Here is the first tag post on my blog, thanks to Lauren over at Northern Plunder for tagging me and I tag anyone that wants to do this tag for their own blog! Here goes..
A: author you’ve read the most books from
J. K. Rowling purely because of Harry Potter, though I’m getting pretty close to that with Banana Yoshimoto and Yukio Mishima books.
B: best sequel
I’m going to go with Catching Fire from the Hunger Games series.
C: currently reading
The Wicked King, it’s getting intense I’m scared.
D: drink of choice while reading
Whatever I happen to be drinking.
E: e-book or physical book
Both! Kindle is great for bed time reading because it lights up, during the day I usually read a physical book.
F: fiction character you would have dated in high school
I was always attracted to the dweebs at school so probably Ron Weasley.
G: glad you gave this book a chance
Throne of Glass. I heard so much love/hate regarding the series that I put off trying it, until I tried it. I’m now up to Queen of Shadows.
H: hidden gem book
Revenge by Yoko Ogawa, I will keep mentioning this book until everyone reads it.
I: important moment in your reading life
Watching PewDiePie’s first ‘book review’ video in early 2018 and hearing about Yukio Mishima. I decided to pick up one of his books after not reading a book in years and have been a regular book reader ever since. Cheers Felix.
J: just finished reading
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend, highly recommend!
K: kind of books you won’t read
I’m rarely in the mood to read contemporary because it’s not a big enough escape from reality for me.
L: longest book you’ve read
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami (617 pages).
M: major book hangover because of
Deathly Hallows, I dragged that book out for months because I didn’t want it to end.
N: number of bookcases you own
3, I would get more but lack of space.
O: one book you’ve read multiple times
I’m pretty sure I’ve yet to re-read a book!
P: prefered place to read
Laying in bed.
Q: quote that inspires you/gives you feels from a book
― The Neverending Story.
R: reading regret
There are no books that I regret reading, but I regret NOT reading for so many years.
S: series you’ve started and need to finish
Throne of Glass.
T: three of your all time favourite books
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
The Neverending Story by Micheal Ende
Battle Royale by Koushun Takami
U: unapologetic fangirl for
Death Note.
V: very excited for this release
The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon.
W: worst bookish habits
Buying books and not reading them for months.
X: x marks the spot! start at the top of your bookshelf and pick the 27th book
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone Gryffindor edition.
Y: your latest book purchase
Orange The Complete Collection.
Z: zzz snatcher book, last book that kept you up way too late
The Twisted Tree by Rachel Burge, highly recommend!
‘When Rini lands with a literal splash in the pond behind Eleanor West’s Home for Wayward Children, the last thing she expects to find is that her mother, Sumi, died years before Rini was even conceived. But Rini can’t let Reality get in the way of her quest – not when she has an entire world to save!
I read my first Murakami book in 2018 and oh boy, this book is now one of my favourites of all time! One of those books I feel everyone should read at least once. I’m not a huge re-reader (ok not a re-reader at all) but I will for sure be reading this book again in 2019, and probably once a year until I die to be honest. Please read it!
Most people who have read this book describe it as being an anime in book form, and that is pretty accurate. What a fun, emotional ride. Being a huge fan of Japanese culture and mythology I enjoyed this SO much. Great cast of diverse characters, good and evil and a giant monstrous centipede. The sequel comes out in 2019 and I can’t wait.
My first V. E. Schwab book and what a great introduction to an author. Self made super villains, switching timelines and great characters. This book challenges morality and the way we perceive what’s wrong or right. Who will you root for?
2018 was also a discovery of my new favourite author and I ended up reading the majority of his English translated work. Sound of waves in particular touched me and gave me all the feels, another one I will end up re-reading. I still have some of his books to read in 2019 but I’m savoring them like the precious gems that they are.
I feel like this was quite a popular book from 2018 and rightly so. It has a lot of trigger warnings for sexual abuse, violence and rape though. It also features a F/F romance and is written really well in my opinion. The sequel is out in 2019 and I will for sure be picking it up, this book leaves on a bit of a cliff hanger and I need to know how this plays out.
Another awesome Japanese author discovery for me, this book is made up of 11 short stories that all inter connect in some way and will leave you feeling CONFUSED, but in a good way. An excellent unique read and another that I would recommend everyone to read at least once.
I recently posted my review for this book but in summary, a VERY dark Alice in wonderland inspired story, set some years after the events of the original story. Trigger warnings for extreme violence and sexual abuse. Revisit all of the old Alice in Wonderland characters with a very evil twist.
Set in the future where all illnesses are cured, humans can live forever, no poverty or hunger issues. So how do they keep the population down? Random people get chosen to become Scythes and they get to pick and choose who dies, for good. Great read aside from the unneccessary romance.
A pleasant surprise, I went in to this thinking it would be more of a children’s book but I was WRONG and it was amazing. A school that children come to after they return from spending years in a different world. Loved the humor, characters and dark themes.
A great author debut from 2018. Multi perspective fantasy adventure trying to reclaim the magic that was taken from them very brutally. There is one character I didn’t really like and some insta love that didn’t make too much sense but over all a fun read. The sequel comes out in 2019.
