Tag Tuesday: Nope Book Tag

September 3, 2019September 2, 2019 ~ Taylor ~ 1 Comment

I saw this tag on Hardback Hoarder’s Youtube channel and figured this would be a good tag to start off Tag Tuesday with! I am only going to be doing half of this tag using the books that I have read so far this year. It is a long tag and I have only read 37 books this year. Anyways, let’s get to the Nope Book Tag.

Number One
NOPE. Ending: A book ending that made you go NOPE either in denial, rage, or simply because the ending was crappy.
Winter by Marissa Meyer is easily one of the books that I feel had a really crappy ending. It was just so sudden and kind of dumb…

Number Two
NOPE. Protagonist: A main character you dislike and drives you crazy.
Adina from You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone. Ugh, I hated her so much and I can’t even really explain why without giving any spoilers.

Number Three
NOPE. Series: A series that turned out to be one huge pile of NOPE. after you’ve invested all of that time and energy on it, or a series you gave up on because it wasn’t worth it anymore.
Throne of Glass series by Sarah J. Maas and I don’t think I have given up on it so much as I do not feel the need to currently continue. While I love the books and the stories, it feels a little drawn out and overhyped to me. So after finishing Queen of Shadows earlier this year, I have no plans to finish the remaining three books. I have also since unhauled the majority of the series.

Number Four
NOPE. Protagonist action/decision: A character decision that made you shake your head NOPE
Catherine from Two Dark Reigns. All of her choices. Nope.

Number Five
NOPE. Trope: A trope that makes you go NOPE.
The whole “I saved the damsel now she owes me her life” trope. Damsel by Eleana K. Arnold as a whole is a NOPE.

Number Six
NOPE. Book: A book that shouldn’t have existed that made you say NOPE.
See above.

Number Seven
NOPE. Villain: A scary villain/antagonist you would hate to cross and would make you run in the opposite direction
Levana Blackburn. I cannot stand her and I have no sympathy for her in any way, shape, or form. I hated the spoiled little, entitled brat before I read Fairest but it only got worse after I read her novella.

What Is Taylor Reading?

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019 ~ Taylor ~ Leave a comment

Another week is beginning and while this is going to be a busy week (Chelsea and I are going to see Pentagon!), I am going to try to finish an audiobook and a physical book. Hopefully by the end of the week I can start another of both. So first, I am going to share my audiobook and my physical read. Then I will do into the audiobook and the physical book for the end of the week!

Currently Reading
Glass Sword (Red Queen #2)
By: Victoria Aveyard

Plan to Start
Austenland (Austenland #1)
By Shannon Hale

Where She Went (If I Stay #2)
By: Gale Forman

Carry On (Simon Snow #1)
By: Rainbow Rowell

Chelsea’s August Wrap Up

September 1, 2019 ~ A Very Bookish Girl ~ Leave a comment

So with the start of another month comes the end of another reading month, and I have to say I did some pretty good reading this past month. I ended up reading 15 things, granted not all of them were on my TBR but I still finished them all. I also have TEN books on my currently reading shelf so hopefully you will see those at the end of this month’s wrap up. But for now, here is what I finished.

Say I Love You Volume 6 – ★★★★✩
Say I Love You Volume 7 – ★★★★★
Say I Love You Volume 8 – ★★★★✩
The Goodbye Summer by Sarah Van Name – ★★✩✩✩
Wilder Girls by Rory Power – ★★★★✩

Maybe This Time by Kasie West – ★★★★✩
Say I Love You Volume 9 – ★★★★★
Birthday by Meredith Russo – ★★★★★
Say I Love You Volume 10 – ★★★★✩
Mera Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige – ★★★★✩

By the Time You Read This, I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters – ★★★✩✩
Kimi Ni Todoke volume 1 – ★★★★✩
Kimi Ni Todoke volume 2 – ★★★★★
Kimi Ni Todoke volume 3 – ★★★★★
Kimi Ni Todoke volume 4 – ★★★★★

Taylor’s September 2019 TBR

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 ~ Taylor ~ Leave a comment

It is that time again! Another monthly TBR and this month since Chelsea and I have a couple trips coming up, I’m hoping the shorter books and the buddy read we have planned will help make up for the days away from my books. So, let us dive into the books I want to read this month, starting with Random Dance Play-athon!

Random Dance Play-athon TBR

Challenge Number One
EXO – Love Shot
Read a book about a character post breakup

Challenge Number Two
CLC – Me
Read a book with a beautiful cover

Challenge Number Three
Day6 – I Need Somebody
Read a book with mental health rep

Challenge Number Four
NCT Dream – Boom
Read a summery book

Challenge Number Five
Red Velvet – Power Up
Read a book about following dreams

Challenge Number Six
Monsta X – Underwater
Read a book involving heart break

Challenge Number Seven
Twice – Heart Shaker
Read a book about falling in love

Challenge Number Eight
Pentagon – Sha La La
Read a book involving travel

Dragons and Tea Book Club
Goodreads

Other Books to Read

Taylor’s August Wrap-Up

September 1, 2019September 1, 2019 ~ Taylor ~ Leave a comment

The month of August is over and now we can prepare for the cold months and I am so, SO ready for it. It just occurred to me that August is the 8th month of the year and I managed to read eight books. Three of the eight books I was in the process of reading. Four more books I listened to on audio and one book I read physically. Below, are the books I read in the order I read them in with the ratings. Reviews are linked if I have reviews for them.

Wicked Fox (Gumiho #1)
By: Kat Cho
★★★★★
Audiobook