The Guilty Reader Book Tag!

TL;DR

Regan discusses guilty bookish habits and experiences, including regifting, skipping chapters, and spoiling books.

Transcript

hi guys it's regan and today i'm here to do a book tag this is one of my favorite book tags i've seen floating around and i realized the other day that i actually never did it which i was like what so i immediately put it on my list of to-do videos and that is the guilty reader book tag and this book tag was created by chummy and i'm gonna leave he... Read More

Key Insights

• 👋 Regifting books received from companies to find them good homes.
• 🫠 Reading related books in a series out of order.
• 📔 Conflicting feelings towards books like Twilight.
• 😦 The importance of being open about reading habits and books owned.
• 🍝 Regan's past experiences of borrowing books and not returning them.
• 🦻 Dog-earing pages in advance reader copies for convenience.
• 📔 Reflecting on how childhood favorite books like Twilight shaped reading habits.

Questions & Answers

Q: Have you ever regifted a book you received?

Yes, Regan talks about regifting books she receives from companies or pr packages to find them a better home if she won't read them herself, rather than regifting books personally given by friends or family.

Q: Have you ever read a book series out of order?

Regan admits to reading the prequel of a series before the original quartet, like Tamara Pierce's books, discussing how she occasionally reads related books out of publication order.

Q: Have you ever skipped a chapter or section of a book?

Regan confesses to speeding through uninteresting parts of books to reach the end when not fully enjoying a book, emphasizing that she doesn't skip chapters entirely but reads them faster.

Q: Have you ever bad-mouthed a book you actually liked?

Regan shares her conflicting feelings about the Twilight series, acknowledging that while she might have spoken poorly of it in the past due to social pressures, it was an important and enjoyable reading experience for her.

Summary & Key Takeaways

• Regan discusses the guilty reader book tag, created by Chummy, which evaluates readers' questionable bookish behaviors.

• She shares experiences of regifting books received in pr packages, reading books out of order, and spoiling popular book endings.

• Regan acknowledges past habits of borrowing and not returning books, dog-earing pages, and skipping sections in books when not fully engaged.