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Halloween Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. I am bringing you my answers to a Halloween Book Tag, I found it last year and I was curious to see if any of my answers would have changed between now and then.

1. carving pumpkins: what book would you carve up and light on fire – A Novel Murder by E C Nevin

I did not enjoy this book, actually I DNF’d it after only a couple of chapters, honestly I could not do a cosy crime novel with a main character who is so self deprecating, I couldn’t continue.

2. trick or treat: a character who is a treat and one who is a trick – Adena in Powerless, Eli from Vicious

Adena is one of the sweetest characters in any books I have read and she did not deserve her ending, on the other hand Eli from vicious started my obsession with morally grey characters and he did deserve the ending he got.

3. candy corn: what book is always sweet – What Would Jane Austen Do?

This book is one of few romance novels that I have actually enjoyed. It merged classic romance of Jane Austen with a light, fluffy, funny, romance plot.

4. ghosts: a character you would like to visit you as a ghost – Ferrius Parfax from Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell

She takes no nonsense and she will give you the harsh truths that you need to hear.

5. Dressing in costume: a character you would want to be for a day – Violet Sorrengail from Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

I had a stall at London Film and Comic Con July 2025, and I dressed as Violet Sorrengail for that. First time ever wearing leather trousers – they’re not the easiest to wear! But I thought it was great fun to dress as a favourite character for a day or two.

6. blood and gore: a book so creepy you had to take a break – A Gift of Poison by Bella Ellis

This book has a big focus on the dead coming back to take revenge on the living and I made the mistake of reading it at night, I thought the book was excellent but it was creepy.

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Easter Book Tag

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Happy Friday Bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. It is nearly easter, for those who celebrate it, and I thought it would be fun to do an easter themed book tag. I found this tag on life of a female bibliophile.

Rabbits: a book you wish would multiply (have a sequel): I chose The London Seance Society by Sarah Penner. I loved this book with its atmosphere and I think there were strands of the plot that would make excellent stories.

Egg – a book that surprised you: The Clockwork Sparrow by Katherine Woodfine. It is a middle grade novel but I had a lot of fun reading it and it reminded me of that TV show, The Paradise, if any of you have heard of that.

Hunt – a book that was hard to get your hands on: the Barnes and Noble edition of Pride and Prejudice to match my set, I live in the UK so it was lucky for me to find any of these.

Lambs – a children’s book you still enjoy: The Stardust series by Linda Chapman. I adore these books, they are quite dark for young children but they’re all about magic and friendship.

Spring – a book cover that makes you think of spring: the Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow, simply because it has flowers on the cover.

Rising from the dead – a book by a deceased author: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett, its the first one I thought of.

Baskets – in your amazon cart right now: so many but I’m going to go with Starling House by Alix E Harrow

Candy – a book that is sweet: By The Book by Amanda Sellett

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The Book Boyfriends Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all doing well today. Seeing as it is Valentine’s Day today, what else could I bring you except a post celebrating some of my favourite book boyfriends. I have to say, it was hard to choose. I made a list of them all and then picked the best ones for the questions and it was a long list.

I found this Tag on Got Meghan’s Blog if you want to check out how they answered the tag.

  1. The Most Romantic Boyfriend: LORD PHILLIP STANTON from The Lady in the Tower by Marie Louise Jenson. Phillip is a bit of a rogue for most of the book but by far out of my fave book boyfriends he would be the most romantic. He is a Lord in the Tudor period brought up on chivalry and how he should treat a lady.
  2. A Dark and Moody Bad Boy With A Good Side: KAI from Powerless by Lauren Roberts. He is the epitome of dark and moody especially for the first half of the book but deep down he’s a softie, he just doesn’t want everyone to know that.
  3. Paranormal Boyfriend: WRATH from Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco. I wasn’t sure who to put to start with then I remembered, he’s a prince of hell so a demon of sorts. Which I am saying counts, okay.
  4. Boy You’d Be Friends With Benefits With: JULIAN SANTOS from Caraval by Stephanie Garber. Now, I wouldn’t be friends with benefits at all but for the purpose of this tag it would be Julian. I love him and he had to make it onto this list somewhere, so I put him here because he dresses like a cross between a circus performer and a pirate.
  5. Your Soul Mate: THOMAS CRESSWELL from Stalking Jack the Ripper by Kerri maniscalco. You can’t convince me otherwise. He is my favourite book boyfriend by a mile.
  6. Boyfriend You’d Venture Anywhere with: NATHANIAL HAWTHORNE from Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson. He’s magic, it would make life interesting.
  7. Boyfriend You Want to be Stranded on a Desert Island With: KELLEN ARGOSI from Spellslinger by Sebastien de Castell. He literally spends most of the series trekking across a desert trying to survive so he must have picked up some skills from all of that which could help us.
  8. Most Badass Boyfriend: RHYSAND from the A Court of Thorns and Roses series by Sarah J Maas. I don’t think I need to explain this one, if you’ve read the series then I am sure you will understand.

That’s my answers! Who are some of your favourite book boyfriends?

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End of Year Book Tag 2024!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. Today I am bringing you the End of Year Book Tag, it is never too early for this. I found this tag on Twirling Book Princess’s Blog.

What would be your answers to these questions? Let me know down in the comments.

  1. Are there any books you started this year you need to finish? I can instantly think of one, which is I Hope You’re Listening by Tom Ryan, I need to read this one to write about it in my PhD. I started it earlier in the year and got about 100 pages in, but it talks about the abduction of a child and I wasn’t in the right mindset for it so I couldn’t continue but I need to get this one read by the end of 2024.
  2. Do you have an autumnal book to transition to the end of the year? Not an autumnal book but I love reading complex fantasy and cosy mysteries around this time of year and I have got a few of those to choose from luckily.
  3. Is there a new release you are still waiting for? I am literally waiting in today to get my copy of Spectacular by Stephanie Garber, I can’t wait to read this and be back in the world of Caraval.
  4. What are three books you want to read by the end of the year? My top three to read at the moment are: Powerless by Lauren Roberts, Curtain Calls to Murder by Julian Clary and Queen B by Juno Dawson
  5. Is there a book that could still be your favourite? Ooh, I don’t know, my absolute favourite book is the Starless Sea and I don’t think there’s one that can top that but as far as a favourite of the year, I have read some amazing books so far. There are possibly a few books on my November TBR that could top it but I’m not sure on that, at this point I think my favourite of 2024 is between A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid and The King’s Mother by Annie Garthwaite.
  6. Have you already made reading plans for 2025? I have not, I haven’t started thinking about 2025 at all, not just for reading. I should really seeing as it is only a few months away.
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The Superlatives Book Tag!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’ve all had a good September. I thought it would be fun today to do the Superlatives Book Tag that I found on brigiddowney.com

Best Dressed: A book with a beautiful cover

Class Clown: A book that made you laugh

Cutest couple: A book that features your favourite OTP

Nicest Car: The most expensive book you own

Most Likely to be late: a book that is under hyped and you are still waiting for the fandom to arrive

Most likely to succeed: a first book in a series that is going places

Most athletic: The biggest book you own

Most Intellectual: The most thought provoking book you’ve read

Best All Around: a book or series that you will always recommend to anyone

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My Perfect Library Tag!

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope your September is going well so far.

I found this tag on anaveragelife.org and I thought it would be really fun to think about what my perfect library would look like.

Location

My perfect library would be in a small, cosy cottage at the end of a garden. It would look like a cottage out of any of the old Enid Blyton books or books from a similar age, like a house that has magically appeared for all those who love books.

Seating

My perfect library would have four or five large windows, got to have that na

Lighting

Sound

Snacks

Bookshelves

Organisation

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Amy’s Tea Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! Today I am doing the Amy’s Book Tag which I believe was originally started by The Dusty Bookshelf on Youtube. I hope you all enjoy!

Double Bergamot Ear Grey: A robust, deep, intellectual and flavourful book

I read this book while I was in primary school and there are so many layers to the story, that build emotion within the reader.

Tim Horton’s Steeped: A book you read on the go that you came back to again and again

I will always come back to this book, it is in a very very well read condition!

Meyer Lemon: A tangy fast paced read gone before you’ve fully savoured the flavour

This was difficult but I eventually settled on

Chamomile Lavender: A relaxing, calming, late night read

To be honest I mainly read in the evening, especially before I go to bed so for this question I am cheating a little because I am choosing every book!

Lady Grey: A smooth, subtle classic book perfect for a serene winter morning

This book is the first book I think of when I think of winter

English Breakfast: A british classic

I had to choose this one, I read it for my BA degree and loved it

Canadian Breakfast: A title that tastes a little like an english breakfast but reads like the new world

Orange Petloe: a popular novel that everyone has read

Green: A healthy book that that feeds your mind

For this I am choosing a genre rather than a book, I think that historical fiction gives me this feeling.

Iced Tea: A sweet summer treat for the days of summer

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The Quarter Year Crisis Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you’re all doing well and you’re ready for another fun book tag!

I found this tag on ellesbellesnotebook.co.uk

How many books have you read so far this year?

As of writing this up on the 20th March, I have read 31 books so far this year.

Have you already found a book that could be a 2023 favourite? Or what has been your favourite read so far?

I am not sure if it is a favourite or if it will be in my top ten but the best book I have read so far is the Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Any 1 star books or your least favourite read so far?

My least favourite book read so far is Study in Charlotte and I was so disappointed that I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I hoped I would.

Your most read genre so far?

Mystery books, definitely.

A book that surprised you?

A Million To One – in a bad way. I had very high expectations for this book and it was okay but I did not like the ending at all.

A book that has already come out this year that you want to read but haven’t yet?

Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, I bought this book the other day and I keep seeing it sitting on my shelf and I want to read it very badly.

A goal you made that you are succeeding at?

Reading more, I did not meet my target last year but this year I think I could do which is great.

A goal you made that you need to work at?

I think taking more time for myself, I am always busy doing something and I find it very difficult to just sit still and do nothing.

New to you booktubers etc that you would reccomend?

He’s not new to me but my favourite is Gavin at How to Train Your Gavin on Youtube!

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Spooky Would You Rather Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today. I thought it would be fun throughout October to do some spooky book tags, this is the second.

I hope you enjoy my Spooky Would You Rather Book Tag!

Thrillers or Supernatural

Ooh this really depends, I don’t mind vampires and witches but I am not keen on werewolves or zombies and in terms of thrillers that really depends on how much they mess with my head, I know that is the point but some of them make it hard to sleep. So, I don’t really have an answer for this one.

Ghosts or Zombies

Definitely ghosts, I am fascinated by them.

Vampires or Werewolves

I think you can tell my answer for this from my first answer…

Witches or Demons

I would always pick witches, from any genre of book, or film – unless it was Wrath from Kingdom of the Wicked and then it’s demons all the way.

13 chapters or a black cat on the cover

Definitely cats, they are so cute. Plus my sister has a black and white cat so black cats are doubly cute.

Spooky book in the dark with only a candle for light or by yourself in a locked brightly lit room

My choice here has to be neither. I can’t choose between a fear of something hidden in the dark or the fear of being locked in.

Face your fears or be trapped in the mind of a killer

ooh my curiosity would definitely be piqued by learning the inside workings of a serial killer but I also think it would be a really dark road to get lost down.

Watch a scary movie or read a scary book

Nope and nope. I am really not made for spooky season.

Read spooky books during fall time or all year

If I was going to read them at all I would want to read them at any point throughout the year.

Read 10 spooky books in October or all year round

Same answer as above!

That’s it for this book tag, I hope you all enjoyed it, how would you have answered?

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Totally Should’ve Book Tag

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Happy Friday bookish people! I hope you are all having a good day today.

Today I am bringing you my answers to the Totally Should’ve book tag!

Gotten a sequel – Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson

This book was left on an unacceptable cliffhanger! I was so annoyed when I read the end, I needed a sequel immediately and of course there wasn’t one. I think there is definitely more to explore with these characters that could fill a sequel.

Had a spin off series – The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

I loved this book and for me I thought there was a lot of room to go back and share more stories, maybe in a spin off series, from the apothecary when it was being used by women looking for ways to be rid of their husbands, like a series that would come before this book.

Author who should write more books – Erin Morgenstern

Erin Morgenstern is one of my favourite authors and I would love to get more books by this author.

Should have ended differently – Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

Only because of that one character’s death, I personally feel that was out of place and I would have liked the ending better if it hadn’t happened.

Been a movie franchise/Had a TV series

These are two separate questions but because I am giving the same answer for both I put them together. That answer is pretty simple: all of them!

Only had one point of view

I am honestly struggling to think of an answer for this on so I’ll unfortunately have to pass on this question

Had a cover change – The Left Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix

I love this book, I love this author, I do not like the cover on the one that I own. It just doesn’t fit the weird, whimsical story.

Should have kept the original cover – The A Court of Thorns and Roses series

I did not like the changed covers and now my editions don’t match because of the cover of A Court of Silver Flames!

Stopped at one book – Spin the Dawn

Without giving away any spoilers, I enjoyed Spin the Dawn a lot with the competition and magic plotline, even the little bit of romance in it but I didn’t like the plot twist event that happened near the end and is consequently the main plot in the second book, I just don’t think it needed it at all.

That’s it for this book tag! I hope you all enjoyed it!