Ultimate book-tag

1. Do you get sick while reading in the car?
It depends. I can read in the car/bus when we are in the city, but in long trips I can't read.

2. Which author's writing style is completely unique to you and why?
Alison McGuee. Totally astonishing. Her book 'All rivers flow to the see' was a mind-blown.

3. Harry Potter Series or the Twilight Saga? Give 3 points to defend your answer.
As bad as it sounds, I haven't read any HP books, and I have only read the two last books in the Twilight saga, but I was just PSH MEH about them. So I'll probably give it to Harry Potter because I hope I'll love the books when I read them (and I hope it'll be soon).

4. Do you carry a book bag? If so, what is it in (besides books...)?
If you mean the back-pack I carry to uni, there's my pencil case, a bottle of water, a little umbrella, some food, tissues, my purse, my cel phone, my keys...

5. Do you smell your books?
Yes (?)

6. Books with or without little illustrations?
I don't really care. I mean, if a book happens to have illustrations I like it but I'm not intentionly looking for them.

7. What book did you love while reading but discovered later it wasn't quality writing? (Ex. I read Twilight before I read HP and thought the writing was amazing but read HP and now think Twilight is a little bit of a joke.)
I don't really know. I mean, I have this feeling that now that I'm reading more books, I'm not so excited as before when I read a mediocre book, but I can't really point at any past book.

8. Do you have any funny stories involving books from your childhood? Please share!
It's not funny but it's the only thing I have... so, I absolutely loved a book about gnomes and fairies and witches and my favourite page of the book was the one with all the different categories of brooms, and every once in a while I would pick up the book and spend hours re-reading that page and simply looking at the drawings.

9. What is the thinnest book on your shelf?
The Little Prince and some books from my childhood.

10. What is the thickest book on your shelf?
A bilingual edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass.

11. Do you write as well as read? Do you see yourself in the future as being an author?
My biggest dream is to be an author. I do write, of course.

12. When did you get into reading?
I don't know, when I learnt how to read?

13. What is your favorite classic book?
I'm ashamed of saying this but I haven't read a lot of classics. My favourite would be Lady Chatterley's lover.

14. In school was your best subject Language Arts/English?
I was really good at english (but I don't live in an english speaking country, though).

15. If you were given a book as a present that you had read before and hated...what would you do?
Tell the person that I'm sorry but I have to change the book because of those reasons.

16. What is a lesser known series that you know of that is similar to Harry Potter or the Hunger Games?
I try to read different books so I don't know.

17. What is a bad habit you always do (besides rambling) while blogging?
Watch youtube videos, listen to music, check my twitter timeline...

18. What is your favorite word?
Literature (duh).

19. Are you a nerd, dork, or dweeb? Or all of the above?
Nerdfighter.

20. Vampires or Fairies? Why?
Not any of them? I'm tired of vampires and I don't really see the funny thing about fairies.

21. Shapeshifters or Angels? Why?
If you mean shapeshifters like werewolves, definitely shapeshifters, but if not, angels. I need to read more angel books though.

22. Spirits or Werewolves? Why?
Both! I love paranormal stuff as you can see.

23. Zombies or Vampires?
None of them.

24. Love Triangle or Forbidden Love?
Forbidden love, because it's a bit more realistic (?) Like, in forbidden love both characters love each other and they would be together if it wasn't for their conditions, but a love triangle? It's just stupid, choose already and stop the games.

25. AND FINALLY: Full on romance books or action-packed with a few love scenes mixed in?
Again I have to say none really? I prefer action-packed books but only if the romance makes sense. Otherwise is stupid.


Thanks for reading it! If you want to do the tag, feel free, I had fun doing it :)

'Every day' by David Levithan - bookreview

This is my first review on the new blog, hope you like it!

I had been meaning to read this book for such a long time that I can't believe it has taken me so long. Last month I read 'Dash & Lily's book of dares' written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan, and I enjoyed it so much that I couldn't wait to read another book by them.


So I read 'Every day' (though this one is only written by Levithan). I totally enjoyed it. I have to say I was expecting something different because this book is quite different from 'Dash & Lily' (I'll shorten the name for future references). 'Dash & Lily' is witty and ironic and weird and extremely funny and daring. That's what I loved about it, and then I found out that 'Every day' wasn't like that at all. Was it a bad thing? No. It couldn't be the same. The stories are different, the plots are different, the characters are different: and that's the good thing. I got to see how Levithan writes in different environments, with different objectives.
Obviously, there were good and bad things about the book. Let's start with the good things:

The originality. I can tell you the topic of the book is one of a kind. A "someone" that wakes up everyday in a different body. The paranormal side to it is so awesome, but not just that. The moral implications are fully developed, and there's at least a thoughtful paragraph in each chapter. That's one of the things that really surprised me, it may seem an ordinary cheesy teenage book, but there's so much more than just that!

Also, as an effect of the condition of the main character, there are a lot of interesting topics in there, such as gender identity, transexuality, race, money, relationships, family and religion.

I read it in such little time, I literally flew over the pages. Totally recommended. Easy read, but at the same time it's a deep one.

The only thing that I didn't like was the nature of the romance. I did like that there was a romance, because I think it really helps to develop some things in the story, but I just didn't like the way it was carried out. It was the one thing that made me point at the book and think "It really is a book for younger people" (I'm 19, okay?). Anyway, it's not like it was so annoying that it made my head hurt, no. It actually was a bit confusing because the author gives such depth to the whole story, and then there's this little romance that is not fully explained, pretending to be as deep as the rest of the story.
I have to admit that the main characters are 16, and at 16 we all act stupid and believe stupid things, but I don't know. It didn't feel right.

Finally, the end. There's such a cliffhanger, it's the biggest cliffhanger in the story of cliffhangers. I just loved to pieces the final sentence. 

<<For the first time in my life, I run.>>

If you're wondering, the cliffhanger has to do with the paranormal side of the story, and I can't wait to read the second part and find out more about A and its nature! (If you read this book, you'll understand why I used "its" instead of "his" or "her").

The second book is already out, so check it out if you have read the first one! Or even if you plan on marathoning the two books ;)

Look at the amazing cover!

Have you read 'Every day' or any other book by David Levithan? If so, what did you think?

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