Foxes and Fairy Tales: Book Blog
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I spotted the No Disclaimers Book Tag over at Strange Storyteller, but I’m not sure who the creator is (let me know if you do).
I’m always putting disclaimers in these type of tag posts because I can usually see the other side of whichever answer and I know my opinion’s not universal so this one was a real challenge to keep my mouth shut.
Continue reading “No Disclaimers Book Tag”I spotted the No Disclaimers Book Tag over at Strange Storyteller, but I’m not sure who the creator is (let me know if you do).
I’m always putting disclaimers in these type of tag posts because I can usually see the other side of whichever answer and I know my opinion’s not universal so this one was a real challenge to keep my mouth shut.
Continue reading “No Disclaimers Book Tag”I spotted the No Disclaimers Book Tag over at Strange Storyteller, but I’m not sure who the creator is (let me know if you do).
I’m always putting disclaimers in these type of tag posts because I can usually see the other side of whichever answer and I know my opinion’s not universal so this one was a real challenge to keep my mouth shut.
Continue reading “No Disclaimers Book Tag”
I spotted this on Anastaisa Austin’s blog.
Inside Out is one of my favourite Pixar films, I actually have both a Sadness plushie and coffee mug. I especially like the little part during the credits where you see the ‘control panels’ in all of the side characters heads too.
The original tag is from Kristina Horner.
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Bringing a bit of Disney sparkle to a dreary January, this tag was created by Alexandra @ Reading by Starlight.
Jump in with your own answers.
RIVERS OF LONDON and the rest of the Peter Grant series by Ben Aaronovich. I really like the unique, magic take this series puts on the London rivers.
THE FOREVER SEA by Joshua Phillip Johnson is another really unique one. With this take on pirates, you get both the standard ruthless plunderers, but also a complex city of rules and traditions. The book itself is unlike any pirate story I’ve ever read, with a whole new take on the sea itself.
Like Alexandra says in her post, I actually prefer the eerie aesthetic of Phantom Manor in Disneyland Paris. If you want creepy, dark and atmospheric, MEXICAN GOTHIC by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the perfect spooky, disturbing read.
Thunder Mountain and Frontierland’s Western aesthetic makes me think of UPRIGHT WOMEN WANTED by Sarah Gailey. It’s a great story about librarians and censorship in a near-future dystopian world. You get a real sense of living on the road, travelling in an unforgiving landscape.
Splash Mountain is my favourite ride at Disney World. For that lazy, slow-paced Southern feeling, you can’t beat GHOST WOOD SONG by Erica Waters. The music the band play and the humid Florida setting really add to the oppressive feeling woven throughout the story.
UNDER THE PEDULUM SUN by Jeanette Ng is one of my all time favourites. Technically, it’s set in a house not a castle, but the sprawling, labyrinthine location and the fact that a queen comes to visit justifies my cheating.
You thought I’d stop hyping this book now it’s been out a while? Nope! I’m not a big fan of whimsy to be honest, most of the time I find authors tend to overshoot to nonsense instead. THE HOUSE IN CERULEAN SEA by T J Klune hits a perfect balance. It’s whimsical but with a sharp, bittersweet melancholy that makes it a brilliant book.
BLOOD HEIR by Amelie Wen Zhao was a real surprise for me last year and I really enjoyed it. The fantasy-Russian setting was really vivid and it has a great Winter festival to really sell the cold atmosphere. There’s no actual trek through the mountains, but escapes from a fortress-like prison, leaps into icy rivers, and stomping through the woods, will definitely give you that feeling.
I loved the world-building in EMPRESS OF ALL SEASONS by Emiko Jean. Royal palaces, life-or-death contests, magical, season-themed rooms and a yōkai rebellion. It has a lot going on and totally sucks you in.
I wasn’t sure about THE FIRST SISTER by Linen A Lewis at first, but it unravels slowly, so you’re completely wrapped up in it before you really notice. It really goes all in on the spaceships and sci-fi themes. You get the claustrophobic, untrusting world aboard the Juno, the aftermath of a destructive conflict and worlds creeping towards a new one, places and people of privileges vs those without, body augmentation and loads of intergalactic political manoeuvring.
If you want to give this a go and enjoy a bit of Disney magic, consider yourself tagged.
Nice to see me starting the new year with some positivity, right?
Jess @ Jessticulates tagged me to do this one created by Nicole & Her Books on YouTube. Usually I don’t think too much about books or authors that haven’t worked for me since it’s not worth the energy, but this tag looked good fun and a chance to have a quick vent.
Laura over at The Corner of Laura nominated me to fill out this tag a long time ago, but I’ve finally gotten around to it!
Check out her questions and answers, and if you fancy it, answer the 11 questions I’ve posed at the end of the post.
I spotted the Festive Christmas Book Tag over on Jennily’s blog from way back in 2018. The original tag was made by the booktuber GirlReading. It’s a really good tag though, so I hope she would mind me reviving it for a bit.
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This tag was created by Jess @ Jessticulates. I really enjoyed Jess’s Medieval Queens Tag, and it turns out she’d already created one for the Tudor queens too so, naturally, I had to give this one a try too.
Continue reading “Tudor Queens Book Tag”The Remember November tag, by Mandy and Sha @ Book Princess Reviews, is about some of the holidays coming up this month. Some of these are really nifty ones I hadn’t heard of!
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October means Victober!
So while I’m neck deep in Victorian literature (along with my spooky Halloween reads, of course) it seemed like a great time to try out this Classics Book Tag , created by It’s a Book World.
Major thanks to Laura at The Corner of Laura for the Nomination. Sorry it’s taken me so long to get to it.
Thank the blogger who nominated you and link back to their page so others can see how amazing they are, too!
List the rules in the post and the badge somewhere on your website
Answer the 11 questions you got asked
Nominate 11 new bloggers for this award and let them know
Ask the nominees 11 new questions!
Question and Answers
