"Twenty miles from here, twenty miles north, the funeral mass was starting." First line in The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai It's time for a tag and one I was actually tagged for this time: The Feelings Book Tag. I was tagged by Hundreds and Thousands of Books so thank you very much for that!… Continue reading The Feelings Book Tag
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Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2022
"As they neared the corner, Mungo halted and shrugged the man's hand from his shoulder."First line in Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart I'm unusually late this year, but I'm finally doing this year's edition of the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag! My reading in 2022 hasn't exactly been great in terms of the quality of… Continue reading Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag 2022
The Tour de France Book Tag [Original]
"We only have a few hours so listen carefully."First line in The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan Welcome to my first-ever original book tag! As the title has revealed, I've created a tag based on the world-famous cycling race Tour de France which is taking place right now. I'm a major sports fan in general,… Continue reading The Tour de France Book Tag [Original]
The Chapters and Melodies Tag
"Later!" The word, the voice, the attitude.First line in Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman I'm doing the Chapters and Melodies Tag today! I haven't actually been tagged to do it but it's a music-related book tag so what did you expect me to do? I first saw Lotus @Pages of Starlight do… Continue reading The Chapters and Melodies Tag
The 2021 Book Tag
"When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End announced that he would shortly be celebrating his eleventy-first birthday with a party of special magnificence, there was much talk and excitement in Hobbiton."First line in The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien It's time for a tag, and no, we haven't traveled back in… Continue reading The 2021 Book Tag
Know Your Buddy Tag ft. Naemi @A Book Owl’s Corner
"The hottest day of the summer so far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over the large, square houses of Privet Drive."First line in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling Yes, it's Friday and not Saturday, my usual posting day, but that's because I'm doing… Continue reading Know Your Buddy Tag ft. Naemi @A Book Owl’s Corner
The Joy of Christmas Book Tag
"The man who called himself Bors, at least in this place, sneered at the low murmering that rolled around the vaulted chamber like the soft gabble of geese."First line in The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan I might be a day late but this week's post is a book tag! The Joy of Christmas Book… Continue reading The Joy of Christmas Book Tag
The End of the Year Book Tag 2021
"The girls were never present for the entrance interviews."First line in Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire It's time for The End of the Year Book Tag! It's one of those that people just do without being tagged for it, but I've actually never done it before because I always forget that it isn't… Continue reading The End of the Year Book Tag 2021
How I Choose my Books Tag
"When people ask me what I do - taxi driver, dental hygienists - I tell them I work in an office." First line in Elearnor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman It's time to do a tag I wasn't tagged for! However, this looked liked so much fun that I just had to do… Continue reading How I Choose my Books Tag
The Football Book Tag
"In the year that summer stayed too long, the heat lay upon the prairie with the weight of a corpse."First line in The Language of Thorns by Leigh Bardugo I'm doing The Football Book Tag created by one of my favorite people on the internet Nefeli @BiblioNebula, and no, it's not about American football. Nefeli… Continue reading The Football Book Tag
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