MARY HUGHES: What Kind of Reader Are You? Quiz!

Hello, booklovers! Today we are joined by the fabulous Ms. Mary Hughes. Now, those of you who have been to the blog before may know I have a slight (obsessive) fangirl crush on Mary. And since I interviewed her once before, I figured it was only fair to ask her to jump through different hoops this time. Mary's latest Biting Love vampire romance romp, Biting Me Softly (the arms, good Lord, the arms!) is out today from Samhain. (Woohoo!) And now, I shall hand it over to our guest goddess. Welcome, Mary! (Applause!)

Thanks so much, Vivi, for having me here today!

I love those little “What kind of chocolate monster are you”-style quizzes, and thought it might be fun to try my hand at one. Keep in mind this is totally subjective and without scientific basis. Though there’s scoring, no bias is implied toward any category.

I tried to find a non-value rating system but the closest I have at the moment is hash marks. Add up the hashes to find a category.

Note: No bunnies were harmed in the making of this quiz.

1. When you look for a read, you’re looking for
   a. A good story – 4 hashes
   b. A great story – 3 hashes
   c. A solid story built in nearly-perfect fashion – 2 hashes
   d. A story that excites you personally – 5 hashes
   
2. You need to tell everyone when you find what kind of book?
   a. A great book – 2 hashes
   b. A wonderful book – 5 hashes
   c. A POS-awful book – 3 hashes
   d. It doesn’t matter, I need to tell everyone the best of every book – 4 hashes
   e. One or two movers-and-shakers – 1 hash
   
3. You read
   a. Everything and anything – 3 hashes
   b. Your favorite autobuy authors and a few new ones if they look good – 5 hashes
   
4. You try to
   a. Find the best in what you read – 4 hashes
   b. Find the worst in what you read – 3 hashes
   c. Find structure in what you read – 1 hash
   d. Just read—unless something breaks your suspension of disbelief, then you throw the book ☺ – 5 hashes
   
5. When you find a great new author, you love to
   a. Abstract the story into a few sparkling sentences – 2 hashes
   b. Tell just the right person – 1 hash
   c. Turn all your friend onto her – 3 hashes
   d. You prefer to know your friends’ tastes, and recommend just the right author – 4 hashes
   
6. Nothing good was written after
   a. Shakespeare – 1 hash
   b. 1940 – 2 hashes
   c. Great new authors are popping up all the time – 5 hashes

Here are my totally unscientific results!

24-29 Reader—You're priceless. Without you there would be no publishing industry☺.

18-23 Reviewer—You're smart and wise, with the ability to find the best, most exciting things about a book. You pass that along to your readers, helping a story find its audience.

13-17 Critic—You're witty, clever, and primarily an entertainer at heart. The story's important but more important is how you can use it as a tool to entertain.

10-12 Judge—You're looking for a solid story, without the need to impress or excite anyone else. A Plato, measuring every story against the perfect Story Form.

0-9—You're my eighth grade English teacher!

Thank you, Mary! I can't wait to get my greedy hands on Biting Me Softly!

Well, booklovers? How did you score? I'm a Reader (AKA Certifiable Book Slut). What about you? Today, one lucky commenter will win an ebook from Mary's backlist!