DNF

I was stalking some book bloggers in Instagram when I saw one comment that said DNF. The bookworms were talking about what books they gave up on due to a lot of reasons number one of which is an uninteresting progress in the story.

That's when I realized what DNF means... Do/Did Not Finish!

Most of the bloggers in that post commented that they would give up on the book they're reading and move on to the next one.

If you ask me, I also experience this in some of the books I've read. I would like to have categorized some into the DNF list but I am the type of person who hates giving up on anything. Ha-ha! What I would do is I set aside the book when I feel like my interest is waning and when I am up for it again, I would go back and force myself to finish it.

I am currently in this rut with the book Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. I am at a crossroads with this book. I know people are gushing about how good this book is but I really have a problem with the book being too wordy. The author is too noisy in my head and it's turning me off so much! The plot is getting lost on me because of my annoyance towards the book's noise. I don't know if you get what I am saying but it's like reading the book with the author talking incessantly in your ear.

BUT I will finish this book this weekend, by hook or by crook! Just to get it out of the way. Ha-ha!

Escape from reality.

Whenever you feel like escaping reality, you don't need prohibited substances to do so. All you need is a good book, a captivating story, and you will be transported into another dimension. Reality will be left far behind for the duration of your reading.

I do that all the time. Try it!

;)

Favorite local author

I now have a favorite local author. Yes, I am hooked! She has this book series that I fell in love with. She has 10 in it and I have the 6th to 10th books. I love all the characters in that series so much I got obsessed in finding the 1st to 5th books. Unfortunately, the publisher will not be releasing anymore of those old books. So I went on a search and luckily I found an online seller who has the books I am looking for.

It's now just a matter of when I can pick up the books from her.

I can't wait to get my hands on those books!

#obsessedmuch #adiklang

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Hooked on a local author!

I have so many books lined up in my Kindle. All those books I want to read NOW. But since I am also hooked on a local author, I have set aside my e-books for now and currently concentrating on finishing the local books I have on my desk.

I want to help promote local books but I don't know how. I have an idea where Facebook will be used but I don't know if I really have the time for it.

Maybe I can hook up with some Filipinos who are fans of local books as well?

Hmm...

Things to do...

So here's the thing. I have too many reviews I need to finish. Warm Bodies, The Mortal Instruments books 1 to 4, Beautiful Creatures the movie, Jack the Giant Slayer, and several short stories I've read. I already have the reviews on draft but I've yet to complete one. Yeah, I know, lazy me!

But I will get it done soon. I promise!

Anyway, I am currently reading (once again) Maureen Johnson's The Name of the Star. I decided to read it again in preparation for the second book which I already have. I need to be reminded of what took place in the first book so I won't get lost reading the second one.

Alright, that's it! I will be back with a review of Warm Bodies both the book and the movie.

;)

New Year, More Books!!!

I will read more books in 2013.
I will read ALL the books I have with me that are still unread to date.
I will read more classics.
I will finish all the series that I've began reading.
And I will influence more friends to start a reading habit.

Those are my goals, reading-wise, for the coming year. What's yours?

Happy New Year everyone! ;)

Configuring feeds and publishing

I am configuring feeds and publishing to social networks, Twitter and Facebook. I will be auto-posting updates in this blog to my Twitter @addictedtoread account and to my Facebook page Addicted to Reading.

I hope it will all work out fine. It's all linked to one another so I hope I get it right.

;)

Finally a personalized domain!

I tried personalizing the domain in this blog several hours ago before I went to bed but I failed. So what I did was I let the domain configuration propagate first and hit the sack as soon as I saved the zone file.

And just a few minutes ago, I was able to hook up a personal domain of mine to this blog...

Welcome to www.AddictedtoReading.info!!!

Finally!

Now I need to configure feeds and all.

;)

Addicted to Reading

That's me!

This is just a little something that I wrote a while back about myself relating to my addiction to reading...

I started reading when I was at a very young age. I started with Bible stories and whatever books I got my hands on. Mom and dad couldn't afford pricey children's books back then so I had to make do with what's available. I remember I even had this period when all I would read were encyclopedia!

Then in high school I learned of the colorful world of romance novels. There were Sweet Dreams, Sweet Valley High, and the numerous historical and contemporary romance novels like Mills & Boon, Jude Deveraux, Johanna Lindsey, Judith McNaught and so many others. From there I progressed to the mystery/suspense/thriller genre and let's just stay I learned early on that I will always be addicted to reading.

Here are some more random facts about me...

- I love fiction and am partial to the young adult and mystery/suspense/thriller genre.
- I like pastel colors.
- I am a hopeless romantic.
- I used to read one historical romance novel a day. The first novel I bought was actually one.
- I also write novels but for my eyes only. Haha!

I can't think of anything else to share so I will just add to this as I continue blogging here.

;)

I am wishing you all...

...a Happy Christmas!!!

I am hoping that you are all enjoying the festivities and are actually in the bosom of your love ones.

Celebrate the real meaning of Christmas which is the birth of Jesus. And then go have fun!

As for me, I will be reading.

;)

Personalized domain

I will be changing this blog's address to a personalized one. I am going to use AddictedtoReading.info here. It is still being used in an old blog of mine. And since I don't have any intention of using it for income, then I will use it here instead.

I will just clean up all the stuff I have in my old blog and then I will make the transition to that personalized domain.

Expect this book blogger to be active in 2013!!!

;)

After reading a really great book...

The thing with reading is this when you finish a really good book you tend to compare all the succeeding books to the joy you got from that good one. Instead of being inspired to read some more, what happens is that you tend to go on a plateau and would stop reading for a while. At least that's what it is with me. After Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire, I read Bared to You by Sylvia Day. It was not as good as Beautiful Disaster but I still loved it! So what I did after reading Bared to You was I read Beautiful Disaster again. I just had to have that high from reading Travis Maddox and Abby Abernathy's love story again.

Then I got into discussion about Bared to You with my best friend Tim who was able to read it first. We discussed Gideon Cross and Eva Tramell's love story and I got excited with the next book Reflected in You by Sylvia Day. Now that book was really good! I read it thrice already because I just love how the story unfolded and ended. There's a third (and possible fourth) book coming out in December. I can't wait for that one!

Meanwhile, I was stuck in a reading funk. I don't know what to read next that will give me the same high as the last book. So I read Beautiful Disaster again and I went back to reading Every Day by David Levithan. It was not as thrilling as the last three books I read but I've been hearing raves about the book so I have to read it now.

And good thing I now have Ceaseless by Abbi Glines, the last book in the Existence series. I've been waiting for this book to come out and I am excited to read it. I will make sure to finish it in one seating!

I am bookworm!

I have two addictions in life: food and books. I am trying to cut down on the former so I am pumping up the latter!

BOOKS. It's my escape from reality. It's my therapy. It's a way of life for me. This may sound pathetic for some non-reading people but my life is lived around books. It makes me happy!

So, yeah, I am bookworm! I am and will die this way. LOL

Anyway, this blog is GUARANTEED to contain all my raves and rants about the books I have on hand, have read, have stopped reading, and those that I've been hearing about. I will customize/personalize the domain later on but for now this will be it.

The next couple of posts will be about my love for Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire and Travis Maddox. Also, I am still in the process of choosing a template so changes will be made here and there. And there will be tons of stuff to look at that I want you to see at the sidebar.

So bear with me for now, okay?

Kisses!
xoxo
;)