Happy Thursday! As Halloween is only a few days away, I knew I had to do a Halloween Creatures tag. It’s the law or something, right? Anyway, I found this tag over at Read All The Things and Nily. You should check out their posts when you get the chance.
I am going to try to stick with books that I have read in 2021.
WITCH: A MAGICAL CHARACTER OR BOOK?
Should I go with this as an actual magical character or book? Or one that I found magical? Decisions, decisions!
I’ll go with a book that has a magical element, but one that I found magical as well. Yes, it is a middle-grade book, but Tilly and the Bookwanderers is a wonderfully magical read. Set in a bookstore, it’s about a girl who can travel into books. Yes, please!
WEREWOLF: A PERFECT BOOK TO READ AT NIGHT?
Isn’t every book the perfect book to read at night? I read what I want when I want. But I will say, if the book is too graphic/spooky/scary, I will not read it at night. Why? Because I like to sleep! Ha! Ha!
FRANKENSTEIN: A BOOK THAT TRULY SHOCKED YOU?
This book didn’t shock me because it was shocking in a thriller-type way. It shocked me because it educated me about something I knew almost nothing about eating disorders. The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib is an own-voices story about a young woman and her struggles with anorexia.
THE DEVIL: A DARK, EVIL CHARACTER?
A dark, evil character? Bert from The Flood Girls is pretty despicable. He hated his girlfriend’s son because he was not like a “normal” 12-year-old boy. I won’t say more because I don’t want to spoil the book.
There are multiple dark, evil characters in The Girl with the Louding Voice. Between her husband, Chief, and Big Madam, it is incredible that Adunni survives.
GRIM REAPER: A CHARACTER THAT NEVER SHOULD HAVE DIED?
I’ll leave the book cover. Anything more would spoil the book for those who haven’t read it. If you have read it, you’ll understand.
ZOMBIE: A BOOK THAT MADE YOU HUNGRY FOR MORE?
I have read the first book in three different series that have left me wanting more.
GARGOYLE: A CHARACTER YOU WOULD PROTECT AT ALL COSTS?
This was an easy one! Yes, the ending made me ugly cry, but I would do whatever I could to protect Lenni! The poor thing has been through so much, and she just wants to know that she was loved.
VAMPIRE: A BOOK THAT SUCKED THE LIFE OUT OF YOU?
I easily could have gone with a book that I read in high school for this one. But I didn’t, because I’m sticking with books that I read this year. Gone With the Wind is over 900 pages in length and could have done with some serious editing! This book felt so tedious to read, but I knew I had to do it so I could say I read it. I will never read it again, partly because I don’t reread books, but also because it drags on and on.
GHOST: A BOOK THAT STILL HAUNTS YOU?
Five Little Indians isn’t a book you quickly forget about or move past. You learn about the abuse some people endured while forced to attend school and how that shaped their lives.
DEMON: A BOOK THAT REALLY SCARED YOU?
I can’t say that any of the books I’ve read this year have scared me. I’m not the kind of person to read scary books.
SKELETON: A CHARACTER YOU HAVE A BONE TO PICK WITH?
I have a bone to pick with a couple of characters, but I narrowed it down to James in Cynthia Starts a Band. How dare you treat Eleanor like you did! You’ve known her since she was sixteen; why would you allow her to suffer like that? While I’m at it, what about you, Jenny? You aren’t exactly innocent either!
MUMMY: A BOOK YOU WOULD PRESERVE THROUGHOUT TIME?
Can’t I preserve all books? Instead, I’ll share a book that I think should get some more love because it’s been pushed to the side and forgotten. That book is The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper by Phaedra Patrick. Arthur Pepper finds himself learning more about his wife a year after she passed away than he had in the many years that they were married.
CREEPY DOLL: A COVER TOO SCARY TO LOOK AT?
The cover isn’t too scary to look at, but it is pretty dark!
Monster Mash: If you want to answer these questions, consider yourself tagged.
And that is the Halloween Creatures Book Tag! Did my answers surprise you? How would you have answered the questions? Let me know in the comments. Happy Halloween!
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This is such a fun tag! Can’t wait to give it a try myself!
What a fun Tag. I also read Gone with the Wind this year, but I had read it before, many years ago. I