
Though I was incredibly late when it came to getting around to playing it for the first time, Skyrim is one of my absolute favorite games of all time. Iāve been playing quite a bit of it lately and of course, being the book nerd that I am, it got me started thinking about a Skyrim book tag. I was pretty certain there would already be one, but was surprised to see that one does not appear to exist yet. Obviously, I had to fix that! š
This is the first tag Iāve ever created, so bear with me!
Fus Ro Dah ā A book that blew you away.

For this one, Iām going to have to go with a recent readāVicious by V.E. Schwab. I feel like I canāt even begin to describe how much I adored this novel. Given my love of superheroes and supervillains, I was fairly certain I was going to enjoy it, but I still wasnāt at all prepared for how amazing it ended up being; it was everything I was hoping for and so much more. Victoria Schwab is a master at storytelling and character creation, bringing to life a unique plotline with a vivid and extremely complex cast of characters. It was exciting, fast-paced, and suspenseful, making it hard to put down and to get off my mind.
Dovahkiin ā Favorite āchosen oneā story.

Harry Potter. Hands down. Okay, so I admit thatās an obvious choice, but itās the truth! š To be honest, I donāt have a lot of āchosen oneā stories that I really love. I do enjoy them from time to time, but Iām a bit picky because they can easily be too repetitive or over-the-top. It can be frustrating when they get too far into āspecial snowflakeā or ādeus ex machinaā territory.Ā The Hunger Games would be an extremely close second.
Thu’um – A book that got a verbal reaction out of you (good or bad).
Since Iām good at being indecisive, Iāll pick one for each!
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Good ā I would say anything by Gillian Flynn, but I have only read two of her stories, so Gone Girl and The Grownup. Never before have I read stories so brilliantly plotted and with such insane and surprising twists. I donāt think it will ever be possible for me to get through one of her novels without some sort of verbal outburst!

Bad ā A Little Something Different by Sandy Hall. I know I shouldnāt have been surprised given the fact that contemporary romance novels and I donāt usually get along so well. The prospect of fourteen different points of view really caught my attentionāI mean, two of them were a squirrel and a park bench! However, while it was a creative concept, this was one of the most frustrating stories I have ever read, and it had me shouting at the characters on many occasions. It was impossible to connect to any of the main characters with so many perspectives, and the progression of the romance faced so many near misses and setbacks that it became completely implausible.
Arrow to the Knee āĀ A book or series that started out well but ended up being disappointing.
Again, since indecisiveness is my forte, Iāll pick one of each (kind ofā¦)! š

Book ā This was one that I was a bit conflicted on, but I would have to say Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard. I loved the concept for this novel, and though I never really connected with the main character at any point, the story started out strong. Between the concept of the superpowers and Aveyardās beautiful, vivid writing, I was completely hooked. But as the story went on, the focus turned away from the interesting and important aspects of the plot and more toward trivial things. On top of that, the ending was fairly predictable and a bit too sudden to be believable. I did not hate Red Queen by any means, and I will definitely be continuing on with this series at some point, but I found this first novel to be on the disappointing side.

Series ā I have not yet finished the final book, but the Divergent trilogy was a series that I felt did not retain the same quality as it started out with. Divergent is fantastic, one of my favorite books, and it got my hopes up pretty high about the rest of the series. However, I just could not get into Insurgent, and found that it was missing a good amount of what I loved about the first novel. Unfortunately, the series as a whole ended up being rather disappointing.
Shadowmere – Favorite literary/fictional animal or pet.
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My favorite literary/fictional animals in generalāconveniently staying with the theme of Skyrimāare dragons. And though I would totally not mind having a dragon as a pet, I might have to choose a direwolves from Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire series for that favorite. I absolutely love wolves, and these intelligent and beautiful animals would make incredibly loyal companions.
Alduin ā Most frightening literary/fictional animal.

Having just said how much I love wolves, I have to briefly contradict myself and choose the wolves of the White Witchās secret police in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobeāspecifically Maugrim, the captain. I still generally adore wolves, but these ones completely freaked me out when I was younger (and still a bit today, if Iām honest)! I chalk part of my fear up to how insanely creepy they were in the old BBC film that I watched as a kid; I remember actually having to close my eyes through some of their scenes the first few times I watched it! However, they are also (understandably) presented as very frightening and vicious in the novel as well.
Companions Guild ā Best literary friendship.Ā

Though there are tons of amazing literary friendships that I love, I have to go with my all-time favorite oneāSherlock Holmes and John Watson. In my opinion, this is the most brilliant character pairing in literary history. They have a unique relationship that works so well in the context of the storiesāthey complement each other perfectly. This is truly a dynamic duo!
Dark Brotherhood ā The darkest story youāve ever read.
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This would be a toss up between Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn and Alice by Christina Henry. My favorite types of storiesāboth to read and to writeāare dark ones, and these two are by far the most intense and twisted novels I have ever read. They were both absolutely spectacular as well!
Thieves Guild ā Favorite morally ambiguous character.

Okay, so I really want to choose Loki for this one, because he is my favorite of all-time. However, I did want to go with a book character, so Iāll choose one of my newest favoritesāVictor Vale from Vicious by V.E. Schwab (goodness, there were a lot of āvāsā in that statementā¦). He is one of the best examples of an antihero that I have ever come across. I feel like Iāve said this a million times before, but he is totally that type of character that you hate to love and maybe even love to hate. He is so well-imagined and I absolutely adored reading about him.
Wuld Nah Kest (whirlwind sprint) – Your fastest read.

One of the fastest reads Iāve ever had was A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness. This is not a long story, but the beautiful writing and skillful storytelling makes it fly by so much faster. It took me about two hours to readāand thatās even counting the extra time it took due to inability to see anything through my tears!
Tiid Klo Ul (slow time) ā Your slowest read.

The slowest read I can remember ever having was Insurgent, which took me about three months to get through. Iām not the fastest reader in the world, but I usually get through most books in a reasonable amount of time. So taking three months to finish a book is quite a rare occurrence for me. Insurgent, unfortunately, really paled in comparison to Divergent, and I found it relatively difficult to get into. That, coupled with the fact that I was in a bit of a reading slump at the time, definitely took away from my motivation to read it.
Tamriel āĀ Favorite fictional world.

It will come as absolutely no surprise to any of you who know me pretty well by know when I say Narnia. It is such a beautifully created world, full of magic, awesome mythical creatures and, the best part, talking animals! No matter what, there will always be a small part of me that keeps hoping Iāll find a doorway in the back of a wardrobe. š
Bonus Question:
“Sworn to Carry Your Burdens” ā The heaviest book you own.

By far, the heaviest book that I own is my leather bound edition of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. It is also, coincidentally, one of my favorite books that I own as well! š
I Tag:
Heather @ The Sassy Book Geek
Anna @ My Bookish Dream
Kayla @ Bookedsolid1989
Emma @ The Terror of Knowing
The Orang-utan Librarian
SSJTimeLord
Ashleigh @ A Frolic Through Fiction
Zezee @ Zezee with Books
Jessica @ The Awkward Book Blogger
Catia @ The Girl Who Read Too Much
Cristina @ My Tiny Obsessions
Yasmin and Paige @ The Wild Readers
Jesse @ Books at Dawn
Michelle @ Book Adventures
Liam @ Liamās Library
Bookception21
ā¦and anyone else who is interested in doing this tag! Also, to everyone Iāve tagged, there is absolutely no pressure to do thisāonly if you want to! š
