Hey, book fam!
I’ve needed this weekend much more than I thought I did. Don’t you just need a weekend with uninterrupted reading? That would be heaven.
With my last book tag, I answered one question about bad bookish habits, and that thought has stuck in my head ever since. For this week’s discussion topic, I want to tackle the dreaded bookish habits we all do, even if we hate ourselves for doing so. Here are my picks of bad bookish habits I can’t seem to break:
Not walking past a bookstore
The only time I walked past one was when I didn’t have money or my credit card. But any other time, I cannot resist the temptation to walk in, breathe in that glorious bookstore smell, and find my next read. I’ll be 80-years-old and still walk through those doors.
Reading ahead and spoiling the entire book
WHY. MUST. I. DO. THIS?! I used to hate when I pulled this stunt off. And now? Meh. But I’m starting to regret it a lot since I’ve spoiled enough endings that I shouldn’t even bother reading the bloody book. 😐
Buying books and never reading them for months
I forget quite a few books I’ve bought. And some of them still sit on my shelves, waiting to be read. But do I get to them in a timely manner? Clearly, not. Or I wouldn’t complain about it. Now, I have a high physical TBR pile that threatens to overtake whatever dwindling room I have on my bookshelves.
Worse yet, wanting to catch up on series but realizing the sequel is coming out soon (like next week/month)
Let me see how many hands shoot right up when reading about this habit. Yeah, I’m horrible and forget to read sequels until the next one is out. I don’t know how this trend occurs, but it’s been sneaking up on me lately. And I feel I’m swamped with so many sequels.
Not DNFing books that bore me
You see, this habit is slightly tricky. I was close to DNFing Lifel1k3, but I fell in love with it about 100 pages in though. Sometimes, not DNFing is a good thing. However, I have wasted hours with books that didn’t deserve my time. But I’ll always give the book the benefit of the doubt, even if I want to pull out my hair.
Not writing reviews right after finishing the book
Am I the only blogger who struggles with this problem? I hope not. Unfortunately, I have several—and yes, I mean several—reviews to write, but I’ll just start reading a new book and forget about said writing. So the reviews pile up, and I feel pressured to catch up. So I’m in a constant state of frustration when it comes to these posts.
Reading my book and forgetting to pay attention to friends and family
I’m horrible with that. I truly am. And my family and friends have caught me not paying attention to them. And I feel guilty when they do. But you know how reading is though. You get so focused on a book that you forget about the outside world.
I am guilty of a few of these as well- especially not DNFing books that bore me. I do not know why it is so hard to me to quit a book!
I used to spoil myself for books and I had to force myself not too! I eventually broke that habit. I am still bad about spoiling TV shows though. I always look up recaps, especially for reality TV!
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I find it hard to do, especially if I’ve bought the book myself and don’t want to waste that kind of money on a DFN read.
I practically spoiled most of Maas’ books. I love wikia pages and recaps for books, especially when I forget what I read in the previous book, but I get so tempted to look further into the series.
Ugh, I know! I do the same with shows. And I hate that.
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I have most of these problems, but especially not DNFing and not reading the books I buy myself!
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Those are the two that bug me the most. But I can’t stop buying books 🤦🏻♀️
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Great post 😍
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Thank you! ☺️
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110% relatable – I love it! [and I’m glad it’s not just me]
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Now we know we are not alone with all these weird traits 😂
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I mean, we can’t be crazy if we’re not the only ones 😂 😂 😂
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This post is so relatable, haha!
I can NEVER walk past a bookstore. Ever. And if I don’t have my money or card with me, the boyfriend has his so.. like.. use the puppy eyes!
Buying books and.. not reading them immediately? Should I even mention my whole TBR-list on my blog right now? No. Guess not. It’s horrible – ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. [It’s also why I rarely read horror. Seeing my TBR is all the horror I need in my life, really.]
And the same counts for the sequels. There’s a reason I came up with Sequel September, haha.
I guess another bad bookish habit of mine is.. well.. realizing I have plenty of books to read but still succeeding at finding one reason or another to buy more of them. Even when I’m on a book buying ban. [Especially then?]
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LOL, I’ve had my mom and friends criticize me for buying more books even though my physical TBR pile is still too high. I hate when you get “the” look. And thank you for making it 😂 I needed a way to tackle my sequels, or I’d never get past them.
Either there’s a sale going on, or a new book is coming out, you just find a reason to buy. Another bad habit of mine is probably rereading my faves while my TBR list gets out of control.
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Hah. My mom has NO CLUE how many books I’ve bought over the past year. Good thing I don’t live at home anymore. She’d go absolutely bonkers with my book buying. [Not that the boyfriend is any better, but at least I get to use his buying games against him in the same way.😂]
Yuuup!
Rereading isn’t really an issue with me. Lately I’m struggling with reading the books I bought prior 2018. I keep wanting to pick up books I bought this year but then I’ll definitely lose the challenge my boyfriend set me at the start of the year. [Which is reading 75 of my books I had before 2018 and I’m.. about halfway right now? 😂]
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People that can just walk by bookstores are monsters and I hope you never become one of them!!!!
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I just snorted. I love them comment so much 😂💜 I can’t, even if I’m don’t have money.
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I am guilty of buying books and not reading them for months (or years)! I am sooo bad about that! Also I am really bad about reviewing books right away and if I don’t review them right away I tend to forget things! I need to either start taking notes or just being better at reviewing quicker!!
Great post 🙂
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I’m in the years for a few. I forget some of them completely. I thought my recent tbr pile was bad. Nope! 🤦🏻♀️
I don’t know when I stopped reviewing right after! I was so good with that, but I stopped. Notes used to help, but I had too many by the end.
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I am so guilty of these, especially not DNFing books that I am not enjoying/bored by and buying books and having them in literally towers that my cat topples over like some bookish Godzilla. I don’t know why I have always been like this (even before I was book blogging/reviewing!).
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Blogging has made my hoarding worse. I wasn’t too bad before, but I feel like I’ve lost count of the books I need to read.
Eee! Your kitty is adorable 😍 Bud just wants belly rubs in between me organizing my books.
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My hoarding definitely is worse because I am actively looking for upcoming releases now! I have probably at least 50 books physically in my house I need to read and that’s horrible.
She is adorable! I came home and she was napping in my new bookcase. I think she has claimed it as her own because she knows books are my second love!
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Oh bookstores are so pretty!! I’ve gotten my buying habit under control (sort of…) so I’m pretty good at going into bookstores without buying myself anything (notice, I said “myself” – my son ALWAYS needs new books!!). I try to temper myself by visiting the library a couple times a month. You can take as many of those as you want! 😀
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“Sort of” is every single book blogger’s lie. We do not have anything under control when it comes in books.
AH! I adore your son. I wouldn’t care though. He could buy whatever he wanted.
Ugh, I wish. My library doesn’t have 2017 books out yet.
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Oh no! Your library needs to get with the picture. I think if my library was that behind I’d probably cry myself to sleep every night!!
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Honestly, I stopped going years ago. Either I buy new books, or I’m not a blogger.
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I’m guilty also of buying books and not reading them for a long time… i have books i owned for like 10 years, but haven’t read them yet. I totally want to, but not in the mood yet 😀
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Agreed. I thought I was bad with books I bought a few years ago 🙈 I’ve got nothing on that!
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