Welcome again to Booking Through Thursday, where we each answer a book-related question. We’d also love to get to know you better, so leave a comment with your answer or a link to the post on your blog and we’ll drop by to visit! This week’s question is:

Do you have a favourite season of the year that you read more? Where is your favourite place to read?

Daphne’s Answer:

I read voraciously all times of year, so I’ll read come rain or sunshine! I do really like reading outside when it’s sunny while sunbathing in a park (the two weeks of good sunshine we get a year here in England) or on the beach. However, nothing beats a good book and a warm cup of tea by the fire in the wintertime too. Sadly, most of my reading takes place on a crowded Train/Tube while commuting!

Ali’s Answer:

I don’t think my reading changes season by season. I just ALWAYS read. I enjoy taking my book or my kindle outside during my lunch hour if the weather is nice and lay on the grass in front of the office to eat my lunch and read but strangely enough I think that my favourite place to read is in bed. Just because I seem to get through more in bed. There are no interruptions, no TV side tracking me and its comfy and cosy!

How about you? We’d love to know where your favourite places to read are in the comments below!

Welcome again to Booking Through Thursday, where we each answer a book-related question. We’d also love to get to know you better, so leave a comment with your answer or a link to the post on your blog and we’ll drop by to visit! This week’s question is:

So other than books… what periodicals do you read? Magazines? Newspapers? Newsletters? Journals? Do you subscribe? Or do you buy them on the newsstand when they look interesting?

Daphne’s Answer:

I love written media and it was once my career dream to work for a fashion or film magazine. While I don’t really read newspapers (I get most of my news online), I do support magazines, even though there are so many blogs around that have similar content. I generally buy them when they come out and read them on my iPad to save space and paper.

My favourite weekly is Entertainment Weekly, a US magazine that I only get to pick up when I’m visiting or in airports. I love film and TV, so this magazine is fantastic. When I can’t get my hands on a copy, I devour their website. I do wish they would offer international subscriptions through the iPad because I would love to have it weekly. I’m also fond of Stylist, a free weekly woman-centric magazine, which is great for a quick tube journey.

My favourite monthly at the moment is Company, which has recently been relaunched with a new image. I love the new content, especially the focus on street style edits and affordable clothes. They also support Britain and Ireland’s Next Top Model which is one of my guilty pleasures and the winning girl always gets a cover and spread. The magazine also comes printed on this really nicely textured paper, so I do buy the physical copy once in a while so I can feel it.

My favourite bi-monthly is Brides, but I think that’s only until my wedding next year. It’s got a good mix of stylised and real life inspiration and it’s just so, so pretty. I always buy a physical copy because I like to cut things out and put them in my scrapbook.

Ali’s Answer:

Well this one is going to be short and sweet for me. Because basically I do not read any newspapers or magazines at all. Can’t explain why. I just don’t have any interest in them whatsoever. The only time I pick a magazine up is if I’m in the doctors waiting room and don’t have a book or my Kindle with me!

I guess the only kind of ‘gossip’ type outlet that I can actually say that I keep up with regularly is a website called Lainey Gossip. Lainey’s a Canadian gossip journalist based in Vancouver and I happened across her site several years ago when she was covering something Harry Potter related and since then have kept up with her almost daily. She really know’s what’s going on in Hollywood and especially in the world of film and television.

But again, other than Lainey Gossip, that’s it. Afraid I’m just too into my books to bother reading anything else!

Welcome again to Booking Through Thursday, where we each answer a book-related question. We’d also love to get to know you better, so leave a comment with your answer or a link to the post on your blog and we’ll drop by to visit! This week’s question is:

Favourite secondary characters? (Note the plural)

Daphne’s Answer:

I love secondary characters, most of my favourite characters are. Usually in stories the main character is a little boring because he/she has to be responsible or set an example. The secondary characters get to be funny or snarky and show off a bit more personality, IMHO. A shortlist of my favourite secondary characters are:

• Peeta Mellark ♥ from The Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins
• Silk (Prince Kheldar) from the Belgariad and Malloreon series by David Eddings
• Puck from the Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
• Professor McGonagall from the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• DEATH from the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett

Ali’s Answer:

I agree. Secondary characters seem to be given much more ‘fun’ roles in books. They don’t have as much responsibility to save the day and be the hero so I think they often end up with bigger personalities. My first choice (Sam) although classed as a secondary character seems to have the best motivational speeches in all three books, is loveable and never gets the credit he deserves for saving Frodo’s arse every five minutes… yet he is still a secondary character!

• Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings trilogy by J R R Tolkein
• Fred & George Weasley from the Harry Potter series by J K Rowling
• Link from The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
• Grimalkin from The Iron Fey series by Julie Kagawa
• Magnus Bane from the The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare

We thought it would be fun to do a meme together, and what better than Booking Through Thursday, where we each answer a book-related question? We’d also love to get to know you better, so leave a comment with your answer or a link to the post on your blog and we’ll drop by to visit! This week’s question is:

Are there any fictional characters whom you have emulated (or tried to)? Who and why? What literary character do you feel is most like you personality-wise?

Daphne’s Answer:

There has never been a character I conciously tried to emulate, although I have admired Sherlock Holmes since I was young (he was my first book crush) and always wished I could be smarter, cooler and more observant like he was!

As for a literary character most like me, I would say I’m torn. I’m partially Becky Bloomwood from the Shopaholic Series by Sophie Kinsella, because of my addiction to shopping and the funny way of rationalising purchases I really have no real need for. I’m also klutzy, enthusiastic and have a habit of trying my best to mess things up but things working out alright in the end!

Personality-wise though, I identify with Ce’Nedra from David Eddings’ Belgariad and Malloreon series (my favourite fantasy books), similar as I can be to a fictional imperial princess (later queen). Much like her, I’m slightly spoiled, headstrong, have a talent for teasing my boyfriend/to-be-husband and a strong moral compass. I also switch frequently between being childish and mature, depending on the situation. If I was ‘Queen of the World’ like she was though, that would be amazing. Actually, I’d settle for princess.

Ali’s Answer:

Unfortunately I can’t really give an answer to the first part of this question as I don’t try to emulate any fictional character. That’s just not what I’m like. I am who I am and I don’t try to be like characters from books or anyone else for that matter. Plus most of the books I read are about girls with supernatural powers so, you know, it would be pretty difficult to match up to that!

As for the second part, I would have to say that the character I feel is most like me personally is Vanessa Sands from Siren by Tricia Rayburn I’m quite a laid back person. And I’m not very daring at all (much like Vanessa). I also struggle to see in myself what others do. Some people would call that being modest, I call it having a slight lack of confidence in myself. I have gotten better with this over the years but certainly when I was Vanessa’s age I was very much like her in this regard!

Now all I need are Vanessa’s super awsome Siren abilities and I’ll be a happy bunny!