It’s another book tag time. Today I’m doing the Spring Cleaning Book Tag. This tag was created by Book Syrup, however, the original video is no longer available.

You know me I love doing book tags and now that it’s officially spring here in Australia. I thought it would be a fun thing to do. Let’s get into it. 

1. The struggle of getting started: A book/book series that you have struggled to begin because of its size.

This is an easy one for me. It’s The Diviners by Libba Bray for me. This series has massive books and I’m not sure what I’m going to think of it. But I need to get to it soon. It’s one of the books that Ely picked for me to read this year. I’m intrigued but it and I want to read it. 

2. Cleaning out the closet: A book and/or book series you want to unhaul.

I’m most likely going to unhaul The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. I have had this series for years now, but I have never picked it up. And I don’t think I will. I think my time for reading this series has passed. 

3. Opening windows and letting fresh air in: A book that was refreshing.

I know I’ve talked about this book a lot but it has to be The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. This book was refreshing in so many ways. From the characters to the romance and everything in between. It’s a magical and profound novel that truly takes the reader on an experience. It explores family and the notion that sometimes you find them in unlikely ways. Full Review 

4. Washing out sheet stains: A book you wish you could rewrite a certain scene in.

Ohh this is such a good one and hard to pick. There are a few scenes in The Dare by Elle Kennedy. There were just a few things that didn’t sit well with me. And I would love to fix that a little.

5. Throwing out unnecessary knick-knacks: A book in a series that you didn’t feel was necessary.

I have a lot of thoughts of City of Fallen Angels and City of Lost Souls by Cassandra Clare. They are my least favourite of all her books and I feel like they weren’t necessary. But then they are. I feel it the last three books could be another series on its own – maybe it would have felt different then. 

6. Polishing the doorknobs: A book that had a clean finish.

This would have to be Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes. I really enjoyed how this one wrapped everything up. And I normally love series. I love being with characters for ages and finding everything out. But this one finished nice and clean and just made me happy. Full Review. 

7. Reaching to dust the fan: A book that tried too hard to relay a certain message.

This one has to go to Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey. I felt it tried too hard on a lot of things and it didn’t work out. I couldn’t really connect with the characters, the plot. It just didn’t work for me. I was really looking for to this and I finished it disappointed. 

8. The tiring yet satisfying finish of spring cleaning: A book/series that was tiring yet satisfying to get through.

This had to be The Letter Letter by Rebecca Yarros. This one was emotionally tiring. I cried too much, especially in the last 20%. It really hurt. It was an emotional rollercoaster. You can read my full review. 

 

And that is it for this post. I had a fun time doing the spring cleaning book tag. What would you pick for these questions? Let’s Chat!