Hello everyone! If you are a mother reading this on the original post date, Happy Mother’s Day! In honor of Mother’s Day, I thought it would be fun to write a blog post with the help of my mom. We both share a love of reading and books, so I came up with the idea to create my own tag called, the Mom and Me Book Tag. We answered 30 questions about all things bookish. You’ll notice we have very similar tastes in books. In fact, we had the same answers to a few of the questions. My mom and I had a lot of fun answering these questions. I hope after reading our answers, you will do the tag with your mom or daughter!

The Mom & Me Book Tag

#1. Book or eBook?
MOM: Book (Although, I know she loves her Kindle!).
ME: Book.

#2. Paperback or hardcover?
MOM: Hardcover.
ME: Hardcover books over everything!

#3. Who are you favorite authors?
MOM: James Patterson, Janet Evanovich, Sophie Kinsella, Candice Bushnell, and Jayne Krentz (aka Amanda Quick or Jane Castle).
ME: J.K Rowling, Lauren Myracle, Meg Cabot, and Josh Sundquist.

#4. What are your favorite genres?
MOM: Chick Lit, and Mystery/Thriller.
ME: Chick Lit, Contemporary, and Fantasy – I read a lot of YA!

#5. Favorite non-fiction books to read?
MOM: Biographies, cook books, and craft books.
ME: Books about my favorite celebrities and YouTubers, self-help books, and graphic design books.

#6. What is your favorite book series?
MOM: James Patterson’s Women’s Murder Club, and The Twilight Saga.
ME: The Harry Potter Series, and The Internet Girls Series.

#7. Who is your favorite book character?
MOM: Stephanie Plum from Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels.
ME: Hermione Granger from the Harry Potter.

#8. What was the last book you read?
MOM: Bundle of Trouble by Diana Orgain.
ME: Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde – it was so good!

#9. What book(s) are you currently reading?
MOM: In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age, Beastly, Random Acts of Murder, and The Killing Forest.
ME: Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon. I wanted to read it because the movie is coming out May 19^th.

#10. Name some books on your TBR (To Be Read) list.
MOM: Tricky 22, and Turbo 23, which are both by Janet Evanovich.
ME: Harry Potter and the Curse Child, Geekerella, Eleanor and Park, Girl Online On Tour, and many many more!

#11. Do you read comics? If so, what is your favorite graphic novel or comic series?
MOM: Yes, Archie, Dark Shadows, and Lady Killer.
ME: Yup! My favorites are Archie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Giant Days, and Charmed.

#12. What do you think was a good book to movie adaptation?
MOM: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – both movies!
ME: The Harry Potter movies are the BEST! I grew up watching them all.

#13. What’s one book you wish would be made into a movie or TV show?
MOM: I would love if Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum novels were made into a TV series.
ME: Hmm, that’s a hard one. Maybe Lauren Myracle’s Internet Girls Series. The books are written in all texts and IMs, but I think it would make a good miniseries because it’s so real and raw. The characters are really fun too! I can see it having the same comedic tone as Mean Girls.

#14. Who’s your pick for OTP (One True Pairing) in pop culture?
ME: Piper and Leo from Charmed – hands down! Their love went through so many hurdles, but they overcame them.
MOM: At first I was going to say Emma Swan and Killian Jones (Captain Hook) from Once Upon A Time, but Candis reminded me about Piper and Leo from Charmed.

#15. What are your go-to bookstores?
MOM: Half Price Books is my favorite bookstore because you never know what you’re going to find.
ME: Half Price Books, Barnes and Nobles, and Book Outlet.

#16. Do you have any book buying tips?
MOM: Yes. Go visit Half Price Books. Also, if you’re into eBooks there’s a lot of websites you can go to get free books. For instance, Bookperk.
ME: Yes! There’s so many bargain bookstores out there (online and in-store), where you can get hardcover books for $10 or less. I love brand new books as much as the next person, but brand new books are expensive and sometimes I just want to read a book on a whim. Nowadays, I almost never pay retail price for books. If you want to learn more of my book buying secrets, check out my blog post, 3 Bookstores for Bargain Hunters.

#17. What are your favorite book related events to go to?
MOM: Bookcon, and the Half Price Books Clearance Sale.
ME: Bookcon, the Half Price Books Clearance Sale – really any book sale. My mom and I went to both for the first time last year and had a blast. In fact, I have two blog posts about our experience at Bookcon and the bookish goodies we got there: Bookcon 2016: My Experience, and Bookcon 2016 Haul.

#18. Do you have a favorite book related memory?
MOM: Going to Bookcon 2016 with Candis.
ME: Going to Scholastic Book Fairs at my grade school when I was a kid. Those were the shit!

#19. How did you get into reading?
MOM: My mom read to me when I was little. When I was in grade school, I always borrowed Nancy Drew books from the library.
ME: My mom read to me every night and took me to the library quite often.

#20. What books did you like to read as a child?
MOM: Nancy Drew, Grimm’s Fairy Tales, and stories by Hans Christian Anderson.
ME: Junie B. Jones, Eloise, Madeline, and The Berenstain Bears. Apparently, I liked reading books about rambunctious little girls. Haha!

#21. What’s your favorite thing about reading?
MOM: I get to lose myself in a book. I feel like I’m there with the character(s). I immerse myself into the character and their surroundings. That’s what’s fun!
ME: Reading is a sensory experience for me. I love flipping the pages, the smell of a new book, and seeing my bookmark move as I progress through the story.

#22. What’s one book you could read again and again?
MOM: I typically don’t reread books again because I have a long list of books that need to be read.
ME: The Internet Girls Series because they are fun, quick reads! The IM and text message format is easy on the eyes and mind.

#23. What’s one book or book series you think everyone should read at least once?
MOM: Harry Potter because anyone can read it – it’s good for all ages and genders!
ME: The Harry Potter Series – how shocking, right?

#24. What would you say to today’s generation of youngsters to encourage them to read?
MOM: Get interested into reading early on. It triggers your imagination no matter how old you are.
ME: Reading doesn’t have to be boring. There’s a topic on any subject you can think of, so read what you think you will enjoy! Not only that, but there are so many different ways you can read – whether it be your choice of device or how the the words are presented, such as in a comic or instant message form.

#25. What author would you like to meet someday?
MOM: Jayne Krentz (Amanda Quick, Jane Castle)
ME: Lauren Myracle because she seems so funny and kind. I’ve actually corresponded with her via email before – she was super sweet!

#26. If you could be the author of your own book, what genre would you write?
MOM: Mystery.
ME: Nonfiction or Young Adult.

#27. What book world do you wish you could visit?
MOM: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter.
ME: The Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The closest I’ll ever get is at Universal Studios, which is good enough for me.

#28. What was your favorite book or book series you’ve read together?
MOM: Harry Potter.
ME: The Harry Potter Series. We read books 1 – 4 together.

#29. Who’s your favorite mother/daughter duo from a book, movie, or TV Show?
MOM: The Gilmore Girls.
ME: Lorelei and Rory Gilmore. My mom and I have a relationship very similar to The Gilmore Girls.

Ok last question…

#30. What book do you recommend your mom/daughter to read?
MOM: In Real Life: Love, Lies & Identity in the Digital Age by Nev Schulman, which you bought me.
ME: The Beast Within (Serena Valentino) or Lost in a Book (Jennifer Donnelly), which are both Beauty and the Beast retellings.

Thank you so much for reading the Mom and Me Book Tag! I hope you enjoyed getting to know us and our literary interests. Do you have more book related questions for us? Do you share the love for the same books we do? Please let us know in the comments below! Since this is a tag, I tag anyone who reads this post! If you decided to do the tag, please credit me and post the link to your tag in the comments! Also, please make sure to check me out on Goodreads, where I’m always updating my current reads!

Thanks for reading!

♥ Candis