Day 23

Day 23 – A book you wanted to read for a long time but still haven’t

I have way too many books I think some days.. One that I have been meaning to read for quite some time already though is Touch of Power by Maria V. Snyder. I have a signed copy just sitting there on my shelf.. I'll get to it soon I promise!

Day 22

Day 22 – Favourite book you own

I own a lot of books. Of my favourites the only ones I don't own are the Dresden Files. So I guess my favourite would be Cast in Chaos by Michelle Sagara. 

Day 21

Day 21 – Favourite book from your childhood

Oh!! What a great question! I have a few of them but I will have to say the Little House on the Prairie books. I read all these with my mum many years ago. I love them and if I ever have children I will read these to them as well.

Day 20

Day 20 – Favourite romance book

Hmm... I only started reading romance books relatively recently and true romance books aren't generally my thing. My favourite might have to be Perfect Chemistry by Simone Elkeles mostly for the reason it was one of the first books that I read and truly loved that was focused primarily on romance.

Day 19

Day 19 – Favourite book turned into a movie

I actually really enjoyed the Lord of the Rings trilogy as movies and thought for the most part they were quite well done!

Day 18

Day 18 – A book that disappointed you

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins. I expected so much more out of this final book in the trilogy and I just didn't get it

Day 17

Day 17 – Favourite quote(s) from your favourite book(s)

Oh no I actually have to go and find them! Here is a list of some of my favourite quotes from many books I have read over the years

“Barrons laughed again. "And there, my dear Fio, you make one of Womankind's greatest mistakes: Falling in love with a man's potential. We so rarely share the same view of it, and even more rarely care to achieve it. Stop pining for the man you think I could be -- and take a good, long, hard look at the one I am.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Darkfever

“One day you will kiss a man you can't breathe without, and find that breath is of little consequence.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Bloodfever

“Procrastinating is number three on my Stupid List. You still end up exactly where you didn't want to be, doing exactly what you didn't want to do, withe the only difference being that you lost all that time in between, during which you could have been doing something fun. Even worse, you probably stayed in a stressed-out, crappy mood the whole time you were avoiding it. If you know something is inevitable, do it and get it over with. Move on. Life is short.”
― Karen Marie Moning, Iced (Dani O'Malley #1)

“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind,
And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.”
― William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream


“To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.”
― William Shakespeare, Macbeth
This above is one of my all time favourite monologues.

“Yelena, you've driven me crazy. You've caused me considerable trouble and I've contemplated ending your life twice since I've known you." Valek's warm breath in my ear sent a shiver down my spine.

"But you’ve slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.”

“That sounds more like a poison than a person,” was all I could say. His confession had both shocked and thrilled me.

“Exactly,” Valek replied. “You have poisoned me.”
― Maria V. Snyder, Poison Study

“Is this some sort of test?"
"Everything that doesn't kill you is."
"Mind you," he added, "surviving doesn't always mean you passed.”
― Michelle Sagara West, Cast In Secret

“Paranoid? Probably. But just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face.”
― Jim Butcher, Storm Front

“Laugh whenever you can. Keeps you from killing yourself when things are bad. That and vodka.”
― Jim Butcher, Changes


“We are not going to die."
Butters stared up at me, pale, his eyes terrified. "We're not?"
No. And do you know why?" He shook his head. "Because Thomas is too pretty to die. And because I'm too stubborn to die." I hauled on the shirt even harder. "And most of all because tomorrow is Oktoberfest, Butters, and polka will never die.”
― Jim Butcher, Dead Beat


“There are bad things in the world. There's no getting away from that. But that doesn't mean nothing can be done about them. You can't abandon life just because it's scary, and just because sometimes you get hurt. ”
― Jim Butcher, Turn Coat

“The worst type of crying wasn't the kind everyone could see--the wailing on street corners, the tearing at clothes. No, the worst kind happened when your soul wept and no matter what you did, there was no way to comfort it. A section withered and became a scar on the part of your soul that survived. For people like me and Echo, our souls contained more scar tissue than life.”
― Katie McGarry, Pushing the Limits

“If you stay, I'll do whatever you want. I'll quit the band, go with you to New York. But if you need me to go away, I'll do that, too. I was talking to Liz and she said maybe coming back to your old life would be too painful, that maybe it'd be easier for you to erase us. And that would suck, but I'd do it. I can lose you like that if I don't lose you today. I'll let you go. If you stay.”
― Gayle Forman, If I Stay
This is one of my absolute favourite quotes and a great one to end on.

Day 16

Day 16 – Favourite female character

This may actually be more difficult to pick than favourite male. Once again there are lots of them out there that I simply adore, Kaylin from Michelle Sagara's Cast series comes to mind so does Mercy Thompson from Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series. . However my current favourite would probably have to go out to Mac from Karen Marie Moning's Fever series. This woman goes through such amazing changes in order to adapt to her changing world. She doesn't just sit back and whine, although she does sort of start there, she goes out and fights. An ordinary girl who won't give up on her world and will stand up for what she believes in. I love her, if you don't know her what are you waiting for start reading!

Day 15

Day 15 – Favourite male character

Oh this is a tough one!

There are lots out there that I absolutely love. However my favourite would have to be Harry Dresden from Jim Butcher's series The Dresden Files. He is loyal and chivalrous, fights for what he believes in and has the worst luck! He fills the pages with humour, some of it is rather black humour but still. He is one of those people I would love to have on my side and be terrified of if he was against me. 

Day 14

Day 14 – Favourite book of your favorite writer

Like I said on Day 4 I have two of them from this author 

The first, Dead Beat and the second is Turn Coat.

Day 13

Day 13 – Your favourite writer

I have a few of them. Jim Butcher is the one I would love to meet the most though! I love the Dresden Files series so much.

Day 12

Day 12 – A book you used to love but don’t anymore

I am sure there are a few of these but as I don't reread all that often it is hard to say for sure. I can say that the more I read the harder I am on books because I have more to compare them too and expect more out of  a great story than I used to. On that note there are definitely books that would not live up to today's expectations that I loved when I first read them. One such example is Twilight, loved them when I read them but if I reread them now I think I would notice their faults a lot more.

Day 11

Day 11 – A book you hated

Dragon Tears by Dean Koontz. This is one of the worst books I have ever read. It is filled with lots of useless description, too many POV changes and characters that didn't make me feel anything. No offense meant to anyone who enjoyed this book I just did not. I have not wanted to read another book of the horror genre since.

Day 10

Day 10 – Favourite classic book

This is the place I have to admit I have not read many of the classics. I really need to fix that one of these days! However as I love Greek Myth, my favourite is the Illiad by Homer. It has been a long time since I read any of this, I am not 100% sure if I read the original version or a slightly abridged version but I will be doing a reread of it soon.

Day 9

Day 09 – A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving

These are always the best! I try to go into books with a pretty open mind so I haven't had this experience all that often. However, going into it I did not expect to like Dark Lover by J.R. Ward all that much due to the fact I was just getting into that particular part of the genre. Turns out the series from what I have read is pretty amazing.

Day 8

   Day 08 – Most overrated book

There are a few of those out there. One of which I have never read and never plan to and that would be 50 Shades of Grey. From everything I have heard it is a poorly written book that started as nothing more than a fan fiction. To all of you that loved it, I'm sorry. This of course is only my opinion! 

Day 7

Day 07 – Most underrated book
Most underrated book eh? That is a bit of a hard one. I think the Iron Druid Series that I have recently started is underrated just because it is not all that well known. I have only read the first one, Hounded, but it was amazing.

Day 6

Day 06 – A book that makes you sad

There are a few books that do a good job of making me cry. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is one of them. It's just sad what bullying can do to a person and   this book does a good job of showing that.

Day 5

Day 05 – A book that makes you happy

Hmm.... Strangely enough I can't think of a book that makes me overly happy right now. I've thought on it for a few days and I am just drawing a blank. However I always get happy when the new Dresden Files book comes out.

Day 4

Day 04 – Favourite book of your favourite series

As I have those three favourites, the best of each is:

Colours of Chaos holds a special place in my heart as it is the first book I read of this series and it really helped me get back into reading more. Is it the best of the series, I'm not sure, but I love it!

  Cast in Chaos is my favourite of this series because of the character growth and just the overall background story. Every books is pretty amazing but this is my personal favourite!

I have two favourite Dresden books and I just couldn't make up my mind. The first, Dead Beat is so amazing because of Sue, the dinosaur and the fact that "Polka will Never Die" I wont say anymore, you will just have to read it. The second is Turn Coat because of the unlikely circumstances that start the book. I cannot really say more without spoilers.