- what are your favorite genres to read: i am a sucker for romance novels. there’s something about them that feels so heartwarming and comforting. there are so many popular tropes in romance novels as well, from enemies to lovers, arranged marriage and childhood sweethearts, to forbidden love, forced proximity and second chance love, all i love. another genre that i adore reading is fantasy. i love the feeling of being transported to a different time, dimension or planet, and i love the action, adventure and romance that is played out in fantasy novels!
- do you read more relatively popular books or more underrated books: i think a mix of both, i love reading books by authors who are less well known than others, i enjoy reading books by small up and coming writers because i genuinely enjoy supporting them, and following their careers. i also love hearing other people’s suggestions, and i love buying books that are well rated in booktok and goodreads since they are two very reliable literary sources.
- from what author have you read the most books from: i think right now the author that i’ve read the most books from is colleen hoover, although that is a wild guess, i love her books and she is one of my favorite writers so i’m guessing at the moment i’ve read colleen hoover the most.
- what audiences (YA, middle grade, adult, etc) do you gravitate towards the most: i have to say that i do gravitate towards ya novels the most, however i have been reading more books that adult audiences gravitate towards and im really liking a lot of what im reading. ya will always be my favorite sub genre though.
- most relatable character: this is a very hard question because i usually read as a way to escape, so there are not many characters that i easily relate to. however, i do think that i relate to aza holmes from john greene’s “turtles all the way down.”
- have you always loved reading: oh, yes, absolutely!! my parents, friends and family used to compare me to the character of matilda all the time when i was younger, i would sit in my bedroom for hours on end reading. it was my way to escape, my way to be my own person, i thought of it as my own personal friend.
- what’s a book you feel was written for you: oooh this is such an interesting question!! i think that the book that closely represents the person that i am is dramarama by e. lockhart. this book is about two teenagers in ohio who decide to attend an intensive theater training summer camp. this book speaks to me in a very specific way because i myself am a theater kid, and am enrolled in a performing arts high school where i train in musical theater for 25 hours a week.
- first or third person: personally i prefer first person narration more because it teaches me more about the character and helps me better understand who they are. however, i prefer third person narration when i am reading a fantasy, thriller or mystery novel.
- are you a mood reader or a tbr reader: i would say i am definitely a mood reader, i read when i want to and don’t set specific times for myself to read, unless i have a very busy day or week, then i will schedule a time for me to sit down, relax and read.
- series or standalones: i was a hardcore series reader, i loved the attachment that i developed with the characters and the world in which the story was told but now that i’m older i enjoy standalone books more, i couldn’t tell you why specifically, i’m just more drawn to standalone books more now.
- do you annotate your books: ALWAYS. it is my favorite occupation. my greatest victory is that all of my books are kept in perfect shape and are annotated correctly. i love annotating books, it feels so special, like the book is really mine.
- long or short books: i myself love reading longer books because then i can easily invest in the characters and the world immediately. with short books i find it harder. it’s also difficult for me to stay completely invested in shorter books. 300-400 pages is my go to length, however i’m not one to shy away from a 600-709 page book either.
- favorite bookish tropes: my personal favorite is enemies to lovers. some other favorites are long lost loves, childhood sweethearts, forced proximity and second chance love (aka lily and atlas in it ends with us and it starts with us.)
- favorite book to film/tv show adaptation: i loved the adaptation of heart stopper. that book series was so fuzzy and comforting and the tv show perfectly represented all that i loved about it, plus the aesthetic of the tv show was gorgeous.
- do you dnf: no, it is one of my biggest pet peeves to dnf. i hate it, i never want to give up on books. it doesn’t really matter whether i liked it or not, but i don’t want t just abandon the book, i want to give it a chance. i think i’ve only dnf’d a couple of times.
- what’s a book you wish had a sequel: i would have loved a sequel to “the fault in our stars” by john green. i love that book so much, and i would have loved to see hazel and augustus’s relationship play out further in a sequel.
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