Follow Friday is a meme hosted by Parajunkee and Alison Can Read, where people spread the book love by following around the blogosphere! The featured blogs this week are Teen Fiction Centre and Steph Likes Books, and this week’s question is:
How has your reading habits changed since you were a teen? or If you are still a teen what new genres are you in love with currently?
As a teen, the only things I read were the books we got assigned at high school and even then, I’d try and read as little as possible and just get the essay over and done with. School really doesn’t make reading fun. I think around age 11 or 12 (the tween years) I was reading the occasional TV tie-in book because I loved Charmed and wanted more of it in between episodes. The only other books I read as a teen were the Twilight series, and I thought they were amazing at the time, but really I had nothing to compare them to.
It wasn’t until around January this year that I got back into reading and realised what I’d been missing. So now I’m verging on 22, and I’m addicted to books. I’ve bought about 120 of them since January. I love the vampire genre, whether they be good, evil or confused. Urban fantasy always seems to attract me too, especially Sarah Rees Brennan’s Demon’s Lexicon trilogy. If I had to survive with only one book for the rest of my life, it would be that one. I love me some Nick Ryves, best character ever.
Yea! Another Charmed Fan. I think I watched the series like 2 or 3 times now. I’m actually re-watching it now. My friend the year before last bought me a ton of the charmed books for christmas.
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Hello Brett,
Thanks for hopping by and visiting my site. I really like the look of your site. I also enjoy YA books, especially distopian themed. Have you had the chance to read Divergent by Veronica Roth?
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No not yet. I actually haven’t read any dystopians. I should fix that soon.
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I’ve never been able to get into tv tie-in books, but I loved Charmed oh so much. I still watch it all the time. Luckily netflix is now streaming it so I don’t have to DVR all of them!
Can’t believe you mentioned Charmed as well. 😉
I’m also I new follower of yours.
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New follower here!
Love vampire books, too. PNR is an awesome genre.
Happy Friday!
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Hi & Happy Friday 🙂
I loved Charmed!
My FF, http://obsessionwithbooks.blogspot.com
Have a nice weekend.
Vampire books are awesome! Old follower coming back. Charmed was the one with the three witches wasn’t it? I remember watching it once or twice. Loved it.
Have a good weekend!
Nina @ Death Books and Tea
PS. Have you got the books you won yet? It says they were dispatched…
New follower passing through, I wanted to read the demon lexicon but you know i’ve been disappointed a lot recently so i wasn’t sure if i wanted to risk it.
Greeting fellow Aussie blogger! I love finding Aussies on here 🙂 Am a new follower. 120 book bought this year is a fair effort! I have barely read 50.
My FF post: The Write Obsession
Brett: Stop everything and read Hunger Games! You won’t regret it! Well…come back when you’ve read Mockingjay and I might retract that statement 🙂 Thanks for the follow!
Brett, you must read Hunger Games! I saw a guy in the metro yesterday who was reading it and I had to stop myself from going up to him and saying “What do you think of it, isn’t it amazing?” Love that book!
Here I am thinking I was already a follower… sigh… But I’m now, yay!
This is my Follow Friday. Please, feel free to pass by and have a look.
Hope you have a great weekend,
Alaiel
Hi Brett, I love UF too. I see you’er reading Misfit, I loved it! I’m excited to see what you think of it the reviews for it are all over the place. Thanks for hopping by.
Old follower,
Rebecca
We seem to be on the same page. Thanks for visiting StuckInBooks.com FF
Following back
Hi Brett! New follower and a fellow Aussie YA blogger 😉
I’m just curious how do you post a comment where you have for example “My #FF post” and when you press “My #FF post” it’ll go to my Follow Friday post rather than showing the entire address ie
http://mzsazzyangel.blogspot.com/2011/08/follow-friday-3-book-blogger-hop-1.html
Looking forward to your reply 😉
Thanks Brett for dropping by my blog and leaving instructions 🙂 I was unable to see your comment as html but it’s ok I was able to get help, but thank you heaps for getting back to me 😀
I couldn’t imagine not reading so much when I was in high school!! That so awesome that you’ve been reading so much! My goal is 120 for the entire year! That’s insane you’ve read that much already! Great answer 🙂
Here’s my FF!
I’ve never read the Demon’s Lexicon books, but will put them on my TBR. Anything that could sustain a bookworm for eternity is worth checking out. 🙂
New follower!
Happy FF!
thanks for hopping over today for my review of Kiss of the Reaper. I now follow you twice, because I’m cool like that (and I forgot to log in and it said I wasn’t a member I need more coffee 😉
My #FF post will be up soon. I’m waiting on my fellow bloggers to add their answers
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I’ve been there with getting 120 books! I blame book blogging for the increase, lol. Thanks for stopping by my FF! 🙂
I loved Charmed. I didn’t read any of those books, but I read the Alias books.
Good reading ~ Escape by Fiction 🙂
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Getting back into reading is always a good thing. I absolutely loved Charmed, that and Buffy The Vampire Slayer were my two must watch shows when I was growing up!
Taylor 🙂
HEy! Thanks for stopping by my FF post, I’m following back 🙂 I also do the read-with-a-series thing, although now that means True Blood and Games of Thrones instead of Buffy, and I’m not complaining! Book Savvy Babe
Sounds like me. I didn’t read much in high school either and it was Twilight that finally got me back into it. Although, I’m a bit older than you. >.>
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Demon Lexicon sounds like something I will check out. The Kindle is very cool. When it gets there check it out for sure. I love my print books but it is so awesome to be able to carry hundreds of books around. LOL.
Check out the Sunset Vampires. You may like it. I think it’s different. I did a review on book 2 of it this past week.
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I adored Charmed when I was growing up! Anything witchy really, it was the perfect show for me. Thinking about it, I think I did have a couple of the books but I never touched them. I was pretty awful for buying books and never touching them as a kid, I still am to an extent, but I’m happy in the knowledge that I’ll hopefully get through my stash eventually!
Nice to find you, if that even makes sense, anyway. Love your blog design!
Once Upon A Time
Great that you came over to the dark side and rediscovered reading 😉 And thanks for coming by my blog.
I`m a new follower
hi Brett! I <3ed Charmed too! I miss it. Yay for TV on dvd though! Anyway, you can see my FF over at Fuzzy.Coffee.Books if ya like! I’m following you now!
Courtney
Oh, and make sure you stop in and enter my giveaway, there are some really great books available. And, it’s international! It ends tonight!
I reaally love The Demon’s Lexicon series, Nick is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! and Mae’s brother Jamie is my boyfriend, though. He’s friggin hilarious! but wait I also really love Alan. (seems like I love all the characters)
Thanks for stopping by my blog, Brett. New follower of yours (:
Have a great friday!
Awesome, another TDL fanatic. I love Jamie too, but it is hard picking in this series, everyone is just too amazing. I don’t know how Sarah does it.
I started reading a lot more when I was in college.
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Old follower just stopping in. I’ve seen the Demon Lexicon floating around, but have never read it. I shall have to check it out!
My FF
le sigh, i will always love Vampires.
Thanks for the follow, im following back =D
Hey Brett, happy FF! 🙂 I’m glad to see that you have rediscovered a passion for books. I think the problem with the school set books is that they aren’t easy for most people to relate to.
Have a great weekend!
Shelagh
The Word Fiend
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog! New Follower! Looks like your reading habits have changed dramatically! Awesome! I have always been an avid reader! Happy Friday!
Hopping through. Glad you’ve gotten so excited about books! I always liked reading but I read a lot more now than as a teen.
My Hop
Hey there- thanks for the follow! I will follow you back- as soon as GFC allows me to do anything! I just want you to know I didn’t forget you!
Thanks so much for stopping by my site and becoming a follower! I’m now following you back. And I love books based on tv series. It’s very cool seeing that tv world expanded into my home into my hot little hands.
The Scarf Princess
thxs for commenting and following:) im following back!
Thanks for stopping by my blog and following. I shall follow back. So glad you didn’t let horrible high school reading lists ruin books for you for forever! Glad you found something you love to read.
Hi there,
Stopping by via Parajunkee’s Follow Friday. I’m following you.
Have a great weekend!
Holjo @ Pedantic Phooka
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Oh man, Nick is the best! One of my favorite characters in books today!
Old follower!
Kristina
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Thanks for stopping by my blog, I’m a new follower. Have a great weekend and happy reading!
Same here! I only read what I had to read in school. WHY couldn’t they pick fun books for us to read?
Ohh, I haven’t read the book you mentioned, but I’ve heard great things about it! I read a lot in high school, but I think my taste level has definitely progressed. lol Thanks for sharing!
Glad to see UF hooked you in! I’m in love with the Mercy Thompson (Patricia Briggs) series. If you haven’t read it, you might look into. Thanks for stopping by my blog. Following back now.
~andi
I loved Charmed when I was a teen. I had no idea there were tie-in books though.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am a new follower.
Hi! I’m a new follower. Love the name of your blog.
I just start reading UF and PNR, and I am really enjoying what I’ve read so far.
If you have time, drop by and say hi!
Manga Maniac Cafe
I had completely forgotten about Charmed until you mentioned it! Thanks so much for visiting me this week, I am now following you back!