Charina’s Comments (group member since Mar 12, 2012)

Charina’s comments from the Basically Books! group.

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25. How much time do you spend browsing for new titles to add to your TBR?
I don't really spend time looking for books. If I have a series that I love then the next book in the series is going to be on my TBR list. If I have to wait a long time for that book to come out or I'm bore, I'll ask the great people in GR to recommend a good book. But every time I read a review on a blog or see a review on youtube my TBR list gets bigger. Also, if I really love an author then I'll probably read everything they write.

21. What do you usually eat / drink while reading? Anything, I don't have something that I eat or drink when I'm reading. I usually eat or drink whatever I feel like eating or drinking at the moment, and it always change.

22. Which genre(s) do you usually read? Urban Fantasy, I read other things too but most of the time I have an Urban Fantasy book on my hands.

23. Did you read a lot as a child? I read as a child but, I grew up in the Dominican Republic and unfortunately reading is not something people do for fun. I should say not a lot of people do for fun. I was the exception among my friends. But I didn't have a lot of reading material it was hard to find book, so I ended up reading the same thing many times.

24. Do you read comic strips / graphic novels? Yes I do, and I love them. Not as often as I read regular novels, but I do read them.

19.Which book is physically closest to you right now?

Last one of the Fifty Shades series. I've read that book so many times. and It still next to my bed :D

15. Hardback? Paperback? Ebook? Hardback are my favorite, but I'm poor so I have to buy paperback. I do read ebooks but to be honest I prefer to feel the pages under my fingers.

16. Your best literary discovery so far this year? (a book that far exceeded your expectations)
I'm officially addicted to the Night Huntress series by I have read everything from the Night Huntress World so far.

17. Do you prefer to stick to authors you know and love or are you constantly trying new authors? I do try new authors. But if I really like and author I will read almost everything they write.

18. How many books do you tend to have on the go at the same time? Only one. I can't enjoy a book if I'm trying to involve myself in more than one book at a time.

10. Audiobooks – yey or nay? I only listen to one Audiobook and I liked it. But I still love the feel of pages on my fingers.

11. Who is your favourite author? It changes all the time. I have a list of authors I know I love but it is hard to number them. Right now my #1 favourite author is

12. Do you have any authors whose work you buy automatically (even if they’re dabbling in a different genre that you do not really like)?
I think I have 3 authors that I like that much. and Although I have to say that Richelle Mead last book had me a little disappointed. I was a fan of the Dark Swan Series for so long and the ending was just horrible.

13. Are there any authors that you avoid? I don't know. I don't think there is. I'd read books that are bad, then I never get anything from that author again. But I never thought of that as avoiding them.

14. Mainstream or indie? In all honesty I just started to learn about indie authors about 2 months ago. I already read some indie books for my blog and I like them. I mean, every body has to start somewhere. I don't pay attention to these things when I'm buying a book. If I hear about a book, or if I see a book and it looks interesting then I'll get it. I never asked myself if it was indie or Mainstream.

8. Which book(s) that you studied in school did you really hate? by now I have to say that I didn't hate it because I thought it was a bad book. I said before that when I lived in the Dominican Republic I only read children's books. About 2 months after I moved to the US my English was still horrible, and I mean horrible as, I couldn't have a conversation because I didn't understand a thing. I was taking a class at school to help me with my English and the teacher give me to read. That book give nightmares. I keep having horrible dreams about people shutting at babies for target practice. So after that class I pray that I will never see that book again. Well, that didn't happen. Apparently Night is a very popular book for teachers, because I had to read it 3 more times during high school.

9. Do you have an e-reader? Which? I have a Kindle. It is a touch, but it is the black and white one.

Amber wrote: "I didn't have a particular title I hated in school, but mainly I just did not enjoy having to read the classics. I remember giving a very dismal report on one of the all-time favourites (I think it..."

lol that was a bad teacher. If I had gotten detention for every bad book report I did, I probably will still be in high school.

6. Have you ever won a book in a competition? NO I NEVER HAVE. I NEVER WIN ANYTHING :(
7. Which book(s) that you studied in school did you really enjoy? Othello has always been one of my favorites.

5. What was your favourite book 5 years ago? I think it was I think it was one of the first novels I read, if not the first. It started my passion for reading.

4. What’s your favourite book? That is so difficult!!! u.U why do I have to pick only one? :'( I think I have to stop now. I can't pick just one, but I'm not going to say all of my favorites. God, this was a hard question.

3. What’s the worst book that you’ve read so far this year? It have to be not my cup of tea. I didn't even finish it. I don't I'll try to read it again any time soon.

Sheri wrote: "Best book I've read this year

Ok, that's 2, but they go together :)"

they totally do!!!!! I think that series has to be the best I read this year.

I'm going to answer questions 1 and 2, because I'm a day late.
1. What book(s) are you currently reading?

2. What’s the best book that you’ve read so far this year?
Does it really have to be only one? o.O because I have to pick only one :(
I do have to say that, I have read amazing series this year, such as: Night Huntress and The Hunger Games I still have one more book to go in the hunger games series. Night Huntress is not done yet. There are more books coming out on the Night Huntress World.

Charina
If you still a copy of this book available, I will love to read it. throughthepages123@gmail.com mobi please.