Top 5 things a bookworm would NEVER do
Hello friends!! Welcome to Top 5 Tuesday!! This week’s topic is top 5 things a bookworm would NEVER do!! This month has been all light-hearted, tongue-in-cheek topics (inspired by my TikTok doom-scrolling), and I hope everyone has been enjoying it as the small break I intended it for.
Speaking of smol breaks, I inadvertently had one this month. I was offered a promotion and spent a few frantic weeks onboarding a replacement, doing handover and then moving to my new job. I think it’s starting to settle down now (?!) but the new job means I’m in the office every day. Which means less time for me and more time on weekends doing laundry and housekeeping. Which in turn means, less reading and blogging. I still don’t understand how I managed to blog almost every day in 2019. Who was that girl?
If you missed the October-December 2022 topics they are out now!! Top 5 Tuesday was created by Shanah @ Bionic Book Worm, and is now being hosted here @ Meeghan reads.
top 5 things a bookworm would NEVER do
Staying with the tongue-in-cheek intentioned theme for this topic, these are all things that I HAVE done. Mostly be accident.
Leave their book on a plane
Oh, I wish this were not true. But yes, I am the person who has accidentally left their current read shoved in the back of the plane seat in those super handy pockets. Not once, but TWICE.
Thankfully, neither book was a special or signed edition. But still, it’s annoying when you’re in the middle of a book and then you have to go buy another copy just to finish it…
Dog-earred a book instead of tabbing
To be fair, I was very young (like 18?) when I did this. And I’m not entirely sure that tabs even existed. (Yes, that’s how old I am. Although I was born after the internet and cell phones.)
Not that I have fixed this in any way since, as this is an actual photo of the book I did it to. But yes, shamefully, I folded down the corner of every page that I would now tab.
Throw a book they were reading
This photo is a dramatic re-enactment of something that happened a few years ago. When I read Gemina by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff I got so mad/upset at a scene that I literally threw the book away as I was reading it.
By ‘away’, I mean away from my body. Not like ‘in the trash’. Don’t get me wrong, I loved this book. Fave book in the trilogy. But that one scene got me mad. Also my copies of the Illuminae Files are signed and personalised… so I probably shouldn’t have. But, damn. I was not happy with Amie and Jay at the time.
Ripped a book in half
This one was a total accident. But it was also a Sweet Valley High book, so while I was upset about it at the time, I really don’t care now.
So, the story goes that I was arguing with my brother (not uncommon) and I was probably being passive-aggressive annoying about something (also not uncommon). But I was reading a book, or at least holding it at the time. And then we started fighting (I was like 13, ok) and he grabbed hold of the book, and I wouldn’t let go. And then the book just kind of tore in half. Right down the spine. And then I turned into the Hulk. (This is my villain origin story.)
Recommend their boss fae smut
Honestly, I’m still not entirely sure how this happened… OK, so for context, I don’t hide that I’m a reader at work. But I also don’t advertise what I read unless people want to talk about books with me.
My boss is also a reader, so she asked if she could follow me on Instagram to which I said “sure”. We then had a brief conversation about fantasy books and she ended up reading The Book of Night by Holly Black and loved it. At which point Kindle then started recommending her all sorts of things.
So when my boss asked me “Have you read A Court of Thorns and Roses,” I replied, “Yes, loved it, it’s a Beauty and the Beast retelling.” Because I was literally only thinking about book 1. And then a week or so later my boss said to me in a meeting, “Have you read the rest of the series?” To which I nodded, and she said, “It’s a bit SPICIER than I was expecting.” And then I wanted to quit my job, crawl into a hole, and die.
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What are your top 5 things a bookworm would NEVER do?
17 Comments
Carol
I’ve participated in the September bookworm posts…here’s last week’s….I’m working on this week’s tonight. https://readingladies.com/2022/09/20/top-5-reasons-to-be-with-a-bookworm-topfivetuesday-t5t-bookworm/
meeghan
Thanks Carol!! Can’t wait to read all your posts, and I promise I will catch up and share everyone’s!!
peatlong
*stands up and gives a massive round of applause for the last one*
Also applause for the promotion! Here’s hoping it all goes well and makes you happy.
meeghan
*bows and also runs away in shame*
Now you know the secret reason I took the promotion (and inadvertently got a NEW boss…) 😂😂
(Also, thank you!! 🥰)
peatlong
Ain’t no boss like a fae smut loving boss.
AmandaKay
Congrats on the promotion! Sounds like a busy but exciting time at work.
meeghan
Thank you!! I do promise that I WILL catch up though!!
Janette
I love these especially the last one. Here’s my bookworm definitely nots for this week https://witchyreading.wordpress.com/2022/09/27/top-five-tuesday-five-things-a-bookworm-would-never-do/
meeghan
The last one was a time… 😅😅
Kristina
Oh NOOOO giving your boss a fae smut ??! Now that’s quite a story, and an hilarious one at that 😂😂 did they enjoyed? Ahaha
meeghan
Honestly, I never asked!! But she was reading A Court of Silver Flames last time I saw her… so I guessing yes?! 😂
Kristina
ahah hopefully!
journeyintobooks
Great post, congratulations on your promotion 🎉🎉🎉
Loved these and I hope your boss enjoy the rest of the series despite it being spicy 🤣
meeghan
Hahaha, thank you Michaela!! 🥰
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dbsguidetothegalaxy
My first time flying I… accidentally misplaced my PASSPORT. A security guard walked by, holding one and I just so happened to ask him and IT WAS MINE so thank goodness 😭 So I definitely understand the stress of leaving things behind – even when I TRIPLE-CHECK I’m convinced I forgot something.
😂 😂 Suppose you wanted the ground to swallow you up WHOLE after that convo with your boss 😭 😭
meeghan
Let’s just say I’ve got a new job now and I have no regrets 😂😂