Lisa

Rather random, I fear, but still: Harry Potter. I'd love to use magic the way he does and fly on a broomstick. And safe the world. And have great friends by my side.

These are my bookshelves. Sorry for the bad quality photo - mobile phone cam. x

I'm from Austria. Wonder if there are any other Austrians on here?!

"Warm Bodies" - Isaac Marion "The Wasp Factory" - Iain Banks.

Harry Potter. There's so no other choice for me!!!

Chrissy, you're totally right!!!

I read the first two or three books when I was, like, 12 or something. Now I'm 22 and finally I've read through all seven books. Finished the Deathly Hallows today and am immensely pleased to have at last got around to reading them all. They're worth it, though!

I bought it at the bookshop I work at. It's a "Rebella Owl" bookmark. No clue whether you can get them outside of Austria? x Lisa

I absolutely love bookmarks! I've got lots of them, too. Especially those magnetic ones are rad. But my favourite right now is a good old-fashioned non-magnetic one:

I spend about 70 Euros a month on books. Working in a bookshop it's just that much harder to resist temptation... haha!

I quite like mine!

I'm 22. Sometimes I behave like 52 and sometimes like 12. So what? Haha!

Thank you for the warm welcome! I like Thrillers, Mystery and classics and... oh, well, depends on my mood. Just about any book really except historical tomes. Thank you again! And a big hello to everyone! Lisa

Hi there! Just thought it would be polite to introduce myself before posting away. I've been reading posts in this forum for a long time and have finally decided to become a part of it. My name's Lisa, I'm 22, and I'm from Austria. I've been working in a bookshop for more than two years and it goes without saying that books are my passion! So, hello to all and see you around! Lisa

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