This is a great idea! I can always use new bookish friends :)
Name: Tina. Pronouns: She/her or they/them. Age Group: I turn 37 in nine days. Dealbreaker(s): Just don't be an asshole and we will get along just fine ;) Also, if you're a "positive vibes only" person, my journal will probably not be for you. I am not saying I only post sad stuff, but I do have some mental health issues and want to be able to freely write about them without fearing that it's "too much" for somebody. I hope that makes sense?!?
I Recently Finished Reading: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. A Book I Want to Reread: I hardly ever re-read books, tbh. There are so many great ones out there left to discover! Some Published Titles From My To Be Read List: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy, "Black Woods Blue Sky" by Eowyn Ivey... A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About: I have to admit that I'm not currently up-to-date on what's coming out. Need to check out some Goodreads lists, I guess! Related Book News I've Got My Eye On: (adaptations etc.) I don't really keep up with those, tbh.
My All-Time Favorite Book(s): I cannot possible choose one! A few are: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, "The Wrong Boy" by Willy Russell & "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides. My Favorite Book Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction (biographies/memoirs, social/political topics, psychology etc.), Dystopian, Horror...these are the ones I tend to gravitate to the most. I will read almost anything as long as the book as such sounds interesting. Just not too much into most sci-fi, high fantasy, or extremely gory/gross things. I also seem to slowly "age out" of Young Adult novels, as most that I have recently read I didn't enjoy that much. A Book I Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): My favourites, of course. As for a recent read, I really loved "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver. A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): Wow, good question! I might have to come back to you on that one. A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out:It's not exactly "new" to me, but I would like to read more graphic novels.
Link to My Latest Book Review: Most of mine tend to come out rather short, but here's a link to the one for "Mexican Gothic": https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5522990140 - and for a longer one, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7106293261 (there are spoilers in there, just as a warning). Please don't flame me if you disagree with anything, okay? D: Link to My Reading Log: My Goodreads profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/66008211-tina and I also do "What are you reading Wednesdays" on my journal, but those are Friends Only.
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About: All of them!
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Date: 2025-05-01 10:00 am (UTC)Name: Tina.
Pronouns: She/her or they/them.
Age Group: I turn 37 in nine days.
Dealbreaker(s): Just don't be an asshole and we will get along just fine ;) Also, if you're a "positive vibes only" person, my journal will probably not be for you. I am not saying I only post sad stuff, but I do have some mental health issues and want to be able to freely write about them without fearing that it's "too much" for somebody. I hope that makes sense?!?
I Recently Finished Reading: "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
A Book I Want to Reread: I hardly ever re-read books, tbh. There are so many great ones out there left to discover!
Some Published Titles From My To Be Read List: "Wild Dark Shore" by Charlotte McConaghy, "Black Woods Blue Sky" by Eowyn Ivey...
A Book Not-Yet-Published I'm Excited About: I have to admit that I'm not currently up-to-date on what's coming out. Need to check out some Goodreads lists, I guess!
Related Book News I've Got My Eye On: (adaptations etc.) I don't really keep up with those, tbh.
My All-Time Favorite Book(s): I cannot possible choose one! A few are: "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov, "The Wrong Boy" by Willy Russell & "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides.
My Favorite Book Genre(s): Literary Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction (biographies/memoirs, social/political topics, psychology etc.), Dystopian, Horror...these are the ones I tend to gravitate to the most. I will read almost anything as long as the book as such sounds interesting. Just not too much into most sci-fi, high fantasy, or extremely gory/gross things. I also seem to slowly "age out" of Young Adult novels, as most that I have recently read I didn't enjoy that much.
A Book I Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): My favourites, of course. As for a recent read, I really loved "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver.
A Book I Don't Recommend in My Favorite Genre(s): Wow, good question! I might have to come back to you on that one.
A Genre I'm Interested in Trying Out:It's not exactly "new" to me, but I would like to read more graphic novels.
Link to My Latest Book Review: Most of mine tend to come out rather short, but here's a link to the one for "Mexican Gothic": https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5522990140 - and for a longer one, "On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous" by Ocean Vuong: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7106293261 (there are spoilers in there, just as a warning). Please don't flame me if you disagree with anything, okay? D:
Link to My Reading Log: My Goodreads profile is here: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/66008211-tina and I also do "What are you reading Wednesdays" on my journal, but those are Friends Only.
Books/Genres I'm Interested in Discussing/Chatting About: All of them!