I'm a big fan (read: I-do-almost-nothing-else-but-watch) of BookTube and awhile back a tag went around of 25 Bookish Facts about yourself. I thought there was no better way to introduce myself than a rapid-fire fun fact post!
Let's do this.
- I prefer reading paperbacks but looking at hardcovers. They're just gorgeous.
- I like the look of a well-loved paperback more than a well-loved hardback.
- I say I drink tea while I read... but really I drink about three sips and then it goes cold while I'm lost in my story.
- My favourite series of all time is Harry Potter. No kidding, right? I'm sure that came as a shock. Me and 80% of the planet...or galaxy.
- I prefer to read YA books, but I enjoy a good middle-grade friendship story as much as any seventh grader.
- I collect children's books as well as YA and middle grade because I want to have a library for my future family.
- I never dog ear pages. I used to (shame on me, I know) but now I use bookmarks. I'll probably do a bookmark collection post sometime. I have a few.
- I don't feel the need to only buy pristine condition books - I have no problem owning bent or scratched books. Hurting the cover cannot hurt the story!
- I check out a lot of the books I read from the library.
- 90% of the time, I will only buy a book for my collection if I have already read it and LOVED it.
- I cannot read in a moving vehicle.
- I CAN, however, read while lying down without falling asleep. Can I consider this my superpower? I think yes.
- I have a Bookstagram account! Shameless plug: the.storied.shelf on Instagram.
- I have bought many a book solely based on the cover. What can I say? I have a weakness. Calligraphy and colors and metallics = my kryptonite.
- My book collection is currently at 173(ish) books. Yeesh.
- I don't eat when I read because I will get crumbs in the pages and I do not need that in my life.
- I'm in the process of collecting every edition of two series: Harry Potter (again, duh) and Anne of Green Gables. I just love them. I need more to love.
- I am in the middle of approximately 1,296 series (perhaps an exaggeration...perhaps not) right now and, yes, it drives me bonkers.
- I've never met a famous author but BOY, what I wouldn't give to be at YallWest (which is happening rightthisminute... sob) or BookCon this year.
- I mostly read at night, but I also try to carry a book with me everywhere so I can read any time. Just call me Rory Gilmore (really, I'd love that, she embodies #readinggoals).
- I am not a seasonal reader. That is to say, I don't prefer a certain genre during a certain season; I just read all the books all the time. YAY!
- I have a few authors that I will automatically read/buy a book from without thinking twice: Huntley Fitzpatrick, Kiera Cass, Jennifer E. Smith, and Sandy Hall. The list grows all the time.
- I like Nicholas Sparks books. Like, a lot. Feel free to tell me they're cheesy and awful and ridiculous because it still won't stop me.
- I do not read ebooks. Not that I'm saying I never will... but I don't right now. I do listen to audiobooks though because I drive A LOT. And they're great.
- I plan to write a book. Someday. Hopefully soon. Wish me luck.
AND that is 25. Let me catch my breath because that was a lot of things. But hey, now you know me a little better!
I'd love to know you better, too! Comment below with a bookish fact or two about you! Anything on my list you agree with? Disagree with? Let me know! We can talk about books and stuff.
Til next time, happy reading!
