Disney Book Tag

Found this fun book tag a while back. I wanted to do it then, but I somehow did not have the time. I do hope that you do enjoy this. It is a fun little tag with ten categories relating to Disney character/ themes. Happy reading!

1. The Little Mermaid – a character who is out of their element, a “fish out of water”

In some ways, I feel as though every character that we read will always be “a fish out of water.” How else are we suppose to have a plot or any growth for the character?

However, I have chosen The Amulet series by Kibuishi Kazo for this first category. To me, Emily and her family not only go out of their world, but they also out of their element with politics, magic, and epic battles to bring peace throughout all the worlds.

2. Cinderella – a character who goes through a major transformation

This category I had a hard time narrowing down. However, I have chosen two books to fit. The first one is Elise from This Song Will Save Your Life by Lella Sales and Melanie from The Girls With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey.

For me, Elise has grown a lot from the shy girl who would not confront her fears or people to a person sitting in the DJ booth controlling the situation and having the ability to read and confront people and her problems. On the other hand, Melanie was a mutant prodigy who never experience life outside her cell. The moment she left her cell she quickly learn how to survive and protect those that she loves.

3. Snow White – a book with an eclectic cast of characters

I feel like I am cheating. The book that I chose for this category is The Crown of Ptolemy by Rick Riordan. I enjoy seeing both Percy, Annabeth, Carter and Sadie, and it was fun to see the mix of both Greek and Egyptian Mythology.

4. Sleeping Beauty – a book that put you to sleep

The book that I have chosen for this category not only put me to sleep, but it also disappointed me. The book for the Sleeping Beauty category goes to The Diary of Darcy J. Rhone by Emily Griffen. I ended up giving the book two out of five stars on Goodreads and I found the main character shallow with a lack of growth.

5. The Lion King – a character who had something traumatic happen to them in childhood

The book that I have chosen for this category is After Math by Denise Swank. Our main character Scarlett Goodwin had a very traumatic past who is overcoming all obstacles to make her life better.

6. Beauty and the Beast – A beast of a book (a big book) that you were intimidated by, but found the story to be beautiful

Again, this is another category that I had a hard time. I actually have two books that I believe will fit in this category. Both of these books are not in here for their size, but they did intimidate me. I tend to stay away from books that make you cry. I don’t like to cry whether in public or in private because of a book. A book should be both fun and pleasurable and I never had associated crying with pleasure. Both of these books are a joy to read and I am glad that I have read them. These two books are The Fault in Our Stars by John Green and The Book Thief by Markus Zusak.

7. Aladdin – a character who gets their wish granted, for better or worse

For this category, I have chosen both Jade and Phoenix from the 80 AD series by Aiki Flinthart. Both characters get what they wished for when they are transported into a video game. Both do discover it is not all fun and games and surprisingly also get their other wishes granted as well when they saved the worlds.

8. Mulan – a character who pretends to be someone or something they are not

For this category, I have chosen Ally from Fish In A Tree by Lynda Hunt. In the beginning, Ally pretends to be the class clown and troublemaker to hide her secret from her family and teachers.

9. Toy Story – a book with characters you wish would come to life

Almost all of the characters from James A. Owen Imaginarium Geographica Series. Who would not want to meet a bunch of famous authors throughout history, along with their most famous characters?

10. Disney Descendants – your favorite villain or morally ambiguous character

The person I picked for this category is not a villain but is a bit morally ambiguous. The person that I picked is Kat from The Heist Society by Ally Carter. I would love to get to know Kat more and understand her thinking and skill sets.

Feelings Matter Book Tag

I thought of doing another tag. It seemed something that would be fun and easy to do. However, I want to make it challenging by making sure that I do not repeat any of the books from one question to the next. So let’s begin!

Tag questions:

1. What book made you feel confident, either about yourself or your life?

Right now, because I have finished reading it, I would say F This Test by Richard Benson. I enjoyed seeing all the possible wrong answers that students give and being able to correctly answer some of them. It is a great confidence boost.

2. What book made you feel sympathetic or sympathise greatly with the characters?

The book that made me feel great sympathy with the character is The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph. Lynn Joseph did an amazing job with the main character Ana Rose, and getting you to feel upset at the same moments that Ana Rose was.  In addition, there were moments of time in which I wished I could go into the book and comfort Ana Rose and tell her that all will be all right.

3. What book made you feel anxious?

There are a couple of books that have made me nervous while I was reading them.  I cannot choose between The Clockwork Scarab by Colleen Gleason and Unenchanted by Chanda Hahn. In one way there was a lot of suspense as to what was going to happen next, and how were these events going to affect our characters. The ending of both book, had the most suspense and made me anxious as to what will happen next. In all, I enjoyed both of these books, and the suspense that they gave.

4. What book made you feel annoyed?

The Dairy of Darcy J. Rhone by Emily Griffin was really annoying. I found the character very shallow and hard to like. There were moments that I just wanted to put the book down and forget about it.

5. What book made you feel disappointed?

Perfectly Dateless by Kristen Billerbeck.  I was so disappointed with how this book ended. The main character started as a strong independent young woman who knew what she wanted and the book ended with her agreeing with her parents dream for her future. I was not only disappointed, I was angry! This was the first book I gave a book such a low rating.

6. What book made you feel confused?

New Moon Summer by S.M.Reine. This book could fit the last question, but I am placing it here because I was confused as to what happened to our characters from the original Seasons of the Moon series to the Cain Chronicles. I was confused as to what happened to create this drastic change between the two series. I also felt as though we were regrowing the characters back into their old selves.  This change of character’s mannerisms, confused me so much, that I was disappointed in the book.

7. What book made you feel satisfied?

Recently, It is I Killed the Mockingbird by Paula Acampora. I really loved this book and enjoyed it immensely. I was even satisfied with the ending in how everything work out.

The other book that made me feel satisfied is Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.  I must say that it is a long book with very fine font. There were moments that I realized that I spent hours reading the book, and I did not move anywhere. I was so glad when I was finally able finish the book. I felt as though I accomplished so much, just by finishing the book.

8. What book made you feel like you could really relate to the main character?

Lizzie from Lovestruck in London by Rachel Schurig. Lizzie and I have a lot of the same mannerisms when it comes to school and family, such as needing to please people and having to do well in school. However, we are different in the majors that we enjoy studying.  

I do hope that you enjoyed the tag as much as I enjoyed making it. I do hope that your weekend went amazing and that you enjoyed your many adventures. Happy Reading!