thank u, next

I don’t listen to Ariana Grande (don’t hate me! 😅), however, I really liked the looked of this tag by Jananie over at thisstoryaintover ♥

So, let’s get to the questions~

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QUESTIONS:

Name a book that you said “thank u, next” to, i.e. DNF’d (did not finish):

I don’t do this often, however, the one that comes to mind first is Fire Study; Maria V. Snyder. I really liked The Poison Study which is the first book; the second one – The Magic Study – wasn’t the best, but it still had good moments. This third book is so boring. I just didn’t care about the conflict and the characters were a lot duller than they had previously been.

I’m currently questioning on whether I should DNF Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell; Susanna Clarke…

You can answer the next three questions together OR separately with completely different books:

• Name a book that taught you love (i.e. a book you loved):

I’m going to answer this two fold – I’m going to go with Harry Potter. This was one of the first proper series that I read and it will always have a special place in my heart (we ignore what JK has to add about it in this household!) So, it’s one I love and one that really shows the essence of love as well. It teaches the love of friendship, found family and families such as the Weasley’s (aka the best fam ever!) ♥

• Name a book that taught you patience:

The Arc of a Scythe trilogy; Neal Shusterman. I very much enjoyed this trilogy, the world and several characters are wonderful and interesting. However, a lot of the action tends to happen near the end of the books. This was a struggle bus in the third book – The Toll – because it’s quite long and not much happens in the beginning… Neal makes you wait and you have to prepare yourself to be patient before the goods are delivered!

• Name a book that taught you pain:

The Book Thief; Markus Zusak.

There have been other books since I read this – when I was about 12 – that have devastated me. However, this one truly stands out. This novel is set in WWII Germany so going in you know it’s not going to be all rainbows and happiness. We get glimpses of joy – also death is quite a funny narrator at times – and moments of hope but they all come crashing down. Max suffers a lot and Rudy just wanted a kiss 😭😭😭

Name a book that you loved at the time of reading, but, in hindsight you do not like as much anymore (but which you still learned some other quality from):

I sat and stared at my bookcases for ages trying to think of an answer to this and I can’t come up with one!

I suppose I’m skeptical of the L. J. Smith books I own. I was super into paranormal romance and some of them are probably questionable now. But, I enjoyed them at the time. I’m still waiting for Night World to conclude because MY GOD IT’S BEEN FOREVER! (book 9 came out in 1998!)

Name a book you’re currently talking to (i.e. have the hots for):

This is so depressing. Right now I don’t “have the hots” for any of the books I’m currently reading…

I am liking the first Poirot novel, but I’m not far in and no one has died yet. Plus, Hasting called me short… #rude 😂 (I’m 5ft 4, that’s average height in the UK!).

Name the book that gon’ last – the book of you – the book that helped you love yourself a little bit more:

This was difficult…

Jananie’s was Six of Crows because it was the first time she had seen a brown girl in fantasy. I’m as white as they come, so I have the privilege of having seen myself in a plethora of books and most every form of western consumerism. The only thing that would come to mind is mental health and I don’t really read contemporaries… I suppose Fangirl? But I wouldn’t call that “the book of me”.

The books I have the most connection with are Pride and Prejudice (I’m basically a poor Mr. Darcy 😂) and Skulduggery Pleasant – I have a quote tattoo. When I read both of these books I feel whole ♥

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Thanks for reading! I hope you’re having a lovely day and stay safe ♥