Sorry, it's over *insert book here*. We need to break up!

Have you ever broken with a book?! 

I find myself time and time again starting a new book and for some reason or another I can't seem to finish it or somethings even really began it. There are many reasons for these breakups. Here are a few of mine:

BORING! I mean like a total snooze fest going on. When it takes me 5 days to read 100 pages in a book most likely it's just not going to happen. *sigh* The sad thing is when the book is loved by so many other readers. I often ask myself, "Am I crazy?"  No, of course not. I think a lot of times we as individuals often perceive books differently. Where I may love let's say Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick and others disliked it. Just because you love "so and so" doesn't mean I will too. Has anyone else felt this way to? Forcing yourself to read a book because others enjoyed it is not being fair to yourself.

I hate/dislike the characters. Turn offs include: snobbyness, dull (boring), or whiny. A lot of the times I find myself feeling no connection whatsoever with the character(s) in the book. This really turns me off from reading it. 

Genre mood! I pick up a paranormal romance, read it for a bit but then change my mind. Something you really need to be in the mood to read a certain genre. Also I tend to get burnt out on YA so I will change things up and read a adult novel or even some erotica. ;)

There are many other reasons but you get the gist of what I'm saying. 

I'm so sorry!

With any type of break up GUILT loves to rear it's ugly head. I feel bad for stopping after only 20 pages, or I'm 250 pages in but "Aaahh" I can't do it anymore not sure why I lasted this time or even "everyone else loved it, shouldn't I?" 

 What's wrong with me? NOTHING! It's totally normal to break up with a book. I do it all the time, more often now than I ever have before. There are sooooooo many books out there! More than I would be able to read in my lifetime and more coming out everyday. So what's the point of staying with your current book because you feel you have to?! 

I wanted to write this post today because I have been thinking a lot about the subject of breaking up with books. I actually broke up with "The Winner's Curse" today. I was 130 pages in and bored to tears, and while I know many readers loved it, right now it's just not for me. I WILL be coming back to it again someday, hopefully sooner than later. ;) 

Life's just to short to stay with a book that you hate or simply can't get into at the time. Don't you think?

I would love to hear everyone thoughts on this subject. Is breaking up hard to do? What book(s) have YOU broke up with in the past and why? 

Sometimes it really is just ME, and not you *insert book here*! 

Book Chat: Spines ( Response to Misty @Thebookrat)

Book chat is hosted by Mysty @ The Book Rat. This week the topic is book spines and which ones we love and why? For me a book spine is very important. When you are at a book store of a library you may rely on what the spine looks like in order to take a interest in the book on the shelves. So today I am going to show you my readers several book spines in my collection and tell you what I love about each one. 


Here we go!
(sorry for the bad photos, my camera is acting up)

 Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laina Taylor

I love how shiny the cover is and the way it feels so smooth.

I think it's cool that the masked face in featured on the spine as well as the cover. 

The title font is beautiful and very original.

Angel Burn by L.A. Weatherly

Love, Love, Loveee the gold swirly accents on the spine. They really draw the eye. Also if you feel the spine the swirls are raised, very cool to touch. The title font is amazing with the white glow around it. This really makes the words POP.

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry

Talk about creepy! The eyeball in the "O" in the word ROT is totally scary. This book so would catch attention while on the shelf. I also love colors; the mix of greens and the way it is shaded. 

Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

What can I say, this spine is STUNNING! My favorite part is the script writing like back when books where written by hand. It is all over the book and raised so the reader can feel it. The font and colors work perfect together. 

The Haunted by Jessica Verday

It is somewhat hard to see but the spine has a ivy looking plant on it. Kind of like this --->

The colors are great. I love the blue and purple mixed.

Wake by Amanda Hocking

Very simple but if you look closely you can see the girl used on the cover also appears faintly in the middle of the title and author wording. I love the font used for the title. I wish I knew the name of it.

So what book spines do you love and why? Do you have a favorite?

Post in the comments so may check them out. ツ