Thirty Bookish Facts About Me

Thank you Cait at Paper Fury for sharing these questions!

1) Currently reading?

Music & Silence by Rose Tremain

2) Should’ve read, like, yesterday?

Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. I got it out from the library once last year and didn't read it. Oops.

3) Book that impacted you?

One? Just one?!

5) Current series crush?

 Don't have one.

6) How strong is your self-control around books?

 Well, if I see a book lying around anywhere, I pick it up to look at it. But apart from wanting to look at all the books, I'd say I have good self-control, especially about buying them.

7) Plot vs characters? 

Strong, interesting, and unique characters are necessary for me to love a book. However, I find narrative a very interesting topic to study (I'm a Media student, I've studied it twice). When a book has great characters and little plot, it can be okay. When a book hasn't got great characters but has a very interesting plot, it can be good. So I might go with plot.

8) Would you write under a pseudonym?

Yes. But I also want recognition. So I don't know.

9) Would you marry your bookshelf?

We live together anyway, I don't need a document to prove my love. I guess we're living in sin, then.

10) Do you ever get sick of reading?

Yes. Doesn't everybody? 

11) Random bookish memory?

 "Companionably reading" with one of my old friends. Our whole friendship was mostly based around this - we would usually sit in her room and each read our own book. I need a new friend to do this with; it was great.

12) Character you relate to? 

I find it very hard to relate to characters in books and I can't think of any.

13) Do you own bookish merchandise?

I have a rune necklace from when I got my book signed by Cassandra Clare.

14) Controversial opinion? 

Romance is unnecessary in books for young people. That includes eleven-year-olds and eighteen-year-olds. I'm not saying don't put romance in any book at all (I agree, but no-one would take me seriously) just that it's unnecessary.

15) NOTP?

  Plenty but none I can think of specifically.

16) Why didn’t I love this?

What is this question asking? No comprendo. 

17) Hardcover vs paperback?

Paperback. (Hardcovers are just so hard to hold.)

18) Do you ever like villains?

Yep 

19) Cringeable reads? 

Paranormal fiction in general.

20) Where do you get your books from?

Libraries, for the most part. 

21) Haunting read?

I'm sure I've read some, but I can't think of any. 

22) Highly anticipated upcoming release? 

I don't actually have any, for once in my life. I'm not anticipating any upcoming releases. This is a good thing, though.

23) Annoying character qualities?

 Moody, "popular", "unpopular", spoiled brat, too noble or selfish to sacrifice one person/thing for the greater good.

24) Least favourite genre?

Animal stories. Although I have read a surprising number of horse books for someone who doesn't like animals.

25) Best tropes?

 Girl dresses as boy. Hate-love. Female warriors. Anti-heroes.

26) Rereading?

Only for books I love. 

27) Have you abused a book?

I nearly threw a copy of one of the Lord of the Rings books out the window on accident. 

28) Series you quit on? 

 Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunters universe. I loved The Mortal Instruments and The Infernal Devices, but I have no interest in reading the new series because there's a bit of sameness and I've just grown out of it.

29) Wish it wasn’t a standalone?

 I can't think of any. For at least the past year, I've preferred to read standalones over series. 

30) Bad bookworm side-effects? 

Getting writing inspiration from every book you read, so that while you're reading a book you're thinking of your own writing and therefore don't take in the book you're reading.

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Get To Know Me Tag

Thank you to Alise at Readers In Wonderland for the tag. Readers, here are some never before revealed facts about me!

Basics

Name: pen name Alexandria

Nicknames: not really

Birthday: 7th November

Star Sign: Scorpio

Occupation: student

Appearance

Hair colour: naturally brown, currently blackish

Hair length: long

Eye colour: blue

Best feature: eyes

Braces: never

Piercings: ears. I want to get a nose stud, too.

Tattoos: no 

Right or left handed: left

Firsts

Best friend: a girl at kindy

Award: can't remember

Sport: netball

Real holiday: what does a "real" holiday mean??

Concert: The Wiggles!

Favourites

Films: The Brothers Grimm, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings

TV Shows: Xena: Warrior Princess, Spartacus

Colours: red, black, navy blue

Song: currently Pas De Deux Femmes

Restaurant: I don't have one

Shop: also don't have one

Books: you don't wanna go there, it would take too long

Shoes: black ankle boots with high heels and gold zips on the sides

Currently…

Feeling: tired of life

Single or Taken: single and happy

Eating: nuts

Thinking about: this tag

Watching: Westside, War & Peace, rewatching some Xena episodes with my sister

Wearing: red jeans, black shirt, denim jacket

Future

Children: no

Marriage: not if I can help it

Careers: writing (fingers crossed!)

Where you want to live: I don't actually know

Do you believe in…?

God: no

Miracles: no

Love at first sight: no

Ghosts: no

Aliens: no

Soul mates: no

Heaven/hell: no

Kissing on the first date: do what you both want, honestly, why ask me?

Yourself: usually

I tag…

Everyone reading this post!

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Top Ten Random Facts About Me

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week's theme is Ten Facts About Me. 

1. I'm in my first year of university, studying Communications

2. I'm left-handed

3. My favourite picture book is Weslandia by Paul Fleischman and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

4. I own a million notebooks, both used and unused (the writer's curse)

5. My personality type is ESTJ

6. My favourite historical figure is Cleopatra VII, followed by Alexander the Great

7. My favourite colour is red

8. I don't like poetry but I love Sappho

9. My favourite film is The Brothers Grimm (2005)

10. I want to write for television 

Tell me about your lovely selves! What are 3 interesting random facts about you?

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