A: Author you've read the most books by: Probably Lisa Gardner. I believe I've read all her suspense books. You can find the list here, broken down by series or character involvement.
B: Best Sequel Ever: One of my ab fab fave books, The Book of Bright Ideas by Sandra Kring has a wonderful sequel, A Life of Bright Ideas. Both books follow the unlikely friendship between the rural Button and the worldly Winnalee.
Bright Idea #91: When the weather's bad and your lights go out, have a pajama party. Eat till you feel sick, hula-hoop, paint your faces. Catch fireflies, and dance naked in the rain. If you do, then your bare butt will light up like a firefly after it's been let out of a jar.
C: Currently Reading: To Be Underwater by Tom McNeal
Judith Whitman always believed in the kind of love that "picks you up in Akron and sets you down in Rio." Long ago, she once experienced that love. Willy Blunt was a carpenter with a dry wit and a steadfast sense of honor. Marrying him seemed like a natural thing to promise. But Willy Blunt was not a person you could pick up in Nebraska and transport to Stanford. When Judith left home, she didn't look back.
D: Drink of Choice While Reading: I like to drink tea while reading Agatha Christie. It feels like a given.
E: E-Reader or Physical Book? Both, although I'm reading a lot more e-reader books since I get daily emails from The E-Reader Cafe who tells me Amazon's daily freebies & cheapies. If you like e-readers, you should subscribe.
F: Fictional Character You Probably Would Have Dated in High School: I would have wanted to date Mr. Knightly from Emma, even though everyone else would've been swooning over Mr. Darcy. Emma is actually a FREE download from kindle right now. Click on the book below for your download!
G: Glad You Gave This Book a Chance: Emotionally Weird by Kate Atkinson. I've read it a few times now. A very funny off-beat novel about family, relationships and college. I also recommend Case Histories by Kate, but I don't like the sequels to it at all. Read the first one only.
H: Hidden Gem Book: Although she doesn't write fiction anymore, I highly recommend reading any fiction book by Fiona Robyn.
I: Important Moment in Your Reading Life: I always loved reading, but reading The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin was my first foray into the cleverness of mystery. No matter how old I get, I will continue to re-read this book.
J: Just Finished: Long Time Coming by Edie Claire - It's currently Free on Amazon! It's a light romance that deals with coming to terms with a friend's death.
K: Kinds of Books You Won't Read: I'll never be reading 50 Shades of Grey/Gray. Not into S&M thankyouverymuch.
L: Longest Book You've Ever Read: Strangers by Dean Koontz is one. I think I might re-read this one since it's been so many years.
M: Major Book Hangover Because Of: Although I'm not a huge Jodi Picoult fan, My Sister's Keeper is superb, although I heard the changed the ending when they made it a movie - which is dumb.
N: Number of Book Cases You Own: 2
O: One book you have read multiple times: The Westing Game, as I said above.
P: Preferred place to read: Snuggled up in my bed.
Q: Quote That Inspires You/Gives You Feels From a Book You've Read: Anything from The Book of Bright Ideas
Bright idea #90- After you play beauty shop, your husband might say you look like a beauty queen, or he might just ask you where the phillips screwdriver is. Either way, it doesn’t matter as long as your new hair makes you think nice things about yourself.
R: Reading Regret: Even trying to read Twilight. HORRIBLE.
S: Series You Started But Still Need to Finish (All Books Are Out): Just bought the final book in the [Insert Word] Your Love series by JC Reed yesterday. These are kind of racy but well-written and engaging.
T: Three of your Favorite Books: How do I choose?
U: Unapologetic Fangirl For: The Flowers in the Attic series by VC Andrews. They just did a remake of the movie on Lifetime - horrible acting just like the first. :) You can download the whole series for kindle by clicking on the image below.
V: Very Excited for This Release More Than Others: Anything by Lisa Gardner
W: Worst Bookish Habits: Starting several books at the same time, then leaving them pile up next to my bed.
X: X Marks the Spot, Start at the Top of Your Shelf and Pick the 27th Book: I'm not at home, so I don't know.
Y: Your Latest Book Purchase: Confessions of a Call Center Gal by Lisa Lim. Anything hailed as "The Office meets Avenue Q" that's only 99cents is good enough for me.
Z: Zzzz-Snatcher Book-(The last book that kept you up way too late): Fear Nothing by Lisa Gardner, although it was one of my least favorite books of hers.
I like this survey, thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSharon @ Sharon's Book Nook!
I added some of these to my book wish list! I just signed up for the free trial of Amazon Unlimited, on which you have access to as many books as you want to read for a monthly flat fee. But the catch is that it doesn't include ALL the books on Amazon, and it doesn't include a lot of the books I really am dying to read. Seems to include mostly older books and self-published ones. Still deciding if I'm going to keep it after the trial!
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