Welcome to Reader Interviews, a monthly feature here at Let Me Tell You a Story.
Welcome back to this month's reader, all the way from Australia... Eugenia from Chasm of Books! This the second of a two-part interview (click HERE to read the first half)!
I love asking readers this question: What is the first thing you read
when you get a book? (Acks, blurb, et cetera.)
After the cover (obviously!), I like to read the synopsis to see what I’m getting myself into.
Are there any books not yet released that you're really looking forward to reading?
Honestly I’d have to say at the moment the second book in the Flora series - Open Thy Heart by you! After that ending of If I Speak True I can’t wait to see what happens next!
Aw, thanks, Eugenia! I'm pretty excited about it, too! :)
You write a lot of reviews (which
I think is spectacular). What is your process? Do you make notes as you read? I
know a lot of readers would like to try their hand at writing reviews as well,
but feel overwhelmed at the idea. If you could give them one piece of advice,
what would you tell them?
Why thank you :) It
depends really, sometimes I will write notes if I’m reading a paperback and
there are some important points I want to say in my review which I don’t want
to forget like quotes etc. If I’m on my ereader I’ll usually highlight and
annotate where I feel the need. Otherwise, sometimes I’ll just read a book and
see what comes to me as a write. The hardest part is always starting a review,
and once that first few sentences are done the rest usually falls into place.
For those of you looking into writing
reviews just give it a try and write about how you felt about the book – what
you liked and maybe what you didn’t. It doesn’t have to be too long and you’d
be surprised at what you come up with!
Besides books (duh), do you
collect anything else?
Hmmm not really, although I do have
quite a few bookmarks lying about and I do like my sparkly gel pens when I’m
writing notes for reviews.
What is your favorite cover of
all time, and why?
There are of course so many
absolutely stunning covers out there but what took the top spot for me is The
Winner’s Curse by Marie Rutkoski. The dress, colour scheme and placing of the
title all work wonderfully together to create a beautiful design.
I know you've been to a few
author signings now. What has been your favorite part of interacting with
authors face to face?
Getting to see Gabrielle Tozer and
Jessica Shirvington in person and realise that they are really down-to-earth
was great. It’s so exciting to be able to tell them how much you love their
work and of course get books signed which you can treasure forever!
If you could ask your favorite
author one question, what would it be?
I think I would be too speechless in
awe to say anything at first but what I would probably come up with is ‘How on
earth do you do it?’ Authors have so much talent and I really believe it is a
gift.
Is there a book you'd love to see
adapted into a movie? (Doesn't have to be currently in the works.) What element
would you look forward to seeing on the "big screen"?
There are always two sides to
movie adaptations, because I would love to see it as a film but wouldn’t want
the book spoilt by it either. I think Genesis by Lara Morgan (the first book in
The Rosie Black Chronicles) would make a fantastic movie. I’d love to see how
the futuristic setting and elements of space would turn out and of course the
great action!
Thanks so much for letting me interview you, Eugenia! :D
Hi there, my name is Eugenia and - as you may have already guessed - I love books, reading and anything bookworm-related. I have two very cute little guinea pigs who love to lounge around all day and an ever-growing pile of books to read (but hey - you can never have too many books right?) I mainly read YA of any genre, from historical to science fiction and love getting to know authors to discuss their books with them. Being a teen blogger, book lover and fangirl, you’ll always find me with a book nearby!
