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The Emoji Book Tag + Emoji Translations That Totally Make Sense (If You Squint And Look Sideways??)

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Now I’ll be honest with you: I really like emojis.

I appreciate how they convey your tone very clearly, which is handy when one is (a) tones can be miscommunicated so easily in writing on the internet, wow let’s set everything on fire and be offended now, and (b) if you’re really not good at figuring out FEELINGS * of other people, they help so much. Plus a picture is worth a thousand words and all that. The Egyptians and their hieroglyphics would be so proud of us today. **

So today I’m going to combine BOOKS + EMOJIS which is also a tag I directly stole off instagram, but you know what? I’m a good thief. I’ll also add to it because I’m also very bad at following rules. We all have our strengths, OK? My strengths are cake and breaking rules and losing vaguely important objects like my wallet, socks, and mind.

OH! But before we dive in, I figure I better just quickly clarify a few emojis and their meanings for you. Because sometimes we have different interpretations. I’m sure mine are fine! And not wrong at all!

* UGh feelings are an unfortunate disease.
** I’m lying. I think they’d sacrifice us all to the Nile.

Alright! Now that we’ve got all THAT established, I invite you to do two things:

(1) Notice that I use the laugh / cry emoji (see: 😂) all the freaking time
and
(2) let’s dive into the emoji book tag where the faces might mean SLIGHTLY different to what I just said but if this post made too much sense then you’d know I didn’t write it.


FAVOURITE YA ROMANCE:

I’m not much of a romantic but I do adore a good adorable romance that is 2 parts SASS AND BANTER and 1 part TRAGEDY AND TEARS.

I’m going to nominate Autoboyography because IT’S SO FREAKING ADORABLE and also they’re writers. And if there’s nothing more relatable it’s reading about a boy who says: “Oh yeah! The book is going well!” while he has not worked on it at all. Same.

And THE SCORPIO RACES is full of man-eating horses and apple cakes and these two cuties barely even held hands and kept nearly dying. Bless them.

MOST AMAZING SEQUEL:

It’s basically like every book is perfect and ALSO better than the last and by the end you’re jsut dead and exhausted from all the appreciation.

HAVE I MENTIONED HOW MUCH I LOVE STIEFVATER NOVELS? BECAUSE ALL OF THEM.

 

EXCELLENT MENTAL HEALTH REP

I wasn’t even worried about whether I’d love Turtles All The Way Down because I already adore John Green. But I mean…the actual full response is —> “WOW. I’ve not read anxiety articulated so so well before.”

I even had a tearful emotion.

how dare u, book.

Anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you do.

MADE YOU CRY:

OK so full disclaimer: I’ve never actually physically cried reading before. I have appropriately gotten moisture behind my eyes which could be, like, an allergy. Or hayfever. Or my human skin disintegrating after many thousands of years of use.

But I did feel a vague fluttering of the tear ducts over Our Dark Duet and The Serpent King. The latter really took me by surprise…I JUST DIDN’T EXPECT TO BE STABBED IN THE FACE LIKE THAT, THANKS.

MADE YOU LAUGH:

I honestly lost my MIND laughing at The Lies of Locke Lamora. This is an adult fantasy, but seriously…if I could only pick like a top 5 books — IT WOULD BE IN THERE. It’s extremely dark and they swear all the time and they go off on their murdering escapades and come back to make a delicious dinner.

What is not to love.

Also The Art of Feeling is HYSTERICAL. I mean Eliot, the love interest, literally googled how to be friends. (Relatable.) And Sam gets complimented by being told…she’s a lovely piece of bread. (Relatable yet again.)

(It’s also about disabilities and mental health and it’s FIVE STARS.)

 

“That is the ugliest thing I’ve ever seen,” says Eliot. “When did you take it out of the dryer?”
“It’s my dog,” I grumble.

DISAPPOINTING BOOK:

I’m trying to pretend The Empress doesn’t exist to be honest. It’s the sequel to The Diabolic which was SO STABBY AND GOOD and The Empress just belly-flopped off the highest diving board ever.

I just reviewed Renegades yesterday SO YOU KNOW I’M IN A PUDDLE OF MALCONTENT. The last time I was that bored I ended up eating Vegemite on an orange and probably damaged myself for years to come so.

MAJOR PLOT TWIST LIKE WOW I NEED TO SIT DOWN:

Every time the Illuminae authors get together and even like breathe or blink, something horrible happens in their book and I need to scream. I end up screaming a lot. THE PLOT TWISTS IN GEMINA WERE BEYOND UNFAIR TO MY DELICATE SELF.

SUPER STABBY AND DARK

These books are actually terrifically dark. I only just read the sequel, Now I Rise, and like…both Radu and Lada are little blood-covered hellions in this one. I rather love them. I’m sure my affection is fine.

ACTUAL SUMMARY OF LADA:

MAN: I have a son.
LADA: congrats
MAN: He is quite powerful and could use…you know…a wife!
LADA: the heck do you think I’m going to find a wife for your son????
MAN: or…you?
LADA: *GETS OUT 76 KNIVES*

HARD TO TALK ABOUT WITHOUT GIVING SPOILERS:

So the thing about They Both Die At The End is…you want to know DO THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END. And I refuse to say. Hence I can’t even really talk about this book??? Anything can be taken as a spoiler. I’m just going to sit on top of my bookshelf and brood mightily.

TYPES OF CHARACTERS YOU’RE ALLERGIC TO:

  • “Aggressive alpha male” types. I would literally rather stab myself in the eye with a spork than read about them.
  • “Pls Save Me I’m Weak” girls. Because it’s unrealistic sheesh and really degrading when a girl’s only point in a book is to be saved or make the guy look good.
  • “I’ve Had A Rough Time So I Can Be Awful” types. Because this is WRONG. There is no excuse for being awful or a bully or cruel or abusive. Everrrrr. Um hang on a sec, can you hold my tea? I need to go hit Snape with my umbrella.

BOOK YOU SHOULD’VE READ BY NOW:

Hahah haha HAHAHAHA. So many.

  • PS I Still Love You and Always And Forever Lara Jean
  • Wolf By Wolf
  • Red Queen
  • Flame in The Mist
  • Tales From The Shadowhunter Academy
  • Eragon
  • Daughter Of The Pirate King
  • The Rose And the Dagger
  • SORRY I HAVE TO GO NOW AND SIT IN A DARK CORNER OF SHAME

LAST BOOK YOU RATED 5-STARS

  • Turtles All the Way Down — SURPRISE
  • Half Bad — this was a reread so does it even count? I don’t know. Let me have a smol crisis
  • Autoboyography — this is too pure, too perfect
  • Language Of Thorns — Woooow this was like the most EPIC and dark and feminist fairy tale collection ever and I freaking adored every page.
  • All the Crooked Saints — I honestly feel like someday I will say something surprising but…this is a Maggie Stiefvater book. No one is surprised.

BOOK YOU WANT TO BUY BUT YOU’RE BROKE, MATE

This emoji represents my money flying away…although that is a lie because my money doesn’t really EXIST to fly away but whatever. I won’t crust the emoji’s creativity.

MY CURRENT WISHLIST:

Ah the bookworm life is great! And we’re also always broke! I’d shout at authors and publishers to jUST WAIT UP A SECOND so we can catch up, but have you seen the 2018 releases!??? I’m in love already.

alright tell me your top 3 emojis?!? (or are you a non-emoji-user?) and are there some types of characters you’re super allergic to??? oh and wHAT WAS YOUR LIST 5-STAR READ?

 

Also yes feel totally free to tag yourself! You can find the original tag questions on instagram here because mine….changed a little. (Or a lot ok, but who’s counting.)

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  1. I can’t believe you never read Eragon!! It’s so goooood!! I’m shook 😂
    I’m allergic to those characters who seem to be so much smarter and better than all the other characters in the book. They seem to be the only person who is capable of seeing that a certain character is a bad guy when it’s so totally obvious….
    Or in fantasy I can be annoyed so much when “the human best friend” is portrayed as the most stupid person alive (basically I’m allergic to stupid characters :p)

    Loved your post, Cait! (as always 😉)

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    • I know right!?? Like what was I doing in my teenagedom?! Clearly like eating planets or something and not reading all the right literature. *sighs*

      OMG SAME WITH THOSE CHARACTERS THOUGH. Ugh I hate the better-than-thou attitudes. And I’m definitely allergic to stupid characters too.😂 *hi fives*

      Also thank yooooou!! <3

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  2. Oh wow okay I like this tag a lot! I might be doing this!
    (psst I havn’t even seen this on instagram, yikes. I need to keep up!)

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    • I’m glad you liked it!😂 And haha I don’t think it’s super popular on instagram? But I have been tagged there but hopefully this counts because I HAVE TOO MANY WORDS FOR AN IG POST.

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  3. First off vegemite and orange??? Yikes 😂😂. And my 3 most used emojis are 😂😁😩.
    I’m so glad you share my opinion on Snape cause everyone fangirls over him (mainly cause of Alan Rickmab 🙁) but I’ve hated him since I first read the books around 10. I’m also allergic to Daenerys Targaryen from both the books and show which is a SUPER unpopular opinion but luckily no one knows where I live 😅😅.

    I’ve unfortunately only had six 5 Star reads this year which is disappointing but I read the sword of summer (which is a reread so I guess we both suck at rules 😂), Outlander, the entire winners curse trilogy and Rebecca.

    I love this post as it’s an excuse to overuse on emojis 😂😁!!

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    • I KNOW. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP ME. That’s probably why I am the way I am now…like, gross, Cait, pls don’t.

      AIGHIGHIGH I will fight about Snape. I absolutely loathe him. he absolutely ABUSED children all because he was stalking a woman who didn’t love him?? Like what a sick creep. That’s not admirable love.

      Aww nooo I’m sad you haven’t had tons of 5-star reads this year! I have been REALLY lucky lately, although towards the beginning of the year not so much.😂 But yayy for all the Riordan books! They win me over all the time.

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  4. LOOK SORRY CAIT BUT I THINK YOU FORGOT TO PUT SABRIEL ON THE LIST OF BOOKS YOU HAVEN’T READ YET AND ARE THEREFORE FAILING AT LIFE. (sorry. how long have i been shouting at you about this? sassy cats, death, the odd zombie. i want you to love it so bad). Now we have that out of the way, my favourite emoji is probably the smiley face because it’s friendly, and the puddle of tears one and heart eyes.) I really don’t like reading characters who aren’t self awae. Like, do terrible things, but be aware of it. I like my moral ambiguity. This is probably why I struggle with villain origin stories. Untidy Towns was probably my last five star, and before that, The Love that Split the World

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    • I DID FORGET SABRIEL. I AM JUST A SMALL ORANGE PITH ON THE EARTH BY THIS POINT. WILL YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? PROBABLY NOT. *howls into the sun*

      (And also those are probably my top-used emojis too.😂 Although I probably use the heart more than the heart-eyes? But I use the heart-eyes all the time on instagram….because books are pretty.)

      Ah, I totally understand about the self-awareness. I do actually like it to a degree?! I think it’s interesting seeing a character who KNOWS their actions are wrong, but hate it being like that. Breaks my smol heart.

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  5. Ahhh, this looks like such a fun/cute tag!! And oh my goddd, you’ve never read Eragon?! That book was my LIFE when I was younger, though I don’t think I ever finished the sequels…because I got lazy & they were so big. But I remeber being obsessed with the first. Last five star book? Probably CRIMSON BOUND, which I absolutely loved. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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    • IT WAS SO FUN.😂 I mean I totally rewrote the original but pfft, my Loki-ness is showing. And ahh I KNOW. I am ashamed for not having read Eragon.😂 And it’s about dragons so like where are my priorities here.

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  7. I still use XD because I’m stuck in the last decade. Also, :’) AKA the laughing/crying face. I also use the upside down smiley when I’m chatting online to people in countries like America where my afternoon/evening is their morning. (:
    Characters with no flaws rub me up the wrong way. I’m looking at you, Esther Summerson.

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    • I use the :’) one a lot too, usually when I’m proud of something or have just insulted myself.😂

      Ugh perfect characters aren’t even characters. THEY ARE ANNOYING BUCKETS.

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  8. I don’t use emojis all that much, but included in my “most frequently used” are pizza, a martini, and a syringe. So there’s that.

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  9. THIS IS SUCH A FUN TAG! My top three emojis are probably the heart, heart eyes, and laughing/crying (I don’t know what this says about me. All good things, I hope) . Anyway, I really dislike cocky/arrogant characters? Because I feel like most people are not cocky and arrogant deep down and it’s just bluster. (So, like Leo Valdez is cute but not a lot of epic fantasy male characters or Brooding YA hero types) . I adore comic reliefs, and also younger sibling characters . My last 5 star read was The Loneliest Girl In the Universe. READ IT AND ENJOY THE SERIOUS SPACE AWESOME VIBES I THINK IT WOULD BE YOUR THING.

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    • Heyyy but same! Mine are basically: 😂💖😭 And sometimes I use the gasping emoji too to shake things up. Also the shocked emoji? Because I need that on Goodreads a lot ahhahha *dies*

      Ugh yes the overly cocky ones are annoying. I like it when it’s like a false face and they’re super sarcastic, but underneath you know they are a struggling cinnamon child. Bluster = good. Actual vanity = annoying. 😂 LEO IS AMAZING.

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  10. I’ll hold your tea if I get a turn with the umbrella next.
    AND DON’T SIT IN THE CORNER JUST READ ERAGON.
    My favorite emoji are 😜💜🍫🐚🌹🔥🌬
    Hey. If you cheat, I can too. 😜
    Most crazily, ~Olive

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  11. Honestly if it makes you bump Wolf by Wolf up your tbr a little bit more Daughter of the Pirate King…wasn’t that great? It was actually super disappointing. Because I’ve been telling you to read Wolf by Wolf for LITERAL YEARS NOW.

    And the super aggressive alpha male trope? OH MY GOD I HATE IT. It’s why Gale from The Hunger Games drove me up the wall, and I don’t understand why so many people like him? And it’s funny, because I’ve been reading so many LGBTQIA+ romances lately and 99% of them are built of off healthy understanding relationships then I go back to just romance in general and the love interest is just…no.

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    • I KNOW YOU HAVE. I FEEL LIKE THE WORST THING EVER. And I also feel like if I don’t adore Wolf by Wolf I will need to go sit in a cone of shame.😫😫

      Omg I hated Gale so much. And this was my first spiral downwards in Throne of Glass when all the ships started ONLY featuring these aggressive and possessive alpha males I just… *shudders and leaves* It is a trope that’s so problematic it needs to stop.

      (And also it’s actually so true?!? When I read books by ownvoices or minority authors, the romances are like 70% more likely to be GOOD?!???? Bless them for saving us.)

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      • Yeah, the Throne of Glass romances…they make my skin crawl. Like the fact that Aelin and Rowen’s relationship stared with him CONSTANTLY BEATING HER UP in the name of “training” but also being a total asshole? And consent? What’s consent? Everyone is getting grabbed roughly and kissed even though they struggle before they “melt into the touch” and like no. That’s literally assault. Don’t frame it as romantic.

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        • But apparently that’s “OKAY” because he “LOVED HER” and was “HELPING HER BE A BETTER PERSON”…*throws up a little* And I will never forget that line in ACOTAR where the dude literally tells Feyre that if he “gets started he won’t be able to stop”. Like…it was at that point I considered throwing the book. This kind of stuff is not sexy and attractive. It’s gross and poisonous.

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  12. So many of these books are on my TBR list. Publishers really do need to chill out so I can catch up. I don’t have a phone, but I use emojis all the time on Twitter. My favorite is the pizza. I’m tempted to stick pizzas in every tweet.

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  13. CAIT! This is completely unrelated to your post, but I’ve just checked out a library copy of The Lies Of Locke Lamora AND IT’S SIGNED. Shall I pretend to lose it and mail it to you?

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  14. My top 3 emojis (and the last one is me in a bookstore) 😂😉🤑
    I am allergic to the alfa man and weak girl as well 😂
    And for the 5 stars book I think I am currently reading it, Our Dark Duet (I love Victoria Schwab’s book 😍) and the last one I actually read was Between Shades of Gray en George.

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    • Ohhh me in a bookstore is the heart-eye emoji EVERY TIME. AHHH. Ahem. But yes ugh, can we let those alpha male and pathetic girl tropes die?!? The first just needs to sTOP because it’s so problematic and the second is so insulting!!

      AFJDSKLAD I LOVE OUR DARK DUET!!

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  15. I will hold your tea and hug my poor child Neville while you go hit Snape with your umbrella. In fact, I will give you my umbrella too so you can wield double weapons. That man really needs to get hit with double umbrellas.
    I have pretty serious allergies to parents who are supposed to be the greatest parents in the world, but when their kid says, “I have to go put myself in mortal peril,” the parents are like, “Do you HAVE to?” and the kid says, “There’s no other way. The fate of the world is at stake,” and the parents put their hands on the kids shoulders and say, “Well, in that case, I understand. You’re really too old for me to tell you what to do anymore. Go risk your life and quite possibly die. I’ll just sit here in my arm chair and sip my coco and wonder if you’re ever coming back.” And off the twelve-year-old goes to their death. I don’t care if it’s the only way to save the world!!! What parent would weigh things that logically? If one of my book children was like, “I have to go jump into that bonfire, or the world would end,” I would be like, “Well, TOO BAD FOR THE WORLD. YOU’RE STAYING HERE SAFE WITH ME.”

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    • GREAT! We can actually take turns hitting him with the umbrella and protecting Neville??? This seems like a solid idea.

      Omg I haven’t actually read that many parents like that but that sounds so irritating.😂And also why can’t the parents ever HELP the 12 year old before they have to go nearly die? I have so many questions hahha.

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  16. Most used emojis? Probably the laughing/crying one, the just plain laughing one and the plain smile. I do like using emojis because I’m lazy and can’t be bothered to put full sentences together most of the time (I need to save the good writing for my books, can’t waste it on other human beings!). I am super allergic to all the same character types that you are, I’m also super allergic to the “I am such a strong girl, I can’t also like pretty things” type, because you can be badass and feminine. I have liked characters who fill that trope (Lila Bard, Katniss Everdeen) but I think it’s overdone. My last five star read was Samantha Shannon’s The Song Rising, but I haven’t had any since then and that was back in August. Also you need to read Daughter of The Pirate King, it’s so much fun and I reckon you would love Alosa. I was a little disappointed in And I Darken, I was expecting….well just more. I’ve also never cried when reading, I’m glad I’m not the only one (okay so never actually isn’t true, I did physically cry once). I still have yet to read The Language of Thorns and All The Crooked Saints, but I’m glad to see you liked them.

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    • Emojis are GREAT for basically everything, let’s be real here.😂< -- here I go. i CANNOT STOP. Ohh yes, I hate that trope too. Like being a badass girl does NOT equal scorning feminine things?!? It's fine for girls not to be super feminine, but there is no. need. ever. to scorn it. It's just a deep-set and internalised sexism that is so damaging. *sigh* I absolutely will read Daughter of the Pirate King!! Soon!??😂 I'd like to say this year but this year is accidentally running out ahhh.

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  17. I’m allergic to stupid heroines. You know, the ones who’ll walk into an obviously dangerous situation, totally oblivious, for no other reason than to drive the plot forward. (Nora in Hush, Hush and Celaena in Throne of Glass come to mind here.)

    My last 5-star read? I don’t even know offhand… so I’ll have to check. Okay, it was a wordless picture book called Journey by Aaron Becker. The last novel that I gave 5 stars to was The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. That was almost 6 years ago!

    I’ve had plenty of 4.5-star reads, but the 5-star read seems to be a bit more elusive…

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    • I was really frustrated with the whole thing haha.😂 And like I hate it when it just changes all the characters by the end? I…I have no enthusiasm to read on tbh after what it did to Tyrus.

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  19. BUT OF COURSE I loved this post, Cait! I LOOOVE emojis too, so I naturally loved this. AHH YES THE SCORPIO RACES my legit favorite ship EVA. Like omw Sean and Puck are so cute. And YAY someone else who doesn’t cry whilst reading! I never have and my friends think I am insane. XDD And also WHYY no spoilers for TBDITN bc I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY DIE NO FAIR.

    btw sorry to randomly pop in here… I love your blog but never comment BAD ME. I hope to change that! 🙂

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    • Emojis are FANTASTIC and honestly life savers and *throws emojis around enthusiastically* Also Sean and Puck are so freaking adorable I can’t even with them. <3

      Mwhahaha, go READ TBDATE. That's all I can say.😂

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  20. My last five star read was Girl out of Water by Laura Silverman, which is sper underrated and really cute and I loved it. My top three emojis are a heart emoji, the fire emoji, and the heart eyes emoji. There are so many characters I can’t stand…don’t even get me started.

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    • I so so want to read that one!! I haven’t heard much about it (except for the drama when it was first announced?) so it’s like on my radar but I also keep forgetting about it. Agh. NEED to read.

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  21. This was a FANTABULOUS post! I adored it! Laughed and giggled so hard I made myself cry. THE SCORPIO RACES IS MY BEST BELOVED. Srsly. I adore that book. I used to borrow it from the library EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. Until the librarian was like “Windy, you need to let other people have a chance to read this” and I was just “but I LOVE THIS, dost you not understand??? Finn and his hand washing GIVES ME LIFE.” (because I too have a hand-washing ritual). Also the HORSES that EAT people. And animals. And others of their species. Just. . . OMG YES. Finally I got my own copy [of the book, sadly I have no capaill uisce] and now I’ve probably bent it and battered it from reading it so much and carrying it everywhere. Just. . . Sean Kendrick. And “my future sounds much kinder in your accent” just YES.

    On Books Thou Hast Not Readst: NEVER READ ERAGON. YOU HAVE LIVED, CAIT, THAT’S WHAT THOU HAST DONE BY FOREGOING SUCH A BOOK. I mean, srsly, *shudders* Eragon is. . . not good. At least imo. None of the Inheritance Cycle books are good. It DRAGS. What could’ve taken 2 books to explain took 4. It’s insane. also. . . like. . . Just. . . #NoSpoilers but. . . Just NO.

    Annnnnyyywaaaay, great post! Adored it! 🙂

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    • IT’S ALWAYS SO NICE TO MEET ANOTHER INTENSE SCORPIO RACES FAN. AHHHHHH. Everything about that book is perfect. 😍😍 I just re-read it this month but I already want to read it again, but with the audio because the audio is sooooo good. And what could be better than man-eating horses, right?! So much win.

      Omg Eragon is that bad?! 😂 Why are dragon books always so disappointing.

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  22. It’s so interesting reading about what other people think certain emojis mean! I use the winking emoji a lot but not in situations when I say something inappropriate, so… 😂 It’s kinda ironic, because emojis were invented to enhance people’s conversations through technology buuut I think it’s caused more miscommunication because emojis can be interpreted in so many different ways 😅

    And I just bought Autoboyography because of this post! The cover is so beautiful, and also I’m really interested in the setting of Utah because I’ve been there so many times for camping before. I’m so excited to read it!!! 😋 I just added tons of books to my TBR list because of this post btw… so thanks for making me drown in more books! I enjoyed reading this post! 📚

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    • Hahah okay omg I was being sarcastic about most of my “interpretations” trust me.😂😂 And it’s TRUE that the miscommunications through emojis can be weird. Like someone mentioned the other day how bad using a certain emoji was and I’m like, “Why?!? Please explain?!” but I didn’t want to ask because embarrassing…soooo. Emojis can be weird hehe.

      AFJKDSLAFD I’M SO GLAD I CONVINCED YOU TO BUY AUTOBOYOGRAPHY IT IS THE ACTUAL BEST BOOK EVER AND ALL THE HEART EYES FROM ME.

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  23. AHHH, when you got to that sneezing emoji and talked about what you’re allergic to in books!!! I could scream, that’s totally me, I agree 10000000%. I don’t think that’s a number, but I agree with it. What a lovely tag, too! Always enjoy reading your stuff, even when half the time, I have no clue what books you’re going on about.

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  24. I AM SCREAMING AT THIS POST in the best way. Well, not screaming because, yenno, it’s actually almost midnight here but–yes. I love this Emoji Book Tag business thingy. Also, The Midnight Dance was soooo good so like not to pressure you but *throws money at you to go buy said book* *except not really because I, too, am broke*

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  25. HELLO CAIT.
    Oh my, I bet you don’t even remember meh because it’s literally been A YEAR. I’ve been in a commenting slump for a long time. But comments are my frens now. *pets precious comments*
    But anyways, I’ve still been reading your blog, but I’ve been a horrible monster because I haven’t been commenting??? I know, horrible, how could I?
    But I am back, and I loooooved this tag. I can’t say much about it, because I’ve just gotten into YA so…
    But I’ve been looking for great YA boks and I have been stealing books from your goodreads 5 star shelf and putting them ont my wishlist. I am the book thief in 2017. Minus the sadness and the Nazis.
    So hopefully once Christmas goes by I’ll have more books and I can relate more to these posts. I am super excited for All the crooked saints and Turtles all the way down, because I trust the queen of books. XD
    But your writing posts have proved helpful, especially the word sprinting ones, and the writing routine ones. YOU SAVED MY LIFE. I have found that word sprinting is the key to Nano. Although the amount I write in a day is pathetic. 😛
    ~Sam
    https://redheadwithabook.wordpress.com/

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    • OH HI SAMANTHA, WELCOME BACK TO THE BLOGGING WORLD!! I WILL GIVE YOU CAKE AND AT LEAST 9 PIECES OF CONFETTI. (Also you’re totally not a horrible monster. I love comments, but it’s neeeever a problem if you just want to read and not comment. <3 Trust me!! I shall still love you. *gives 10 pieces of confetti because is ridiculously generous*)

      Also my 5-star list is (BIASEDLY) amazing so I totally approve.😂

      And hey, good luck with your NaNo novel!! I honestly write in huge amounts, but not every day. So if writing every day doesn't work for you, don't force yourself. ;D

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  26. Can I give the book I finished yesterday a 😍 😱 and 😳? 😂 I read book 6 in the Keeper of the Lost Cities series. I’ve been waiting for it for a year. It was beautiful 794 pages long, and it took me around 4 hours to read. IT WAS AMAZING. I LOVED IT. I NEED THE NEXT ONE. SO MANY PLOT TWISTS. AND KEEFE! KEEFE! (sorry, I am in need of someone to talk to about it… and there’s no one…) You should read them. Join me in my misery as I await book 7, and quite possibly the final book. (It’s coming out November 2018 *sob*) Pwease? *hopeful smile*
    Yeah sorry, still fangirling. 😂 It’s okay if you ignore this comment because I’m being a bit creepy.

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    • Omggg that is SO LONG but only 4 hours?!?? And people say I’m a fast reader.😂 I’m going to just point them towards you whenever they say that because YOU ARE SPEEDY AND AMAZING!! And I haven’t actually heard of that series so I’ll have to look them up!! (Pffffft, don’t ever be sorry for fangirling. I love it when we’re all excited about excellent books.😂)

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  27. Okay so my most used emoji’s are the unicorn (Cause I am one. My friends call me Emmy-corn),the sick one (cause that’s what i am after finding out the Trials of Apollo is all checked out at the library) and the laughing so hard I’m crying ( cause i hate life), Also i just wanted to say…HOW DO YOU NOT CRY WHEN DOBBY FROM HARRY POTTER DIES?! WHY HOW TELL ME YOUR SECRET!Unless you never have. Shame on you if you haven’t….if you have then I’m sorry i know I’m a bad smol fangirl.

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    • EXCELLENT. WE CAN USE THE 😂 EMJOI TOGETHER. #DeadInsideButStillDoingOK *cheers for us*

      Pfft, nope, I didn’t cry in Harry Potter at all.😂 I knew like all the spoilers anyway because I read it like 10 years late!😂

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  29. The laugh/cry face 😂 is always at the top of my Frequently Used.
    The emojis were 100% accurate in this post (well at least for all the books I’ve read). Ughhhh Our Dark Duet gave me like one tear. I loved it.

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  31. Oh my gosh, you need the Epic Crush of Genie Lo. I loved that one so much and I laughed so hard, haha. Fingers crossed you get it and you will love it to pieces. 😀

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  32. I unfortunately haven’t read any of the books you featured here, but your descriptions and pictures make me want to read the. The colors and covers in your pictures are gorgeous! I have read Jenny Han’s To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, though, so I’ll have to finish the rest of the series. For a while I thought I was the only one who used the crying-laughing emoji extremely often– I’m glad to know I’m not the only one, haha. It just fits so many situations well! Aside, my other two most used are probably the awkward-ish smile one and the crying emoji.

    Creative post!

    claire @ clairefy

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    • I’m glad it was a convincing post though.😂😂 AND THANK YOU ABOUT MY PHOTOS!! I really enjoy taking bookish photos haha. And I basically use the 😂 emoji all. the. time which is probably annoying but I can’t even stop haha.

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  33. I feel like I am an emoji overuser, really. I use the laugh-cry one a lot too. Too much,tbh. I also enjoy these: 🤔🙄😱🙊 Idk it’s a big problem Cait, I might be banned soon. This is a really fun tag, too! So the last book I 5-stared was The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James. It was probably more like a 4.75, but I was really sick of being so stingy with my 5 stars. I DO plan on rating an upcoming 2018 book 5 stars though so that is exciting! Also, do not feel too much shame, I haven’t read most of those yet either. You have made me want to read And I Darken like, right now though!

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    • NO SUCH THING AS TOO MANY EMOJIS. *flings them around with no shame* 😂😂😂 Ahem. And aww, I’ve heard The Loneliest Girl in the Universe recommended SO many times!! I’m officially very curious. I’m also being a bit stingy with my 5-stars lately, but I’ve been doing so much rereading so my standards are too high haha. Ahh. Ahem.

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  34. Oh goodness look it’s a wild Sophia finding her way into Cait’s comments – that’s rare nowadays! (Not because I don’t read your stuff anymore – I do! – but mostly because I don’t comment on much of anything lately).

    My most used emoji is the blushy face. The one you claim means “I’m the cutest person I know.” And I AM the cutest person I know so I say your method is accurate 😛

    … tho I don’t use emojis much anyway.

    I am heavily allergic to the “I’ve had a rough time so I can be awful” characters. I agree with you and will join you in whacking them with umbrellas

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    • OH HELLO STRANGER.😂😂 A Sophia in the wild!! (And omg it’s totally fine not to comment, I know you’re super busy!) Also I’m glad we’re both so humble with our overuse of this emoji: 😊😊

      (Lots of character whacking is to be done around here honestly. Gah. There’s never a good reason to be a bully or cruel.)

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  35. I DIED OVER THE DOG QUOTE. 😂👌 Must. Get. Books. Must. Keep. Reading. Stop. Publishing. Please. My. Poor. Soul. Can’t. Keep. Up.

    It’s a hard life but I love it.

    xx Kenle <— wow, I just spelled my name wrong. DO YOU SEE WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO ME YOU EVIL PUBLISHERS?!

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  36. Dude, I thought you were going to summarize books with emojis and I was like, “I wanna see what emojis she uses to explain the plot of The Raven Cycle.” Make THAT post.

    (True story: I once summarized the plot of The Avengers: Age of Ultron using only emojis because a friend texted and asked how it was and “fine” would not have cut it)

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  37. Top 3 emojis: 😂😘😆 I use them wayyy too much and should be using this one more because it’s amazing: 🧐 but ya know I just haven’t had the time?

    I might do this tag because it looks FUN. I did your cake flavoured book tag and it was very yummy but this one doesn’t really involve food? So is it really worth it? But yeah haha I might give it a stab.

    Simi

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