Hey guys! I was tagged for this by the lovely Shar from Weaving Waves Words . Thanks so much for thinking of me, Shar! Fun Fact:...

Tag Week: Bedtime Book Tag

Alexa Mintah

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Hey guys! I was tagged for this by the lovely Shar from Weaving Waves Words. Thanks so much for thinking of me, Shar!

Fun Fact: none of these books are actually mentioned in the tag. Except one. But they look awful pretty up there on my nightstand, don't they?

1. A Book That Kept You Up All Night

So fun fact, this never actually happens to me because I don’t read before bed anymore. But if I remember correctly, the first time I read Captives by Jill Williamson, I stayed up pretty late to finish. Not all night, but later than I was supposed to.

Same for Champion by Marie Lu. Or wait, maybe it was Prodigy...? Meh. I read too many books. I can’t be expected to remember these things.

Anyways.

2. A Book That Made You Scared To Sleep

Again, don’t think this has ever actually happened, but some of the scarier books I ever read were This Dark Endeavor and Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel. They’re almost like a fanfiction, I guess, of how Victor Frankenstein got his start in people-making. And they’re kind of frightening.

Also, the Gone Novels by Michael Grant. They’re not what I’d call scary, but they are frightening in a disgusting, gruesome, grippingly morbid sort of way.

3. A Book That Made You Go To Sleep

Apparently, I'm not even normal for a bookworm. NONE OF THESE HAVE ACTUALLY HAPPENED TO ME.

But since I must give one that at least came close:

I'm sorry. I am. I know it’s a classic and I don’t mean to be mean, but I practically had to drag myself to the finish line of this one. For whatever reason, it didn’t really grab me until the middle, and even then, well, let's just say I didn't end up giving it a five-star rating.

4. A Book Whose Release You Were So Eager For You Did Not Sleep

*snaps fingers* You know, I think I've figured out what the problem is, why none of these have ever actually happened to me. You see, Sleep and I are very, very close and because our relationship means so much to the both of us, we allow only the most important things (like anime, tv shows, and fangirling with friends) to come between us. And, though I do adore books with all of my heart and soul, apparently, they have yet to reach the point of keeping Sleep and Me apart.

Of course, it might also just be because I don’t read before bed anymore. And this theory doesn’t explain why number 3 has happened yet. But anywho. To actually attempt to answer this question:

This release certainly came close to separating Sleep and I. Also, every time I finish an I Am Number Four book and I have to wait another year to read the next one. WHY MUST YOU END ON SUCH CLIFFHANGERS, PITTACUS??????

5. A Book That Has My Dream Ship

Haha, see here’s the thing: for an unromantic, sort of sarcastic, cold-hearted INTJ, I have a lot of favorite ships. But I’ll just go with this one:

IT COUNTS BECAUSE THERE ARE NOVELIZATIONS OF THE MOVIES, OKAY???? AND THEY ARE MY OTP FOREVER!!!

I will hear no arguments on this.

6. A Place That Would Be Your Worst Nightmare To Live In

Hunger Games, hands down. I really don’t think there’s a worse world than that, at least not one that I’ve read.

7. A Book With A Nightmarish Cliffhanger

As I said in that review, it should be illegal to end a book on such a cliffhanger.

8. A Book You Actually Dreamt About

Okay, so I’ve had a pretty up and down relationship with Twilight (which you can attempt to understand here and here), but during one of the up parts, I’m pretty sure I dreamed about it. Or at least about a werewolf that looked the heck of a lot like Taylor Lautner.

Whatever. I was 13 once.

Also, possibly The Saddle Club and Mortal Instruments. Not positive, but I feel like I have.

9. A Bookish Monster You Don’t Want Under Your Bed

In my experience, one generally does not wish for crazy, killing creatures under one’s place of rest. However, if I had to pick one that I specifically did not EVER want to see under my bed (or anywhere else for that matter), I would say the giant spider lady at the end of Mark of Athena. I would literally--literally--die of fear.

Yes, I am a serious arachnophobe. We all have our vices.

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And that’s the tag! Thanks again for tagging me, Shar! It was a blast!

For my part, I tag Zielle and Tori. Don’t feel obligated of course, but I would love to see your answers! :)

So, are you and Sleep as close as Sleep and I are, or do books and life often come between you? What’s a book that reminds you of nighttime (this question was on the original tag, and I couldn’t think of an answer, so I’m throwing it at you instead, lol). Pick another question from the tag and give me your opinion. Can’t wait to see you all in the comment section!

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