I was tagged to do the Harry Potter Tag by the lovely Kai from Black Cat Kai. Thank you so much for the tag, Kai! Make sure to stop by and check out her blog! 😀
This awesome tag and all of the corresponding art was created by two fantastic book bloggers—Lashaan and Trang from Bookidote. The only rule of the tag: you cannot use Harry Potter books for any of your answers.
Let’s get this tag started!
A book where you found the theme interesting, but you’d like to rewrite it.
The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone by Adele Griffin
The concept of the novel was incredibly interesting—it was intended to be formatted in a way that was sort of like found footage movies, but in book form. That style, along with a plot focusing on a murder mystery while making a commentary on celebrity culture, should have theoretically made for a great novel. However, there was no mystery, the characters felt too much like stereotypical caricatures, and the text itself was like reading paperwork. I’d definitely rewrite this to fix those elements. Click here to check out my full review of The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone!
The first book in a series that got you hooked.
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
I haven’t read all that many series so far in my life, and since I can’t use Harry Potter here, that narrows my list even further! However, The Hunger Games immediately comes to mind here because it was the first series I really got excited about after Harry Potter ended. I absolutely devoured this book, and it quickly made this one of my all-time favorite trilogies!
A book you wish you could have right now.
Heartless by Marissa Meyer
This Savage Song by Victoria Schwab
I can’t decide between the two—I’m so excited for both. Not only are these books by two of my auto-buy authors, the stories themselves sound absolutely fantastic. I need them in my hands ASAP!
A killer book. Both senses. Take it as you like.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Well, doesn’t this just fit here perfectly! Seriously, this book is killer. It’s by far the most captivating, well-written, and brilliantly plotted book I’ve ever read. Click here to check out my full review of Gone Girl!
A book that you found really confusing.
The Boy with the Cuckoo-Clock Heart by Mathias Malzieu
I read this a couple of years ago and to this day I’m still not certain how I felt about it. The concept for the plot was intriguing, but the actual execution of it was not the smoothest. I found that the story jumped around far too much, making it choppy and hard to follow. On top of that, it at times felt like the author was unsure of where he wanted the story to go. Overall, it unfortunately ended up being a jumbled and unsatisfying read.
Your spirit animal book.
Vicious by V.E. Schwab
Is anyone surprised by this? 😀 My brain is essentially solely comprised of superheroes and supervillains, so this book is everything a nerd like me ever wanted and more. Morally ambiguous characters are my favorite to both read and write about, as well as the intriguing psychology elements that inevitably come into a plot along with them. Between the vivid characters, fascinating storyline, and stellar writing, there is no doubt in my mind that Vicious is my spirit animal! Click here to check out my full review of Vicious!
A dark, twisted book.
Alice by Christina Henry
I absolutely love reading dark stories and have read tons over the years, but this is definitely the darkest and most twisted one I’ve come across so far. If you enjoy those kinds of book though, I would highly recommend it because it was fantastic! I will actually have a full review of this up on here one day, I promise!
A book that surprised you in a great way, reveals to be more than it is.
A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
Whenever I think of books that surprised me, this instantly comes to mind. I was expecting a much different type of story than what it turned out to be, and I think that made me love it even more. There are so many layers, so much complexity in what is an outwardly simple and straightforward story. It is a remarkably beautiful piece of literature. Click here to check out my full review of A Monster Calls!
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Thank you for tagging me! 😀
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Loved your answers. Thanks for the tag!
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Nice tag! 🙂 I’d never seen it before
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Oh A Monster Calls. *sniffs* my poor heart!!!
I’m so glad you have Alice here!!! I just picked up the book myself last month cause it sounded cool. And now I know that it really is!! 😀
I just started listening to the audiobook of Hunger Games & I can see what you mean. It is addictive!! I saw all the movies (bad kai!!) and enjoyed them but didn’t really care to pick up the books. But then I saw the AB at my library’s ecollection & I knew I had to.
And you’re welcome!!! You’re sweet 😀 ♡♡♡
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I also read The Boy with The Cuckoo Clock Heart a few years ago and it is a cute story but I understand what you’re saying. I think maybe because it was translated from French some things might have gotten lost in translation…
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Love this tag!!! Hunger Games got me hooked too! And I can’t wait for heartless and anything by V e Schwab! Thanks so much for tagging me!
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Oh my God. I seriously got exited when I saw that you tagged me to do this tag! XD I nearly knocked a glass over (though that might be due to my clumsiness) – I managed to catch it! 😀 Thanks sooo much for tagging me! ❤
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