Mid-Year Freak-Out Book Tag
After seeing this tag featured on Howling Libraries, I remembered it’s that time of year again when bloggers all seem to take part in the mid-year freak-out. So here we go…
Best book I’ve read so far in 2019:
There were three books in the running but I’ve decided to go with The Poppy War as it was unlike anything I’ve read before.
[If you’re interested, the other two were The Ruin of Kings and The Merciful Crow.]
My f avourite sequel of the first half of the year:
I absolutely loved Kingsbane by Claire Legrand but the ending has me desperate for book three.
A new release I haven’t read yet but I’m really excited about:
I really enjoyed Witchsign when I read it last year and it proved to be a solid start to the Ashen Torment series. Stormtide released last month and I can’t wait to read it.
Most anticipated release for the second half of 2019:
There are four books I’m desperate to read but I’m going with Bloodchild by Anna Stephens as it’s the final book in the Godblind Trilogy.
[The other three were: Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, Call Down the Hawk by Maggie Stiefvater, and The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black.]
Biggest disappointment:
I’m quite good at choosing books I know I’ll enjoy but I bought Superman: Dawnbreaker to complete my collection and just found it boring.
Biggest surprise:
I hadn’t heard of Viper when I first received a proof copy so didn’t know what to expect. However, I found myself staying up late to finish this fun pirate adventure and can’t wait for the sequel.
Favourite new-to-me or debut author:
Two new-to-me authors I enjoyed books by this year are Samantha Shannon and Mark Lawrence. A debut author I loved was Hafsah Faizal.
Favourite fictional crush:
He’s too young for me but Ashish from There’s Something About Sweetie is the cutest. Sandhya Menon writes perfect contemporary romances with cinnamon-roll love interests.
New favourite character:
Daisy Jones & The Six felt like a real biography and no character was more realistically complex than Daisy herself.
A book that made me cry:
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay had me crying with laughter so I’ll go with that one.
A book that made me happy:
Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman was adorable and made me so happy.
Favourite book to movie/TV show of the year so far:
I don’t think any adaptation will ever beat Good Omens.
Favourite post I’ve written this year:
I love talking about Jane Austen so probably my top ten favourite Austen adaptations.
Most beautiful book I’ve bought in the first half of 2019:
I think the prettiest book I bought this year has to be the Goldsboro edition of Aurora Rising. It was also the most difficult book I’ve ever bought thanks to technical difficulties.
6 books I want to read by the end of the year:
I have so many books on my TBR pile but these six are ones I definitely plan to read before the end of the year.
Feel free to consider yourself tagged if you’d like to take part. I hope you’ve had a great reading year so far!
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