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This or That Book Tag

Aug 22, 2020

I’m loving doing more tags recently, so I thought I would do some more. The This or That Book Tag was originally created by Ayunda @ Tea and Paperbacks. I was tagged by Ely from Earl Grey Books. So let’s have some fun!

Reading on the couch or reading on the bed?

Bed all the way. I love that I can curl up and just stay warm under all the covers. I read mostly playing down, and it’s better for my back pain. It’s my favourite way to read, especially in the winter months. In summer this is a little harder as it gets quite hot in my room. But for the most part, I love reading in bed.

Main character: Male or Female?

Female 100%. I rarely read a book that solely has a male protagonist. I don’t hate them, but I much prefer female leads. In saying that I love having both love interests in romances. Makes for such a better reading experience and understanding.

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Sweet or salty snacks while reading?

Salty, or savoury for this one. I don’t eat many sweet things. I much prefer chips or crips, something like Doritos. But only when I’m reading on my phone. I don’t want cheese on my books!

Trilogies or quartets?

Hmm. This is a hard one for me. It depends on the series its self. But I do love longer series, especially in romances when you get everyone in the friendship or family group – makes for such a great read.

First Person or Third Person POV?

I use to love reading in first person. But as time has done gone on I much prefer third person now. In saying that, third-person close to the narrator is perfect for me. It hits all the right marks and is the perfect combo of first and third person for me.

Night or morning reader?

I read any time of day. I do however like to always read before I go to sleep, but when I was at uni I was reading my whole trip there and back. Between classes. Just any time that I was able to read. I did.

Libraries or book stores?

Bookstores all the way. I may be a little biased here as I am a bookseller. But even before that, I love owning books. I love just being in a bookstore. There is something about it. In saying I also love libraries. But bookstores just make me so happy.

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Books that make you laugh or books that make you cry?

I cry at everything. Seriously it doesn’t even need to be that sad and I will cry. I love books that make me feel emotions. That hit me deep. They just make so interesting and impactful reads.

Black or White book covers?

hmm. I kinda like both. I like the contrast that both of them can give a cover. And then I love a black cover, with bright colours as a contrast. And I love how stark and demanding white covers can be. They jump off the shelf for me.

Character-driven or plot-driven stories?

Ohh this is such an interesting one for me. It does come down to the genre for me. I love character-driven books though. There is something about them that just grabs me from the start. I especially love fantasy to historical fictions that are character-driven it makes you look at the novel in a whole new light. There still needs to be some plot.

And that is it for today’s tag. I had so much fun doing the This or That Book Tag. Do you agree with my picks? If you would like to do this tag go ahead, it’s so much fun. Let’s Chat!

Book Tag: Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus Character Book Tag

Aug 1, 2020

Today I’m doing the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus Character Book Tag. This tag was created by May @ Forever and Everly, and she also created all of the graphics you see in this post expect the post banner. I was tagged by Ely @ Earl Grey Books.

I love the world that Rick Riordan has created and after re-reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians earlier this year it reminded how much I love these books. So what is better than doing the Percy Jackson Tag. Anyway, here we go!

I’ve spoken about this already this year but there are two books that take this spot. And they have to be Chain of Gold by Cassandra Clare and The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. Chain of Gold was simply amazing and it felt incredible to be back in the shadowhunter world. I loved all the characters and the time period.

The House in the Cerulean Sea is a magical and profound novel that truly takes the reader on an experience. You can check my full review to see what else I love.

I really could add The House in the Cerulean Sea again but I will resist the temptation. But This is How We Change the Ending by Vikki Wakefield. It’s a powerful read that explores the low socioeconomic communities in Australia. This book made me feel so many things from anger to hope. From sadness to being proud.

This poignant coming of age story that captures the lives of those that struggle day by day. This is the perfect example of how amazing #LoveOzYA is and why more people should be reading it. You can check out my full review now.

For this week’s Top Ten Tuesday, I actually spoke about books that I love that less that 2000 ratings on Goodreads. But one of my favourite series that I think needs more love is The Conqueror’s Saga by Kiersten White. I really wish more people would read this series. While it’s a few years old now, it’s still one that I’m always recommending to customers and other readers and bloggers.

I love that is a gender switch historical fiction of Vlad the Impaler. It’s got court intrigue, war and explores the lengths people would go to for love, approval and just the thought of being forgotten.

This is a really hard question for me. Most of the time I go into book thinking that I will like it at least. I normally don’t pick up books that I think I will dislike. However, It Ain’t Me, Babe (Hades Hangmen #1) by Tillie Cole was so out of my comft zone, but I ended up really enjoying it.

This series is so much darker than anything that I had read before. But this series is so intersting and took me by surprise. It deals with a lot of dark and harsh issues that did make parts really hard to read and it’s not a series for everyone. You can check out my series review now.

This one has to go to City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. While it’s not her written work or even my favourite of hers. There is something about where this series started that makes me feel comfy. This series and the world always feels fantastic to jump into. Whenever ever I pick up a new book in this world, I just have to smile, because it does feel like home.

I love the relationship between King and Harleigh Rose in The Fallen Men series. The banter between the two is so good and just put a smile on my face. I loved seeing how they cared for one another and would do anything not only for each other but for their family as well.

Both King and Harleigh Rose have gone through a lot growing up, but they have always had each other and the reader can see that from the start. They are both so protective over one another and I liked really enjoyed that.

This is a recent read of mine, but it has to be The Reality of Everything (Flight & Glory #5) by Rebecca Yarros. This is the 5th book in the Flight & Glory series and gosh it tore me apart, but I couldn’t stop reading it. The emotions in this book are very real and raw. But also so beautiful. Rebecca Yarros is able to write grief exceptionally well. I can’t for everyone else to read this because it’s fantastic.

This one has to go to Secrets of a Summer Night (Wallflowers #1) by Lisa Kleypas. Before I picked this one up I had only heard good things about it. And as soon as I started reading it I could tell why. The characters are fantastic, the romance is adorable. The writing is also fantastic. I love how Lisa Kleypas writes her characters and the way that everything connects in all her series.

This is a historical romance series that I always recommend others. Because it’s got everything that you would want from a historical romance series.

At the moment this would be Check Please! by Ngozi Ukazu. This series just makes me so happy. It would make me forget that I was stuck on an island. I just got my younger sister to read it and she loved it as well. It is a sports romance graphic novel that explores an m/m relationship and that just makes me so happy. The romance is adorable. Bitty just gets me and I want everyone else to read it.

There are two current books on my TBR that I think I will give 5 stars or they will come very close for sure. The first is The Extraordinaries (The Extraordinaries #1) by T.J. Klune. As I said The House in the Cerulean Sea is one of my favourite books this year and with all the great reviews that The Extraordinaries has been getting I don’t expect any less from this.

The second would have to be Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo. I read The Poet X earlier this year and fell in love. I can’t even begin to explain how beautiful and stunning is and I know that Clap When You Land will be exactly the same.

Ohh so many, but I need to get my hands on Chasing Lucky by Jenn Bennett. I love all the books I’ve read from her, but this one sounds like it’s more up my alley than any of her other books and that makes me so excited. It got pushed back until November but I’m so excited to read it.

This one has to go to Girl Against the Universe by Paula Stokes. Ely picked this one for me in our Best Friend picks our TBR challenge and I’m so happy that she did.

It’s an excellent novel that has a great focus on mental health. It’s not a love fixes all kind of novel but explores how those around can help you in a way that you never thought. Maguire and Jordy were adorable and I love them so much. If you are looking for a positive mental health novel that has a little bit of everything then this is for you.

This has to go to no other than Percy Jackson. No many how many times I read it I still laugh whenever I read it. It has a great combo of being funny, but also it looked at more serious events that happen throughout the story. Percy is similar one of the best characters I’ve ever read and it is because of his humor. This series is one of those series that I laugh out loud with.

This has to be Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead. I love so much about this book and series. It’s one of the first I read that got me into YA. It’s everything that I love in a supernatural/paranormal YA book that I was looking for then and it’s still something that I look for today.

I love the characters, the romances, the storyline. I love the emotions that I go through reading this series. There are so many ups and downs, but they are so real and I love it.

This would have to be Queen of Air and Darkness by Cassandra Clare. There were so many things left to happen, so many things left unsaid in previous books and I had no idea where she would be going. What was going to happen? I was so anxious to finish this book.

I don’t even know the answer to this one. So I went to my Goodreads and check. Solitaire by Alice Oseman has a 3.55 rating on Goodreads. But I loved it. It was a 5 star read for me. And if I reread again now I think it would still be the same rating.

I love so much about this book. From the characters to the romance. The writing is gorgeous and the plot grabs you right from the start. Solitaire is funny, beautifully written, and also incredibly moving.

I normally don’t finish books that I’m already disliking and it’s even rarer for me to dislike a book so much that I would want to punch it, so I can’t think of anything for this.

I read so many romance books now that this list could become very long. But a recent romance that I loved is Grey and Beatrice from Project Duchess (Duke Dynasty #1) by Sabrina Jeffries. The romance was just fantastic. I loved the banter, the build-up and everything else as well. I’ve also really enjoyed Sabrina Jeffires other couples in this series so far.

Woo! That is done. That took a while, but I had so much fun doing the Percy Jackson/Heroes of Olympus Character Book Tag If you would like to do this tag, go on ahead. Have you read any of these books mentioned? What do you think? Let’s Chat!

The Estellosaurus Book Tag

Jul 24, 2020

Time for a new bookish tag, today it’s The Estellosaurus Book Tag. This tag was created by Estelle from Estellosaurus.

What are you reading at the moment, if you aren’t reading, what have you just finished?

I just finishing reading Hands Down by Mariana Zapata. I’ve been slowly reading through Zapata’s backlist and this is her newest release and I really enjoy it. Like most of her books, they are slow burning and big, but I enjoyed reading it. I also just started reading A Widow’s Guide to Scandal by Hallie Alexander.

What book does everyone love that you just don’t get?

When Fix Her Up (Hot & Hammered #1) by Tessa Bailey first came out everyone loved it. So many romance and even non-romance bloggers and booktubers were talking about it. But I just did not like it. It was an okay read, but I’ve read so many better romance books this year. You can check out mine and Ely’s chat about Fix Her Up for more.

What book or book series deserves its very own Netflix (other streaming sites are available) series?

Ohh a recent book that I’ve read that I would love to see an adaptation of would be The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune. It’s one of my favourite books this year and gosh it would be beautiful! But also funny, and emotional and fantastical.

Is there a book you just could not finish? Why?

Pursued by the Rake (Season of Scandal #1) by Mary Lancaster is a recent book that I couldn’t finish. I wasn’t able to connect with any of the characters, and the storyline really confused me. I really wanted to like this one. It sounded so interesting, but it really was a disappointment.

What book is your go-to recommendation when someone asks you to suggest a good read?

At the moment I love suggestion Red, White And Royal Blue, Check Please!, A Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid Kemmerer and anything Rebecca Yarros.

Is there a book you’ve read multiple times? Why do you keep going back to it?

The Infernal Devices – this series hurts me. But it’s so beautiful and just makes me smile so much. I would read nearly all of Cassandra Clare’s books again and again. I’m a massive rereader so it’s something that I do regularly.

What was that one book you had to study at school you would definitely never, ever read again?

Anything by Jane Austen. I’ve tried to read a few of her books, but haven’t been able to get into any of them. I might try again in a couple of years, maybe I will see it differently then. But for now, I will get it a few years.

Is there a book that stirs a memory for you of a point in your life?

Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead for sure. It was one of the first series that I really feel in love with. That got me reading YA and Urban fantasy.

If you could re-write the ending of a book, which book would you pick and how would you change it?

Not really. I think that an author writes their novel the way that it’s meant to be written. Do I wish that some things were different – maybe? But I don’t think it’s up to me.

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And that is it for this tag! I’m tagging anyone that wants to do it. What are you currently reading at the moment? Let’s Chat!