Summertime Madness Book Tag!
Greetings bookworms and welcome back to Josie’s Book Corner! Today I present to you a lovely summery tag, to mark the almost-start of summer here in Australia, and also to give a farewell to summer in all of you living in the northern hemisphere. I’m sure this is going to be nostalgic for all you northern hemispherians (totally not a word, but lets roll with it!).
I suppose I should get right on with it, shouldn’t I? Okay okay, enough blabbering, lets go!
I was tagged by the lovely Analee @ Book Snacks, so click on her name to show her some love!
1. Show a book with a summery cover!
I shall go with the book that I am currently reading (in conjunction with Queen of Shadows, of course).Β
I was approved for this ARC ofΒ What We Left Behind by Robin TalleyΒ a few days ago and was shocked right out of my seat to discover I only had five (now four) days to read it before it was archived! But thanks to school holidays, I should be able to complete it in a flash.Β
2. Pick one fictional place that would be the perfect destination for a summer vacation!
Once again, I pick a place from the most recent book I read:Β Heir of FireΒ by Sarah J Maas! It would be such a wonderful thing to have a summer vacation inΒ Wendlyn.Β Even if there are scary, evil creatures lurking in the woods at night, I’d be extremely content with all the gorgeous Fae warriors to have as my eye-candy.Β Specifically Rowan. GIVE HIM TO ME.
3. Youβre about to go on a flight to your summer vacation. But you want to read a book that lasts for the whole flight, what novella do you choose?
Obviously there is only one choice for this question because: 1) I’ve only read two novella in my entire lifetime so far and 2) only one would be able to last an entire flight, or more. This question goes toΒ The Assassin’s BladeΒ by Sarah J MaasΒ and I promise this is not because I LOVE SARAH J MAAS AND HER THRONE OF GLASS SERIES. Definitely not. Of course not.Β
4. You have a case of summertime sadness what happy book do you pick up to shine a smile on your face?
One book that could make me smile in the broadest of ways isΒ Brooke Davis’sΒ Lost & Found.Β It’s absolutely cute, funny and fabulous! There are three characters, Millie, Agatha and Karl.Β KarlΒ is absolutely hilarious and quirky, an old man with a young man’s heart in a sense.Β AgathaΒ is a crazy old lady, and her story, while rather sad (although all their stories are a little sad), as these three come together and travel together she becomes rather lovable.Β
I can’t remember how many times this book made me smile but it did.Β
5. Youβre sitting at the beach all aloneβ¦which fictional character would be your beach babe?
Are you serious right now? TOO MANY TO CHOOSE FROM. But gosh, I can’t resist grabbing a piece of an ancient, honed-to-perfection Fae warrior laying beside me on the beach, gently caressing me with the beautiful cool breeze in which he has the power to command. *drools uncontrollably*Β ROWAN IN BAE. BAE BAE BAE BAE.Β
6. To match your ice cream you want an icy cool sidekick! Which fictional side kick do you pick?
Why is it suddenly so hard NOT to reference all my answers to Sarah J Maas books? My mind is filled to the brim with theΒ Throne of Glass series,Β obviously since I spent about five ours readingΒ Queen of Shadows.Β But I digress, I am picking someone different!Β ShahrzadΒ is fabulous and would make a wonderful, icy-cool sidekick and bestie that I would love to wlak along the beach with and eat ice-creams together with!Β
7. Share the Summertime Happiness! Who do you tag?
Since I know summer is over, and this is probably breaking many of your hearts as you think back to those lovely summer days (I apologise for sending those feelings your way), I will not tag anyone! Although, I will broadly tag those who live in Australia or the southern hemisphere to do this tag! The one person that comes into my head is:
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Nice answers!!! My vacation would be in Alice in wonderland or in the Harry Potter series.
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Eeep thank you so much for tagging me, I am going on holiday very soon so I will be excited to compile this post together haha. I adore your SJM and ToG fangirling in that post, AND ALL THAT ROWAN FANGIRLING YASSS. I hope QoS has been meeting your Rowan needs sufficiently?
I would never bring Assassin’s Blade on a plane trip though because I don’t want my holiday to start in TEARS XD
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You are more than welcome, girl! β€
And I just finished Queen of Shadows today, about three hours ago, and my goodness, Rowan has exceeded my needs! He has utterly melted me and my heart a hundred times! Seriously, I think my heart had imploded with my love for him! AHHH ROWAELIN IS MY EVERYTHING.
Oh gosh you are so right! The tears! I'd get off the plane crying… You're right, not a good look. Wouldn't want to be mourning for Sam for the whole trip. π
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Lol you are completely obsessed with the ToG series aren’t you? I can’t wait to get my hands on this book (which won’t happen till November sadly)!
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I really am!!! You have no idea π I can’t wait for you to pick it up! Even if it’s a long way away, I’m very excited for you!! π
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This is such a fun tag! Sharzad would definitely be an amazing person to hang out with. Also, yay for a fellow ToG fan…Rowan is totally drool worthy =)
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Thank you! You should definitely do it! π
She really would! Oh I’m a huge Throne of Glass fan, my darling π And Rowan just melts me everytime π But I would also love Aedion… Aedion is so charming *swoon*
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Aedion is so amazing and witty. They’re both perfect!
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Yes! π
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Love your answers (and how much ToG there is π )! I’ve been wanting to read Lost and Found for a while but everytime I read the blurb it comes across as a really sad book. I’m glad to hear that it made you smile and maybe I’ll try to pick it up again!
I would not want to go to Wendlyn for a summer vacation though! I’d be so worried about Valg Princes coming to get me. But I guess the upside is that Rowan will be there to protect me β€ (I see what you're getting at now haha).
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Hehe thank you! I didn’t realise how much Throne of Glass stuff there was until I finished writing the post! π I am totally okay with it.
Lost and Found is sad but also so quirky and cute! Definitely try it out! Honestly it wanted my heart!
Oh gosh yes, the Valg Princes! π΅ But let’s just imagine Wendlyn in summer without the existence of the Valg or the skinwalkers. Yaaaas ππ
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I just bought Lost and Found! It was staring me right in the face when I walked into the store. I probably won’t get to it for a while though… My TBR is too big π
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YAY! At least you have it π I totally get it, so many books to read! π Let me know when you’re reading it though! β€
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Happy beginning of summer π It is sad for me because summer just ended where I live.
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Thank you! It’s not even summer yet, we still have a month or more to go but it feels like summer already!
Yes, I thought so! π
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You’re welcome! Ah okay, I understand now π I love that time when it’s almost summer!
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I like all your answers! What we left behind sounds interesting! Will look forward to your thoughts on it. I’ve only read the first two books in the TOG series and I haven’t met Rowan yet but I can see so many people are pretty much obsessed with him. I must say Sarah J. Mass is really great in creating gorgeous male characters. π
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Thank you Raven! I feel like I’ll be recommending What We Left Behind to you all soon! Possibly…
And you really need to continue with the series and meet Rowan!! I adore him! One of the reasons I love Sarah J Maas is because she creates all these beautiful male characters π
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Oh, I wish I could, but I’m planning to continue until the fifth book is released cause I couldn’t handle all the wait and the cliffhangers.
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SO MUCH SARAH J. MAAS AWESOMENESS. and rowan. I can’t even with Rowan. He is too beautiful. And perfect. And chiseled. I love your book choices so much!
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I KNOW. I couldn’t help myself! π Rowan is irresistible π
Thank you Becca! πβ€
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Aw I absolutely love the cover of What we left behind! I can’t wait to hear your thoughts about it π and you’re so lucky it’s going to be summer soon in Australia – I miss it where I live already, so much! π
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I’m hoping I can finish it soon to share my thoughts! Sneak peak: it’s extremely diverse in sexuality!
Sadly I am not a huge fan of summer π BUT I’ll do what I can to enjoy it!
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Aw, you’re not? Do you prefer when it’s colder? π
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I am a winter baby, and I ADORE ran and thunderstorms! So cold weather is totally my thing π
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Definitely got to read Lost and Found! Sounds like such a great book!
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It’s such a heartwarming novel! I do hope you pick it up sometime. π
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I love Rowan so much!! β€ What We Left Behind looks good π
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Rowan is amazing π
So far it’s really quite good! It’s also very diverse in terms of sexuality which is so cool!
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I can`t wait to find out more in the next book!
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I love the cover of What We Left Behind! That’s awesome that you were approved for it! Can’t wait to see what you think about it. π β€
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It is so pretty, right?! π I can’t wait to finish it! β€
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What a fun book tag! Northern hemispherian is my new favorite thing to be called. You’re making me really curious to read Sara J. Maas book, and I want to meet Sharzhad, too.
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Haha! I shall call you that from now on! π
You must read Sarah J Maas’s work! They’re fantastic! And The Wrath and the Dawn is SO SO GOOD!! π
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Someone tagged me to do this at the end of summer (not official end, but school was starting again and the weather was definitely not summery anymore) and I still need to do it, but thinking of summer makes me so sad hahaha. I hope you’ll enjoy your summer though π
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Aw, I’m sure it does! That’s why I didn’t tag anyone, hehe. Well, I’m not a huge summer person, so honestly I am very sad to see winter go! But I’ll try to enjoy it. π xoxo
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Aw before you know it it’s fall again though π I actually prefer fall to summer, but summer means summer holidays haha
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Fall is a one of my favourite seasons too! π but yes, you’re right about summer holidays!
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ROWAN!!! π π π I can see you are as much obsessed with him as me π β€ which is totally deserved because Rowan is freaking amazing. and if we hadn't gathered that he was smoking hot, Aelin reminds us plenty of times in QoS π
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Yes, I really am! I’m shamelessly obsessed! ππ
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π we should join a Rowan-obsessed-club β€ seriously, he's perfect! where r u on QoS?
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We should!!! π
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I like the cover of What We Left Behind. I’m interested to hear your thoughts about it when you’re done reading π
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Hopefully I will be don’t with it soon! I can’t eat to share my thoughts. So far I am loving the extreme diversity in it. π
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You’ll get there and sounds interesting so far π
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