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Hello, today I'm here to answer this week's questions of the reading challenge posted by @studylikegeller.

February Week 3

What are you currently reading? Why did you choose to read this? 

At the moment I’m reading Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. 

I decided to read the Shadow and Bone trilogy after getting the Six of Crows duology, everyone told me that I didn’t need to read it to understand Six of Crows but after thinking about it I decided to read it anyway and I’m happy I did since I became a fan of the Grishaverse.

I’m reading the Harry Potter series because I never did even though I fell in love with Hogwarts and the world that was created through the films.

Do you always finish the book, even if you do not like it?

I try to but if I really can’t I put it down and maybe read it some time in the future.

Thank you,

S

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Little Service Note

Since Tumblr is a b*tch it won’t let me follow you back or reply from this blog since it’s a secondary blog, I’m gonna do it from my main @somenerdyuser if you get a notification from it, it’s just me, you don’t have to follow back that blog, I don’t really post anything on there.

Thank you,

S

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I decided that I wanted to read the whole Harry Potter series in English, I’ve never read it in my mother tongue, I just recently became obsessed with the films but because I fell completely in love with the Wizarding World.

Little disclaimer before I write my review: I don’t support the author in any way.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

(I'm sorry for the ugly ass lightning but I never knew how difficult it was to take pictures of a screen.)

Rating: 4/5

Synopsis: Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy - until he is rescued by an owl, taken to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, learns to play Quidditch and does battle in a deadly duel. The Reason ... HARRY POTTER IS A WIZARD!

Review: I liked the book, I enjoyed reading it, it was almost exactly like I was expecting. The only complain I have is that I expected some more action earlier in the book but it’s understandable because it needed the whole world building first, I knew how the story went before reading the book but I had to wait until the very end and then it went by pretty fast.

Thank you,

S

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I want to catch up on the 2021 reading challenge by @studylikegeller and I wanted to answer some of the older questions even if they’re weekly and I’ve been inactive for a few weeks.

If you do not care about them all I’ll answer first this week ones and the rest are under the cut!

February Week 2

Pick a song that matches the mood of the book that you are currently reading.

Monsoon 2020 by Tokio Hotel. Don’t know if it fits but go support them!!!

What are your favorite genres?

Contemporary romance, fantasy and mystery/thriller/psychological.

January Week 2

Which feminist books do you recommend?

Unfortunately I got interested in feminism after I stopped reading and now I don’t read non-fiction so I don’t have anything to recommend.

Do you have a favorite book series?

I just started reading series so I didn’t have the opportunity to read many, at the moment I’m reading the Shadow and Bone trilogy and I like that world even though I don’t think I can recommend it.

January Week 3

Which book(s) have you re-read the most?

The only books I’ve read multiple times are some from Geronimo Stilton when I was a kid but only because I didn’t have many books, now there are so many that I’d like to read that I don’t have the time to re-read books.

Would you call yourself a bookworm?

Not yet, I started reading again a little more than a month ago so I’d say I’m not  a bookworm yet.

January Week 4

Which book ended in a completely different way than you thought?

At the top of my head I thought about The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins.

Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?

Fiction, absolutely.

February Week 1

If the book that you are currently reading had a different title, what would it be?

Uh, nice question but  I don’t have the slightest idea.

Do you like going to the library?

Yes but unfortunately I live in the countryside and I never have the opportunity to go to the library.

Thank you,

S

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While away I read a few books and I want to write a little review (with no spoiler) for each of them.

Let’s start with The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune.

Rating: 5/5

Synopsis: Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.

When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he's given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they’re likely to bring about the end of days.

But the children aren’t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.

Review: I loved this book from the first to the last page, it was incredible. I smiled, I laughed, I cried, I felt every kind of feeling while reading. The story is so nice, I fell in love with all the kids, they were amazing and that cute romance was the cherry on top, it fits really nicely in the story.

The author is queer and he knows how to write a good lgbt romance.

TJ Klune has a book coming out in September, Under the Whispering Door, and I marked it on the calendar, you can be sure I’m gonna get it and maybe even pre-order it and I put his other book, The Extraordinaries, on my tbr, I look forwrd to read more by him.

Thank you,

S

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Hello everyone, I'm so sorry for disappearing like that but exams were killing my mental health and i couldn't get myself to do anything but now I'm back and I want to show you what books I got in the meantime.

These are some of the books for my Italian Literature class, my English Literature class and my Chinese class. From top to bottom the titles and authors are:

Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio Operatore by Luigi Pirandello

红高粱家族  Red Sorghum Clan by Mo Yan

活着 To Live by Yu Hua

Othello by William Shakespeare

I know literally nothing about these books but I have to read and get to know them for the summer exams.

And these beauties are for pleasure reading.  From top to bottom the titles and authors are:

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Lies of Locke Lamora, first book of The Gentlemen Bastards series by Scott Lynch

Six of Crows, first book of the Six of Crows duology or fourth book of the Grishaverse by Leigh Bardugo

Truly Devious, first book of the Truly Devious series by Maureen Johnson

The first one was suggested by my mom, she really liked the film so when I read her a list of books I wanted to read she told me to get One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and that’s what I did. The other ones I chose after a careful selection based on booktube recommendations and Goodreads review. I wanted to start reading some fantasy so I got some ya fantasy, Six of Crows, and some adult fantasy, The Lies of Locke Lamora (and The Hobbit that I forgot to photograph). 

Thank you,

S

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Log 3

Something came in the mail today!

I've wanted to read The House in the Cerulean Sea for weeks now and I can't wait to start reading. The cover's illustration is so cute!!

The only thing I'm disappointed about is the shipping, I ordered this book from Amazon because on the online shop I buy books from this one wasn't available and I didn't want to wait anymore. I'm so disappointed/angry/sad about the condition. The dust jacket is wrinkled and it doesn't fit the book in any way, in width it's too large and in length it's short, I also think it wasn't printed correctly on the spine, or maybe it's because it is not cut correctly. I've always been skeptical with buying books and cds from Amazon since the always got here a bit beaten up, now I know not to make this mistake anymore.

Thank you,

S

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Log 2

I'm part of a book club!

For this year we decided to do a little challenge and the wonderful @studylikegeller, who's hosting the book club and the challenge, came out with two questions about books and reading for every week of the year.

For the first week of January the questions are:

What is the first book that you are reading in 2021?

I finished yesterday The Little Prince. I've added it to the list of books to recommend to people if they have never read it.

Do you have a reading goal this year? How many books do you plan to read?

I decided I want to try and read 12 books, one for every month of the year, but if I found the time I'm hoping to surpass that number.

Thank you,

S

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Hello everyone!

The first book I read in 2021 was The Little Prince.

I had this book for quite some time but I never got around to read it. It's really short but I enjoyed it very much, I have to say that my eyes got a little wet while reading the end.

Stay tuned to see what I'm reading next!

I want to add that I would love to be more active but it's exams season until the 9th of February, I ask you to be patient with me, I'll post for sure every time I start or finish a book.

Thank you,

S

Here's a picture of the little prince with the fox, drawn by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry himself.

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This is a challenge for anyone who enjoys reading and wants to read more in 2021!

If you would like to participate in the challenge, please use the tags #2021readingchallenge and #2021bookclub so that I and other participants can easily see your posts and reblog as much as we can! 

If you want to do the challenge, you don’t have to follow me or anything but a reblog would be nice (in order to spread the post)

These are weekly prompts for every week of 2021. Each week starts with Monday. You can post on any day of the week.

There are two questions per week. You can answer them either in seperate posts or in the same post. Or you can choose to answer only one.

This challenge starts on the first week of 2021, but if you see this post     later, you can start anytime!

If you have any questions, feel free to send me a message or an ask!

ENJOY!

JANUARY Week 1 What is the first book that you are reading in 2021? Do you have a reading goal this year? How many books do you plan to read?

Week 2 Which feminist books do you recommend? Do you have a favorite book series?

Week 3 Which book(s) have you re-read the most? Would you call yourself a bookworm?

Week 4 Which book ended in a completely different way than you thought? Do you prefer fiction or nonfiction?

FEBRUARY Week 1 If the book that you are currently reading had a different title, what would it be? Do you like going to the library?

Week 2 Pick a song that matches the mood of the book that you are currently reading. What are your favorite genres?

Week 3 What are you currently reading? Why did you choose to read this? Do you always finish the book, even if you do not like it?

Week 4 Think about the last book you read. Would you write a different ending? Do you write reviews after reading?

MARCH Week 1  What is your favorite quote from the book you are currently reading so far? If you could live in a book, which book would you choose?

Week 2 What are you currently reading? Would you recommend this book to a friend? Do you prefer paperback or hardcover? Why?

Week 3 What are you currently reading? How do you feel reading this book? Do you lend your books to your friends?

Week 4 What are you currently reading? Do you like the book cover? Do you use bookmarks?

Week 5 What is your favorite book cover ever? Do you take notes while reading?

APRIL Week 1 Who are your top three favorite protagonists? What was your favorite book as a child?

Week 2 What is your all-time favorite poem? Is there a book that you absolutely hate?

Week 3 Tell us about a book you have a deep emotional connection with. Can you read with background noise?

Week 4 What is that one book that you’ve been wanting to read for a long time but haven’t for any reason? Do you like reading thrillers? Do you have a favorite?

MAY Week 1 If you’d give a color palette to the book you read what would it be? Do you have a Goodreads account? Would you like to share it?

Week 2 Think about the book that you’re reading. If you gave this book as a gift to someone, who would it be and why? Do you enjoy audiobooks?

Week 3 Think about the last book you read. What value did you get from this book? What are the 3 books that make you really happy?

Week 4 Think about the last book you read. Did this book teach you a lesson that you will implement in your life? What is your favorite short story?

Week 5 What are your top 3 favorite novels? Do you read biographies? Do you have a favorite?

JUNE Week 1 Think about the book that you are currently reading. Pick a character that would survive a horror movie and tell us why. Have you ever read a banned book? Which one?

Week 2 If you’d associate a dish with the book that you’re reading, what would it be? Do you prefer physical books or ebooks?

Week 3 In the book that you are currently reading, which character is underrated? Which one is overrated?

Week 4 What are some non-English books you’d love to share? What book(s) did you read in one sitting?

JULY Week 1 What’s your favorite quote from a book you’ve read lately? Is there an author that you absolutely hate?

Week 2 Share a first line that’s so funny/horrible/well-written it’s memorable. Which book do you have a love/hate relationship with?

Week 3 What’s a book that you think is brilliantly titled? Are you a poet/writer yourself?

Week 4 Do you think that fanfiction is a valid form of literature? Do you like discussing about books with your family, friends, etc.?

AUGUST Week 1 Do you like non-fiction? Which non-fiction genre do you like reading the most? How do you organize your bookshelf?

Week 2 Have you ever gotten really into an assigned reading for school? (fiction or nonfiction) Do you like reading romances? Do you have a favorite?

Week 3 Have you ever read a book with a side character you think deserved to be the main character? If so, who was it? What is your favorite memory with a book or story?

Week 4 What is the one book you think one should at least read once in life? What is the one book you would never recommend to anyone?

Week 5 What book got you into reading? Do you like detective novels? Do you have a favorite?

SEPTEMBER Week 1 Can you remember the first book you’ve read? What was it? What was the most surprising thing you learned from a non-fiction book?

Week 2 What is your favorite book written in your native language? Think about the book that you’re currently reading. Would you like to be a character in this story?

Week 3 What is your favorite book written in a language except from your native language? Who is your favorite couple from a romance book?

Week 4 Have you ever had a truly awful experience with a book? What was it? Who is your least favorite character in the book that you are currently reading?

OCTOBER Week 1 Can you separate the book from its author? Think about the book that you are currently reading. Would it make a good movie?

Week 2 What book do you find worse than its movie adaptation? (If there is any) Think about the book that you are currently reading. Did you like it immediately or did it take some time for you to get used to it?

Week 3 What book made you cry many times? Do you take a look at the reviews of a book before/after reading?

Week 4 Who is your favorite villain? Think of all the books you’ve read. Which character would you like to be friends with?

NOVEMBER Week 1 Would you read a fanfiction about the characters of the book that you are currently reading? If you were to add a character, story, scene to the book that you’re reading, what would it be?

Week 2 What are the 10 books you would take with you if you ended up on a stranded island? Do you like rereading? Why/why not?

Week 3 Who are your top 3 favorite authors/poets? Do you read with your friends or family? Or do you like reading alone?

Week 4 Do you have a favorite place to read? Do you read any self-help books?

Week 5 Do you snack while reading? What do you eat/drink? Do you like reading on a hot summer day or a cold winter day?

DECEMBER Week 1 What was your favorite fairytale as a child? What is your favorite fairytale now?

Week 2 Which author would like to meet? What would you ask them?

Week 3 What is your favorite classic that you have read this year? Do you read theatre plays? Do you have a favorite?

Week 4 This year, were you able to read books from authors with different nationalities/sexualities/identities? What is the best book of the year for you?

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I'll participate for sure! Thank you very much for making this 🌼

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Happy new year everyone!! I hope this year treats you well and you achieve all your goals set for 2021.

Thank you,

S

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Hello everyone, my name is Sara, I'm 19 and I used to love reading.

I learned how to read before starting elementary school, when I was about 4 or 5 years old and I read books until middle school or when I discovered the Internet and now I haven't read a book from start to finish in years.

I wanted to set a challenge for myself for 2021, I want to rediscover my love for books and for reading and I want to document everything that I'd like to on this blog.

Lastly, I want to say that English is not my first language but I'm in my first year of University and I'm studying English and Chinese and with studying these two languages I have to study their literature too so I'll be writing a lot about books I have to read for the exams but also I wanna read some old classics and those written in English I'm gonna read in their original language.

If anyone reading this wants to read books again or loves reading we can support each other and suggest each other new books, something like a book club!

Thank you,

S