Whoever would like to do this. :)
Your Questions:
- Is writing your passion, or hobby?
- Do you set daily writing goals for yourself (such as writing 1,000 words a day)?
- Do you like reading books or writing them?
- Have any helpful writing tips for your readers?
- What's your favorite word?
tagged by Bethan
If you're tagged, just answer these questions:
1. How tall are you?
I am 5'4". :)
2. Do you have a hidden talent? If so what?
Yes. I can spend many of my hours mindlessly surfing the web, reblogging, or watching YouTube videos. It's like, my secret super power.
3. What's your biggest blog related pet-peeve?
When someone's blog has a design but it just doesn't look right...
4. What's your biggest non-blog related pet-peeve?
Hmm... I can't think of anything right.
5. What's your favorite song?
...music.
6. What's your favorite Etsy shop that isn't yours?
I don't do Etsy. Me have no money.
7. What's your favorite way to spend your free time when you're alone?
Here, on the computer. :)
8. What's your favorite junk food?
Anything that tastes good.
9. Do you have a pet or pets?
Yes. My family has a a dog named Monkey. o.O
10. What are your number one favorite non-fiction and fiction books?
Do not make me decide this. I can't tell you. I don't do favorites. Okay, well, at least not with books.
11. What's your favorite beauty product?
My foundation. Because that's all I use.
12. When were you last embarrassed? What happened?
I can't think of the most recent time... hm. I do know that while we were playing a game at my church I tripped on a single step stair thing and made a lot of noise and embarrassed myself in front of this guy... I don't think he noticed though.
13. If you could drink one beverage (besides water) for the rest of your life, what would it be?
Hot chocolate.
14. What's your favorite movie?
Currently, The Fault In Our Stars. <3
15. What were you in high school: prom queen, nerd, cheerleader, jock, valedictorian, band geek, loner, artist, prep?
Loner. Always have been, always will be.
16. If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?
In Colorado, at the edge of the woods (or perhaps in the middle of the woods).
17. PC or Mac?
Mac.
18. Last romantic gesture from a crush/date/boyfriend/girlfriend?
...I'm not saying anything. •-•
19. Favorite celebrity?
All of them. Especially her.
20. What blogger do you secretly want to be best friends with?
Bethan, Tane, Anna, Eve, Jenny, Kate, and tons more...
I tag:
Anyone who'd like to do this. ;)
tagged by Bethan
1. Dark Chocolate - A book that covers a dark topic
I, Monster: Serial Killers In Their Own Chilling Words by Tom Philbin
What goes through the dark minds of such notorious killers as Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, David Berkowitz ("Son of Sam"), John Wayne Gacy, Dennis Rader (the "BTK Killer"), and others? In this chilling book, you’ll read exactly what they were thinking in their own words as they committed horrible crimes. Using court transcripts and police interviews, veteran true-crime and crime-fiction writer Tom Philbin has compiled the testimony of twenty infamous serial killers—nineteen men and one woman.
For fans of crime stories who look for realism, this book is like no other. The descriptions couldn’t be more realistic since, in effect, the book is written by the serial killers themselves. Their words range from the bizarre and weirdly fascinating to the revolting and horrific.
In each case, Philbin provides a background profile to give readers a sense of the context from which these monsters emerged. Though they come from different backgrounds, nationalities, and generations, their words do reveal certain common elements. Not one evinces any sense of compassion or sensitivity in regard to their victims. They appear to be unable to control the impulses that lead them to kill. And in many cases, they derive a perverse sexual satisfaction from their deeds.
Taking true-crime reading to a new level of immediacy, this disturbing book offers a glimpse into the worst side of human nature.
^ Doesn't this sound scary? O_O Well it is. I'm not even halfway through the book and I'm terrified. I have nothing else to say about this - except, don't read it unless you want to be creeped out.
2. White Chocolate - Your favourite light-hearted, humorous read
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
This book is PERF. Here's the blurb:
In Rainbow Rowell's "Fangirl," Cath is a Simon Snow fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan, but for Cath, being a fan is her life--and she's really good at it. She and her twin sister, Wren, ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids; it's what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fan fiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere.
Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
^ If you haven't read this, go read it now. It's amazing, attention grabbing, time stealing - a genuine must read.
3. Milk Chocolate - A book that has lots of hype and that you are dying to read
If I Stay by Gayle Forman
'Just listen,' Adam says with a voice that sounds like shrapnel.' I open my eyes wide now. I sit up as much as I can. And I listen.
'Stay,' he says.
Everybody has to make choices.
Some might break you.
For seventeen-year-old Mia, surrounded by a wonderful family, friends and a gorgeous boyfriend decisions might seem tough, but they're all about a future full of music and love, a future that's brimming with hope.
But life can change in an instant.
A cold February morning . . . a snowy road . . . and suddenly all of Mia's choices are gone. Except one.
As alone as she'll ever be, Mia must make the most difficult choice of all.
Haunting, heartrending and ultimately life-affirming, If I Stay will make you appreciate all that you have, all that you've lost - and all that might be.
^ I really really really want to read this. The movie came out and I have this thing where I can't allow myself to see the movie until after I've read the book...
4. Chocolate with a caramel centre - A book that made you feel all gooey inside
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
“Eleanor & Park reminded me not just what it’s like to be young and in love with a girl, but also what it’s like to be young and in love with a book.”—John Green, The New York Times Book Review
Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.
So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.
I’m not kidding, he says.
You should be, she says, we’re 16.
What about Romeo and Juliet?
Shallow, confused, then dead.
I love you, Park says.
Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.
I’m not kidding, he says.
You should be.
Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.
^ The ending of this book murdered me, but I just... it made me feel so gooey. o.o
5. Wafer-free Kit Kat - A book that surprised you
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school—until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances?
^ This book very much surprised me. When I first got into it I internally groaned. I was like, "This book is going to hurt me." But in the end I couldn't put this book down. It so touching and heartfelt. Very beautiful. <3
6. Snickers - A book that you're going nuts for
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.
There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.
The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.
Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.
There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.
^ This is the second book in the Maze Runner series and let me tell you: it's perf. I cannot get enough of this book.
7. Hot chocolate with cream and marshamllows - A book that you go to for a comfort read
Dear Whiskers by Ann Whitehead Nagda
Jenny hates pretending to be a mouse, but that's exactly what she has to do for her school project. Every fourth grader is writing letters to a second grader--in mouse character. Most of her classmates think it's fun, but Jenny can't think of much to say. When she fails to get an answer from her second grader, Sameera, Jenny is embarrassed and angry.
Soon Jenny discovers the reason behind Sameera's silence: she doesn't speak English. At first Jenny is mad that her project is a flop. But later she sees how hard it is for Sameera in her new country. Will Jenny decide to use her project to help the new girl fit in? Or will she trade her in for another second grader?
^ I remember buying this book at a library book sale forever ago. I couldn't put it down - I'm pretty sure as soon as I finished it, I waited a day before reading it again. I stayed up late and read it in a day (I was so proud of myself).
8. A box of chocolates - Which series have you read that is great for everybody?
The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare
This series is perfection. I finished the last book a few weeks back and I was almost tears. As you read these books you will develop a bond with the characters and even the author herself - something I always cherish, as well as hate dislike.
(All synopses and book images provided by the courteous Google)
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