The 'how I read' tag //

I saw the lovely Lynsey and Roisin do this tag on YouTube, and being a book worm I thought I'd give it a go too.

1 // How do you find out about new books to read?
A lot of the reading I do is uni-related, whether that be our core texts or just other books that have been mentioned during seminars - but I always get books for Christmas and my birthday, and they're usually ones my mum has chosen for me. And of course I take to Twitter and blogs for recommendations if I need something new!

2 // How did you get into reading?
My mum read to me every night before bed from when I was teeny-tiny, so I can't imagine a life that doesn't involve reading. I've always been obsessed with books and when I was little I would have a different one in every room of the house, ready to pick up as and when I got bored.

3 // How has your taste in books changed as you've gotten older?
As I've grown up I've started to appreciate classic literature a lot more, and there are a lot of books with "adult themes" that I wasn't allowed to/didn't want to read when I was younger. I've been into crime fiction since I was quite young though, and that's still my favourite genre!

4 // How often do you buy books?
As and when I have money to spare, or when one of my favourite authors releases something new - is there any better feeling than a brand new book in your hand? I always scour the bookshelves in charity shops too.

5 // How did you get into booktubing?
Well I'm not a booktuber BUT I do watch some; mainly because one of the fashion/beauty YouTubers I used to watch started doing book hauls and reviews, so I wondered if anyone else did that sort of stuff - lo & behold, they did. Obviously.

6 // How do you react when you don't like the end of a book?
Throw it down in exasperation and start muttering under my breath about how angry I am. And then squeeze my eyes shut/beg for a sequel that rectifies the ending.

7 // How often have you taken a sneaky look at the back page of a book to see if it's a happy ending?
Never ever. My aunty does this with every book she reads; I personally can't think of anything worse. When I'm reading, I cover the bottom of every right hand page so I don't see any spoilers. That sounds so sad now I've written it in a blog post. PS, the right hand page of a book is called the Recto, in case you were wondering. Although I know you weren't.

8 // How many people are you going to tag, and who are they?
There's nobody I particularly want to tag but if you want to do it, pleaseeeee do so and let me know in the comments or on Twitter!

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