So.You may have noticed that I haven't been terribly active around here lately - not a single update on any of my long-running chapter stories for months, which is something that has been annoying me.I attempted to get back into being all creative and writer-ey by doing a songfic contest late last year, but unfortunately as soon as I'd finished my entries, I was back to being more of a reader than...

Day 29 - Worst BookTwilight. Yes, I said it. But, being really honest, its just really bad. When I first heard about it, I got onto the bandwagon of 'oh, twilght sucks, sparkly bloodsucking wimps' etc. etc. but then I decided I had to at least try it before I dissed it... and then I found that I was actually right. Though at least now I've grown up a bit and won't talk it down in public! -- what...

Day 26 - A Book I MissI'd have to say that I miss Ellen Schreiber's 'Vampire Kisses', merely because I never got to read past the first book, and that book was my first venture into vampire fiction, even if it wasn't the best book I've read.Day 27 - Favourite SeriesAs of late? Lauren Kate's 'Fallen' series has really grabbed my attention. I love the Lord of the Rings series and the Harry Potter...

AN: sorry but these are going to be quite short from now on. By my time zone I have one day remaining to finish these, but I want to try and get them all done tonight because I don't know how time zone differences will affect the deadline. =3Day 24 - Comfort BookWhen I'm looking to read something that isn't too complicated or emotional, I tend to head for the classics; Bram Stoker's 'Dracula',...

Day 22 - Characters I ShipUmm, I never really bothered shipping characters, excepting where two really obvious characters desperately needed to work out they loved each other about twenty chapters before they actually do...but I guess, if you need an example, whilst recently reading Jane Austen's 'Emma', I saw immediately that the only sensible pairing was between Emma and Mr Knightley... and, I...

Day 20 - My Favourite Villianargh, these prompts are getting so difficult, since I keep remembering books I loved and which fit the criteria, but I can't remember the title or author - or even enough about them to search for them!/rantanyiero, moving on...Hannibal Lecter is definitely one of my favourite villians, because I found that everything he did - homicidal, psychopathic tendencies included...

Day 19 - My Opinion about the Perfect BookFor me, the perfect book would involve lots of characters; good and bad, all of a kind where I could empathise with their struggles. The bad characters would eventually either die if they were really, truly bad, or at least attempt to atone if they had some good left in them; and the good characters as well as the bad would all have some odd quirk. The...

Day 17 - Quote/s I Love From BooksUpon thinking about quotes, I automatically think of movies (animated films like Finding Nemo and Monsters, Inc. to be exact xD ) so it's difficult to think of some from books - I remember lines and quotes better as audio, obviously. So I'm going for a book/movie adaptation; the Harry Potter series, in specific, pretty much anything Ron says, including the line...

Day 15 - Something I've Learned From BooksI think the number one lesson I've learned from books is that anything can happen; with a little hint of never give in and a good dollop of all you need is imagination, of course. The good guy will not always win, but he always tries - and who is the good guy anyway? Not every question has an answer, but every person has a question they need to chase......

Day 14 - Top 5 experiences while readingI'm not entirely sure what this prompt is referring to, but I guess I'll just make it up as I go along! =3The top 5 experiences I've had while reading would have to include laughing aloud and crying (as in really sobbing crying). Both have earned me odd looks, but I consider it testament to any book's greatness if it can make me extremely emotional.Losing an...

Day 13 - My first bookGiven the 13 years that have passed since I first began reading by myself at the age of three, I'm afraid a straight answer to this prompt is simply impossible (unless I had exceptional memory as well as advanced reading skills!). What I do remember is that it was very probably one of the Little Golden books - possibly The Roly Poly Puppy, which i recall being one of my...

Day 12 - Character types I like and loveBeginning with the types of characters I love to write, I like those with a background; characters who are at least a little broken, and are emotionally vulnerable (the traditional 'emo kid', if you will). I think this stems from a personal empathy, and the ability to feel with them, which is one of the best parts of writing and reading. It also gives them...

Day 11 - If I could be thrown into any book, which would it be?Upon reading this prompt, my first thought was 'anything incredible'; i think of worlds full of magic and strange creatures, so obviously a fantasy book. With this in mind, I think something like the Lord of the Rings books would be fun; certainly anything but boring, anyway. At the same time, though, some of my own stories have been...

Days 9&10 - Favourite book and favourite authorTo be honest, this was a hard prompt. I thought a lot about different books and authors, but in the end it came down to Steph Bowe and her book 'Girl Saves Boy'. I know I've already mentioned this is another book challenge blog, but the mere fact that an author my own age - a kid i knew - can be really successful, and produce a great book that I...

Day 7 - Favourite MysteryGiven that I have trouble remembering which books are what genres, I'm sticking to the one mystery novel in my bookshelf that I keep returning to; David Handler's 'The Burnt Orange Sunrise'; simply because it was simple enough in context, setting and motivation - or so we are led to think - yet is complex enough to keep me guessing.Day 8 - Favourite GenreThis has to be the...

Day Six – Favourite Dystopian BookMy favourite dystopian book that I can think of right at this second isn’t strictly a book, but otherwise it fits quite nicely into this category. Gerard Way and Gabriel Ba’s The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite is one of the best dystopian books/graphic novels that I’ve read, because it involves both a present day/near future scenario where the world is...

Day Five – My Favourite ThrillerMy first thought on this topic is that today’s blog challenge is going to be a tad harder than the last few – simply because I read a whole lot more thrillers than classics or YA books. But after a fair bit of thought spent on the matter (namely, going through my bookshelf to jog my memory!) I’ve decided that my favourite thriller would be one of Thomas...

Day Four – My Favourite ClassicMy favourite classic... would have to be Bram Stoker’s Dracula, because – even though I enjoyed reading others like Jane Austen’s books and The Phantom of the Opera – it didn’t feel like an old book, and it kept me guessing. It also gets brownie points because it is one of the few classic books that I stayed up overnight to read, which is a rare...

Day Three: My Favourite YA BookThis one is actually easy; the only book that comes to mind, that I know is classified as a YA book is:Girl Saves Boy - Steph Bowewhich is a book that I love, not only because the story itself is so touching and a great teen read - not that I read a lot of 'teen' books to compare it to! - but because I went to school with Steph and considerer her one of my best...

Day Two: My Top 10 BooksSince I have so much trouble even picking out a favourite book, these are just the first ten I can think of that I love, in no particular order. Also, there are a few comic books in there, but they're only the exceptional ones, and which have actually been released as collections in books.1. Little Star - John Ajvide Lindqvist2. Let The Right One In - John Ajvide...