Book Tag

Rules:

1. You must post the rules.

2. Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post and then create eleven new questions to ask the people that you have tagged.

3. Tag eleven people and link to them on your post.

4. Let them know you've tagged them!

Questions given by Ttoria

Questions:

1. Where in the world do you live? I live in Toronto Canada :)

2. When and why did you start book blogging? I started blogging at the end of October 2011 for the simple fact that I love reading and sharing my love of the written word with everyone. Also it's come in handy since I read so many books now I can go back and see what I did and didn't like about the books I've read.

3. Who is your favourite author? I don't have a single favouirte author so I'll give my top 5, Clive Cussler. J.K. Rowling, Diana Gabaldon, Jean M. Auel and Janet Evanovich.

4. What was the novel that first ignited your love of reading? Oh lord I have no idea. I've had a library card since I was 3 so I don't think it was a particular book that ignighted my love of reading but a person who ignited it and that person is my Daddy. He instilled a great love of reading in me from a very early age and it's stayed with me.

5. If you had to choose one genre to read for the rest of your life, what would it be? I think I would choose historical fiction since I love history.

6. What book or series would you love to be made into a movie adaptation? Outlander by Diana Gabaldon.

7. Who is your ultimate fictional crush and why? Joe Morelli from the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich because he reminds me a lot of my  man :)

8. If you had the option of taking two random books by unknown authors or one of your favourite books, to a deserted island; which would you choose?  I love reading books by new authors but I'd take one of my favourites.

9. What was the last book you read that almost, or did, cause tears?

The Men Who Killed Me: Rwandan Survivors of Sexual Violence by Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Anne-Marie de Brouwer (Editor), Samer Muscati

10. Has there been a novel so bad you've struggled to, or been unable to, finish it

I hated Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro .

What a stupid book it gave me migraines!

Here are my questions:
1. What was your favourite book as a child and why?
2. Why did you first start your blog?
3. What genre of books best describes you?
4. Who is your favourite author?
5. If you could meet any author dead or alive who would it be?
6. If you could be a character in a book who would you be and from which book?
7. Do you stick to one genre or are you all over the map with your reading choices?
8. Do your family/friends follow your blog?
9. If you had one piece of advice to tell a newbie blogger what would it be?
10. What is the most rewarding thing about blogging for you?

I tag:

 Reviewing Shelf

 The Aussie Zombie

 BookAholicMom

 A book Club of One

Doodle's Bookblog

Dark Obsession Chronicles

Claire Reads

Bibliomania

The Tiny Book Nook

Books With Marshmallows~

A Life Pixalated

Something Cute #3

This is Archimedes :)

He got his name from the owl of the same name from the animated Disney film The Sword in the Stone.

He's about 8 months old and he is by far the biggest fattest hamster I've ever had.  He's about the size of a small guinea pig and he's very sweet.

He loves to eat, sleep and cuddle with Mr. Turning The Pages while watching movies.

Anyone have any pictures of their furbabies they'd like to share?

Something Cute #2

Just wanted to share a picture of two of my babies.

The hamster is Adamson, and the kitty is Stormy.

For some reason Adamson seems to really like Stormy.

A lot.

He licks her nose.

Stormy on the other hand tolerates him.

Most of the time.

As a 14 year old mouser she's surprisingly gentle with him.

Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012

When I look back on the past year of reading I feel proud of myself. 

Last year I read a grand total of 242 books, the most I've read in a number of years and while I'm excited I surpassed my goal of 75 books I can't help but wonder...could I have read more?

No doubt I could have but since I also have a life outside of reading (hard to believe it but I do. Honestly I do). 

Thinking back on all the places books have taken me I can't help but feel grateful to the authors for writing.

For 2012 I plan on reading 250 books (though my goodreads counter says 75 I'll increase it by 25 every time I pass a milestone.

How many books did you read in 2011?

What was your favourite and why?

How many do you plan on reading this year?

I finally did it...

I did it.

I finally,

truly did it.

I bought...

a

Fear not dear friends and printed word lovers, I have not forsaken ye in this new age of the 'ereader'.

This has been a decision that I'd been trying to make for over a year and today...I gave in.

However, do not doubt that I will turn my back on the printed word, this is a means to an end (I can read more Netgalley books now!).

I've been a card carrying member of the Toronto Public Library system since I was 3 years old and have no intention of abandoning physical books. Honestly I couldn't if I wanted to. I have almost 1,200 "real" books in my "library room".

So my question is... do you have an e-reader? If you do what do you have? If you don't why not?



Something Cute

Just wanted to share a picture of one of my babies :)
This is Annie my 4 year old golden retriever :)

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