Oh you know me…you KNOW. I cannot resist book tags that are themed around desserts.
I actually can’t resist book tags, to be real, because after 7 years blogging you‘ve gOnE a litTLE nUTS you start to either run out of blog ideas or plagiarise yourself. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I plan to hit you all with some scintillating discussions this year (didn’t I promise to compare books to types of cereal??? that is exactly what a “scintillating discussion” would be…), but first let me pretend I’m a FOODIE BLOG. Because that’s what I truly am inside…so here we are with the…
the books and cookies tag
Before we go on, three things:
(1) I saw this on Marie’s blog originally and she is BEST, you definitely should be following her! The original tag was created by Sorry I’m Booked!
(2) in Australia we do not say “cookie”. We say BISCUIT. Or, if you’re under 5 or over 50 years old, you say “biccy”. I’m disappointed no one calls them “bicco’s” here because that sounds really Aussie. But it is not.
(3) I’m adding in a few more cookies because 7??? I do not stop a tag at 7.
➸ Chocolate Chip | Classic Book That You Love
Look the only classics I can stand are children’s classics…like Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, Five Little Peppers, Seven Little Australians, The Phantom Tollbooth, and The Wolves of Willoughby Chase etc etc.
My brain doesn’t mesh the language of older books and I just end up feeling stabby towards, um, everyone.
➸ Thin Mints | A Hyped-Up Book You Want To Read
HYPED BOOKS ARE MY LIFE. I am a moth to the flame of hype, I swear. I also think this metaphor means I get zapped by electricity and die, but like??? It’s for the books. Whatever it takes.
I actually read hyped books pretty fast, but here are some on my yes-I’ll-definitely-read-this-soon-and-not-just-keep-repeating-that-for-100-years-or-till-I-die. SOON!!
I ACTUALLY HAVE THE WICKED KING IN MY COLD CLAMMY PAWS. I’M DEAD RIGHT NOW. DEAD. (Just finishing rereading The Cruel Prince and then ahhhhhhhhhh…)
➸ Shortbread | An Author You Can’t Get Enough Of
Well this would absolutely be THE STIEFVATER. Every time I think of how much I love and adore her books, my heart gives an irregular beat and I feel the need to climb atop a mountain and scream. Her books are like a magical secret you feel belongs solely to you. It’s like being tugged into another world that’s still wrapped amongst this one, while you fall in love with best friends and creatures and forests and snarky banter and impossibilities and dead welsh kings.
I’m a mESS of love for The Raven Cycle ok afjdkslad just go I am a pond. (WHEN THE RONAN SERIES IS ANNOUNCED I WILL COMBUST.)
➸ Samoas | An Emotional Rollercoaster
I want to laugh and cry and practise necromancy all within like three sentences while reading The Dark Artifices. Ugh I’m obsessed with these Blackthorns, my Cairstairs, MY KEIRAN HUNTER, that disagreeable cat, and everything my glitter Magnus Bane touches.
UGH. LOVE IT.
I also think my heart cracked and fell out while reading Lord of Shadows but fine.
➸ Oreos | A Book Whose Cover Was Better Than The Story
I’ve never had an oreo but apparently I’m not missing out??? (Mate, I’m gluten free, stop flapping about in horror.) But Simon’s entire religion is oreos so I try not to disrespect them ok.
But anyway…these covers? WAY better than the stories afjafjdskla I am so so sorry…
➸ Gingerbread Cookies | Where The Story Was Better Than Its Cover
I’ve added this one in to compliment the oreo question. And look NO OFFENCE, gingerbread, you just look like compacted sand. But still tasty, deep down inside.
Here are some books I LOVE but if the covers…could just…not.
Why is Bridge of Clay so uGLY THO. Who did Markus Zusak hurt…
➸ Peanut Butter Cookies | A Book That Wasn’t What You Expected
I’m mildly allergic to peanut butter so that wasn’t what I was expecting out of life either (THANKS, UNIVERSE, WE’LL HAVE WORDS LATER). But I nominate The Foxhole Court. The first book was an indie freebie and it was about sport. S p o r t. The only thing I find more stupid than sport is the entire concept of lettuce. Yeah yeah, just everyone cHASE AROUND A BALL and be aggressive. Smh. So naturally I assumed I would barely like this book.
HAHA hahah HAHAH. No no I’m obsessed.
I inhaled the first and then bought the 2nd and 3rd immediately and devoured them without pause. Damaged tragic boys. Found-family. Angst and love. Queer and mental illness representation. Banter and sadness. MAFIA and KNIVES. It was like being stabbed with feels and then hurled off a 50ft cliff anD THEN THANKING THE BOOK FOR MY PAIN.
➸ Snickerdoodles | A Book You’ll Never Stop Rereading
Apart from rereading The Raven Cycle until I can quote obscure scenes (but yet NOT remember my relatives’ birthdays…ah well priorities), I also have reread Autoboyography and Strange the Dreamer many many times. They are keeping this world together.
➸ ANZAC biscuits | History You Wish Was Retold More In YA
I’m adding this one in! ANZAC biscuits are an Aussie thing! They were sent over to the troops in the World Wars and they’re basically oats and golden syrup and designed to be hECKIN’ HARD so they’d travel well. Break a tooth, but be happy about it and reminisce about home, you know? ANZAC stands for = Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.
I don’t read as much Historical Fiction as I used to (my childhood was like 90% HF ok, so I’ve diverged into dragons and/or books with Wifi and toast now) but I’d love to see more of history retold?!
Like new YA books set in: the Napoleon wars, or in Egypt with the tombs and cutthroat royalty, or Scottish highlands during the Roman invasions, or South America before Cortés got there.
PLEASE !!!
➸ Macaron | Sequels You Liked Better Than The First
I really assume you don’t just eat one macaron, is all I’m saying.
I feel like series either go from one extreme to the other: book one is THE LIGHT OF THIS WORLD…while the sequels fall into a writhing pit of second-book-blues. Or. The first book is meh and then the sequels are infused with glorious magic and vehement action and various enthusiastic yells. Probably from me.
For me, it’s the And I Darken series! I took ages to warm up to book one…and then after that?! UTTER TRASH FOR IT. Radu is the light of this trembling world and Lada is so entirely terrifying and vicious, but a burnt marshmallow under it all. I cry for these broken children and their awkward love triangle with a prince who deserved nEITHER OF THEM.
I have a lot of feelings. My main one is for Mehmed to fall into the mouth of a moose while Radu lives happily ever after with someone who deserves him.
AND THIS IS WHAT I DESERVE TBH
alright, first tell me your favourite type of cookie/biscuit…and then what’s a book that was NOT what you expected?! and is there some historical periods you wish showed up in YA more?
ps. feel free to take the tag! I added in like 4 questions but you can get the original list from here.
AHHH I’M DOING THIS!!! also ‘bicco’s’ would be like awesome for us. I’m Aussie too by the way!! #aussiebloggersquad
For my Snickerdoodle it would have to be ‘Fan Art’. I actually did a review on it… https://marshmallowharmonies.wordpress.com/2018/10/24/fan-art-review/ shameless self promo 😂 anyway, love you and your posts cait!! counting down to TBWSH !!
p.s. also how is it already 2019 like what askjfifj
AWW YOU’RE AUSSIE TOO?! How did I not realise this!! *Aussie flavoured flail* 😂🎉🎉And ahh thank you for being excited for TBWSH that means the world to me!
Alsoo omg I agree. How is it 2019. I have so much to do.😂
i’ve already read the wicked king and it’s amazing and your going to love it that is all.
I JUST FINISHED AND I AM DECEASED
My favourite biscuit would have to be a Fox’s jam cream just because they remind me of childhood!
Oh, I wasn’t expecting to love Simon vs The Homosapien Agenda as much as I did. I thought it might be a bit fluffy for some reason and a little overhyped but it was incredible!
There definitely needs to be more YA set in the Russian revolution, I think it would be really interesting and very very stabby! 😂
I was a little concerned it would be over-hyped too but nooo it was PERFECT and I loved every page! *flails*
I love cookies! They’re like, my fourth favorite thing in the world. I can’t even pick a favorite kind. Probably one with chocolate. Anyway, about books: I’m also disappointed with Bridge Of Clay’s cover. I preordered that book way in advance and was horrified when it showed up. Maybe that’s why I haven’t read it yet.
Everything needs chocolate *nods* And omg I’m so mad at Bridge of Clay. Also is it adult or YA?! Because the bestseller list says YA but like…it’s the size and ugliness of an adult book. I am disappointed.
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES FOR THE WIN. And yes I’m trash for oreos too I’m sorry. I definitely didn’t expect The Poppy War to be such a bloodbath tbh. NOBODY REALLY WARNED ME.. They just kept on hyping it so I read it and had no idea that I would be submerged in blood from head to foot afterwards. NOT COMPLAINING THOUGH. I’m here for all the blood and murder. Also, this is my subtle nudge for you to read The Poppy War soon (i cannot shut up about it).
Hmm I wish to see more of Philippine history in books? I don’t get these stories in trad pub world and I hope it will surface soon. I’m really proud of all the writers with Filipino blood who put Filipino rep in their books (hello to Roshani Chokshi and Rin Chupeco). Maybe in a few years I can finally get my Filipino history retellings?? I can only hope.
I will read the Poppy War SOON I PROMISE! And I’m very used to super bloody fantasy so I should be fine haha. And also yes I totally agree there aren’t enough Philippine books out there. I know of only handful (I mean published in like US/UK/AUS…I’m sure there are more in the Philippines themselves).
wish I liked more classics, but they don’t usually keep my attention and I end up skimming them. To Kill a Mockingbird was good, and I loved Les Misérables (though I did read the abridged version). Shakespeare’s usually pretty great. Other than that, though? Not much.
Ohhhh, Oreos are so good! As far as storebought cookies go, they’re the best. IDK if they even make gluten free Oreos or if they’d hold up to the original thing, but you might be able to find out somewhat what they’re like. I totally agree with you about Everless. xD I actually felt so betrayed by how not good it was because the cover and description seemed fantastic.
I’ve never heard of ANZAC biscuits before but I love the way you told that story. It sounds like a cookie for masochists.
My favorite type of cookie is definitely chocolate cookies (made with cocoa flour) with peanut butter chips. I’m trash for chocolate and peanut butter combos.
I like the concept behind a lot of classics! It makes me want to write modern retellings lmao 😂 but I’m not sure I’m allowed unless I suck it up and read the originals ahem. But oh yes I need to try an oreo at some point to at least say I did??? I don’t die if I eat gluten . I AM STRONG INSIDE (lmao not really but I pretend). And I liked Everless a bit but like I heard the sequel was out and realised my interest in reading it was at like 1%.😂 Oops.
Great now I want to eat a bakery. My favorite cookie is a Christmas cookie I can never remember the name of because I get them like once every Christmas (why can’t we have a holiday in the middle of the year where we eat Christmas cookies??? Or make them all year round????) But they’re filled with jam and rolled and shaped like crescents with powdered sugar on top and I would sacrifice someone for them.
A book that I was not expecting to be like what it was was the entire Daughter of Smoke and Bone series, it was like
Book 1 I expected just a nice paranormal romance and got a mouth full of high fantasy which I’m not complaining about
Book 2 I expected to be a bit like book 1 but then it was all about war preparations and resurrecting people who should stay dead and I’m kind of complaining, but I also didn’t expect to love Zuzana and Mik so much
Book 3 when I said I was expecting biblical level destruction I did not expect all the stuff about the multiverse and gods and prophecies and I’m a little disappointed with how it took so long with what seems like set up for a spin-off, but at least I would die for Zuzana and Mik by then.
Also yes to more ancient Egypt books, I also would like to see some ancient Greece books not about mythology and I think that the French Revolution and France in general is going to be a trend this year with Enchantée, A Court of Miracles, and The Gilded Wolves
I always want to eat a bakery so :’) My blog’s work is clearly DONE HERE aw. And honestly I think christmas gets reserved too many really nice foods that we deserve at more times of the year. Smh. Like fruit mince pies? I miss them. But those cookies you described sound insanely good. WOULD LIKE TO TRY.
And I actually liked DOSAB a lot but yeah, slowly waned understanding with the sequels?! I do want to reread and actually…focus.😂Maybe audiobooks for me? I loved Strange the Dreamer so much it makes me determined to go back and try those again.
SO excited for Gilded Wolves eep. France is coming for us and we are not sad.
Ahh I’m so happy you did this tag and thank you so much for the mention and compliment, I do not deserve this at all, you’re too sweet thank you, Cait! 😭😭
I loved your answers here! I love the covers for The Forbidden Book and Wicked Like A Wildfire, I’m so sad these did not live up to their gorgeous covers, that’s too bad 🙁 and I HAVE to agree about The Archived, I loved the story but that cover…. I’m not a fan of it at all haha.
I hope to read Autoboyography soon, it sounds like such an incredible story <3
Aw thank you for letting anyone steal it!!😘 And pfft you are wonderful!
It’s always the most disappointing when books are prettier out than in, right?! Darn it 😂But I’m glad The Archived now has that bound up edition because it’s way prettier haha.
Funny story: I don’t like oatmeal, and I hate raisins. But oatmeal raisin cookies are my favorite. Don’t ask me why. I don’t know! So, a book I didn’t think I’d like but thoroughly enjoyed would be Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. It’s so stinking long, and I’m kinda skeptical about magicians, but it’s soooo good! The copy I read was in three volumes, so it was more like reading a trilogy, and the story is a blend of historical fiction and fantasy, which was fun.
And of course I don’t eat only one macaroon. They’re wonderful!
That’s hilarious that you like them in that form then! (I nearly typed “format” lmao. Yes WHICH FORMAT DO YOU LIKE YOUR COOKIES IN. *facepalm*) 😂 Oh and I want to read Jonathan Strange but honestly the size is terrifying to me.😂 It’s a TV mini-series too isn’t it?
Yes, BBC did an adaptation of it. I watched it with a friend who hadn’t read the book, and she wasn’t too confused. I found it to be fairly accurate as a whole, though some of the wit from the book was lacking. I still enjoyed it though. 🙂
Favorite cookie…. Definitely my Grandmother’s snickerdoodles. I’d eat them all day if I wouldn’t get sick.
Book that was unexpected… I’ll just say Anne of Green Gables.
I despise it
Loathe it entirely.
I thought it would be a great book. (I was eight when I read it)
It turned out..
AWFUL.
EWWWW.
I STILL won’t read it
I have a long lasting FEUD against it.
I still haven’t tried to read it.
It’s been many moons.
Many moons.
Ah haha I feel like you have very very strong feelings for this.😂 I don’t really like it either? But my feelings are more: meh. I just…barely even remember it lmao.😂
Favorite type of cookie would DEFINITELY be pumpkin cookies (I’m American okay lol, we’re weird about pumpkin)
ERMAGASHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. Are you asking me to name historical periods that need to be featured in YA more often. Because YA historical fiction is what I live for and I absolutely plan to become famous writing it as long as the Universe shall cooperate.
Okay so first of all, the Wild West clearly needs to be retold with MAGIC and MYTHICAL MONSTERS and I have no idea why nobody has done this yet, but I’mma get on it. 😉
I really want to see more about teenagers in Berlin during the Soviet period, with the Wall and all that. Because?? Romeo and Juliet??? East v. West??? Guns and barbed wire???? I NEED.
Ditto for South Africa and apartheid. Oh and Doctor Who did an episode about the Partition of India in 1947 which has really made me hungry for more about that. Just in general, I feel like 20th century history and decolonization in Africa & Asia could make for some really cool YA stories.
Also: TIME TRAVELING TEENAGED HISTORIANS WHO MOSTLY NEED A NAP BUT ALSO WANT TO SAVE THE WORLD, I think that could be quite excellent.
I LOVE pumpkin. Freaking ADORE pumpkin. I eat pumpkin soup like every day haha. And pumpkin pie is also delicious ahh. And dude YES. I love your entire list here! Although I have read some Wild West x magic before. None that was done particularly well though lmao, so someone needs to get in there and do more! Spellslinger is one if you want to look it up though! And HERE for that Berlin retelling.
I also am a fan of any story line which stars characters who pretty much just need a nap. :’) Relatable content.
naps are soooooooooooooooo important, I feel this lol
The Oreo bit really stood out to me because I knew immediately which book I would choose for it — The Deeper the Water the Uglier the Fish. I was not at all a fan of the cover, but the book really got me. It explores quite a bit of scary, off the deep end mental illness. I couldn’t put the book down though. It was very intriguing for me.
Oh that sounds really intriguing! I really like books that explore and unpack mental illnesses so I’ll have to look it up!
MY FAVOURITE COOKIE IS CHOCOLATE CHIP BECAUSE I AM A WARRIOR. Also I just finished reading The Wicker King and it was NOT what I expected I’m a mess of emotions right now.
HONESTLY THE GOOD OL’ CHOCOLATE CHIP IS THE STEADFAST BEST. CANNOT BE DENIED.
afjdkslad I’m so so glad you read The Wicker King!!! It is my FAVOURITE!! I’d die for my sons omg.
Christmas sugar cookies are the absolute best!! Sweet and soft like To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before or When Dimple Met Rishi 😍😍😍
A book that wasn’t what I expected was actually Marie Lu’s Batman book! I didmt expect to love it as much as I did or that I’d get attached to Bruce and Madeleine but here I am!! And it was a good surprise too so I’m glad 😄
Thanks for the fun post Cait!! Love how unique this is and food is always the best!!
Omg yes!! Those are the cutest types of contemporaries that just give you all the warm fuzzie feels LOVE IT. And I’m glad you liked that Batman one!! I liked the Wonder Woman in that series but I haven’t read the latest two.😂
Oh, I really need to read And I Darken! Thanks for reminding me of all the books I need to add to my TBR! 😆
This is such a cute post! ❤️🍪
P.S. I think my favorite kind of cookie at the moment is Snickerdoodle…
The TBR never shrinks…ONLY GROWS, amirite?!😂
I like Bourbons and those Fox’s chocolate rounds you get in fancy tins at Christmas (or when the packets are on sale). Anything chocolatey, really.
For someone who loves history, I haven’t actually read a lot of historical fiction. I might not have read any…
Honestly anything chocolatey and also in a tin seems like GOODNESS. I’M A FAN. 😂
Books and Cookies?! – what clickbait!
But such a great tag!
My favourite biscuit would have to be a toffeepops biscuit because they remind me of my granny. Not sure if they’re just sold in Ireland or if it’s a worldwide favourite…?
Also really *really* need to read the Raven Cycle!!
It’s not clickbait?! I talked about cookies? And haha I haven’t heard of toffeepops BUT this could be because I live under a rock, or maybe they’re an Irish brand? They sound delicious ajfdskald.
Have you ever read Mara Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw? It is one of my favorite books of all time and I’ve re-read it several times. It has suspense, intrigue, traitors, a whitty-cunning-back-stabbing-girl, sxnJKL:Hznk;nvb I could go on and on its AMAZING! Also its set in ancient Egypt so that’s pretty cool. 😉
I HAVE!! I read it for school actually so it’s been YEARS but I always remember adoring it.😂Her and Sheftu’s stabby romance ahhhh
Okay, but if you call cookies biscuits, then what do you call….you know….these things? scones?? bread….blobs?
I am very very partial to Lofthouse sugar cookies. I don’t know if you have them in Australia, but they look like this. They’re absolutely pure sugar and super duper soft and the actual Worst for your health, but they’re super addictive and yummy. You can find them in almost any grocery store in the States.
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This comment was 100% about cookies and 0% about books and I feel more remorse. Though I may have to steal this tag in the near future.
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Probably scones tbh? I’ve never had one.😂 The ironic part is I can’t eat like…SO MANY THINGS because GF so I mostly just write posts like this and whine.😂 We probably have similar nice but trashy biscuits here haha. Arnotts is like THE Aussie brand for biscuits.
And dude, never fear. The entire tag was just an excuse to get to talk about desserts tbh.
Every time you get to talk about food AND books I’m like itswhatshedeserves.gif and am CHEERING. That being said: OH MY GOD, I always forget that the City of Bones cover has a shirtless moment. I’m like, mate, but on SOME CLOTHES. I think this is why I so badly wanted that 10th anniversary edition and why I keep it on display instead of the OG. ALSO, you reading Lord of Shadows and thinking your heart cracked and fell out? Me. Relatable. Reading it was very satisfying but also very destruction. It was like burning a batch of my favourite homemade cookies only to find money minutes later. And then for that money to catch on fire immediately after.
Come to think of it that doesn’t sound very satisfying but I think Cassandra Clare could kick me in the face and I’d give her a literary award for it or something? Her and Maggie Stiefvater, obviously.
I’m so so glad they redid the City of Bones covers lmaooooo aren’t they bad?! They are SO bad. 😂I realise they’re 10 years old, but at what stage did that appeal to anyone lmao.
IS THERE EVEN LIFE AFTER LOS???? I’m not even sure qoaad is going to fix me or just ruin me further. Afjdkslad I’m terrified for my son Mark.
And agreed about Clare and Stiefvater. They damage us and we’re like, “Yes! More please!!” like the sad sad potatoes we are.
I saw your name on my feed, saw the word “cookies” and realised I was hungry so now I’m eating cake while writing this so congratulations, your world domination strategies are working, I see right through you and I say, iconic.
The fact that so many bloggers (including me) read TFC this year and became insufferable addicts™ is the reason I go to bed crying, accidentally rereading half of The King’s Men till 3 am (oops?) for the 30th time (I’m not exaggerating and this is scary) but hahahaha. I’m fine.*
* (stop rubbing off me Neil, you pathetic sob story).
I can still be found drooling over The Raven Cycle edits on Tumblr and/or making them myself because I’m just ticking off all the boxes of the ways that I can be obsessed with these books and I’m already past reading, rereading and then crying. I’m also *this* close to spamming Maggie’s Twitter with, “RONAN BOOK. WANT. WHERE” and I shall not be ashamed as my dramatic ass is dragged off to prison.
Hi, I still haven’t read Queen of Air and Darkness because I’m too busy pretending LOS didn’t happen while simultaneously worshipping it bc it invented the word Perfect™. Things are complicated but I’m just stocking up on tissues, comfort food, blankets and an industrial sized lock to keep my family out of my room for weeks while I read that book and go over every single stage of grief and then some more.
Honestly that’s what I’m here for in life: to encourage the eating of dESSERTS AND BOOKS. AH MY LEGACY. My mind-controlling tactics are also working. *nods sagely*
I’m so glad TFC came back for another feels-destroying rampage this year, bless. We all deserved this suffering. I’m FFIIIIIINE <--- forever associated with Neil now for sure aw. And omg if the Ronan book doesn't get announced soon, I'll pretty much eat my hat. I don't even have a hat. But I'll get one because I'm suffering ok. And afjkdslad I'm currently reading QOAAD and also actively not reading it bECAUSE I'M NOT READY FOR THE PAIN. It is also a square cube.
GOOEY CHOCOLATE CHIP! 😛 😛
And I remember thinking Talon by Julie Kagawa was going to be an epic fantasy and then it just was…nope. And The Sound by Sarah Alderson’s blurb made it look like it was a murder mystery, and the murder only contributes to like 5% of the plot. 🙁
I wished a while ago that there were more Anastasia retellings in YA, which would be kind of a historical retelling even though it’s a legend or a myth I guess. But now we HAVE been getting more of them recently and on one hand I’m really excited to read them, but on the other I’m terrified cuz I really want to write one and now I’m worried if when I’m done with mine it won’t be cool anymore or unique enough and no one will want to read it, which is stupid to think I know, but it’s still a lot of pressure. :/
I’ve been wanting to do this tag for a long time, but I haven’t fit it in anywhere yet. XD
AGREEEED ABOUT THE GOEY CHOCOLATE CHIP EEp. And aw I actually loved Talon 😂 but I do hate when books promise one thing in the blurb and don’t…um, give??? It’s usually not the author’s fault but still frustrating about marketing!
There’s one called Romanov coming out soon!! I AM EXCITED. But hey don’t worry either, because these things always come in waves and circles! By the time yours is ready, the ones coming out now will be old news 😉
HELLO AFTER A LONG TIME CAIT! Finally out of my blogging slump! Um so okay cookies are bae. I love chocolate chip cookies and Oatmeal raisin cookies <33 Okay so The Lonelieat Girl in The Universe by Lauren James. I read the Goodreads summary thingy and thought of sweet romance in space AND BOY WAS I WRONG! It's a creepy, crazy, thriller in space and I just aahhhh..i didn't *love* the ending but damn that book took me for a ride!! Definitely not what I expected!! Also a short read so yay!
AWW UMA, HI!!! *flails* I mean I’ve chatted to you through IG but *sends cake* I’ve been kind of not posting as much either recently.😂 And YES CHOCOLATE CHIP IS THE CLASSIC OF LIFE. And oh I had a copy of The Loneliest Girl but I ended up never reading it?! I feel I’ve made a terrible mistake.😂
My favorite cookie is chocolate crinkles… hands down heaven in my mouth! 😀 The Poppy War is so hyped up I want to read it now too (I wish). And now that the whole TDA has been released, I can safely start reading Lady Midnight without having to experience the excruciating wait between books 😀
oh yes it’s a good time to start the whole TDA series! you timed that much better than the rest of us who suffered through the cliffhangers 😂😂
wow uh SAME WITH EVERLESS. I FEEL LIKE SO MANY PEOPLE LOVED IT BUT I ACTUALLY HATED IT SO MUCH IT WAS SO STEREOTYPICAL AND DIDN’T MAKE MUCH SENSE???? AND I WAS SOOOOO UPSET BC THE COVER IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND I WAS SO HYPED ESPECIALLY AFTER THE CONCEPT
I mean I didn’t hate it 😂I just was really frustrated with the tropes. Like “nooo there’s no time to tell you ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR LIFE WHICH MIGHT SAVE YOU, I’ll just be cryptic and die instead lol” I mean. It’s 2019. We can move past that. 😂
ASDFGHJKL!! I LOVE cookies!!! And I love this tag… AND I MIGHT HAVE TO STEAL IT. (Would it be all right if I also added your cookies, as well, because I seriously love the questions you’ve added…) To be honest, I love cookies SO MUCH that I really can’t pick a favorite, but if I had to, my favorite right this second is a medley of peanut butter, chocolate, and butterscotch chips. They are delicious and my mom came up with the medley and I just love them so much… (But also just plain chocolate chip are delicious as well…)
A book that wasn’t anything like what I had expected was Shatter Me. I went into it super hyped and excited, but I ended up not really messing with it very well. :(( Although, a book that wasn’t what I expected in a GOOD way was Cinder, and that later became the stepping stone to my absolute favorite series of all time! So. XD It can go both ways, I guess.
(Also I have been SO ABSENT on the blogs lately, but rest assured that I am going to try and binge your blog here soon. XD Sorry in advance for the onslaught of comments that are coming your way. XD)
Aww yes please do use it!! I’m just a dork with my added questions here, but go for it.😂 And honestly ALL COOKIES ARE WHOLESOME, WE SHOULDN’T PIT THEM AGAINST EACH OTHER. *wants all the cookies* I also really am here for the idea of butterscotch ones :’)
And yeah haha I wasn’t enamoured with Shatter Me to start with either, but I REALLY liked the books as they went on! The first one is the weakest, I think? Cinder is amazing *heart eyes*
(Aw and please don’t be sorry! I have absolutely not been keeping up with blogging myself. It’s a new year resolution to get back into it all for me too!)
Super late in responding to this but YES!!!! WE SHOULD NOT PIT THE COOKIES AGAINST EACH OTHER. They need love and support…. And MEEP THANK YOU!!! I shall take the questions like the pirating thief that I am, then! 😂
Oooh…. Okay. I might have to try Shatter Me again, then?? I don’t want to miss out on something amazing… And YOUR BLOGGING HAS BEEN PHENOMENAL, ASDFGHJKL!!!
I actually really love oreos, so for me their category is just completely wrong! I went back to a stall at YALC that was selling Simon Vs not to buy books, but simply to eat the free oreos they were giving out *no regrets*. A book that wasn’t what I expected? The first one that comes to mind is Lauren Oliver’s Panic, I totally thought it was going to be a cool dystopian in the vein of the Hunger Games and it turned out to be…..well nothing like that.
AND YES. The Tudors and Stuarts were awesome af periods in history and they just never seem to be used in historical YA and I’m just sitting here like WHY? So much drama, so much bloodshed, plenty of backstabbing and spying and just general cool stuff going on, those eras should be way more mined that they are. Much as I love WWII, I’m kinda getting tired of that being the only period of historical YA that I can find? I think overall, I would just love to see more historical YA set in non-20th century settings? There are so many more periods of history to be mined. I’m reading Enchantee at the moment and I’m loving the 18th century France setting!
Someday I will try and oreo and see what I think ahah 😂I feel like I tried a fake brand once and it tasted like burnt toothpaste? My bad.😂
I haven’t read Panic mostly because it’s too big!😂 I’m terrible. And oh yes I’d love to read more historical YA retellings?! I know there’s a contemporary retelling of Henry coming out called The Dead Queens Club and it sounds good!
I have not heard of a lot of these cookies, which probably says something about me, although I’m not sure what. I still… have not read the sequels to And I Darken. The original covers for The Mortal Instruments are bad (especially City of Bones but really… all of them are not fabulous. They do get better as the books go on but… still.)… I do like the new covers better, especially with the illustrated spines!
I haven’t actually TASTED most of these cookies shhh don’t tell, I’ll lose my foodie-blogging cred.😂 And omg I’m SO glad they rebranded the Shadowhunter books. An actual relief to this world.😂
I saw Wicked Like Wildfire in my local charity shop the other day. It looked brand new and was even signed. I had to restrain myself, cuz it’s really not the sort of book i read/enjoy, but it was oh-so-pretty indeed <3
Oh, and that anzac biscuit! I didn't know that's what it was called, but the description sounded familiar… i used to make those years ago, after i found a recipe somewhere online (it was not in english, so i guess they changed the name) and it was super popular with my family 🙂
Aw it IS so pretty! I confess if I owned a physical copy, I’d probably still be mildly in love with it because that. cover. *heart eyes*
I’m sure there are tons of versions of ANZAC biscuits out there.😂 The Aussies had to have stolen it from somewhere haha.
Ohhh I love a good tag and this was so much fun to read! I completely agree with sooooo much of this, Radio Silence is one of my favourite books of all time and the cover just doesn’t reflect how amazing it issssss!! I also reallyyyy want to read Sky In The Deep, everyone has said such amazing things about it and I can’t wait to get around to it soon.
I really wish Ancient Greece would show up in YA books more, weirdly I just kinda love that period of history sah much and would love to see it more! Oh and I do love a cheeky chocolate chip biscuit. Gorgeous post as always Cait, have a lovely day 🙂
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I’m glad Radio Silence got a good cover redo but I’m still stuck with the old one *wails* 😂 and I hope we both get to read Sky In The Deep soon! *flails*
I grew up on ancient history in MG books, and I kind of miss it now that I love YA and new books but…wheeeeere are our ancient retellings?!
My favorite cookies are lil’ peanut blossoms with Hersey Kisses in the middle, but for some reason my family only makes them at Christmas. Maybe I just like the novelty of them??
Also, I 100% agree with you on Maggie Stiefvater’s books. They’re magical and I would die for basically any character in the Raven Cycle. Do you have any recommendations for authors like her?
I always get disappointed with christmas food that you only get to eat, like, for once month of the year. MOOOOAR. 😭😂We do that with fruit mince pies but omg I love them.
Maggie Stiefvater is my everything afjdkslad and honestly I find single books to compare sometimes, but never an author overall that does anything similar to her?? Except maybe Holly Black. Who I LOVE too.
i’m literally in tears of laughter over that oreo question! the original tag creator has such an obvious Agenda against them ohmg
but i’m also anxiously awaiting descendant of the crane,, and agree that evermore’s cover was better than its insides 😬 also hecka disappointed by the fact that no one seems to have liked goblins of bellwater. it sounded so good!
lmao I know right?! I have no opinions about oreos but it made me laugh. And YES! I hope Descendant of the Crane lives up to our expectations!
Ancient Egyptian YA would definitely be something I’d be interested in reading FOR SURE! Why doesn’t this exist yet??
I know right?! My childhood was full of ancient Egyptian MG books…but they don’t seem to come out anymore?
I wonder why because I think A LOT of people would be interested in reading book set during that time period. Actually, now that I think about it, there are very few adult books that take place during Ancient Egypt too. I’ve come across a few novels that have been set in Ancient Rome, but never Egypt or Greece.
Your reply to Peanut Butter Cookies made me laugh . . . and now I’m putting The Foxhold Court on hold at the library. oops
This was such a fun tag! I’ve never seen a tag that fit you better is all I’m sayin
Oooh yes. It is glorious (and very steam at times haha) and so stabby which is just for me. Also YES. omg except the cake tag. :’) I loved doing that one!
It’s been years and I’m still trying to understand the City of Bones cover. Why is it like that? Why is (I always assume it’s Jace but honestly I don’t even know??) Jace in the background like that and why is he shirtless like he’s on the cover of a steamy romance novel just w h a t i s g o i n g o n. Someone explain please. Also I’m really craving cookies now?? My favourite is stroopwafels ❤️ It’s a Dutch cookie, basically two cookies on top of each other with syrup in-between. Sadly we have no stroopwafels 🙁
I have so so many questions too…like mostly WHY. It’s not a YA cover at all, it’s totally got the steamy romance adult vibes and like lmao this was 10 years ago?! I remember legit hiding to read it because my family would’ve been like WOAH INAPPROPRIATE. And it doesn’t even have overly romantic scenes in it!!
Also your cookie sounds AMAZING. Like you just improved everything because it’s not one cookie, but TWO.
I feel like you missed out not adding in Tim Tams… prompt something along the lines of… A book that was sweeter than you expected? Or a book that gives you all the chocolate vibes?
omg so true. 😭 I have FAILED US with this anti-timtam tag.
Hey Cait! I was wondering if I could use one of your aMaZiNg pictures (of rainbow books) for a featured image? I would obviously credit you and it would be for my answers to this tag. Perfectly fine for you to decline, just wondering!!!
I actually do prefer to keep my photos just on my own blog, I’m sorry! 😭
All good! <3
My favorite type of cookie is oatmeal raisin! A lot of people I know hate them, but really, they’re missing out imo.
A book that wasn’t what I expected is actually The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (book one of the Stormlight Archive). I’m currently listening to the first book on audible (it’s a 45 HOUR long book, oof), and it’s SO much better than I was expecting. Like, I’ve seen this behemoth of a book in stores and it’s over 1000 pages long, but LET ME TELL YOU: the story is fantastic so far, the plot is weaving everything together wonderfully, the voice actors are really bringing the characters and the whole world to life, and just UGH I LOVE IT.
And I want to see more victorian era times in YA, but I’d also love to see ancient worlds, like ancient Rome, when people truly believed in the pantheons and how those pantheons influenced their lives… (and now I have an idea for a novel lol someone stop me)
I’m also totally going to do this tag! It’ll be up on my blog soon!
I like those too! I actually like quite a lot of different types of biscuits haha. And I’m glad you enjoyed Sanderson! I’m choosing not to read him myself haha, but yeah those books are massive. Also omg yes I want to see more ancient stories in YA!? Like last year I read Blood & Sand and frankly it was a GIFT. ROME!!
This is interesting tag Cait 😀
Thank you, Hana!
I must admit … that I have never had a macron??? Are they good? My favorite cookie is really thin (DEFINITELY not cakey) chocolate chip or white chocolate chip macadamia nut.
I would like to see more major-yet-minor historical events, lol. Basically something that isn’t a war. (While I like many of them, we’ve had loads of WWII books) Suuuuper excited for Nadine Brandes’ Romanov. She is, like, one of my favorite authors (the absolute sweetest) and I LOVE Anastasia and the murder and all the mystery. I also like magic. So.
Ok I also admit I’m not sure.😂I know I’ve had one, but probably YEARS ago?!? They seem fun though, like a biscuit sandwich?
And AGREED that we need more historical fic that isn’t just WWII. I’m all heart eyes for Romanov *flails*
This was a great list/ tag! Always happy to read what books and answers people come up with! 🙂
Omg thank you for reading!! And thank you for creating the tag!
I love reading your blog! And you’re welcome, I’m just happy people have been having fun doing the tag!
Great tag! As I am British, I am also team biscuits 😀 I actually… like the original covers to the City of Bones series. So I would’ve said that the cover is as good as the book. I also really want to read The Poppy War eventually. Another hyped one I want to read is The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. I love how much you enjoy Cassie Clare and Stiefvater’s books! We should all have authors we unabashadedly love. Ooh, I just got the first book in the Foxhole Court series for free and I am looking forward to reading it.
I agree about loving authors unabashedly!! I think sometimes we’re supposed to be more critical and stuff but like if there’s an author we just LOVE…pft. Just do it.😂Problems aside. And omg I want to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo too just because I’ve seen the book community rec it so much!!
Okay but I STILL want to see a post in which you sort cereal into Hogwarts houses. Just saying.
And The Foxhole Court is definitely not what I was expecting either! Mostly because sports? And me? Don’t mix. And also those covers are hideous. So I had very low hopes, and then I picked it up and oops I’M OBSESSED NOW.
I would really like to see more Ancient Greek history in books, but like… not the mythology (even though I love that), just like actual Ancient Greece? Is super fascinating? And as much as I love the mythology I just really want to see more of ACTUAL ANCIENT GREECE. Because Ancient Greece is very cool.
I gotta do that cereal post…I’ve promised it too much now. 😂But omg I can’t even express how much I HATE sports and yet???? The Foxes are my babies I love them so much afjdkslad what has happened to meeeeee.
Loved this tag!! Also seriously you are a food blogger inside like just come out of your shell. We need a recipe on how to make the best cake or something haha.
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