Thank you to Beth @ betwixt-the-pages for this tag AND for her fabulous book blog, which is an endless source of fantastic recommendations.
How do you find out about new books to read?
Most of the books I gleefully add to my TBR come from book blogs. I’m especially likely to try out a book that’s rated all over the place with five stars—case in point, the book I’m reading now: Throne of Glass. I’m only 50 pages in and already loving it.
By the way, does anyone else think this depiction of Celaena looks a lot like author Sarah J. Maas?
How did you get into reading?
My dad and his parents were big readers, so I just remember always having books around. Growing up as an only child, books made excellent companions.
How have your tastes in books changed as you got older?
This may seem counterintuitive, but as I’ve grown older I’ve gotten more into young adult fiction. I went from the classics, to science fiction (because that’s what my dad’s shelves were filled with), to horror and suspense, to literary, upmarket, and women’s fiction, to YA.
How often do you buy books?
I buy books when they’re not available at my local library, maybe three times a month.
How did you get into reviewing books?
I’m not one to shy away from expressing my opinion. This is doubly true of books and movies.
How do you react when you don’t like the end of a book?
This is me when I don’t like the ending of a book because it’s badly written:
This is me when I don’t like the ending of a book because it didn’t go the way I hoped it would:
How often do you take a sneak peek at the ending to see if there is a happy ending?
Never, ever. The thrill of discovery is one of the most delicious things about reading a book. Not only will I never peek at the ending, I’ll even cover upcoming paragraphs with my hand if I sense something big is about to be revealed.
Your Turn!
It was kind of fun to think about how I read. If you’d like to do the same, please consider yourself tagged.
Eve Messenger 
Aww, thank you so much for the sweet words! You’re a doll. ❤
Also–I've become a MASTER at ignoring every word on a page except the one I'm reading. Which means I don't have to cover anything with my hand, but also sometimes it's hard trying to re-find my place in a read if I've lost the page. XD
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Bahahaha. 😀 By the way, have you beaten your three-book record yet for balancing books on your head?
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LOL goodness, I haven’t even tried–there’s been no real reason to lately. I’m going to have to do this soon, though. I don’t think I was trying hard enough before 😀
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I don’t know if I could ever take a sneak peek at the ending of a book! I, too, have to cover up paragraphs if I feel the pace start to pick up and know something’s about to happen. My eyes like to try and skip ahead!
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Right?! Haha, so you do that, too.
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Eve, that’s very good never having looked at the ending earlier! I have a few times, always to my regret and never do now. However, I had a friend at university and she would read the last few pages FIRST before starting the book – drove me crazy! Have a good day. 😀
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Wow, that’s so interesting about your friend. I remember peeking once at the ending of a Proust book, something about a letter with a big mystery about who the letter was from. At about fifty pages in I couldn’t stand the suspense anymore, so I read the ending to find out who the letter was from. Suffice to say, I never read past page 50.
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I think the only book I ever cheated while reading was Robinson Crusoe because each chapter has a summary at the beginning and I just couldn’t get into the story at all
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I totally get that. With some books it’s, like, what’s the point–just get to the end and let’s move on to the next book.
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“The thrill of discovery is one of the most delicious things about reading a book.” I agree completely! If the book held my interest long enough to the end, then I’m too invested in the story to jump ahead. I want to go on the journey with the characters.
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Exactly! Oh, how I love the thrill and just the everything of a story and characters that I can totally get invested in.
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How is Throne of Glass?!? I absolutely loved the series. I can’t wait for the fifth book. And yes, I have always thought the cover looked like the author, but I’ve never said anything because it’s SO WEIRD!!! XD
-Amy
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Throne of Glass…*thud* Sorry, I just fainted over how much I loved that book. It’s officially one of my all-time favorite YA fantasies. Also, you just made my week–at last someone else sees the resemblance to Sarah J. Maas!
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Haha. Mine too! Have you started on the rest of the series yet?
Actually, for a while I thought that they did that on PURPOSE, until I realized that no one ever talked about it… So I figured that was not true. 😉
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On the new (awesome) covers Calaena looks all different and toned up, not resembling the author anymore. I haven’t started on the next books in the series yet, but I definitely plan to in 2016!
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