A to Z Bookish Survey

Hey everyone!

I found this on Perpetual Page Turner and thought it looked super fun so I thought I'd just go ahead and do it! (I also hoped it'd be a quick post I could do and put up, but I was wrong about that!)

 Haha...anyway, here is my version of the A to Z Bookish Survey!

Author you’ve read the most books from:

Sarah Dessen

Best Sequel Ever:

Point of Retreat (Slammed #2) by Colleen Hoover

Currently Reading:

Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

Drink of Choice While Reading:

Tea or water

E-reader or Physical Book?

Physical Book

Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Actually Dated In High School:

Étienne St Clair

Glad You Gave This Book A Chance:

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Hidden Gem Book:

Flat-Out Love by Jessica Park

Important Moment in your Reading Life:

Finding Sarah Dessen

I honestly wanted to not put repeats but this is literally what triggered my crazy reading habit.

Just Finished:

Matched by Ally Condie

Kinds of Books You Won’t Read:

Historical - more the non-fiction type but I generally stay clear of things which involve WW1 and so on

Longest Book You’ve Read:

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - 870 pages

...that is pretty poor to be honest...

Major book hangover because of:

Requiem by Lauren Oliver

Number of Bookcases You Own:

Do you want me to count?

Apparently I have 272 books from last September..? I don't know if that includes my teen books but that was the amount I counted last (via my personal Twitter) 

One Book You Have Read Multiple Times:

I'm trying to make this as wide-scoped as possible...trying not to repeat authors/books....but can't so..

Along For The Ride by Sarah Dessen

Preferred Place To Read:

Bedroom

Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels from a book you’ve read:

I don't read a book and am like: "oh that's a awesome quote!" but I do love the one from The Last Song. It's also one on my Facebook profile, just because I thought it was such a clever link to music...and I like my music :)

"Life, he realized, was much like a song.In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile." 

― Nicholas Sparks, The Last Song

Reading Regret:

Thoughtless by S.C Stephens

Series You Started And Need To Finish(all books are out in series):

Modern Fairie Tales by Holly Black

(Tithe [read], Valiant and Ironside)

Three of your All-Time Favorite Books:

These are from the top of my head...I can't decide!!

HOW CAN YOU ASK THIS?!

1. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen.

2. The One That I Want by Jennifer Echols

3. Easy by Tammara Webber

My go at creating a Divergent
edit/quote!:P I have, like, five
quote captions I've done
stored up on my USB...

Unapologetic Fangirl For:

D-I-V-E-R-G-E-N-T!

Worst Bookish Habit:

Leaving my bookmarks all over the house. 

**Playing cards make really good bookmarks!**

X Marks The Spot: Start at the top left of your shelf and pick the 27th book:

The Kill Order by James Dashner - a book that I have in the American cover, which I got from my friend for my birthday!

(I started from the top of my YA shelves, since at the very top of my shelves I have my kid books)

Your latest book purchase:

I feel like it should say "books" not "book" because who just buys one book at a time?!?

Haha, I think I will say Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (but it was also bought with a tonne of other books I shouldn't of bought!)

ZZZ-snatcher book (last book that kept you up WAY late):

I am very strict with how long I stay up reading because, unlike many of my friends, I can't function without sleep and I become a real grumpy poo. But anyway, Requiem by Lauren Oliver kept me up - worst thing is, I had a maths exam the next day!

The Book Blogger TMI Tag

So I was tagged by the lovely Orli from Blame My Bookshelf. As well as giving me this tag, she has given me the task of tagging others who HAVEN'T done this tag...oh no...

But before that, here are the questions and my answers...

How old are you?

18

What book are you reading?

Heart-Shaped Bruise by Tanya Byrne

What are you wearing?

Blue Jeans, grey top, grey hi-top converse (which are fluffy inside) and a cream wool scarf.

Is that ok?

I'm not sure why you'd want to know..

OTP?

 Fourtris

It's the first fandom that I've been submerged in. Before, no other book or anything has ever been so consuming (well, I was a huge fan of the Jonas Brothers when I was younger...they've split soo..)

But anyway. Divergent.
 Literally. My life. 


Or Lake and Will from Slammed <3

Blogger or Wordpress?

This is tricky. Yes, my blog is on Blogger but the Divergent fansite that I help with is on Wordpress and I do like the format there - It wasn't so hard for me to figure out.

 So...Wordpress...just wins by a tiny tiny bit..

 Going outside being active or staying in and reading a book?

I really love love love hiking and I'd love to go caving and things like that but because of where I live, staying in and reading a book is the only option.

What is the last book you read?

Cruel Summer by James Dawson - It was so good!!

What is the book you're going to read next?

I haven't decided that yet! I pick and choose when it's time rather than have a set list of books I need to read.

eBooks - yes or no?

Yes (If novellas count..?)

Where do you prefer to read?

Bedroom!

Or in the summer, I like my conservatory.

Who is the last person you tweeted?

By the time I write someone down to the time I type this, it'll change, but...

The last person was @DivergentsUK via my personal twitter account!

Who's blog did you look at last?

Daisy Chain Book reviews - I just read Arianne's review on Salvage by Keren David.

 Who is your favourite blogger?

I really love Jamie's which I only recently discovered.

The Perpetual Page Turner

It has loads of fun tags and booky related posts that I think are really awesome.

Outside of books, I'm really into DIY stuff so:

A Pair & A Spare is pretty awesome

And also..

High on DIY

 Who is your favourite booktuber?

Priscilla on Readbles - I adore her videos (and also her accent...yeah, I just had to say that..)

What do you do when someone tells you reading is boring?

I don't really care. Depends who they are, I normally just comment that they're not reading the right books. But other than that I let them be.

Who is the last author you spoke to?

Spoke to in person: Veronica Roth

Via email: James Dawson

 Who is the last person you texted?

My friend, Beth.

 Who is your all-time favourite book character?

Seriously? You're making me choose?

 UKYA or USYA?

I am a really heavy USYA reader but that was because I was never really aware of many UKYA authors! I'm trying to even out the playing field now though! At the moment then, it's USYA.

What is your preferred drink whilst reading?

Tea or peppermint tea or Chinese herbal tea stuff or water

...not all that exciting...

 If you hated reading, what would you be doing instead?

I think I would probably be a film watcher. That or maybe a gamer. Or maybe one of those crime tv show junkies.

 Three things I wish I had more time to do.

How many bookshelves/bookcases do you have?

I have one bookcase (that doesn't live in my room)

One bookshelf and then a tiny mini bookshelf (that live in my room)

Confused? Yeah...sorry...

If you had the choice to meet all of your favourite book bloggers or all of your favourite authors, which would you pick? You can only pick one.

Is it bad if I say authors?

 I feel really bad, but literally all my favourite authors are American and NEVER come on tour in the UK!

Insta-love- yes or no?

It depends on the book. Sometimes I can deal with it, sometimes it's all round wrong!!

 Favourite author?

Sarah Dessen

What is the number-one book on your wishlist?

At the moment, Panic by Lauren Oliver.

Do you prefer books with female or male protagonists?

I don't really mind to be honest.

I think that reading about a female protagonist who's in a dystopian world and badass feels a little more empowering and cool.

 But then I love reading YA romance novels with the perspective of both the female and males. The guys are always really cute...

Which is your favourite book-to-film adaption?

Can I say Divergent even if it hasn't come out yet? Is that cheating?

Ok, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire is pretty awesome.

What is the last song you listened to?

Can I just say Hunter Hayes...one of his songs, they're currently on shuffle as I type this.

Which do you enjoy reading more - negative reviews or positive reviews?

I enjoy both.

I really like the really really negative ones of books that I enjoyed because it also gets me thinking!

Who are you going to tag?

Ok, so here's the part that I suck at!

I tag..

Kata (I can tag booktubers right? Oh well, I just did!)

Jayd from Books, Food & Other Things

Kelsey from Verbosity Book Reviews

and

Midnight Page Turners

Please say I haven't tagged anyone who's already answered these questions 



I will cry...

Inside & Out Book Tag

Hello fellow readers, I thought I'd do a little tag called the Inside and Out Book Tag which I originally saw Holly post on A DayDreamers Thoughts, and thought, yeah, I want to do that tag.

This tag was created by  MathomBooks  from Youtube.


I Inside flap/Back of the book summaries: Too much info? Or not enough (Discuss) 
Depends! I normally make sure I've checked a few reviews on the book before buying it, but when I do go to book shops to take a "risk-buy," I find it varies on the publisher. I've bought a book and the inside was nothing like the blurb! I don't think there is anything as too much but there are some that definitely have a minimal amount...not enough!!

N New book: What form do you want it in? Be honest: Audiobook, E-Book, Paperback, or Hardcover?
I want to say that I like hardbacks. I like them in a sense that they look nice on my shelf. But then reading-wise, I prefer the paperbacks.

S Scribble while you read? Do you like to write in your books, taking notes, making comments, or do you keep your books clean clean clean? (Tell us why)

CLEAN! I LEAVE MY BOOKS CLEAN! I am a perfectionist when it comes to the way my books look, so other than my To Kill A Mockingbird book (which I had to reluctantly annotate for GCSEs) my books are all clean clean clean.

I In your best voice, read for us your favorite 1st sentence from a book.

I don't think I have a favourite first sentence of a book...is that bad? O.o 

*scurries upstairs to look at opening lines of books*

"It's been sixty-four years since the president and the Consortium identified love as a disease, and forty-three since scientist perfected a cure." 
~ Delirium by Lauren Oliver.

D Does it matter to you whether the author is male or female when you're deciding on a book? What if you're unsure of the author's gender? 
I don't care. I think that the majority of my books are by female authors but I don't subconsciously think, "Ok, this book is by a male, it's a no buy." It just so happens that all the books I want to read are by female authors. But I couldn't care less about who writes what, as long as I enjoy it.

E Ever read ahead? or have you ever read the last page way before you got there? (Do confess thy sins, foul demon!) :)

I have to confess. Yes. I DID used to read ahead and I USED TO read the last page of books. I did this to books that I found really slow, sometimes flicking a few pages to see if I have anything to look forward to further on. 

On reading the last page of a book, it didn't bother me that much because I would read the final line and I would forget it when I do finally read the end anyway. But I have stopped doing this.

&

O Organized bookshelves, or Outrageous bookshelves? 

Organized - I think my shelf is pretty organized. There are some that lie down, some that are upright but that's because I have to try and create as much space as possible for the future ones, because our house is quite small and there's not enough room for another shelf! This is more of a personal opinion but I stick with saying it's organized!

U Under oath: have you ever bought a book based on the cover (alone)? 

Yep! Who hasn't though? It's more of a thing I used to do, but not so much anymore. When I first started reading, the covers that made me want the books. It's actually how I found my favourite author, Sarah Dessen.

T Take it outside to read, or stay in? 

Take it out as in the garden? Because then that's a yes. I sometimes read on the train if I'm on my way to London. Other than that I'm a reader at home. I never take my books to college.
And there you have it...the Inside & Out Book tag! Which is also my first tag that I thought I'd do as a nice 'get to know me' thing.

So how about you? Up for the tag? 

GOOD - 'CAUSE I *TAG* YOU!

GO GO GO! ;D

Have fun and thanks for reading!

Until next time,
Sabrina x