So, I don’t think it’s a secret that I am absolutely obsessed with Stranger Things! I usually stay away from anything that could scare me in the slightest, but somehow I couldn’t resist. It’s been weeks that I’ve watched it now, but I still can’t shake the awesomeness of it all. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s like Super 8 meets The Goonies meets Taken by Steven Spielberg – basically a whole bunch of awesomeness right there! Therefore I was all the happier to hear that A Running Commentary created the Stranger Things Book Tag and that Dee @Bookish Khaleesi tagged me for it!
I hope everyone is cool with me using these graphics, because I don’t know who created them originally, but I would like to give credit!
THE FIRST BOOK IN A SERIES THAT LEFT YOU INTRIGUED AND SLIGHTLY CONFUSED
This Savage Song had such a unique and amazing set-up, but I did not understand half of how this world came into being in the first place. The idea of the monsters is absolutely fascinating, but I need so much more information. Monsters of Verity is therefore the series I choose! (Also, because it includes my buttercup August and I need to mention him a lot)
A BOOK WITH A SETTING YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO LIVE IN
I do never ever want to go to the Wonderland version from the Splintered series. It’s more like a bizarre Goth-Zombieland than the version I came to love and cherish so much. So, if given the chance, I am afraid I would pass … even with Morpheus as my guide …
A BOOK YOU OWN THAT IS SOMEWHAT DAMAGED, BUT LOVED TO PIECES
Most of my books are in pristine condition, but sometimes that’s just not possible to maintain. I don’t know how it happened but The Raven Boys is one of the rare books that actually looks like someone has read it and weirdly, I am not even mad about it.
A TRILOGY YOU ALWAYS GO TO WHENEVER YOU NEED A PICK-ME-UP
I don’t re-read, therefore I really don’t know how to answer this … I guess Shatter Me, A Series of Unfortunate Events and the Inkworld books bring back happy memories, though I would never pick them up again, except maybe to read a certain passage.
A BOOK WITH A TERRIFYING BEAST YOU WOULDN’T WANT TO FACE IN A DARK ALLEY
Is there such a thing as a beast I would like to face in the daylight instead? I don’t think so! Well, if we are not talking about the entire Miss Peregrine series, but just the first book, then I guess I wouldn’t want to run into a Hollow. (By book three I wanted them as pets, so there you go with my fear)
A BOOK WITH A VILLAIN WHO IS BOTH MANIPULATIVE AND DEDICATED
I know I have already mentioned the Series of Unfortunate Events above, but have you ever considered how dedicated Count Olaf was to making those children miserable? The personas he took on, the time chasing them and for what? It was really ridiculous, but pure dedication.
A BOOK YOU DIDN’T EXPECT TO LOVE
This may come as a shock, but I did not go into Red Rising thinking that I would like it. In fact, I was ready to dismiss it after a couple of chapters but BAM! It hit me in the heart – hard! It’s way gorier than what I usually read and I also don’t dabble in sci-fi as much as I used to, so it was unexpected but deep, deep love!
A BOOK WITH A SETTING THAT’S JUST A LITTLE BIT STRANGE
I really enjoyed The Rest of Use Just Live Here but the setting is basically every teen cliché ever written, but in a good way? Does that make sense to you? Well, I guess you would have to really read it to know what I mean. It was cleverly done in my opinion.
I should tag someone, but I feel like people who watched the show will probably appreciate the tag the most. Since I don’t know who has and who hasn’t, I am using the easy cop out and tag EVERYONE!
Yay!! So glad you enjoyed this! Totally agree with Red Rising! I don’t really like Sci-fi but that book, OMG *heart eyes*
Oh and I just used the stranger things website to make all those graphics haha. So they get all the credit (:
Great post Kat!!!
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Okay hahaha I just copied them from you and then I felt bad and didn’t want to not mention that you made them if they were yours, but i wasn’t sure.
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Haha nope, totally cool. Thank goodness for their website (:
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I LOVE Stranger Things, and therefore I also LOVE this tag!! I’ll definitely be doing this at some point!! ❤
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YAY!!! It’s such an amazing show, right? I can’t wait to see your post!
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Still need to read Shatter Me (yes, I realise that was a thing years ago- but I never got round to it and am still curious) And I didn’t expect to love Red Rising either- I really didn’t think it would be my thing
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I adore Shatter Me. I don’t think that the plot is all that unique, but the writing – oh my!
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Kat, something IS WEIRD here with our Raven Boys copies. Are we twins or something?!! I ordered my copy online, and when I got it, well… it felt weird, just like someone had read it before as well …. Okay, I’m so confused by this similarity right now haha.
And I wouldn’t want to live in Splintered world either, I think we already established why this is not a place for both of us 😛
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Everything about those books is weird! Did I ever tell you that I did some tarot card reading while reading the books? It was the STRANGEST thing ever. First, I split the deck of cards and I got Blue’s card. Then I thought, could be a coincidence, let’s try this again. I thought of a person from the second book really hard, split the deck AND I GOT THE CARD FOR THAT PERSON. Then, I thought I’d try it again with another person. Splitting the deck felt wrong though, like it wouldn’t have the right result, even if I tried. So I went through the cards (I have a weird tarot card deck, so I wanted to see if the card even had the same name) and the one I was looking for was the ONLY one that was upside down. The book enhanced my psychic abilities hahaha
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That is SO weird, wow. I guess it does, you have to keep on reading and by the end you’ll be a licenced psychic 😛
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I have to get a new deck of cards though. The ones I have were a gift and you are always supposed to choose tarot cards yourself. Has something to do with energy and stuff.
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I’ve always been intrigued about tarot cards and all, but never tried it myself. You make me want to, though 🙂
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I like the idea of tarot, but I only ever do it for fun. Also, I am having difficulties interpreting them correctly and making the connection between cards. But I do weird stuff like that all the time, I even got my future told my a shaman once.
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REALLY? And what did he tell you about your future? Was he partly true? It’s crazy maybe, but I am always SO curious about these kind of weird stuff.
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I think I wrote down what she told me somewhere, but I don’t know where that is right now. So, she mentioned something about a healing triangle on my left hand, whatever that means. And she told me that I am restless and traveling, but not for the fun of traveling, but rather to find my place. Once I find it, I will stay there and I will always long for it, if I don’t. Which is why I cannot ultimately call Vienna my home.
She also did a reading for my mum and was pretty spot on.
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Ohh. Well I am trying to find my place as well, ahah. It’s so weird though, I wonder how these readings work and everything. Always been curious about it all.
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It was a palm reading, so I know a little about that, but I don’t know how they are so spot on simply from observation sometimes.
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Awesome tag!
I just finished watching Stranger Things and now I don’t know what to do with my life anymore, haha 😀
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I was the same after I was done with the show. I am so glad there’s already an order for season 2 out! I need more of that show.
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