Hi everyone, welcome back to my blog! Today, I’m coming at you with the Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag –Β there will be multiple answers for most of the questions because I want to try and talk about as many books I’ve read this year as possible!
The creators –Β Chami & Ely
*Click on the covers to go to the Goodreads pages!Β
Best Book Youβve Read So Far in 2019?
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I’ve read some amazing books this year but I still haven’t read something that I would deem my best read of 2019, so fingers crossed I find that book through the rest of the year. That being said, it’s a toss-up betweenΒ The Gilded Wolves, The Unhoneymooners & Practical Magic. I’ve loved all of these and I’m really excited to eventually read more by all of these authors!
Best Sequel of 2019 so far?
I haven’t really read too many sequels this year so I guess Giant Days Vol 2? I read Volume 1 previously and didn’t enjoy it but, then re-read it earlier this year and continued with the series because I had a lot more fun with it! I really enjoyed Vol 2 and appreciated seeing more of the characters – I definitely recommend giving this series a go!
New Release You Havenβt Read Yet, But Want to?
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I have so many fantastic new releases on my tbr that I really want to get to but I haven’t gotten to many of them because of school. That being, said I have high hopes for the second half of the year!
I’m really hoping to get toΒ Girls on The Verge, Middlegame, Finale, Once & Future + Red White & Royal Blue soon! I’m especially excited to finish the Caraval trilogy and Red, White & Royal Blue because I’m hoping to read some more romance this year. If anyone has any recommendations I’d really appreciate them!
Most Anticipated Release of the Second Half of 2019?
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Okay, so I could write a massive list for this question but, I’m only going to put 3 and I’m going to try and make them all the same colour. This year apparently all good things are coming to an end because the Caraval trilogy is finished and now, Capturing The Devil and Five Dark Fates are coming out later in the year and my heart hurts because what am I going to read now?
(I mean, I have preordered Call Down The Hawk so I guess I could read that…)
Biggest Disappointment?
Jane Eyre was a mess and I am so mad that I read it.
Biggest Surprise?
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The Unhoneymooners and Fairest were definitely the biggest surprises for the year so far, and both for different reasons. As you’re going to see, I really LOVED The Unhoneymooners and had SO much fun reading it and ended up reading it really quickly too which was a nice surprise after being in a slump for so long! I also thought Fairest was pretty surprising, not because I loved it but, because the main character was so shockingly vile, I was definitely surprised by how graphic and dark it was!
Favourite New Author?
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Christina Lauren has certainly become a quick favourite this year! I read Autoboyography earlier in the year and it had me crying in da club which was a crazy surprise for me! I also read The Unhoneymooners last week and had so much fun with it so I will definitely be reading more of their books in the future!
Newest Fictional Crush?
Yeah, fictional crushes have never been a thing for me, because that’s kinda weird, but I think this year I finally found a love interest that I thought was actually great and could see being a real person which was such a nice change. So this weird title of fictional crush goes toΒ Zack Hastings in Let’s Get Textual.
Newest Favourite Character?
MCGRAW. IT’S MCGRAW. I LOVE MCGRAW.
APPRECIATE THIS MAN THE WAY HE APPRECIATES HIS FRIENDS.
πππ i just love him you know?
Book That Made You Cry?
I love crying on the bus. Multiple times in one day. It’s such a peaceful activity.
Book That Made You Happy?
The Unhoneymooners is without a doubt, the funniest book I’ve read so far this year. Olive is hilarious and her inner-monologue was πππ.
Favourite Book to Movie Adaptation Youβve Seen This Year?
Yeah, I don’t think I’ve seen any book to movie adaptations this year aside from You which I think came out this year??? Either way, You is great and you (haha) all need to watch it.
Favourite Review Youβve Written This Year?
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I haven’t written too many reviews this year but in terms of books, I think my favourites were forΒ City of Bones & The Gilded Wolves because I really got into writing down notes while I was reading them which really helped me, I’m also just really proud of these reviews as a whole. In terms of movie reviews though, my favourite that I’ve written this year would have to be my review for Aladdin.
Most Beautiful Book You Bought or Received So Far This Year?
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I just recently received an arc of The Girl in Red in the mail which was really exciting for me because not only is it my most anticipated book o the year but it was also my first ever physical arc! Also, just look at that cover – it’s beautiful!
Also, I just bought Red, White & Royal Blue and it should be arriving in the next week or so. I just couldn’t resist that cover you know?
What Books Do You Need to Read by the End of the Year?
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I’m currently on a romance kick so I’m hoping to take advantage of that and read a whole bunch of romance books on my school break. Also, I feel like I’m really going to need a good stack of romance novels in a month or two when school starts to get more stressful, and it’s definitely going to be stressful. If anyone has some good recommendations, please let me know!
I haven’t actually seen anyone do this yet but I could be wrong so I tag:
DestinyΒ Β RebeccaΒ Β Chana & MalkaΒ Β AveryΒ Β Elizabeth
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ooooh thanks for the tag, I haven’t done one for so long. Also, THAT IS EXACTLY HOW I FELT ABOUT JANE EYRE GODDAMN.
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Yes, Jane Eyre was trash, what the hell?!!
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Itβs so nice to see other people who also didnβt like Jane Eyre! Thank god!
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It was so bad oh my god!!!
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I loved Let’s Get Textual so much! He was really something different. I think you’d like Brooklynaire by Sarina Bowen, too. Great nerd hero π
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It was so much fun! Have you read any other books by the same author?
Ooh, Brooklynaire sounds perfect, I’ve just added it to my tbr! Thank you for the rec, I really appreciate it! I love all the nerdiness! π
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I was just thinking about doing this tag yesterday… Nice to see youβve started πππ Autoboyography made me cry a lot too when I read it last year πππ
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I hope you do it, it was a lot of fun!
Yes, Autoboyography was so good, I was bawling on the bus! ππ
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I remember bawling too πππ
And yes, Iβve already started working on the draft post but Iβll wait for the month of June to end to include as many of my favorites from the first half as I can πππ
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I also really need to get to Finale!
And also can’t wait for Call do the hawk and Capturing the devil π
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Yes, I need to get to it asap!
Ahh, I’m so excited for Call Down The Hawk & CTD! I have such high hopes for them both!
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Autoboyography was so cute…. and sad…
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Yes, exactly! That’s completely spot on – it’s so cute but so so sad!
Thank you! π
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I love the cover of Red, White &Royal Blue, it looks so summery. And I’m glad you enjoyed Autoboyography. It’s been on my TBR for months!
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It’s so cute and I need it in my hands immediately!
Autoboyography was fantastic, I hope you enjoy it! I recommend the audiobook too! π
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Great post, Ellyn! The Honeymooners sounds like a fun read, I hope I can read it this summer!
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Thank you! π The uNhoneymooners was so much fun, it’s a great Summer read, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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Thanks so much for the tag! Call Down the Hawk is definitely one of my most anticipated reads as well, even though i may have forgotten for a moment that it was coming out this year π Oops! I’m very excited to see Red, White, & Royal Blue pop up so much on this list because of how much I ADORED that book! I really hope you love it!
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Yes, I sort of forgot Call Down The Hawk was coming out but then I saw someone talking about it on Twitter and I got so excited!
Haha, I am really excited for Red, White & Roya Blue! Is it Ya or NA?
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AUGH, McGraw πππππππ I LOVE HIM SO MUCH. Just you wait, he gets even better!!
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HE IS MY FAVE, I LOVE HIM! πππππ
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Giant Days is so lovely. They translated the first 3 volumes in one bind-up here so I am eagerly awaiting the next one.
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The series is so much fun and such a joy to binge read! I hope you enjoy volume 4 whenever you get the chance to read it, it was a fun one!
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Call Down the Hawk is a recent add to my TBR, I saw it here first I think and then again today on another blog and I’m like okay, add.
I did not read but I saw the series You. Well actually I first heard about it on a book blog, then sought it out on Netflix. What a crazy show, wow. Glad I watched it, creepy but entertaining. Should teach us all a lot about social media and the internet today. π
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Have you read The Raven Cycle? I think you should be able to read Call Down The Hawk as a stand alone but it would make a lot more sense if you’d read TRC already!
I watched You first which gave me the push to finally read the book! I will say that the book is definitely better, but the book is still creepy af! I’m glad I watched it too, it gave me the motivation to finally put a passcode on my phone!
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Lol! That was definitely a creepy show and something I’ve thought about given how much we all share. Jeepers creepers… I’m not anti reading the book but if I’ve seen the show I likely won’t read the book. There’s way too many others I have to read. Now if I’ve read the book I’ll likely watch the show. Still interesting to know the book is better, although not surprising to hear that.
I have not read The Raven Cycle. I think I will read that first if it helps. Thanks for that.
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Lol. So I added The Raven Cycle to my Goodreads’ TBR back in Dec 2018… π
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Read it read it read it! There’s also going to be a show coming out based on the books which should be interesting, but I love the books so I recommend reading them! (Also, I highly recommend the audiobooks, I really enjoy experiencing the series that way!)
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Oh my gosh this is so funny! I just finished a post about audio books and The Raven Boys was the last one I listened to and I LOVED IT, LOVED IT! I’m so glad to have read this and now I see this comment! How funny. Excellent recommendation. Next month I’ll listen to book 2, The Dream Thieves. π Thanks!
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