As you know, I'm doing my best to catch up on all of the things I've missed lately and so today, I'm catching up on The Unique Blogger Award!
I was nominated by the incredible and lovely Noly over at The Artsy Reader (seriously, go check out her stuff!) last September (has it really been that long??) and I really love these tags. They're just short, fun little ways for you us all to get to know each other a bit better. First up, the rules:
So, without further ado, here are Noly's questions and my answers: 1. If you could pick three book characters to have as close friends, who would they be and why? OMG, why is this so hard? Okay, so here goes, off the top of my head: - Amren from A Court of Thorns and Roses so that we can drink the blood of our victims together and adore all the shiny things. - Reichis from Spellslinger because who wouldn't want a cute and furry yet bloodthirsty squirrel cat as a close friend? - Sam of Wilds from The Lightning Struck heart because you'd always end up on the best adventures, laughing your head off and receiving the all-time best hugs ever!! 2. What makes a good book for you? Good question, difficult to answer because it depends, mainly on what mood I'm in. Sometimes the book I need is a delicious and hilarious slow-burn enemies to lovers romance where the plot focuses on their relationship. Other times, I fall in love with books that make me cry with laughter and are filled with oblivious wizard's apprentices, occasionally douchey knights, monologuing evil wizards, gay unicorns and disturbingly sexually active dragons. And then sometimes, I'll enjoy a book about two boys who meet by chance, become friends and fall in love over the course of single day and then both die in equally horrific ways while I cry my eyes out - NO, ADAM SILVERA, I AM STILL NOT OVER IT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES WE WERE WARNED!! So, I guess, any book can be a good book for me if I fall in love with it. Here are some of my favourites to help demonstrate my answer: - Jed Had to Die by Tara Sivec (romantic comedy/murder mystery) - Eragon by Christopher Paolini (epic fantasy with dragons) - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas (epic female-led fantasy with magic) - Nevernight by Jay Kristoff (epic female-led fantasy with magic, murder, sex and shadow cats) - They Both Die in the End by Adam Silvera (heart-breaking contemporary) - Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo (heist-style fantasy with magic) - The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune (sci-fi m/m romance ) - The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzie Lee (historical LGBT romance/fantasy - it has pirates!) - Children of Blood and Bone (epic female-led fantasy with incredible magic and battle scenes) - Clean by Juno Dawson (gritty YA contemporary) Okay, so writing that list sort of gave me an answer because each book title I wrote was inspired by a character (that I love) from said book popping into my head and so I guess, yeah, it's the characters who make a good book for me. It doesn't matter what the genre is or the setting or whether or not it has romance. If the character is compelling and amazing, that's usually what hooks me. Sorry for the massive answer! 3. What is the first book you remember to have read by yourself as a child? It was either The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe or Lyrico. I loved both as a child and found both in my grandparents attic but I don't remember which came first. I do know that they sparked my love of reading, particularly fantasy. I'm currently reading Lyrico to my daughter so I've gone full circle. My three questions for you:
Thanks for reading lovelies, I'll tag a bunch of accounts on Twitter but feel free to join in via the comments (you don't need to be a blogger to take part). Let me know your answers to my questions and what you think of my own (slightly lengthy) answers. 14/5/2019 18:17:49
I think for me it's also characters that make the story :) or sometimes, new and unusual ideas, especially if it's scifi. Comments are closed.
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