Coffee & Books

I might have mentioned once or twice that I'm a total and absolute coffee fanatic. I don't go without coffee for more than a week and even that is just because we don't own a coffee machine at home. (I'm negotiating for one for over a year. I won't be a lawyer I suppose.) Being on a budget, one, max. two coffee a week it is.

I especially love drinking coffee during the fall and winter when curling up with a book and having coffee meanwhile, it has a certain - rather pleasant - atmosphere to it. So the idea was born; Coffee & Books. (Very creative, I know.)

Let's see.

Espresso - A book that has a dark atmosphere

Opposition by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Out of the Lux series, but even out of the YA book out there in general, this book has a very frightening atmosphere to it. Perhaps, it's just that I'm a wimp, but the beginning in particular freak the heck out of me.

Coffee Mocha - A book with layered world-building

I'm admittedly not the biggest fan ever of this book, but it does showcase a rather rich variety of witchcraft and science combined.

Cappuccino - I book that made me all warm and fuzzy

I'll have to go with this one. Crossing the Ice had such an adorable romance in it! Josh is the perfect combination of shy and masculine. Plus relationships - any kind - was very relevant all along and each of them was so very real.

Americano - A book that made me cry

None. Absolutely none ever in my life. Though the one that brought me the closest to it was the end of this one to the right. ->

Chai Latte - An LGBT Book

This is the most perfect book in every aspect. Though she attempted suicide and claims she is not a good judge of character, Paige's views on life and people are exquisite, and - as harsh as they might seem sometimes - are oh-so very real and neat. Oh, and she and her girlfriend just happen to make a most cute couple.

Espresso con Panna - A book that started out well but went downhills

I couldn't put it down for about 300 pages - which I think is a pretty impressive achievement at the age of nine. However, the last 96 pages were just a mess, in my opinion.

Flat White - A quick, light read

The Selection brought me out from a dreadful reading slump at one time. I killed it in a couple of hours. It has an easy language and quite short as it is.

It isn't a TAG now, but it could be don't you think? I do. However, since I'm not one with a big blog, I'm not sure if anyone would notice or care. That's okay, but still, if you did, it would great so feel free to feel tagged and take it. And if so, you may leave your link to the post below in the comments because as always, I'm curious. :)

The Countdown Survey

I've fallen kinda sick, but not sick enough to keep me away from blogging. I'm still going to take light today...with a TAG! I don't know if I've been tagged, probably not, but I'm doing it anyway because I love tags. Tags are fun, everybody loves tags now, don't they? (Anyway, today I've been taken a photo of with Doc's DeLorean and Lara Croft in our local mall. They were exhibited as big carton figures and I was such a fangirl, haha.)

10 - Books already released on your wishlist

1) Black Ice by Becca Fitzpatrick

2) The Beautiful Ashes by Jeaniene Frost

3) Lark Rising by Sandra Waugh

4) Don't Look Back by Jennifer L. Armentrout

5) Afterworlds by Scott Westerfeld

6) Torn Away by Jennifer Brown

7) Say Her Name by James Dawson

8) Sleep No More by Aprilynne Pike

9) Frozen by Melissa De La Cruz

10) Mortal Danger by Ann Aguirre

9 – Favorite Covers

8 – Not yet released books that you can’t wait for

1) Stone Cold Touch by Jennifer L. Armentrout
2) Talon by Julie Kagawa
3) Heartless by Marissa Meyer

4) End of Days (Penryn & the End of Days #3) by Susan Ee

5) When by Victoria Laurie

6) Lady Midnight (The Dark Artifices #1) by Cassandra Clare

7) A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

8) Trust Me, I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer

7 – Auto-buy Authors

1) Cassandra Clare

2) Jennifer L. Armentrout
3) Becca Fitzpatrick

4) Lauren Oliver

5) Rebecca Donovan

6) Jennifer Comeaux

7) Kiera Cass

6 – Book Boyfriends

1) Patch - Hush, hush series

2) Roth - The Dark Elements series

3) Alex - Delirium

4) Raffee - Penryn & The End of Days series

5) Akiva - Daughter of Smoke & Bone series

6) Evan - Breathing series

5 – Books you recommend the most

1) The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

2) Anne from Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

3) Reason to Breath by Rebecca Donovan

4) Daughter of Smoke & Bone

5) The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adam

4 – Books you thought you’d like but didn’t

1) The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

2) The Elementalist by C. Sharp

3) Guardian by Courtney Cole

4) On the Edge of Humanity by S. B. Alexander

3 – Books that made you cry

None. I'm not kidding. No book has ever made me cry.

2 – Books you never plan on reading

1) Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling

2) Breakable by Tammara Webber

1. Favorite Genre at the moment

1) Dark (YA) Contemporary


I'm going to tag EVERYBODY who wants to do it, because probably everybody but me has already did it. If not, go ahead and don't forget to link up in the comments below. ;)

The Chocolate Book Tag

Hey there! The Book Blogger Test was a lot of fun and self-exploring and/so today I'm taking another taggy thing; The Chocolate Book Tag. Laura from Laura Plus Books tagged everybody once again and with that said, I would like to thank her the opportunity. :) (Yummy, chocolate!!!)

The Book Blogger Test

Hi, dear Readers! Today, since I don't have any idea to this week's topic of Top Ten Tuesday, I'll be doing the Book Blogger Test. I love filling out things, basically anything except from exam papers, of course. *taps her chin musingly*. More than one blogger tagged everybody - for example Laura from Laura Plus Books - and it sounds much fun so without further ado, here are my answers.

What are your top three book pet hates?

1. Uneven book height.
   Yeah, I'm not an exception in this. Books with the same size simply look some much better on my shelf.
2. Stickers on the cover.
   Especially when they blot out the head of a character or part of the synopsis. I get that they can't put them on to all the books carefully, but still; there's plenty of neutral space on that cover.
3. Covers that feature models who look different from the character they represent.
   It can't be that hard to find somebody at least with the same hair-color.

Describe your perfect reading spot.

I love cozy places - which for me can be only a nice bench in the mall -, but anywhere where I can safely hold a book/my eReader in my hand will do.

Tell us three book confessions.

1. I don't like many hyped books, like Harry Potter and The Raven Boys, what's more I haven't even read most of them.
2. I love movie book covers as long as they look good.
3. I thought Jace had brown hair for two years. (FOR TWO YEARS by the Angel!)

When was the last time you cried during a book?

Okay, so I actually have never cried over a book. And only about three or four times have I wept over movies/tv shows. I know it's weird, but for some reason I can't.

How many books are on your bedside table?

Does eReader count? Because if so, then two. Throne of Glass which I plan to read and my eReader. No, then it's actually eighty-eight, since there are eighty-seven ebooks on the eReader.

What is your favourite snack whilst your reading?

I never snack just because I watch a movie or read, but I do tend to read during meals.

Name three books you would recommend to everyone.

The Mortal Instruments series for its unique world building, North of Beautiful for it changes your outlook of life and Divergent because it depicts something fictional, but rather realistic. 

Show us a picture of your favourite bookshelf on your bookcase.

Unfortunately, that's not possible at the moments as we've been moving places and I had to deposited half of my books to my father's and the other half is still resting in boxes. (My poor books, but we moved from a twice as big house to our current flat and there's just not enough room to pack them out. :()

Write how much books mean to you in just three words.

I would say that 'escape from reality', but I've seen that already on other blogs many times, so I'll go with another one; polish your writing.

What is your biggest reading secret?

I guess I already revealed it; my biggest reading secret is that I never ever cry over books. Never. I'm incapable of it. The tears wouldn't come even when it comes to deaths, main character deaths. It only chucks me into a sort of stupor, sometimes into the hollowness of grieving, but never tears and crying.



Just like Laura, I'm tagging everybody so that if you haven't been reached by this trend, now go ahead. And don't forget to leave the link in a comment; I'm a curious person. ;)

Cheers