Top 10 Tuesday

This weeks topic is Childhood Favourites. Although there are many many more books I loved as a child these are my most favourite.

1. Charlotte’s Webb by E. B. White
2. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
3. Matilda by Roald Dahl
4. The Witches by Roald Dahl
5. The Complete Tales by Beatrix Potter
6. The Magic School Brush and Other Stories by Enid Blyton
7. Glitter Girls by Caroline Plaisted
8. Goodnight Mr. Tom by Michelle Magorian
9. The Sleepover Club by Rose Impey
10. The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

Top 10 Tuesday

Top Ten ALL TIME Favourite Authors (in no particular order)

1. A. A Milne
2. Roald Dahl
3. Enid Blyton
4. Alyson Noel
5. Jessica Brody
6. Amy Plum
7. Jenna Burtenshaw
8. Jodi Picoult
9. Virginia Andrews
10. Ally Carter

Top 10 Tuesday

Hosted by Broke and the Bookish

Top 10 Rewind - Top 10 Childhood Favourites (This was so hard to pick ask I loved loads of books when I was growing up)

1. Charlotte's Web - E. B. White
2. Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian
3. Sleepover Club - Rose Impey
4. The Worst Witch - Jill Murphy
5. The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Eric Carle
6. The Glitter Girls - Caroline Plaisted
7. The Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards
8. Matilda - Roald Dahl
9. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis
10. Thirteen O'Clock - Enid Blyton

Just for fun questionnaire

I did this last year and decided to do it again now to see how much the answers have changed.

The best book you read last year:

Night Star by Alyson Noel and Unsaid Things by McFly

A book you've read more than 3 times:

Macbeth by William Shakespeare (not read by choice)

Your favourite series of the year:

Heist Society by Ally Carter

A guilty pleasure book:

Anything by Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl

A book that made you laugh:

The Dinosaur that pooped a Planet by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Pointer

A book that made you cry:

Night Star by Alyson Noel (but only because it was the last book in the very first series I ever read and I love the whole series)

A book you thought you wouldn't like but ended up loving:

Heist Society by Ally Carter (because it wasn't something I would normally read)

Favourite classic book:

Matilda by Roald Dahl

A book you hated:

Love Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur

A book you used to love but don’t any more:

Cinderella

Your Favourite author:

To many to list now days because there are that many

Favourite male character:

Hale from Heist Society (Hale is the one of two male character who has been in my year)

Favourite female character:

Seraphina from Unremembered and Kat from Heist Society

Your biggest fictional crush:

Damen Auguste from the Immortal Series

A good quick read:

The Karma Club by Jessica Brody

A book that disappointed you:

Falling by Cat Clarke

Favourite book-to-movie conversion:

Harry Potter

Favourite romance:

Die for Me - Amy Plum

Favourite book from your childhood:

Still Charlotte's Web by E. B. White

A book you can't wait for:

Horizon by Alyson Noel (Out November 19th) and Unforgotten By Jessica Brody (Out February 2014)

A book you've been meaning to read for ages:

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

A book that you wish more people would read:

Anything by any author mentioned in this post

Most surprising plot twist or ending:

Unremembered by Jessica Brody

Favourite book title:

Vortex and Mystic

Your Favourite book OF ALL TIME:

Still Good Night Mr. Tom and Charlotte's Web

If you're interested copy,paste,fill in in the comments or post on your blog and link the post in comments ! :D

Books I Read In 2012

This is a list of books that I read in 2012 (not in the order I read)

1. Wintercraft: Legacy - Jenna Burtenshaw (review)
2. Dreamland - Alyson Noel (Review)
3. Whisper - Alyson Noel (Review)
4. Night Star - Alyson Noel (Review)
5. Everlasting - Alyson Noel (Review)
6. Daire Meets Ever - Alyson Noel (Review)
7. Fated - Alyson Noel (Review)
8. Kisses from Hell - Alyson Noel, Kristin Cast, Francessca Lia Block, Richelle Mead and Kelley Armstrong
9. My Life Undecided Prequel - Jessica Brody (Review)
10. My Life Undecided - Jessica Brody (Review)
11. 52 Reasons to hate my Father - Jessica Brody (Review)
12. The Vampire Stalker - Allison Van Diepen (Review)
13. Macbeth - William Shakespeare
14. The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas - Tom Fletcher and Dougie Pointer (Review)
15. Snow White and the Huntsman - Lily Blake (Review)
16. Waiting at Eros - Rosemary Laurey (Review)
17. Adam and Olivia - Martin Lastrapes (Review)
18. Lust and Honor - Harriet Schultz (Review)
19. Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
20. The Fairies Shoemaker - Enid Blyton
21. My Naughty Little Sister - Dorothy Edwards (Review)
22. More Naughty Little Sister Stories - Dorothy Edwards
23. My Naughty Little Sister and Bad Harry - Dorothy Edwards
24. When My Naughty Little Sister Was Good - Dorothy Edwards
25. My Naughty Little Sister's Friend's - Dorothy Edwards

2012 had a lot of fantastic books and I know 2013 will be even better

55 Book Questions

Found this on my cousins book blog :) Feel free to do it yourselves and link me to it in the comments! 

1. Favourite childhood book? — The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carles and My naughty Little Sister by Dorothy Edwards

2. What are you reading right now? — Everlasting by Alyson Noel

3. What books do you have on request at the library? — None.

4. Bad book habit? —Buying too many books and never reading them.

5. What do you currently have checked out at the library? — None.

6. Do you have an e-reader? — I have a Kindle.

7. Do you prefer to read one book at a time or several at once? — One book at a time.

8. Have your reading habits changed since starting a blog? — Yes I have been reading more books by authors I had never read before.

9. Least favourite book you read this year (so far)? – Waiting for Eros by Rosemary Laurey

10. Favourite book you’ve read this year? — Wintercraft: Legacy by Jenna Burtenshaw

11. How often do you read out of your comfort zone? — Rarely

12. What is your reading comfort zone? — Young Adult. 

13. Can you read on the bus? — Yes.

14. Favourite place to read? — In the house.

15. What is your policy on book lending? —I don’t mind lending my books as long as they don’t fold the pages or break the spine haha.

16. Do you ever dog-ear books? — Never.

17. Do you ever write in the margins of your books? —No never.

18. Not even with text books? — Nope

19. What is your favourite language to read in? — English it’s the only language I know.

20. What makes you love a book? — How the characters help me get lost in the book.

21. What will inspire you to recommend a book? — Because I loved it and I think they will love it just as much as me.

22. Favorite genre? — YA

23. Genre you rarely read (but wish you did)? — Science Fiction

24. Favourite biography? — I’ve only read Miles to go by Miley Cyrus

25. Have you ever read a self-help book? — Nope

26. Favourite cookbook? — Don’t read them

27. Most inspirational book you’ve read this year (fiction or non-fiction)? — None yet

28. Favourite reading snack? — Crisps

29. Name a case in which hype ruined your reading experience. — Harry Potter I’m honestly not a fan.

30. How often do you agree with critics about a book? —I don’t read what others think of a book before I read it.

31. How do you feel about giving bad/negative reviews? — I'm honest if I didn't like the book then that’s what I put in my review.

32. If you could read in a foreign language, which language would you choose? —Spanish, Italian or French probably

33. Most intimidating book you’ve ever read? — Can’t think of any

34. Most intimidating book you’re too nervous to begin? – The Twilight Saga. I want to read them but I don’t want to be disappointed when I do.

35. Favourite Poet? — Not a poetry fan.

36. How many books do you usually have checked out of the library at any given time? — Two or Three.

37. How often have you returned books to the library unread? — Most of the time. I usually have one that I never get to finish.

38. Favourite fictional character? — Damen from Alyson Noels Immortal Series.

39. Favourite fictional villain? — Silas Dane from Jenna Burtenshaw’s Wintercraft Series.

40. Books I’m most likely to bring on vacation? — Anything. All books are good, no matter where you are.

41. The longest I’ve gone without reading. — A month or two.

42. Name a book that you could/would not finish. — Everlasting by Alyson Noel. I've started a few times and haven't finished but I want to, it's just the last book in the series and I don’t want it to end.

43. What distracts you easily when you’re reading? —It’s not a what, it’s a who.

44. Favourite film adaptation of a novel? — Alice In Wonderland (Johnny Depp version)

45. Most disappointing film adaptation? — The Witches by Roald Dahl. The book was so much better than the film.

46. The most money I’ve ever spent in the bookstore at one time? —I don't know around £25

47. How often do you skim a book before reading it? — I don't.

48. What would cause you to stop reading a book half-way through? — If a book in a series that I’m reading turns up or comes out while I’m reading something else.

49. Do you like to keep your books organized? — Alphabetical order by title (but if it’s a series there all together)

50. Do you prefer to keep books or give them away once you’ve read them? — I keep them unless they are really bad and I have only found two books in the last 4 years that I didn’t enjoy at all.

51. Are there any books you’ve been avoiding? — Yes I have been avoiding Everlasting by Alyson Noel like the plague.

52. Name a book that made you angry. — Most of Alyson Noels Immortal Series (they made me angry for the fact that they didn’t end the way I wanted them to)

53. A book you didn’t expect to like but did? — Heat Wave by Richard Castle

54. A book that you expected to like but didn’t? — Ash by Malinda Lo

55. Favourite guilt-free, pleasure reading? – Anything by Enid Blyton or Roald Dahl never to old to read them. 

Growing Up in Books

Again I saw this on my cousins blog and she got it from else where (link to where she got it from is in her post)

For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved to read and was more interested in books than my siblings. From a young age my cousin and I would read the same book at the same time just to see who could finish first I think Cazz beat me every time but it was fun trying to beat her. Like Cazz I was definitely one of those kids that hid under the covers so I could read after my bedtime. Most of my family are big readers especially my mum, cousin Cazz and Cazz’s mum so I was always encouraged to read.

I don’t remember every book I have ever read I probably don’t even remember half of the books I have read growing up but I do remember reading a lot of Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton.

I know for a fact that I haven’t read every book that the two authors have written but I have read quite a lot of them and if I had to choose between the two authors I would choose Roald Dahl I could read Matilda and The Witches over and over again. And at 24 I would be quite content sat reading any book that either of the two wrote.

While my cousin was reading The Babysitters Club and Nancy Drew I was reading anything I could get my hands on but one book that I remember reading over and over is My Naughty Little Sister it has to be the best book I have ever read (I am currently looking for the a new copy of the book as mine has gotten a bit ruined over the year so if anyone knows where I can get a copy of it please comment it has to be the one where there’s a story in it called My Naughty Little Sister and the Solid Silver Watch).

When I got to junior school (age 8) we read Charlotte’s Web in class and I loved it that much my parents got me the book. A year later I started reading The Sleepover Club series and these books helped me get through the tough time I was having at school, every time I opened a new book or turned the I was sucked further into the series and by the time I went to high school (age 11) I had read almost the whole series.

During high school I didn’t read as much as I used to because my friends would make fun. I know now that I should have just ignored them and read if I wanted to but after being bullied in junior school I didn’t want it to carry on in high school. I know that during the summer holidays in high school I used to spend them at my Nan’s and come home with a load of Children’s Classic Book’s (Heidi, The Railway Children, The Secret Garden etc) that I got from the market or for 99p from the book shop. Cazz also collected these books so we went back to reading the same books while I was at my Nan’s and like before she would always beat me and finish first.

In my last year of high school I started reading my mums Virginia Andrew’s books because I didn’t have anything of my own to read because I stopped reading I never bought any books so they were the only books in the house that I hadn’t read, I read the first book of the two series but didn’t want to read the rest. After high school Cazz lent me My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult and after reading that I started to read more often I borrowed a few Jodi Picoult books from her and my college tutor and then I decided that I wanted to read books by other authors and signed up to the library and borrowed books all the time.

In 2009 I caught the book buying bug from Cazz and spent practically all my money buying books from The Works or Asda.

In 2010 I got myself a copy of Alyson Noel’s Evermore it is the best Young Adult romance book I have ever read and I read all but the last book in the series and another series I have loved reading is Wintercraft by Jenna Burtenshaw, Wintercraft is the first series I have actually finished and loved every minute of it and I am sad that it ended.

Now I am reading more and more books I find that every month my to read list gets bigger and bigger and I know I will never finish all the books I have bought because I admit it I am addicted to buying books.

Growing up with books was fantastic and I can’t imagine what my life would be like without books, I am glad that they have always been a part of my life each book has its own story to tell and its own hidden meaning that each reader interprets there own way.