"Day 6: Book that broke your heart"

My heart aches for the author.

"Day 5: Favorite Classic Novel"

More like a contemporary classic, but still seen as a classic nonetheless. The Kite Runner was such a good read.

"Day 4: Book you remember from your childhood"

"Day 3: Book you Did Not Finish"

Sorry, Orwell. I tried really hard to like this book and get through it but I lost interest about 2/3 of the way through. I have a bookmark in it that's still holding my place but I don't think I'm going to go back to it any time soon.

"Day 2: Favorite Book by your Favorite Writer"

Charlaine Harris created a world I just can't get enough of. I've read all of the Sookie Stackhouse novels and rewatch the True Blood series every summer.

"Day 1: Favorite Book in a Series"

Angels & Demons by Dan Brown, hands down. I read this for the first time in high school and have loved it ever since.

It's been a while since I've done a challenge! Feel free to steal 😁

It's been a while since I visited this series. I don't remember what happened in the first three books so when I started reading this, the plot is lost on me. Should I set this down and reread the series? 🤔

Oh my goddess! I finally finished the series I fell in love with all those years ago. I forgot how much I truly enjoyed reading about the Nerd Herd's 🤓 adventures. This is also the first book EVER to make me cry! I don't get sappy easily when I'm reading but I couldn't help shed a couple of tears. I'm looking forward to reading the Otherworld novellas! 🌒🌕🌘 #ya #youngadult #nerdherd #hon

My thriftbooks.com order arrived! I love buying used books from them. Their used copies are always in good or better condition and only for a few bucks a pop! Free shipping in the US after $10, too. 😎 #usedbooks #bookmail #bookhaul #dianagabaldon #lordjohn

I would be "the Charismatic Love Interest" ???‍♀️ What about you? ?

I usually aim to finish 5 books in a year, which may not seem like a lot to some of you. This past year has been so hard though so I made a goal to finish at least one book. If I could finish just one book, then that would make me happy. I managed to finish two books this month, however! The small accomplishments matter, too.

Finally finished reading the second book in the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. With the help of listening to the audio book during my commutes to and from work anyway! The books are quite long so having them read to me helps a lot or I wouldn't be able to get through them on my own. 😁

I love Hoang's books so much and I hope she writes more! I started this book last week during some down time at work but I haven't had a day to myself where I can just sit and read. Today was that day! I devoured this book in about 11 hours and I don't regret a single minute. The only time I set it down was when I needed a restroom break or for meal times. Every time I picked it back up, I couldn't help but to just read and read and read.

Read with a book light last night, and listened to chilledcow on YouTube. Who else stays up really late just to read??

#rumble #ellenhopkins #readingpastmybedtime #noregrets

At the laundromat, waiting for my dryers to finish. #neilgaiman #laundryday #norsemythology

Yoric watches over me as I study Japanese at my desk 🥰

I picked up my copy of Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut because of a project I'm doing about banned books and censorship and I can't help but to smell the pages. Does anyone else love to smell their books? 😁 #kurtvonnegut #oldbooksmell

Time for some erotica... 😁 #erotica #eroticromance #Crossfirenovels #SylviaDay #GideonCross

Decided to start this one finally after staring at it for a while lol. I have so many books going at the same time right now. I feel like I shouldn't have so many books started but I do like having the option to choose which world I want to live in for a little while. #DeborahHarkness #AllSouls #ADiscoveryofWitches #TimesConvert

OMG this book!!! I needed a break from my heavier reading material and this definitely was a perfect novel for it. I gobbled this up in just a few days! Charming, sweet, and it tugged on my heart strings. My inner hopeless romantic is shouting with joy. #thekissquotient #romance #autism #aspergers

Working my first overnight shift in a long time. Slowly making my way through #TheOutsider by #StephenKing. So far, I really like this #murdermystery. I am assuming that the main character may have Dissociative Identity Disorder. I wish the narrator focused more on Coach T than any other character... I really want to get inside this guy's head.

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, READ THIS BOOK!!!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

DNF: I wanted to like this book so bad but my mind keeps going elsewhere. I will try to re-read this one at a later date... #dnf

Also continuing this classic as well 👍 #1984 #georgeorwell

Time to pick up from where I left off. I'm so glad I have more time to read now that the spring semester ended! #thekiterunner #khaledhosseini

Finally finished Outlander. Onto the second book in the series! 😁👍 #Outlander #outlanderseries #dianagabaldon #romance #clairefraser #historicalfiction #fiction #dragonflyinamber

The new book jackets that my parents bought me for my birthday! 🎂💖😍📚

#fancy #Hufflepuff #harrypotter #bookjackets #birthday

B&N haul from earlier today! These classics are on sale for $5.00 a pop. My cousin is currently reading Dracula but she's not getting into it too much. I thought it would be nice if I started it after I finish 1984. I was also told to give Wuthering Heights a try by one of my English professors, and a friend of mine is obsessed with Frankenstein. Let's see what they're all about!

#Dracula #wutheringheights #Frankenstein #classics

Day 27: The most surprising plot twist or ending

The most current plot twist that I've read was this one in George Orwell's 1984. Who the hell just gives someone a note that only says "I love you" ?! And it's done by a minor character that the Protagonist hates, btw. Only until Winston knows what Julia is really all about. @speljamr and I had the same ? reaction.

Side note: Chocolate rationing?! Despicable.

#1984 #georgeorwell

Day 26: A book that changed your opinion about something

The Namesake. This is probably the first book I've read involving Indian culture. I don't know what it's like to be "Brown". I really liked this book, and the film adaptation. The culture is vibrant and intimate in so many different ways. The meaning of the title is also significant: I didn't know that so much weight could be put into naming a child.

#thenamesake #jhumpalahiri

Day 25: A character who you can relate to the most

Hermione Granger. I'm sure she is a popular choice, but Hermione resonates with me. I even named a dwarf hamster after her. I always thought that my book smarts and thirst for knowledge was one of my biggest strengths. I've also learned to stand up for what's right for my own well being, and for the sake of others. Oh, and I also had a crush on Ron at one point too, haha.

#harrypotter #Hermione

Day 24: A book that you wish more people would've read

It's been a while since I started the series so I wouldn't be able to say much about it except for the fact that it's pretty good. YA fiction with supernatural romance and some suspense and thrills thrown in with evil Faeries? Yes.

#yafiction #supernatural #romance #faeries #suspense #thriller #carriejones #need

Day 23: A book that you have meant to read for a while but haven't

Catch-22. I was jealous that my classmates in the advanced ELA class got to read this and I didn't. It's been on my WTR list for about 10 years now but at least I own the book, haha.

#catch22 #josephheller

Day 22: A book that makes you cry

Not one book has moved me to tears yet, but I will say that these stories made my heart ache. Ellen Hopkins does a good job of writing realistic YA fiction novels that are based on very real problems that happen every day. In Tricks and Traffick, Hopkins narrates the lives of a few teenagers that were unfortunately misdirected into human trafficking.

#ellenhopkins #yafiction #realisticfiction #traffick #tricks

#friyayintro @howjessreads

1.) Gift cards or book marks! Or, if someone already knows about a book I WTR, even better 😁
2.) Working from 3pm to 10pm Xmas Eve day, then come home and exchange gifts with parents and siblings. Off of work Xmas Day (yay!); spend the day at my Nana's house.
3.) Probably not... But that's okay!
4.) Anything Krampus 😈💖
5.) 👍

Sooo... I got my new eyeshadow palettes today and was feeling some blues and greens. I came up with this look based on The Book of Life book cover 😍💛💚💙

#thebookoflife #allsoulstrilogy #deborahharkness

Day 21: The first novel you remember reading

It was such a nice day in spring. I had a huge oak (?) tree in the front yard of the house I grew up in. I laid under the tree and read and read and read. Purge by Sarah Darer Littman was the first ever novel that I read cover to cover on my own. I remember the distinct feeling of accomplishment and amazement with myself and I had to keep reading... So I grabbed another book and went back to my tree.

Got an e-gift card from my mom to B&N and this is my haul!

Titles:
People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins
Quiet by Susan Cain
The Wife Between Us by Hendricks and Pekkanen
A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Circe by Madeline Miller
And books 2 and 3 of The Broken Earth Trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

#barnesandnoble #b&n #bookhaul #fantasy #historicalfiction #realisticfiction #fiction #yafiction #mystery #nonfiction

I did some of the bookish things!

#in2018 @RealLifeReading

Day 20: Favorite romance book

Bared to You is the first book in the Crossfire novels written by Sylvia Day. There are a lot of similarities between this series and the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy, but these books are so much better. Eva and Gideon are inseparable no matter what they go through and that kind of passion and love is somewhat rare now. It's refreshing, seriously steamy, and kind of kinky. 😉

#sylviaday #crossfire #smut #romance

I can't seem to get into this book. I've read a whole 23 pages over the past two days (including today). I know I should be patient with it because it's so early on still. Have you read this book? What did you think?

#khaledhosseini #thekiterunner

My thriftbooks haul came in 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Titles:
When Dimple Met Rishi
The Lowland
A Child Called It
The Lost Boy
The Privilege of Youth
A Man Named Dave

Still waiting on The Namesake to come in from this order. All for $20.90. Merry Christmas to meeeeeee!

#davepelzer #achildcalledit #thelostboy #theprivilegeofyouth #amannameddave #jhumpalahiri #thelowland #thenamesake #sandhyamenon #whendimplemetrishi

Day 19: Favorite book turned into a movie

I LOVE Harry Potter. Need I say more?

#harrypotter

Very excited to BR George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984 with @speljamr 😍📚😁 I only asked him realllyyy nicely... On multiple occasions.

#buddyread #1984 #georgeorwell #bookishfriends

I think this is the closest I'm going to get as far as reading by the fireplace this winter since it's too warm for a real fire. Buffalo is having a very green winter this season... I want more snow.

#thekiterunner #fire #fireplace #Chromecast #winter #winterbaby #moresnow #letitsnow

Day 18: A book that disappointed you

I have high hopes for all of Hopkins' works but Collateral didn't quite meet them.

#collateral #ellenhopkins #adult #adultnovel #adultfiction #fiction

Day 17: Favorite quote from your favorite book

This one is courtesy of the first installation from the Sookie Stackhouse novels, Dead Until Dark. I watched the tv show True Blood so many times already and can probably quote most of the episodes to someone, haha.

#sookie #sookiestackhouse #trueblood #charlaineharris

Meet Yoric. He likes cupcakes.

#skull #fakeskull #yoric #hamlet #cupcakes #recipebook #gameofthrones #asongoficeandfire

I'm having a really hard time trying to figure out what I want to read next because I can't get over this book hangover. I wanna know what happened next in their lives. I hope there's a sequel. A girl can dream.

#bookhangover