Taking a page out of the book of one Ms. Oprah Winfrey.
(except I'm not giving away a car lol)
I'm going to talk about my favorite tropes, favorite covers, favorite bookish accessories, favorite books in general...and at the end, there's gonna be a giveaway. Cause 'tis the season for giving!
Favorite hate-to-love story
The Only Thing Worse Than Me Is You by Lily Anderson
Favorite friends-to-dating story
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
Favorite star-crossed lovers story
In a Perfect World by Trish Doller and Like No Other by Una LaMarche
Favorite star-crossed lovers story
In a Perfect World by Trish Doller and Like No Other by Una LaMarche
Favorite no-romance book
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Favorite siblings
Favorite friendship
Favorite illustrated cover
Favorite typography on a cover
Favorite cover with models
Favorite cover colors
Favorite books set in the states I've lived in
Illinois: Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Virginia: To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
New York: Together at Midnight by Jennifer Castle
Favorite coming-of-age story
Favorite bookish candles
Pretty much anything from Canterbury Road Co., as well as the following from Novelly Yours: Levi's Pumpkin Mocha Breve, Cress, Romance Trope, Savoring Summer, Stars Eternal, Sturmhond, TBR, The Wraith, and Winter.
Favorite notebook
These from Target:
Favorite pens
Either Pilot G-2 0.7 pens in blue or the variety of colored Le Pens.
Favorite book sleeve
Anything from The Cozy Life on Etsy. I own a fox print and a night sky print.
Anything from The Cozy Life on Etsy. I own a fox print and a night sky print.
Favorite historical fiction novel
Favorite epistolary novel
From Twinkle, With Love by Sandhya Menon
Favorite retelling
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Favorite religious story
The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman
Favorite Fae story
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Favorite religious story
The Length of a String by Elissa Brent Weissman
Favorite Fae story
An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson
Favorite mental health story
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia and We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Favorite "issues" book
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Favorite plot twists
The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
Eliza and Her Monsters by Francesca Zappia and We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Favorite "issues" book
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Favorite plot twists
The Queen's Thief series by Megan Whalen Turner
Favorite illustrations
The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo
Favorite book to push on people
Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills
Favorite 2019 release I've already read
Famous in a Small Town by Emma Mills
Ok...so clearly I have a lot of favorites, haha. But now for the giveaway! One winner is going to get a prize pack with one book of their choice from the list above (as long as it's 18 USD or less), two 2 oz. Novelly Yours candles (the scents are Currently Reading and Levi's Pumpkin Mocha Breve), assorted book swag, and an ARC of their choosing (from a list I'll provide to the winner).
Usual rules:
1. No cheating. I check entries.
2. Must reside in the U.S. (Sorry, shipping is expensive!)
3. Must reply to my congratulations email within 48 hours; otherwise, I will choose another winner.
I'm sad to say that I haven't read a lot of these . . . though part of that is just that I don't read contemporary. I did really enjoy Eliza and Her Monsters, though. And I'm so glad to see An Enchantment of Ravens on here for favorite fae story- YESSS. That would be my pick too.
ReplyDeleteLol I didn't realize til now just how much contemporary is on this list. Oops! xD
DeleteListen, ENCHANTMENT has a much better portrayal of Fae than most of the popular series.
I love the beautiful covers! :)
ReplyDeletemia2009(at)comcast(dot)net
Finally got a chance to check your blog after a while and I'm having fun building up my TBR list as per your recommendations!
ReplyDelete-Keri (formerly Destiny Skye (: )