Hey Everyone!
Hope your day is going well.
I recently posted a video on YouTube as a new adventure! (As if the blog wasn't enough). Here is the link, if you would like to watch my video. https://youtu.be/uKXigUD-kZw
I thought I would recap what my video was. The main idea is to scavenge your bookshelves to find a book for each category. It's a tag that was created by Sarah (TheLibraryofSarah) https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLibra... It appears she has put the video on private, but I wanted to give credit where credit is due!
Let's get started!
1) Find an author's name or title with the letter Z in it.
The Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La Cruz.
I liked this book. I did hit a slump towards the end, where they were going thru the obstacles to get where they needed to be. It was one of those "just get there already" moments. It was refreshing to have another point of view with the evil side; and I liked that it was most of the evil from the Disney movies. I.e. Jafar, Maleficent, The Evil Queen, etc... Not sure if I will watch the movie.
2) Find a classic.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland & Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll.
Alice in Wonderland is one of my all time favorites. I love everything weird because of this book. I love that being weird or "not normal" is OK.
3) Find a book with a key on it
The Book Of Lost Things by John Connolly
I thought this one would give me trouble. As it turns out it was quite easy. I don't know if you can see in this photo; but, there are actually 3 keys on this book. I don't know much about this one. My sister recommended it too me when I went on vacation last year and I still haven't picked it up. Hopefully soon I can get to it!
4)Find something on your bookshelf that's not a book
I have a handful of stuff that are not books on my bookshelves. I picked Harley Quinn because well, it's Harley Quinn! I love anything to do with Harley Quinn.
5) Find the oldest book on your shelf
You can't tell but this is Where the Side Walk Ends by Shel Silverstein.
For this one I wasn't sure if it was, the oldest publication on your shelf or oldest book in your collection. I went with oldest book in my collection (which is technically my sisters' but it's been in my possession for the last 10 or so years). This book has been in the family since '91. It's dog eared to pieces and it's so old the binding has broken.
6) Find a book with a girl on the cover
The Selection by Kiera Cass.
I stared at my shelves for a good 7 minutes before I realized I had more for this category than I thought. This book I enjoyed but I'm not sure if I'll finish the series. There was nothing to really grab me in this one.
7) Find a book with a boy on the cover
Clean by Alex Hughes
This was a recommendation from my husband. He really enjoyed it; so, I guess I had to read it. I liked it. I have a hard time visualizing with Sci-Fi so it took me a little bit to get thru it; but overall not bad. I read the second one too and that one took a little longer. Not sure if I'll finish out the series.
8) Find a book that has an animal in it
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
I have no idea if this has anything to do with a bird in it; but. I figured it was on the cover so it worked. I know this book has to do with magicians but I have not read it. It is a beast of a book so, it may be one I start in January to read thru the year.
9) Find a book with a male protagonist
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
This was another recommendation from my husband because it is one of his favorites. I read it the same year the movie came out in 2013. I started this one as an audio book and picked up the physical book about halfway thru. It was fantastic! I would definitely add it to my re-read pile.
10) Find a book with only words on it
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
I have no idea what this book is about. Husband said I should read it; but, again it's a beast. It is only 90% words on the cover but I figured that was good enough. Took me 10 minutes to realize that was a man/statue face at the top.
11) Find a book with gold lettering
Blythewood by Carol Goodman
I recommended this one to my sister because I saw it on the shelf and said "Here read this". She wasn't sure if she will finish out the series so she gave it back to me. Another one where I'm not too sure what it's about but it sounded good at the time.
12) Find a diary (true or false)
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
I wasn't sure if I would have one for this category and then I started to think about this book. It is written in a diary format so I think it fits. I'm only about halfway thru this one (not sure why I haven't finished it yet). I saw the movie and it inspired me to read the book.
13) Find a book written by someone with a common name (like Smith)
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
I went with Brown because it is pretty common. I know a few people with the last name.
14) Find a book that has a close up of something on it
Between Shades Of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
Not sure what this one is about but that is definitely a close up of an eye. I think I saw the cover and thought this is pretty I'll read this.
15) Find a book on your shelf that takes place in the earliest time period
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
I believe this is the earliest time period that I have. I know this one was either before or during the French Revolution. (It's been a while since I've read it).
16) Find a hardcover book without a dust jacket
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith
I don't know if you can really tell with the photo I took but it is missing the dust jacket. I have no idea where it has gone. I have a bad habit of removing them when I'm trying to read (let's be honest they get in the way) and then loosing them along the way! I loved this book! I think my husband was surprised I finished it so quickly - I could NOT put it down.
17) Find a teal/turquoise colored book
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Again, not sure if you can tell but this book is a tealish color. In some lights it looks blue. I am in LOVE with this series. I, sometimes, have a hard time with all the different points of view but it's not too bad. I highly recommend this series if you have not read it already.
18) Find a book with stars on it
Torn by Amanda Hocking
I'm not sure if they are start but do you see all the twinkle dots. I feel like those would be stars. This is the second book in the Trylle series and it has been a long time since I've read them.
19) Find a non YA book
Dreamcatcher by Stephen King
I picked this one up because I haven't read a Stephen King novel in a while. The last one I read was Running Man and that was 3 years ago. I used to read Stephen King and ever since I got back into reading it's been all YA. I'd like to get a more diverse group of reading material.
20) Find the longest book you own
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
I feel like this is the third longest book I own. The Historian & Jonathan Strange are close contenders for number one but I used them in other categories. This is another book that my husband keeps saying I need to read. I don't think he has seen my To Read list that's 100 pages long.
21) Find the shortest book you own.
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Philip K. Dick (filmed as Blade Runner)
Another recommendation from my husband. I have seen the movie Blade Runner and I thought it was good.
That's all I have. I may have missed a category from the video I did (looking back I think I did). Let me know in the comments if you have some cool books that would fit in any of these categories.
**Emily**
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