Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where every Tuesday we look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) bookish examples to demonstrate that particular topic.  Top Ten Tuesday (created and hosted by  The Broke and Bookish) is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future week’s topics can be found here.  This week’s topic is :

Ten Signs You’re a Book Lover

1. You pretend you haven’t seen people who you know so that you don’t have to stop reading and make polite conversation – or is this only me??  Please say it isn’t so.

2. You know your librarian so well that she’s actually your best friend (maybe even your only friend – see No.1).  P.S. You know it’s really bad if she was also your bridesmaid!

3. You smuggle books into the house – I used to do this, like a secret shopper, pretending I wasn’t continually buying yet more books, even though I had SO many already to read – this isn’t so much a problem now I have kindle and ‘one click’.  Yay.

4. Your books actually are part of the furniture.  They’re stacked like bedside cabinets and table legs and hold lamps and, yes, yet even more books.  Word to the wise, never, I say never, attempt to pull out one of those books from the middle or bottom of the stack.  It just doesn’t work.  Trust me on this.

5. You know the names of so many authors but forget the names of colleagues or people you’ve only just met – and you always say you’re bad at remembering names just to cover it up.  Yes, I do remember the names of my children.

6. You can’t help feeling really disappointed if people don’t buy you gift vouchers.  Come on people.  It’s so easy to give me a gift voucher.  Just DO IT.  I will not be let down. It’s an absolute no-brainer.

7.  You practically scramble, pushing people over in your haste, if you see a box of books on sale at a charity shop or jumble sale – let’s be honest though, what are the chances that you’re going to love the books inside!  It could happen though.  One day.  You just have to keep on checking, and then checking some more.  Never say never.  Never. Just don’t.

8. Book presents just make you happy, even if somebody buys you a book, and you already own that book, and have already read it a couple of times, a nicely wrapped, book shaped package is always a joy to behold.

9. You feel secretly irritated if you go for a night out and you’re not enjoying it – when you could be at home finishing a good book.  You know you do.  I know I’m not the only one.

10. You were so involved in your latest read that you totally missed your bus/train/tram stop – and everyone on there knows you just did so, but you have to calmly put your book down, maybe even letting a few stops whiz by, whilst you stride for ‘coolness’ in an attempt to make it all look deliberate.  Or you could madly scramble for the exit.  Both work equally well.

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Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme where every Tuesday we look at a particular topic for discussion and use various (or more to the point ten) bookish examples to demonstrate that particular topic.  Top Ten Tuesday (created and hosted by  The Broke and Bookish) is now being hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and future week’s topics can be found here.  This week’s topic is :

Characters I’d Follow On Social Media

This is a tricky one but I’ve tried to come up with a few characters and why I’d follow them.

1. Vianne Rocher – because she makes the most marvelous chocolate creations and I like to torture myself by just imagining how good they all taste. Chocolat by Joanne Harris
2. Molly Weasley – I like Molly, she’s a great mum and I’d like her advice from time to time I think.  Harry Potter by JK Rowlings
3. Jean Tannen from The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch – yes, this was an obvious choice and one that needs no explanation.  Basically this is my book boyfriend.  I will fight everyone who disagrees.
4. Professor Theo Cray from Andrew Mayne’s Naturalist series of books.  I just think he would be incredibly interesting because he is full of random information and facts.
5. Dru – from the Dru Jasper series by Laurence MacNaughton.  Dru seems like somebody you could easily get to know.  She’s loyal and friendly and interesting.  Can we be friends pretty please???
6. Miriam from Chuck Wendig’s Miriam Black series.  I know it’s not big and clever but she is wonderfully creative when it comes to cursing and she just makes me laugh.  I would follow her just to see what outrageous things she might say next.
7. Ferius Parfax from Sebastien de Castell’s Spellslinger series.  The Argosi are so interesting, their philosophy and way of life.  I’d love to know more and to check out some of those amazing cards that she paints.
8. Melisande from Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel series. She’s a baddie that you love to hate.  I would definitely follow her – it couldn’t hurt to try and figure out what cunning scheme she’s planning next.
9. Lizzie Bennett – or one of the other sisters maybe.  All the latest gossip and what bonnets to wear.  Of course I don’t wear bonnets but still.  A little Jane Austen character catch up couldn’t hurt
10. I’ve left No.10 blank for your suggestions please?