(Tag! I'm It!) The Writer's Book Tag

Yep, that title's correct.  I've been tagged (first time, ahh!)  The lovely, amazing, and sarcastic Mary Kate *applause* has tagged me for the Writer's Book Tag!  If you haven't already clicked those little links, what are you waiting for?  As I already said, she's amazing, so you're completely and totally missing out . . . *taps foot*

All righty, now that we've established the fact that Mary Kate is wonderful, on to the tag! 

RULES:

Shout out to the blogger who tagged you! (I don't know that shouting at my computer is the best way to do this, so I'll just point you back up to that first paragraph and threaten you with death if you disregard my instructions. 😊)

Tag 3 people. (I'll do that at the end . . . that way y'all have to read the whole thing. :D )

Use the Graphic. (See below. Such a pretty graphic, isn't it?)

On to the questions!  This should be fun . . . 

First Draft: A Book Or Series You Have NEVER Read Before:

This is hard!  I usually just keep track of the books I read, not the ones I haven't read!  I'd have to say Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson.  Although I meant to get to this one over the summer, I still haven't read it.  This summer.  For sure.  Really. 😊

Second Draft: A Book Or Series You Didn't Like As Much The Second Time You Read It:

Um, I'm going to say Redwall by Brian Jacques.  (These questions are ridiculously hard!)  I read this series about a hundred times (give or take ninety-five) when I was younger, and this was my least favorite book, for some reason.

Final Draft: A Book Or Series You've Liked For A Really Long Time:

The Threshold Series by Christa Kinde.  If you've never heard of this, it's a four book series about a girl who can suddenly see angels.  The authoress is a Christian, and the books are AMAZING!  Also, the main character is so well-written!  She's super relatable, and she's also quite similar to a lot of people I know - it's a little scary, actually.  

                  

                   

Killing Off Your Characters: A Book Or Series That Made You Cry:

Okay, confession time: I've never actually been brought to tears by a book.  Ever.  I laugh a lot, but I never cry.  The closest I've ever come, though, is The Hawk and the Dove Trilogy by Penelope Wilcock.  This book has the rawest, realest characters I've ever happened upon, and they are completely real people.  So good.  It's also very interesting for me, since it's set in a monastery, and that's not something I've had a whole lot of exposure to.  I would not, however, recommend it for anyone under 13 - it's very emotionally taxing.  (I think there's a few instances of violence and an inappropriate relationship outside of marriage, too.  So just be warned.)  It's still one of the best books I've ever read.

Plot Holes: A Book Or Series That Disappointed You:

Renegades by Marissa Meyer.  I'd been looking forward to reading a dystopian superhero novel, and instead I got . . . well, yeah, we'll just leave it there.  

I'm doubling up on this category.  It's probably not good that I can think of extra for this one, but not the others, huh?  Another book that really disappointed me was Eragon by Christopher Paolini.  It was far too much story spread over too little plot, and it felt like Star Wars plot with Lord of the Rings world and characters.  It was just really not my thing!

Writer's Block: A Book Or Series That You Haven't Finished:

Do I have to admit this? 

. . . 

Okay, fine.  I still haven't finished Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan.  To be fair, though, I only have two books left.  I will get through them.  Eventually. 😉

Feedback: A Book Or Series That You Would Recommend To Anyone:

Hmm.  There's a lot.  You know what, I'm going to double up on this one to make up for the Plot Holes category.  

First one: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart.  This series is so good!  Also, there's a lot of puzzle-solving, talented kids, and no romance whatsoever, so it pretty much appeals to everyone.  

Second one: The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.  It's hilarious.  The puns are worse than mine - but much more clever.  If you've never read it, you don't know what you're missing!  Again, this is a "kids" book, but it's so much more than that.  The "children's" label simply means that it's squeaky-clean content-wise.  (Which I'm not going to complain about!)

Well, that seems to be all the categories.  Thanks again to Mary Kate for tagging me, and now, what I'm sure you've all been waiting for  . . . 

I tag:

Amelia from Books, Baking, and Movies

Abby from Forever Persuaded 

and Josiah at The Steadfast Pen

And, of course, y'all are free to steal the tag if you wish to!  

So, how many of these have you read?

Do you disagree with me on anything?

And . . . are you going to steal the tag??  (You nefarious rebel!  I can't wait to read your answers.)

Brianna