The Reading Habits Book Tag

I was tagged by the lovely Amy at Golden Books Girl to do the Reading Habits Book Tag, and it's quite a fun one! So read on to have a nosy.

1. Bookmarks or random pieces of paper?

I can use practically anything as a bookmark! I have even been known to shove my kindle in a book in a pinch. I used to be able to just put a book down and pick it up at the right place again, but now I need something to mark my spot.

2. Stop reading randomly or after a chapter/certain amount of pages?

I try to read in chunks of five chapters, so try to push to the end of chapter 5/10/15/65 but if I'm reading on a bus or something I'm fine to just stop at the end of a sentence.

3. Do you have a certain place at home for reading?

I read in bed a lot, even though it's difficult to get comfortable. We do have a fantastic big reclining chair that's super comfy but it's in the living room so there are a lot of distractions around.

4. Do you eat or drink whilst reading?

I'm pretty much always drinking tea, and I love my grub, so I do eat and drink a lot whilst reading. When I was reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix I ate an iceberg lettuce like an apple because I fancied salad but was too engrossed to stop reading and make one.

5. Multitasking: music or TV when reading?

Definitely music over TV. I love soundtracks and ambient noise, so have several playlists on Spotify with everything from rain sounds to the Outlander soundtrack. I also love it when authors create soundtracks for their books.

6. One book at a time or several?

Several! I have a super short attention span and flit between books like a hummingbird. They tend to be a mix of genres though.

7. Reading at home or everywhere?

Everywhere! My favourite place to read is actually in a coffee shop with a cup of tea. The light chatter all around makes it easier to get lost in a book.

8. Reading out loud or silently?

Mostly silently, but then some books just beg to be read out loud. Anything particularly lyrical (and especially poetry like Wild Embers) and I will go find somewhere quiet and read it out to myself.

10. Breaking the spine or keeping it like new?

I am a breaker of spines, annotator of pages, and just a general love-them-to-death book lover. My books end up looking trashed but I love them so much.

11. Do you write in your books?

Yes! I underline and circle and jot down notes. I don't do it in every book, it tends to be the ones I read again and again. I use highlights and notes on my Kindle too.

12. Who do you tag?

I'm going to tag Aoife at Pretty Purple Polkadots and Amy at Amiiie's Books.

Have you done this tag? Send me the link and I'll come visit!