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Summer Lovin’ Book Tag

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Alright, I felt like taking a break from doing some book reviews. I found this fun book tag on Jessiethereader’s Vlog. It is a simple tag in which you pick a book that best fit each of the categories. Here is the video that inspired my participation.

  1. Start of Summer: Pick a book with an attention-grabbing first line.

The book that I am picking for this tag is Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I really enjoyed the first line of the book which was “Once upon a time, an angel and a demon fell in love. It did not end well.” I loved the fairytale element of that line as well as the twist of darkness within the first two sentences of the book.

2. Too hot to go out: Pick a book for a day in.

I have two books that I would love to pick for this category. Both of these books are fun, beautiful, and a bit inspiring. The first book is Fish in a Tree by Lynda Muyllay Hunt, is about a young girl struggling in school due to the fact that no one has caught her dyslexia. The second book is I Killed the Mokingbird by Paula Acampora is about three friends trying to bring To Kill a Mockingbird back into the spotlight.

3. Summer road trip: Pick a book you’d take with you on the road.

I generally take all my books out with me whenever I leave the house. I love to read at every spare second I have. However, I have also seen an interesting take on this category in which many of the booktubers have picked books that focus on a road trip theme. So the books I have chosen that kind of have that road trip vibe are The Girl with All the Gifts by M.R. Carey and The Wizard, The Witch, and the Two Girls From Jersey by Lisa Papasematriou. Both of these books take you on some pretty interesting destinations.

4. Ice tea goodness: Pick a book with a cold setting

I just realized that I have not read a lot of books that take place in a cold environment. In fact, going through all the books that I have read this year, I have a total of two. However the book that I will be putting in this category is Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee. This book not only takes place during the holidays, but the setting is which it is a place that has never experience warm weather.

5. Nasty sunburn: A book you really disliked (so far) this year.

I do not know what to say about this book. I can tell you I had higher expectations and was sorely disappointed when they were not met. The book that is in this category is The DUFF by Kody Keplinger.

6. Sizzling Summer reads: Recommend one of your favorite books (this year)

This book I am recommending to all of you right now. I know it is a little childish, but I absolutely love!. The book for the sizzling summer reads category is The Unwatneds by Lisa McMann. I love the world and the dichotomy of the two worlds. I also enjoy the magic system.

That is my Summer Lovin’ Booktag. If you want to participate, please do so. It is a lot of fun and I cannot wait to see what books you will place in each of the categories. I do hope that you weeks is going great. See you next time and happy reading!

2015 Reading Challenge

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I originally found this challenge on Facebook and few months ago and decided that I wanted to participate in it. It is a year-long challenge that would force me to read books out of my comfort level. I thought it would be really cool and fun. Recently I found the original Goodreads group that set up the challenge and all the mini challenges to read throughout the year. I found out that there are a lot more challenges that what was posted on Facebook. With this new list, I have taken all the books that I have read this year and placed them in each category. I have doubled up on books because a lot of challenges allow you to do that. My goal for the rest of the year is to make updates on this challenge periodically.

  1. a book with more than 500 pages
  • The Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
  1. a romance
  2. a book that became a movie
  • Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
  1. a book published this year
  • The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan
  1. a book with a number in the title
  1. a book written by someone under 30
  2. a book with nonhuman characters
  • Rat Queens Vol. 1 & 2
  1. a funny book
  • The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan
  1. a book by a female author
  • Adventures of Funeral Crashing #1 by Milda Harris
  • Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
  • Magic Tree House Series by Mary Pope Osborne
  • How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor
  1. a mystery or thriller
  1. a book with a one-word title
  1. a book of short stories
  1. a book set in a different country
  1. a nonfiction book
  2. a popular author’s first book
  1. a book from your favorite author that you haven’t read yet
  2. a book a friend recommended
  3. a Pulitzer-prize winning book
  4. a book based on a true story
  5. a book at the bottom of your to-read list
  • Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
  1. a book your mom loves
  2. a book that scares you
  3. a book more than 100 years old
  1. a book based entirely on its cover
  1. a book you were supposed to read in school but didn’t
  2. a memoir
  3. a book you can finish in a day
  • Ms. Marvel Vol. 1
  • Ms. Marvel Vol. 2
  • Rat Queens Vol. 1
  • Rat Queens Vol. 2
  • Smile
  • Anya’s Ghost
  1. a book with antonyms in the title
  2. a book set somewhere you’ve always wanted to visit
  1. a book that came out the year you were born
  2. a book with bad reviews
  3. a trilogy (the first)
  1. a trilogy (the second)
  1. a trilogy (the third)
  1. a book from your childhood
  1. a book with a love triangle
  1. a book set in the future
  1. a book set in high school
  1. a book with a color in the title
  1. a book that made/makes you cry
  2. a book with magic
  1. a graphic novel
  1. a book by an author you’ve never read before
  • Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee
  1. a book you own but have never read
  2. a book that takes place in your hometown
  3. a book that was originally written in another language
  1. a book set during Christmas (or similar holiday)
  2. a book written by an author with your same initials
  3. a play
  4. a banned book
  5. a book based on OR turned into a tv show
  6. 52. a book you started but never finished
So far that is what I have completed for the 2015 reading challenge. I am planning on giving you an update for this challenge either the end of August or the end of September. I am not doing the challenges in order like everyone else since I started so late. I do hope that you will enjoy seeing my progress. See you next time. Happy Reading!