Friday 19 July 2019

Wow! She Still Blogs! A Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

Hi world! Remember when I used to put up regular posts? You know your life is busy when on your DAY OFF you still can't find time to write a post. My last post was my month in review for June and it is well into July. But alas, I have two minutes to myself, and so I decided to do one of those Mid-Year Book Tags. I feel like I haven't really chatted about my reading (or lack thereof) this year, so I thought this would be a good chance to share some favourites.

Best Book You've Read So Far in 2019: 



Without a single doubt, Crazy Rich Asians by: Kevin Kwan. It was light-hearted, hilarious, and so romantic. I flew through it and the movie is awesome as well.

Best Sequel You've Read So Far in 2019: 



Not a sequel, but as part of When Dimple Met Rishi series, There's Something About Sweetie takes the cake. I thought the characters were so lovable and I was happy to get an ARC of this!

New Release You Haven't Read Yet, but Want To: 



I really want to read Red, White and Royal Blue by: Casey Mcquiston! I thought I would get to it this summer, but then life got in the way. I will get to it eventually!

Most Anticipated Release For The Rest of The Year: 



Probably Call Down the Hawk by: Maggie Stiefvater. It's the first book in her Ronan Lynch series, and I used to love The Raven Cycle. I understand she has had some problematic elements and I don't think the books are the quality literature I once thought they were, but it'll be a nice return to my teenage obsession.

Biggest Disappointment: 



Children of Blood and Bone by: Tomi Adeyemi. This book was hyped so much, but I just found it kinda boring.

Biggest Surprise: 



Wide Sargasso Sea by: Jean Rhys! I was not expecting to like this book because I had to read it for school, but it was so well-written and an amazing Jane Eyre retelling!

Favourite New Author (Or Debut to You): 



Michelle Berry was a debut author for me and I loved her book The Prisoner and the Chaplain! I also got to interview her too and she was super nice!

Newest Fictional Crush: 



Nick from Crazy Rich Asians. Nothing else to say.

Newest Favourite Character: 



Seth Clearwater from The Twilight Saga. I never really appreciated him before but now I love him!

Book That Made You Cry: 



I didn't actually cry, but My Lady Jane could have made me cry with laughter at times.

Book That Made You Happy:



I re-read To All the Boy's I've Loved Before and that book never fails to make me smile!

Your Favourite Book to Movie/Tv Adaptation From This Year: 



I haven't read Birdbox, but the movie was amazing!!!

What's Your Favourite Post From this Year? 

I really liked my post, Why I Don't Want to Get Published. It was really good for me to get that stuff off my chest.

Most Beautiful Book You've Bought So Far: 



Slayer by: Kiersten White, for the sole purpose that anything related to Buffy is beautiful.

What Books Do You Need to Read by the End of the Year? 



I need to finish my re-read of the To All the Boy's series, and I also need to get going on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics. I finally bought the first volume and I hope I love them!

This has been my year so far! I know it's no secret that I haven't been posting or reading regularly, but I'm still here. Don't forget me book community!

Emily @ Paperback Princess

10 comments:

  1. The Buffy comics are great! And I also read CRA this year and really enjoyed it. I don't think I have been so entertained in a long time. I want to read Children of Blood and Bone, but everyone keeps saying they are disappointed by it after all of the hype and I don't know if I would like it. What do you think? I hope Call Down the Hawk is good. I loved The Raven Cycle years ago. Returning to those characters is going to be so fun.

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    1. Children of Blood and Bone definitely wasn’t something I normally go for, but because of the hype I just decided to give it a go. Idk, you might like it if you like really heavy fantasy, but it didn’t do it for me.

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  2. Of course we won't forget you Em! XD Hope you enjoy the Buffy comics! :)

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  3. I read Wide Sargasso Sea for uni last semester, and really-really enjoyed it, so I'm glad to see it worked for you as well. I loved Crazy Rich Asians, and I can't wait to continue the series, I already bought the second and third novels haha. I found the movie even better, though. Sadly, the Bird Box movie really didn't work for me at all - I did love the book, though, so I hope you'll read it. Great post! :)

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    1. I can’t wait to read the rest of the Crazy Rich Asians series! I just love Nick and Rachel’s story so much. Sorry you didn’t like Birdbox! But if you enjoyed the book, I might too.

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  4. As Kismet Would Have It (A sequel novella for Dimple and Rishi) made it to my list. Have you read it yet? Short but cute.

    Karen @ For What It's Worth

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    1. I haven’t but I have heard of it! Thanks for letting me know :)

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  5. I have been dying to read Red, White, and Royal Blue as well. It sounds so cute and it has so much hype around it. I understand you with the To All the Boys series making you happy. It's such a great, cute, light read.

    I just found your blog and I'm so happy I did! New follower.

    bookstune.blogspot.com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by! I hope you love Red, White and Royal Blue. I just finished it and it was awesome!!

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