#reader problems tag

The Reader Problems Book Tag // TAG MONDAY

Hi friends, welcome back to my blog and welcome to Tag Monday! This is a new feature on my blog that I’m hoping to keep up with for the whole of 2021. I’ve been a bit slack with posting over the last year so I’m hoping that having a dedicated day to write up some tag answers will give me the motivation to also write other posts and talk with all of you! Today I’m doing the Reader Problems Tag…

hi i'm a reader and i have problems, so here's a reader problems tag!!

New day new book tag!!

I found this tag on Literary Weaponry and it looked cool because I am a reader and I have problems.

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You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How in the world do you decide what to read next?

I consider my TBR to be this entire shelf on Goodreads, but the way I decide to read something is by what’s on my shelf (meaning I’ve already gotten it)

You’re halfway through a book and you’re just not loving it. Do you quit or are you committed?

1. You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How in the world do you decide what to read next?

Add them to my reading challenge

2. You’re halfway through a book and you’re just not loving it. Do you quit or are you committed?

Keep reading it 

3. The end of the year is coming and you’re so close, but so far away on your Goodreads reading challenge. Do you try to catch up and how?

Binge read 

4. The covers of a series you love do. not. match. How do you cope?

I don’t

5. Every one and their mother loves a book you really don’t like. Who do you bond with over shared feelings?

No if I don’t like a book I will quite happily make my feelings known about said book

6. You’re reading a book and you are about to start crying in public. How do you deal?

Hold it the fuck in then cry at home 

7. A sequel of a book you loved just came out, but you’ve forgotten a lot from the prior novel. Will you re-read the book? Skip the sequel? Try to find a synopsis on Goodreads? Cry in frustration?!?!?!?

Just go straight into it

8. You do not want anyone. ANYONE. borrowing your books. How do you politely tell people nope when they ask?

Maybe it’s best if nobody asks books are my babies and I don’t let anyone borrow them

9. Reading ADD. You’ve picked up and put down 5 books in the last month. How do you get over your reading slump?

Re-read a book I love 

10. There are so many new books coming out that you’re dying to read! How many do you actually buy?

Buy them all

11. After you’ve bought the new books you can’t wait to get to, how long do they sit on your shelf before you get to them?

They’ll remain there until I decide to read them

Original tag video:

just-one--more-page tagged me to do this tag. I actually saw katokeeffe do this tag on YouTube and I thought it looked really, so getting tagged got me really excited (though I’m kind of late, haha)

1. You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How in the world do you decide what to read next? The physical books that I actually have on my TBR is actually quite small. I do have a really long list that I intend to do a book haul on. Also, I am really behind on a lot of series right now. So if there is a newly released book (like The Heir, Miss Mayhem, Red Queen), I read that first. Then, I try to catch up on all the other series I need to catch up on (embarrassingly i.e. Heroes of Olympus, Throne of Glass...)

2. You’re halfway through a book and you’re just not loving it. Do you quit or are you committed? If it is a super popular book, I try but I still drop it. If I’m not feeling it, I’m wasting my time because I know there are so many other ones that I actually want to read. I am sorry guys but I didn't love Paper Towns like so many others did. 

3. The end of the year is coming and you’re so close, but so far away on your Goodreads reading challenge. Do you try to catch up and how? I always have low expectations of myself so my reading challenge is not that crazy; I don’t think I will need to catch up. But if I am really behind, I think will try but still think I won’t make it, haha.

4. The covers of a series you love do. not. match. How do you cope? Gosh, I don’t even want to talk about it. That is why it is better to wait until a whole series is out and then get them. If I already have most of the series, I don’t bother to buy new ones (like The Mortal Instruments), I feel bad for my mom.

5. Everyone and their mother loves a book you really don’t like. Who do you bond with over shared feelings? Tumblr, yay! Or Booktube and Goodreads.

6. You’re reading a book and you are about to start crying in public. How do you deal? I cry (”just a little when I think of letting go”)

7. A sequel of a book you loved just came out, but you’ve forgotten a lot from the prior novel. Will you re-read the book? I don’t re-read it because usually, a good book summarizes the previous book very briefly. Again, another reason why marathoning a series is the best.

8. You do not want anyone. ANYONE. borrowing your books. How do you politely tell people nope when they ask? Before, I have been really stupid about these situations, I want to share books with others and I tell them to be careful but sometimes they still come back horribly. I tell people that I had some bad experiences, but sometimes I just avoid the topic and go like “Oh! It’s in the library, you can get it!”

9. You’ve picked up and put down 5 books in the last month. How do you get over your reading slump? I re-read some of my favorites.

10. There are so many new books coming out that you’re dying to read! How many do you actually buy? Ha. Um, I try to even out the hauls, so I won’t get on my mom’s bad side. I just get the ones that I have been most excited about, obviously (like series). 

11. After you’ve bought the new books you can’t wait to get to, how long do they sit on your shelf before you get to them? That depends on if I am reading a book/series during that time. If I am (I usually am), those books would just have to wait. I’ll come around to them, eventually.

I got tagged by the super lovely starvingpoets

You have 20,000 books on your TBR. How in the world do you decide what to read next? I would stare at the beauty for a while then start putting them in a tbr jar. I would probably pick out a bunch of priority ones and put them in first, then start mixing in the rest. Which totally reminds me I need to update my tbr jar and start using it more again~ 

You’re halfway through a book and you’re just not loving it. Do you quit or are you committed? I'm committed or it has to be really awful. But generally I will finish all books I start. Sometimes I might put one away for a while and attempt it again another time. Lycidas

The end of the year is coming and you’re so close, but so far away on your Goodreads reading challenge. Do you try to catch up and how? It would really depend on how far away I am and if I have enough shorter books to read to complete the challenge.

The covers of a series you love do. not. match. How do you cope? Cry! Save money to make it matching.

Everyone and their mother loves a book you really don’t like. Who do you bond with over shared feelings? Most likely zadien since we tend to like the same books and dislike the same books.

You’re reading a book and you are about to start crying in public. How do you deal? This will most likely not happen since there are only two books that made me cry so far. I'm a tough nut to crack.

A sequel of a book you loved just came out, but you’ve forgotten a lot from the prior novel. Will you re-read the book? It would depend a lot on how much time I have and my mood. But if it is from a book I loved I doubt I'd forgotten that much before the sequel came out. If maybe it was 5-10 years ago, that would be different. :P 

You do not want anyone. ANYONE. borrowing your books. How do you politely tell people nope when they ask? I will explain that I've had people borrowing things from me before and that they came back damaged. Books mean a lot to me, I've spend my money on them and I'd like to only be able to blame myself for any of the damages. But nobody asks me so I don't have to :D

You’ve picked up and put down 5 books in the last month. How do you get over your reading slump? This is me right now. Not even kidding. I'll try to either power through one or put them away and pick something completely different, often short. Sometimes reading fan fiction will help as well. 

There are so many new books coming out that you’re dying to read! How many do you actually buy? I'll make a selection. I can't buy everything. For this year I've already decided which ones I will definately get, as they are to finish series that I love or a new series by an author that I like. If there is room to get others I will, but I'll focus on the top priorities. I just really need to focus on finishing some series instead of constantly starting new ones. Not doing a great job at that though, haha

After you’ve bought the new books you can’t wait to get to, how long do they sit on your shelf before you get to them? It really depends on my mood and what I am already reading. Like, I've read Fairest right away, but other books have sat on my shelves for six months or so. My tbr is too big, weeps