Christmas Eve Book Tag! | Blogmas Day 24

Merry Christmas Eve! It’s here it’s here! 😀 Santa comes tonight!

1) Christmas Eve morning: what is a book you wake up excited to read? one you anticipate reading or one you read in the past that you want to get back into?

Klaus is my festive read for this year. It’s the first time in a while where my Christmas book hasn’t been a reread. I’m pretty pumped!

 

 

2) Christmas Eve breakfast: what are your favorite treats during the holiday season?

I’ve been eating so much damn chocolate this month. So much.

3) Family Time: What is a book that fills you with happiness and love? the warm fuzzies in general?

Oddball came out at the beginning of the month and it’s so nice and fuzzy (literally, the cover is fuzzy).

 

 

4) Christmas Carols: What are your favorite Christmas Carols or holiday songs?

Carol of the Bells 4eva.

5) Anticipation: What is a book release you are very much anticipating?

Honestly I haven’t been paying too much attention to release announcements, so I don’t have a list yet. One I do know though is Locklands, which is the third book in Bennett’s Founders Trilogy. It comes out I believe in June.

 

 

6) You hear sleigh bells on the roof and are so excited you can’t sleep!: What is a book that kept you up all night?

Most recently it was this book! It was just so readable!

 

 

 

7) It’s Christmas morning, and Santa has come!: What is a book on your wishlist that you hope to unwrap?

I made an entire post about this earlier this week! Books I hope Santa brings! Go check it out!

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And that’s it peeps. See yinz on the 26th.

12 Days of Christmas Book Tag! | Blogmas Day 20

Happy Sunday, a tag today! Wasn’t tagged as per usual but it’s Christmasy themed, so we’re going with it, peeps. I did this tag last year and the year before as well so I’m going to attempt to come up with different answers.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: A partridge in a pear tree!

The partridge stood alone in the pear tree. What is your favorite stand alone?

Definitely one of the best standalones I’ve read this year. It really felt like a melancholy Ghibli story.

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Two turtle doves!

Love is in the air! Who is your one true pairing?

Again, same as last year and the year before, I don’t really have one.

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three French hens!

In the spirit of threes, what is the best trilogy you have read?

This is one of the best trilogies I’ve read this year, if not ever. I’m very late to this band wagon I know but man these books were definitely worth the hype.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Four calling birds!

Since series usually consist of four or more books, what is your favorite series?

This was a really good one I read this year. It has 18 volumes total, and technically it was a reread since I did read it once about fifteen years ago. It had been so long though that I forgot about a lot of it and it was like reading it for the first time.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Five golden rings!

One ring to rule them all! Who is your Favorite Villain/Antagonist?

Definitely Cresades from Bennett’s Founders trilogy. It’s been a while since I was actually unsettled by a villain in a book but man, he’s unsettling.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Six geese a laying!

Creation is a beautiful thing. What is your favorite world/world-building?

The world in Robin Hobb’s Soldier Son trilogy is really interesting. There’s the regular world and then this whole other spiritual world within the trees. It’s really neat.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Seven swans a swimming!

Who needs seven swans when all it takes is one good animal sidekick? Who’s your favorite animal sidekick?

Obviously Roach the horse from the Witcher series.

One the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Eight maid a milking!

Milk is so 18th century. Which book or series takes beverages/food to a whole new level?

Second breakfast.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Nine ladies dancing!

Dancing is just one skill of a Lady! Who is your favorite kickass female lead?

I feel like I keep bringing up Baru a lot. I keep rereading the series though so makes sense.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Ten lords a leaping!

How about your favorite leading lad?

Logan from this trilogy is pretty wonderful. He’s a huge, rough battle-worn guy but I suspect he’s a teddy bear.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Eleven pipers piping!

What is your favorite book or bookish thing with musical influence? (It can be about music, reference music a lot etc.)

I don’t have a good answer for this one this year 😦 I didn’t read anything music related.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave ot me: Twelve drummers drumming!

Drum roll please…what is your favorite read of this year?

I’m not telling yet! That is another post.

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And that’s it – if you’d like to do this, do it yo. See ya tomorrow.

Bookish Christmas Book Tag! | Blogmas Day 13

Happy Day 13! Only 12 more sleeps until Christmas! I’m doing a tag today. I found it on Whimsically Meghan‘s blog, so go check it out!

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Father Christmas: Name a book you received as a child that you treasure to this day.

I Choose You by Tracey West. This was one of the first ‘chapter’ books I owned. My parents got it for me when I was nine or so, and I still have it, along with most of the rest of the original series. As far as I know the series is still going and has like a million books in it now.

The Ghost of Christmas Past: Is there a book or series you like to revisit each year at Christmas time?

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson gets a reread from me every few years or so, and now that I have a kid I can read it to him too. It’s one of those beginner reader books, and honestly it could count as an answer for the first question, too.

Christmas Tree: Name a series that reaches new heights with every entry.

Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings series definitely does. Pictured on the right is book uh… eight, and my personal favorite. There are sixteen books total and every single one is worth the read. They’re wonderful.

Friends and Family: Name a book with fantastic characters.

The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie has such interesting characters. Like this first book honestly is mostly set up but the characters keep it interesting. Some of them I love and some I hate and some I hated and then grew to love.

Decorations: Name a book with a gorgeous cover you would proudly display on your shelves.

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio – Just look how lovely it is!

Christmas Cards: Name a book that carries a great message.

Our Dining Table by Ori Mita does. It has love and togetherness and acceptance and recovery and all sorts of things. And it’s sweet to boot.

Ice and Snow: Name a book that you were hoping to love but which ultimately left you feeling cold.

I Hate Fairyland by Skottie Young I had really high hopes for. It’s so colorful and neat looking but I ended up not enjoying it.

Christmas Lunch: Name a book that was big and intimidating but oh so worth it in the end.

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee comes in at just under 600 pages and normally that’s not too bad for me, but I chose it because it’s nonfiction, which is always intimidating to me. This book was super good though, very interesting.

Mince Pies: Name a book you found sweet and satisfying.

Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft was really, really good. It ended up on my favorites list of… I don’t remember what year. It was at least a few years ago, but I still think about it. What I really loved about this book was the setting. It was just so neat!

Presents: What book do you wish you could give everyone to read?

Literally anything by Robin Hobb

Spreading the Festive Cheer: Tag some friends to help spread the festive bookish love.

Pbtbt!

If you wanna do this tag, you’re tagged.

Until tomorrow, peeps!

The Reread Tag!

Happy Day! Today I’m doing the reread tag, which I found on Zezee @Zezeewithbooks‘s blog. It was created by Brianna @Brianna’sBooksandRandomness. I wasn’t tagged but I can always pretend.

A childhood favorite you could read 100 times and still love

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer – It was a staple book for me growing up. I have no idea how many times I’ve actually read it. Somewhere over 20 at least.

A book you DNF’d but would be willing to give a second chance to

The Atlantis Complex by Eoin Colfer – As much as I love the first, second, and third Artemis Fowl books and consider those staples, for me as the series progressed, the worse the books got. I ended up DNF-ing this one, the seventh one. Though I can see myself giving it another try at some point, just because I do own the eighth and final book and do want to know how it ends. We’ll see.

A new favorite you would reread

Black Butler by Yana Toboso – This series ended up on my favorites list in 2020, and I do plan on rereading the first 28 volumes again before picking up vol 29. Hopefully vol 30 won’t be too far off either.

A book you hated and never want to read again

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime vol 1 by Fuse – This book made my bottom books of 2020 list, and I have 0 interest in giving it another shot nor continuing with the series.

A classic you read in school but want to try again

1984 by George Orwell – I remember disliking this book when I was 17 because I wanted a happy ending. Now, I feel like I could appreciate the ending it did have more.

An author you would reread anything from

Hiromu Arakawa, author of Fullmetal Alchemist, Silver Spoon, and artist of The Heroic Legend of Arslan. Everything I’ve picked up that she’s been associated with, I’ve loved. Any time she puts out something new, I’ll be all over it. Master storyteller, I’m tellin ya.

A series you want to reread for the fun of it

Eventually I’d like to reread Brent Weeks’ Lightbringer series, but that will involve me finishing book five for the first time first :p

A book you’ve read but want to listen to the audio book

Basically any of the books in Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings world. I read all sixteen books physically but am considering picking them up on audio for a reread. We’ll see!

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And that’s it! If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged. Happy reading!

Books I want to read but don’t want to read tag

Well, hi! A tag today. Wasn’t tagged, but this seemed fun. This tag was created by Jamishleves, so go check out the original.

PS, for the ‘don’t want to read’ bits, I do want to read all of these, they’re either just so damned intimidating or the previous one in the series was ‘just ok’ or… any number of reasons. But my point is the title. I do want to read these, but there’s something blocking me mentally. Also, all the books mentioned I do own already, so while they’re being difficult in my head, they’re also taking up TBR space, the goons.

A book you feel you need to read because everyone talks about it

The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan – As a self-proclaimed fantasy fan, it’s a bit weird that I haven’t attempted this series yet. It’s so scary though, thirteen books is a commitment! Maybe a buddy read would help me out here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A book that’s really long

Jerusalem by Alan Moore – This is the author’s magnum opus according to him, and it’s over 1000 pages. And from what I heard, it’s one dense sonofabitch. But I do wanna read it. Eventually. Some day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A book you’ve owned/had on your TBR for too long

War of the Flowers by Tad Williams – I think I bought this book when I was 18 years old. I’m thirty now, for reference. I do wanna read it – it’s survived countless purges. I just need to actually pick it up.

 

 

 

 

 

A book that is ‘required’ reading
(eg, school text, really popular classic – something you feel obligated to read!)

The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien – Again, ‘fantasy fan’, I feel like I should really read this at some point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A book that intimidates you

The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell – Honestly anything outside my “normal” genres intimidate me, literary fiction in particular. And this is a chunker of a literary fiction. Soooo. I know it’s also fantasy-esque, so I’m hoping that helps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

A book you think might be slow

The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson – Both of the previous books I’ve read by him I’ve liked, but both of them were a tad slow, so this one will likely also be.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A book you need to be in the right mood for

The Time Traveler’s Almanac by a slew of authors – Anyone who’s been on my blog for any amount of time knows that short stories aren’t my thing. Nothing against the authors or their stories, I just tend to not love them. This is a short story collection. Going into it, I really need to be in the right mood. Honestly it’s barely survived multiple purges now, and it might end up being canned before I do get to it. We’ll see!

 

 

 

 

A book you’re unsure if you will like

From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout – This is a very recent purchase for me. I haven’t even hauled it yet. It’s about a 50-50 chance whether or not I’ll like it. It’s weird, I love the process of reading books like this, but don’t always end up liking the book itself. So even if I rate this a one star, I’ll probably still like the time spent on it? I don’t know how to explain it better. But it’s a chunker in its own right. The thing is a brick.

 

 

 

And that’s it!

If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged!

New Year’s Eve Book Tag!

Happy Monday! Today I’m doing a tag that I was tagged in back in January of 2020. It’s one that by the time I noticed it, it was a bit too late to do it. So I’m doing it now instead!

I was tagged by Narrative Paradise – thanks friend!

The Rules

↠ Link back to the tag’s creator.
↠ Thank and link back to the person that tagged you.
↠ Feel free to use the pre-made graphics or create your own. Credit is appreciated if you do.
↠ Answer the questions as best as you can. No answer is incorrect!
↠ Tag some people to do this tag. No minimum or limit. Spread the love and have a happy 2020 (2021?)

Good As Hell || Favourite Book

Spoilers! This’ll get its own post after the new year.

Green Light Go || Green Cover

Hands Off! – This is a fluff supernatural manga about psychics. It’s very early 2000s, and I really like it.

 

 

LBD || Sexiest Character

I don’t have one! It’s been an age since I had one.

Dally || Best Moment of 2020

Honestly, it was nothing to do with a particular book, but my reading in general: I read over 170 books this year, and it’s insane.

Sin Querer Queriendo || Silly MC (or Side Character)

Literally every character in Ouran High Host Club. They’re all just so goofy.

 

 

7 Rings || New Books Friends

I made a bunch of book buddies this year! I followed a lot of new blogs – probably over a hundred, and I consider you all buddies

Kill This Love || First Book in 2021

I haven’t decided yet! I know I’ll be picking up a buddy read on New Year’s day, so perhaps that one? We’ll see!

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And that’s it! If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged!

Christmas Eve Book Tag

Happy Christmas Eve! And like every Christmas Eve, a tag today.

1) Christmas Eve morning: what is a book you wake up excited to read? one you anticipate reading or one you read in the past that you want to get back into?

Today I’m going to read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! I’m so pumped about it.

 

 

2) Christmas Eve breakfast: what are your favorite treats during the holiday season?

Lately it’s been the irish cream cold brew for drinks and the tollhouse chocolate cookies with oreo bits mixed in for snacks. I’ve baked a ton of them at this point, they’re so delicious.

3) Family Time: What is a book that fills you with happiness and love? the warm fuzzies in general?

This year it’s been Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits because it gives me Spirited Away vibes and I love it.

 

 

4) Christmas Carols: What are your favorite Christmas Carols or holiday songs?

I’m such a sap for Carol of the Bells. Always will be.

5) Anticipation: What is a book release you are very much anticipating?

Honestly I’m not sure yet – I have an anticipated release post coming up next month but I haven’t actually gone through and looked yet. I’ll get there!

6) You hear sleigh bells on the roof and are so excited you can’t sleep!: What is a book that kept you up all night?

Most recently it was this book! I definitely lost some sleep reading this one. It was pretty good!

 

 

7) It’s Christmas morning, and Santa has come!: What is a book on your wishlist that you hope to unwrap?

I made an entire post about this on Tuesday! Books I hope Santa brings! Go check it out!

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And that’s it! If you celebrate Christmas I hope you have a lovely Christmas tomorrow. If you don’t, I hope you have a lovely whatever you celebrate on whatever day(s) it is, or just a lovely day if you don’t celebrate anything.

Merry Christmas! I’ll see you all on the 26th.

Christmas Book Blogger Tag!

Hi, a tag today! I’m scooting around my schedule for Blogmas a bit – I’m unprepared for the other posts, ahh! So a tag, a tag, a tag.

I saw this tag on Alex @WhimsyPages blog and stole it. :”D

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❄️What Is Your Favourite Christmas Scene In A Book?❄️

I really like the scenes in Harry Potter honestly. Each book touches on it at least a little bit.

❄️Do You Have Any Christmas Book Traditions?❄️

I try to read at least one Christmas book a year. This year I’m rereading The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever.

 

 

❄️Do You Prefer To Get Presents Of Book Vouchers Or Books?❄️

Gift cards for sure – I do love receiving books, but I also love receiving a trip to the book store.

❄️Do You Give Books As Presents?❄️

Occasionally, yes. I tend to only do it if I know exactly what they want or if they’re like ‘send me something you like’ though.

❄️What Bookish Item Is On Your Christmas Wishlist?❄️

Recessed shelving. One day, one day.

❄️What 3 Books Would You Love Santa To Have In His Sack For You?❄️

I’m not answering this one because it’ll have it’s own dedicated post in a few days!

❄️Fake Christmas Tree Or Real Christmas Tree?❄️

Real. My current one is fake because my lease doesn’t allow real, but… real. Always real.

❄️What’s Your Favourite Thing About Christmas?❄️

The whole thing. The festivities, the togetherness, the spirit of it, the reason for it, the gifts, the food and drinks, the weather, everything.

❄️What Christmas Book Would You Recommend?❄️

The one I’m rereading: The Greatest Christmas Pageant Ever.

❄️What Dish On Your Christmas Menu Are You Most Looking Forward To?❄️

Egg bake. It’ll have its own post at some point! Recipe!

❄️When Do You Open Your Christmas Presents?❄️

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day – My inlaws we usually do on Christmas Eve and my family usually on Christmas Day. That’s obviously gonna be different this year, though.

❄️What’s Your Favourite Christmas Song?❄️

Carol of the Bells, by a long shot.

❄️Are You Dreaming Of A White Christmas? ❄️

Yes. We have snow right now. I’m hoping and praying it doesn’t melt by Friday.

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And that’s it! If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged!

Jingle Bell Book Tag!

Happy Day! A tag today – originally I was planning on doing a recipe but life got in the way and I didn’t actually make the food :p So a tag it is~

I saw this tag on Book & Corner‘s page, so thanks pal for posting it at the perfect time for my eyeballs to see it.

1. “All I Want For Christmas Is You…” 

What book do you want to see under the Christmas Tree?

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – There are a lot of books I’d like, I’m going to be honest. They’ll have their own post later in the month. This one, I requested from my husband, so we’ll see if it happens. (If not, I’m gonna go buy it :p)

2. “Simply Having A Wonderful Christmas Time…”

What book that you have read this year have you enjoyed the most?

Again, there are a lot, and they’re also gonna get their own post! So I’m not saying anything now, spoilers!

3. “It’s Beginning to look a lot like Christmas…”

Which book has most festive look to it?

Santa and Pete by Christopher Moore and Pamela Johnson – Just look how wholesome it is!

4. Elf

What book unleashes your inner child?

Really anything to do with Pokemon. I loved it when I was nine and I love it now. This book in particular was the first ever official handbook they released, back when only gen 1 existed. I had this and probably still have it at my parents’ house somewhere.

5. The Grinch

Your favorite villain…

I’m pretty sure I answered this question yesterday too, but I really like the undertaker from Black Butler.

6. The Holiday

Name your favorite TWO couples…

This one I can’t answer. None of the couples I read this year really spoke to me. I said the same thing yesterday too on a similar question. Oh well, maybe next year!

7. What book would you like to give as a present to your followers?

Whatever book your heart most desires. I don’t think I could pick one that everyone could love, so you pick, and pretend that I want to give it to you :p

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And that’s it! If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged!

12 Days of Christmas Book Tag!

Happy Sunday, a tag today! Wasn’t tagged as per usual but it’s Christmasy themed, so we’re going with it, peeps. I did this tag last year as well so I’m going to attempt to come up with different answers.

On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: A partridge in a pear tree!

The partridge stood alone in the pear tree. What is your favorite stand alone?

If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio is definitely up there on my favorites list. I read this book this year and I fell in love with it. The tone that it sets is so melancholy, it’s great!

On the second day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Two turtle doves!

Love is in the air! Who is your one true pairing?

Honestly, same as last year: I don’t really have one. I looked through all the books I read this year but none of them really had a couple that made me swoon. I did read some decent romances but none of them really spoke to me. Maybe next year!

On the third day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Three French hens!

In the spirit of threes, what is the best trilogy you have read?

The Fitz and the Fool trilogy by Robin Hobb is super up there. Last year I chose the Tawny Man trilogy from the same overarching world, so I figured I’d branch out a bit. I gotta tell ya though, I went through my books of 2020 and I didn’t finish a single trilogy this year. None. Wow.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Four calling birds!

Since series usually consist of four or more books, what is your favorite series?

Black Butler by Yana Toboso is definitely a new favorite. It’s currently 29 volumes long and is still ongoing. Volume 30 is supposed to come out in English sometime in early 2021 and I’m pumped about it.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Five golden rings!

One ring to rule them all! Who is your Favorite Villain/Antagonist?

I really like the undertaker from Black Butler. He’s such a neat character.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Six geese a laying!

Creation is a beautiful thing. What is your favorite world/world-building?

The Harp of Kings by Juliet Marillier has some pretty good world building in it. It takes place in ancient Ireland and plays with fae and fae worlds and all sorts of stuff. I dig it.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Seven swans a swimming!

Who needs seven swans when all it takes is one good animal sidekick? Who’s your favorite animal sidekick?

Nighteyes from Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings series. I picked Nighteyes last year as well but man, he’ll always have my heart.

One the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Eight maid a milking!

Milk is so 18th century. Which book or series takes beverages/food to a whole new level?

Graineliers by Rihito Takarai has a unique take on food, particularly seeds. Seeds give you weird abilities in this world, and are strictly controlled as a result. And as a result of that result, obviously an underground black market for seeds has popped up. This really is an interesting story.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Nine ladies dancing!

Dancing is just one skill of a Lady! Who is your favorite kickass female lead?

Loibhan from Juliet Marillier’s Warrior Bards trilogy is pretty great. She’s six feet tall and could pick me up and throw me.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Ten lords a leaping!

How about your favorite leading lad?

I really like Ciel from Black Butler (and I like Sebastian too). For a kid, he’s so smarty and witty and such a trooper. He’s pretty entertaining.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: Eleven pipers piping!

What is your favorite book or bookish thing with musical influence? (It can be about music, reference music a lot etc.)

Given by Natsuki Kizu is an obvious choice – the main characters are in a rock band. I gotta say though, I think the better medium for this series is the anime, because then you can actually hear the music. But the manga is really good, too.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave ot me: Twelve drummers drumming!

Drum roll please…what is your favorite read of this year?

Spoiler! You’ll find out at the end of the year :p

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And that’s it! If you’d like to do this tag, consider yourself tagged!