This was created by TheBookishKat and I found it on Jo Linsdell’s ever-so-helpful Book Tags To Try This Summer post. I just needed a little variety in my life, so figured I’d give it a shot.
1. Iced Drink- a refreshing book
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
I don’t remember what I was home sick with when my mother brought this home to me, but it helped me feel better then and every–countless–time that I’ve read it since then. This story about fifteen contestants (and 1 mistake) competing for the inheritance of Samuel W. Westing has always been as refreshing as the best iced tea I’ve ever had.
Image by Stefan Schweihofer from Pixabay
2. Cotton Candy- a book that was fluffy and sweet
The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade
So this was just charming and sweet from beginning to end. Yes, it was written for a MG (at the oldest) audience, but I enjoyed it as much as–if not more–than cotton candy. It was light, it made me smile, and it made me want more.
Image from Pixabay
3. Sunglasses- a dark book
According to Mark by H.B. O’Neill
Does it get darker than a couple of hundred pages about a broken-hearted man, who needs social/medical/psychiatric aid, seeking to kill himself because he’s convinced that Mark Twain wants him to? (still, it is a beautiful book with some moments of joy)
Image by Ronny Overhate from Pixabay
4. Picnic on a Rainy Day- a sad book
The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman
With a little thought, I could come up with sadder books, no doubt. But this was the first to jump into my mind (since I’d already used According to Mark). I stuck with it, because it fits this so well–not only is it sad, but like even a rained-on picnic, there are plenty of smiles and even some chuckles and warmth in this book. But yeah, it won’t just be rain that dampens your cheeks by the time you finish this.
Image by J S from Pixabay
5. Sand- a book that irritated you Red Queen
Red Queen by Juan Gómez-Jurado
This felt like it was written using a template to generate the hero, her sidekick, and the villains by an unimaginative committee looking for the next Lisbeth Salander or Robert Langdon (obviously, more of the former than the latter). It grated on me like sand in your clothes and shoes after you leave the beach (and yet, it kept me turning the pages, which is another kind of annoying).
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
6. Summer Blockbuster- favorite book-to-screen adaptation The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Is there another answer? I mean, really?
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
7. Dropped Ice Cream- a book you were anticipating, but it wasn’t good
Winter’s Gifts by Ben Aaronovitch
After the success of The October Man, I had faith in Aaronovitch’s ability to pull off an American adventure. Especially because I already know and like Special Agent Reynolds from when she shows up with Peter Grant. But, it’s just clear that Aaronovitch pull off writing in the U.S. from an American perspective. If this was about Peter or Abigail coming to visit Reynolds and running into trouble, I could’ve bought it. But this narrator just isn’t an American (or really, that American Evangelical…not even an ex-Evangelical). A rare miss in this series.
Image by Izwar Muis from Pixabay
8. Palm Tree- a tall book you loved 42
42: The Wildly Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams edited by Kevin Jon Davies
I honestly couldn’t think of another tall book. But also, I like to spread the word about this as much as I can.
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
9. Bonfire- a book you want to burn
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Sure–I’m diametrically opposed to book burning of any kind, but if there was a fireplace in use anywhere near me when I finished this book, I’d have been tempted to toss it in. (and would’ve gladly paid the library fees). The ending of this just made me so mad. I know I’m in the minority with this book, but I don’t care.
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
10. Fireworks- a book that exploded onto the scene
Don’t Know Tough by Eli Cranor
If you’re going to make your debut, you want to do it like Cranor. From the first page, this book hits you with the velocity of a rocket taking off—and as far as I can tell that’s how the book went, too. Suddenly, every Crime Fiction account/page I follow was talking about this book.
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
I don’t typically actually tag people when I do these, but I’m curious to see what you’d put here. So if you made it this far, consider yourself tagged. (no need to go overboard on graphics like I chose to do for reasons that I don’t quite get)