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Awards/Tags
Book Sacrifice Tag
Thanks to Jesalin @ JBelk Books for tagging me!
I feel like it’s pegged to be sacrilegious or something to “willfully” get rid of your book in questionable ways — but I’m just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯-ing over here. Know that this is all fictional talk — it’d hurt knowing my labour was thrown away like that.
1. An Over-Hyped Book:
Situation: You’re in a store when the zombie apocalypse hits. The military informs everyone that over-hyped books are the zombies only weakness. What book that everyone else says is amazing but you disliked do you start chucking at the zombies?
Let me first say that this isn’t a “terrible” book. It was only okay. But while I’ve come across many polarizing titles, Truthwitch (Susan Dennard) takes the cake. I really blame all the promo happening on Twitter–which was just insanity. (Not that I’m saying you shouldn’t go about it but my experience with the hype train for TW far exceeded any other book.)
2. A Sequel:
Situation: torrential downpour. What sequel are you willing to use as an umbrella to protect yourself?
If you asked me this last year: The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey.
But with it being 2016, it comes as no shock to any of you that Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard will be used as my umbrella (even if I had to exchange my mangled copy I ordered by mail). To be honest, I actually enjoy most second books more than their predecessors 75% of the time (don’t ask me how I got this number). Then there’s this book which I’m still of the belief that if I had a map I would have appreciated far more.
3. A Classic:
Situation: You’re in English class and your professor raves about a Classic that “transcends time”. If given the opportunity to travel back in time, which Classic would you try to stop from ever publishing?
I had reword the prompt situation because the original had [you] throwing the book at the teacher who raves about a certain Classic title where you’d be joyful in going to detention to get out of listening about it — which is pretty rude imo.
If I can prevent Holden Caulfield (Catcher in the Rye) from phony-ing up everyone’s lives in high school English, then I will call that a success because I don’t need to angsty kid against the world echoing my prepubescent life.
4. A Least Favourite Book:
Situation: apparently global warming = suddenly frozen wasteland. Your only hope of survival for warmth is to burn a book. Which book will you not regret lighting?
I could burn a book I disliked but maybe I’ll play my odds and burn a title I haven’t read instead (despite hauling it eons ago). Logic is: there’d be no regret for something I haven’t yet experienced. Hah.
Get Tagged:
Amy @ Watcher Books
Anya @ Long Story Short
Casey @ Adopt a Book AUS
Caitlin @ Weezled
Cristina @ My Tiny Obsessions
Deanna @ A Novel Glimpse
Geraldine @ Corralling Books
Hufsa @ Bad Geek Reads
Isabella @ Gryffindor Books
Jasmine @ Jasmine Pearl Reads
Jesse @ Books at Dawn
Jonas @ Other Things
Josie @ Josie’s Book Corner
Kaavya @ Outlook On a Book
Kat @ The Impossible Girl
Kelly @ Stellar Scrutiny Book Blog
Liam @ Liam’s Library
Shealea @ That Bookshelf Bitch
Thomas @ Intro to Blurb
Summer @ Xing Sings
…and you! (Tagging everyone is difficult)
Afterthoughts:
This is perhaps the world’s shortest tag.
Cheers,
Joey
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 
I am reading Glass Sword right now and yep, a map would be kinda nice! The book is sort of boring me … which is not good …
Thanks for tagging me!
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I need to read Glass Sword! I loved Red Queen. Like you, I was super pumped for The Infinite Sea last year. I’ve heard lots about Truthwitch but I haven’t read it yet! I loved reading your answers.
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Glass Sword is painfully boring. *sigh* But I will finish it!
That said, I adored Truthwitch! It’s by far one of my favorites of the year. To each their own, I suppose.
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Haha! This is cruel but I can’t fully disagree with you, Joey! Especially with the hype train for TW!
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These are some excellent choices – I wasn’t too distasteful of Catcher In The Rye, but I definitely see where everyone comes from – it is in reality, the story of a moody teenager.
Thanks for the tag, will tackle this soon! 🙂
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I love your responses ahahaha xD I totally agree with Truthwitch – it was definitely very overhyped, imo!
I think I loved your last response the most though – that is a VERY smart way to go about it! 😀
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I LIKE THIS TAG, Joey! Thanks! 🙂
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I have so many books to sacrifice. I may have to pick multiple answers xD
(We can start by sacrificing that damn bat book!)
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YES I HATED CATCHER IN THE RYE. With a *passion*
I have an intense urge to curse it out now XD
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It was short! But sweet! This is such a different and fun one. I already know which books I’ll pick. Thanks for the tag! 🙂
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Thank you for the tag! I’m joining you in the Rain with Glass Sword! Gosh Mare annoyed me through out this book!
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Awtch… Seeing Glass Sword up there does not make me motivated to read it haha 😀
First time visiting your blog by the way, and I love it!!
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I haven’t had the displeasure of reading Glass Sword (and I probably won’t ever) but I’d definitely use Red Queen as an umbrella. It’s nice and sturdy, and I wouldn’t miss anything that lies between the sturdiness. 😛
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How can you burn something you haven’t experienced yet? You’re killing an opportunity that might very well have turned out to be the best one ever! :O At least when you burn something you hated, it already had a chance…
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