For Fun [2] - Your Bookish Identity

Your Bookish Identity is a booktube tag created by Little Book Owl, Katytastic, and Benjamin of Tomes. You can watch their video here to learn about the tag and see their answers.

Below are the questions and my responses with some explanation. Share yours in the comments or link your own post or video!

Q: Which dystopian or fantastical world would you live in?

A: While the entirety of the world in the Legend series isn't great, I would still love to be part of that world as long as I could live in Antarctica. The technology is just too cool to pass up.

Q: Who would be your partner?
A: Kaleb Ballard from the Hourglass series, no question. *swoons*

Q: Who would your godly parent be (from the Percy Jackson universe)?

A: Athena. She has been my favorite goddess since sixth grade when I had to do a project on her. I love her combination of wisdom and strength (and the giant golden statue of her in Nashville isn't half-bad either).

 

Q: Would you be a Downworlder or a Nephilim, and if the former, what kind (from the Shadowhunter universe)?
A: I would be a Downworlder so I could be a warlock. They have immortality and magic and while it might get tiring being immortal, I wouldn't mind spending at least a few centuries traveling, learning new skills, and reading/writing.

Q: Which house would you be in (from the Harry Potter universe)?

A: Pottermore sorted me into Gryffindor, but in real life I'm very much a Ravenclaw, so that's what I'm choosing.

 

Q: Which faction would you be in (from the Divergent universe)?
A: This is kind of funny because my answer is pretty much the opposite of what I chose for my house as far as color scheme and definitely not the same when it comes to personality, but I would choose Amity. Dauntless would be my aspirational faction, but again, I'm choosing what's closer to reality.



 

Q: What would be your daemon (from the Northern Lights/His Dark Materials universe)?

A: It would definitely be a cat of some kind, probably a manul (also called a Pallas's cat). They can be ferocious but they look like big, cuddly fluff balls.



 

For Fun [1] - Bookish Shuffle Tag

The Bookish Shuffle Tag is something done on many Booktube channels, but I'm not up to doing videos right now, so I thought I'd just make it a post! I wanted to do this after watching Kimberly Reads tag video, so go check it out!

The rules are simple: put your iPod/iTunes/whatever on shuffle, and for each song that plays, pick a book to go with the song. Because I have a bunch of ambient sound tracks and audio books in my iTunes, I did have to do some skipping, but otherwise the songs came up as listed.

Along with listing the songs and my book choices (which are all physically on my shelf and have been read), I try to explain why I picked each book. Because this was so much fun, I ended up doing fourteen (which is one of my favorite numbers). Follow the links to find out more about the books and songs. ^_^

Song 1: Fix A Heart [Demi Lovato] ~ Book: Dreamland by Sarah Dessen

Dreamland is (as far as I've read) the darkest of Sarah Dessen's books and by the end, while the main character is on the road to healing, she's not there yet.

Song 2: December [Sara Bareilles] ~ Book: New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

This is definitely not my favorite of the Twilight books, but most of New Moon is Bella dealing with the sudden change in her life that makes her extremely depressed, and on top of that, December is one of the months she loses to her depression.

Song 3: Home Again [Grand Vanity] ~ Book: Infinite Days by Rebecca Maizel

This song reminded me of the beginning of this book where Lenah wakes up to being human and without her lover Rhode.

Song 4: Infinity [The xx] ~ Book: The Sea of Tranquility by Katja Millay

My love for this book knows no bounds, and for me the vibe of this song just fit the characters, while the lyrics could be related to a certain rough patch they go through.

Song 5: Go Back [Marketa Irglova] ~ Book: Hallowed by Cynthia Hand

This song, about a relationship that is wanted but may not be fated, immediately brought to mind Hallowed, the sequel to Unearthly. I'm Team Tucker all the way.

Song 6: Honey Honey [Feist] ~ Book: Beautiful Redemption by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl

Lena and Ethan could not have been farther away from each other in this book and this song has an unearthly sound that, in my mind, matches their situation.

Song 7: These Hard Times [Needtobreathe] ~ Book: The Savage Grace by Bree Despain

In The Dark Divine series, Grace is trying her best to get through the craziness that has become her life, and in this last book, she needs all the help she can get to make it through and find happiness and hope again.

Song 8: Fairytale [Sara Bareilles] ~ Book: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

While it doesn't exactly match the true tone of the song, Cinder and its sequels are definitely about fairytale heroines taking their destinies into their own hands.

Song 9: Paris [Grace Potter and the Nocturnals] ~ Book: Infinityglass by Myra McEntire

A song this bad-ass and sexy can only fit Hallie Girard.

Song 10: Holland Road [Mumford and Sons] ~ Book: What's Left of Me by Kat Zhang

This song moves from sad to hopeful, and it reminds me of the relationship between Eva and Addie.

Song 11: Yellow Sun [The Raconteurs] ~ Book: Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce

The vibe of this song and the fact that it seems to be about werewolves (or some other nighttime monster) brought to mind Scarlett's fierceness.

Song 12: The Heat [Needtobreathe] ~ Book: Ultraviolet by R.J. Anderson

This book is all about the crossroads between emotions and senses and the song reminded me of Alison's thoughts upon seeing an out-of-this-world vista.

Song 13: Islands [The xx] ~ Book: Timepiece by Myra McEntire

Timepiece is about two people with secrets and walls built-up finding each other and becoming islands no longer. The cool/sexy vibe of the song is also quite fitting.

Song 14: Chartreuse [Capital Cities] ~ Book: The Selection by Kiera Cass

This song makes me think of a fashion show, and while The Selection isn't about a fashion show, it does deal significantly with the girls of the selection being made up to fit a certain persona and also having to act differently than how they would in normal life.

From Where I'm Standing [15] - More TFIOS Fun!

Congrats to The Fault in Our Stars film for being #1 at the box office its first weekend! Despite getting to see it in May, I went with some of my friends from work to see it again opening night, and we did hand hearts as an early nod to #EstherDay.

Staci, me, and Dawn before the crying started. A big thank you goes to Julie for taking the photo!

Now that the movie is out, I want to share some more video I got on my TFIOS TN trip. The video is long and in two parts. All of it takes place in a meeting room at a (rather swanky) Nashville hotel and features Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, John Green, and Shailene Woodley answering questions and continuing their trend of being adorable and cool.

This part of my trip was my favorite not only because I never expected to be this close to the stars or that I would get to talk to them directly, but because the four of them spoke more freely than I had seen them do so before (okay, not John, because John is always open and enthusiastic). Also, an apology on the quality - the first part was shot by iPhone and the second on my Meg's camera.

Hope you enjoy!

Giveaway Winners!

I'm so glad to be back to blogging and my Friday the 13th was especially nice. And now what you are really here for, the winners of the three prize packs!

Hourglass Prize Pack (#1)

Onge

The Darkest Minds Prize Pack (#2)

Paola B.

Defiance Prize Pack (#3)

Ashley S.

The winners have been emailed and have seven days to respond. Congrats to them and thank you to all who participated! ^_^

From Where I'm Standing [14] - My TFIOS TN Experience

If you can't tell from the video above, I had an amazing time in Nashville at the events for TFIOS TN. In addition to just getting to be there, I was able to get my copies of The Fault in Our Stars and Looking for Alaska signed by John Green and a poster signed by him and Shailene Woodley. Below are some pictures and another video!

Event attendees "Johning" in unison.

Fans eagerly awaiting the arrival of the stars in front of the Tennessee State Capitol building.

People came from all over for the event. Pictured here are mother and daughter duo Krissy and Kaylee of Canton, GA, along with friends Lauren, Tiffany, and Sydney of Paducah, KY.

Sisters Gabrielle and Faith traveled from Evansville, IN, and between them (in blue), is Marissa of Knoxville, TN. Next to them, Murfreesboro, TN, residents Abby, Annie, Sarah, and Lexi didn't have to drive far to attend.

John Green signing books and posters on the red carpet.

The sweet Sarah Strasinger interviewing Ansel Elgort for her high school newspaper.
(Thanks for helping me get my books signed, Sarah!)

Shailene Woodley and Nat Woolf autographing items and interacting with fans.

John Green, Ansel Elgort, Shailene Woodley, and Nat Wolff posing on the red carpet.

Clint Redwine and Evelina Barry (event MCs) on stage with the stars.

Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff, John Green, and Shailene Woodley at the press tour the morning following the fan event.

And on one last (unrelated) note, this post makes 501 that I have published on the blog! Crazy!!! ^_^