Bookish Scavenger Hunt Book Tag

On Twitter I saw the Reader Fox take part in the Bookish Scavenger Hunt Book Tag, you can see there post here, and I thought it looked fun to do so I decided to take part in it myself. 

The concept is simple. There are 19 things to find and you have to match these to books on your shelf. 

An authors name or book title with Z in it

A Classic

A book with a key on it

Something on your bookshelf that's not a book

The oldest book on your shelf

A book with a girl on the cover

A book that has an animal in it

A book with a male protagonist

A book with only words on it

A book with illustrations in it

A book with gold lettering

A diary (true or fictional)

A book written by someone with a common name (like Smith)

A book that has a close up of something on it

A book that takes place in the earliest time period

I struggled to find one for this prompt because most of the books on my shelves are either fantasy so don't specify a time period, sci-fi which are set in the future or thrillers that are set in modern day.

A hardcover book without a jacket

A teal/turquoise coloured book

A book with stars on it

A non-YA book

If this sounds like fun to you consider yourself tagged. I'd love to see your posts if you do decide to take part. 

My Blog's Name in Books Tag

I've never seen anything like this around the blog-o-sphere so when I came across this tag on Elgee Writes (you can see her post here) I was super excited to try it on my blog. 

The aim of this tag is very simple, write your blogs name in books. You use the first letter of some of your TBR books to spell out your blogs name and at the same time share with people some of the books your excited to read. So without further ado, here we go. 

G - Genuine Fraud by E. Lockhart

E - Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

M - The Missing by C.L. Taylor

M - The Madman's Daughter by Megan Shepherd

A - Asylum by Madeleine Roux

S - Say Her Name by James Dawson

B - The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley

O - One of us is Lying by Karen M. McManus

O - Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller

K - Killer T by Robert Muchamore

N - Now you See Me by Sharon J. Bolton

O - Once Upon a Dream by Liz Braswell

O - On the Edge of Gone by Corinne Duyvis 

K - The Kiss of Deception by Mary E Pearson 

Phew, who knew it was so hard to come up with books beginning with the letter K, and all those Os! 

Have you read any of these? Are there any here you would recommend I start with?

The Mid-Year Book Freak Out Tag

I've seen this tag absolutely everywhere, all over Twitter and Youtube and I've loved reading/watching other peoples answers so much that I decided to do it for myself. I'm not sure who the original creator of this tag is, if you know please let me know so I can credit them, but whoever you are, thank you!

How much have you read this year?

So far this year I've read 34 books. My Goodreads goal is set at 50 so I'm over halfway there, hopefully I can make my goal this year. 

Best book you've read so far in 2019?

I loved this book! I was a little bit intimidated before I started it because of the size but I needn't of worried, it was really immersive and compelling. 

Best sequel you've read so far in 2019?

Jay Kristoff has definitely become one of my favourite authors this year and this has turned out to be one of my favourite series of all time. 

New releases you haven't read yet, but what to. 

  

These are two books I was highly anticipating and bought on release day but haven't picked up yet. I actually want to reread the series that these books are part of which is why I haven't got round to them yet. 

Most anticipated release for the second half of 2019.

I loved The Night Circus when I read it a few years ago and I've been waiting for Erin Morgenstern's next book for a long time!

Biggest disappointment. 

I was really looking forward to this one. There was so much about it that I thought I would love and the cover is beautiful but unfortunately it missed the mark for me. 

Biggest surprise.

I was excited to pick this one up but also a bit wary because I'd never really read any adult fantasy before but I actually really enjoyed it. 

New favourite author (debut or new to you).

For me, this year, Jay Kristoff has definitely made his way up there with my favourite authors. I finished up the Illuminae series earlier on this year and I read Nevernight and I gave them all 4.5-5 stars. 

Underrated gems you've discovered recently.

    

I read and enjoyed all three of these this year. The first two getting a 4 star rating and the last getting a 5 star. All of these have under 200 ratings on Goodreads so I think they need more love. 

Rereads this year.

None yet. I have a few series I'd like to reread but we'll see if I get to them. 

Book that made you cry. 

None. I don't tend to cry in books but All the Lonely People by David Owen definitely gave me the feels. 

Book that made you happy. 

Again there isn't really a specific book that made me happy. All of the books I've read and enjoyed this year have made me happy in some way. 

Most beautiful book you've bought so far this year (or received). 

This whole series is beautiful and even better by copy of Finale is signed. 

Goals for the rest of the year. 

To complete my Goodreads goal. 

To continue to take part in reading challenges and the community. I'm hoping to complete my NEWTs in August and I love the reading challenges over at TBR and Beyond.

To read and review all of my 2019 ARCs. 

Sorry this tag is a little bit late. I was hoping to do it in June, halfway through the year, but June has been a really crazy month for me. 

I'd love to read your answers if you've done this tag, if not let me know what your reading goals are for the end of the year. 

The Bookshelf Book Tag

I saw this tag over at A Rambling Reviewer, you can see their answers here, and thought it sounded like a really fun one. 

I am excited to share my answers with you so sit back and relax whilst I share my bookshelves with you. 

Describe your bookshelf and where you got it from. 

I have two of these solid pine bookshelves either side of my fireplace. They're from a local furniture shop, but I bought mine second hand as they're expensive. 

How do you organise your books?

My books are currently organised by genre and author surname. However, this does tend to change depending on how many books I have come into the house over periods of time. 

What's the longest book on your shelf?

Winter by Marissa Meyer comes in at 823 pages.

What is the shortest book on your shelf?

This cute copy of Another Night Before Christmas by Carol Ann Duffy comes in at 39 pages.

Is there a book you received as a birthday gift?

I don't really have many books at gifts, I have so many books people tend not to buy me them. I did however get a bookish gift card for my birthday and I used that to buy my copy of Finale by Stephanie Garber.

Is there a book from a friend on your shelf?

Unfortunately not. I don't really have many bookish real life friends to share books with. 

The most expensive book on your shelf.

I tend to pick up most of my books either second hand or discounted but my Harry Potter collection I bought new. 

The last book you read on your shelf. 

Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend isn't the last book I read but it is the last book I read that I put back on my shelves. I don't tend to keep a lot of the books I read, only series or books I really enjoyed. 

Do you have a complete series?

Yes several. Here are some of my favourites. 

What's the newest addition to your shelf?

The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley was definitely an impulse buy from one of my local charity shops. I don't really know what it's about but I'd heard of the author and loved the cover.

What is the oldest book on your shelf?

As I said before I don't tend to keep many books that I've read. I have however, kept all of my Rick Riorden collection. My oldest being the original Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. 

What is the most beat up book on your shelf?

Probably Cress and Winter by Marissa Meyer, I bought them second hand because I was desperate to finish the series. Maybe someday I'll update them with some nice hardbacks. 

What's a book you would hate to let out of your sight?

Any of the books I haven't read yet or any of my favourite series I want to keep. I often pass books on to others that I've finished with but they're usually ones I wasn't planning on putting back onto my shelf.

Most pristine book?

I have a lot of books that I haven't read yet that I bought new, to many to list. 

Any signed books?

I don't have many actually. I was kindly sent One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence by the author and he signed and personalised it for me. Also my copy of Finale is signed too. 

So there we have it, I hope you enjoyed seeing a bit more about my bookshelves.

I'd love to see some of you do this tag. Please let me know if you take part.