Thank you so much to Macy for tagging me in the Inside Out Book Tag!
A book that brings you joy
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
This is a sweet love story, but it’s also made me very optimistic for the future of YA – it’s not another rehash of Twilight, it has wonderfully written realistic characters, and its popularity is a testament that realistic books can do well in the market today.
A book that makes you angry
Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
This one was difficult purely because I usually wouldn’t read a book that I knew I wouldn’t like. I read Hush, Hush years ago (probably about 2010). Everyone raved about. I didn’t think it was terrible. What I did think is that it was a complete Twilight rip-off. There were so many similar scenes and characters, and I was disappointed that a book would earn so much praise when it was so similar to other books on the market.
A book that makes you sad
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
So I must be one of the only people who didn’t cry during The Book Thief, but I think this book is pretty deserving of the sad book title – an absolutely beautiful original novel that should be the top of everyone’s TBR lists!
A book that disgusts you
Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James
Disclaimer: I haven’t read the book. I tried. I really tried. But I couldn’t get into it. I have seen the film though (yes, I’ve become one of those people) so I know the basic plot. It’s really cliché but I don’t read that many books which disgust me. Any book in which an unhealthy abusive relationship is idolized is undeserving of my reading time.
A book which brings you fear
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling
I guess I don’t read that many scary books, but this is one that did scare me as a child (perhaps the film moreso) – it’s full of whispering murderous snakes and unpredictable deaths and paralysis. It’s also brilliant and deserving of another re-read sometimes soon – and the new covers are just beautiful.
So that’s it! Another thank you to Macy for tagging me, and although it’s been difficult, I think that just means I need to expand my book horizons and read more disgusting, scary literature!
Annalise x
Tags:
Nichola (Always Rambling & Reading)
Disha (Franklenstein)
Chanice (Inside The Mind of a Bibliophile)
Olivia (bibliomad)
And whoever else wants to participate!
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