Bout of Books – Friday’s Challenge

Okay! Friday’s challenge is to ship two people together.  Here are the rules.

WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO

1.) Pick two characters from two different books who you think will be great together in a romantic relationship. These characters must have never been in the same book together or met before.

2.) Comment on this post telling me which characters you picked and what books they are each from. You can’t forget to give them a cool ship name too! An example of a ship name can be “Percabeth” for Percy Jackson and Annabeth Chase. If you have a blog or a youtube channel, you can also just put this info in a post/video and leave a link to it in the comments.

3.) Give me a short reason as to why you paired those two as a cute couple. Convince us that it is meant to be.

4.) I will be tweeting out my favorites using the hashtags #CharaSM and #BoutofBooks, so leave your twitter name in the comments as well if you want to be mentioned if I tweet yours out.

If you want to learn more about the contest, check out Blue Books and Butterflies for more details. I would love to see your answer.

My Response

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Elise from This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales and Samheed from The Unwanteds series by Lisa McMann. 

Ship Name: Samise (Thank you name combiner)

Reason: Both of them had a hard time getting out there and working and being with people. They are very passionate about their art and are able to fully express themselves through their passion. They also have gained confidence and their ability to be with others through their art. I believe that not only can Elise and Sam can connect through their passion, but they can also grow by being with each other and combining their passion for their respective arts.

What do you think? Do you agree or disagree? If you can have two characters meet, who would you hook up?

Hope to be talking to you later. Happy Reading!

The Character Book Tag

It is time for another tag post! This one, as you can tell by its title, is about the characters we have read and love(or hate). I saw it on Regan’s channel PurseProject and thought this would be fun. So let’s begin.

The Questions:
1. Who is the best kick-ass character?

Celaena Sardothien from Throne of Glass. She is an assassin as well as a girly girl, who owns who it. I love how proud she is of herself, as well as being both physically and mentally strong. She is not afraid to ask questions and prefers doing what is right.
2. Which character do you most dislike?

Oh…. Where do I begin? I somehow have a list of characters that I dislike, and amazingly they are all pretty high up there on the dislike list. Let me just list some of those characters for you.

a)Professor Umbridge from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Not only do I hate this character, but this is a shared hatred with millions of other people both real and fictional. You know it is big when you have characters help another hated and despised character do harm onto this one.

b)Dr. Caldwell from The Girl With All The Gifts.  I said it before, and I will say it again, I don’t see how this person could be the world’s most smartest mind with all the stupid choices she has made throughout the book.

c) Daisy Crispin from Perfectly Dateless. She is the main character of this book, and the main reason why I gave this book such a low rating. She started off with so much potential and strength and lost it all in the end.

d) The King of Adarlan (Don’t Know his name) from Throne of Glass. Let us just call him the king that must die. He is so desperate for power that he is willing to kill off his own subjects and children to gain more power. In addition, this guy makes rules and purposely breaks his own rules. What kind of a leader is he?
3. If you could date any fictional character who would it be and why?

James “Jem” Carstairs from The Clockwork Angel. Jem is very sweet and gentle and was welcoming to Theresa.
4. If you could change a character in any way what would it be?

Aaron Tyler from Trouble. The one thing that I would love to change would be his courage to tell his best friend what really happened that afternoon when everything went down. I would also love it if Aaron realizes that the situation was not his fault.
5. What character to you made all the wrong choices that didn’t add anything to the book?

Aouda from Around the World in 80 Days. The chick did nothing in the book for the exception of being rescued and saying yes to Mr. Fogg’s proposal. The most useless character in all of history.
6. Which character was the best villain whom you love to hate?

Lilith from the Circle Trilogy. If the lady wasn’t just plain evil, have a desire to suck my blood, or just place me as her lowly servant, I would label her as a kick-ass character. She is really good at planning, fighting, and standing up to what she believes in. In addition, she is really good at caring about others in her own way. It is a little sad that she seems a little psychotic.
7. A favorite side-kick character with the most heart?

Brynn from the 80AD series. I love this character! What makes him a great sidekick is the fact that he is not perfect. He is a thief, he tends to lie and cheat, but he is lovable and hilarious. His sense of humor and heart makes him a great pair with Pheniox.
8. What is your favorite fictional romantic relationship?

Jack and Hazel from The Darkest Part of the Forest. I loved the relationship that these two have, and how they bonded over time.
9. What character did you think was the strongest?

Liz Taylor from Just Like Elizabeth Taylor. This girl is not strong physically but has strength in courage. For her to admit a situation and just leave is huge. On top of that, she helps other as well as keeping her best friend safe. It took a lot of courage for her to change her environment.
10. Best protagonist?

Picking your favorite main character is like picking your favorite book. I do not have a favorite main character. However to pick one, I would choose Annabeth Chase from Percy Jackson and the Olympians, The Heroes of Olympus, and The Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles Crossover. I love how smart she, and isn’t afraid of danger. She gets in there and tries to fix a problem.

I do hope that you have enjoyed this tag. This tag was a bit harder to do, but I enjoyed the challenge. See you next time and happy reading!

The Horrors at the End of a Book!

Okay, so I just finished reading Scary Mary by S.A Hunter and I am now at the point of “What do I do now?” So what do you do when you finish a book?

For me it is a bit of a mourning process. I have now said goodbye to my new friends and now I am lost as to where to go and what to do. I know the simple process is to pick up another book and start reading, but for me it is so hard getting over the loss of new friends. It might be why I love reading series. I spend more time with the characters and procrastinate in saying goodbye.  

Depending on my schedule and what I have planned, I might take a few hours reflecting over what I have read and the experiences and friendships that I encounter. Again, procrastinating on saying “goodbye.” When I finally pick up another book, I am ready to move on and excited on getting to meet new friends and going onto new adventures.

However, it is a process that is never consistent with me. During Booktube-a-thon, I was able to get to another book easily because of the fact that I had a goal in mind. In addition, I also finished a book in one day and started another the following day, stilling giving myself that magical time to get over the loss of new friends. In addition, I also had a set list of what I was going to read and the order I was going to read. I never before had a set list, giving myself to chance and fate as to what my next book would be. In addition to all of that, I also believe that my final review posted on my blog helped me get over the books and to start reading a new one. Why? Well, let’s just say high school has something to do with it. In high school, we would read books and then do a project or a paper at the end of the book. I always hated having to do something at the end and questioned the process. Why do we need to write a paper about the book that we just read? Why could we not talk about the book and move on a natural pace. However, that instilled a very bad habit. I realize now, that I am so use to either talking about my book to someone or writing about it, that it does affect my process on moving on. After high school, whenever I read a book, I usually talked to my mom or a friend. However, I am not able to do that because now, no one else is reading the same book that I am reading. Hence, my blog is that paper at the end of the book. This is my way to getting that conversation through and being able to start a discussion about the books I am reading. I must say that this paper is far more superior to the ones I wrote in college and high school.

Now I know that for many of you this seems a little stupid. I mean, technically, I am not losing friends I am gaining more friends. I can easily reread the books that I love so much and continue reading new books. However, for me rereading does not work that well. I love getting to be with our characters, not knowing what twists and turns will come our way and grow with them. When I reread a book, I feel as though that magical part of the book will be gone. I know what will happen next, and my attitude will change as one of agreeing with the characters to one of wishing I can transport myself into the book and tell them of their future. I can, and have, reread book. However, the books that I have reread, multiple times, are the ones that I would not want to change anything, or feel as though my contribution to the book will not change a thing.

So now that you know my process, what is yours? What do you do when you end a book or a series? Do you mourn for the loss of your new best friends? Or do you believe that I should get psychiatric help for having this problem? I do not know.

However, I do know that I will give you the review for Scary Mary really soon and may you continue on your adventures. Happy Reading!