Aimee@To the Barricade! tagged me aaages ago and I feel really bad for not doing it for so long but TA-DA!! I finally got my life together enough so that I can do a blog post. Thanks for tagging me, Aimee!
Tea: the foundation of your reading life.
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The Phantom Stallion series is probably what got me into reading. I used to be obsessed with horses and read nearly every children's series that had horses in them. However, this is the only one that I finished and liked for more reasons than oooh, horses. (Jake and Sam for life, man. OTP). I own almost the complete series and I'm still upset that I'm missing a few. *grabby hands*
Milk: a rich, smooth book.
What do you mean by rich and smooth? Do you mean descriptions? Because if you mean descriptions, Cruel Beauty had one of the richest settings and descriptions I've ever read. It was like you were right there. You could see the castle and feel the silky soft dresses.
Sugar: A book you love but is controversial
I wouldn't say I loved "To Kill a Mockingbird", but I did appreciate the message and the way it was delivered. I don't think I've actually read many controversial books, actually.
Ice: A book just for fun
Hex Hall is, in my opinion, an awesome lighthearted, snarky series. That's not to say it doesn't have faults-- it's got a whole lot of cliches. In fact, you can probably guess exactly what's going to happen. But that's why it's for fun! No stress, no flipping between the last few pages going WHAT DID I MISS (*cough* Dangerous Girls *cough*).
Silk stocking: A book that's much better than it sounds
Answering this would be a lot easier if it was A book that's much worse than it sounds. (Because it's very easy for me to view things negatively).
Did I love Twilight? No. But it wasn't awful! And I went in fully expecting it to be the worst thing to ever exist. It changed my mind. There are many worse books. The book was great, in my opinion. The movie is not. So if you watched the movie, thought, "Well, that was awful," and decided never to read the book-- please change your mind.
Not only does everyone who has heard of Twilight think it's horrible and cliche and ridiculous, they refuse to give it a chance. Don't be that guy.
Yinyang: A book with foreign influence
I'M SO HAPPY I HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS ONE. Shadow and Bone was influenced by Russian culture and it is quite wonderful. I'm just a teensy bit sad about this series because my ship is dead.
And yet again, I have no idea who to tag.
Selena, sister dearest, you are once again my go-to. You have 24 hours to accept the mission. This message will self-destruct. *Mission Impossible theme plays*
Anyone else who wants to join in, go ahead! Leave a link in the comments and I'll check your post out.
Ooh you did it! ^_^ I think I've read most of these...great answers! I would definitely agree with Twilight; I get annoyed when people judge it before they've even read it. I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would.
ReplyDeleteI know! FINALLY. It took me forever and for that I apologize. Thanks for tagging me, though! I had fun answering.
DeletePeople judging books because of their reputation will never not annoy me. It's great to be aware of other peoples' opinions, but it's not so great when you decide you're going to think the exact same way without giving it a chance.