A-Z Bookish Questions

I got these from Rust Belt Girl because I'm a big reader, I'm always up for discussing books.

AUTHOR YOU’VE READ THE MOST FROM:

Probably Ann M. Martin, to be honest.

BEST SEQUEL EVER:

Catching Fire.

CURRENTLY READING:

Know My Name - Chanel Miller, Mockingjay - Suzanne Collins, My Dark Vanessa - Kate Elizabeth Russell, Claudia and the Genius of Elm Street - Ann M. Martin

DRINK OF CHOICE WHILE READING:

Espresso Iced Coffee

E-READER OR PHYSICAL BOOK:

Kindle!

[Tonia, contemplating a remote, a DVD and a copy of Little Women]

FICTIONAL CHARACTER YOU PROBABLY WOULD HAVE ACTUALLY DATED IN HIGH SCHOOL:

No one, but I always wanted to be best friends with Kristy Thomas.

GLAD YOU GAVE THIS BOOK A CHANCE:

Second Glance - Jodi Picoult

HIDDEN GEM BOOK:

ROOM - Emma Donaghue

IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR READING LIFE:

Reading The Kindness of Strangers - Katrina Kittle

JUST FINISHED:

Babysitter's SuperSpecial: Island Adventure

KIND OF BOOKS YOU WON’T READ:

Romance.

LONGEST BOOK YOU READ:

ROOTS - Alex Haley

MAJOR BOOK HANGOVER:

Concrete Rose - Angie Thomas

NUMBER OF BOOKCASES YOU OWN:

2

ONE BOOK YOU HAVE READ MULTIPLE TIMES:

The Kindness of Strangers - Katrina Kittle

PREFERRED PLACE TO READ:

Home / Outdoor patio.

QUOTES THAT INSPIRES YOU/GIVES YOU ALL THE FEELS FROM A BOOK YOU’VE READ:

“But it’s okay that you think that. I think it takes a lot of energy and hard work to pretend things are perfect. I think I’d get really exhausted trying to pretend that. Sometimes it takes a lot of guts and bravery to admit that things aren’t perfect, that they’re not even okay."

― Katrina Kittle, The Kindness of Strangers

“Words, for all they were flimsy and invisible, had great strength. They could be fortified as a castle wall and sharp as a foil. They could bite, slap, shock, wound. But unlike deeds, words couldn't really help you. No promise ever rescued a person; it was the carrying-through of it that brought about salvation.”

― Jodi Picoult, Second Glance

“Scared is what you're feeling. Brave is what you're doing.”

― Emma Donoghue, Room

READING REGRET:

Roll With It - Jamie Sumner

 

SERIES YOU STARTED AND NEED TO FINISH (ALL BOOKS ARE OUT IN SERIES):

Babysitter's Club

THREE OF YOUR ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOKS:

The Kindness of Strangers - Katrina Kittle, Second Glance - Jodi Picoult, ROOM - Emma Donaghue

UNAPOLOGETIC FANGIRL FOR:

Ann M. Martin

WORST BOOK HABIT:

Starting too many at once?

X MARKS THE SPOT: START AT THE TOP LEFT OF YOUR SHELF AND PICK THE 27TH BOOK:

Lisa's War - Carol Matas

YOUR LATEST BOOK PURCHASE:

Downloaded all of the Disuphere series onto my Kindle!

ZZZ-SNATCHER BOOK (LAST BOOK THAT KEPT YOU UP WAY LATE):

Quite Alive

Update

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I realized yesterday that it was Monday.

And that it was the first Monday in a long time that I didn't post a blog.  Unfortunately, that may become common.

But I wanted to come by and post an update.

Most of you know by now, November is usually my busiest month.  This year, it seems, starting at Christmas, was my busiest time, and it's still continuing to be the case.  Starting in January, Tara helped post the latest post in the 13 Reasons Why Summer Series about Alex and Outbursts (which we love and are so proud of.  Please check it out if you haven't already.  And after that, K whose "I Can't" interview was epic graciously offered to ready and post the three remaining interviews.  (If you missed hearing from Anonymous and Kayla, please check out their interviews as well.)

This last month or so has meant a lot of things.  But among them, it's meant much-needed and prioritized time with friends (on video chat.)  I feel closer to my people than I've felt before.  We also splurged (using money from present and past Amazon gift cards) to buy a portable DVD player (our combo DVD player / VCR quit working earlier this year.)  And a Kindle, which I love.  Especially now that I learned how to load my series of disability fiction right onto it.  (Speaking of, Tara and I are also writing the 11th book in the series...together!

Along with all the lighthearted stuff, we've done some serious stuff too.  Getting boosted for The Thing was on our Unfortunate List of Things To Do, so that happened last Monday.  The fatigue is real, friends, but the side effects of Pfizer were so much less than Moderna overall.  (Curious about how vaccination will go with CP?  Check out these posts.)

[Getting boosted last Monday.  You know I always need to flex.]

Oh yeah.  Tara gave me a haircut in December.  I enjoy it a lot.  My first in nearly two years.  Gotta love at-home haircuts.  (Yes, we are still quarantining, even though, yes, that is a local Target store where we had to go to get boosted.)  Trust that other than the most necessary reasons, we've been staying home.

To finish -- here's a thing that bring me joy lately.  (Because you don't need to hear just how much I enjoy grocery store bread and bananas, that we're now able to get thanks to friends generosity and Amazon Fresh...LOL.)

Colleen Vlogs - This YouTube channel is everything.  I linked one of my favorite videos.  As a former NICU preemie, seeing this family with their preemies has been so healing for me.  Also, Colleen is very open about her ADHD and makes neurodivergent things very normal and it's a joy.  Her husband, Erik, is on one of our favorite shows, Good Trouble, and in addition to their adorable twins, they have a three-year-old with a passion for trucks that will blow your mind in the best way.

Sending all the love to you, friends.

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