Hi y'all. I'm Erika and this is my first booktube video.
For my first video I've decided to do the A to Z bookish survey tag.
because I feel like that is a good way to get to know a little bit about me as I start my channel.
This tag was a originally a blog post, and I will link that
down below
So, the first question is
A: Author you've read the most books from.
For me that's probably going to be J. K. Rowling,
John Irving, I've read a lot of John Irving books
and Charles Dickens. I think are probably going to be the top 3
B is Best Sequel Ever
Catching Fire? Is a good sequel. I don't read a ton of series
so, I'm gonna go with that for now.
C is Currently Reading
I'm currently reading 3 books.
One is Drown by Junot Diaz.
The next one is--I'm kind of in and out of--Tess of the D'urbervilles by Thomas Hardy.
And the Sandman. Volume one of the Sandman by Neil Gaiman.
Drink of choice while reading?
I drink a lot of gingerale and soda water.  I don't really drink that much while I read.
Ereader or physical book? 
Definitely physical book.
Fictional character you probably would have dated in high school?
Ummm...I dated terrible people in high school.
So, I just finished Gone Girl, so let's go with
 Nick from Gone Girl.
'cause he's kind of a dick.
G: Glad you gave this book a chance.
 That is The Fault In Our Stars
Hidden Gem Book
This is one of my favorite books ever, and I never hear anybody talk about it.
It is Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald.
This book is insane. And it's incredible.
And you will hear a lot more about this on my channel.
Important moment in your reading life?
Harry Potter.
Just Finished?
I just said this, but I just finished Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.
Kinds of books you won't read?
I read from a lot of different genres.
But I'm not really into chick lit. I'm not really into cheesy romance novels.
That kind of stuff.
I'm not saying I won't read them, but they're not my usual go-tos.
L is longest book you've read.
And that is probably Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.
I didn't check that, but it's definitely the longest book I've read this year.
And maybe ever.
Major book hangover because of?
Ummm.. Again let's go with Gone With the Wind.
It's the first book I finished this year, and I'm still thinking about it.
Number of bookcases you own?
I believe I own four.
O is one book you have read muliple times, and for that one I chose
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
'cause I just re-read this book again, and it was so good.
P: preferred place to read?
I like to read in bed. I like to read on my couch.
And sometimes I read on the bus on the way to work.
Q: Quote that inspires you/gives you all the feels?
That is a tough one.
But I'm going to go with the opening line of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield
beause I love that book. And so the opening lines always make me think all the happy things
that I think about that book.
R: Reading regret?
This book right here.
Italo Cavino's If on a Winter's Night a Traveler and I just read it and I hated it.
Series you started and need to finish?
This is the only series I've started this year and that is the Wildwood Chronicles
by Colin Meloy.
It's a middle grades series. It's really good.
I've only read the first book
and I have the second book
So I need to get going on that one.
T is three of your all-time favorite books.
I have...
Ann-Marie MacDonald's Fall On Your Knees
We'll definitely go with Harry Potter on this one.
And Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
which is an incredible book.
Unapologetic fangirl for?
I'm not the fangirling type, but we're gonna go Harry Potter again.
Very excited for this release more than any others?
I have no idea. I am always like six months behind
on new book releases.
because I read a lot of classics, and a lot of modern classics
and I just don't pay attention to what's currently going on
so I'll get back to you about that in about three months!
W is worst bookish habit
And for me that is definitely falling asleep while reading.
I read in bed a lot, and I'll fall asleep with the book like tee-pee'd on my chest.
It's very cliche.
Then I roll over in the night and bend the cover and it's
...I've ruined a lot of books doing that. It's terrible.
X marks the spot. Start at the top left-hand side of your shelf and pick the 27th book
For me this was also Wildwood by Colin Meloy.
Y: your latest book purchase?
I actually purchased three books this week.
They are all books, however, that I've already read and just didn't own nice physical copies of.
One is The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein.
And again, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon.
And lastly, The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern.
Last but not least, Zzzz Snatcher book? The last book that kept you up way too late?
And the first week of this month I finally read The Shining
by Stephen King. I do not read a lot of horror.
And not only was this very gripping and really exciting, but it also kept me up way too late
because I could not get to sleep afterwards.
So, that is the end of the A to Z bookish survey tag.
Please comment, subscribe. It's my first video.
Let me know if there's anything I can do to make this whole video-thing better.
Because I don't normally...I have no experience recording videos.
I don't have a fancy camera. Or fancy lighting. Or what have you.
So, thank y'all, and I hope to see you soon. Bye!
