The Cliché Book Tag

Hey guys I know it’s been awhile again since we done a post, just a lot of things going on in our lives at the moment! We were tagged by Ross over at @theroyalbookshelf to do this book tag so hope you guys enjoy!

1. ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS:

A book that wasn’t or couldn’t be better than the movie

Caroline-

For this I’m going to have to go with Me Before You. I really liked the book but when I actually saw the movie on the big screen and with the actors they had chosen for the characters, I completely fell in love with it. That movie will always make me cry but it has a special place in my heart.

Jennifer-

I’m gonna have to go with Catching Fire for this one, the book was my fave of the 3 but the movie adaptation just blew me away!!

2. THE GRASS IS ALWAYS GREENER ON THE OTHER SIDE:

A rags to riches or riches to rags story

Caroline-

I’m going to go with A Little Princess for this, one of my favourite books that I read when I was younger.

Jennifer-

The first one that came to mind is Stardust by Neil Gaiman!

3. THE APPLE DOES NOT FALL FAR FROM THE TREE:

A parent/child relationship that you love

Caroline-

I honestly can’t think of a relationship like this from a book I’ve read 😅

Jennifer-

I adore the relationship between Simon and his parents in Simon Vs. The Homosapiens Agenda, they’re so funny and caring!!

4. YOU CAN’T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER:

A good book that needs a better cover

Caroline-

I’m going to have to say the very first cover of The Hunger Games that I got. I didn’t like the cover at all even though it’s such a great book. I’m glad they’ve more editions of it now.

Jennifer-

I’m not a fan of people’s faces on books so I would have to say If I Stay and Where She Went by Gayle Forman (these are two of my favourite books) I’m just not a fan of the covers

5. YOU CAN’T PLEASE EVERYONE:

A book you hate that everyone loves

Caroline-

I think I’ll have to say Turtles All The Way Down for this one. I was so excited for this new book but it was a bit of a disappointment for me.

Jennifer-

Looking for Alaska, I really didn’t like this book at all but know a few people have really enjoyed it.

6. WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER:

What’s a book that made you a better person for reading it

Caroline-

I think I’ll go with The Book Thief. I didn’t think I would like the book as it’s not usually what I’d read, but it had such an amazing story to it and amazing characters. It’s one of the best books I’ve read.

Jennifer-

The Manifesto on How to be Interesting by Holly Bourne. This book dealt with certain things I can relate to and it helped me deal with those issues.

7. IGNORANCE IS BLISS:

A book that is bad but you just don’t want to admit it

Caroline-

This is a hard one because I hate saying a book is bad, but I’m going to say Paper Towns. I was really excited to read this as I had loved John Green’s other books, but it just disappointed me.

Jennifer-

I couldn’t think of any books that I wouldn’t admit that I didn’t like so I’ll go with a book that is probably my least favourite books I’ve ever read… The Evil Librarian by Michelle Knudsen

8. THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT:

What is your favourite contemporary book?

Caroline-

I’m going to pick Anna And The French Kiss. It’s such a feel good book and it always makes me happy when I read it instead of crying haha.

Jennifer-

I feel like so many contemporaries are buzzing around my head because I love so many and I can’t choose so I’ll choose two for now. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas & History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera.

9. BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY:

A book you don’t want to read incase it’s bad

Caroline-

Going to go with A Court Of Frost And Starlight. I absolutely adore this series, particularly A Court of Mist and Fury, so I’m afraid to read this because I’ve heard mixed reviews of it being brilliant and a bit of a let down.

Jennifer-

To be honest I’m afraid to read the Throne of Glass series, I’ve heard so many mixed reviews so it’s putting me off a bit.

Thanks for the tag Ross, and thank you guys for reading! We’re gonna leave this as an open tag for whoever feels like doing this as a post.

Let us know if you relate to any of our cliches or have any of your own in the comments below.

Thanks again guys,

Caroline and Jennifer x

April Wrap Up

Hi guys, this post is coming to you a bit later than we would of liked but it’s finally here (sorry again😂)

Also for our TBR’s each month they might change to what we had originally planned to read. Thanks for your patience guys – Caroline and Jen x

Caroline-

For this month I didn’t read what I had originally planned to as I went to a book signing so I had to read the book for that author, and I was a tad bit ambitious with my tbr pile 😅 these are the books I did read:

Ignite Me- Tahereh Mafi

I love how Juliette finally realised the strength she has within herself in this book. She’s not the scared timid character we met in Shatter Me and it’s amazing to see how far she’s come.

To finally realise Warner’s intentions this whole time was a revelation and also heartbreaking as we see how broken he is but also how much Juliette makes him feel alive again.

Restore Me- Tahereh Mafi

OK THIS BOOK I WAS SCREAMING!!

In this book we see Juliette trying to be the leader of The Reestablishment and trying to figure out how to do that. Then unexpected twists and turns happen and she finally finds out the truth about her past.

She struggles to deal with what she’s been told by Warner, and ok I wanted to slap Warner in the head a few times throughout this because I was like just tell the truth goddammit!!

I love Kenji so much in this because he’s just real and he doesn’t bullshit around anything, and I’m legit in love with his character, and the moments in this with him and Warner.

The twist at the end that you think is it and then BAM another twist and you’re shook honestly. I don’t know how I’m going to wait for the next book, I NEED IT NOW!!

Clean- Juno Dawson

This book has trigger warnings before you read it and I think that’s a good thing to have, but also made me wary of reading it because I didn’t know how I would feel.

I do have mixed feelings about this book. At some stages I was getting a bit frustrated with Lexi who is the main character, but I knew it was her addiction that was making her be a bit of a bitch in it if I’m honest 😂 she was very reliant on people who were very toxic in her life.

I am glad how the story turned out and it didn’t trigger me as much as I thought it would which was a huge bonus. Lexi finally works out who she is and deals with her past. It was a really good read.

Jennifer-

So once again April was a flop for me in terms of reading. I only finished 3 books in total and those weren’t even my tbr books, I mean one was 🤷🏼‍♀️

The Upside of Unrequited- Becky Albertalli

The first book in read in the month of April was The Upside it Unrequited by Becky Albertalli. I really enjoyed this book, it was so nice to read something fun and fluffy because I had been reading so much fantasy. The representation was amazing in this book with Cassie being interested in having a relationship with a girl, Molly having what I think to be an un represented body type in YA…also…GAY MARRIAGE!!! Molly having so many crushes but not doing anything about them was so relatable 😂 The relationship between Cassie and Molly was fun to read about as it goes through stages over the course of the book. I thought Reid was so cute, his funny and nerdy personality reminded me a lot of my boyfriend. Also loved the fact that he didn’t care about what other people think of him. Seeing and hearing about characters from Simon vs the Homosapiens Agenda was so much fun. All around I thought this book was an enjoyable read.

Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone- J.K. Rowling

The next book I completed was a re-read of Harry Potter and The Philosophers Stone. Being back in this world was amazing. I had missed it so much! I couldn’t put it down when reading it, literally felt like I was chilling in Hogwarts with Harry and the gang. Hagrid is my favourite character so him featuring heavily in this book is always nice, I feel so comforted when reading about him. The part where Harry is being taught about Quidditch by Oliver Wood was just like the movie scene playing out in my head which was so cool. The characters get up to mischief, learn a lot about spells, flying, quidditch (for Harry) and of course… Voldemort! I might do a review on this because I plan on doing a review for each book in the Harry Potter series just to have up on the blog.

Clean- Juno Dawson

Let me start of by saying wow! I loved this book so much! From the get go this book is gritty and intense which sets us up for quite the ride for the rest of the novel. Lexi is a rebellious teen that has no problems with money but has a problem with addiction which causes her to end up in a rehab centre which her brother brought her to. In this centre we are introduced to a group of likeable, funny and inclusive people who are also struggling with things such as: eating disorders, sex addiction, drug addiction and self harm.

The centres doctors are also very likeable characters, especially Mr Goldstein, I really enjoyed reading about him. I thought this was a very well written and compelling novel. Juno Dawson done an amazing job at writing such an inclusive, gritty and heart wrenching story. One of my favourite books this year so I’m adding that to my list of reviewsto do.

Rapid Fire Book Tag

Hey guys! Jennifer here 🙂 Just thought i’d do a fun book tag to have up before my next post. I’ve seen this go around booktube over the past few years and got the inspiration from JesseTheReader and ReadByZoe. Enjoy! 😊

E-book or physical book?

Definitely physical!! I love the feeling of having the book in my hand and seeing how far I am as I go on.

Paperback or hardback?

Paperbacks are a lot cheaper which suits me best but I do get the occasional hardback 🙂

Online or in-store book shopping?

In-store 100%! I like to see all the books laid out and the deals/sales they do have.

Trilogies or series?

Series as I get a more fleshed out world/characters. I tend to want that little bit more from trilogies even though I enjoy them.

Heroes or villains?

Villains. Don’t get me wrong I love a good ‘hero saves the day’ moment but it’s so much fun to learn about villains and how they came to be what they are.

A book you want everyone to read…

A book I want everyone to read is History Is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera and the Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

Recommend an underrated book..

If I Stay & Where She Went by Gayle Forman.

The last book you finished…

Everless by Sara Holland

The last book you bought…

Kings Cage by Victoria Aveyard

Weirdest thing you’ve ever used as a bookmark…

A pringles lid

Used books – yes or no?

I’m definitely open to reading used books, I’ve done it before 🙂

Top three favourite genres…

Urban Fantasy, Dystopian and Contemporary.

Borrow or buy?

Buy, I’m a book hoarder.

Character or plot?

Character driven stories make the story into what it is, but I do love a good plot so I’m going to have to say both.

Long or short books?

Both!

Long or short chapters?

Somewhere in-between.

The first three books you can think of…

City of Glass, Fangirl and Clockwork Princess.

Books that make you laugh or cry?

Books that make me cry, they have a bigger impact on me.

Our world or fictional world?

Fictional!

Audiobook – yes or no?

I never really listen to them.

Ever judge a book by its cover?

I know they say not to but of course I do! I just seen such a pretty cover and I already have it on my tbr.

Book to movie or book to tv adaptation?

Book to movie.

A movie or tv show you prefer to its book.

Mockingjay (both parts were amazing!)

Series or standalones?

Depends on the genre. I prefer series for fantasy books and contemporary/mystery books for standalones.

If you got this far I applaud you. *high five*. Hope you all enjoyed! Feel free to do this tag if you haven’t already 🙂 As always thank you for reading.

– Jennifer ✌🏻