Thursday, August 11, 2011

Follow Friday #8





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Q. 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?


A. Well my reading habits have changed a good bit over the years. I started reading a lot of YA books when I was 10 so it wasn't something that was strictly just a part of my teen years, the Harry Potter series was one of the first YA series I read. I read the whole Lord Of The Rings trilogy and the Chronicles Of Narnia series when I was in the 6th grade, and those are two of my all time favorites. I was always a bit of an advanced reader, although my mom did monitor some the books I read lol. Obviously I've always been really into the Fantasy genre but I started to branch out during that time and began reading a more wide variety of genres, everything from Historical Fiction to Paranormal. 

Over the years the variety and quantity of books I read has grown even more. One genre I never really got into until recently was Horror, I'm not sure why but I just didn't take a big interest in it for quite awhile. Here lately though I've found myself coming across a number of Horror related books and actually wanting to read them. I'm also really loving Dystopians nowadays, The Hunger Games, The Chaos Walking trilogy, and Bones Of Faerie to name a few. I also read more memoirs and things of that nature now. 

I'm glad that I expanded my reading preferences over the years because while the Fantasy genre is still one of my favorites, there are a lot of other great books out there from different genres that have had a big impact on me and will stay with me for a long time.

Happy Friday lovelies!
Posted by at Thursday, August 11, 2011
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11 comments:

  1. Brett @ Demons Read TooAugust 11, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    I haven't read any dystopians yet, I should fix that soon. I've been buying them, so hopefully I like the genre.

    Semi-New Follwer ;) Here's my FF

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  2. Sash and EmAugust 11, 2011 at 10:14 PM

    We love LOTR and Narnia too!

    New follower!
    Go check out Sash's answer to the Follow Friday!
    And check out our AWESOME giveaways too!

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  3. MeikkiBeibiAugust 11, 2011 at 11:21 PM

    I had my horror phase at the tender age of 14. ;)

    I'm also I new follower of yours.
    My Friday Entry @ For The Love of Reading!

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  4. TaylorAugust 12, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Brett,
    Yes I think you should fix that! lol. I hope you do like the Dystopian genre, I've found some good books in it :) And yay for being a semi new follower :)

    Sash and Em,
    Thanks for stopping by and following!! And wooo for more LOTR and Narnia fans! :)

    Niina,
    Thanks for visiting my blog and for following! :) I was a late bloomer when it comes to the Horror genre lol

    <3
    Taylor

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  5. BaileyAugust 12, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    My favorite genre to read from is YA. =) Love how diverse it is and how many fantastic novels I have read in YA. =)

    New follower! =D

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  6. TaylorAugust 12, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Bailey,
    Thanks for stopping by and following! :)

    I really enjoy YA and I really like how diverse the genre is, there are so many great books out there :)

    <3
    Taylor

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  7. UnknownAugust 12, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Hey there! I love how diverse the YA genre is too. Something about it is way more fun that adult (grown up) books. Seems like you and I like to read the same stuff! See my FF answer over at Fuzzy.Coffee.Books if ya like!
    Courtney
    *new follower
    Oh, and don't forget to stop by and enter in my giveaway! It ends tonight!

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  8. TaylorAugust 12, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Courtney,

    I definitely agree with you on that, and yay for having things in common :) Thanks so much for stopping by and following!

    <3
    Taylor

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  9. Alison Can ReadAugust 12, 2011 at 4:26 PM

    Hopping through. Like you, my willingness to try genres has grown as I've gotten older. I wouldn't read fantasy or paranormal as a teen.
    My Hop

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  10. Pedantic PhookaAugust 12, 2011 at 8:44 PM

    Hi there,
    Stopping by via Parajunkee's Follow Friday. I'm following you.

    Have a great weekend!

    Holjo @ Pedantic Phooka
    www.pedanticphooka.com

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  11. TaylorAugust 13, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Alison,

    Thanks for stopping by :) I'm really glad my willingness to try other genres has grown, or else I would have missed out on some great books

    Holjo,

    Thanks so much for stopping by! :)

    <3
    Taylor

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I love getting your comments, they make me happy! I read all of them and reply as soon as I can :) Thanks for stopping by and thanks so much to everyone for all of your support!! :)

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