Hello! How have you all been? Today I wanted to tackle another tag from the draft queue, the Your Life in Books tag. I was first tagged by Alex at Alextheshadowgirl’s Blog in May of 2015 and later tagged by Jenna at Reading with Jenna. This seems like such a fun and unique tag. Thank you both so much for thinking of me!
Note: This is a 2015 tag, meaning I was first tagged in 2015. I’m just trying to go through all the awards and tags from my 2015 queue. But I am an tag/award free blog in that I won’t be doing any more tags/awards after I go through the 2015 drafts. Sorry for the confusion!
- Find a book for each of your initials
SLN (so similar to Saturday Night Live, I know XD ) are my initials.Of these, I’ve only read Spirit Bound and New Moon, both vampire books (hehe). However I did read Scott Westerfeld’s Uglies series, which I really enjoyed. I’m sure I’ll like Leviathan too.
- Count your age along your book shelf-which book is it?
Okay, so this was more complicated than I thought it’d be. I wasn’t sure what shelf I wanted to start with (left, right, top, or bottom), but I ended beginning from my bottom left red shelf. I am 20 so my 20th book is:I really liked The Morning Gift when I read it. It’s been 5+ years ago so I really want to reread it sometime soon or any of Eva Ibbotson’s historical fiction works.
- Pick a book that represents a destination you would love to travel to.
Since I love Japanese culture and entertainment (manga, anime, J-dramas), and two other bloggers in the blogosphere have visited the beautiful country in 2015 (Aentee at Read at Midnight and Trisha at The Bookgasm) I think Japan would be pretty fascinating. - Pick a book that’s your favourite color.
Blue is actually my favorite color. But purple is a color I’ve grown fond of over the years. And I thought Rogue had a prefix mix between the two. (Don’t mind the tea and tea carafe; this was a bookstagram photo.) - Which book do you have the fondest memories of?
Why Harry Potter, of course! - Which book did you have the most difficulty reading?
Hmm, probably anything Shakespeare. Unlike my friend Ashley at Dreamingthroughliterature, I don’t really appreciate Shakespearean speech.
- Which book in your TBR pile will give you the biggest sense of accomplishment when you finish it?
Any classic really (perhaps one of the thicker ones like Anna Karenina or Les Misérables) since I seldom pick them up. I read them a lot when I was in high school but it’s been two years since I’ve last opened one.
I Tag –
- Aentee at Read at Midnight
- Analee at Book Snacks
- Ashley at Dreamingthroughliterature
- Carolyn at A Hundred Thousand Stories
- Cassandra at Read All About It
- Chooi at Read, Think, Ponder
- Cristina at My Tiny Obsessions
- Erika at Erika in Bookventureland
- Joey at Thoughts and Afterthoughts
- Kelly at Dancing through the Pages
- Marie at Drizzle and Hurricane Books
- Poulami at Daydreaming Books
- Raven at Dreamy Addictions
- Shotobhisha at Confessions of a Bibliophile
- Thuong at I Read Therefore I Am
- Trey at Trey Schnarr Books
- Trisha at The Bookgasm
- Wesaun at Oreo & Books
5 Bloggers I want to get to know more:
- Alice at Arctic Books
- Amy (and Nikki) at Every Book You Need to Read and More
- Marieke at Marieke Mills
- Shealea at The Bookshelf Bitch
- Sherina at Sherinaspeaks
And that’s a wrap. Thank you for reading. As always, hope you guys have a fabulous day! ^.^
Everything Shakespeare is so hard for me to read, too. I guess it’s even harder since English isn’t my native language, ahah. And yes to blue and purple, those two are my favorite colors, too!! 😀
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Between Vietnamese and English, I think English is my native langue and I still have a hard time understand what Shakespeare is trying to say, haha. Ah yes, the cool end of the color spectrum is so beautiful! 🙂
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This tag seems so hard but fun! Especially the one for intials!
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It’s one of the more somewhat unique tags out there. Feel free to participate if you like!
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This was a really interesting tag & I’m glad you did it! I’d heard of some but not all of the books you mentioned, so yay for exposure! And it’s always fun getting a peek into the life of a blogger.
Shakespeare & me…I’ve probably begun like 5 of his plays and haven’t finished any. I tell myself I’ll read them someday. I’d also eventually like to read Les Miserables, but the length seriously frightens me. Ah well. I hope your bookish life (and life in general) continue to be amazing!
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Thanks so much for reading and commenting, Lish! It makes me happy that you learned of some new titles. I don’t think that happens often since I tend to like pretty popular books. And oh my gosh, the only reason why I’ve finished a number of Shakespeare’s plays is because they were assigned when I was in high school. I’d never read them willingly. So props to you for attempting to start them! And gosh, tomes are daunting but classic tomes are super intimidating. Happy reading and blogging!
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I don’t like Shakespearean dialogue either. That’s why i’m procrastinating a little on starting on my Shakespeare reading project for this year.
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But still, you get props for willingly attempting to read his work! Good luck, Zezee!
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This tag sounds difficult wtf. WHAT BOOKS START WITH J…?!
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On the top of my head… Jungle Book? Jane Eyre? Haha, you can totally do this, Joey!
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DAMN IT I put green as your favorite color on the giveaway thing!! FAIL I don’t even know why I thought that. I just thought you were a green type of person but apparently I WAS WRONG.
I would love to go to Japan one day too :3
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LOL. I SAW THAT and was like “Oh, Carolyn…” Haha. XD I mean I have so much blue on this blog?? And Japan seems like such a beautiful country. This is so tourist-y of me but I want to have a photo of me reading my favorite manga under a cherry blossom tree. Lol.
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Well that just tells you I’m not really observant then lol..Then again I don’t go on your blog that often because I just read your posts through my feed :p
HAHA I think that’s what every American thinks Japanese people do..
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Anna Karenina looks so scary but I would love to read it sometime! Japan is a wonderful place and probably my fav tourist spot. I do adore Shakespeare’s rhythm but it is rather hard to get through sometimes … your Rogue bookstagram looks fantastic!
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The only reason why I want to read Anna Karenina (other than because I saw the movie with Keira Knightley) is because my friend (who happened to become valedictorian of my class in high school) was reading it senior year and he loved it. And that’s incredible that you actually enjoy Shakespeare’s meter; I wish I could say the same. And aww, thanks, Alyssa!
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This is such a fun tag! Also, aren’t everyone’s fondest memories tied to Harry Potter? ❤ Blue and purple are my favourites too! 😀
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You’re right. Harry Potter is childhood staple for many, I bet! And yay, the cool spectrum of colors are beautiful. 🙂
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Nicely done!
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Thanks, Alex!
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Thanks for the tag, Summer! You know I love Shakespeare!
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You’re so welcome, Wesaun! And haha, yes, I know you love his work!
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Japan is one of my favorite places in the world and I would love to visit it one day! I’ve already done this tag before but thanks anyway. 😀
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Japan just seems like such a beautiful place. And oh, sorry about that! Thanks of letting me know. ^.^
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Haha I loved that you mentioned me in the Shakespeare question! I do have a soft spot for him (although I totally understand why so many people don’t 😛 ) Thanks for the tag Summer!
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You’re welcome, Ashley! I’ll still give his other work a try in the future. It could just be that I haven’t read the right one yet. 😉
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It could be 😛 (I totally get that he can be hard to appreciate haha.)
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Ooo this looks like a fun tag! I enjoyed reading your answers and thanks for tagging me! 😀
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You’re welcome, Poulami! 🙂
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Anna Karenina is one of my reading goals too. Probably won’t happen for a couple of years though! And those Julie Kagawa books are so beautiful! We only have them in paperback here and they’re not as nice to look at! Also, your copy of Leviathan is beautiful! I have Goliath in hardcover but my others are in a super short paperback, so it looks totally awkward next to Goliath.
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I don’t think I’ve seen the Leviathan series in the super short editions before. Though I like them in the hardcover version, they’re abnormally tall and sort of thin width-wise. Westerfeld’s Uglies series was weirdly tiny though, haha. And Julie Kagawa’s books are always so pretty! Have you read her Iron Fey series?
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Omg one day I will instagram my Leviathan series. The height difference will send you into shock. And no, I haven’t read any Julie Kagawa yet!
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I like Shakespeare, but sometimes it’s like pulling teeth trying to get through it hahaha
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Haha, I’ve always felt like Shakespeare was for readers with an acquire taste. XD
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Aww, thank you for the tag! This is such a lovely post. But this also seems pretty difficult to accomplish. I mean, my initials are SJI. Oh em. HAHAHA.
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Ah, you’re welcome, Shealea! And ooh, well I’m sure you’ll think of some titles for your initials. Good luck when you get to this tag. 😉
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Thanks for the tag, Summer! I love the colour purple and that’s a gorgeous book cover you have ❤ Not a fan of Shakespeare either, its just hard to decipher but its compulsory to study it at school. My brother’s been to Japan. I’d love to go there, sounds like an amazing place and a must-visit! Even though I only read HP in 2013, its also one of my fondest memories :’)
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I think it’s really hard to find a young adult book to live up to Harry Potter expectations. It’s just so popular and well loved. And that’s so cool! I had a cousin that was living in Japan and he loved it there. Haha, right?! Shakespeare’s prose always has me so confused. And I know his plays are meant to be dramatic but I always find myself laughing from the ridiculousness. XD I think he’s an acquire taste for readers or maybe classicists. And you’re welcome, Thuong! Hope to see your post for this tag in the future (no rush or anything).
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I don’t think there could be any book that lives up to HP! It’s an original. A lot of people seem to love Percy Jackson though. What a coincidence, my cousin was living in Japan as well! I was so jealous XD I think Shakespeare knew what he was doing, probably did it on purpose to look dramatic! I’ll get to doing this tag soon 😉
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Hurrah, for Thuong tackling those endless tags/awards! Looking forward to it. 😉
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Thanks 😀 I’ve posted a lot of reviews lately, so tags and discussion posts would be a nice gap in between reviews 🙂
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Yesss you need to visit Japan, if you grew up loving it visiting the country will only intensify it by about 1 million times. If I had time I would visit every year, but alas there are other countries I must visit before I settle down XD
Omg your initials are so cool. Mine is ANT. Which is not ideal sobs
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I’m so glad you had such a good time and your Japan series was so fun to follow. LOL, it feels strange to hear you talk about settling down. You still have plenty of time to travel, Aentee! And haha, aww, ANT’s not so bad. It could be worse. At least it’s not like some cuss word…
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I’ll actually be reading Les Mes soon, actually! Smart Dames Clever Books is doing a readalong, and I’m hoping that it’ll be more easy to tackle that way.
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That sounds like a fantastic way to approach reading that tome. Good luck!
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I SECOND AENTEE’S COMMENT! You should visit Japan! Their culture is fascinating, their architecture, the very very organized system, their arts (Don’t get me started on anime!), their complex trains, ugh I could go on forever! But no seriously, I hope you could visit there. Maybe drop by Japan when you go to your dad’s home country in Vietnam (Oh and that’s close to the Philippines! I can give you the tour!) 😀
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Haha, I am so, so happy you enjoyed your trip to Japan, Trisha! Thanks for sharing your journey through photos with the rest of us. I just want to go there to simply look at the beautiful cherry blossoms and visit their beautiful shrines. Gah. And hehe, when I visit Vietnam I’ll have to make a trip to all of Asia somehow. 😉 I’d love to visit the Philippines! 😀
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Awesome tag. All i can say is your answers were fun to read, and READ LEVIATHAN. You will not regret it, it is so good!
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Ah, I’ve been recommended that one for so long! I read Westerfeld’s Uglies series and liked it as a preteen. And I think Leviathan has some steampunk elements? It seems like a set up for success! I’ll try to get to it sooner than later. :3
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Leviathan can be summeed up very easily: steampunk WWI.
I feel like that’s enough to get anyone to read it, but for more context, it’s about Franz Ferdinand’s son and a Scottish girl pretending to be a male so she can join the air naxy. The Triple Axis use mechs and the Allies use chimera. It’s so awesome!
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What a fun tag Summer! I enjoyed the VA series back in the day so it’s good to see them here again hehe. I’ve visited Japan as well and I think you will love it, it’s absolutely beautiful!
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I feel as if I’m the only one that hasn’t visited Japan now. 😉 I’d love to visit it in the spring or autumn!
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This looks so fun! I’d love to get to know you better as well. 🙂 I guess I’m just a bit confused- would you like us to do it?
-Amy
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Sorry for the extremely late reply, Amy! But yes, I’m not sure how familiar you guys are with tag posts, but when you’ve been tagged you can choose if you’d like to do it or not. Feel free to not feel pressured to do it unless you want to!
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Awesome! I would love to, I just didn’t really understand whether you tagged us or not. 🙂
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Ah, yes, I did! 🙂
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