Well hows everyone's week been? I hope you enjoyed part 1. Part 2 is a little different because instead of having the song title and choosing a book that goes with it, its a lyric from the song and you have to pick a book that goes with it. Hope that makes sense!
Once again this tag is created by Sarah Jane at The Bookish Life on YouTube. I hope you enjoy this post and once again I would love to hear your opinions on the books I've picked, or if you have recommendations on books. Because lets be real I love it when I find books that I love.
Also do say if you like this tag because it will make me feel like I can do tags. If you would like to do this tag as well, especially if you have done part 1, feel free.
Finally lets do a round of a applause for my structure and time keeping, I've managed to get this done by the time I said I would! *claps*
So I hope you enjoy.
Also side note: all the images are from Google images/Goodreads unless stated in the caption bar.
Question 1
Shake It Off - 'Haters gonna hate hate hate' Which book criticism do you shake off regardless of what people think? The Divergent Series.
I love that book, its still one of my favourites. Same with the movie, I love the movie I think it's personally a good adaption of the source material. I really love the series, nobody can say a bad word on this series. I mean I know Allegiant was a bit dodgy, but looking back you can see that was a good ending. Personally I think it takes guts to kill off your main character so I give props to Veronica Roth for that.
Question 2
I know Places - 'Loose lips sink ships all the damn time' Which ship did you set your heart on, only to watch it sink? Alina and the Darkling.
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I mean I really liked them two as a couple, even when in the first book The Darkling's true nature is revealed I still really shipped them as a couple. But no it sunk! I also don't like Mal and Alina as a couple, I've not felt that chemistry really. Whereas with the Darkling and Alina I felt a spark.
Question 3
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I feel that Alina and Karou are very similar and she would cope really well. I mean I just think it would be so cool.
Question 4
Wildest Dreams - 'He's so bad but he does it so well.' Which character do you love, not in spite of their darkness, but because of their darkness? Do I really need to answer this? I feel this is so obvious, Luca from Vendetta.
Like I said in my review for Vendetta, which if you want to read it here is the link http://mysafestplaceismyownstory.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/vendetta-book-review.html (shameless promo),Luca is my bae. Like he's the freaking underboss of his family's part of the Mafia. And yet it gives him an edge. Everyone loves a bad boy and I am not apologizing for it!
Question 5
Out of the Woods - 'When you started crying baby I did too.' Name a time when you cried with a fictional character.
Okay now this answer isn't directly fitting the question but I picked a time that broke my heart and it was traumatizing for the characters too. I'm talking about chapter 41 in Days of Blood and Starlight. I mean this book I feel that I haven't even finished it yet but already there are so many moments where I just well up. Chapter 41 is no different but for me its equally my favourite chapter and my worst. My best because the way it is written is beautiful and gets you choked up. The worst because I was full on crying reading it. Which when its 1am and your crying is always a bit dodgy because you don't want to wake everyone up because your grief from a book was too much. Haha. I'd love to hear if you have read Days of Blood and Starlight and had the same response to chapter 41 as me. Well not just chapter 41 but pretty much the whole book! This book has messed with my emotions!
Question 6
Clean - 'The drought was the very worst.' Which book feels/felt like the longest wait ever?
Angel Fever.
Angel Fever was the last book of the trilogy and I was in love with the series. Only problem was that, the release date kept getting pushed back. So when I finally got it, it felt like I'd waited forever.
Question 7
Bad Blood - 'Band aids don't fix bullet holes.' Pick a book that gave you the most painful of feels.
When I was thinking of answers, I thought I would go with The Fault in Our Stars for this but to be honest I didn't pick it, I mean its a good book, it just didn't give me all the feels. I have got two answers for this though. The Summer I Turned Pretty Trilogy and Vendetta.
Both of these books gave me painful feels. The Summer I Turned Pretty Series was the kind of heartache from first love and just love. I feel I can relate to the series. I mean the heart to hearts between Conrad and Belly just caused me so many feels. Also the kiss in the car, I mean I think my heart skipped a literal beat because my heart ached for them.
Vendetta caused me pain for the same reason as The Summer I Turned Pretty but also because I read it and it was the first book that surprised me. I mean most books I can kinda see where it's going(which I don't mind) but Vendetta I couldn't begin to guess what was going to happen next and the shocks were genuine shocks for me. I mean I just love that book and I know I've said this so many times now but I know I'm going to love Inferno just as much maybe even more.
Question 8
Blank Space - 'Lets be friends, I'm dying to see how this one ends' Which final book in a series/trilogy were you most nervous about reading? I again have two choices for this. The Starcrossed trilogy by Josephine Angelini and The Angel Fever by L.A Weatherly.
These two trilogies I was quite nervous and anxious about reading because where the second book in each of them left off left it quite open. Also the description of them where quite ambiguous in hinting if it would be a good ending or not. Most series's last books I always get nervous and anxious as to whether it will be a good ending or if I am going to be satisfied with the ending.
Last Question!!!
Question 9
Style (my personal favourite from the 1989 album) - 'Cos we never go out of style'
Which 3 authors writing style do you love?
Oh come on this is like asking parents who their favourite child is! But I have made a choice!
I love, like literally love Laini Taylors writing style. The way she writes is just magic and the world building is amazing. The emotions I felt reading Days of Blood and Starlight, I was happy one minute and sobbing the next. You connect with her characters. I also feel you can relate to some of the scenes to real life, it may just be me but it felt like there were moments that if you took away the fantasy element of it, it could relate to real life. To things that go on around the world, things like war and poverty and slavery.
Other authors I love are, Josephine Angelini, Jenny Han, Leigh Bardugo, Catherine Doyle and Jandy Nelson. Like I said its so difficult to choose.
That was part 2 of the Taylor Swift Book Tag!
Okay so I was on time to finish this for last Monday and then I started feeling unwell again! Then I became busy with my Igcse work so finishing this I guess you could say fell to the back of the list. But I'm sort of feeling better now, and I wanted to finish this to be up before Christmas.
On life news, I went to a Christmas Home Educated disco on Wednesday afternoon which was nice. We took my niece Daisy and she loved it, she seemed to take a liking to one of the boys from the Home Educated Group for Teens that I go to. It was quite funny and nice as well. I struggle with discos to be honest as normally its quite dark and foggy so I cant see clearly. I just sat down the whole time because I couldn't navigate my way round and I didn't want to knock any of the children over. I probably looked bored to be honest but I just stuck by my mum because discos are also quite loud so for someone who can't see and rely's more on hearing to then not be able to hear well is quite disorientating. But watching Daisy was entertaining enough for me!
Also its Christmas Eve when you read this, AHH! Its weird this year, it doesn't seem like Christmas but I almost like it this way its more laid back. No one is that bothered in my house about waking up early this year. I like the calmness of it this year. Although I do admit I have spent a lot of time watching those end of the year countdown programs and Nativity and Nativity 2! I also can't wait for Big fat quiz of the year, its almost like a tradition in our house, we watch it every year. I also this year definitely think I'm more prepared, I had all my Christmas shopping done by the first week of December so there was no last minute gift wrap buying like last year. I also haven't spent half as much as I did last year, which I'm quite proud of. I think I overspent last year, as much as its nice spending lots of money on loved ones sometimes its just not plausible. Especially if you have your brothers and your birthday the next month. And even more so if your buying a mac book for yourself for your birthday. I'm sure though that my family will love what I bought them big or small. Like the saying goes its the thought that counts and also Christmas is not just for gifts, its for spending time with family.
So with that, I wish you all a merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Until next time,
Sophie
Question 8
Blank Space - 'Lets be friends, I'm dying to see how this one ends' Which final book in a series/trilogy were you most nervous about reading? I again have two choices for this. The Starcrossed trilogy by Josephine Angelini and The Angel Fever by L.A Weatherly.
These two trilogies I was quite nervous and anxious about reading because where the second book in each of them left off left it quite open. Also the description of them where quite ambiguous in hinting if it would be a good ending or not. Most series's last books I always get nervous and anxious as to whether it will be a good ending or if I am going to be satisfied with the ending.
Last Question!!!
Question 9
Style (my personal favourite from the 1989 album) - 'Cos we never go out of style'
Which 3 authors writing style do you love?
Oh come on this is like asking parents who their favourite child is! But I have made a choice!
I love, like literally love Laini Taylors writing style. The way she writes is just magic and the world building is amazing. The emotions I felt reading Days of Blood and Starlight, I was happy one minute and sobbing the next. You connect with her characters. I also feel you can relate to some of the scenes to real life, it may just be me but it felt like there were moments that if you took away the fantasy element of it, it could relate to real life. To things that go on around the world, things like war and poverty and slavery.
Other authors I love are, Josephine Angelini, Jenny Han, Leigh Bardugo, Catherine Doyle and Jandy Nelson. Like I said its so difficult to choose.
That was part 2 of the Taylor Swift Book Tag!
Okay so I was on time to finish this for last Monday and then I started feeling unwell again! Then I became busy with my Igcse work so finishing this I guess you could say fell to the back of the list. But I'm sort of feeling better now, and I wanted to finish this to be up before Christmas.
On life news, I went to a Christmas Home Educated disco on Wednesday afternoon which was nice. We took my niece Daisy and she loved it, she seemed to take a liking to one of the boys from the Home Educated Group for Teens that I go to. It was quite funny and nice as well. I struggle with discos to be honest as normally its quite dark and foggy so I cant see clearly. I just sat down the whole time because I couldn't navigate my way round and I didn't want to knock any of the children over. I probably looked bored to be honest but I just stuck by my mum because discos are also quite loud so for someone who can't see and rely's more on hearing to then not be able to hear well is quite disorientating. But watching Daisy was entertaining enough for me!
Also its Christmas Eve when you read this, AHH! Its weird this year, it doesn't seem like Christmas but I almost like it this way its more laid back. No one is that bothered in my house about waking up early this year. I like the calmness of it this year. Although I do admit I have spent a lot of time watching those end of the year countdown programs and Nativity and Nativity 2! I also can't wait for Big fat quiz of the year, its almost like a tradition in our house, we watch it every year. I also this year definitely think I'm more prepared, I had all my Christmas shopping done by the first week of December so there was no last minute gift wrap buying like last year. I also haven't spent half as much as I did last year, which I'm quite proud of. I think I overspent last year, as much as its nice spending lots of money on loved ones sometimes its just not plausible. Especially if you have your brothers and your birthday the next month. And even more so if your buying a mac book for yourself for your birthday. I'm sure though that my family will love what I bought them big or small. Like the saying goes its the thought that counts and also Christmas is not just for gifts, its for spending time with family.
So with that, I wish you all a merry Christmas, and if you don't celebrate Christmas, Happy Holidays.
Until next time,
Sophie
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