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Book Blog Talks: Happy Books, Part One
We'd love to know what inspires you, which book won your heart, how and why did you start blogging. We start Q&A Book Blog Talks series on BookLikes. Hope you'll enjoy reading and revealing some of your bookish secrets :-)
Let's meet our first Book Talker - Sabrina from Happy Books.
Sabrina, you’re active as a blogger, you have English and German book blogs, you’re also active booktuber. How did it all start? Is it your passion, way of life, just fun?
I have been a bookaholic pretty much since the moment I was born. My mom read to me a lot to when I was a child and as soon as I was in school I started with reading my own books. Both my parents love to read, so I grew up being surrounding by a lot of books. In my childhood and youth my parents never said no when I asked about buying a new book, they always supported my love for reading. For me books are a way of life, reading is part of who I am and it's so much more than a hobby. I guess somewhere in my DNA there is a sequence called "love for reading" :)And of course I don't only love reading books, I also love recommending the good books I read to other readers and to discuss books with other bookaholics, all three things add a lot of fun and joy to my life.
You come from Germany but you’re reading and writing in English. How come?I mainly read English books because I prefer reading books in the language they were written and English books are also less expensive than German books. So when I started my blog "About Happy Books" back in 2008 I thought that it made sense to write in English, I didn't even think about writing my blog in German! Looking back I'm still very happy with my decision. In 2011 I started another book blog, Bücher - lost in translation, this time written in German and on it I concentrate on German book covers and how they compare to the original covers of the books. Now I have the best of both worlds.You named your blog Happy Books - is it because books always make you happy or it’s because you prefer happy ending books?It's a bit of both. I have always preferred books that left me with a happy, content feeling. Books that have overall an uplifting and not too dark mood. If I want to know about cruel, harsh things, I can watch the news. For me books are a kind of counterbalance for all the bad, sad things you see in life. And I also like reading about characters that are happy, that are good people and that have their own personal happily ever after. From time to time I also read more serious books, but that doesn't happen too often.I know that some readers look down on happy readers but I don't care about that. I think that everyone should pick the books that they enjoy the most and nobody has the right to make you feel bad about your reading choices. As soon as I read I like to put my rose-coloured glasses on and you will never manage to make me feel bad about that.
What’s on your nightstand right now?
Playing Grace You favorite author?
If I have to pick one it's Nora Roberts, her books always manage to touch my heart, to make me happy and they bring me a good time.
Your favorite literary genres?
I love romances in every possible variation, but as long as there is a good story, a likable set of characters, not too much dark stuff and a great setting I'm willing to give a book a chance.
Could you think of literary character that you would like to meet face to face? What would your ask him/her?
I would love to meet the whole set of characters from the Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts and from the In Death books by J.D. Robb. I would also love to meet the characters by Stephanie Perkins in real life, I want to know if Etienne is really that adorable. I don't think that I would manage to form any coherent thoughts when meeting these people, so no questions for me. ;)
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If you would like to know how Sabrina discovers good books, whether she prefers paper or e-ink, what's her favorite reading place and which books she highly recommends, stay tuned and wait for Book Blog Talks: Happy Books, Part Two soon :)
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