Jen’s
1. The first book in your collection/The last book you bought.
First book: Set of Harry Potter books 1 to 4 in paperback (these are the first books I ever bought that are still on my shelf. The first book ever in my collection is probably a Baby-Sitters Club book that is currently boxed up in storage.)
Last book: My True Love Gave to Me (collection of 12 short stories) edited by Stephanie Perkins
2. A cheap book/An expensive book
Cheap book: Good Girls by Laura Ruby
Expensive book: Harry Potter Page to Screen: The Complete Filmmaking Journey by Bob McCabe
3. A book with a male protagonist/A book with a female protagonist.
Male protagonist: Harry Potter! (This one was an obvious choice)
Female protagonist: Legend by Marie Lu
4. A book you read quickly/A book that took you long to read.
Quick read: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (I just could not put this book down and read it in a day)
Long read: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (It took me about 2 weeks to get through this book. Mainly because the start was just so slow I kept putting the book down and did not want to pick it back up)
5. A pretty cover/An ugly cover.
Pretty cover: Sapphire Blue by Kiersten Gier
Ugly cover: The Host by Stephenie Meyer (Ugh I just do not like this cover at all)
6. A national book/An international book.
National book: Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden
International book: A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks
7. A thin book/A thick book.
Thin book: The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
Thick book: City of Heavenly Fire by Cassandra Clare
8. A fiction book/A non-fiction book.
Fiction book: A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Non-fiction book: My Life by Li Na
9. A romantic book/An action book.
Romantic book: Easy by Tammara Webber
Action book: Divergent by Veronica Roth
10. A book that made you happy/One that made you sad.
Happy book: Maybe Not by Colleen Hoover
Sad book: Second Chance Summer by Morgan Matson (OMG that ending!)
Bonus questions!
11. Shortest chapter/Longest chapter
Shortest: Reached by Ally Condie (One chapter was just a blank page!)
Longest: Salem Falls by Jodi Picoult (Some chapters are 60+ pages!)
12. Earliest publication/latest publication
Earliest: Probably Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin (The very first one in the Baby-Sitters Club series.)
Latest: The Memory Hit by Carla Spradbery (I got an advance copy for review so this one isn’t even out yet.)
13. Best Hyped/Worst hyped (Overhyped?)
Best: Legend series by Marie Lu (I absolutely LOVED these books. I feel like they should have been hyped up even more than what they were.)
Worst: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (This book was hyped up something ridiculous and I was really expecting it to be phenomenal. It was not.)
14.Best Movie adaption/Worst movie adaption
Best: All the ones in The Hunger Games series. (This even includes Mockingjay Part 2 because I know that one will be awesome.)
Worst: Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks. (I loved this book and was so excited for the movie, but unfortunately the casting choices just completely killed the movie for me.)
Mel’s
1. The first book in your collection/The last book you bought.
First: Disney’s Classics - Beauty and the Beast (Much loved and falling apart!)
Last: The Duff by Kody Keplinger
2. A cheap book/An expensive book
Cheap: The Morganville Vampires #1: Glass Houses, bought for AU$3.47
Expensive: The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide, bought for AU$32.99
3. A book with a male protagonist/A book with a female protagonist.
Male: Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Because Harry Potter was already mentioned :P)
Female: Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini
4. A book you read quickly/A book that took you long to read
Quick: Dark Heart Forever by Lee Monroe. Read in a day.
Long: Eldest by Christopher Paolini. Started 2007, still not finished.
5. A pretty cover/An ugly cover.
Pretty: Mercy by Rebecca Lim (AU edition). It has shiny bits, which makes it better than this image.
Ugly: Very close toss up between Shatter Me by Tahereh Mafi (I have the ugly cover) and The Last Time We Say Goodbye by Cynthia Hand (AU edition. It’s designed to fit in with all of those awful John Green books. And I am not a fan of orange. I wish I had the US edition.)
6. A national book/An international book
National: The Alchemist’s Key by Traci Harding
International: French Dictionary. Zero English!
7. A thin book/A thick book.
Thin: The Ice Dragon by George R.R. Martin
Thick: A Game of Thrones. George R.R. Martin
8. A fiction book/A non-fiction book
Fiction: The Gift by Alison Croggon
Non-fiction: The Mortal Instruments Movie Companion
9. A romantic book/An action book.
Romantic: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Action: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
10. A book that made you happy/One that made you sad.
Happy: Geek Girl by Holly Smale
Sad: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Bonus questions!
11. Shortest chapter/Longest chapter
Shortest: Die For Me by Amy Plum. Chapter 28 is 8 words long.
Longest: The Human Stain by Philip Roth. There are only 5 chapters in the whole book of 361 pages.
12. Earliest publication/latest publication
Earliest:Cole’s Edition of Saxon’s Everybody’s Pocket Encyclopaedia 621,000th Issue, printed 1893.
Latest: Half Wild by Sally Green 2015
13. Best Hyped/Worst hyped (Overhyped?)
Best: The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Worst: The Fault in our Stars by John Green
14.Best Movie adaption/Worst movie adaption
Best: Harry Potter. The whole series.
Worst: Eragon was pretty awful, but because I saw the movie before I read the book, I still like it!
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