I Read Indie: A to Z Survey

I saw this really cool book survey over at JUST ANOTHER RABID READER and thought it sounded like fun!

AUTHOR YOU’VE READ THE MOST BOOKS FROM:

I think it would be Lila Felix and Shelly Crane. Ok, wait! I take that back. It is most definitely Danielle Steel. I read so many of her books in Jr. High it is crazy.

BEST SEQUEL EVER:

Oooh, good one. Hmm. There are so many good sequels out there. But I guess I would say VEER by Alyssa Rose Ivy. I wasn't crazy about DERAILED but VEER was amazing!

CURRENTLY READING:

COVET by Tracey Garvis Graves. Starting off a little slow. But I have total confidence in Tracey!

DRINK OF CHOICE WHILE READING:

Sweet tea. I am not an energy drink type of gal or even coffee. I won't turn down a Cherry Vanilla Coke though.

E-READER OR PHYSICAL BOOK?

I prefer my nook. I am constantly trying to 'tap' the pages of a paperback after so many pages in. It takes some time getting used to reading actual books. But I find I read quicker with my ereader.

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

HA! Now this is a great question. Oooh so many great choices to choose from. I would have loved for it to have been someone like FALCON from HOW IT ROLLS by Lila Felix. Unfortunately it was more like some a$$hat that you always read about it books. The type that is absolutely full of himself. 

GLAD YOU GAVE THIS BOOK A CHANCE:

That would have definitely have been A HIDDEN FIRE by Elizabeth Hunter. I wasn't really in the mood when I started it but it became one of my most favorite series ever. That lady has some serious talent.

HIDDEN GEM BOOK:

Probably THE GENIUS AND THE MUSE. It is in my Top 3 Fav Books ever.

IMPORTANT MOMENT IN YOUR READING LIFE:

Starting a blog even with the fear that no one would read what I had to say. I did it all for me. And I have loved every part of it.

JUST FINISHED:

STRIKING by Lila Felix and Rachel Higginson. It was so amazing!

KINDS OF BOOKS YOU WON’T READ:

I don’t do erotica.  It is just not for me. I love a good romance...but to me, well, erotica just lacks romance. 

LONGEST BOOK YOU’VE READ:

 I am not sure. There have been some books that seemed like they would never end.

MAJOR BOOK HANGOVER BECAUSE OF:

My biggest book hangover may possibly have been TEN TINY BREATHS by K.A. Tucker. Wow! That book was so frickin good. And then there was ON THE ISLAND by Tracey Garvis Graves. I told anyone and everyone about that one.

NUMBER OF BOOKCASES YOU OWN:

Does a closet count? We recently moved and I had to do away with my book room. I kept out some of my most favorites but stored the rest. 

ONE BOOK YOU HAVE READ MULTIPLE TIMES:

I have read the TWILIGHT series many times. But I have read COLLIDE by Shelly Crane a few times too.

PREFERRED PLACE TO READ:

Usually it is in bed, late at night. That is my reading time.

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

One quote I absolutely adore is:

"One must always be careful of books, and what is inside them, for words have the power 

to change us." ~ Tessa, Clockwork Angel (Cassandra Clare)

READING REGRET:

I am not sure. I think it was when I first tried THE HUNGER GAMES I didn't like it. So after a chapter or 2 I put it down. But I tried it again and ended up loving all of the series.

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

The Sookie Stackhouse series.  I have read the first 10.   But after that it started getting silly. So I would like to finish it, but doubt I ever will. I did read a spoiler to see who Sookie ends up with. And that pretty much confirmed I don't want to continue on. 

THREE OF YOUR ALL-TIME FAVORITE BOOKS:

ON THE ISLAND by Tracey Garvis Graves, GRAVE SIGHT by Charlaine Harris, and THE GENIUS AND THE MUSE by Elizabeth Hunter.

UNAPOLOGETIC FANGIRL FOR:

Undoubtedly Lila Felix. I love that lady and will stalk her to the ends of the earth. And then there was the time I met Shelly Crane. And squealed like a pig when I saw her. Her and Lila got together to surprise me and boy did it. 

VERY EXCITED FOR THIS RELEASE MORE THAN ALL THE OTHERS:

At the moment? The next LOVE AND DECAY episode by Rachel Higginson. And then whatever Lila has on her book conveyor belt!

WORST BOOKISH HABIT:

If I am not feeling a book or not getting into it (even before 100 page mark) I will put it down and not look back. I have too many books on my review list so I just need to move on.

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

{On my TBR shelf} CITY OF LOST SOULS by Cassie Clare

YOUR LATEST BOOK PURCHASE:

LOVE & DECAY #3 by Rachel Higginson

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

Well I stay up late every night to read. But I think the last one that kept me up really late was IF YOU LEAVE. I had been reading this one while we were in the process of upacking. So I was only reading bits of it at night before I crashed. Finally I found time to actually read it and was up until I finished it. I had tears flowing when I read the last words.