To christen this blog I am going to be filling out my own answers to the reading habits tag, I heard the women at What Page Are You On? podcast do an episode on this and I’ve also seen numerous people on booktube do this and thought it sounded a lot of fun. I also think it’s the perfect way to introduce myself as a reader.

 

Questions:

Do you have a certain place at home for reading? 

I will typically read either in bed or on my comfy, vintage reading chair I have in my bedroom but I also like to read on the couch in my living room. My favourite place is my bed but I always feel guilty lying in bed during the day reading because it feels a little lazy.

Bookmark or random piece of paper?

I have been so much better at remembering to use a bookmark recently, I used to dog ear my books for a very long time but I found the cutest little magnetic cat bookmarks at Waterstones and decided that I needed them and I haven’t looked back since.

Can you just stop reading or do you have to stop after a chapter/certain amount of pages?

I can stop reading at any point during a book, however if I’m going to bed I prefer to try to end my reading session at a natural pause in the book, like a chapter break.

Do you eat or drink while reading?

Yes, all the time. I love drinking tea while reading, I find eating a little bit distracting but it doesn’t stop me from doing it.

Multi-tasking: music or television while reading?

Absolutely not. I want complete silence and no distractions when I’m reading. I can read in most conditions but ideally I’d rather not have anything on in the background. I’m often stuck listening to my partner’s video games while I’m trying to read.

One book at a time or several at once?

I prefer one book at once but if I’m doing a buddy read then I will read more than one book at a time so that I don’t rush ahead on the book.

Reading at home or everywhere?

I like reading at mine or my partner’s house but I also read on my commute to and from work/university. It honestly doesn’t matter, if I have spare time and nothing else to do, I will read regardless of location.

Do you read ahead or even skip pages?

As an adult, I have to say I don’t do either of these but when I was younger (a child) I used to get so impatient that I would always run ahead in books to get to the main action and skip the bits I deemed as boring.

Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?

There is nothing better than breaking the spine on a fresh book.

Do you write in your books?

Not normally, but if there is something that I find particularly poignant and I feel the desire to highlight or annotate it, I will.

 

I really enjoyed answering the questions in this tag and I look forward to doing more of them. What would you like to see on this blog? I’m planning on doing reviews mostly and maybe some more tags if I see any other ones that take my fancy.

Welcome to the reading corner,

– A