#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

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 Throne of Glass Book Tag

This week I'm back to following book tags that are inspired by some of my favorite series. This week's #BookTag Saturday focuses on...

Book Tag Saturday: The Throne of Glass Book Tag

 1. Lysandra (A book with a cover change you loved)

A) The paperback of The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

2. Abraxos (A book that’s better on the inside than it looks on the outside)

A) Shiver by Kristen Middleton - the original cover sucks so bad but the story is still good. The series goes downhill with the next book...

3. Erilea (A series with great world-building)

A) The Stalking Jack the Ripper series has AMAZING world-building! Especially Hunting Prince Dracula.

4. Rifthold (A book that combines genres)

A) Unknown by Wendy Higgins - Romance, Sci-Fi, Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic

5. Damaris (A book based on/inspired by a myth/legend)

A) Abandon by Meg Cabot (Persephone Myth)

6. Kaltain Rompier (A book with an unexpected twist)

A) As She Fades by Abbi Glines

7. Assassin’s Keep (A book with an unreliable narrator)

A) Privilege by Kate Brian - You almost feel sorry for Ariana, but then you remember she's a psycho killer

8. Asterin Blackbeak (A book that’s got SQUAD GOALS)

A) ACOMAF. Seriously? Is there any better than Rhysand's Inner Circle?

9. Terrasen (A book that feels like home)

A) Boy Heaven by Laura Kasischke - It's set in the woods in Michigan and I camped quite a bit in Northern Michigan as a child and Michigan is one of my favorite vacation spots.

10. Aelin Ashryver Galathynius (A book with the power to destroy you)

A) Sharing Sam by Katherine Applegate - So many feels. Emotions shattered.

11. Manon Blackbeak (A book that intimidated you)

A) Basically any Stephen King book because most that I've tried are more than 1000 pages long. 

12. Rowan Whitethorn (A book that makes you swoon)

A) Play by Kylie Scott

13. Chaol Westfall (A book that challenged you to see things differently)

A) Crash Into Me by Albert Borris

14. Fleetfoot (A book that you received as a gift)

A) Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge - I got it for Christmas as my make-up secret Santa gift.

15. Eye of Elena (A book you found right when you needed it)

A) An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson - I found it last weekend at Half Price Books when I'd been looking for it for months - and it was SIGNED!

#BookTag Saturday: The 20 Reading Questions Tag

This week I'm switching gears just a little bit and doing the 20 Reading Questions Book Tag...

1. Favorite Genre To Read:

A: Young Adult Fantasy

2. Current Book You're Reading:

A: Bad Boy Brody by Tijan

3. First Book You Remember Loving:

A: East O' The Sun and West O' The Moon (my grandmother read it to me at bedtime when I was a child)

4. A Book / Series You Wish Would Be Adapted To Film:

A: The Thousandth Floor Trilogy by Katharine McGee

5. Favorite Protagonist:

A: Elena Michaels (Women of the Otherworld Series by Kelley Armstrong)

6. Favorite Antagonist:

A: The Darkling (Grisha Trilogy by Leigh Bardugo)

7. Do You Write Any Stories:

A: Yes! I've written young adult paranormal romance, urban fantasy, historical fantasy, retellings, fantasy, dabbled in horror, and now I'm attempting new adult sports romance, sci-fi, and thriller.

8. A Movie You Think Was Better Than The Book:

A: The Jane Austen Book Club

9. Best Book You've Read This Year:

A: That's a toughie - Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

10. One of Your Favorite Authors:

A: Wendy Higgins

11. Least Favorite Genre to Read:

A: Dystopian

12. A Book You'd Recommend to a Friend:

A: Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff because I don't think enough people know about that book.

13. Favorite Film Adaptation of a Book:

A: The Great Gatsby (the Baz Luhrmann version)

14. Book You've Read The Most Times:

A: Strange Bedpersons by Jennifer Curse

15. A Book You Didn't Expect to Like:

A: Unknown by Wendy Higgins

16. Favorite Classic Book:

A: Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

17. Book That's Impacted You The Most:

A: Crash Into Me by Albert Borris

18. If You Could Meet One Author (Living or Dead) Who Would It Be?

A: Wendy Higgins or Sarah J. Maas

19. An Author You Think More People Should Know About:

A: Sabrina Ramoth

20. Favorite Book / Series of All Time:

A: The Thousandth Floor Trilogy by Katharine McGee (and I haven't even read the third book yet but I know it will be f'ing amazing!

#BookTag Saturday: Playing Catch-Up

This Book Tag Saturday I'm catching up on a couple of book tags I've received on Bookstagram...

The #JanBookTag

1. Leftover Chocolate (A Book That You're Sick of Seeing):

Definitely Caraval

2. Feeling Poor (A Book That You Spent Too Much Money On):

A Collector's Edition of Romeo and Juliet

3. Chocolate Orange (A Book That You Didn't Expect to Like But You Did): 

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

4. Shortbread (An Old Favorite):

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller

5. New Year, New Me (A Genre You Plan to Read More Of): 

Sci-Fi (maybe)

6. Gift (A Book That You Received): 

Bright Smoke, Cold Fire by Rosamund Hodge

7. Taking Down the Decorations (A Book With A Minimalist Cover):

Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard

8. Scrapping the Junk Food (A Book You'd Get Rid of):

Thicker than Water by Brigid Kemmerer

9. Leftover Wrapping Paper (A Story That Was Wrapped Up Perfectly):

the Unknown Trilogy by Wendy Higgins

10. So Many Mince Pies (A Guilty Pleasure): 

Claiming Addison by Zoey Derrick

The #OwlExamBookTag

1. Transfiguration (A Book That Took You By Surprise): 

Secrets of Bennett Hall by Jordan Elizabeth

2. Herbology (A Book With Flowers on the Cover):

Blood Rose Rebellion by Rosalyn Eves

3. Ancient Runes (A Favorite Classic): 

Persuasion by Jane Austen

4. Defense Against The Dark Arts (A Book With A Dark Theme):

Ryan's Bed by Tijan (teen suicide, depression, etc.)

5. Astronomy (A Book Set In Space):

Defy the Stars by Claudia Gray

6. Arithmancy (An All-Time Favorite Series):

Stalking Jack the Ripper

7. Divination (A Book On Your TBR You Can't Wait to Get to):

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

#BookTag Saturday: The #BooksEveryday Tag

This book tag Saturday is a short little tag, only a few questions long about me and my reading experiences. As you all know, books are a part of my every day so it makes sense this week to partake in the #Bookseveryday #Booktag...

Book Tag Saturday: The Books Everyday Book Tag

🇺🇸 Foreign or National? 

Um... I don’t get the question? I live in the US?

📚 Book You Couldn’t Finish:

 The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert 

📱 Physical or eBook:

 Physical

😈 Favorite Villain: 

The Darkling

📚 Book You Recommend to Everyone: The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw

📖 Book You Judged by Its Cover: Caraval (I was expecting it to be as cool as its cover)

#BookTag Saturday: The Rapid Fire Book Tag

This week I'm doing another tag from Bookstagram, the #RapidFireBookTag...

🔥 Online or In-Store Buying?

Online. It's hard for me to get to an actual bookstore these days and Walmart's selection sucks.

🔥 Trilogy or Series?

Trilogy, I lose interest after about 3 or 4 books. 

🔥 A Book You Want Everyone To Read?

My newest book, CurseBreaker. 🤣

🔥 Last Book You Finished?

There's Someone Inside Your House by Stephanie Perkins

🔥 Weirdest Thing You've Ever Used As A Bookmark?

One of those thick nail files

🔥 Used Books?

Absolutely! I live for discount books!

🔥 Three Favorite Genres?

Fantasy, Romance, Thriller/Horror

🔥 Borrow or Buy?

Buy. I might as well since it costs $8 just to get to the library. And then I always have to order books from other libraries. 

🔥 Character or Story?

This is sort of a trick question. You can't have one without the other. Although I have DNF'd books just because I hated the main character.

🔥 Long or Short Books?

If a book is 300 pages or less I'm a happy girl.

🔥 Long or Short Chapters?

Eh, somewhere in the middle I guess. If a chapter is like 50 pages I want to strangle the author.

🔥 A Book That Made You Cry or Laugh?

Cry: Just An Illusion: EP by D. Kelly, Laugh: pretty much any book by Meg Cabot or Jennifer Crusie

🔥 Our world or fictional?

Fictional

🔥 Audiobooks?

Not really my thing.

🔥 Do You Judge Books by their cover?

Yeah, which is how I've ended up with a lot of pretty but unlikeable books.

🔥 A Book You Prefer to the movie/tv show?

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (Just rewatched the miniseries last night... it still doesn't hold a candle to the book)

🔥 A movie/tv show you prefer to the book?

Bitten, Under the Dome, Austenland, 13 Reasons Why

🔥 Series or Standalone?

Standalone, unless a series is complete. I grow tired of waiting a year in between books.

#BookTag Saturday: The Meet the Bookstagrammer #2 Tag

This week I'm thin on tags since it's the end of the year but a friend of mine tagged me on Instagram with the Meet The Bookstagrammer #2 Tag!

💥 Where Would You Like To Live?

New Orleans

💥 Did You Plan Your Bookstagram Account?

No, it started out as a regular account, then my author account, and now my bookstagram account.

💥 Dream Job:

I'm living it! I'm an author. I'd also like to work in a bookstore someday.

💥 Authors You'd Like To Meet:

Wendy Higgins, Sarah J. Maas, Leigh Bardugo, and Kylie Scott

💥 Favorite Place To Travel?

I loved Sioux Falls, South Dakota. There are a lot of places I'd like to go yet that I haven't been to though.

💥 Happy Place/Song/Food?

Happy Place: bookstores, Happy Song: Mz. Hyde by Halestorm, Food: Culver's burgers

#BookTag Saturday: The Mean Girls Book Tag

This week's Book Tag Saturday post is another tag I saw over on Coffee Break YA/NA/MG, the Mean Girls Book Tag...

1. "It’s pronounced like Cady” - Which fictional character’s names did you get completely wrong?

A) Aodren from Ever the Hunted/Ever the Brave by Erin Summerill and I keep pronouncing Kathe in Wintersong/Shadowsong as "Kathy" in my head and I'm sure that's probably not right.

2. “She doesn’t even go here!” - Which character would you like to place in a fictional world from another book or series?

Ooh! I think I'd like to see Amren from the ACOTAR series by Sarah J. Maas randomly show up somewhere in her Throne of Glass series! 

3. “On Wednesdays we wear pink!” - Repetition. Repetition. Which book gave you dejavu of another book whilst reading it?

A lot of Abbi Glines's books seem similar to me plot-wise. It's always either girl with bad past falls for rich guy or vise versa.

4. "You all have got to stop calling each other sluts and whores. It just makes it okay for guys to call you sluts and whores." - Which book gave you the complete opposite of girl power feels? 

Barking Madness by Ryan... Hill? I don't know I just don't think it painted girls in a very good light. I DNF'd after about 10%.

5. “You go Glen Coco!” - Name a character you felt like you wanted to cheer on whilst reading.

I don't know actually...

6. “Get in loser, we’re going shopping!” How long do you typically spend at a book shop?

It depends. Do I have to be somewhere or am I allowed an in-depth shopping? If  I have a lot of other things to do I can have a stack of 15+ books in my hands in under 10 minutes if I find what I'm looking for. If I'm allowed to browse or I'm looking for something specific It's more like a half hour.

7. “It’s not my fault you’re like in love with me or something!” - Which character would have to get out a restraining order on you, if they were real?

Mal Ericson from the Stage Dive series by Kylie Scott 😍

8. “I can’t help it that I’m popular.” - Which overhyped book were you cautious about reading?

Caraval by Stephanie Garber

9. “She’s a life ruiner. She ruins peoples lives.” - We all love Regina George. Name a villian you just love to hate.

Nan from the Rosemary Beach Series by Abbi Glines

10. “I’m not like a regular Mom, I’m a cool Mom.” - Your favourite fictional parents. 

I usually hate fictional parents... 🤔 Can I say Mr. and Mrs. Weatherly from my book Out of Darkness?

11. “That is so Fetch!” - Which book or series would you love to catch on?

The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller - not enough people know about that book and it's an old favorite of mine.

12. “How do I even begin to explain Regina George?” - Describe your ideal character to read about.

I love reading the broken screwed up male characters. I also love female leads that are intelligent and don't need to be saved every two seconds. 

13. “I just have a lot of feelings.” - What do you do when a book gives you a bad case of ‘the feels’?

Cry? 🤣

14. “Nice wig Janice, what’s it made of?” "Your Mom’s chest hair!” - Which characters one liners would you love to claim for your own?

I'm just going to blurt the first one that comes to mind... "Fine, make me your villain." Because I don't give a damn what people think of me. If they want to make me out to be the bad seed go right ahead.

15. “Boo, you whore.” - Name a time a characters decision has made you roll your eyes

I hate when characters try to be all freaking selfless and give themselves up to the enemy. 🙄 Drives me crazy every single time.

#BookTag Saturday: The #MyBookHomeTag

Another week, another Instagram/Bookstagram Tag for #BookTag Saturday. This week I'm doing the...

1. A Book You'd Like To Live In: 
Splintered by A.G. Howard
I love her twisted reimagining of Wonderland.

2. Author You'd Like As A Roommate:
Kelly Creagh or Jessica Verday
Because they like dark, gothic things like me.

3. Fictional Place You'd Like to Live In: 
Prythian or Caelira
I'd love the Autumn Court or the land of magic storms!

4. Book That Gives You Comfort:
Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
This book is a forever favorite and it always makes me feel better.

5. Fave Reading Spot:
In my big chair by the patio door or in bed.

6. Character You Could Never Live Without:
Mal from the Stage Dive Series by Kylie Scott
My Bae 💕😍💗