#BookTag Saturday: September 29

This week I have three tags from @heretherebeareader!

The #TopFiveFaves Tag

1. Series:

The Thousandth Floor by Katharine McGee

2. Season:

Fall

3. Color:

Black, Green, and Red

4. Dessert:

Cake Batter Ice Cream

5. Flower:

Tulips

The #5foodsilove Tag

1. Pasta

2. Burgers

3. Pizza

4. Chicken Fried Steak

5. Popcorn

The #booksthatgaveyouallthefeels Tag

1. Sharing Sam by Katharine Applegate

2. As She Fades by Abbi Glines

3. Paper Princess by Erin Watt

4. The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

#BookTags: Catching Up Part III

I was tagged by @booksandthebear for the #tenfactsaboutme - non-book edition

1. I'm addicted to lattes

2. My favorite ice cream flavors are coffee and cake batter

3. I watch horror movies more often than any sane person should

4. I suffer from severe depression and anxiety

5. Halloween is my holiday

6. I'm a teetotaler 

7. I'm a lefty!

8. I love reading tarot cards and I have 5 different decks

9. I have small feet, size 7 1/2!

10. I walk pretty much everywhere I go

I was also tagged by @heretherebeareader for the #royaltybooktag

1. Queen (Character who slays): Aelin

2. King (A Character With Authority): Dumbledore

3. Princess (A Stuck Up Character): Zoya (but she comes around)

4. Prince (Favorite Male Character): Mal Erickson

5. Knight (Extremely Strong Character): Gallowglass comes to mind for some reason...

6. Maid (Favorite Supporting Character): Sethos

7. Dragon (Favorite fantasy / mythical pet): Abraxos

8. Castle (Favorite Setting): The Tower (The Thousandth Floor)

and she also tagged me for the #paperbackboneshp tag!

1. What house are you least likely to be sorted into? Hufflepuff

2. Beauxbatons, Durmstrang, or Ilvermorny? Beauxbatons

3. Favorite Dumbledore? Michael Gambon

4. Animagus or Metamorphmagus? Metamorphmagus

5. Would you put your name in the Goblet of Fire? Hell no! I value survival thank you very much!

6. Ever read Harry Potter fan fiction? No

7. Canon OTP? Harry and Ginny

8. Non-Canon OTP? Lupin and Tonks

9. The Book You Reread Last? The Philosopher's Stone

Book Tag Saturday: The #OzBookTag

The #OzBookTag

Tagged by @dogearsandcatnaps

1. Dorothy (Favorite Female Protagonist):

Audrey Rose Wadsworth

2. Wicked Witch of the West (Villain You Like): 

The Darkling

3. Glinda (Favorite Unexpected Adversary):

Thorn (RoseBlood) - sort of?

4. Wicked Witch of the East (Character Who Died Too Early): 

Nehemia or Matthias 

5. Scarecrow (Smartest Character): Hermione 

6. Tin Woodsman (Most Loveable Character): 

Vixie Lochson (The Eurona Duology)

7. Lion (Best Character Development Arc): 

Aelin

8. Toto (Favorite Pet): 

Abraxos or Fleetfoot

9. Wizard (Favorite Character With Magic):

 Legend

10. Nome King (Villain You Hate):  

Maeve

#BookTag Saturday (On a Thursday): Catch Up #2

No, your calendar speaks the truth - it's only Thursday. But I have a ton of tags to catch up on so we're doing it a few days early...

The #WatchedItFirst Book Tag

Tagged by: @heretherebeareader

Actually I did read Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane before seeing the movie (because the movie release date got moved which gave me plenty of time). But honestly, it took me watching the movie - more than once - to understand the ending of the book.

The #SpellTheMonthInBooks Book Tag

Tagged by @erinelizabethreads

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J - Just An Illusion (D. Kelly)

U - Unknown (Wendy Higgins)

L - Like A Memory (Abbi Glines)

Y - You Were Mine (Abbi Glines)

The #TellMeSomethingAboutYourself Book Tag

Tagged by @erinelizabethreads

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1. Celebrity Crush - Max Minghella

2. Favorite City - New Orleans

3. Favorite TV Show - Vikings

4. Scared of - Death

5. Era to Live In - The Viking Era or the Victorian Era

The #BookishAlphabet Book Tag

Tagged by @erinelizabethreads

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I got the letter P

1. Author's Name - Jodi Picoult

2. Books - Prince of Shadows (Rachel Caine)

3. Characters - Phillipe (Minor Character in Shadow of Night by Deborah Darkness)

I'll give you guys the letter T

The #FiveFictionalBesties Book Tag

Tagged by @jenn.mckenzie

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1. Dee Black (Lux Series) - she's so bubbly and sweet I'd definitely want her as a friend!

2. Abbey (The Hollow Trilogy) - She's a dark, creative soul like me!

3. Audrey Rose Wadsworth (SJTR Series) - She's witty and fearless, someone to look up to)

4. Amren (ACOTAR Series) 

5. Nehemia (TOG Series) 

#BookTag Saturday: The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!

I've seen this tag floating around quite a bit lately and since it's almost July I'd like to reflect on the books I've already read this year. 

*Note - As of today I've read 44 books in 2018, 23 5-Star Reads, 12 4-Star Reads, 5 3-Star Reads, 1 1-Star Read, and 2 DNF-Books.

Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag!

1. Best Book You've Read So Far in 2018?

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

2. Best Sequel You've Read So Far in 2018?

The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco

3. New Release You Haven't Read Yet, But You Want To?

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Jodi Meadows, and Brodi Ashton

4. Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of 2018?

The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee!

5. Biggest Disappointment?

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

6. Biggest Surprise?

Ryan's Bed by Tijan

7. Favorite New / New To You Author?

Tyffany Hackett

8. Newest Fictional Crush?

Rush from Rebel Heir and Rebel Heart by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward

9. Newest Favorite Character?

Frey from The Boneless Mercies by April Genevieve Tucholke

10. Book That Made You Cry?

Bad Boy Brody and Ryan's Bed by Tijan and As She Fades by Abbi Glines

11. Book That Made You Happy?

Chaser by Kylie Scott

12. Favorite Book-to-Movie Adaptation You Saw This Year?

Forever My Girl

13. Favorite Review You've Written This Year?

Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young or Imber by Tyffany Hackett

14. Most Beautiful Book You've Bought So Far This Year?

Legendary by Stephanie Garber and An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson

15. What Books Do You Need to Read By The End of the Year?

1. The Towering Sky by Katharine McGee

2. Escaping from Houdini by Kerri Maniscalco

3. House of Furies by Madeleine Roux

4. Heartless by Marissa Meyer

5. Beyond A Darkened Shore by Jessica Leake