The Book Buying Tag!

Recently Jennie from Sailor Jennie posted a blog post about the Book Buying Tag, which originates from YouTube, but I see no reason why we can't all post it on our blogs :)

I have talked about my buying habits before here and there but I still wanted to answer the tag myself, so without further ado!

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Where do you buy your books?

I buy them from a few places, if I am near independent book shops I head there, but generally I head to Waterstone's or a local W H Smith's if I am not in a city. I buy books online if they are a bit more specialist as where I am I cannot always just walk into a shop to get hold of items, and for those I always check The Book Depository first as they generally have the cheapest prices.

Do you ever pre-order books?

I have pre-ordered in the past, the last book I ordered though was the Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling, and I still haven't read it! So I don't pre-order as much now.

How many books do you buy a month?

This is completely contingent on where I go within the month. If I stay around my home and don't really go any further I could buy no books at all, or a couple from a local shop. If there have been a few new releases I want to get my hands on, or I have come across some rarer items I want to add to my collection I could have bought 10 on eBay alone! I try not to buy many any more though as I have so many.

Do you use your local library?

Of course, when I named this blog the librarian I wasn't kidding, I am a real life librarian and I work in a public library, I am probably one of the top ranking users for my library, I just can't resist taking them home!

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What do you think of library books?

I love them, but I have a very specific use for them, I borrow them, read them, and if I love the book I will buy my own copy, they are like a free try before you buy service for me. I know people who only ever read library books and do not have their own, and I think that is wonderful for them, and for me because that means they are using the library a lot, but I am the sort of person who if I can't get to sleep in the night I will know that a certain book may help me sleep, so I need my favourites on my shelves. (Weird, I know)

How do you feel about second hand/charity shop books?

I have mixed feelings about them, I like to purchase rare second hand books, though by rare I don't necessarily mean collectible, just ones that are no longer in print (certain covers etc). Although I think the idea of books in charity shops is great, I rarely find ones I want to buy because I often find them to be in terrible condition and I have even seen some where the shop has written the price in biro on the front cover! If I buy a book I am usually intending to keep it forever so I like to have decent copies that will stand multiple reads, I don't even use the buying throwaway reads theory for buying charity shop books because that is what the library is for in my reading life.

Do you keep your read and to be read books together?

I keep all of my books on one bookcase, or rather set of bookcases, which span the peaked wall of my bedroom, this picture below is a taller pitched version really, oh and I have a full wall not a wall with a door. I do separate out my TBR books by having them on the top row of shelves, though I don't know why as I am sure I could remember if I had read a book or not. I haven't got so many that I wouldn't know.

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Do you plan to read all the books you own?

Definitely, I really hope I live a long life so that I can read as many as possible!

How I picture retirement

What do you do with books you own that you know you won't re-read?

It is very rare for me to buy books that I won't re-read, but in the rare instance that this happens I keep them for a while, because I may re-read them after a few years and have a completely different experience. If I still don't get on with the book I would eventually donate it.

Have you ever donated books?

Yes, both to the library and to charity shops depending on the condition (libraries can only accept books in a good enough condition and within date for certain genres)

Have you ever been on a book buying ban?

No, it would never work for me, I rarely buy impulsively so I don't feel that I need to ban them. I would hate to miss out on a rare book just because I had imposed a ban upon myself, I would be kicking myself forever!

Do you think you own too many books?

Never, this picture below is how I imagine my personal library may look when I am in my seventies!

Now it's your turn!

Tag: Book Lover

I spotted this tag on a couple of beauty blogs recently, and couldn't really not answer it myself could I?!

I decided to make it a bit more universal, as subscribers to my YouTube channel have mentioned they like me mentioning books too, so I decided to film it, but you can always just answer in blog format, or pop your responses in the comments. I would love to know what other people love!




1. Imagine you sit in front of a fireplace. you read and beside you is a cup with something hot in it. What would that be in your case: tea, coffee, or hot chocolate?
Tea

2. If the author gave you the chance to rewrite or change the fate of a book character, who would you choose?
Hedwig, or Henry in The Time Travellers Wife

3. Did your parents read stories to you when you were little? If yes are there any special ones you remember the most?
The Christopher Robin Story Book

4. What do you like more, the smell of old antiquarian books or the smell of new fresh ones you just bought?
New books

5. You get the opportunity to choose between two secret talents: either to be able to make things come to life through reading them, or the gift to read yourself into a book. Which would you choose?
Read myself into a book

6. Do you have a favourite children's book or a favourite fairy tale?
Anything Enid Blyton

7. Someone would talk to your friends and ask them to compare you to a book character. With who do you think they would compare you?
I actually asked, and was told Cassandra Mortmain from I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith

8. Tell me the name of a writer you would like to have as a friend.
J.K. Rowling

9. You can hide in a written down world for only one night, into which world do you escape?
Hogwarts

10. Something terrible happens: you have to flee to an unknown place and all you can take with you are three books of all the ones you own. Which three do you put into your bag?
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J.K.Rowling
To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee

TAG: What's in my Focco!?

So Lurra of Editor-in-chic (click here, she has good reblog stuffs!) asked me what the hell I have in those super dooper organised pouches in my Focco post, and so I thought ya know what! I shall talk about them!!

Now let me preface this by saying that I am one of those people who has to plan for every eventuality, just in case something happens. I travel to and from uni via train so if anything were to leave me stranded in Sheffield I like to know I have some things to hand. I also am just a bit of a loon and like to have my things!

So I shall just say what is in the picture/bag from left to right, top to bottom, and then say what is in each pouch when I get to it, here goes:

Marks and Spencer Green Bag (perfect handy mini size).

Paperchase Glasses Case, with lens cleaner inside.

Purse (Radley in case you are wondering).

Accessorize flip flops for in case my feet hurt/are hot (I repurchase these every couple of years because they are my faveeee ones, I hope they still do them as I need a new pair!)

Filofax (Finsbury Personal in Raspberry).

Cath Kidston makeup bag (Contents: Shu Uemura eyelash curler, Maybelline The Falsies mascara, MAC Mineralised Skin-finish Natural, Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection concealer, MAC Chromographic Pencil, MAC Coffee Eye Pencil, Topshop Cream Blush, MAC Tinted Lip Conditioner, Topshop Show Off lipstick, Elf Kabuki brush)

Random stuff that I don’t need but it is nice to have bag (Contents: Mirror, gum, Burts Bees lip balm (my back-up one), rail card, mints, headphones, Soap and Glory Hand Food, hairbrush, Batiste Dry Shampoo, OPI Avoplex cuticle oil, sunglasses, Avene water in a can stuff, various hair clips and bands, iPhone screen cloth)

Easiyo yoghurt pot containing dried fruit and some nuts, for snacking.

Paperchase water bottle.

Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief (May be a kids book, but it’s quite good!)

iPhone in my Hello Kitty bow case.

Camera in Cath Kidston case.

Chanel COCO Mademoiselle perfume in handy handbag atomiser that has seen far better days!

Everything I ever need, should have been a girl guide pack (Contents: Spare change, Colgate Wisps, Optrex eye spray, Nivea SOS lipbalm, mini tooth floss, Hollywood fashion tape, tampons, tweezers, hair bobble, mini scissors, hand sanitiser, tissues, vaseline, nail file/buffer, various plasters and blister plasters, hair grips, stain remover wipes, nail polish remover wipe, antacids and various medications including pain killers and allergy meds, currently missing which I want to add to this are those sheet soap thingies and a pair of knickers, as if i ever get stranded they would come in rather handy!)

So there you go, everything I cart around with me on a daily basis. I take some things out if I don’t need them obviously, but the whole idea of the pouches is so that I don’t have things just rolling around in my bags and getting lost. I find it works a treat!

:)

xo

Summer Besties TAG

So I did the summer besties tag video.

The questions were:
Favourite...
1) Lip product?
2) Blush?
3) Nail polish/product?
4) Liquid face product?
5) Powder face product?
6) Hair product?
7) Eye product?
8) Tanning product?
9) Accessory?
10) Clothing?

Click the play button to see what I chose :)
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TAG: 13 Personal Questions

13 personal questions tag:
1. What do you order at starbucks?
2. What is one thing in your closet that you cannot live without?
3. What is one thing most people probably wouldn't know about you?
4. Name one thing you want to do before you die?
5. What is one food you cannot live without?
6. What quote or phrase do you live by?
7. What do you like and dislike about teh youtube community?
8. What is your number one most listened to song on itunes?
9. What kind of style would you define yourself as having?
10. What is your favourite number?
11. What are two of your hobbies?
12. What are your two pet peeves?
13. What is your guilty pleasure?


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TAG: What's In My Bag

For the nosy people out there (don't worry, I am one of them too) here is what I cart around with me in my handbag every day!

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TAG: This or That?

I made a few tag videos last weekend and have finally gotten round to uploading them, here is the first, the this or that tag. 

Would love to see some responses :)