Taylor Swift's Lover Book Tag
I have not been able to stop listen to Taylor Swift's 'Lover' since it came out, I absolutely love the album and it's one of the few that I can listen to all the way through without skipping any songs. So when I saw Mari at Musings of a Book Girl had created this tag I knew I had to do it. This tag is all hers and the graphic included in this was created by her as well
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer is a book I had... feelings about lets say. I really, really dislike this book and even after all this time after reading it my feelings towards this are still negative and very strong. I would be completely okay if this book vanished from The Earth.
Gosh there's so many books I could pick for this one but I'm going to go with a recent read with La Belle Sauavge by Phillip Pullman. The two protagonist Alice and Malcom, and their respective demons go through so much shit in this book that at times it's hard to believe they're still alive. They're both literal babies and great characters to read about (or listen to as I did), and Phillip Pullman literally doesn't stop putting them through shit.
I think this may be a fairly cliched answer but this has to go to Baz and Simon Snow from Carry on by Rainbow Rowell. I know this song isn't really for them, it's kinda too sweet for them but my god do I love the pairing. And I'm so excited to read about them again in Wayward Son!
For this one I have to go with The Nowhere Girls by Amy Reed, one of my favourite reads from last year. This book tackles the subject of rape culture and features so many great female characters that take on this subject head on. The story is so well done and really examine the problems in our society surrounding this culture but also how justice within the community and the judicial system often fails women. It features such a diverse range of women and really fights for all victims. I highly, highly recommend this, you won't regret reading it.
I know this one probably doesn't really count as it kinda feels like cheating, but I just have to mention A Way Out: A Memoir of of Conquering Depression and Social Anxiety for mental representation. I was sent an ebook copy in exchange for an honest review last year and I absolutely loved it, I still find myself thinking about it. It's such an honest and brutal portrayal of mental health and I think everyone should read it.
So I haven't read many books like this, nor do I own many because the boy/girl next door trope isn't really my thing. I'm not sure this one counts, but I am listening to Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell right now and I'm really enjoying it so far and the narrators are great.
I think for this one I have to go with The Hate U Give, and whilst I could have gone with so many others this one left the biggest impact on me. If you haven't read this book yet (and how have you not?) it centres around the relationship between the police and black people in America by telling the story of one girl's experience with a shooting by the police. I learnt so much from this book and really gain a whole new perspective from it, and I know how ignorant and privileged that sounds but it's the truth.
For this one I had to go with Feyre and Rhysand from ACOMAF (or the whole trilogy tbh), because how could I not? They're fated mates and so wonderful together, they're such a joy to read and you've got to love their relationship. Sarah J. Maas is so good at writing relationships, by making sure it's never insta-love nor do the characters only fall in love with one person, and these two are no exception.
When I was 16 I read To Kill A Mockingbird for my GCSE English class, and I never expected it to become one of my favourite books, nor to leave such an impact on me. The book teaches so many important lessons to do with racism, understanding others and how privileged you can be. It does this in such a great way by showing this lesson being taught through the eyes of a child, and so it comes as an easy revelation for the author too by making it emotional and simple to understand. I learnt so much from this, and mentally and emotionally it left such an impact.
Since I live in England I struggled with this one as it feels like so many books are set over here, however I've gone with one set in Germany called Alone in Berlin. If you love books that are going to make sad this is it! Alone in Berlin is such a harrowing story and it's even more harrowing when you learn it's based on a true story. It focuses on a couple who write letters that speak out against the government in Nazi Germany and their journey to coming to writing these letters and what they do with them. It's fantastic, but also awful, but great I promise!
For this one I decided to go with Half Lost by Sally Green, the last book in her Half Blood trilogy. I adore this trilogy, even though I know some people don't due to Sally's unusual writing style in these books that can take some getting used to. But oh boy, the final book in this trilogy... damn. The loss in this book is a punch to the fucking gut. If you hate baby boomer endings read this trilogy because I promise it's not.
I don't typically read a lot of adult fiction, purely because sometimes I find it to be kinda boring as it can get a little too complex - like the author is trying too hard make it deep and thought provoking, but just end up sacrificing interesting characters and plots instead. Saying that however, Margaret Atwood is a women who hasn't let me down yet, and The Handmaids Tale is a fantastic book. It's a book I think everyone should read before they die, as especially as it becomes more relevant in a world (which is fucking terrifying).
I never see anyone talking about this book, so I'm going to talk about Superior by Jessica Lack. This book features one of our favourite tropes: a superhero and supervillain falling in love, and they're such sweet guys as well! I mean what's there not to love? It's also a really quick and easy read, and whilst it's not the best book ever written it's a fun read and it's really cute.
I found this question really difficult because I'm not sure I do love any characters in any of my books that are hard to love, I just couldn't think of any; but then it hit me - Holland. Holland from V.E.Scwab's A Darker Shade of Magic trilogy is one of my favourite characters in those books, and whilst I know he's a bad guy he's just such a dumb bitch that I kinda love him anyway.
How the hell do I pick one book? This is such a difficult question! But, I am going to go with one of more recent reads for this which would be Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor. This is such a fantastic YA fantasy novel, Laini excels in world-building and characters but also somehow plot - she just has the whole package guys. This and Strange The Dreamer probably make up my favourite duology ever and I will contine to recommend it because it's just that good.
Me and Earl and The Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews features one of my favourite friend duos of Greg and Earl. Whilst they're kinda assholes I think they're great together and very real, and they do try their best to do good by Rachel. Plus, they're a great comedic duo in the book, and it's rare to see two friends in YA be funny together - usually they're too busy supporting each other through hardships for the author to focus on the fun parts of their friendship.
I've taken this one quite literally by going for Life After Life by Kate Atkinson. This is a book I had to read for school, and probably one of the best books I ever had to read for school. The story features a character who relives her life again and again and again, and all the pivotal life events within her life, and how the events are altered by her decisions in each life. It's a great book and despite it being repetitive you never get bored.
I don't know anyone on here so I have no one to tag!:( But please feel free to do it, and check out Musingss of a Book Girl's post!
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