Happy Monday! Today I’m doing two tags about getting to know the blogger behind the blog. Read on to find out a whole lot more about the Kait behind Kait Plus Books!

I’ve only done a few tags before, but I want to do more! Today I’m doing two tags both centered on getting to know more about the blogger behind the blog. Okay, time to get started!

This first batch of questions comes from Bethany at Bibliophile’s Binge. I found it on Kal’s blog Reader Voracious.

Name: Kait

Age: 27

Location: Maine, USA

Job: Library Assistant! (Children’s Room based pre-covid, more just general currently)

These are a few of your favorite things: Books? Books! and… Books! (but also singing, languages, and lemon flavored candy)

Is there a story behind your blog’s name? Yes! When I was trying to come up with a new name for this blog, I was throwing around a lot of ideas. I really liked the idea of having my name in it, so I was google searching Kait Reads, Kait Reads Books, Reading with Kait, all kinds of stuff like that to make sure that no one else had that as their name. And I’m not sure how exactly I thought of Plus, but once I did it was perfect! Not only am I Kait Plus all my Books, but I also like that I was able to work in another part of myself- plus sized! So Kait Plus Books has a double meaning and I love it!

What are you looking forward to right now? I’m listening/ half watching Penguin Teen’s Titles You Can’t Miss session right now and really enjoying it! (I was looking forward to it when I started writing this post, so that counts, right?)

Favorite Ice Cream: Mint! Just plain mint! Also I love black raspberry. 🙂

Coffee or Tea? And how do you take it? no thank you!

Favorite Thing To Do On a Rainy Day: Read! (although technically, this is my favorite thing to do regardless of what the weather is!)

Favorite Movies: Stick It, A Cinderella Story, The Princess Diaries, Pitch Perfect, Hidden Figures, Ralph Breaks the Internet

Favorite Books: Here’s my Goodreads Shelf! (because there are WAYYYYYY too many to list here)

One Item on Your Bucket List: Go to a major book festival, like BookCon or YALLFEST!

Scariest Thing You’ve Ever Done: so I am TERRIFIED of fire, like don’t even come near me with lit birthday candles on a cake TERRIFIED, and the scariest thing I’ve ever done was light a candle by myself!

Fun Fact or Two: Because of covid, my hair is currently its natural color for the first time since I was twelve! I am three days older than the internet! My favorite color is purple!

And this set of questions comes from Lauren at LaLa’s Book Reviews!

Introduction

Introduce yourself!

hi! I’m Kait. I love exclamation points, books, reading, and orange cranberry muffins!

Something most everyone wants to know… do you have any pets?

I do, yes! I have two puppers and two kitties. My puppers are Bailey and Brooklyn and they are both six year old girls. My kitties are both boys. Hiccup is seven and Loki (aka Little One) is one!

What is your favorite thing to drink?

Apple cider! or milkshakes….

What is your favorite season?

Spring!

Do you have any special talents?

I can sing well! and I can roll my tongue.

Reading

Who are your top 5 favorite authors?

• Kiersten White
• Ally Carter
• Linsey Miller
• Becky Albertalli
• MK England

What genre do you read the most?

Well, this year at least it’s science fiction!

What genre surprised you by how much you love it?

um… I’m not sure?

Which popular book didn’t live up to the hype for you?

Dumplin‘ by Julie Murphy, sadly.

Who are some popular authors you haven’t read?

Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, there’s probably more that I just can’t think of right now…

What upcoming release are you excited to read?

WHAT WE DEVOUR by Linsey Miller, THE ONE TRUE ME AND YOU by Remi K. England, SPEAK FOR YOURSELF by Lana Wood Johnson, and THE EXCALIBUR CURSE by Kiersten White!

Do you listen to music while reading?

nope! the only thing I can listen to while reading is the audiobook!

Where else can we find you online?

I’m @kaitplusbooks everywhere!

twitter | goodreads | facebook | instagram | tumblr | storygraph

(you have to search for Kait Plus Books on the storygraph!)

Do you like book tags? I really want to do more, so if you see this feel free to tag me in any that you’re doing! Let me know how you feel about book tags in the comments and don’t forget to have a splendiferous day!