2025 - All About Me (Bookish Version)

January 2025

Each year I like to do a short questionnaire, just to give readers a little more about me, and also so I can personally if anything has changed over time.

1) Favorite Childhood Book: anything by Beverly Cleary and the Harry Potter series

2) What are you reading right now?: currently i'm reading- "Revive Me" by JL Seegars and "Blu' by M Monique

3) What books do you have on request at the library?: none at the moment. a lot of the books that i've been reading are by indie authors, and most aren't any of my local libraries.

4) Bad book habit: not wanting to loan them out lol

5) What do you currently have checked out from the library?: nothing right now

6) Do you have an e-reader?: yes, a kindle paperwhite. i caved in a couple of summers ago, and got one for my birthday.

7) Do you prefer to read one book at a time, or several at once?: it depends on the genre and the length. usually if i'm reading something super dark, i'll also read something cute/light. it keeps the balance lol

8) Have your reading habits changed since you started blogging?: yes, a great deal. i interact more on "bookstagram." and i've also read a lot, but i feel like now, i read even more.

9) Least favorite book you’ve read this year: for 2024, i think it was "Empire of Desire." It wasn't horrible at all, just not a trope that I really cared for in the least bit.

10) Favorite book you’ve read this year: this year (we're only a few weeks in lol) but "Knasim" by Tacarra was a really fun and dramatic ready for me. Definitely going to be checking out as many books by the author that I can.

11) How often do you read out of your comfort zone?: pretty often, especially when I do an ARC

12) What is your reading comfort zone?: urban romance, dark romance, rom-com, emotional romance... pretty much anything romance, and i'm obsessed with good thrillers/mysteries

13) Can you read on the bus?: i suppose. i don't ride on the us though

14) Favorite place to read?: at home or by a large body of water

15) What’s your policy on book lending?: i don't lol. too much can happen to my book.

16) Do you dogear your books?: only if i've forgotten my book tabs and i want to remember a specific scene or quote

17) Do you write notes in the margins of your books?:  i write all through my books lol

19) What is your favorite language to read?: english and spanish

20) What makes you love a book?: well written, good character development, the plot flows smoothly, and there's a good dynamic between the main characters

21) What will inspire you to recommend a book?: everything from question number 20

22) Favorite genre?: romance, thriller, and some fantasy. but romance is number 1

23) Genre you rarely read (but wish you did): i read a little of everything. i'm a mood reader

24) Favorite Biography?: Malcolm X

25) Have you ever read a self-help book (And, was it actually helpful?): yes- i LOVE both of Mindy Kaling's books "Why Not me?" and "Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?"

26) Favorite Cookbook: Laila Ali's cookbook

27) Most inspirational book you’ve read this year: "Restore Me" by JL Seegars definitely encouraged pushing through grief, going after what you want, and not being so hard on yourself.

28) Favorite reading snack: wine, meat/cheese, and olives

29) Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience: nothing so far

30) How often do you agree with critics about a book?: maybe about 50%. sometimes i completely agree, and other times i have no idea how they got to their stance on a book lol

31) How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews?: i give an honest review each time. it's always my opinion on what i've read, but i always back it up with reasons/points on why i felt a particular type of way

32) If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose?: spanish, italian, and maybe french

33) Most intimidating book you’ve read?: "It" by Stephen King is something else lol

34) Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin: 

35) Favorite Poet: TuPac Shakur

36) How many books do you usually have checked out from the library at any given time?: anywhere between 5-10

37) How often do you return books to the library unread?: almost never

38) Favorite fictional character: MMC: Makai. ("Makai" by Grey Huffington. I love that man DOWN.) Also, FMC: Taylor ("Finally Famous" by Ladii Nesha. She really made this story in my opinion. Sis can definitely hold her own.)

39) Favorite fictional villain: Tristan (Scarred by Emily McIntire)

40) Books you’re most likely to bring on vacation: anything by Grey Huffington, Ladii Nesha, Natisha Raynor, Rae Lyse, and whatever I have in my Kindle.

41) The longest you’ve gone without reading: a single day lol

42) Name a book you could/would not finish: sweet captivity. wasn't a fan of that book- at all.

43) What distracts you easily when you’re reading?: people directly talking to me

44) Favorite film adaptation of a novel: twilight (whew, these movies had me in a chokehold!)

45) Most disappointing film adaptation: the film version of Addicted, by Zane. i can't think of a film adaptation that i hate more

46) Most money you’ve ever spent in a bookstore at one time: a few hundred dollars

47) How often do you skim a book before reading it?: almost never. the cover and blurb are the selling points for me

48) What would cause you to stop reading a book halfway through?: very poor writing

49) Do you like to keep your books organized?: yes. i group everything by authors, but not in alphabetical order

50) Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once they’ve been read?: keep them

51) Are there any books that you’ve been avoiding?: a court of thorns and roses. i have them, but... i don't know.

52) Name a book that made you angry: Long Shot. not the book itself, but some of the things that happened to the FMC. i was SICK of her loser ex

53) A book you didn’t expect to like but did: vow of deception. that was the first book i read by rina kent- and i was HOOKED after that. she has literally become one of my most read authors.

54) A book you expected to like but didn’t: a couple of ARC's but nothing too major

55) Favorite guilt-free guilty pleasure reading: anything that's dark romance or mystery/suspense reads. i get LOST in that world.