INTIMIDATING TBR TAG!

Even thinking about doing this tag has been intimidating! My TBR is out-of-this-world huge (I have unread books on my shelf in great numbers AND a list on my phone that exceeds two hundred books...guys, help) and it's hard to narrow it to the most intimidating books on it... But here we go! 

What book have you been unable to finish?

I probably finish 98% of books that I read. But I tried reading Denton Little's Deathdate and I couldn't get into it. The concept is so unique and sounds like something I'd enjoy, but when I actually tried to read it, I couldn't stand the characters and the style was too odd for me. So I still haven't finished it and I'm most likely going to DNF it.

What book have you yet to read because you haven't had the time?

Oh my goodness the entire Throne of Glass series. I want to read them. I need to read them. But just look at those books! Every time one is published it's bigger than the last one!! I don't know what to do about this one except drop all my responsibilities and hide in a box until I finish the whole thing. Yep.

What book have you yet to read because it's a sequel?

Lady Renegades by Rachel Hawkins is the last book in the Rebel Belle trilogy and I'm having a hard time coming to terms with finishing it...so I haven't even tried. I've been avoiding review like the plague because I don't want anyone to tint my reading of this finale, but I need to get to it SOOOOON so I'm not spoiled.

What book have you yet to read because it's brand new?

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan. Now let me tell you a thing: I wanted this the day it came out. But other things (read: bills) prevented that dream from coming true. So I bought it a few days ago, which makes it super brand new to me! And I still haven't started it yet. What's wrong with me? I honestly have no clue. It's still only about a month old, so it's brand new, but I have no excuse because I own it now. Oy.

What book have you yet to read because you read a book by the same author and didn't enjoy it?

I have a weird answer for this one, and it's The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer. Now, Chris hasn't written other novels before this series, so the problem isn't that I haven't liked previous books, but that I'm super skeptical about books by actors that I've been a big fan of in the past. I loved Glee when I watched it and now I'm not sure about a book written by "Kurt." Maybe it's just me.

What book have you yet to read because you're just not in the mood for it?

I read Kerstin Gier's Ruby Red trilogy last year and loved every second and every word on every page of the whole darn thing. And now she has another series that starts with Dream A Little Dream and I'm super excited to read it...sometime. Her books are certifiably mindboggling and I'm just not quite in the mood for a book that is going to take my brain and twist it until I can't see straight. But it's on my TBR for this month so hopefully I'll get this one solved soon!

What book have you yet to read because it's humongous?

One word: ACOTAR. Ha, see what I did there? It's an acronym so it's actually several words but looks like one...okay, I'm done. Anyway, A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas has hype for days (and days and days) and that's one part of its hugeness. The other part is physically it's very tall and quite a few pages and it scares me. I want so much to read it. But it's so BA I feel like it will consume me entirely.

What book have you yet to read because it was a cover buy that turned out to have poor reviews?

Eleanor Herman's LEGACY OF KINGS, no doubt. I bought this at the beginning of this year and I was so pumped to have it! It is gorgeous and epic-looking and I want to stare at it all day. But recently I've been hearing not great things about it and that makes me super anxious. I think I'm still going to love it, but I've kind of been putting it off.

What is the most intimidating book in your TBR?

I'm cheating a teeny bit, but it's my most honest answer. The remainder of the Ranger's Apprentice series is easily the most intimidating item on my TBR. I read the first book over a year ago and was blown away by how much I enjoyed it. But then other things came up and I got distracted by pretty covers and such and now it's been so long and I haven't continued the 12-book series. Yeesh. I know I'm going to love it, but there are so many books and world and characters and wow I'm dizzy.

Who do you tag? 

I've tagged several AWESOME people over on the bookstagram community (@the.storied.shelf) and you should check out their responses there!

And there y'all have it! This tag succeeded in making me feel super guilty about having not read these books AND made me want to built a cave out of my unread books and hide away in it. But hey, it was still fun! 

What's your most intimidating TBR?? 

Happy reading!!

DISNEY BOOK TAG!

If there's anything I like as much as books, it's Disney. I touched on that fact in my review of A Whole New World, but really Disney movies are my very most favorite in the entire world! So when I saw Kat from Katytastic on Booktube do a Disney book tag, I got ridiculously excited to do it myself! I'm sure this will be the first of many Disney-related posts, as well as book tags.

Firstly: The Little Mermaid

 - a character who is out of their element, a "fish out of water" -

Percy from both Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus. Poor kid is just living his life, going to school, struggling with homework, and out of the blue he's attacked by monsters and finds out he's not just a human. I mean, wow, what a bombshell. 

Secondly: Cinderella

 - a character who goes through a major transformation - 

Cress from the Lunar Chronicles. When we met Cress for the first time, she is an unbelievably timid girl, very much a damsel in distress type. By the end of the last book, she is living up even past her potential and does some incredible things to help her friends.

Thirdly: Snow White

 - a book with an eclectic cast of characters-

The Improbable Theory of Ana and Zac by [AUTHOR HERE]. This book isn't talked about much, but there are so SO many weird and awkward and unique and crazy characters thrown into just one story that you can't help but be entertained.

Fourthly: Sleeping Beauty

 - a book that put you to sleep -

The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed this book to some degree... But it definitely lulled me to sleep on more than one occasion. It's very dense and hard to get into, so I found myself drifting off.

Fifthly: The Lion King 

 - a character that had something traumatic happen to them in their childhood -

Clary from The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare. Even though Clary doesn't learn of this occurrence until later, the immense secret and spells performed on her were traumatic to discover after the fact.

Sixthly: Beauty and the Beast

 - a beast of a book (a big book) that you were intimidated by, but found the story to be beautiful - 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. Once upon a time, I decided I wanted to read a classic romance for fun and I figured this would be an okay place to start. Then I would put it off and choose to do things other than read it because it was so huge and dense and I thought I'd never get through it. But it's now my favorite classic of all time and I've read it more than once!

Seventhly: Aladdin

 - a character that gets his or her wish granted, for better or for worse -

Kyle from Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library. In this middle grade book, Kyle tries his hardest to win a ticket to the new library opening in his town because he wants to play the video games, but doesn't care at all for the books. When he gets his chance, he ends up learning a lot and his wish to visit the library was granted for the better.

Eighthly: Mulan

 - a character who pretends to be someone or something they are not -

Finn from Loop by Karen Atkins. When Finn accidentally gets taken from the past into the future, he has to pretend a lot of things: that he belongs there, that he is fro, this century, and that he isn't in love. And he does it so badly in such a fantastic way.

Ninthly: Toy Story

 - a book with characters you wish would come to life -

My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick. I read this book and fell instantly in love with the Garrett family!! It would be awesome if they came to life...and were my next door neighbors!

Honorable mention: Harry Potter (OBVIOUSLY).

Lastly: Disney Descendants

 - your favorite villain of morally ambiguous character -

Sebastian from The Mortal Instruments. Y'all, this guy is so good at being bad and making you think he could be good. And then he shatters your heart into ten trillion pieces of sad. It's ridiculous. He is without a doubt my favorite villain.

And that was the Disney book tag! Let me know if you agree or disagree with my choices and who your favorite villain is!

Happy reading!