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25 Bookish Facts about Fives

Fives @ Down The Rabbit Hole

Hey y’all! Just wanted to continue this new trend/tag set by Andge. Being new, hopefully this is a chance to get to know me slightly better too!

Again, this was not our own creation, but over yonder, by Sara @ The Bibliophagist! Make sure to check out her site and show her your support too :)!

I am taking inspiration from Andge’s facts, so bear with me! Time to find out my own similarities with her too, it seems.

1. My favourite book is Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden. Just something about its enchanting story, and its dramatic twists and turns and heart-wrenching journey just tears me apart every time. Nothing has matched that for me yet, so it is my favourite book of all time at the moment. I highly recommend it if you haven’t read it!

2. I tend not to re-read too many books. Unless I absolutely adored them and just have to re-immerse myself into that world. – Andge (I had to keep this one, it’s literally me to a tee.) Books I re-read mainly consists of…just Harry Potter (wingaaaardium levioooosa)

3. I grew up reading mostly fantasy books. I love magic. Anything magical. Anything where there’s a realistic world….except with magic. How I dream of having powers of my own haha! Specifically, I read books like the Magic Treehouse series when I was much younger.

4. I do not borrow from the library, but do spontaneously purchase from the store. I should really borrow more from the library. I used to do it a lot when I was younger…why did I ever stop? Must be my laziness…but honestly a great place to be! Now I just browse in the store and pick up good deals! And suggestions from Andge, of course.

5. Yes, I have a kindle, but paper all the way. Once again, my laziness prevails, because I’m too lazy to purchase/look for the e-versions of books. I like being in the store, judging books by their covers (gasp!), finding value books or getting suggestions!

6. I read very quickly (compared to average). I tend to blitz through books pretty quickly, especially the more interesting ones, because I simply cannot put it down. Or if it’s a mystery that I need to know the ending of. Fun fact: I finished a whole mystery novel during one of Andge’s shifts, just standing there waiting for her!

7. I never read multiple books simultaneously, I read books sequentially. Maybe it’s some sort of obsession with finishing books? I can’t leave something hanging, but more likely  because I will forget the plot when I try and revisit it. Fortunately, I read quickly so it’s not too big of an issue.

8. I’ve only ever DNF’d one book. I definitely agree with Andge on this one. I just can’t do it. The one time I did I was in grade 6 and it was some odd book that I just didn’t care about (The Leap or something). Usually I’m smarter though, and just by reading the little blurb and perhaps a couple of pages, I can usually decide whether I will finish the book or not.

 9. I’m pretty bad with remembering author’s names. Oops, I am sure this is a major faux-pas! Guess I’m not a true bookworm. That being said I am learning to be much more cognizant, because what kind of bookworm doesn’t remember an author’s name? I guess it’s just because I’m usually stuck in the world that the author has created, making me forget sometimes where the real credit is due (I’m working on this, I promise!).

10. I tend not to stop reading in the middle of a page. More of my pickiness showing I’m sure. I just have to get to the end of a chapter or at least some sort of reasonable ending before I put the book down!

11. I can literally forget everything just to read. Who needs to eat, who needs to sleep, who needs to shower? I would literally just read for the rest of my life if my eyes let me. I remember once reading the whole Twilight saga in grade 9 in 3 days…may or may not have forgone studying for a science test (oops!).

12. I’ve tried writing, but I just can’t get into it. Does anyone remember Nano? I’ve tried it a couple of times but I can just never bring myself to do it. I think it’s something inherently tied to the fact that I think my own artistry is never as good as someone else’s. Maybe one day.

13. I read in low light most of the time. Yes, I know, I know, terrible. I promise I don’t do it if I don’t have to. But most of the time I just want to be comfortable and reading my book so that I can fully immerse myself in the world as my imagination runs wild.

14. My guilty pleasure kind of book are cheesy romances or rom-coms. This is Andge’s but definitely also my guilty pleasure for sure. I just like books with heavily developed romances, and sometimes the only books that give me what I’m looking for are exactly what is most embarrassing to be seen reading…

15. I was one of those kids who could be found at the library often. My dad would take me and just leave me there. I would borrow six books at a time, read them all and repeat next week. What I wouldn’t give to have that kind of time again.

16. Most of my friends don’t enjoy reading. So sad! I mean, some of my friends do read occasionally, but no one really appreciates them as much as I do. It was nice to catch up with Andge and find out that we had this in common (and here I am because of it!)

17. I prefer softcovers to hardcovers. Is that weird? On the one hand, the pure aesthetic value (and protection) that a hardcover offers is wonderful. On the other hand the price tag on it for literally the same book is sometimes just not justifiable. The real reason is that it’s easier to open and flip through a softcover rather than the hardcover though. It also just feels more like reading a book to me, for some reason.

18. I’ve never tried an audiobook. While it seems to be a big trend, I don’t particularly see the appeal. Especially when I myself am a fast reader, it seems hard to justify. That being said I would still be open to trying it.

19. I love comparing movies to books. I’m that snob who will be like, wasn’t that dress supposed to be blue? Why is it teal in the movie? Yup, that’s me. Sometimes it’s better for me not to read the book or not to watch the movie out of the pair, haha!

20. I even like reading textbooks. WHAT? Yeah, I’m that kind of nerd… Something about learning from a book just satisfies something in me, it is very odd indeed. But with the diagrams and everything, it’s just nice. Really helped with studying in school for sure!

21. I love discussing books. I feel that overall books are so much more enjoyable when it can be shared with someone. It’s like watching a great movie that no one else has watched – it just isn’t as fun. I have so many ideas about the characters and questions about the world and what not, it is just so much more interesting to have someone to bounce the ideas off of.

22. I will read books that are deemed classics, even if I don’t enjoy them. I just want to be cultured! But admittedly, this often leads me to really dread these books. But at least I can say that I’ve read them to anyone who asks!

23. I stopped reading for a short while during university. Somehow the university life just occupied me completely and I forgot about books for a bit. I am definitely thankful Andge re-introduced books into my life so that I could once again be in one of my happy places (and be here to share it with all of you!)

24. I am sometimes afraid to start a book. Especially if there’s something coming up that should be more important. It’s dangerous for me to start a book. If I get too hooked, I literally put everything else down to finish the book as fast as possible. Certainly not always a good thing when I should have other priorities!

25. I use scraps as bookmarks while only occasionally using my nice bookmarks (when I remember to). I HAD to keep this, because PLEASE DON’T DOG-EAR YOUR BOOKS. Okay, PSA over. I always want to keep my book as pristine as possible. I learned the hard way what happens when you lend your books to friends…(did I mention it was my copy of Memoirs of a Geisha? CRIES…). Never again.

So, do you sound like me with any of these above peculiarities on books and reading? Leave a comment below to share our similarities and/or differences!

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Waiting on Wednesday: The Dark Days Deceit by Alison Goodman

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event, originally hosted by Breaking the Spine, where we’ll be posting about an upcoming book that we’re extremely excited for!

the dark days deceit -alison goodmanSUMMARY

The thrilling, genre-bending conclusion to Lady Helen’s demon-hunting adventures, set in the glittering Regency world.

Lady Helen has retreated to a country estate outside Bath to prepare for her wedding to the Duke of Selburn, yet she knows she has unfinished business to complete. She and the dangerously charismatic Lord Carlston have learned they are a dyad, bonded in blood, and only they are strong enough to defeat the Grand Deceiver, who threatens to throw mankind into chaos. But the heinous death-soaked Ligatus Helen has absorbed is tearing a rift in her mind. Its power, if unleashed, will annihilate both Helen and Carlston unless they can find a way to harness its ghastly force and defeat their enemy.

In the final book of the trilogy that began with THE DARK DAYS CLUB and continued with THE DARK DAYS PACT, the intrepid Lady Helen’s story hurtles to a shocking conclusion full of action, heartbreak, and betrayal.

AUTHOR: Alison Goodman

SERIES: Lady Helen #3

PUBLICATION DATE: November 20, 2018

I’ve been waiting for over 1.5 years for this book and I absolutely can’t wait now that it’s almost here! Special abilities and general atmospheric creepiness are combined into perfection and this finale seems to be an explosive one. Alison Goodman, please don’t let me down.

Have you ever read this series? If not, would you want to?

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25 Bookish Facts about Andge

Andge @ Down the Rabbit Hole

Hey everyone! Just your lovely bookworm here who wanted to change a few things up on the blog in between reviews.

I first saw this wonderful list of facts over with Sara @ The Bibliophagist! Check out her site! It’s absolutely fun and filled with exciting content updated all the time 🙂

So here I go (and hopefully you’ll learn some more weird stuff about me)!

1. I own 3 rather large bookshelves and it’s still packed to the brim. I know, right? Why do I have so many books that there’s still some I can’t fit in? I should do a post one day here (if you’d all like) on how I’m gonna clean and reorganize the chaos that is my lifetime collection of books.

2. I tend not to re-read too many books. Unless I absolutely adored them and just have to re-immerse myself into that world ♥️

3. I grew up reading mostly mystery books. That’s right. This includes nostalgic series like Nancy Drew and Trixie Belden (the reprints, ok? I’m not that old), and the complete collection of Sherlock Holmes. Guess some things never change or lose their charm.

4. I like to borrow books from the library still. I mean, my local library keeps up to date with all the latest YA books. And it’s frankly free so sign me up! (So sorry, bookstore, though I’m very tempted to buy books more now that I’m staring at you all day).

5. Currently, I read more on my ereader apps on my phone than with physical hard copies. So sue me. I’ve jumped ship – one I said I’d never do when things like kindle & kobo started becoming more popular – but it’s so much handier to carry different books at once wherever I go.

6. Second hand bookstores are the greatest (for bookworms on a budget). Shhhh, don’t tell my store I said that. Though technically, I think most people would agree, you know?

7. I read multiple books simultaneously more often now than just reading one book at a time. It used to be so easy to finish one book before even thinking of moving onto another. But now I guess I’m more impatient with age? And some books are more boring than others so that brings me to the next thing about me…

8. I don’t like to DNF a book unless absolutely necessary. I just can’t. I feel bad about giving up. And I already feel like the book is something up my alley or else I wouldn’t have tried reading it. But there are some books that are just that bad.

9. I’m Canadian but I don’t love too many Canadian books aside from Anne of Green Gables. Does this make me a bad Canadian? But a true LM Montgomery fan ♥️ I grew up with Anne’s adventures at least, and there’s nothing I’d change about that.

10. I like to think I’m a fast reader but I’m really not. Really. I should time myself some time but I kinda don’t wanna know just how slow I am. Also, I’m a terrible skimmer.

11. I arrange my books by position on my bookshelves based on how much I like them. Aka the ones I don’t love go way up on the top shelves that get dusty and my allergies absolutely hate them and wouldn’t want to disturb them. Yeah…you should see my bookshelves.

12. I used to imagine some of my favourite characters from different stories could somehow meet up…in like some parallel universe where all story characters existed. At least I know my imagination was intact. Maybe I should go into the world of writing novels. Hmm.

13. I don’t read in the bath. A) I am really clumsy and definitely don’t wanna drop my paper book or my phone into the water. Buh-bye dear friends. And b) I don’t really take baths…kinda hard to read while vertically standing in a shower stall. I mean, it’s possible but…

14. My guilty pleasure kind of book are cheesy romances or rom-coms. Like Sophie Kinsella type rom-coms which are absolutely amazing – and so normally not my kinda thing. And in the vein of Debbie Macomber romances too. I know. Very diverse tastes.

15. I was one of those nerdy kids who stayed at the bookstore for hours to read…without paying for the book. And now life comes full circle where I’m staring at kids who just sit at the store reading for hours. I should be paid as a part time babysitter too.

16. In my busiest year at school, I managed to read over 100 books. Yeah. It’s true. My Goodreads meter doesn’t lie. How I did it? I have absolutely no idea. Though I suppose procrastination and escaping from my busy life might’ve had something to do with it.

17. I currently work part time at a bookstore. In case that wasn’t evident yet from some other ramblings and posts. And I LOVE it! Nothing beats getting to work while surrounded by the things you love.

18. I’ve never “read” a book in audiobook format. Yet. It’s possibly changing. Who knows? I may be branching out and trying new things.

19. I used to only watch book movies after I’ve read the books. Yeah…not so much anymore. So many books on my TBR but sometimes you just wanna sit back and watch a fun movie, you know?

20. When I carry physical books around on the go, I wrap them carefully in a plastic bag. For safety reasons, of course. How else am I to protect them from the outside elements (like rain!) or from potential folds to the cover. What do you do to keep them safe?

21. I love lending books to friends – sharing in the reading, you know – but sometimes I forget who has which book. In fact, I think I’m still waiting on a book or two from a friend. Oops.

22. I love old books, including classics and books written way before I was born. That’s right. I feel like I’m an old soul at heart sometimes, being a huge fan of older authors like JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis and classics like – you guessed it – Alice in Wonderland.

23. I recently started buying YA bookcrates and they’re so much fun! I love the idea of making themes around certain YA books with local artists crafting specialty items to match that theme. I encourage you all to try out a book crate some time if you can save up for one.

24. I read mostly late at night since I’m totally a night owl and a zombie in the morning. I can barely form a sentence in my head first thing let alone want to blurrily read a book in my hand. At least I’m not thinking about brains…I think.

25. I use scraps as bookmarks while never using all my beautiful actual bookmarks. But I NEVER dog-ear the corner of a page to bookmark it. That’s a huge no-no. Any friend who does that gets a big earful from my almost-tearstained face.

So, do you sound like me with any of these above peculiarities on books and reading? Leave a comment below to share our similarities and/or differences!