The Bookish Fairy

Young adult, magical realism, and every book in between infused with fairy dust...

Mystery Blogger Award!

Thank you so much my new book buddy Marina @ Books of Magic for nominating me for the Mystery Blogger Award! I am so glad we are doing a buddy read and we both have a shared love of witches! Please check out Marina @ Books of Magic! Her posts are so cute, quirky, and her blog is adorable! She writes book reviews on YA, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Historical Fiction, Short Stories, Graphic Novels, and even Children’s books! This woman has her bases covered when it comes to book reviews and not only does she do book reviews on these genres she also reviews tv shows and games!

Rules:

1. Put the award logo on your blog.
2. Thank whoever nominated you and include a link to their blog.
3. Mention the creator of the award and provide a link to their blog as well. (Maggie @okoto enigmas blog)
4. Tell your readers three things about yourself.
5. Nominate 10-20 people.
6. Notify your nominees.
7. Ask your nominees any five questions of your choice, specifying one weird/funny question.
8. Share a link to your best post(s).

 

3 Things About Me

1) I have an obsession with teen soap operas! (BTW I just ordered five issues of the Entertainment Weekly’s Dawson’s Creek 20th Anniversary!)

2) I used to have an unreal obsession with the Hanson band for four years straight and I even got a rat tail that resembled Taylor Hanson’s! Only his rat tail was straight and sleek and mine was all wavy and frizzy! (Don’t judge my 15-year-old self!)

Yeah…Hanson would totally boo this look!

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3) My dream is to go on a writing retreat somewhere in Europe! Ideally Florence because I just went there last year for my honeymoon and it’s freaking beautiful!!!

 

Marina’s Questions

  1. Is there anything you’re proud of doing/achieving and what is it? I am proud of working on my masters and finishing in two years while working a full-time career!
  2. In your perfect dictatorship day-dream, which book would you ban and which one you’d give to the masses for free? This is a no-brainer! I would ban 50 Shades of Grey because it is completely sexist and anti-feminist! I was guilty of reading and once enjoying these books but over time I have seen the error of my ways! I would give the book Weetzie Bat, which is my favorite magical realism novel because it’s a book that makes you see the beauty of life and you can read it in one hour! 
  3. If Edward Cullen bit you and you gained immortality, what would you dedicate your life to? After being properly disinfected and de-sparkled of course. I would dedicate my life to reading every dang book and eliminate my reader guilt of not reading popular books (Sarah J. Mass cough cough) and writing my novel of course! 
  4. Imagine your ultimate reading moment – the setting, the time, the weather conditions, the chair coziness aspect, every bit. My ultimate reading moment would be to read in a vineyard located in Florence, Italy on a nice spring day, with a glass of wine in my hand, lots of pasta, and a comfy reading chair that overlooks the beauty of the vineyards!
  5. Why is a raven like a writing desk? Uhhh…say what?! Ok, I had to google this! Based on what I found it says that the bird’s wings flap up and down like a desk flapping up and down?! Maybe…eeek

 

Now here are my nominations for the mystery blogger award!

1) Flo @ Book Nerds Across America

2) Melanie @ Story Shaped Girl

3) Krysti @ YA and Wine

4) Madalyn @ Novel Ink

5) Victoria @ A Bookish Secret

6) Kim @ Divergent Gryffindor

7) Michelle @ The Writing Hufflepuff

8) Giselle @ Xpresso Reads

9) Beth @ Reading Every Night

10) Jessica @ Book Crack

 

My Questions for the Nominees…<3

1) If you were stuck in a television show which show would you want to be stuck in?

2) If you could travel anywhere around the world where would you go?

3) What is your most life-altering book?

4) We always say that the book is better than the movie! Although if you can pick one movie that is actually better than the book which movie would you pick?

5) Now for my silly/funny question! You’re stuck on a deserted island! What boy/girl band member would you want to be stuck in a deserted island with?

 

Not sure if this is considered my best post but here it is!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I Could Re-Read Forever

Top Ten Tuesday is a feature hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl and I found out about this post originally from Reading Every Night! The title  of this post speaks for itself! Below I am going to list the top ten books that I could re-read forever! Now with BookTube, Goodreads, and all the countless book options, we have at our disposal it’s become a bit difficult for me to reread books but this is something I would love to do more often this year! There is so much pressure to read all the books that are coming out that we lose sight of the books that we truly love! Here are all the top ten books that I could reread and have brought so much happiness to my life!

The Night Circus

I have a hard time describing this book! This book was absolutely magical but it was the kind of magic that is mysterious, terrifying, and intriguing all at the same time! The Night Circus is the kind of book that you have to take your time with and it’s not the kind of story that is fast-paced. The prose and the story itself will slowly pull you into the world of the circus and you won’t want to pull away long after your done reading it.

The Lovely Bones

I remember reading this book when I was about 18 years old and I literally couldn’t put it down. I was on a beach vacation and I was absolutely sucked into the world of this book! This story broke my heart in some many ways and it’s one of the books I will never forget. 

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before

I ADORED THIS BOOK! Lara Jean is my spirit animal! Read my review here.

Moxie

Every girl in the world needs to read this book! Such an inspiring and kick-ass book! Read my review here.

Like Water for Chocolate

This was my first literary magical realism book and it is the reason why magical realism is my favorite genre! The language of this book is absolutely beautiful and it will also make you hungry after you read this book too. There are actual recipes inspired by this book. Read it now and make sure to read it with Tita’s Christmas Rolls! 

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender

Luminous and inspiring! The magic of her words is just heart-stopping! This book is an absolute beauty in every sense of the word. Also, I want to add how excited I am for her upcoming book The Price Guide to the Occult! Leslye Walton took a minute to write her next book and I am sooo excited because it’s a book about witches and if you know me I am obsessed with anything having to do with witches!

Since You’ve Been Gone

Morgan Matson is my homegirl! See why here.

Paper Towns

I read this book over the summer and it was an absolute delight! John Green cannot disappoint! He is pretty much the king of the YA genre! After I finished reading this book the only thing that I was disappointed about was that it ended. I loved the adventure and the cat and mouse chase of the book! Read this book if you have ever daydreamed about having an Orlando theme park to yourself because it actually happens in this book!

Weetzie Bat

I have reread this magical realism book maybe 20 times in my lifetime! This is my favorite book in the whole entire world and it’s the one book that changed my life, opened up my world, and brought so much light to my life! This is the book that I read when life is just not going my way and it is the book that I read when I need some inspiration. 

Love Letters to the Dead

This book killed me in so many ways! The prose of this book is so freaking beautiful and heartbreaking! This book will touch your soul! It was one of the few books where I was crying tears of happiness from the beginning to the end!

 

Birthday Tag

Hi, cool book people! So my birthday was about 28 days ago! January 1st! I just turned 34 this month and I am slowly dying inside! One year until my mid 30’s and I will be crying into my pillow! I know 34 is not a big deal but lately, for the past couple of years, I have been getting super emo on my birthday! 

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So on to my birthday book tag! This book tag was created by @Always Books and I first found out about the birthday tag through @The Bookish Secret!

 

The Birthday Cake

A book with a plot that seems cliche but you adored it anyway.

Adored everything about this book and don’t get me started on one of my book boyfriends Etienne St. Clair! Ohlala! Read my book review about it here. 

 

Party Guest

Your most anticipated release for the year.

If anyone knows me or has read my blog you know that I am a sucker for a Morgan Matson book! When I saw this book I literally squealed with delight and scared my cat in the process but it was all worth it! My book is already pre-ordered and I am counting down the days until June 5th! 

 

Birthday Presents

A book that surprised you with how much you loved it.

A very dear friend of mine gave me this book about six years ago. At the time I was going through a very difficult time in my life and I just didn’t have the energy to read it then. But then two years later I finally picked it up and I was completely dazzled by this world! I had no idea I was going to be completely enthralled with this book! The world building that Morgenstern creates to describe the Night Circus is unbelievable! There are no words to describe this book! This is the kind of book you have to read and experience for yourself! I am eagerly anticipating Erin Morgenstern’s next book! 

 

 “Happy Birthday” Song

A book that deserved all the hype it got. 

This book was insta-love for me the moment I laid eyes on the book cover! I started hearing about this in the booktube world shortly after I purchased it and I couldn’t wait to delve into it! From the moment I read the first page, I was in love! I mean come on! How can you not resist a geeky version of Cinderella and a Magic Pumpkin food truck?! This book screams adorkable! Read my review here.

 

Happy Music

A book with some very beautiful and truly memorable quotes.

Ava Dellaira words touched my soul and it was one of the very few books that brought me tears of happiness! The multitude of sticky notes that I had for this book was insane! There are so many quotes in this book that felt so relatable in so many ways and it’s the kind of book that I wish was published when I was in high school! Dellaira words are the epitome of beauty and truth and I am also dying for her next book!

 

Getting Older

A book you read a long time ago, but you think you would have appreciated it more if you read it as a more mature reader.

When I first read this book I was in the 10th grade and I remember being very intrigued by the stories that were told about Esperanza and her family. When I first read it, I hadn’t discovered my love for magical realism and I believe that there were many parts of this book that just went over my head at the time. I would love to experience and reread this book again!

 

Sweet Birthday Memories

A book that kept you incredibly happy during a sad or demanding period of your life.

Weetzie Bat is the book that changed my life and made me the person that I am today. Block is the reason why I love magical realism. When I first cracked open this book I didn’t expect that it was going to have such a profound impact on me. I was a sixteen-year-old teenager who was lost, misunderstood, and trying to figure out what I wanted in my life. I felt all those typical angsty teenage feelings of not feeling like I belonged anywhere and this book made me feel like I was going to be ok! Block’s poetic words made me feel so deliriously happy and taught me that there is beauty everywhere you go. 

End of book tag! 

Anybody that wants to do this book tag can totally do this! 

I would love to hear your responses to this birthday book tag! Comment below!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Five Wednesday: Books You Didn’t Get to in 2017

Good evening my precious biblio-heads! This is my first “Top 5 Wednesday” post which is hosted by none other than the super cool book vlogger Thoughts on Tomes and the lovely blogger A Bookish Secret! 

My year in 2017 was a pretty good year for reading since I read a total of 34 books compared to 2016 I read only 15 books…but then again I was in the middle of my masters, a wedding, and teaching full-time! So yeah…my plate was a just a little bit full…

So if I had to sum up five books I didn’t get to in 2017, most of these books are the ones that have been trending in the YA book world for quite some time! I wrote about book guilt in a previous post and how we shouldn’t pressure ourselves so much when it comes to reading and enjoy the process but the fact that I haven’t read these books yet is KILLING ME INSIDE!!!

Here are my top five books that I didn’t get to in 2017! EEEk! 

So yeah…these books are extremely hyped in the book blogs and the BookTube world! These books seem so amazing and the more I hear about these books the guiltier I feel about not reading them!

Now tell me what are your top five books you didn’t get to in 2017 and do you ever feel this book guilt too? Anyone can tag this post and let me know in the comments below!

 

 

 

 

2018 Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge

Happy New Year everyone! This year I am participating in the 2018 Beat the Backlist Challenge! Beat the Backlist was created by Austin @ Novel Knight and the details of the challenge consist of reading the books released prior to 2018! Basically all you have to do it set your own reading goal, sign up through Novel Knight, and you are randomly placed on a reading team! Through the reading team, you get points and can even potentially win prizes! 

After updating my GoodReads shelf I have approximately 37 books on my TBR! It will be quite a challenge but if I achieve it, it will be so worth it! These are books that I have been so guilty of not reading so I know I will attack this reading challenge with a vengeance! 

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If would like to view my Goodreads Beat the Blacklist 2018 shelf view my TBR here. Comment and let me know if you’re participating in this challenge and what team you are in so I can root you on! I would love to be a part of this journey for you and hope we can conquer this challenge together!