1. A book you can always go back to and feel happy
Storm Front by Jim Butcher. This
is always going to be my answer for any favorite book related
questions. I'm a huge mark for Dresden. I love the world, I love the
characters, I love the stories. I love how Dresden and his powers
grow as the ante for each story grows and grows. Storm Front
is the book I can always turn back to. I may like other Dresden books
more, but Storm Front is where it all started.
2. Your standoms (your number one joy filled fandom or fandoms)
I don't really have one. Fandoms annoy
me. I can be considered a Potterhead. I can be considered a Whovian.
I used to be a huge weeb. There are a lot of fandoms I can be a part
of, but I don' really partake. I think it just reminds me too much of
my awkward nerd years and I get second hand embarrassment.
3. Type of book cover you’ll always pick up in a bookstore
The standard fantasy book cover will
always grab my attention. The old kind too. Terry Brooks, Mercedes
Lackey, Piers Anthony. Stuff like that. Classic fantasy. A group of
people, usually a human or two, a dwarf or elf, some other creature
that may be unique to that book. Maybe a treasure chest, sword,
dragon, or something else capturing their attention. I may not read
that much classic fantasy anymore but there will always be a soft
spot in my heart for it.
4. A book trope that you love
I could say the rag tag group that's
supposed to fight the big evil in a fantasy book, but I feel that
that answer harkens back too much to my last answer so instead I'll
say: The rag tag crew of a starship. See? Same answer but different
setting. I win.
5. An anticipated release that makes you happy when you think about it
I was told I can't use Dresden as an
answer again so this one was harder that I anticipated. The book that
I'm excited for, the one that makes me happy, doesn't even have a
release date yet. It's the third book in the Sixth World
series by Rebecca Roanhorse. I picked up the first book on a whim. I
needed a new audio book to listen to at work and Trail of
Lightening just happened to be the sale book that day. That God I
did because I found one of my new favorite authors. When book two
Storm of Locusts came out, I got
it right away and listened to it over two days. I can't wait for book
three.
6. An author whose full canon of books you love
Seriously? I can't use Jim Butcher
(author of the Dresden Files) as my answer? Fine. I was going to say
Becky Chambers, author of The Wayfarers series but I didn't
think I could honestly count her as she's only written four books
that I've only read two of. So I'm going with Brandon Sanderson. I
may not have read all of his books, but I read enough that I can say
that I'm familiar with his voice and enjoy it a lot. I've read his
books for adults, his YA books, and his middle grade books and I've
enjoyed them all.
7. Your coziest go-to reading snack/drink
The snack has to be something that
won't make my fingers all greasy. It can't be chocolate because I
don't want to get chocolate on my book. Anything cheesy is out. Just
ask Anne about how Darkest Minds and Cheetos mix. I got it.
One of my favorite snacks is Chex Mix. If you go with the original
flavor there's not a lot of dust or flavoring to transfer from your
fingers to the pages. Napkins would be wise but not necessary.
The drink could be anything. You don't
have to be as careful with stains from drinks as you do snacks. And
it also depends what mood I'm in. Whiskey? Beer? Something
non-alcoholic like soda, juice, tea, or water? It really depends.
8. A book you’ve shared with with family or friends
This answer has to be Storm Front even
though I'm trying not to double up on answers. Anne and I go to a lot
of library book sales and whenever I see a copy of Storm Front for
cheap I always pick it up just in case I meet someone who likes
fantasy or urban fantasy and has never read it.
9. A fellow booktuber or book blogger whose content always brings you joy
Can I use my wife's blog as an answer?
10. Name something about the content you create that you love
It makes me happy when I come up with a
clever play on words. I also love it when a book or movie review just
flows like warm butter and I don't have to keep pausing, deleting,
rewriting, deleting again, then getting frustrated and watching Smash
Ultimate tournaments on YouTube.
I don't have many readers. I know this.
But it makes me happy that at least a couple people read my content.
So thank you, if you're one of them.
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