Series to a family friend who is 13 and she took such good care of them. I would like to share them with my cousin but she has a younger brother who I’m frightened will destroy them.

16 What are your thoughts on pirated books?

Urm..I don’t know....I’m guilty of downloading one or two that I really really wanted to read and couldn’t afford them at the time but I’ve gone out and bought them when I’ve had the money as I like to have books physically

17 What are your thoughts on "Banned" books?

I don’t understand why books would be banned ? Is it down to religious reasons ? I dunno seems stupid. People should be able to read whatever they like without being judged.

18 What are barriers you have to reading more? (work, family, ect)

Time, Work, Decorating. Theres simply not enough hours in the day

19 How many books have you read in the last six months?

Around 7-8 I can’t really remember it might be more..

20 What makes you love a book?

Strong Character Descriptions, Action, An interesting story line.

21 What will inspire you to recommend a book?

If the person seem interested in general to the genre of books I read or if there looking for a change in what there reading.

22 5 of your top read genres

I’m not sure if these are genres ??

Fantasy

Dystopia

YA

23 5 authors you read a lot?

P.C Cast

Rachel Caine

Richelle Mead

Veronica Roth

Cassandra Clare

24 Do you read non-fiction? Biographies?

Yes. I have read Miranda Heart, Kat Von D, Lee Evans, Mainly comedians and or people I’m interested in. I’m looking for Artist Biographies also.

25 How many times do you read a week?

Everyday if I get the chance

26 Do you feel you read better with or without noise?

Without Noise !

27 What influences your book choices?

A fantastic front cover, blurb ( I think that’s what it’s called )

28 Favorite reading snack?

Chocolate.

29 Do you literally judge a book by its cover, title, or author?

Most of the time yes. If I’m out at the supermarket and see something on the shelf and unsure I’ll write it in my phone and look it up then if I want it I’ll go back for it.

30 What is the longest book you have ever read? The shortest?

Longest I think would have to be Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer

Shortest I think would be Lenobia’s Vow - P. C Cast

31 How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?

Not great because Authors have put there lives into these books and spent months / years creating them and it must be really disheartening but everyone likes and are interested in different things so what I might not like others might. I guess it balances itself out.

32 Do you make up stories, or ever think about an alternate ending for a book because you want to?

Sometimes or I wonder what would happen in a different situation and what the outcome would be.

33 Most intimidating book you’ve ever read?

I’m not sure. I don’t think I’ve read one yet.

34 Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin?

I’m not looking forward to starting the last book of the House of Night series by P.C Cast as it will end me truly I will have nothing else to look forward to each yearly release ! I may possibly cry !

35 What book do you try to steer people away from?

Crime, Books with rape or kidnap, Books with bad things happening to children.
Edit: I totally read this question wrong ! I'd have to go with slut books like Fifty Shades of Grey. I'm guilty of owning all of them. But that was because I liked how the front cover looked on the set and then a few weeks after everyone was going nuts so there sat there and I refuse to touch them !

36 What book do you recommend most to others?

Anything by P.C Cast she’s a fabulous and descriptive writer and a very entertaining Author.

37 Do you ever re-read books?

Yes I have re read Breaking Dawn more times than I’d like to count along with The House of Night Series and Partholon Series. I’m currently re reading The Goddess of Roses

38 Favorite fictional character?

Aphrodite - The House of Night

39 Favorite fictional villain?

Hmmm...... I like Neferet - The House of Night Series or Bella Lestrange - Harry Potter.

40 Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation?

Anything that’s on my to read list it probably the only time I get to sit and full concentrate on new books

41 The longest I’ve gone without reading.

A month or two

42 Name a book that you could/would not finish.

Allegiant - Divergent Series

43 What distracts you easily when you’re reading?

My Partner, the TV, the Dog.

44 Favorite film adaptation of a novel?

Divergent, The Mortal Instruments, Harry Potter

45 Most disappointing film adaptation?

Twilight I think they missed out quite a few key points from the books Breaking Dawn especially

46 The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time?

£60 I think that was online and I was buying a mix of reading and design books

47 How often do you skim a book before reading it?

Not very often if at all. I’d rather read it intently and if I don’t like it a few chapters in then I’ll either stop or skip on to see if anything is might be worth reading but I’ve never really been disappointed with a book.

48 What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through?

If I find another book that intrigues me more. I’ve done it recently I stopped reading Neil Gaiman Never Where to read the Divergent Series. I still haven’t gone back to it yet to finish it off.

49 Do you like to keep your books organized?

Yep. There currently in boxes at the minute but when I have them out on display there always all together in series and then the stray single books get put together. I can wait to get my new bookcase

50 Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them?

KEEP ! I never give them away ! I still have the Beatrix Potter Sets my mum bought me as a baby. They’ll be coming to there new home as well soon.

51 Do you read for enjoyment or to gain knowledge?

Both. Although the knowledge side of things has only just started recently. When I started to read The Secret Museum I was learning so much about different artist and there cultures that was fun to know about not like when your in School or College and your forced to read texts because it’s part of the Curriculum. I’ll definitely be going to the big library in town soon for more books on my favourite artists and other stuff I find interesting.

52 Name a book that made you angry.

Urm... I can’t think of one... There’s probably one from school that I read that made me angry.

53 A book you didn’t expect to like but did?

I really can’t think. I guess Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi I read quite a few bad reviews about it but when I read the write up on the book it sounded interesting and I really enjoyed her unique writing style.

54 A book that you expected to like but didn’t?

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner by Stephanie Meyer. I think it was because I liked reading the Twilight books and this was from another characters point of view and her little story of becoming a vampire but it was really bad. I didn’t want to know about anyone else really apart from the main characters and the special abilities they had. It was really weird read and almost as though she was looking to keep the books alive for just a little bit longer. Thinking about it now it annoyed me.

55 Favorite guilt-free, pleasure reading?

I’m not really sure what this means........