Beartown by Fredrik Bakcman – Bookish Playlist

Hey there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Instagram page and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of November 2023: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

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PLAYLIST

–  Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve by Taylor Swift
“If clarity’s in death, then why won’t this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts
Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first”

–  Northern Attitude by Noah Kahan
“If I get too close
And I’m not how you hoped
Forgive my northern attitude
Oh, I was raised out in the cold
If the sun don’t rise
‘Til the summertime
Forgive my northern attitude
Oh, I was raised on little light”

– Can’t Catch Me Now by Olivia Rodrigo
“But I’m in the trees, I’m in the breeze
My footsteps on the ground
You’ll see my face in every place
But you can’t catch me now”

– Everybody Hurts by R.E.M
“If you’re on your own in this life
The days and nights are long
When you think you’ve had too much
Of this life to hang on
Well, everybody hurts sometimes
Everybody cries
Everybody hurts, sometimes”

–  In The Woods Somewhere by Hozier
“An awful noise
Filled the air
I heard a scream in the woods somewhere
A woman’s voice!
I quickly ran
Into the trees with empty hands”

– Innocent by Taylor Swift
“Wasn’t it easier in your lunchbox days?
Always a bigger bed to crawl into
Wasn’t it beautiful when you believed in everything
And everybody believed in you?”

– A&W by Lana Del Rey
“I mean, look at my hair, look at the length of it there
and the shape of my body
If I told you that I was raped
Do you really think that anybody
would think I didn’t ask for it, didn’t ask for it?”

– Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
“So you’re a tough guy
Like it really rough guy
Just can’t get enough guy
Chest always so puffed guy
I’m that bad type”

– Vampire by Olivia Rodrigo
“I should’ve known it was strange
You only come out at night
I used to think I was smart
But you’ve made me look so naive
The way you sold me for parts
As you sunk your teeth into me, oh
Bloodsucker, famefucker
Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire”

–  Weight of Living, Pt.1 by Bastille
“Your Albatross, let it go, let it go,
Your Albatross shoot it down, shoot it down
When you just can’t shake the
Heavy weight of living”

–  Holocene by Bon Iver
“And at once, I knew I was not magnificent
Hulled far from the highway aisle
Jagged vacance, thick with ice
But I could see for miles, miles, miles”

–  Daylight by David Kushner
“Tellin’ myself it’s the last time
Can you spare any mercy that you might find
If I’m down on my knees again?
Deep down, way down, Lord, I try
Try to follow your light, but it’s night time”

–  History of Man by Maisie Peters
“I’ve seen it, in the poems and the sands
I’ve pleaded, with the powers and their plans
I tried to rewrite it but I can’t
It’s the history, the history of man”

The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every two months we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of  July 2022: The World Cannot Give by Tara Isabella Burton.

 

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PLAYLIST

– Atlantis by Seafret
“I can’t save us, my Atlantis, we fall
We built this town on shaky ground
I can’t save us, my Atlantis, oh, no
We built it up to pull it down”

– Bury a Friend by Billie Eilish
“Step on the glass, staple your tongue (Ahh-ha)
Bury a friend, try to wake up (Ahh-ha)
Cannibal class, killin’ the son (Ahh)
Bury a friend, I wanna end me”

–  The Tradition by Halsey
“Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
Ask for forgiveness, never permission
Take what you want, take what you can
Take what you please, don’t give a damn
It’s in the blood and this is tradition”

– Greek Tragedy by Wombats
“Oh and she hits like ecstasy
Comes up and bangs the sense out of me
It’s wrong but surely worse to leave
She hits like ecstasy
So free up the cheaper seats
Here comes a Greek tragedy”

–  Only The Good Die Young by Billy Joel
“So come on, Virginia, show me a sign
Send up a signal, I’ll throw you the line
The stained-glass curtain you’re hiding behind
Never let’s in the sun”

– Freaks by Surf Curse 
“My head is filled with parasites
Black holes cover up my eyes
I dream of you almost every night
Hopefully I won’t wake up this time”

–  ‘Til Forever Falls Apart by Ashe & FINNEAS
“We’ve been living on a fault line
And for a while, you were all mine
I’ve spent a lifetime giving you my heart
I swear that I’ll be yours forever
‘Til forever falls apart.”

– Bells in Santa Fe by Halsey
“Don’t call me by my name
All of this is temporary
Watch as I slip away
For your sake
All of this is temporary”

– Things We Lost in The Fire by Bastille
“Flames they licked the walls
Tenderly they turned to dust all that I adore”

– Roslyn by Bon Iver & St. Vincent
“Down’s sitting around
Folds in the gown
Sea and the rock below
Cocked to the undertow”

–  Ivy by Taylor Swift
“Oh, I can’t
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I’m covered in you”

– A Church is Burning by Simon & Garfunkel
“Like hands that are praying, aglow in the sky
Like hands that are praying, the fire is saying
“You can burn down my churches, but I shall be free”

– Wasteland, Baby! by Hozier
“And the day that we’ll watch the death of the sun
That the cloud and the cold and those jeans you have on
Then you’ll gaze unafraid as they sob from the city roofs”

 

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng– Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of April 2022: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng.

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PLAYLIST

– Things We Lost in the Fire by Bastille
“These are the things, the things we lost
These are the things we lost in the fire fire fire
Flames they licked the walls
Tenderly they turned to dust all that I adore”

– Used to Know Me by Charli XCX
“I’m like a flower blooming
Since I left you behind
Don’t know what I was doing
Thought your venom was divine
Knew you were turning evil
You said I lost my mind
No, you ain’t gon’ do me like that”

– I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing by Aerosmith
“‘Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I’d still miss you baby
And I don’t want to miss a thing”

– Waves by Dean Lewis
“It comes and goes in waves
It always does, it always does
We watch as our young hearts fade
Into the flood, into the flood”

– No Angels by Bastille ft. Ella (Cover)
“No, I don’t want no scrubs
A scrub is a guy that can’t get no love from me
Hangin’ out the passenger side
Of his best friend’s ride
Trying to holler at me”

–  Slipping Through My Fingers by ABBA
“Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what’s in her mind
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time”

– Hey Jude by The Beatles
“And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.”

–  In Vain by Sigrid
“So don’t you stay if you don’t mean it
If you don’t feel it, and just fuck me up again
Please walk away and we’ll just leave it
Or were you thinkin’ I would give my heart in vain?”

– Cornflake Girl by Tori Amos
“This is not really
This, this, this is not really happening
You bet your life it is
You bet your life it is
Honey, you bet your life
It’s a peel out the watchword
Just peel out the watchword”

– Secrets by One Republic
“So tell me what you want to hear
Something that were like those years
Sick of all the insincere
So I’m gonna give all my secrets away”

– Wasteland, Baby by Hozier
“All the fear and the fire
Of the end of the world
Happens each time a boy falls in love with a girl
Happens great, happens sweet
Happily, I’m unfazed here, too”

– People Watching by Conan Grey
“But I wanna feel all that love and emotion
Be that attached to the person I’m holding
Someday, I’ll be falling without caution
But for now, I’m only people watching”

– Darling by Halsey
“Until it’s time to see the light
I’ll make my own with you each night
I’ll kidnap all the stars and I will keep them in your eyes
I’ll wrap them up in velvet twine
And hang them from a fishing line
So I can see them any time I’d like”

My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.
Book club pick for the month of December 2021: My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh

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PLAYLIST

– Motion Sickness by Phoebe Bridgers
“I’m on the outside looking through
You’re throwing rocks around your room
And while you’re bleeding on your back in the glass
I’ll be glad that I made it out and sorry that it all went down like it did.”

– Oblivion by Bastille
“When oblivion
Is calling out your name
You always take it further
Than I ever can”

– Pillowtalk by Zayn
“So we’ll piss off the neighbors
In the place that feels the tears
The place to lose your fears
Yeah, reckless behavior”

– Sober by Lorde
“Ah, when you dream with a fever
Bet you wish you could touch our rush
(But what will we do when we’re sober?)”

– Listen Before I Go by Billie Eilish
“Taste me, the salty tears on my cheek
That’s what a year-long headache does to you
I’m not okay, I feel so scattered
Don’t say I’m all that matters”

– Happy Loner by MARINA
“Waking up late, I feel demotivated
Everything’s wrong, guess my thoughts escalated
When I’m alone, things are under control
When I’m alone, I can turn off the world”

– I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) by The 1975
“A face collapsed through entropy
I can hardly speak
And when I try, it’s nothing but a squeak
On the video
Living room for small
If you can’t survive, just try”

– Sleepsong by Bastille
“Oh, you go to sleep on your own
And you wake each day with your thoughts
And it scares you being alone
It’s a last resort”

– Defenceless by Louis Tomlinson
“We’re sleepin’ on our problems like we’ll solve them in our dreams
We wake up early morning and they’re still under the sheets
I’m lost in my head, I’m spinnin’ again”

– Every Night by Perfume Genius
“Quiet I brace for the drift
Every night
Nothing has moved for some time
Still I’m up”

– Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day
“Summer has come and passed
The innocent can never last
Wake me up when September ends”

– I Hate Everybody by Halsey
“I’ll hate everybody
Well then why can’t I go home without somebody?
And really I could fall in love with anybody
Who don’t want me, so I just keep sayin'”

– Bury a friend by Billie Eilish
“Why aren’t you scared of me?
Why do you care for me?
When we all fall asleep, where do we go?”

The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of February 2021: The Game of Love and Death by Martha Brockenbrough.

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PLAYLIST

– Blank Space by Taylor Swift
“Saw you there and I thought
“Oh, my God, look at that face”
“You look like my next mistake”
Love’s a game, wanna play?”

– Heart’s a Mess by Gotye
“Your heart’s a mess
You won’t admit to it
It makes no sense
But I’m desperate to connect
And you, you can’t live like this”

– Can’t Fight This Feeling by Bastille (Cover)
“I can’t fight this feeling any longer
And yet, I’m still afraid to let it flow
What started out as friendship, has grown stronger
I only wish I had the strength to let it show”

–  Easy Living by Billie Holiday
“It’s easy to live when you’re in love
And I’m so in love
There’s nothing in life but you
I never regret the years that I’m giving”

– Anyone by Justin Bieber
“That you are the only one I’ll ever love
Only one (I gotta tell ya, gotta tell ya)
Yeah, you, if it’s not you it’s not anyone
(I gotta tell ya, gotta tell ya)”

– Pierre by Ryn Weaver
“And then I found me a lover who could play the bass
He’s kinda quiet, but his body ain’t
Spend the days dreaming and the nights awake
Doin’ things we know we shouldn’t do
‘Cause I wouldn’t be with you.”

– Believe in Love by MARINA
“Ooh, I need to believe in love
Why is what you give never enough?
Losing you is what I’m afraid of
I need to believe, believe in love”

– Afterglow by Ed Sheeran
“You should see the way the light dances off your head
A million colours of hazel, golden and red
Saturday morning is fading
The sun’s reflected by the coffee in your hand
My eyes are caught in your gaze all over again”

– To Each His Own by Talos
“Why’d you spend your time leading the chorus
When the war was just waiting before us?
As if you didn’t know
You ignored all the darkest of warnings
Found our end in the silence of morning
It fell beneath the cold”

– Intimate Moments by Isaac Dunbar
“And I might cry, but I don’t ever show it
Can’t let you down, can’t let you down
I have a fear of intimate moments
If you’re around, why am I down?”

– Almost (Sweet Music) by Hozier
“I wouldn’t know where to start
“Sweet Music” playing “In The Dark”
Be still “My Foolish Heart, ”
Don’t ruin this on me”

– The Sound by The 1975
“Well I know when you’re around ’cause I know the sound
I know the sound, of your heart”

– War of Hearts by Ruelle
“I can’t help but love you
Even though I try not to
I can’t help but want you
I know that I’d die without you”

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of February 2020: The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton.

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PLAYLIST

– Seven Devils by Florence + The Machine
“Seven devils all around you. Seven devils in your house.
See I was dead when I woke up this morning,
I’ll be dead before the day is done.”

–  Runnin’ (Lose It All) by Naughy Boy ft. Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin
“Where else can I go? Where else can I go?
Chasin’ you, chasin’ you.
Memories turn to dust. Please don’t bury us, I got you,
I got you.”

– Daniel in The Den by Bastille
“And felled in the night by the ones you think you love.
They will come for you.”

– Dinner and Diatribes by Hozier
“Dinner and diatribes. I knew it from the first look of the look of mischief in your eyes.”

– Kill and Run by Sia
“Kill and run, kill and run.
I’m one of the dirty guns.
Kill and run, kill and run.
A bullet through your heart.”

– Born to Die by Lana Del Rey
“Choose your last words, this is the last time, cause you and I, we were born to die.”

– Fear and Loathing by Marina and The Diamonds 
“I’ve lived a lot of different lives. Been different people many times.
I live my life in bitterness and fill my heart with emptiness.”

– House of The Rising Sun by The Animals
“Now the only thing a gambler need is a suitcase and trunk.
And the only time he’s satisfied is when he’s all drunk.”

– No One’s Here To Sleep by Naughty Boy ft. Bastille
“Every carpet, every floor.  Everywhere I look, I fall.
Climbing up the walls, I’m climbing up the walls.
What goes on behind these doors,
I’ll keep mine and you’ll keep yours.
We all have our secrets.”

– Latch by Kodaline (cover)
“And now I’ve got you in my space I won’t let go of you.
You got me shackled in my embrace, I’m latching onto you.”

– I don’t wanna live forever by Taylor Swift, Zayn
“I’ve been looking sad in all the nicest places.
Baby, baby, I feel crazy.
I see you around in all these empty faces.”

– In The Woods Somewhereby Hozier
“My head was warm
My skin was soaked.
I called your name ’til the fever broke.”

– She by Harry Styles
“She, she lives in daydreams with me (she).
She’s the first one that I see, and I don’t know why.
I don’t know who she is.”

 

Little Women (Part 1) by Louisa May Alcott – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of November 2019: Little Women (Part 1)by Louisa May Alcott.

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PLAYLIST

– We Are Family by Sister Sledge
“We are family. I got all my sisters with me.”

– O Holy Night, Traditional Song.
“O holy night the stars are brightly shining.
It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.”

– Son of Man by Phil Collins 
“In learning you will teach,  and in teaching you will learn.
You’ll find your place beside the ones you love.”

–Home by Edward Shape and The Magnetic Zeros
“Ah, home, let me come home.  Home is wherever I’m with you.”

–  All I Want for Christmas by Liam Payne.
“If we can make it through December, maybe we’ll make it through forever.
‘Cause all I want for Christmas is you and me to fix this.”

– It’s nice to have a friend by Taylor Swift 
“Lost my gloves, you give me one.
“Wanna hang out?” Yeah, sounds like fun.”

– Don’t Let It Break your Heart by Louis Tomlison
“Don’t you let it kill you even when it hurts like hell.
Oh, whatever tears you apart, don’t let it break your heart.”

– Almost (Sweet Music)by Hozier
“I wouldn’t know where to start. Sweet Music playing  in the dark.
Be still my foolish heart, don’t ruin this on me.”

–Cold by James Blunt
“I don’t mean to be desperate, or pretend that I’m not torn.
But I don’t want to let go of the things that keep me warm.”

– Girls by Marina and The Diamonds
” Look like a girl but I think like a guy. Not ladylike to behave like a slime.”

– Thank You For The Music by Abba
“Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing.
Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing.”

–  4AM by Bastille
“Here, here, my family. You are my familiar, you are my familiar, ah-ah.”

– The Man by Taylor Swift.
“I’m so sick of running as fast as I can, wondering if I’d get there quicker if I was a man.”

All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of September 2019: All The Crooked Saints by Maggie Stiefvater

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PLAYLIST

– Can’t help falling in love by Elvis Presley
“Take my hand, take my whole life too. For I can’t help falling in love with you.”

– Third Eye by Florence And The Machine
“Cause there’s a hole where your heart lies. And I see can it with my third eye.”

– Spiritual by Katy Perry
“This is spiritual, under your spell. Phenomenon, the way you make me feel.”

– Miracles by Coldplay
“Send your storm and your lightning to strike.
Right between the eyes and cry.
Believe in miracles”

– Are you lonesome tonight? by Elvis Presley
“Are you lonesome tonight? Do you miss me tonight?
Are you sorry we drifted apart?”

– Various Storms and Saints by Florence and The Machine
“I know you’re bleeding, but you’ll be okay.  Hold on to your heart, you’ll keep it safe.”

– Slow Dancing In A Burning Room by John Mayer 
“And you know that we’re doomed.
My dear, we’re slow dancing in a burnin’ room.”

– Happiness is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
“Happiness is a butterfly, try to catch it like every night.
It escapes from my hands into moonlight.”

– Two Ghosts by Harry Styles 
“We’re not who we used to be. We’re just two ghosts swimming in a glass half empty.
Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat.”

– House of The Rising Sun by The Animals
“Oh mother tell your children not to do what I have done.
Spend your lives in sin and misery, in the House of the Rising Sun”

– Remember Me from the movie Coco.
“Remember me. Don’t let it make you cry.
For ever if I’m far away, I hold you in my heart.”

– The Night We Met by Lord Huron
“When the night was full of terrors and your eyes were filled with tears.
When you had not touched me yet, oh, take me back to the night we met.”

– Weight of Living (Part 1) by Bastille
“Your Albatross shoot it down, shoot it down.
When you just can’t shake the heavy weight of living.”

Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan – Bookish Playlist

Hi there,

Every month we host a book club on our Goodreads group and at the end of the month I will bring you a bookish playlist to go with the book we just finished reading.

Book club pick for the month of  June 2019: Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan

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PLAYLIST

– Unholy by Miley Cyrus
“I’m a little drunk, I know it, I’ma get high as hell. I’m a little bit unholy.”

– Take Me To Church by Hozier
“If I’m a pagan of the good times, my lover’s the sunlight. 
To keep the Goddess on my side she demands a sacrifice.”

– Bad Guy by Billie Eilish 
“So you’re a tough guy, like it really rough guy, just can’t get enough guy.”

– Holy Ground by Taylor Swift 
“And darling, it was good never looking down and right there where we stood was holy ground.”

– Goner by Twenty One Pilots
“I’ve got two faces: blurry’s the one I’m not.
I need your help to take him out.”

– Drunk by Zayn
“We’re so late nights, red eyes, amnesia, on ice.
Late nights, red eyes, amnesia, I need ya.

– Kings and Queens by 30 seconds to Mars
“We were the kings and queens of promise, we were the victims of ourselves.
Maybe the children of a lesser God between heaven and hell.”

– Doom Days by Bastille
“Let’s pick the truth that we believe in like a bad religion.
Tell me all your original sins.”

– Like A Prayer by Madonna
“When you call my name it’s like a little prayer,  I’m down on my knees, I wanna take you there.”

– Bite by Troye Sivan
“Kiss me on the mouth and set me free. Sing me like a choir.
I can be the subject of your dreams, your sickening desire.
Don’t you wanna see a man up close, a phoenix in the fire.
So kiss me on the mouth and set me free but please, don’t bite.”

– Daddy Issues by The Neighbourhood
“I know how much it matters to you,  I know that you got daddy issues.”

– Terrible Love by Birdy (The National Cover) 
“It’s a terrible love that I’m walking with spiders, it’s a terrible love that I’m walking in.”

– Never Let Me Go by Florence and The Machine 
“And it’s peaceful in the deep. Cathedral where you cannot breathe.
No need to pray, no need to speak. Now I am under all.”

 

 

The Bastille Book Tag

Since I’m pretty much obsessed and in love with books and Bastille, I’ve decided to find something fun that could put together these two passions of mine. So, when I bumped into this tag I couldn’t help but do it.
To those who may not be acquainted with Bastille, I’ll tell you something about them. They are an indie rock British band formed in 2010. The group’s breakthrough came with the single “Pompei” in 2013, and that’s when they got me.
They’re a bunch of good guys, with great talent, good taste in music and with something really interesting and original to say. If you’d like to, you can check them out here, I assure you won’t regret it! ; )
Now, let’s start with the book tag!

Pompeii – Pick your favorite Dystopian series & Your least favorite Dystopian series.

My current favorite Dystopian series is definitely “Shatter Me” by Tahereh Mafi even though it is not completed yet. Mafi has a unique way of writing that drags you in. Her characters are well identified, and they evolve continuously throughout the books.
My least favorite one is the “Divergent” series by Veronica Roth. I’ve read the first book, but then never read the following ones. I found it a bit too childish for me and, oddly, the movie was more interesting and structured.

Bad Blood – Pick a book or series everyone liked, but you didn’t.

I’m sorry to say it, but I must admit it. I didn’t really like “The Girl on the Train” by Paula Hawkins.
I really love thriller books, but I expect a lot from them: I want to be surprised. So, when I can see the plot twist or the guilty character from miles away, I just don’t like it, it’s no more captivating. And, that’s what happened with this book.

Things We Lost In The Fire -Pick a book that deals with loss, self-destruction or fire.

When it comes to a book that deals with self-destruction, I can’t help but think about “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë. The relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff is one that leads them to self-destruction for sure. Because of their passionate and strong personalities, burning love and class divisions, it seems that fate transpires to keep them apart and therefore the hopelessness of their situation drives them to their own destruction.

Of The Night – Pick the scariest book you’ve ever read.

I haven’t read any scary books, but if I have to think about one that scared me then I’d pick “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. Maybe it’s an odd choice, but the first time I read it I was in primary school and easily frightening by ghosts. Nowadays, it’s one of my favorite tales ever.

Oblivion – Pick a book that hooked you in immediately.

One of the books that hooked me immediately is “The truth about the Harry Quebert Affair” by Joël Dicker, that also became one of my most beloved novels. Dicker is an amazing author and I find that his writing style is really captivating, gripping and smart. He creates plot twists and stories that leave me breathtaking breathless every time. And in this book, they’re just remarkable!

Laura Palmer – Pick a book that makes you feel nostalgic or awkward.

“Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen is the book that always makes me feel nostalgic. This novel was the very first classic that I read and even one of my favorites. I read it when I was 14 years old and made me fall in love with English literature, so I’ll always be grateful to it.

Icarus – Pick a book with a problematic/complicated lead character.

I’m feeling generous and instead of a problematic lead character, I’ll give you two of them: Victor and Eli from the book “Vicious” by V.E.Schwab. These two characters are villains, charismatic, smart and they want to kill each other. Eli can’t be killed, and Victor has a thirst for revenge. How could it be more problematic (and exciting) than that?

Daniel In The Den – Pick a book that deals with betrayal.

The first book (saga, actually) that comes to my mind is “A Game of Thrones”: here you can find betrayals of all kinds! I’ve read the first book and at the end of it there was one of the biggest betrayals of this book series that leads to the death of our beloved protagonist (I know your hearts are still broken as mine).

Overjoyed – Pick a book that made you feel happy and excited.

“Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda” by Becky Albertalli is a book that makes me feel cheerful. Simon is such a cinnamon roll! He’s so sweet and kind: you can’t but root for him!

Flaws – Pick a book or series that you felt was flawed.

“The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins is a Dystopian series that I like very much. This trilogy grasped me from the very beginning ‘till the last pages of the last book. It’s captivating, compelling and dark. But, I have to say that the last book was not as good as the previous ones. In my opinion, “Mockingjay” had some flaws regarding the plot and some choices the author made.

The book tag has come to an end and I hope you enjoyed. Feel free to let me know about your opinions and if you would have picked different books.