Being a bookworm is full of splendiferous * moments. For instance, reading the word “splendiferous” and being in awe that it’s actually a word, ergo pledging to use it copiously forever. Books are like wormholes of ingenious knowledge and feelings and ADVENTURE. So, ‘scuse me a moment, but I need to write a list of things I just adore about bookworm culture and life.
(Coincidentally, I did a list of best bookish moments this earlier in the year. But pfft. Who even remembers that? NOT ME. Plus I’ll focus more on the bookworm side of things.)
I’m linking up with Top Ten Tuesday for their prompt “Top Ten Bookworm Delights“ — but whyyyy use words like “delights” when you can say “SPLENDIFEROUS”, hmmm? **
* This word genuinely sounds like a cross between splendid and a conifer pinecone.
** Um, yeah, so I have a slight crush on this word? But that’s normal right? TELL ME YOU GET RANDOMLY OBSESSED WITH INTERESTING WORDS TOO.
1. READING A GLORIOUS CONGLOMERATION OF 5-STAR BOOKS IN A ROW.
I’m like one of the most picky bookworms of EVER. I blame this on the fact that a) I grew up on a steady diet of Newberry Award winning children’s classics, ergo I have very fine taste, and b) this set the bar MONSTROUSLY HIGH, so c) I demand the best. Which is all well and fiiiiine, but I usually end up reading a TON of books I would rather use as a hat than read.
But when you hit on that magical streak of GOOD BOOK AFTER GOOD BOOK!??!?!? It’s the best. This month I read five 5-star reads in a row. THE MAGICAL NUMBER ISN’T LOST ON ME EITHER. Also this never happens to me. Also it made my heart basically BUST with bookworm happiness.
2. STRIDING REGALLY THROUGH GOODREADS AND SUDDENLY FINDING A BOOK YOU 100% KNOW YOU’LL LOVE.
I mean, pfft, I have enough books for the next 903 years — but that doesn’t stop me finding mooooore. And I just LOVE seeing a book pop up in my feed and trotting over to read the blurb and shrieking “THIS SOUNDS AMAZING HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT IT BEFORE”.
This is why my Goodreads to-read list stretches to Jupiter and back.
Do I look sorry? I am not sorry.
(But while we’re on the topic, omg have you checked out The Queens of Innis Lear yet?!? The blurb says “A feminist, multicultural epic fantasy with the operatic feeling of GAME OF THRONES” and I basically died with neeeeeeeed. Unfortunately it comes out in 2018. SLAY ME NOW.)
3. WHEN YOU REALISE ALL THE POTENTIAL THE WORD “BOOKWORM” REALLY HOLDS.
I had a discussion on twitter about WHY we use “bookworm” when there are so many better options. Apparently it derives from little worms that ate all the books. I want to say “EW”. But I do eat books so I concede it’s an okay phrase.
But bookdragons! Bookqueens! Bookconquerors! Bookmaurauders! Booklions! THE OPTIONS ARE ENDLESS.
4. WHEN PEOPLE LIKE YOUR REVIEWS. OR YOUR BLOG. OR YOUR BOOKISH PHOTOS. BASICALLY ALL OF IT.
I take the advice “write the blog you want to read” very VERY seriously. Ergo my blog is full of cake and dragons and stabby objects like arrows and the occasionally glitter explosion. But it is literally the best feeling when other people enjoy the same things.
Getting likes on my instagram? Or on my goodreads reviews? Or comments on my blog? Or mortals on twitter squeaking that they enjoy my writing? I JUST NEED A MOMENT TO BE THOROUGHLY PLEASED, OKAY?!?! Most thoroughly. ALL THE PLEASE.
5. BEING SUPER EXTRA INTENSELY HAPPY WITH THE WAY YOUR #BOOKSTAGRAM PHOTOS TURNED OUT.
Sometimes taking photos just…doesn’t…work. You know? The light is wrong. The composition doesn’t work like you envisioned it. OR WORSE: you have 0% inspiration. Ugh, I get all of that. So when it does work and I edit my photos and feel monstrously pleased with them? LET’S JUST SAY IT’S A GOOD FEELING. My favourite, in fact.
6. TAKING A RISK ON A BOOK AND HAVING IT PAY OFF.
I like to consider myself a bookworm who eats practically anything. I mean, #LIES. But I like to think so, okay? I really like my fantasy. REALLY. Sometimes I think I could dissolve into a fantasy book and never ever come out. SO! When I exit my fantasy delights and poke at a contemporary YA novel and then…it’s so so good? ‘Scuse me, I must flail.
I love that moment when a book completely surprises me.
7. READING MULTIPLE BOOKS IN ONE DAY.
Contrary to what you’re probably thinking…I DON’T DO THIS OFTEN!! I read a lot, suuuuure, but mostly just a book over a day or two. Reading multiple just makes me feel AWESOME. SUPER POWERED. Like, avast ye mortals, I have several bookish worlds in my head right now and they are PAR-TAY-ING.
8. BUSTING UP LAUGHING OVER AN AUDIOBOOK SO MUCH THAT YOUR DOG STARTS JUDGING YOUR SANITY LEVELS.
Um, so this might’ve happened on the weekend. Actually my family had vacated the house which made it 100% socially acceptable to walk around with my audiobook going 24/7. GLORY. And I was listening to Firefight (which is book 2 of the Steelheart trilogy, which if you haven’t read — WUT ARE YOU DOING) and absolutely cracked up several times.
Particularly when David shouts, trying to be as romantic as possible, “YOU’RE LIKE A POTATO”.
I died.
(FYI, that totally is romantic.)
Anyway. My dog did not think it was romantic, nor did he appreciate my howling, so he just scowled at me and left quite irritably.
9. KNOWING BOOKS ARE JUST ALTOGETHER RATHER AMIABLE FRIENDS THAT LOVE YOU UNCONDITIONALLY
Books are just awesome. They talk to you and don’t expect you to reply. They are there for you whenever you need them. They’re pettable. They don’t ask to share your food (because seriously, good friends shouldn’t do that). They don’t mind being used as a step-ladder in case you need to reshelve their brothers and are very short (aka me). BASICALLY BOOKS ARE REALLY AMIABLE FRIENDS.
10. THAT MOMENT WHEN READING A BOOK FOR THE 2ND TIME AND YOU REALISE WHAT A GENIUS THE AUTHOR TRULY IS.
I didn’t even think I was a fan of re-reading??? BUT 2016 TOLD ME THAT I AM. I’ve re-read 5 * books this year and loved them even more than the first time. The subtle foreshadowing. The themes you didn’t catch. The words doing wonderfully wordily wording things that make your cold dead Vulcan heart beat faster?
I like it.
POSSIBLY LOVE IT.
I’ve gone from “pfft I don’t have time for re-reading” to…”I at least want to re-read a book a month”. Usully I’m thoroughly opposed to change? But it is sort of interesting (AND MILDLY GLORIOUS) to see how my reading habits change over the years.
* I hope you realise 3 of these books were The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater WHICH I’M SURE YOU NEED TO RE-READ TOO. You wouldn’t believe the ingenious foreshadowing going on. And if you haven’t read them yet — then I AM FAILING AS A BLOGGER. Seriously. Shoooo. Go read them now. They are only my favourite books of ever.
I want to call myself a bookconqueror now, it’s a brilliant word that truly captures how I feel about reading these days (thanks for that, uni!).
Also, number 6 – I feel ya, I really do. Having a bookish risk pay off is an amazing feeling.
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Yessss, BOOK CONQUERORS FOR THE WIN, I SAY. And it would be spectacularly nice to conquer one’s TBR too. 😂 Ahem. ANYWAY. Bookish risks are super nice too. :’)
Yes, BOOKCONQUEROR is possibly the best name for a book worm iv’e ever heard, love it!!
Pff. I am dragon royalty. I don’t have to choose.
I know what you mean about re-reading – I just re-read the first Harry Potter and wow. Everything is so carefully built-up and foreshadowed. Every scene is plot-relevant. I didn’t have time to re-read the Raven Cycle, but I did flick through them and that was enough to tell me that I HAD to re-read them at some point. So many things jumped out at me. Example – in book one, Gansey has a note about some sources saying that Glendower’s favour is “reciprocal”. It’s literally one line, but now I’m worried. Where is my Amazon delivery of book four?!?! :'(
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I’m glad you are confident in your identity. VERY GLAD, RAIN. *nods sagely*
Duuuuude, YES, there are just so many THINGS in the Raven Cycle. Like nothing is off-handed, basically. And there’s somewhere in Blue Lily where Adam makes this off-handed comment about Ronan dying and I AM FREAKING OUT ABOUT IT BASICALLY. *shrieks* I neeeed everything to be okay in the end. *sobs*
I vote for bookdragons. It is epic, non-gender-specific and all kinds of awesome badassery. Yes.
Also: I have been wanting to start the Raven Cycle for FOREVER and I can’t buy new books at the moment and stuff but holy bookgods do I want to read it RIGHT NOW. I might get it from the library just to finally scratch that itch 😉
I LIKE BOOK DRAGONS A LOT PERSONALLY. Particularly since dragons like shiny things and books are often shiny. #logic ZOMG I HOPE YOU DO GET TO READ THE RAVEN CYCLE SOON. (Library is also a viable life decision here *nods*)
My favorite bookworm moment is when I see that Netgalley has sent an email approving my request for a book. Although I also feel slightly anxious…? I have four Netgalley books to read, two of which are ARCS, and I’d LIKE to be able to read and review them before the release date. I also love petting books?? I actually can spend half an hour just staring and petting a pretty book. Don’t question it. I think number 4 is my personal favorite from your list XD
Yessss Netgalley approvals are AN AMAZING FEELING. I LOVE THAT. (Especially when I don’t get them very often, arghhh, the struggles of being Australian sometimes. 😂) And *whispers* I believe you can still submit reviews back even if the release date is passed. I think. I don’t use netgalley all that often because Edelweiss is kinder to Australians. 😂 ANYWAY. Petting books = the best. They are our pets. This is totally normal *nods sagely*
I also started rereading recently! It started last year when I reread the ToG series in preparation for QoS. Which ultimately shattered my heart and made me think I had completely wasted my time… But I digress. After I attempted to pick up the pieces of my heart and tamp my burning anger… I reread the Lunar Chronicles before Winter came out and had so much fun rereading! And then I just kept going. For series that I love I want to take the time to reread or I don’t feel like I enjoy the sequels enough. And rereading is so fun! There’s so many things you miss the first time around!
P.S. I haven’t read the Raven Boys yet. I have read the Scorpio Races and loved it. I need to get to the Raven Boys soon. Especially since I can now binge read the whole series.
It is SO MUCH FUN binge reading a whole series, especially when it’s a re-read. :’) I did it for The Winner’s Curse series before the finale book came out and adfjksald it was SUCH a good decision. I loved the series even mooooore. *happy flails* Plus when you’re a speed reader (aka me…so guilty 😂) you get SO much more the second time round for sure.
(Ohhhhh ALL the Stiefvater books are so good! I’M GLAD YOU LOVED THE SCORPIO RACES TOO!)
YES, YES, AND YES TO ALL OF THESE. I’m REAAALLY conservative of my 5-star reads, so I don’t think I’ve had a ton of them in a row in my life. Like, ever. Which is kind of sad if I think about it. BUT I’M HOPING IT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE THOUGH. <3 I'd love to spend a lot of my time drowning myself in books I loved reading over and over.
P.S.: BOOK DRAGON! It sounds classy. And awesome. And very cool. Like if people ever defy my bookish self I will blast out fire and singe them to existence. (Just kidding.) (Maybe.)
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SAME! Before this month, I’d given out like three 5-star ratings?! And then BOOM. Apparently April was THE MONTH for me. 😂 I’m so monstrously happy *flails wildly*
And bookish dragons also must like shiny things right?! AND BOOKS ARE SHINY. Ergo it works so nicely. :’)
All of these are soooo true for me (only not the one of reading multiple books in 1 day bc I just read way too slow). Especially the Bookstagram one. Whenever I post a nice picture on my Tumblr and see the reblogs and like shooting up it makes me so happy.
Have you ever experienced this: spending literally 20 minutes putting together the PERFECT book picture, you upload it and it gets like maybe 200 reblogs. But when you post a simple shelfie you get literally 3500, it recently happened to me and it’s sooo frustrating hahaha.
Another bookish thing that makes me really happy is when you ordered some new books and you can see the mailman walking toward your door and then giving you the books. After that you open the package and you hold your new books for the first time. I love that.
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Ahhh seeing people like/reblog/retweet (or whatever…all the ways 😂) bookish photos is. the. BEST. They’re just so entirely pleasing right?! I could look at bookish photos all day. :’)
HAHAH YES OMG YES. Basically any picture I think will do well — nope. And pictures I just throw together — they do so well. It’s frustrating and hilarious?!? Shelfies ALWAYS go insane. :’) But I do understand that because WHAT TRULY IS BETTER THAN A SHELFIE?!? 😂
I’m in that wonderful book zone right now, in which every book is a 4 or 5 star read. Hope it never ends.
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ZOMG LUCKY YOU!! I fell out of mine, but it was sooo good while it lasted! 😂
This was hilarious! I love reading a book and screaming at the ending because it was so good and horrifying!
OMG YES. Screaming and laugh/crying over books is. the. best. Books that can make us feel things are just…afJSDKALFD THE WORK OF INSANELY TALENTED WIZARDS PROBABLY.
Slendiferous is the best word of ever and I will now use it always. Also girlll can I just say that you are the best book photographer out there and you motivate me big time!
Awww, YOU ARE SO NICE THOUGH. *blushes* I honestly have a LOT to learn with my camera, but I have fun. 😂 AND YES EVERYONE MUST USE SPLENDIFEROUS. It’s such an epic word. :’)
Some of my favorite bookworm, ahem, bookdragon moments are when the book is so good I can’t pick out anything wrong with it (which is pretty good, since I write a lot and so tend to be picky) and then the author outdoes his or herself and drops a huge twist I wasn’t expecting but which isn’t out of place at all.. I absolutely love those moments!
OH OH THAT MOMENT YES. ABSOLUTELY YES. And when it just fits so PERFECTLY that you have to sit back for a moment and be in complete awe of the author’s genius?!? Yessssss.
And then one has to reread the section again to make sure they actually did just do what you think they did. 😉
Number 1 is a such a glorious feeling, it makes everything worth it! Basically a BIG YES to every one of these you stated!! Well except number 8 because I haven’t tried audiobooks yet though I think I ought to give it a try now! Nonetheless, loved this post Cait!
AUDIOBOOKS ARE AMAZING, I PROMISE. 😛 Plus they’re awesome for multi-tasking… :’)
I totally agree when you get some 5 star books in a row. It is amazing!!! I also love when a risk on a book has a huge payoff. I feel very smart after that 🙂 Great list!
YESSS. We are in such agreement here. *hi fives*
Haha YES to all of these… with the exception of the book photography. I could have the best lighting, camera, scenery in the world and still fail to take a decent photograph! I always admire your photos on Instagram – well, admire and glare at them jealously. Yes to rereads too! I totally didn’t realise how much I enjoy a reread until I was in a slump and Maraia suggested I undertake a reread – best advice ever! x
Aww, thank you about my photos! But trust me, it’s mostly just having a good camera. 😂 I’d LOVE to learn how to do proper photography someday. ;D And OMG MARAIA IS AMAZING. She’s like 99% of the reason I’ve gotten back onto rereading too. :’)
Wow Cait.. I envy you..
you can read five 5 star books in a row!
So far what I have accomplished: read two 5 star books in a row.
How do you do that?
I want..
IT BARELY EVER HAPPENS!! But when it does it’s AMAZING. <3 😂 I hope you one day get a whole stack of 5-stars in a row too!!
That’s so sweet of you Cait 😀
Amen 😀
*give you cakes*
I’m not sure about being a book dragon, but man, I would love to ride one. Doesn’t even have to be a BOOK dragon specifically, any old dragon would do!
In other news, I was listening to an audiobook at work today and got to a section where there was some romance going on and I was all ‘d’awwwww’ and then I stopped and thought, wow, I probably have some really weird facial expression going on here so I better put my deathly-bored-at-work face back on.
Awesome list as usual Cait 🙂
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YES I WANT TO RIDE A DRAGON. AND HAVE A PET DRAGON. AND BE A DRAGON. ALL THE DRAGON. *flails dragonishly* Ahem. But yesss… audiobooks are so full of awesome potential to embarrass oneself, amirite?! 😂
ALL OF THIS CAIT ALL OF THIS okay 8 has never happened to me before because I’ve never listened to audiobooks? BUT THE REST OMG UGH
also my cousins used to call me a book anaconda when i was about 11? because according to them i didn’t read books, i DEVOURED them. this may have come after i read their literature text for them before i even took english literature as a class. i was 11 and in my last year of primary school. they were secondary school students… over the years, i’ve come to appreciate the genius of their description. lmao.
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BOOK ANACONDA IS AMAZING. I LOVE IT. And swallowing books whole is definitely a thing I relate to. 😂
I say book dragons over book queens. Because book dragons implies that we devour books than that we also hoard them like dragons hoard gold, which is totally true. (At least for me.)
And yes, reading multiple books in one day is a glorious thing. Or even just finishing one book and starting another the same day, even if you didn’t read all of either one that day- it makes you feel like you’re reading more than you actually are.
Or we could be Book Dragon Queens, and hoard books majestically? (Although tbh I think our TBRs and books rule us more than we rule them. 😂 AHEM.) AND ALSO SHINY. Books are shiny = dragons like shiny.
OH OH YES! I’ve done that more times than actually reading WHOLE multiple books in one day. 😂 Once I finished off two books and started a 3rd and felt majorly accomplished. 😂
splendiferous is a word that I need to learn how to use in normal conversation(once i learn how to spell it without checking) 🙂 Such an awesome word. This is such a great and fun post. I agree and can relate to all these delights. I hadn’t thought about number 4 but year, that is definitely one of my delights too. Its especially nice to know that people actually read what you write once in a while. I have never read multiple books in one day, hope to do so someday. I love your color coordinated bookshelf. Mine is a mess with TBR and read piles being the only sorting I do. I enjoyed reading this post.
YES. We just need to, ya know, casually drop it into everyday conversation because it’s SPLENDIFEROUS. 😂 Ahem. But omg thankyou! I’m glad you enjoyed it! And it IS nice to know people care about our blogs/writing/art, eh?! Because I mean, IRL, you don’t just talk to a brick wall. We like feedback. *shrieks happily*
The top of my bookshelf is SUCH a calamity right now 😂 I need to organise my TBRs too. BUT THANKYOU. Colour-coding ftw I say!
Love all of this!
And yes, I did reread Blue Lily, Lily Blue this month (the first time I listened to the one of the books on audio, and loved it!). And I took today OFF from work just so that I could go to Fountain Bookstore at 10 am to pick up my Maggie doodled copy of The Raven King. I am all trembly with excitement.
My FF
OMG YOU GOT A DOODLED COPY. 🎉 🎉 🎉 THAT IS SO AWESOME. I hOPE YOU LOVE IT! *shrieks* I’m listening to the audio right now and I’m soooo excited.
“They are pettable” – xD THESE ARE ALL THE BEST. And gosh yes, your book pictures are so gorgeous I almost die every time.
Don’t worry. You’re not failing as a blogger. As of today, OMG TODAY IS THE DAY RAVEN KING COMES OUT—-I’ve read the first three, because of you. 😉 <3 Thank you.
AWW THANK YOU. *sprinkles happy cake in your hair* YOU ARE TOO NICE TO ME, OMG.
Also I’m so endlessly pleased I converted you to Ravendom. :’) LET’S BE PREPARED FOR HEARTBREAK NOW. *shrieks*
So many yesses to reading multiple books in one day. It’s such a great (but rare) feeling. Great list!! 🙂
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IT IS! And I think it’s made so much more awesome by the fact that it IS a rare feeling, right?!
I think Bookdragon has a nice ring to it. Don’t get me wrong, I would love to be a queen (I may or may not have created an entire fantasy world with my friends in sixth grade where I was a mutual queen…) but dragons can spew fire. And are just amazing. So I will now officially call myself a Bookdragon. 😀
I also had a recent five-star streak and it was glorious! Of course, after that I read one of the worst books I’ve read for a long time, so there’s that, but there’s nothing like sailing from one great epic fantasy to another. Bliss.
Also, can I bring up how good your book photos are? WOW. Where did you get those flowers??? They’re so beautiful, and bright, and make me insanely jealous. Over here in Thailand its so hot that I’m sure even the flowers would be sweating.
Amazing post as usual! 🙂
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THEN LET US JUST GO FOR BOOK DRAGON QUEEN. <-- No downsides. We can be everything we want to be *nods sagely* Aww, but YES. I love that moment when you go from great book to great book. It's like a perpetual moment of intense otherworldly happiness. :') NOTHING BEATS IT. Aww, thank you about my photos! THAT's SO NICE TO HEAR. So the flowers are actually real, but they're long-life flowers? I think they're called Baby's Breath. Though I'm not 100% sure. If you get wildflowers kind of things, they sort of dry out and stay looking nice. Although I don't suppose they'd be available in Thailand either. Egh. Fake flowers maybe could work too?
I now feel the need to buy a dragon outfit or a set of claws, to live up to the title of Book Dragon. 😀 I have never seen Baby’s Breath (should I be concerned why it’s called that??) but we do have beautiful orchids and flowering trees. Strangely the trees that are basically all tiny yellow flowers dangling nearly to the ground called King’s Trees have suddenly bloomed. I wish I could deal as well with the heat as well as them. Oh well, I guess I’ll just admire your beautiful flowers through the screen. 😀
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I don’t think I’ve ever been able to read multiple books in one day. It would be awesome if that happened someday. I’m also a big fan of rereading. You notice so much stuff that you didn’t see the first time.
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yes! I love that noticing-of-all-the-things when re-reading. :’) I also like to reread on audio because books sound SO different outloud. AND IT’S COOL.
These are all true. Except for reading multiple books in a day. Are you crazy? What kind of powers do you have? Bestow them to me please. (No, but I really have done that before while rereading The Hunger Games. But the books have to be dang good and pretty short for me to accomplish this.)
I have had a bad bookdragon year. I’ve read only a few that have blown my mind (those being The Giver and Ender’s Game) and the rest have been blah. (I am most sincerely sorry that The Maze Runner is included in that). I am so looking forward to my birthday in a few weeks because my grandma is getting me the Harry Potter box set and I am going to devour them all.
WELL I DON’T READ MULTIPLE BOOKS IN ONE DAY OFTEN. 😂 Just sometimes! I read pretty fast probably…hehe.
DON’T TALK BADNESS TO ME ABOUT MY PRECIOUS MAZE RUNNER AND THOMAS. *hugs them* But aww, I’m sad you’ve been having a bad reading time. D: *pushes the Raven Cycle at you quietly*
*claps hand over mouth* I should probably be quiet before you say off with her head.
*Discreetly takes Raven Cycle and prays to literature gods that it cures me.*
I WILL SPARE YOU BECAUSE I AM EVER SO KIND AND NICE. *flips hair majestically* (hehe, but honestly, most people I know don’t like TMR so you’re not alone at least. XD)
I really prefer bookmarauder, but since it’s not in the option, I choose bookdragon. It’s sounds so much scarier and more majestic and intimidating, so people can’t underestimate us anymore HA. #6 is definitely an amazing moments, like when I read non fiction on a whim and actually enjoyed it and I was like “YAAAASSSSS I conquer you book I can handle this genre!” It’s really amazing ’cause it means we’re actually broadening our reading horizon and reaching for different kind of adventure in books! Really amazing list Cait!
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OR BOOK DRAGON QUEEN. Like who says we can’t be all of them, hmm?? Sure it’s a mouthful, but we bookworms must do what we must do. *nods* Ahem. OH OH I do like that moment when you enjoy a book you didn’t expect to like. 😂 That’s me with every adult book ever. hehehh.
OK, first of all, you have the loveliest photos! I only have a mediocre cell phone camera so mine never come out quite so nice, but it’s fun to take book photos all the same.
I think another great bookish moment is getting unexpected-but-wanted book mail. Last month a friend of mine sent a book that I’d been wanting to read out of the blue, without even knowing it was on my TBR list — she just thought it would be something I’d like. Warm fuzzy feelings abound!
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Awww, thank you! I am very lucky to have a nice camera to use, that’s for sure. ;D
Omg YES to unexpected-but-wanted bookmail! A lot of the time my unsolicited book mail are books I’ve never heard of…but when it’s like a highly anticipated book!?? *CUE SCREAMS* I’M SO HAPPY. 😀 That is awesome about your friend! KEEP THAT FRIEND AROUND. 😂
Bookdragons sounds like the grown up, more vicious relative of bookworm. I’m all for that! I love picking up on foreshadowing when rereading a book. It often ends with a red forehead as I smack myself constantly wondering how I missed those obvious clues.
No 7 – Wha-? How do you do this??? Please teach me! I’ve at most finish one novel in a day.
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Ooh, true! And we bookdragons like shiny objects, ergo we like shiny covered books. 😍 THERE IS NO DOWNSIDE TO DRAGON LIFE. Ahem. But omg foreshadowing is amazing. And sometimes you don’t even realise how clever the plot is until you know where it’s going, right?!
Exactly! It makes me feel like a fool for missing it the first time around.
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This may or may not be related … but I have Raven Boys out from the library! I haven’t read it yet, but I will soon! Yay me! 😀
Yes, reading 5-star books all in a row is glorious!!
(And my word that I’ve been obsessed with for a year and going, is DEFENESTRATION. It means THE ACT OF THROWING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING OUT OF A WINDOW.)
DUUUUUDE. THAT IS ALWAYS RELATED WHEN IT COMES TO ME. BECAUSE FLAIL!!! FLAIL WITH ME, ALYSSA!! I HOPE YOU LIKE IT. *shrieks happily*
Omg I love the word defenestration. I LOVE IT SO MUCH I NEED A REASON TO USE IT. Ahem…
I love all SPLENDIFEROUS BOOKDRAGON MOMENTS. Especially the one about instragram. I just got it and I must say I am loving doing book photos the joy when they turn out well.
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AHHHH WELCOME TO BOOKSTAGRAM! *flails* It’s so. much. fun. just looking at endless photos of gorgeous books. 😍 😍
I will literally pet my book, slowly turn its pages, admire the cover again and again, all the little details I missed the first time, peek at the author notes, touch the pages when they’re all closed up (y’know the paper spine part) and ‘breathe it in’ –before I even consider reading it.. It’s like my must do pre-book meditation. That and having a cuppa steaming Chai green tea at my side. Sigh…best bookworm moment ever. Even if in the end I didn’t care much for the book, I still got that moment 🙂
Ohhh your pre-book-ritual is amazing. I ALMOST ALWAYS SNIFF A BOOK AT LEAST BEFORE I START. Books smell so so goooooood. But omg, the bookworm life is full of entirely pleasing moments like these. :’)
I wholeheartedly agree with all of these points. And I prefer book dragon because as awesome as being a queen would be, dragons win every time.
My goal this year is to read 200 books, so I’ve been trying to find REALLY good books that I will want to read every second of the day. Recently I have found SO MANY good books i.e. the Raven Boys, Dream Thieves. And I am DYING FOR BLUE LILY, LILY BLUE (the library is being quite rude and taking forever to have it on the shelves for me).
BOOK DRAGON QUEEN MAYBE?!? <-- This shall be me. Ohhh my goal is 200 this year too! *hi fives* BUT OMG YOU ARE A FELLOW STIEFVATER FAN!?? *shrieks and runs in wild circles* THAT SERIES IS MY EVERYTHING. 😂 (I mean, I only talk about it occasionally so it's hard to tell, I suppose. :') But ajfdskla I hope you get BLLB very soon and also The Raven King. I'm halfway through it now! I'M NOT READY FOR IT TO BE OVER.
BOOKLION. Can I steal?!
And yes, I love reading loads of 5 * books in a row! Although sometimes it does make me think that I might be being too nice… and then I think “naa, there just really are some great writers out there”.
And I agree about book friends. Who needs real friends when you have paper and words and ships that you can’t handle… actually maybe that’s why you need real friends. TOO HANDLE THE SHIPS.
Exactly! And who cares if we’re too nice anyway?!? 😂 (Although, tbh, I’m usually TOO PICKY so if I do get a streak of 5-stars I just embrace it while it lasts. HAH. AHEM. :P) And duuuude, YES. Books make the most best of friends. :’) But it’s also true that you need flesh-and-blood friends so you can inflict books on them. THIS IS BOOKWORM LOGIC.
Yes! Number 10 for me is all about the when I read Harry Potter 1-7 for the second time. I loved picking out all the little details in the first few books which related to big things that happened in the last book and spent the entire reread like J.K.ROWLING IS A GENIUS! WHY CAN MY MIND NOT BE THIS SPLENDIFEROUS! (you see what I did there!)
I love strolling through my TBR on Goodreads and finding a book which I added to it YEARS ago but realising how much I need to read it now. That’s always a fun moment!
I totally agree with number 6, I’m not a massive risk taker, I usually stick to my favourite genres and be done with it. But a little while ago I decided to take a risk in which the two main characters where a sex addict and an alcoholic. I was a little bit scared it was going to turn into something porn-y, but in fact it was amazing and I have read the entire series and absolutely loved it all! Love it when that happens!
Great list this week, as always you made me laugh out loud (which resulted in a totally judgy look from my boss who can totally tell that I am not doing work related things whilst in work!)
YES YES I LOVE THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU REALISE THE AUTHOR’S TRUE GENIUS. It is so intensely amazing. WRITING GOALS. *shrieks*
Ohhh are you talking about the Addicted to You series? I’ve heard vague things about that one and I kind of want to try it. 😂 But zomg I LOVE taking risks…it’s so excited to have a really awesome book that you might’ve missed out on. :’)
Omg, I’m so glad this made you laugh though. 😂 😂
Yes, it was the Addicted to You series I was chatting about. It really is good, I would definitely recommend it 🙂
Commenting on the issue of the word “bookworm”:
I discovered not long ago that “bookworm” in Spanish is “ratón de biblioteca,” which literally means “library mouse.” O.O
Um hello, why can’t I be a library mouse?? It’s not as epic as a dragon but it’s way cuter than a worm! x’D ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIX THIS.
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AW BOOK MOUSE IS REALLY SUPER CUTE. I mean, book dragon is fiercer and, like, there’s the whole thing of being attracted to shiny pretty books. *shrieks* But book mouse sounds COZY. WHich is nice. Very nice. :’)
I haven’t taken a risk with a new book in a while. I feel I’m becoming less and less of a risk-taker now that I am older. I also barely got the time to read nowadays and so I don’t want to waste precious time, money and energy on bad books. I would gladly take on a recommendation. 😉 But I WON’T just pick up a random book from the bookstore shelf and cross my fingers and hope that it is a good read.
That makes sense! I honestly have SO many recommendations to get through that I often don’t take risks either. 😂 BUT I REALLY LIKE TO. When I get the chance. ;D (Omg but I don’t risk money on books either really. I library them! :P)
I totally agree with you! And I think I prefer bookdragon, but bookqueen has a nice ring to it… Hell, I’m a bookdragonqueen. WHAT NOW?
And I’ll link my TTT, but two of mine are bookmarks (because you can’t have enough) and sniffing books (because let’s be real, who doesn’t sniff their books?).
I don’t think I’ve had multiple 5 star reads in a row? I know I’ve had multiple high ratings, like 4.5 stars in a row, but 5 stars is reserved for books that have a special place in my heart.
I AGREE. BOOK DRAGON QUEEN. Who says we can’t be THEM ALL?! *flips hair majestically*
Sniffing books is amazing. IT TRULY IS. And I do like bookmarks too, but honestly…my just grow legs and walk away. And my dog eats them. -_- I had this super nice wooden elephant bookmark and it just UP AND VANISHED. I’m actually still sad about that. AHEM.
I was vigorously nodding my head throughout this post, just so you know. YES to reading multiple 5-star reads back to back. That’s a rare occurrence but it’s VERY happy-making 😀 I also love discovering a book on GR (or another blogger’s review) and KNOWING that it’s a ME book ♥ Busting out laughing during an audiobook read is the best. For me it’s the cats that look at me like I’m crazy, or more, often, other drivers since I drive by, by myself laughing and they’re all like: Uhmm O.O Books are among the best friends one can have, ’tis true! Oh! And rereading a book to realize just how brilliant an author is?! WIN.
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YESSS. And I think the rarity of a string of 5-star reads is what makes it extra awesome, right?!? *hugs all the books* The “knowing it’s a me book” IS LITERALLY MY FAVOURITE THING OF EVER. Provided the book doesn’t go and let me down… 😂
Methinks Book Queen sounds amazing. *all hail*
Anyway.
And yes I love Steelheart so much and that scene in Firefight… I laughed so hard. I don’t remember if anyone was in hearing distance. (Though honestly, Canada probably heard me)
I agree with all of these bookworm moments though I have a very hard time getting many five star reads in a row. And I can NEVER find a good contemporary, but I want to read them… Do you have any recommendations?
Book Queen, out.
I’M GLAD YOU AGREE. I’m hoping for Book Dragon Queen at this point? It’s a bit of a mouthful but..*flips hair majestically* WE DO WHAT WE MUST DO.
omgggg, everything about Firefight was PERFECT. I finished it now and am thoroughly screeching and laughing all at once. 😂 DAVID IS TOO ADORABLE FOR WORDS. I love how Megan is like 10000% done with him half the time. 😂 😂
Ooh, have you tried All the Bright Places?! That is like on of my most favourite contemporaries of EVER. Also Fangirl and Made You Up! (I’m mostly a fantasy person myself though. 😂)
ehehe loved reading this! i love all of these things- especially being happy with #bookstagram photos it’s the best feeling! (my acc is @booksandothermiracles in case you were wondering!) i love your writing style soo much and it puts my blog to shame! xx
Omg noooo, I wouldn’t want to put anyone’s blog to shame! *gives your blog cake*
YES to bookdragons, they sound glorious and fierce and awesome!
Also, great list! I love how there are all these little things that can make a bookdragon (yes I will use it from now on) unbelievably happy 🙂
Omg HUZZAH! Another book dragon convert!! *dragonish hi five*
You. Are. So. Right. Splendiferous is way better than delightful. *facepalm* I should have gone with splendiferous. 😉 My TTT
IT’s ONLY LIKE THE COOLEST WORD OF EVER PROBABLY. 😂
Splendiferous is one of my favourite words! There is literally nothing better than saying that word in as many sentences as possible on a daily basis. And I REALLY need to reread The Raven Cycle books. I was planning to before The Raven King came out but then I accidentally bought The Raven King and started reading it so… Looks like that series reread is going to be in the summer!
Duuuude YES A REREAD IS CRUCIAL. I mean, maybe after the Raven King then?! 😂 HAHHA. Omg I wish my copy would arrive….I’m listening to it on audio but I really wish I could read the physical version. *waits impatiently*
SPLENDIFEROUS IS THE BEST WORD!!! It legitimately needs to be used more!
Great post, Cait, I definitely agree with number 7 – it’s been a while but my record was five books in one day (OK, so it was the Hitchhiker’s Guide series and they’re quite short, but still. Got through all five). And I love number 10 – that’s one of the reasons I love re-reading books, to find all those little throwaway snippets that you never noticed at the time but on re-reading they’re like glowing neon signs of FORESHADOWING.
YES IT NEEDS TO BE USED ALL THE TIME BECAUSE SPLENDIFEROUS IS A PERFECTLY EXCEPTIONAL WORD. :’)
Ahem, anyway. BACK TO BOOKS. 😂 So omg 5 books in one day!? THAT IS AMAZING. My record is only 2 books in one day. 😂 So I BOW TO YOUR SKILLS HERE. And zomg re-reading is so so amazing for those little tidbits you forget. Or the ones that suddenly make MUCH more sense. And I have such a bad bookish memory that rereading is half the time like readin a brand new book. 😂
Great list!
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OMG yasssss! All of this, everything, is so true! I love when I read a bunch of really amazing books in a row! I also love when I find a book I’ve been wanting in the bookstore and then it turns out it’s on sale! Best thing ever!
~Sara
Omg that IS an amazing feeling!! Plus finding random second-hand glorious bookish bargains?! *dies happy*
Yes! Reading a few 5-star books in a row is the best! I definitely approve of book dragons. Can I be one? 😉
YES LET’S ALL BE BOOK DRAGONS TOGETHER.
I think I would go for Bookmaurauders or Bookdragons. Great list. I just love that moment when a photo works out. A ‘conglomeration of 5-star books in a row’ *wishful sigh* oh I so wished they happen more often!
HUZZAH FOR WE DRAGONS! *commences polite dragonish roar* And yes, omg, those strings of 5-star reads are nearly IMPOSSIBLE, right?! I was so flawed that I had so many 5-stars this month!!
I can totally relate to numbers 1,2,3 and 6! I’d love to say I can relate to numbers 4 and 5… but nayy… not there quite yet… (may never get there =( ) Also, I can’t get into audiobooks… may be because I have such short attention span? If I were listening, I’d be missing 4/5th of the book, I’d say. I think actually doing the reading makes me … keep reading… Also, haven’t done the whole multiple reading in years!!! May be I should give it a try one of these days!!!
Number 10… yes! Totally relate.. It can go either way though. I have had my reading moments were reading my favorite book for the second or third time made me realize it wasn’t all that great actually… and there have been times when re-reading an OK (initially thought so) book the second time around totally changed my initial perspective of the book! This phenomenon can also be scary… Like, I have been really meaning to re-read one of my most favorite books but I’m afraid of the book not leaving as strong an impression as it did the first time. Oh well… we’ll see, I guess.
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Audiobooks definitely aren’t for everyone, so that’s okay!! 😂 I don’t sit still and listen though… I’m usually out walking or doing origami or cleaning or something. ;D REREADING IS SO VERY FUN. It’s actually my new favourite thing to re-read via audio. I get sooo much out of it the second time. :’) AND YES. I like it when perspective changes! Although…it’s sad if you end up disliking a book more after a reread. *cries* I’ve done that. But I guess we change and grow right?!
CAAAAAIT. I’VE MISSED YOU AND YOUR FABULOUS BLOGGGG. omg. (Although, I’ve got to admit (shh) that I did ghost-stalk a few of your posts and probably got yelled at for using too much data…BUT I COULDN’T HELP IT. Especially the post about the book you just finished writing!!! omg so exciting, dude!) WAIT WAIT WAIT SPLENDIFEROUS IS ACTUALLY A WORD?? Totally going to use it now thankyouverymuch. 😉 I DO IN FACT GET OBSESSED WITH INTERESTING WORDS. Also when I read a word I like, I try to sort of “install” it in my vocabulary?? idk it’s weird. Lately I’ve been digging “largely” — it’s just so NICE. I want to use it more often. XD
OOH that is very good advice — “writing the blog you want to read” I love that. I think I need to think about that more often. XD ALSO RANDOM BUT IS THAT A PAPERBACK VERSION OF WINTER I SEE?? It’s only available in hardcover here right now! waa. (This means my collection doesn’t quite match (AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT A TRAGEDY THAT IS) but whatever xD)
I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU MEAN ABOUT PHOTOS. Even though I don’t bookstagram, I did foodie blog for a while and the struggle is SO REAL when it comes to staging, getting composition and lighting just right, and then ultimately liking the photo. UGH. *lets just eat chocolate* Hmm, probably book queen > book dragon — ALTHOUGH LET IT BE KNOWN THAT DRAGONS ARE MY FIRST LOVE. <3 also childhood :') But I joke to my friends about them having to address me as their queen and in turn, I, rather dutifully, call them peasants. XD *shrugs*
FABULOUSNESS AS ALWAYS,
abbiee
p.s. I still think about your Wattpad story, like, possibly EVERY DAY. What evEN HAVE YOU DONE TO ME, WOMAN?!? xD *flails*
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AHHH ABBIEEEEEE!!! I HAVE MISSED YOU TOO!! *sends cake and hugs* And omg I’m honoured that you still read my blog. 😂 😂 You are the best pineapple of the most ever.
(Also “largely” is a grand word. I LOVE WORDS. Although sometimes I forget the “normal” words people would use and I say huge massive ones instead and people think I’m showing off…bUT I LEGIT ONLY THINK IN BIG WORDS SOMETIMES.) (Um, not on the internet mostly though.) (On here I’m like a deranged turkey ahem.) MOVING FORWARD!
And yesss… the “write the blog you want to read” transfers to “write the book you want to read” and just…THE EVERYTHING. If you do anything for yourself, firstly, then it’s going to be more REAL and definitely more passionate. :’)
DUDE. YOUR PHOTOS ARE ALWAYS SO AMAZING. OMG. YOU’RE LIKE SUCH A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING PHOTOGRAPHER. I don’t even know how my settings work. 😂
Can we just be Book Dragon Queens????
PS. Omg, *flails* I’m really really honoured you liked my story so much. :’) I KINDA MISS UPDATING IT. 😂
YES YES YES! Okay, I think that was the first time I have ever used that many all caps in a row – what are you doing to me, Cait???
I can’t tell you how many times reading this I could totally relate to what you were saying! Like, I’m really short, too!
Bookdragon, all the way;)
I AM A GRAND AND EVIL INFLUENCES. Mwhahah. Just wait. Hang around me for much longer and you will be talking about cake and dragons ALL THE TIME. #noregrets. Ahem.
HUZZAH FOR BOOK DRAGONNESS.
I already love dragons so no problem there but I hate cake so I don’t see that happening any time soon:)
You said you demand “the best” – are you really into classics then? Another thing I forgot to say in my original comment: your pictures are AMAZING! Wow!
Also wanted to say it was really cool of you to visit my blog – not many people would go to the trouble like that and it means alot as I am new at this and don’t know many people in the blogging world.
The audio book thing! I do that so often and my family/sisters look at me like “what is so funny about that photo you are editing????” and then realize I have headphones in. And I think I have said it before but your photos and blog design are seriously cool!
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Aww, thank you Clare! THAT MEANS SO MUCH. Particularly since you like are a real photographer and everything. <3
And eeep, audiobooks are so much fun. 😂 Today my mum asked me if I was avoiding the world with my headphones on all the time, and I'm just like "NO IT'S JUST A REALLY REALLY GOOD BOOK, SORRY." 😂 😂
I AM THE EXACT SAME WAY WITH REREADS!!! a year ago I rolled my eyes at rereading because there is SO MUCH I need to read instead. but then I reread a book, loved it, and am finding myself rereading a lot more! (I actually just finished a reread yesterday, but that was for a social studies project and I though it would be easier if I did it on a book that I had read before. it just makes my procrastinating life a bit easier)
and book dragon. BOOK DRAGON ALL THE WAY!!!
AHHHH WE ARE TWINS!! *hi fives* I honestly was SO anti-re-reads before this. Like to the point where I kind of rolled my eyes at the concept. 😂 Omg I was so adorable.
NOW I WANT TO REREAD ALL THE THINGS OF EVER. (My TBR is also going to crush me because I’m not upkeeping it enough, but pfft. I live life on the edge.)
#9… all the yes! Books are definitely friends who are ALWAYS there for you!
*hugs all the books of ever* THEY ARE GLORIOUS AND KIND.
I LOVE it when I can read a few amazing books in a row. It makes me feel like a superhero that I know what I will love to read. (If that even makes any sense outside of my head)
This is basically just a wonderful list!
Laughing over audiobooks, or just books in general, is rather fun even when your family has absolutely no idea what is so hilarious.
Thanks for this list, Cait! I hope you have a great rest of the week!
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YES. THE SUPERHERO FEELING EXACTLY! And it is kind of cool…like we can x-ray look at a book and KNOW we’ll like it, right?! 😂 Most of mine were series finales for series I already loved…so I was pretty much doomed and destined to like them.
AWK. YES. Books that make us laugh out loud just deserve a medal. THEY ARE THE GREATEST.
Number four is SO Right! I had a shocking moment a few weeks back, the day after a reviewed a book I went onto Goodreads and discovered that THE AUTHOR HAD LIKED MY REVIEW!! Yikes! But totally cool! 😀
I’d take the title Book-Dragon gladly. I horde them like a dragon, and cry like a dragon when I loan a book to a friend and it comes back with a creased cover. 🙂
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OMG THAT IS SO EXCITING!!! Congrats to you!! I mean, it’s nerve-wracking when authors read reviews, but also really exciting if they like them. :’) I had an author tweet me to thank me for a review the other day AND IT TOTALLY MADE MY DAY. I do so like book dragon too. So much shiny. So much fabulousness.
YES! I started to kinda freak out thinking of all the bad things I’d said about the book even though there weren’t many of them. I was so terrified. But it was GREAT. 🙂
Oh my penguins, THIS LIST is full of all of the absolute bestestestest feelings eeeeeeevar!
Also, loveloveLOVE the word splendiferous. I agree, it’s WOOOOONDERFUL! (and now…I have that song stuck in my head. Way to go, me.)
I had a ton of fun reading through this. I preordered The Raven King BUT LET ME TELL YOU…I think a re-read is in order. ASAP. I think this is a thing I definitely need to do before going into the final book. So. Yes. Next month, definitely going to happen.
Great post this week–thanks for all the chuckles! Here’s my TTT, if you’d like to check it out!
YAYYYY I’M GLAD WE ARE IN AGREEMENT HERE. *hi fives* And dude, we must all use the word splendiferous MORE. (I mean, yes, spellcheck has to help me with it occasionally BUT IT’S STILL A GOOD WORD.)
DUDE. You must must re-read the Raven Cycle! I SWEAR IT’S EVEN BETTER THE SECOND TIME ROUND. I got sooo many things I didn’t even notice the first time. *shrieks*
I LOVE PICKING UP A BOOK ON A CHANCE AND LOVING IT!!!
I feel like I gambled and won the bookworm lottery. There’s something about having zero expectations that makes a book so much more enjoyable. If I find a book like this (it’s usually rare) I tend to talk about it to anyone who will listen.
Great list!
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EXACTLY! It’s so so rewarding. :’) And it doubles in awesome when it’s a not-very-famous book or something or underrated and then you feel like you have to stuff it in everyone’s faces. 😂
The best moment is when you see your bookish twin 5 star a book because you know that means you’re going to love it too! xD
And it’s always great when you see a synopsis and you instantly know you’re going to love the book. 🙂 And reading a bunch of 5 star reads in a row is fabulous too!
Thanks for sharing Cait and, as always, fabulous post! ♥
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YAYYYYY THAT IS SO TRUE. XD Although you are SO tough with your 5-stars, right?!? I had nine of them this month. 😂😂 But I basically get mega-excited when I see you rating a book 4-stars. BOOKISH TWIN LIFE IS THE BEST, TBH.
Good list! I enjoy many of the same things you do too!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2016/04/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-bookworm.html
Happy reading!!
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MUTUAL BOOKISH DELIGHTS! HUZZAH.
Yes, this month I read The End of Night (awesome awesome nonfiction) and The Winners Kiss in the Same week and both were five fervent stars. I love it when you read a lot of good books in a row! I like book dragon better; it’s less gender exclusive and goodness knows not enough boys read. I love it when you convince someone else to read a book you love then you fangirl together. I also love it when you write a blog post and everyone agrees. And when you reread a book and suddenly understand everything– that’s prett good as well. Awesome post as always!
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*flails because The Winner’s Kiss* THAT BOOK WAS EVERYTHING AND MORE. Although it was so saaaad in places. And yet I still loved it?! I AM MESSED UP. BLAME THE BOOKS.
STEELHEART! FIREFIGHT!
DAVID CHARLESTON!!
*FLAILS WILDLY*
Those. Those are my favorite books ever.
Also, I enjoyed this post. T’was much entertaining.
THEY ARE RAPIDLY BECOMING MY FAVOURITES OF EVER TOO. EEEEEP. KARISSA. I JUST FINISHED FIREFIGHT AND I HAVE SO. MANY. EMOTIONS. *hollers*
EEEEEEK!!!
Ha! Omg there’s so many things on this list that I adore! Especially taking risks on books that turn out to be amazing (this was me for the Seven Realms series!) + finding a book you /know/ you’ll love on Goodreads. Awesome post, Cait! ^^
AHHH SO MUCH SEVEN REALM LOVE. *hi fives* And just finding books that caaaaall my name on Goodreads makes my DAY. Except it also is torture when they don’t come out for like 2 or 9 years. -_-
i love the last one. I have gone back and re-read some books and discovered some things I didn’t even notice before. They can be sneaky like that!
Isn’t it the best?!? Authors are SO CLEVER and sometimes they need to be appreciated twice. 😂
Your choices and your photos are all sheer perfection <3 I LOVE YOUR BOOKSTAGRAM PHOTOS SO MUCH!! Actually, I love all of your stuff because you are wonderful. <3 I can't wait to see what you post next.
OMG THANK YOU SAMANTHA, YOU KIND BEAN. <3
oh such a great list. I do love it when others love my posts, reviews, or photos. Okay so maybe not photos. Just getting started on that. but I will love it i am sure. A chance book pays off. Oh so love that. laughing out loud on an audio book. My coworkers think I am nuts. They really don’t know what to do when I am bawling my eyes out for no reason cause they don’t hear what I hear.
omg, audios can be so awkward right?!? I’ve been out walking while listening and just randomly BUSTED out laughing. 😂 NO REGRETS. The bookworm life is a weird one. ;D
This post pretty much sums up everything I’ve been thinking about in the last few days!!! I agree with every single one of your bookworm moments! I was practically nodding my head the whole time I was reading. I personally love those moments of fabulous rereading, and five star ratings after five star ratings. Those are the days I live for. My favourite bookworm moments are when you can just fangirl and talk about all things book related with other people, and when you find this one standalone/series that you just adore after a long hiatus of meh-books. Like you’re out in the desert and you suddenly find water kinda feeling. I love that moment when you 1000% fall in love with a book and there’s no stopping the upcoming obsession.
Ever since I’ve been following your blog, I’ve been referring myself and my friends as little book monsters/dragons. XD It’s such a fabulous term to use!! But Book QUEEN?!? I’m loving that!! It sounds so regal and awesome but I do love book dragon much more! Anyway, I really enjoyed reading this post!!
AHHHH WE ARE TWINS WITH OUR MUTUAL BOOKISH DELIGHTS! *hi fives* Omg but I literally have not had such a good run of 5-star reads for MONTHS AND MONTHS. And April gave me nine of them. I COULD BASICALLY FLAIL FOREVER. :’) I would love to find someone to just fangirl over books with, but, gah, I know zero people IRL. Hence I do it all online and IT IS FUN. 😀
Omg, I am so proud. :’) BOOK MONSTERS AND DRAGONS FTW. And now we can add in Book Monster Dragon Queen. <-- Such a lovely ring to it.
This has been such a glorious week for the TTT inspired posts. I’m just sitting here sipping my tea and stroking my cat like YES THIS IS IT. THIS IS LIFE. Books are happiness made real. *contented sigh*.
But anyway, anyway. Thank the lord for you, dear Cait, The Queens of Innis Lear sounds FAN-FREAKING-TABULISTIC? I need this in my life (as I do every other book). And isn’t Reawakened just the prettiest book? Yes, it is. #Houck4Eva. I can’t wait until the next book, *hyperventilates*.
Okay, but here’s the really great thing (and I might have mentioned this before, so if I have be kind and laugh anyway). Did you know in Italian the word for ‘bookworm’ is ‘topo di biblioteca’? And do you know what that means? IT MEANS LIBRARY MOUSE. Okay, well that’s the literal translation but omg, I will forever aspire to be a library mouse (makes me think of Despereaux!).
I totally agree with you on the side of audiobooks, too. I’ve been listening to The Diviners by Libba Bray when I go for a run (which is a surprisingly delightful alternative to music) and I keep inelegantly snorting with laughter which is a tragic thing to do when you come across other human beings.
I KNOW RIGHT?!?! Best. prompt. EVER. *flails* Books are honestly happiness and I’m so glad we get to remember that…in between complaining about all our crushed feels and souls. *nods*
DUDE, CAN WE GET A TIME-TRAVEL THINGY AND GO TO 2018 AND GET THE QUEENS OF INNS LEAR NOW?!?! BECAUSE WE NEED IT. (Also I haven’t read Reawakened yet, but omggg such intense cover love. I’m DYING OF LOVE FOR IT. Ahem.)
I don’t remember you actually mentioning the Italian word for bookworm. SO THIS IS NEW TO ME. And omg library mouse!? OKAY I LOVE THAT. I WNANA BE A LIBRARY MOUSE. Except I also want to be a dragon. So. That conflicts slightly. I may be having an identity crisis…*sobs* I BLAME YOU, KIRSTIE.
You know, my cat has looked at me like I’m a nutcase when I laugh out loud, or whatever while reading or listening to an audiobook…or even like I’ve offended him in some way. Probably because I woke him up.
I’m definitely adding The Queens of Innis Lear to my tbr right now – that sounds like something I’ll need in 2018 (hopefully sooner)!
Check out my TTT. By the way, one of your tote designs made it to my list! 🙂
Pets are SO super judgemental, sheesh. Can’t we have fun with our invisible friends?!?!
And omg doesn’t the Queens of Innis Lear just SOUND SO RIDICULOUSLY AMAZING!!?? *shrieks* I’m kind of dyyyying that it’s all the way in 2018 though. 😂
First of all, I love the word splendiferous and it isn’t used nearly often enough. I love that you used it. I can relate to ALL OF THESE. I don’t read multiple books in one day very often either. I usually can do it when I am doing a read-a-thon or something though. When I do, I totally feel like a superhero! And I love rereading books. I don’t get to do it nearly as often as I would like because, you know, my crushing TBR pile and all, but when I am able to, I love it. It’s amazing to rediscover all that incredible genius.
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AGREED. It is such a … splendiferous word. SERIOUSLY! It should be used all the time. *send out a royal decree about this* I haven’t ever done a read-a-thon because I know I’d be too competitive with myself and probably bust nine braincells or something. 😂 BUT YES. It’s such an awesome feeling right?! I did it a lot last year but not so much this year. 😛
Books are the best part of my life honestly!
MINE TOO. Well, plus dragons and cake and random pineapples. :’)
OH MY GOD I NEED TO READ BLUE LILY SO SOON. But I’ve been a bit reading slump-y recently which is a shame. Especially since I’ve only had two 5-star reads in the whole year which is just UNACCEPTABLE. Omg, when Instagram photos go right though…it is amazing. I love scrolling through my feed and thinking about how genius I am :’)
Slumps are AWFUL. *sad face* But duuuuude only two 5-stars?! I READ NINE 5-STARS THIS MONTH. NIIIINE. Like wut even is this universe. *shrieks* But it kind of counteracted with being on TOO much of a high and then crashing down for a bunch of 1-star reads. 😂 Ah well. Can’t have everything right?!
INSTAGRAM IS LIFE.
I totally agree with every single item of your list. #1 describes me during a Harry Potter rereading, I feel so excited for the beauty of those books! 🙂
Yesss *hi fives for mutual bookish delights*
YES I GET ALL THIS I GET IT ALL. (And yes. Why Bookworm. Like, worms. Bleurh. Book cat. Or BOOKGODZILLA OR SOMETHING. SOMETHING DRAMATIC. Meh. And YES. I love it when people comment on my posts because that means they’ve taken probably 5 minutes of their life that they’re never going to get back reading and commenting on MY post. Woaah. Thanks guys.
BookGODZILLA works for me too *nods* ALL THE DRAMA. Because we book lovers are slightly drama-orientated creatures, right? Riiiiight?! AHEM. BUT ZOMG AGREED ABOUT THE COMMENTS! It takes time and effort to comment and I get so many adfkalsdjfa happy feels when people comment. THAT’S WHY I GIVE SO MUCH VIRTUAL CAKE OUT. *gives you cake since is talking about it*
Reading five 5 Stars books in a row. This makes me so happy too. And my tbr-list is monstrous. I have no regrets.
I relate to your point “taking a risk on a book and having it pay off” so much, Cait. Only I’m a contemporary girl. So if you change fantasy to contemporary in that passage it would be totally about me.
PS. I vote for bookdragons. Also I’m so happy to hear you enjoying audiobooks.
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NEVER ANY REGRETS FOR OUR MONSTROUS TBRS! *shrieks gleefully* I mean, we’re going to be crushed eventually. But live while we can right?! *dances amongst piles of books*
(Audiobooks are just the BEST. I keep walking around my house with headphones and my mum is like “are you trying to block out the world?” And I say, “NO IT’S A REALLY GOOD BOOK IS ALL.”😂 😂)
I imagine that “bookworm” (referring to people, at least) is bookdragon, since “wyrm” in Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic actually refers to dragons/sometimes snakes. So we are bookwyrms, Cait! No one can stop us!
I accept that theory too!! 😂
I so agree with this!
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Yes, #10 will always apply to J.K. Rowling! I’ve only had 3 full 5-stars (I say full because on Goodreads, it might be more like 7 since I round up on half-stars), so hopefully I’ll have more luck with those this year. I think it’s mostly because I’m a picky reader, LOL. Ah, I put appreciation on my list, too! I love when someone just randomly tells me they loved my post on ___! Us bloggers work very hard at what we do, and majority of us don’t get paid so it’s always an awesome feeling when we’re told we are appreciated and that our hard work payed off.
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Oh oh 5-star reads are just the BEST. And I really surprised myself with so many this month because I’m an INSANELY picky reader. 😂 But I read a lot of series finales and … they were just all so so good. *SHRIEKS* I’M A REALLY HAPPY BOOK DRAGON RIGHT NOW BASICALLY. ;D
And omg I thoroughly agree!! Just knowing we made someone’s day or they laughed or they just plain enjoyed our art is so so rewarding. :’)
So the funny thing about no. 1 is that when this has happened to me (only a couple of times) I really start to doubt myself… and become super-critical of what I’m reading (as if I’m thinking “There’s no way so many good books could have come my way…”). Maybe I’m a tough marker?!
Unrelated: I LOVE your photos.
Also unrelated, I love words that sound like what they are e.g. peevish.
Peevish is an AWESOME word, I thoroughly agree. :’)
And omg I’m honestly such a picky reader too!! But sometimes it just HAPPENS that I get a run of really good books. 😂 It’s so special though and so very rarely happens. :’)
Fantastic list!! I’m so glad you put that about bookworms too because I’ll admit I’m so tired of hearing people say why do we have to be called bookWORMS? THERE IS A REASON. #ProudBookworm. Lol. 😀
BAHHA YES! I mean, I do prefer bookdragon, but I still don’t loathe bookworm anymore. 😂 WE ARE EATERS.
Bookdragon would be cool, but I love bookworm. 🙂
How about crying so hard that your family and pests start to question your sanity?
This happened to me while reading The Nightingale. I cried for two nights straight while finishing the book. HEARTWRENCHING!
I’m sure the people that commute home at the same time as I do questioned my sanity when I started bawling while listening to Code Name Verity.
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Omg that’s never happened to me!! 😂 I’m a heartless Vulcan and the only crying I’ve ever done in relation to books is slipping out, like, one tear. hehe. BUT IT’S AWESOME WHEN A BOOK MAKES YOU FEEL. Everyone else is the crazy ones for not understanding, right?! ;D
Can I be a book dragon queen? Queen of the book dragons?
Anyway, I love getting on that streak of reading FANTBULOUS books right after each other. It makes the world seem more colorful and my mind is always happy. And I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE LOVE my blog. I love talking to other bloggers/bookworms, too. AND WHAT ABOUT THAT MOMENT WHEN YOU OPEN A NEW BOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THAT INK AND PAPER SMELL JUST FLOATS UP I MEAN…that’s heaven, or close enough. LOVED this, Cait!
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BOOK DRAGON QUEEN. <-- Doesn't it have a nice ring to it tho? :') And omg I entirely agree about the world seeming a rather more wonderful place in the face of reading splendid books. ME TOO. I GET VERY STUFFED WTIH FEELS AND EMOTIONS AND NEARLY EXPLODE. *shrieks* Also that smell of a new book = the BEST.
OHhhhh yes yes yes, A HUGE YES to all of these! Even if I don’t think I’ve ever read more than one book in one day… I mean, you obviously have magical powers since you’re able to do that. I don’t think I’ve read a lot of 5 stars in a row, well maybe it happened to me once, or twice, but not that much and the feeling is definitely THE BEST, I want that to happen ALL THE TIME, because it just shows how amazing books can be! 😀
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I don’t do it OFTEN though!! 😂
I’m mostly normal I swear. Ahem. Oh oh and I’ve NEVER read a ton of 5-stars in a row until this month. *screams* IT WAS SUCH A GOOD FEELING. Usually I get bookhangovers after a 5-star read? But this time the good feelings just went oooon and oooon and it was exhausting but THE BEST.This post is AWESOME!
I am all in favor of the term book dragon. Yes! I understand the bookworm reference and it makes sense, but think about book dragon for a moment here. What do dragons do? They horde treasure. They tend to fall asleep on their treasure. Books are treasure and we collect them like they’re going extinct. And while I’ve never literally fallen asleep on a book (um, ouch), I do often read before going to bed. And can I also mention that dragons usually have their treasure EVERYWHERE! Just lying around in heaps, sometimes even buried in it (I am thinking Smaug). And how often do we talk about being buried under our TBRs? How often do we surround ourselves with books as they are everywhere in our rooms? At least my room is like this. There’s always about three books on the bed and four stacks on the floor, and an overflowing shelf. Book dragon is a very ideal term!
Oh! I do so love when book photos turn out right. Or when the sun obligingly shows up in just the right spot or you know, actually shows up. Then there are those times when the sun decides to glare off your nice shiny book cover and obliterate the whole title. Thanks for nothing, you useless celestial body.
I love your story about your dog! I was laughing so much. He probably would’ve thought I’d gone nuts.
And the rereading. I wanted to reread The Raven Boys before starting on The Dream Thieves (yes, I am so behind). I didn’t get to. But I can still see how genius she is at the foreshadowing. Just wow! How do you even do that? I must know!
Awesome post!
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Plus don't forget shiny! We dragons like SHINY. And book covers are often shiny. :') And also book dragons hoarding treasure = book lovers hoarding books...I mean, there's really no argument against this, is there? NOPE. But I would be okay being called a Book Dragon Queen too. *flips scales majestically*
AHHH when the sun cooperates = THE BEST OF EVER. 😂 And sometimes it's such a beast right?! Gah. Although I take all my photos inside now because summer killed all my outdoor spots. 😛
MAGGIE STIEFVATER IS WRITING #GOALS.
YESSSS ALL OF THESE ARE THE BEST!! Especially the 5 star accidental binges. I love those.
Book dragon all the way!
OMG 5 STAR BINGES ARE THE BEST. I’ve never had such an amazing one until now. I’M IN LOVE WITH BOOKS AHHHHHH.
Yessss that magical streak of reading awesome books is EXCELLENT! It’s the best thing when you discover a book you know you’ll love on GR. My favourite thing about blogging is when people leave awesome comments or just tell you that your blog is the favourite thing ever! I completely agree Cait! Bookworms unite 🙂
OH OH I do so love people leaving awesome comments too!! IT MAKES BLOGGING WORTH IT. :’) And yessss, Goodreads is just an amazing
black holeexcellent resource for finding new books. 😂Yes to all of these!
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DEFINITELY BOOK DRAGON. I LOVE DRAGONS AND I WANT TO BE ONE SOMETIMES. SO BOOK DRAGON IS PERFECT.
And yesss reading many five-star books in a row is magical and amazing and I absolutely love it when that happens. And also yessss Firefight was wonderful and potatoes are very romantic.
Oddly, though, I don’t like reading multiple books in a day. It takes up so much time and even if they were amazing five-star books I always end up feeling like I’ve wasted my time because I haven’t done anything meaningful that day. I mean, I don’t know what my brain is thinking, because reading books really IS meaningful. But for some reason, it happens, so I read a little bit every day and then do other stuff as well and it works out great.
OKAY GOOD. LETS ALL BE BOOKDRAGONS NOW BECAUSE IT HONESTLY IS THE BEST OPTION HERE.
Ahhhh Firefight was just EVERYTHING. <3 So much shipping moments. My shippy heart basically EXPLODED.
I suppose that depends on if you think of reading as meaningful, right?! 😂 I do. So I always feel productive if I've read a lot! (I call it "work" haha, because it's writing research. shhh, I KNOW THAT'S STRETCHING IT. BUT LET ME BE DELUDED. 😂) I don't often read multiple books a day though!
I LOVE THAT YOU’VE GOT INTO REREADING! IT’S THE BEST! Esp when you can see the foreshadowing!!!!! I 100% loved this post, most specifically your BLLB with flowers pic and the GOT one. Also, Reawakened’s cover is SO PRETTY??? How is that allowed?!?!
OMG ISN’T REAWAKENED JUST SO AMAZING?!? I just like to keep it out and pet it. (I should honestly read it too…ahem. 😂 Working on that…) And OMG YES YES re-reading is the best! And now I’m cranky at myself for spending so many years avoiding it. XD
YES x 10!
And I do get word hang-ups. Like why are particular words so beautiful? I feel like using them in every sentence.
And bookmarauders? Genius! Gives me a happy Harry Potter vibe. Thank you for that! 😉
YESSSS. Words are suffocatingly beautiful and sometimes I just want to dEVOUR THEM ALL. *hugs the word splendiferous*
One of my favorite words is in Filipino: Iniibig (ee-nee-ee-beeg) which means you are loved. Or “Iniibig kita” which means you are loved by me/I love you. 🙂