The Book Lovers' Tag

Mostly this blog will be reviewing books, but although I can read fairly quickly, I can't read that quickly, so in between reviews will be *drum roll please* tags! Basically tags are just a series of questions that bloggers have asked or answered, and are fun for other people to answer too. I've been sifting through some of my favourite book blogs and found a fair few, so I'll also be doing those over the coming months - who knows, I might even have a go at creating my own!

I thought this would be perfect to do as my first tag...

The Book Lovers' Tag

Do you have a specific place for reading?

Usually I read on/in my bed depending on the time of day, or sometimes curled up with a blanket on the sofa, but my all time favourite place to read is lounging by the pool on holiday. I seem to get through books so quickly when I'm lying in the sun, multitasking obviously; reading, tanning and relaxing at the same time!

Bookmarks or a random piece of paper?

Although I'm guilty of often shoving in a random receipt or bus ticket to keep my place, I do have a special Disney bookmark that I've owned for years and tend to use most of the time. 

Can you just stop reading anywhere or do you have to finish a chapter?

I have to finish a chapter, unless I'm reeaaally tired or reading a few pages while waiting for something (e.g. waiting for a friend to come over), then I have to just stop where I am (although it drives me mad doing this, until I can get home and pick up where I left off!)

Do you eat or drink while reading?

I used to often eat while I was reading and it's only now when I'm re-reading some of those books and I find chocolate stains or biscuit crumbs between the pages that I have stopped doing this because nobody likes to find 2 year old biscuit crumbs, do they?!

Music or TV while reading?
Neither, I'm too easily distracted. When I'm reading I like to just focus on the story.

One book at a time or several?
One. When I was younger I used to read a couple at a time but now I prefer to just stick to one. Although currently I am persevering with Breakfast at Tiffany's while reading Ketchup Clouds. I found Breakfast at Tiffany's very difficult to get into and 30 pages in, I have to admit I'm a bit lost! Whereas Ketchup Clouds seemed like a really good book and is such an easy read so I decided to start that instead but I will keep going with Breakfast at Tiffany's, I promise! *crosses fingers behind my back* ;)

Do you prefer to read at home or elsewhere?
I feel like I have kind of already answered this in the first question so usually at home but I love reading on my yearly holiday in the sun.

Read out loud or silently?
Definitely silently!

Do you read ahead or skip pages?
Ooooh, I'm quite guilty of reading ahead when it's getting exciting. I don't ever skip pages but I have been known to scan the page to find out what is about to happen because I can't focus on what is being said anyway when I'm in suspense! I do go back and read it properly though after reaching the exciting bit.

Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?
I try to keep the spine like new when I'm reading but once I finish a book and the spine is still in tact, I feel like I haven't loved the book enough! Is that weird? I would never purposely break the spine, but I think when it is broken it proves the book has been well loved.

Do you write in your books?
No. A few of my old Cathy Cassidy's and Jacqueline Wilson's have my name scrawled in the front in my messy 8-year-old handwriting but now I never would. 


That's all of the questions. I hope you enjoyed my first tag and I tag all of you reading this to do it too. If you have any other questions you'd like me to answer, or any requests of posts you'd like me to do, then feel free to comment below.

Thanks & happy reading!

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