Happy Saturday, bibliophiles, and more importantly, HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎆
This tag’s been *patiently* waiting in a little sticky note on my computer since the beginning of quarantine, so I figured that it would be good to start the year off with a cute book tag. I watched most of Schitt’s Creek in 2019, but I finished up the last season at the very beginning of quarantine, and it’s so consistently funny and feel-good!
I found this tag over at Kayla’s Wordsmithy, and the tag was originally created by Julie @ Pages and Pens and Aimee Reads over on Booktube.
Let’s begin, shall we?
SCHITT’S CREEK BOOK TAG
JOHNNY ROSE: An uplifting book with a good message
My first thought was This Time Will Be Different—a beautiful tale of resistance, friendship and family. (Plus, that cover…)
MOIRA ROSE: An over-the-top character you can’t help but love
Jax from Heart of Iron steals the show in both books in the duology–no shortage of witty quips and HEAPS of sass. He’s the best.
DAVID ROSE: A book that represents your aesthetic
Tillie Walden’s On a Sunbeam perfectly fits the bill for this prompt–a quiet, atmospheric sort of space opera with an interstellar romance woven in.
ALEXIS ROSE: Best character growth/arc
I recently finished Among the Beasts and Briars (which was PHENOMENAL, by the way), and I loved Fox’s growth throughout the book. I guess being accidentally transformed into a human against one’s will just does that to the brain.
STEVIE BUDD: A book with a favorite ride or die friendship/group
I love all of the chaotic space misfits in Ann Aguirre and Rachel Caine’s Honors trilogy, especially in book 3, Honor Lost. They’re all just so distinct in personality and bounce off each other so well, and they’re all just so sweet together.
TED MULLENS: Favorite book with an animal on the cover
Definitely not my favorite book, per se, but The Storm Crow has quite a few animals on the cover.
PATRICK BREWER: Ideal love interest
Aurora Burning. One word: Kal.
COMMUNITY SERVICE: A book you read for school/buddy read/readathon challenge you had low expectations for but ended up being amazing
I read All Out of Pretty for my school’s book club a few years ago, and it blew me away! Difficult to read, for sure, but raw and powerful. I’d highly recommend it.
“EWW, DAVID!”: A book you DNF’d because the content was too much for you
I wouldn’t say that Infinity Son was “too much” for me, per se, but it was just a steaming mess. I just couldn’t put up with it after about the 25% mark or so.
“LOVE THAT JOURNEY FOR ME”: Best series ender/overall series progression
TRUEL1F3 was my absolute favorite of the Lifelike trilogy, and such an explosive end to a trilogy like no other.
“EAT GLASS”: An author/series you broke up with
I got through the first four books in the Shatter Me series (definitely hit-or-miss, but book four was great), but then Defy Me came along with all these flat-out RIDICULOUS twists that made no sense at all, so I gave up.
“VERY UNINTERESTED IN THAT OPINON”: A popular opinion that you disagree with
Alright, let me just say it out front: I did NOT enjoy The Cruel Prince. The worldbuilding was great and I liked the little illustrations, but none of the characters were likable. At all. And Jude and Cardan’s relationship is all kinds of toxic. (HOW AND WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE LIKE HIM?)
I TAG ANYONE WHO WANTS TO PARTICIPATE! And if you haven’t watched Schitt’s Creek yet, I highly recommend it!
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That’s it for this book tag! Have a wonderful rest of your day, and take care of yourselves!
The Bookish Mutant 
279 books, that’s amazing! Good luck with your goal this year
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Thank you! 🙂 You too! How many books are you shooting for?
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I’m obsessed with this tag even though I still haven’t finished the show 😭. Loved your answers, happy new year!
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AAAH IT’S THE BEST
What season are you on? And thank you, happy new year! 🙂
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I started watching during lockdown and I think I was up to season 3 or maybe 4. After Patrick was introduced but before the got engaged. I probably should just start from the beginning again tbh.
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Hahahah I love these gifs and this tag! I’ve wanted to watch Schitt’s Creek for ages now and hope I can get to it this year! It looks hilarious
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It’s such a good show, I highly recommend it 🙂
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This is such a fun tag! I love Schitt’s Creek!
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Such a good show, isn’t it?
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I’ve watched, like, half an episode of Schitt’s Creek and it wasn’t even the first one…my parents watched it and sometimes I guess I’d just be in the room with them when they were watching it. Soooo I didn’t know any of the characters but let me tell you right now that while I enjoyed The Cruel Prince, I don’t think it deserves all the hype it gets and yeah, Cardan is not great.
Loved this tag!
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It’s definitely worth a watch
And PHEW I’m glad I’m not the only one who didn’t get the hype for The Cruel Prince
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Yeah. Overall it was a good book but there are people over here screaming about it and I just–okay, it’s cool but what?
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LOVED this post! The Storm Crow oddly reminded me of Moira’s ‘The Crowening’ LOL. Among Beasts and Briars seems to be an interesting read, have added it to my TBR 🙂
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Thank you!
HAHAHAA I DIDN’T EVEN THINK ABOUT THE CROWENING THAT JUST MAKES THE STORM CROW 10X BETTER IN THIS POST
Ashley Poston’s one of my favorite authors, I’d highly recommend any of her books honestly
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Thank you! Haha Moira in Crowening was THE BEST!! And I am definitely checking our Ashley Poston 🙂
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Yay, it’s great to see other people doing this tag! Your answers were so different than all of mine. Now off to rewatch Schitt’s Creek…..again.
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Thank you so much for sharing yours, sorry I didn’t get to it sooner whoops
YES
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ahahha i ADORE schitt’s creek!! all these prompts were so awesome, and your choices for them were spot on!! i’m sorry you didn’t enjoy the cruel prince though!! great post ❤
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YES it’s such a wonderful show! Thank you so much! 🙂
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Great post! I have The Cruel Prince on my TBR although I don’t know if I want to read it now because I hate glorified toxic relationships ugh 😑. Oh and I saw Aurora Rising at my library-I didn’t get a chance to grab it but it is there and it is shiny and it is pretty and it is there. I’ve seen maybe two episodes of Schitt’s creek but I did like them so maybe I’ll have to watch them sometime.
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Thank you! Yeah, it wasn’t worth the hype for me…most of it boiled down to Jude and Cardan
AAAAAH YES IT’S MY FAVORITE SERIES I’D HIGHLY ENCOURAGE PICKING IT UP NEXT TIME YOU GO TO THE LIBRARY
And Schitt’s Creek is absolutely worth a watch! 🙂
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