Jun 29, 2020
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A new book review is up on the blog! Little Fires Everywhere
Welcome to Jay Bird Diaries! Follow along with travel adventures, craft and sewing projects, and lifestlye updates.
TAG TIME! I was tagged by the lovely anobstinateheadstronggirl. Thanks, lovely <3
Always post the rules!
Answer the questions!
Ask five new questions
Tag five new blogs
Message said blogs and let them know you’ve tagged them
QUESTIONS:
Who is your favorite author? I don't really have a favourite author but I particularly admire Jane Austen's writing style :)
If you could live in any fictional world, which one would it be? Hogwarts/Hogsmeade/any Harry Potter related scenery!
What books do you take with you when you travel? I find most practical taking my iPad with me, which contains hundreds of books :')
Do you prefer e-books or physical books? Although using an iPad is really practical and cheaper, I adore physical books (lovely smell and touch + wonderful covers!!) so I guess that I prefer them!
Where is your favorite place to read? That would be my bed :')
MY QUESTIONS:
1. Which is your all-time favourite book?
2. Do you ever eat while reading a book?
3. Do you use a bookmark/fold the page or memorise the page number?
4. Is there a book edition you are particularly fond of?
5. What is the average number of books you buy when you enter a bookshop?
I am hereby tagging starsandfairies, ohidigress, thegirlreadsbooks, themiddleshelf and readingdreamingwriting.
Have a lovely day! xxx
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Books That Stayed With Me
I was tagged by flourishandblotted and themiddleshelf!
Rules: In a text post, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take but a few minutes, and don’t think too hard - they don’t have to be the “right” or “great” works, just the ones that have touched you.
Tag 10 friends, including me, so I’ll see your list. Make sure you let your friends know you’ve tagged them!
1. The Harry Potter Series
2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. The Fault in Our Stars
4. The Alchemist
5. The Book Thief
6. If I Stay
7. Looking for Alaska
8. Pride and Prejudice
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Me Before You
I tag: flourishandblotted, themiddleshelf, aliceswhimsicalwonderland, books-tea-wanderlust and anyone else that wants to participate.
I was tagged by thepursuitofreading, booksniffer, themiddleshelf
Drama:
Favourite fictional family?
I want to say the Starks but they have the worst luck in all of Westeros so I'll pass. Who didn't want to get adopted into the Weasley family at least once while reading HP?
A book that made you feel a range of emotions?
Every final book of my favorite series because I just want it to keep on going forever
Romance:
Favourite fictional couple?
My favorite in recent months was Will/Tessa/Jem.
A book that broke your heart?
All those books by Khaled Hosseini. Just thinking that it might still be happening on some parts of the world is so depressing.
Comedy:
Character that made you laugh the most?
Leo Valdez, Luna/Weasley Twins/Dumbledore
Funniest quote from a favourite book?
Don't worry. You're just as sane as I am.
Horror:
A book that terrified you?
Haven't read any horror books yet but if those compilation of short stories about urban myths can be considered then those are definitely creepy.
Favourite fictional villain?
Joffrey because you can't help but hate him with every fiber of your being
Fantasy:
Fantasy world you’d most like to live in?
I would be contented wizarding world, but any fictional world can do minus the wars and battles, I don't want to die
Favourite mythical or fictional creature?
Dragons
Sci-fi:
Super power you’d most like to have?
Control time (go forward or back, freeze or fast forward) and immortality
Fictional technology you want to be real?
time-turner or portals
Mystery:
Your favourite fictional criminal or detective?
Artemis Fowl because who doesn't want a young, super-rich, and smart criminal?
Most dramatic plot twist you’ve ever read?
The whole ASOIAF because just when you think something finally going right for once, NOPE you're wrong and someone dies. The end.
Fairy Tale:
A story you loved as a child and still adore?
I only read The Little Princess recently but I was familiar with the story when I was young since I watched the anime, the English movie, and a local movie adaptation of it and I loved all of them.
Mythical being you’d most like to be?
Wizard or Elf (not the HP kind)
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Questions:
1)What’s the first book you remember reading/being read to you?
One of those fairy tales
2)Where is your favorite place to read?
bed or anywhere quiet and no one disturbs me
3)What book(s) has been on your To Read list for the longest?
mostly classics because they always get bumped in favor of newer releases
4)Paperback, hardcover, or e-reader?
Hardcovers
5)About how many books have you read this year so far?
including the short filler stories authors seem to like these days, around 80.
6)Have you ever wanted to through a book across the room/stab it? If so, which one(s)?
Reading ASOIAF is challenging for a lot of reasons
7)How are your books organized?
by how much I can fit into my already overflowing shelf
8)Is there a book that you could read over and over and never get sick of? If so, which one(s)?
All of the HP, PJO/HOO books
9)What are the top 5 characters that you want to commit to a slow and painful death?
Some of them are already dead anyway but Joffrey Baratheon, Umbridge, Tywin Lannister, Lokesh, Jonathan Morgenstern
10)What is one of your “guilty pleasure” books?
I'm an adult that likes to read YA, does that count?
11)What is a book that you probably should’ve read as a child but didn’t until you were an adult?
I haven't heard of The Little Prince before tumblr
12)What is your favorite movie adaptation?
I loved Lord of the Rings
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My Questions
1) What was the first book that broke your heart?
I was sad when Bailey died in The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants
2) Who was the first character that you fell in love with?
Hermione probably because prior to HP, I only read Goosebumps and Sweet Valley and let's be honest, there's not much memorable characters in those.
3) Most prized book? (I really liked this question)
In terms of sentimental value, my 13 yr old Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets because of the memories. Other than that, I loved my signed books.
4) What books have you read this month?
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman, The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson, City of a Thousand Dolls by Miriam Forster, Because it is my Blood by Gabrielle Zevin, The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling), The Study Series by Maria V. Snyder
5) If could have two best friends that are fictional characters, who would they be?
Hermione and Sam Gamgee, I like to have loyal friends
6) Where is your favorite place to read?
bed
7) Name the absolute worst character death ever?
Sirius/Lupin/TOnks/Fred and Finnick's was too abrupt, Robb and Catelyn came out of nowhere and so painfully brutal and unjust, Eponine was ugh why did you turn that gun towards you?
8) What is your least favorite book ending?
I didn't like how Requiem ended. Could we also remove DH's epilogue?
9) If you could meet any author who would it be?
If I even see JK Rowling from afar I would freak out!
10) Which faction would you be in from Divergent?
Probably Amity. I'm not brave enough for Dauntless, lie too much for Candor, a bit too selfish for Abnegation, and not that smart for Erudite. I love peace though!
11) What two characters did you want to end up together, but they didn’t?
Harry and Hermione. I'm still in mourning.
12) If you could change one thing about the book that you last read, what would it be?
I would have wanted Never Let Me Go to finish right after Kathy's completion. I'm still curious about the whole donation process.
I was tagged by themiddleshelf
thank you very much! C:
Rules
Rule 1: Always post the rules Rule 2: Answer the questions of the person who tagged you and write 11 new ones Rule 3: Tag 11 people and link them Rule 4: Let them know you tagged them
themiddleshelf's questions
1) What was the first book that broke your heart?
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
2) Who was the first character that you fell in love with?
Ian O'Shea in The Host.
3) Most prized book? (I really liked this question)
Jane Eyre, that's the only book that I really wouldn't want to read any other edition of.
4) What books have you read this month?
The Book Thief, Girl, Missing, The Knife of Never Letting Go and The Ask and The Answer.
5) If could have two best friends that are fictional characters, who would they be?
Cathy and Emma from the Cathy Vickers trilogy.
6) Where is your favourite place to read?
On the beach in France.
7) Name the absolute worst character death ever?
Rudy in The Book Thief.
8) What is your least favorite book ending?
Eleanor and Park. I hate cliffhangers so I just kind of 'noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo'ed and 'how dare you Rainbow Rowell'ed for a few days.
9) If you could meet any author who would it be?
Jo Rowling.
10) Which faction would you be in from Divergent?
Amity (I hope)
11) What two characters did you want to end up together, but they didn’t?
LUNA LOVEGOOD AND HARRY POTTER (it pains me to disagree with the otherwise perfect Jo but WHAT WERE YOU THINKING)
12) If you could change one thing about the book that you last read, what would it be?
In The Knife of Never Letting Go I'd get rid of the misspellings of words ('intenshiuns' and 'destinayshuns' etc.) because it made it harder to read.
My Questions
1. A book-related dream you've had.
2. A series you didn't finish.
3. A song that reminds you of a book.
4. A book you discovered through tumblr.
5. Your favourite of the books you've read for school.
6. Your worst book-related habit.
7. The most shocking plot twist.
8. You can stay in your favourite fictional world for 24 hours. Plan your day.
9. Your favourite last sentence.
10. Your favourite non-fiction book.
I've kind of run out of ideas of who I should tag (and forgotten who I already have tagged), so if you'd like to answer these questions please please please let me know and I'll add you to the list! C:
I've been tagged by themiddleshelf.
Rules:
1) Always post the rules
2) Answer the questions the person that tagged you asked and write 12 new ones
3) Tag 12 new people and link them to the post
4) Let them know you’ve tagged them
My Answers:
1) What was the first book that broke your heart?
Probably Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
2) Who was the first character that you fell in love with? Harry Potter. Before that I used to hate reading.
3) Most prized book? (I really liked this question) Probably my Harry Potter trunk set. All of them.
4) What books have you read this month? I haven't read many books this month. The Throne of Fire, The Serpent's Shadow, Bittersweet, Twenty Boy Summer, The Great Gatsby, The Book of Broken Hearts and I'm currently reading The History of Love.
5) If could have two best friends that are fictional characters, who would they be? WHAT WHY ONLY TWO? I refuse to pick! It's too hard.
6) Where is your favorite place to read? By the ocean.
7) Name the absolute worst character death ever? Oh my god. This is such a hard one. I can't pick between Sirius Black and Augustus Waters.
8) What is your least favorite book ending? I didn't like the ending of The Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead. I was rooting for Rose to be with Dimitri, but I didn't like the way it happened. I also disliked everything else about the ending.
9) If you could meet any author who would it be? Jo Rowling. Duh.
10) Which faction would you be in from Divergent? I'd be a divergent.
11) What two characters did you want to end up together, but they didn’t? None that I can remember of really. I'm scared it will happen in Ignite Me though. I want Juliette to end up with Aaron Warner.
12) If you could change one thing about the book that you last read, what would it be? Nothing really. It was a pretty good book.
I'm not doing the questions and tag thingy okay cause I did it the other day :)