Well, y'all, I've been officially doing this for eight years. It's hard to believe I started my dear little book blog that long ago (although it wasn't a book blog until 2013).
To celebrate this year, I'm doing a giveaway (obviously) AND I'm doing a birthday book tag I found!
1. BIRTHDAY CAKE
A book with a plot that seems cliché, but you adore it anyways.
Everyone under the sun is doing You've Got Mail retellings (including me, *gulp*), but this one is definitely my favorite:
P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
2. PARTY GUESTS
Your most anticipated book release for this year.
Well, 2019 is half over, but I do have several anticipated books for the second half of the year. This time, I'd have to say...
Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake
Supernova by Marissa Meyer
A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
3. BIRTHDAY PRESENTS
A book that surprised you with how much you loved it.
I semi-enjoyed Always Never Yours last year, so the fact that I LOVED If I'm Being Honest definitely took me by surprise!
4. THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
A book that certainly deserved all the hype it got.
Oh, definitely Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.
5. HAPPY MUSIC
A book with some very beautiful and truly memorable quotes.
Ooh, that's hard to pick because I tend to focus less on quotes from a book and more on the book as a whole. I'd probably have to go with The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord or The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo.
6. GETTING OLDER
A book that you read a long time ago but think you might appreciate more if you read it when you were more mature.
I think I would have appreciated Fangirl even more if I read it as a college freshman or sophomore, because I would've more keenly understood Cath's struggles.
7. SWEET BIRTHDAY MEMORIES
A book that kept you incredibly happy during a sad or demanding period of your life.
Ooh boy, I have a lot of these. The first one that comes to mind, though, is Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills. I read and reread it a bunch during the last couple months of senior year, when my advanced creative writing portfolio was killing me. I found comfort in this friend-focused but also swoonworthy story. <3
Annndddd now for the giveaway. The winner will receive...
~a paperback copy of Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
~a hardcover copy of one of my favorite books from this year (list will be provided to winner)
~a mystery ARC
This is a US-only giveaway, just because of shipping costs and requirements. But I'll definitely try to do an international giveaway later this year, so watch for that if you can't enter this one. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email, and no cheating. The giveaway ends a week from today, so good luck!
1. BIRTHDAY CAKE
A book with a plot that seems cliché, but you adore it anyways.
Everyone under the sun is doing You've Got Mail retellings (including me, *gulp*), but this one is definitely my favorite:
P.S. I Like You by Kasie West
2. PARTY GUESTS
Your most anticipated book release for this year.
Well, 2019 is half over, but I do have several anticipated books for the second half of the year. This time, I'd have to say...
Five Dark Fates by Kendare Blake
Supernova by Marissa Meyer
A Treason of Thorns by Laura E. Weymouth
3. BIRTHDAY PRESENTS
A book that surprised you with how much you loved it.
I semi-enjoyed Always Never Yours last year, so the fact that I LOVED If I'm Being Honest definitely took me by surprise!
4. THE HAPPY BIRTHDAY SONG
A book that certainly deserved all the hype it got.
Oh, definitely Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Rogerson.
5. HAPPY MUSIC
A book with some very beautiful and truly memorable quotes.
Ooh, that's hard to pick because I tend to focus less on quotes from a book and more on the book as a whole. I'd probably have to go with The Names They Gave Us by Emery Lord or The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo.
6. GETTING OLDER
A book that you read a long time ago but think you might appreciate more if you read it when you were more mature.
I think I would have appreciated Fangirl even more if I read it as a college freshman or sophomore, because I would've more keenly understood Cath's struggles.
7. SWEET BIRTHDAY MEMORIES
A book that kept you incredibly happy during a sad or demanding period of your life.
Ooh boy, I have a lot of these. The first one that comes to mind, though, is Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills. I read and reread it a bunch during the last couple months of senior year, when my advanced creative writing portfolio was killing me. I found comfort in this friend-focused but also swoonworthy story. <3
Annndddd now for the giveaway. The winner will receive...
~a paperback copy of Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
~a hardcover copy of one of my favorite books from this year (list will be provided to winner)
~a mystery ARC
This is a US-only giveaway, just because of shipping costs and requirements. But I'll definitely try to do an international giveaway later this year, so watch for that if you can't enter this one. The winner will have 48 hours to respond to my email, and no cheating. The giveaway ends a week from today, so good luck!
Cool choices. I'm especially looking forward to reading If I'm Being Honest :).
ReplyDeleteHAPPY BLOGOVERSARY! I can't believe you've been doing this 8 years; that's awesome! I hope you'll be able to continue for many more years!
ReplyDeleteI love your decision to do a birthday tag for your blog birthday. Very good idea. *nods*