What magazines do you like to reading?When I read magazines I usually love to read Lucky, Marie Claire, People Style Watch, InStyle and when I want something really fun, I love reading Architectual Digest... I'm a nerd I know. :)
Essentially, yes. I mean I'm not reading books in the kid section anymore, but the overall composition of the story is the same. Does that make sense? Probably not. I have always been a sucker for romance, witty, sarcastic lines, a twist-y turn-y plot and a strong female heroine and that's something that I think I'll just always love even when I gear myself toward the adult section which wont happen for a while because I love YA so much :)Amanda's Answer:
No, they are definitely not the same is before! Lets just say that I never truly knew what an AMAZING book was a few years ago. Yes, I would finish most of my books and be like "Wow, that was pretty good!" but I never truly understood what made a truly good book. Now I know that I love books that are totally unique, usually sci-fi or Fantasy, with a hint of romance, snarky comments, and a kick butt heroine. I'm big on books with deeper meanings too. Like... I don't know how to explain it, I like books where the character thinks they're doing something for one reason... but really they're doing it for a different more complex reason. So, long story short. I think I choose higher quality books now, and now I know what I actually like. So this would be a HUGE change I guess.Please comment with your answers because this is a question where I would love to see if your answer is different or the same as mine! :)
Two words. Jace Wayland. (from City of Bones by Cassandra Clare) Why? Hello man candy! Who wouldn't like to soak up rays with Jace all day? And if a ravenous monster comes to attack the beach I know I'd be covered because Jace can hold his own and protect me while making witty remarks and looking so utterly attractive!Amanda's Answer:
So, Shelbie said I wouldn't be able to make this one, because I'm out of town. However, I have a little bit of time before I leave and will hurry to get it done right now! Hmmmm Shelbie is right, however, and I do agree on the point of Jace. Boy what I would give to see HIM shirtless. BUT I recently read a book called The Boys Next Door by Jennifer Echols, and I think Adam would be a pretty good choice! The only downside? Adam gets jealous easily. But hey, if ravenous monsters show up and I have to call Jace and Adam gets jealous, I wouldn't mine being protected from monsters by hot guys and being fought over. As long as their faces still come out pretty :)Happy Thursday and leave comments with what you thought of my beach buddy and links to yours!
Honestly, I only sort of barely know what podcasts are. Will someone explain them to me? I know they exist and I know authors do them sometimes, but I don't really know what they do exactly. So I guess that will answer my question of do you listen to them? No. :)Amanda's Answer-
Ummmm I've heard of podcasts, but not book related ones. So honestly, no, I don't listen to them.As always leave your responses below with links to your BTT and let us know what you thought of ours!
Amanda's Answer-Oh Gosh, When I think of "hot reading", I have no idea what I think of, probably either reading when it's terribly hot outside or where the books are really steamy and hot! I havn't really thought about it much though :)
Hot reading? Ummm..... I actually have no idea! Probably being unbearably hot underneath my bedcovers reading during a summer night or books with hot guys!
Do you have friends and family to share books with?
Discuss them with? Does it matter to you?Amanda's answer: Of course I do! Well, first of all, there's Shelbie. I usually text or call her when I'm reading a book and tell her things I do or don't like, ask her questions, etc. And then there's book club. Basically, in book club there are six of us, so I have five different people to talk to about how dreamy a fictional hunk is or how annoying the fictional girl is. And yes, it does matter to me. I love being able to talk to someone who's read the same book I'm reading, so I can get answers right away. Also, I have the blogging community, so there are tons of people to talk with on here. However, one of my favorite things to do is follow authors on twitter, and ask them questions about books. I do that frequently with Cassandra Clare and she's very interactive.
Shelbie's Answer: I feel like Amanda and my answer are going to very similar. I love talking to Amanda about books, we'll talk about the plot or how so and so's character is totally swoon worthy or that we hate that this happened or we think that is dumb, I also love our book club, because sometimes we have the same opinion and sometimes its WAY different, and it's cool seeing everyone's opinion on something, even if it's different from yours. I love sharing books with my mom, because we always pick different people to like in books, and I like "making fun" of her about that. I also love our blog community! It's a great way to get opinions and get questions answered about books, etc. I think it's really important to dicuss books with people because it'll give you a connection with them, even if your not great friends with the person I know that sharing books has brought me closer to people, because now we have a common topic to talk about!
