Booking Through Thursday: Winter Reading?

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This weeks question is:

It’s the depth of winter here where I live right now … what books do you like to read when it’s snowy and white? What books do you read to evoke a real feeling of winter (good or bad)?

I haven't done one of these in a while.  But I'm back!!! Miss me? 

Honestly I don't want to think of winter at all, if I could I would live in flip flops!  So in the dead of winter (I'm from the north so I know all about snow and freezing temperatures) I will read books about Summer.  Because that's what I wish for.  I don't want to read books about snow where people can't move around or do anything, unless it's a nice steamy snowed in kind of book he he.  I don't do the winter feeling in books because I have enough winter feeling outside.  For real, I just read whatever I want to read next.  Doesn't matter the season, the day or anything just what I want to read next.  I've got my schedule thing going between net galley, personal reads, and blog tours. 

So overall - I read what I want when I want no matter what it looks like outside.  If it snows outside that just means I have more time to read what I want lol. 

How about you?  Do you read specifically towards the weather?

Booking Through Thursday: Resolutions

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This weeks question is:

Any reading resolutions for the new year? Reading more? (Reading less?) Reading better books? Bigger books? More series? More relaxing books?
And hey, feel free to talk about any other resolutions you might have, too … or why you choose NOT to have any.

I don't usually do resolutions, but if you think about the Goodreads 2013 challenge is really a resolution for yourself on how many books you plan on reading.  Last year I did 100 and surpassed that.  This year I chose 100 again because I believe I can reach it.  I don't want a goal and then to fail at it, that's probably why I don't do resolutions.  Sure I can just like many people claim to do the typical resolutions but you know what I'm not even going to try because I know I will not even bother doing them.  Why lie to myself so my friends and family can be like I told you so ha, no thanks.

Only thing I want to accomplish this year is going out more but I do that plenty.  Maybe I'll try something new this year.  Who knows only time will tell and I'm all about flying by the seat of my pants and going with the flow of things.  No stress just keep it moving.  Know what I mean?

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1. a formal expression of opinion or intention made, usually after voting, by a formal organization, a legislature, a club, or other group. Compare concurrent resolution, joint resolution.
2. a resolve or determination: to make a firm resolution to do something.
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4. the mental state or quality of being resolved or resolute; firmness of purpose.
5. the act or process of resolving or separating into constituent or elementary parts.

What are your resolutions?

Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday.

This weeks question is:
If your house was burning down and you could save just one book from your collection … what would it be?
(And, for the purposes of this discussion, we’ll allow series to count as “one” long, multi-volume book.)

This is actually kind of hard for me to answer because my books are really no where that are savable.  So to be the cheater that I am, I will take my laptop which has ALL my books on it that are on my kindle which are the ones that matter worse.  But let's say for arguments sake that my books were actually easy to get to in case of a fire then I think I would have to save Going too Far by Jennifer Echols because as I've said many many times that is my go to book.  Makes me want to read it again right now, maybe I will do a little rereading over the weekend hmmm possibilities. 

How about you what would you take?

Booking Through Thursday

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This weeks question is:

Do you like to talk about what you read? Do you have somebody to talk WITH?


Yes Finally! I got a friend Addicted to Books (no pun intended hehehe well maybe it is ha).  So we share books, or should I say more like I share my books with her and we discuss it.  Talk about the great characters, the ones we don't like in the books etc.  It's fun, even if people don't necessarily think it's "cool" (this is what my brothers tell me), I'd rather be reading then watching TV.  I can always TIVO and watch another time.  Which is normally what I do anyway.  So somehow I got off topic.  Yes I do have someone to talk books about and I love it!

There's also the whole blog world.  That's always entertaining too :-)

Booking Through Thursday

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This weeks question is:

What was the most emotional read you have ever had?


This one is easy for me.  I don't know why I was reading this, if it was for the movie or what but when I read A Walk to Remember I literally cried my eyes out.  I don't know if I was just referencing the movie when I was reading or imagining everything more than it was but this book was great and I cried more than I did when I saw the movie.  It's just so sad and tragic I get that lump in my throat right now.  I loved that book.  Now mind you I wept through the Notebook to and for some reason I just can't bring myself to reading the book.  But Nicholas Sparks he's like guaranteed to make you cry.  Don't you think?

Another honorable mention is Jenny Han's Summer Series.  I cried throughout the whole series.  You know maybe I'm just emotional person and cry for everything ha ha either way both author's are great with emotions.   

How about you what is your most emotional read?

Booking Through Thursday : Genre's

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This weeks question is:
Amy and Sarah both asked about genres:

Amy asks:
Name a book you love in a genre you normally don’t care for. What made you decide to read it? Did it make you want to try more in that genre?

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This is hard because I don't normally read out of my genre.  I guess the one would be GF Bale's Cry Baby Cry because it was a psychological mystery type book.  I used to have a copy of it too but someone borrowed it and never returned it. It was about a woman who's child was kidnapped and she was searching for her.  Big twist in the end but I can't ruin it if anyone decides to read it.  Either way it was super interesting, but I don't normally read books like that I just kind of found that one.  Yeah I wanted to read more but I was too much into romance at that time.
Bookish Sarah asks an interesting assortment of questions:
What genre do you avoid reading and why?
Probably Non Fiction, not that I don't like it just most of the time it's like whatever.  Like all those autobiographies.  I need some embellishment some fantasy, something non realistic to run away from my sometimes not so exciting life.  That's why I avoid it.

Booking Throuh Thursday

Booking through Thursday:

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday.

This weeks question is:
Series or Stand-alone?


This is a toughie because sometimes I just want to keep reading to see what happens next and a stand alone can't offer that, but then there are some series that really they just need to end already, but then again I can't stop reading those either ha.  No matter how bad I just have to know what happens next.  But then again I love my stand alone contemporaries.  Such a hard question that I just cannot choose only one so I will say I'm 50/50 on this because honestly I love them both!!!

Booking Through Thursday: Ashamed?

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This weeks question is:
What book(s) have you read that you’re secretly ashamed to admit?


I am never ashamed of any book I read, I read them because I want to or because I've signed up to read them for a tour.  But I don't think I'd be ashamed of it, YA is the genre I like and adore reading and if you think you should be ashamed because I'm not a YA anymore, I don't really care because I'm not.  These are so pretty d*** good books and I wouldn't trade them for the world.  They are what keeps me intrigued.  Now if only I had more time to read I could get so much more done ha. 

Booking Through Thursday

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This weeks question is:
So other than books … what periodicals do you read? Magazines? Newspapers? Newsletters? Journals?

Do you subscribe? Or do you buy them on the newsstand when they look interesting?

This one is really really easy.

Nope not really!

I will read an article from the paper if someone asks me to read it.  magazines on the rare rare rare occasion when I'm in a waiting room or something along those lines.  But religiously nope, not at all.  How about you?

Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Margaret asks:
Who taught you to read?

That's a really good question and for the life of me I can't remember.  I don't remember my mom teaching me any of that stuff, but she says she did so I will believe her lol.  School for the most part.  My love of books came through my boredom really.  Growing up surrounded by only boys and I wasn't too much of a tomboy sometimes I just wanted to escape and I did so by reading books.  But even then I didn't start reading as thoroughly as I do now until I got older and just need a break from my reality.  Which sometimes I still do.  I actually started out reading romance novels with a friend, but the harlequin suspense or books along those nature.  Then I got into YA, started reading books from the library now I'm addicted.

I think somehow I got off track from the question, ha! But honestly I can't remember who taught me to read it's not a specific memory that sticks out, so I will say parents and school.

Booking Through Thursday: Quotes

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Valentina asks:

Do you have a favorite quote from a book?

I think every book has that one line that I always think about.  Do I have an outright favorite quote from a book.  No I can't think of any right this moment, or can I?  But I do get goodreads quotes sent to me daily and there are a lot that I keep and then there are some I don't.  Of course there are the famous quotes that I will never forget and technically they are from books (or plays) by Shakespeare.

What’s in a name? That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as sweet.

And my all time favorite which I constantly think about in my mind usually when people surprise me lol.

Et tu Brute?

heheh so yeah I guess you can say those are my favorite quotes then.  what are yours?

Booking Through Thursday: Deja Vu

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Sally asks:

Have you ever bought a book, started reading it and then realised you have already read it? If so, how far did you get? (Can you tell this happened to me for the first time ever this week!?!)

Ha - that is tooo funny.  I think it actually did happen to me just once though.  I was reading some YA Contemporary I can't remember which book it was but I swear I had read it before.  There are times where I will have to look up a book to make sure I haven't read it.  If I have a rating I know I've read it unless it was before my rating started them I'm just going to have to read through it and be like oh yeah I did read this book lol.  It's a major Homer Simpson D'oh moment lol. 

Ah it happens to the best of us, sometimes we read so much we forget what we read until we are reading it and bam yup I've read this ha.  I'm still laughing over here because I know the feeling and it's just too funny.

Booking through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Mervih asks:


Favorite secondary characters? (Note the plural)

That is one really great question that's for sure.  You're making me think way too early in the morning lol.

Ok so I read that book Ditched: A Love Story By Robin Mellom and there are these two couples who are pretty much secondary characters but they were so great that I wished they had their own books.  I even mentioned it in my review.  Mike, Mike, Serenity and Bliss, and if you've read the story you know what I'm talking about.  They were just so mellow and cool. 

In the most recent book I read, What I Didn't Say By: Keary Taylor, the main characters sister, her name is Jordan.  I can completely see a book being about her.  Her crush on her brother's friend and her being so nice helping with everything.  There's something going on there and she needs to be a main character :-)

Amplified By Tara Kelly every character secondary or otherwise was fabulous.  Wouldn't mind seeing more about any of the members of the band. 

There are just endless secondary characters that are there for a shoulder to rest on, support or just comic relief and some of them really stick with you.  This was a great question but it's hard. 

Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Cathy De Los Santos asks:


If you could write a book, what would it be about, and why? (Though, of course, some of you already HAVE.)

Ahhhh! That's my questions! :-) hehe.

So if I could write a book - it would definitely be a contemporary book and will have to include some great love in it.  Probably something like a boy next door, I've loved you forever and why can't you see that.  Or a chance meeting at the most unexpected place.  Oh something fabulous like that but alas I am no writer!  I can try but I don't know how good it will come out, again I write how I speak and yes I don't have broken English but sometimes the things that come out of my mouth are kinda not the most proper things to say ha.  But anyway yes a love story, slightly unrequited until the other person finally comes to their senses.  Ha!

What about you? What did you think of my question was it just eh lol?

Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.

Do you have any pet that has a name inspired by your readings?

If not, what would you pick if you DID?
Do any of your friends have book-based names for their pets? (Or their children?)

I don't have any pets because really I'm just not a pet person.  Yeah animals are cute from far away, I have too much on my plate to take care of someone else, this is just my opinion though.  But I do have kids, and I contemplated sort of naming them after characters as a joke, but it didn't pan out so it's ok.

My oldest daughter's name is Isabella (yes I know you know where I'm going with this) well, I was about to have my second child and contemplated if it was a boy would it be weird to name him Edward LOL.  Ha.  I still laugh at that.  Mind you Isabella is not named after Ms. Swan or should I say Cullen.  This was before I even knew the books existed.  It was just a coincidence.  But I still laugh every time I think about it.  It would be super weird though, wouldn't it?

I had another girl - Cynthia so def not named after any book characters.  (Well sometimes I'll call her Cinderella ha ha)

Booking Through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.

abookandashortlatte1 asks


If you had to choose to live within a novel, which would it be?

Oo this one is a tough one, I don't to live in a society where everything is bad, even if the main character did succeed in the end, that doesn't guarantee it's not going to happen again.  I think if I really wanted to live within a novel it would have to be...

Endless Summer by Jennifer Echols.

If I could live within their world, on the lake racing boats and wake boarding, I would be loving it.  Not to mention their parties always sounded fun as it was a weekly event and also just to witness the shenanigans between the two main characters I would be loving it.  Plus the way she describes these brothers, super yum eye candy, for some reason I always think of Adrian Grenier. Yeah so I really want to be in this world.  I want my name spray painted on the bridge.  He he.

Booking Through Thursday: Introvert? Extrovert?

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.

Heidi had an assortment of questions to ask:


Do you consider yourself an extrovert or an introvert?

So this is an interesting question, I always thought I was a little bit of both really depends on the situation and who I'm with.  So I went and took a quiz here.  Below are the results which seem ok but we will discuss.

You Are 30% Extrovert, 70% Introvert


You are quite reserved - yes I don't really like people in my business too much unless I'm the one sharing it of course


You aren't afraid of social situations... - correct because sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

But you very much prefer to go it alone - this is definitely not true, sure I have my moments where I can get something done faster if I am alone but I'd rather be with friends or family, especially to outings.

And why not? You're your own best friend! - its true, it's very hard for me to trust people only because I've been burned by "friends" way too many times to count.  So yeah I guess I am my own best friend and I'm ok with that.

So do I agree with the testing - yeah I guess I do.  But again it depends on the situation when I'm with my friends and family I am usually the one they look to for advice and am the leader of the pack!  I plan everything I make everything happen. Me Me Me (doesn't this sound like that last one lol). 

What about you are you an Introvert or an Extrovert?

Booking Through Thursday - Siblings

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.

Do you have siblings? Do they like to read?


Ha this is such an easy one for me.  I have three brothers and none of them enjoy reading.  They are the ones who tell me constantly to put the book down or something along those terms.  Of which I always reply READING IS FUNDAMENTAL!  He he.  Brothers, and I'm a total middle child (cause i have an older sister but I don't really know her but what I do know I just don't see her as a reader either). 

Booking through Thursday

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.
Two people asked a similar question:

Charlie Quillen asks:
Has a book ever inspired you to change anything in your life, fiction or non-fiction alike?
Lindsay asks:
There have been books I loved, books that I fell in love with, and books that changed my life, and they’re not always the same nor mutually exclusive.

I don't really think any book has every significantly changed my life or inspired me to change my life.  Only one book that made me get back into reading.  But that isn't really a change as I used to read a lot when I was younger as well.  I don't know anyone who's every changed anything because of a book, so I really can't wait to see every one's responses today.  I've always believed that you should be who you are, and really at this point nothing can change that for me personally.  You can say whatever you want but I will still be me.

Booking Through Thursday: Peeves

A weekly meme about (mostly) books and reading. Hosted at Booking Through Thursday. BTT interviewed their readers for a change, and their final question was, “What question have they NOT asked at BTT that you’d love them to ask?” They got some great responses and will be picking out some of the questions from time to time to ask the rest of you. Like now.

Bookish Sarah asks:

What are your literary “pet peeves”?

I don't really have many pet peeves when it comes to books.  But I think the most one I have is when characters are really really pathetic, like seriously pathetic.  Too clingy can't do something without someone else.  I know you know what I mean and my best example has to be ... (don't have me cause I love the books but it annoys me) Bella from Twilight.  She's just too damn needy and pathetic.  Just my opinion.  Characters like that, they irritate the hell out of me.  Anything else I'm good with.

I love a good love triangle, and any drama or fights or gore I'm all in there but pathetic women who seem like they are nothing without a man, yeah my independent woman inside just can't handle it.  Ha.  What's your pet peeve?