Hi everyone! I was recently lucky enough to be nominated for the Ideal Inspiration Blogger Award by I’m All Booked Up. Before I get into this post, I would like to say a massive thank you to them for being kind enough to nominate me – be sure to check out their blog for more bookish content, too! You can view their post here.
The Rules
- Thank the person who has nominated you and provide a link back to their blog
- Answer their questions
- Nominate other bloggers and ask them 5 new questions
- Notify the nominees through their blog by visiting and commenting on their blog
- List the rules and display the “Ideal Inspiration Blogger Award” logo
- Provide the link of the Award creator of the Ideal Inspiration Blogger award as Rising Star
What is your favourite book of 2022 so far?
That’s such a good question… I’ve actually had an amazing reading year so far, I’ve enjoyed nearly every book I’ve read! That being said, I think it would have to be my first read of the year, You’ve Reached Sam. It was such an emotional book and it made me that much more grateful for everything that I have!
How many books do you plan on reading in 2022?
The official Goodreads goal is 60, although I’d still like to push myself to read more than that! Still, this year’s a very busy year for me, so I’d be happy with 60.
What is the last book you DNF’d?
I genuinely can’t remember! I have a really awful habit of forcing myself to finish every book I read (even if I’m really not enjoying it) in the hopes that it’ll get better. The closest I got to DNFing was over a year ago with Even If We Break, which didn’t work for me at all (and, in case you were wondering, it didn’t get better.)
Name a book that you’d reread!
So many! I could happily reread pretty much any of my contemporaries, haha. I’d really love to reread Only Mostly Devastated this summer though – it’s a fabulously modern and queer retelling of Grease, which is one of my favourite films! It’s so worth the read.
If you could be any book character, who would you be?
That’s such an interesting question! I’ve thought about it a lot and I think I’m going to go for Josie from Off The Record, though – as someone interested in the writing industry I’m more than a little jealous of her position, haha!
Questions for My Nominees
- What book are you most excited for that’s releasing later in 2022?
- What book has been the most surprising read in 2022?
- What’s your favourite book review or book themed post you’ve ever written?
- Do you prefer buying new books or working through your backlist?
- Who’s your ultimate book OTP?
My Nominees
- The Expresso Edition
- That Happy Reader
- Mind Beauty Simplicity
- Sarah Collins Bookworm
- Ramblings Of A Nobody
Have you read any of these? What did you think of them? Let me know in the comments!
I hope you enjoyed this post!
Ceri
Read And Review It 
Thanks for answering our questions!! We understand not wanting to DNF, we have a bad habit of that too.
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You’re very welcome, thank you so much for the nomination! I’m so glad I’m not alone with that haha. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Thanks for the nomination!! These all sound like great books and I enjoyed reading your answers!
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You’re very welcome! They definitely are, and I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Wow 60 books is an impressive and lofty goal! Good luck! And congrats on your nomination
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Yes it definitely is, I’m really hoping I can hit it! Thank you so much for your support and for reading and commenting.
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Congrats on your nomination! This was a fun read. I enjoyed getting to learn a bit about yourself through these questions. xx
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Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it, thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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thanks so much for the nomination! i love these questions. 🙂 and i enjoyed reading through your answers. 60 books is an impressive amount! i hope to get to that point.
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No worries! I’m so glad to hear that you like the questions and enjoyed the post 🙂 Yes I really hope I can make it – and I’m sure you will too at some point! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Great post. I also need to get on with my Goodreads challenge.
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Good luck with your goodreads challenge! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations and thank you for all your answers! It was a very interesting read and I really hope that you will reach your goal – 60 books! By the way, how many books do you already have finished in those first few 2022 months?
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Thank you! I’m really glad you enjoyed it, I really hope I can do it too! I’ve currently read 14 so I’m a bit behind but I’m hoping to turn things around over the summer. Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on the nomination! I really enjoyed reading your answers. I’d like to add Only Most Devastated to my list now. Thank you for sharing!
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Thank you! Yay I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I hope you love Only Mostly Devastated as much as I do, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Congrats on your nomination! 60 books is a lot! Id love to get through that many. How long does it typically take you to get through a book?
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Thank you! Yes it definitely is, haha. Usually it takes around a couple of days if I’m enjoying it, although it also depends on what else is going on. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Wow that’s amazing! It takes me ages to get through a book. I try and read a couple of pages every evening but it makes me sleepy and I end up going to bed! Lol x
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Congratulations on your nomination, Ceri! It was very fun to read these questions&answers. Thank you so much for sharing x Penny / http://www.whatdidshetype.com
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Thank you so much Penny! I’m so glad that you enjoyed it, thank you so much for reading and commenting x
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Congratulations on your nomination. It was an interesting read. And 60 books in a year is some goal (6 days a book on average?). Good luck and thanks for sharing x
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Thank you! Yay I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it – and yes, I really hope I can do it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting x
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Congratulations on your nomination. These sound great. Thank you for sharing this post. Good luck with achieving goals.
Lauren
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Thank you! They definitely are, I really recommend them. Thank you so much for your support and for reading and commenting!
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So many fun books (and one apparently not so fun one :D)!! I’ve been looking for really funny, laughing out loud books. Any recommendations? 🙂
Lots of love,
Krissi of the marquise diamond
https://www.themarquisediamond.de/
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Yes there definitely are! Ooh that’s a good question, at the top of my head I’d say Not My Problem by Ciara Smyth, You’re The One That I Want by Simon James Green and maybe even It’s Behind You by Kathryn Foxfield and The Girls I’ve Been by Tess Sharpe (which are both thrillers, but there’s some great humour in there too!). Thank you so much for stopping by and commenting 🙂
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I have heard so many good things about You’ve Reached Sam, so I might just have to read it! My favourite book that I’ve read this year is Before You Saw Me and Weather Girl x
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I’d definitely recommend it – I hope you enjoy it if you do! Ooh I haven’t read either of those, I’ll have to add them to my list. Thank you so much for reading and commenting – and for the recommendations! x
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OM. I wish I could read 60 books this year. I am planning to read 20 books. I might be able to go over this number. Thank you for sharing.
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Ooh good luck with your goal, I’m sure you’ll smash it! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on your nomination! I enjoyed reading your answers to these questions. Good luck with your Goodreads challenge this year!
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Thank you so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed it. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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Congratulations on the nomination! I love your bookish questions, and the fun questions you answered, complete with cover shots and story elements. 🙂
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Thank you so much! I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the post. Thank you so much for reading and commenting 🙂
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I’ve never figured out how many books I’ve read in a year, but 60 sounds impressive!
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Ooh I’d definitely recommend it, it’s so much fun! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congrats on the nomination! 60 books is an amazing goal! The Grease retelling would be interesting to read. I will have to check it out!
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Thank you! Yes I really hope I can do it – and I’d definitely recommend Only Mostly Devastated, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on being nominated lovely, what an amazing achievement for you & your blog! I love the questions you had to answer, I throughly enjoyed reading your answers and getting to know you a little better. Good luck to the other nominees! Thank you so much for sharing with us lovely Xo
Elle – ellegracedeveson.com
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Thank you so much – yes I’m really proud of myself, and I had so much fun writing it! I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed it, thank you so much for reading and commenting xx
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Congratulations on your nomination. Fabulous post.
I need to cultivate my habit of reading again. It’s been long lost.
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Good luck with getting back into reading! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Congratulations on the nomination. Your blog always produces great content.
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Thank you so much, that means a lot to me!
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Congrats on the nomination!
DNFing is so challenging. I don’t do it too often, but sometimes I find I have to. If I cannot get into the book around the 25% mark then it’s usually a bust. I try and give them all a fair shot…but it has to be engaging. If not, I put it back on the TBR pile to be resisted later.
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Thank you! Yes it definitely is, I always feel so bad if I can’t finish – but it’s a habit I’m trying to break! I might have to try your 25% tip. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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I always love posts like this because I get to know more about the person on the other end of the screen. Reading 60 a year sounds pretty amazing. I’m quite behind schedule for this year’s reading, and I guess I have to start prioritising. Anyway, thanks for this post!
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I’m so glad to hear you enjoyed it, I love getting to know bloggers more too! Yes I really hope I can do it – I’m behind at the moment too but I’m sure we can both get back on track! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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I love tag posts like this! It’s so nice getting to know the blogger behind the blog a little more and the fact this is book related makes it so interesting. I was actually looking at Even if We Break not that long ago… maybe I’ll give it a miss haha.
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I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed reading it – and that I could help you out with Even If We Break, haha! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.
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Awww well done for the nomination that’s awesome 🙂 You’ve got some really cool questions here too, which is great. I also learned what DNF means. It’s rubbish when you get a book that’s so bad that you can’t finish it.
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Thank you so much 🙂 I’m so glad you think so – and that you learned something new, too! DNFing is definitely a last result for me. Thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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I really enjoyed reading your answers. You’ve Reached Sam is on my TBR list as a result of you first mentioning it.
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I’m so glad you enjoyed it! I hope you enjoy You’ve Reached Sam when you get to it, thank you so much for reading and commenting!
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