So when I realized my next posting date was going to be right around Thanksgiving, I decided, why not be lazy take advantage of that and fi...

Thanksgiving Book Tag: A Summer Snowflakes Mashup

Alexa Mintah

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So when I realized my next posting date was going to be right around Thanksgiving, I decided, why not be lazy take advantage of that and find a book tag for it! As it happened, I couldn’t find one that I loved completely, so I mashed up two ideas (which can be found here and here), shifted some things around, and added my own question at the end. Pictures will link either to my reviews or Amazon. 😊

Without further ado, THE TAG.

Mashed Potatoes: A Sassy Romance

The original tag had mashed potatoes as mushy and flat, but I like mashed potatoes. I would describe them as mushy, salty, and delicious, and I would also describe (some) sassy romances that way. So.

I read this book about a year ago, and I still remember how much I loved the nerd jokes, the quotes… and yes, the romance too. Some possible trigger warnings that I mention at the end of my review, but mostly, this book was a lot of fun.

Cranberry Sauce: A Book That Was Bitter to Begin

UGH. These books are actually so good, but the beginning of this one (and really, the entire situation they are in) IS SO ROUGH. The emotions and the hardships kill—somewhat literally.

Mac and Cheese: Book You Can’t Get Enough Of

When I was younger, it was Jude Watson’s Star Wars books. These were so awesome. They held all the spirit of the Star Wars movies, but featured tons of new characters, as well as cameos and reappearances of movie people. They were great.

Green Beans: Healthy Book to Recover from a Reading Hangover

Honestly, I don’t know if I’d call these healthy, but here’s what I’d recommend to get back into various genres:

Contemporary:

 

Also, almost anything by Sarah Dessen would be good for this, my personal favorite being Saint Anything.

Sci-Fi:

 

Because they’re basically the best.

Fantasy:

Also, probably Narnia. I think all these would get me raring for fantasy again, if I ever fell out of enjoying it (like that’ll ever happen 😉 ).

Turkey: Book You’d Serve to All Your Friends

I went over something like this in the last tag I did and I tried to be safe… so this time, I’ll just give ones I wish I could stuff into everyone’s face until they loved it.

Especially Michael Vey. I’m only up to book 4, but it’s a great series and more people need to know about it.

Cornbread: A Book that “Tastes” Delicious, But Crumbles Under Scrutiny

You won’t get far into my early posts without hearing me rave about the Heroes of Olympus series. And rightfully so. I ADORE it, truly I do, and my original review of the last book is full of well-deserved, raving love… but in my opinion, the climax is also a little rushed and the ending doesn’t come together quite as well as it could have. There are just a few plot points I wasn’t quite clear on and there was a lot more I feel like could’ve been done  with the characters and the story. I kinda wish it had unfolded a little more like The Last Olympian did, as far as tying up ends goes.

Still, these aren’t huge issues I have, and like cornbread, I still love it forever.

Pie: A Book Your Life Would Be Incomplete Without

Apart from my earliest influences, these are the ones that REALLY made me love reading, and YA in particular. These would be my biggest and best book memories and influences.

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade: A Book with Much Hype and Noise… That You’ve Never Read

Because I’ve never actually seen the parade. :p

Anyways, the book would be:

While I like some contemporary, his books just don’t seem to be my type. Much like I’ve seen small sections of the parade, but sitting for however long it takes to watch the entire thing isn’t really my cup of tea. :p

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And there’s my little mashup child of a tag! I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you’d like to do it, totally leave me a link below! I’d love to see your answers. 😊

Quick and utterly unrelated sidenote: my editing service, Aberrant Editing, is running a contest for the best novel tagline, if you guys would like to check that out. We’ve extended the deadline to December 10th, so there’s quite a bit of time left. 😊 Here’s the link to the original rules if you’re interested. 😊

Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!

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