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Showing posts with label Book Hangovers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book Hangovers. Show all posts
Thursday, October 12, 2017
Every Soul A Star Book Trailer
If you've read all my blog posts, you'd know that I absolutely love the book Every Soul A Star and think that everyone should read it. So of course when the opportunity presented itself, I made a book trailer for it! In addition, I have the image links below the trailer.
Friday, August 11, 2017
How to Put off Reading A Bad Book
Do you hate the feeling of knowing that this book is bad? Do you want to find out what happens to the characters but you just can't stomach one more badly-written phrase? Yeah, me too (it's happening to me right now, in fact). Here's what I do to keep from reading the book:
DNF (do not finish) it.
This one is probably the easiest and simplest option out there. If you abandon the book, you won't have to read it. Problem solved. But if you still want to find out what happens, or you hate the book but it's required reading, check below.
Read other books.
I hate that when I'm reading a bad book I spend more time on my phone because I don't want to read. So I end up reading other books too (just the other day I read 3 so I didn't have to read a book I didn't want to).
Bribe yourself.
I once had a book that was required reading and it was awful. I ended up saying to myself, "If you can finish this chapter, you get to read something better." Reading that bad book was torture, but at least I got through it.
Go slowly.
This one seems kind of obvious too, unless you need to finish it by a certain date. I once had a different required reading book that I had about 3 weeks to read. I read like 5 chapters in the first 2 weeks because the book was so bad, and I had to cram the rest of the book into one week. But if there's no date the book has to be finished by, this is an okay tactic. Although it might get annoying that you're still reading it after a while.
Convince yourself it's not that bad after all.
Okay, fine, this one probably won't work. But hey, you can still give it a try!
Do you have other things you do when you're reading a bad book? Share below in the comments!
Monday, July 31, 2017
Eliza and her Monsters Review
Eliza and her Monsters
Author: Francesca Zappia
Publisher: HarperCollins
Synopsis:
Synopsis:
Eliza Mirk has a very big secret: she is LadyConstellation, the anonymous creator of Monstrous Sea, a comic with millions of fans. She essentially lives online and can't imagine that a life offline would be better.
When Wallace, one of Monstrous Sea's biggest fanfiction writers, transfers to her school, the two become reluctant friends. Eliza doesn't feel comfortable sharing her true identity with anyone (only her family knows, and they don't exactly know how popular Monstrous Sea is), and when her secret is finally revealed, every relationship she's ever built falls apart, along with Monstrous Sea. Can Eliza find a way to fix it?
My thoughts:
I absolutely loved this story! I thought it was insane how popular Eliza's story was! I wish my writing was that popular! :)
At the beginning of the story, it seemed strange that Eliza would want to keep her identity secret, but after it's revealed to the general public, it makes perfect sense: the Internet is cruel.
I related to Eliza in a way, especially how she felt about her work, because I'm a writer. However, since I can't draw at all, I admire her talents!
I thought it was really cool that the author included bits of Monstrous Sea throughout the book and now I wish it was a real story so I could read it!
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars!!
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
#bookwormproblems
Hey, no one ever said being a bookworm was easy.
When you're at a bookstore but don't have enough money to buy everything you want.
Or even worse, when you have no money.
When you just want to finish that book but your life gets in the way.
Especially when you have other books that are required reading.
When you realize books aren't waterproof.
Reading while walking just isn't possible when it's raining.
When you're accused of being "antisocial."
Because being on your phone isn't antisocial either.
When you just want to read that one book, but it hasn't been released yet.
I think we've all felt the pain and suspense.
"So many books, so little time"
Or the opposite: "not enough books to satisfy my cravings."
When you stay up late or all night trying to finish a book.
You'll be regretting that decision the next morning when you can barely function. Or not. Hey, you proved that one person who said you couldn't finish the book by tomorrow wrong!
"Why can't that character be real?"
"Why can't I live in that world?"
When you forgot your library card at home.
"That's okay, I just memorized the barcode."
What are your #bookwormproblems? Share below in the comments!
When you're at a bookstore but don't have enough money to buy everything you want.
Or even worse, when you have no money.
When you just want to finish that book but your life gets in the way.
Especially when you have other books that are required reading.
When you realize books aren't waterproof.
Reading while walking just isn't possible when it's raining.
When you're accused of being "antisocial."
Because being on your phone isn't antisocial either.
When you just want to read that one book, but it hasn't been released yet.
I think we've all felt the pain and suspense.
"So many books, so little time"
Or the opposite: "not enough books to satisfy my cravings."
When you stay up late or all night trying to finish a book.
You'll be regretting that decision the next morning when you can barely function. Or not. Hey, you proved that one person who said you couldn't finish the book by tomorrow wrong!
"Why can't that character be real?"
"Why can't I live in that world?"
When you forgot your library card at home.
"That's okay, I just memorized the barcode."
What are your #bookwormproblems? Share below in the comments!
Monday, June 26, 2017
How to Get Over A Book Hangover
We've all been there. You finish a book and close it. You sit there with your eyes closed and think about what just happened. And that's fine and good, and maybe even beneficial, but sometimes you've got to say, enough is enough! Especially if this is getting in the way of starting another book, or even continuing your daily life. Here's what I mean: sometimes going back to your normal day-to-day life after finishing a book that kept you up at night and scrambling to finish all of your tasks so you have time to read feels a little surreal. What is there to look forward to? This, my friends, is called a book hangover (in case you didn't know). They're pretty much unavoidable (unless, of course, you don't read). So how can you get over them?
You could always reread (maybe not such a good idea).
But of course, that would not only make you think even more about the book and analyze it more deeply, it would also make it harder to climb out of the book hangover (trust me, I've experienced this after finishing A Court of Wings of Ruin. Also A Court of Mist and Fury). So I don't really recommend this type of thing unless you are aiming to think about this book for the rest of your foreseeable future.
Take a walk, clear your head.
Seriously, it is cliched advice, but it works. Walk your dog (that might distract you if your dog needs to be closely monitored lest they try to kill everything they see), bring some earbuds and listen to music, maybe just walk and observe what's going on around you. It will help take your mind off of the book.
Do not -- and I mean it -- try reading something else!!!
I cannot stress this enough! If you try reading another book when you're already on a book hangover, the book will seem awful because you are still thinking about that other book (unless you've got some sort of magical booknerd powers. If you do, I am jealous. Very jealous).
Give it time.
You know this book hangover isn't going away for a while, so just give it time. Step away from this book/series and go back to your normal life. For example, have you been binge reading a series and not had enough time for your family? Perhaps the first thing to do would be to call or talk to your family and make plans to spend more time with them. Or if you've been neglecting the cleanliness of your house, go clean it. After a while, this book will not be taking over your life anymore. At first, this might seem a little weird, but as you adjust, it will all seem normal again.
Continue talking about it.
Get it out of your system. Take pictures and post them on your Bookstagram (Instagram for books), Twitter, Facebook, etc. You might find someone who's been raving about these books like you have and you'll be able to connect with them about it. And if you're currently obsessing over a book that none of your followers have read, perhaps you'll get them to read it (this also happened after I started continuously posting about A Court of Thorns and Roses, A Court of Mist and Fury, and A Court of Wings and Ruin). Or if you don't have social media, just talk about it among your friends and family. It will either help or get you more obsessed.
Write a review or mini review.
Even if you're not very good. Even if you don't share it anywhere or with anyone. Maybe writing a review will give you a sense of closure that the other things don't.
Finally, when you are over that particular book, start a new one.
And let the cycle begin anew.
I hope you liked this post on how to get over a book hangover. I invite you to share your stories or tips in the comments! Any and all ideas will be appreciated!!
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