Getting To Know Us Through Books
How many books are too many books in a series?
C: Usually, any more than 7 becomes too many.
M: I would say 5 is too many. (Harry Potter is an exception)
How do you feel about cliffhangers?
C: Normally I like them.
M: Yes if they’re well done.
Hardcover or Paperback?
C: Paperback
M: Paperback
Favourite Book(s)?
C: Of 2019: Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall and The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
M: Of 2019: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid and An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena
Least favourite book?
C: Of 2019: Wicked by Gregory Maguire
M: Of 2019: Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Oldest book you own?
C: The Peter Pan Picture Book printed in 1941
M: The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck in 1979
A book you dislike that everyone else loves?
C: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
M: The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R Tolkein
A book you can always reread?
C: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkein or the first couple Harry Potters by J.K. Rowling
M: Dash and Lily’s Book of Death by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
One book you read because of the cover?
C: Lost Boy by Christina Henry
M: Music and Malice in Hurricane Town by Alex Bell
What book do you wish an author would write a prequel for?
C: We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
M: Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
What is the thinnest/thickest book on your shelf?
C: Thinnest= Feminine Gospels by Carol Ann Duffy (64 pages)
Thickest= A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin (911)
M: Thinnest = The English Roses by Madonna (26 pages)
Thickest = Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (1232 pages)
What book do you wish never had a sequel?
C: Maze Runner by James Dashner
M: Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
What book do you wish had a sequel?
C: Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
M: I See You by Clare Mackintosh
Series/book that you love but can’t reread?
C: One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus
M: You by Caroline Kepnes
Book(s) you’ve never been able to force yourself to finish?
C: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson and We Were All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
M: Lost Boy by Christina Henry
The author you’ve read the most books from?
C: Anthony Horowitz
M: Lemony Snicket
Which book was ruined by its movie adaptation?
C: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
M: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Children’s picture book that you remember the most?
C: Katie Morag books especially The Two Grandmas by Mairi Hedderwick
M: Guess How Much I Love You – Sam McBratney
Fanfiction?
C: Probably read more fanfic than actual books.
M: Used to be obsessed with One Direction fanfiction on Wattpad but don’t read anything anymore.
Do you listen to anything whilst you read?
C: Music, I cannot read in silence.
M: Prefer to read in silence but not bothered when there is background noise.
Find a book for each of your initials.
C – Coraline by Neil Gaiman
L – Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
R – The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
M – Matilda by Roald Dahl
A – Another Place by Matthew Crow
A – The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle
Count your age along your bookshelf. What book is it?
C: The Death Cure by James Dashner
M: The Famous Five (Five Have Lots Of Fun) by Enid Blyton
