Hey there, bibliophiles!
You probably noticed that I didn’t post anything for about a week and a half or so. The first two weeks of school were just really overwhelming and I had quite a lot of projects to do and quizzes to study for, so I had to take a little time away. But things are starting to go back to a manageable level school-wise, so I’m back. For now. And hey, three-day weekend!
Anyway, I went through some of my tags that I’ve been wanting to do, and I found this one! Enola Holmes was absolutely a series that shaped my childhood, and even though I found the Netflix movie to be a bit of a disappointment, I think we can all agree that Millie Bobby Brown is phenomenal.
This tag was created by Cielo @ Bellerose Reads, and that’s where I originally found it as well. 🙂
Rules
- List the rules and the prompts of the tag in your post
- Thank the person who tagged you and pingback to their post
- Give credits to the creator of the tag, Bellerose Reads, and pingback to her post.
- Tag at least 5 people to do the tag.
Let’s begin, shall we?
🌹THE ENOLA HOLMES BOOK TAG 🌹
ENOLA HOLMES: An independent and smart female protagonist
Alosa Kalligan from Daughter of the Pirate King was my first thought–strong-willed, independent, and the captain of a pirate ship at just 17. Gotta love Alosa.
SHERLOCK HOLMES: Your favorite mystery/thriller book
I don’t read much mystery, but Grown was such a raw and powerful book! Monday’s Not Coming was incredible too…I’ve only read three of her books, but Tiffany D. Jackson is definitely a master of the YA mystery genre.
EUDORIA HOLMES: A character that defies the rules of their society
Rory Thorne from How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse is the perfect example for this prompt–not just defying the royal family by taking control of her situation and starting a revolution, but…I mean, eventually becoming a space pirate is the ultimate defiant move when you’re a princess, I would think.
MYCROFT HOLMES: The most annoying character you know
It’s been a while since I’ve read The Hunger Games, but I haaaaaaaaaaated Gale. The whole “catnip” nickname was just an instant dealbreaker…[vomits]
LORD TEWKSBURY: A character you want to protect at all costs
Zofia from The Gilded Wolves is just too good for this world. And now that I’ve read book 2…[cries]
INSPECTOR LESTRADE: A loyal side character
Sanjeet from Raybearer always stayed by Tarisai’s side, and he was the PERFECT side character! I think he was my favorite character in the whole book, honestly…
MISS HARRISON: A book that aged like milk
Whew, this one’s a throwback for me…
The Familiars was my favorite series for a while when I was in elementary school, but even when it was still coming out, I remember being super disappointed by the fourth book. (Unnecessary, didn’t like the style of the illustrations, cliffhanger that was never resolved…) I’ll still always have a soft spot for this series, but I remember outwardly cringing at the writing the last time I flipped through it…
LINTHORN: A character you hated from the very beginning
This one was a major disappointment…
Pru from Instant Karma bothered me almost from the get-go…she was just so demanding and bratty. (And hey, I get being mad for getting a C on a group project, but…would it really kill you to settle for a B?)
EDITH: Your favorite book with Black rep
It was super hard to pick just one book for this prompt, but I read An Unkindness of Ghosts last summer, and it blew me away!
I TAG:
- Erin @ Reading on a Star
- Cherelle @ A Bolt out of the Book
- Phoenix @ Books with Wings
- Allison @ Just a Bookworm
- Riddhi @ Whispering Stories
- Ahaana @ Windows to Worlds
- Anyone else who wants to participate! If you see this post, consider yourself tagged! (And if I tagged you and you haven’t read/watched Enola Holmes or you didn’t like it, my bad!)
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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 
Aah, thanks for tagging me! I watched part of the enola holmes movie–not all of it haha–and I actually really enjoyed what I watched. I didn’t read the book though, oops.
Can’t wait to do this tag though!
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Of course! I can’t wait to see your answers! 🙂
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I loved the movie 🍿🎥
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Nice! The movie was a little bit disappointing for me since it changed some key elements from the books, but Millie Bobby Brown couldn’t have been more perfect for the role of Enola 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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I haven’t read the books. In fact it wasn’t until later that I even realised. So I liked the movie😅
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Ahh okay no shame in that 🤣 the whole series is absolutely worth a read though, the movie mainly focuses on book 1 (but changes up a lot) but there’s six books if you’re into it
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Yeah! Thankx for letting me know😃
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Lovely answers, Madeline! You. Hate. Gale? 😨 *walks away* Ahh I’m on the other side of the spectrum, because I couldn’t really stand Peeta haha! Aww I’m so sorry to hear about Instant Karma, I’ve loved all of Marissa Meyer’s other books and am definitely planning to get to this one but it seems to have a lot of mixed reviews… Anyway, thank you very much for the tag! ❤️
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That makes me a bit nervous too! Because it seems most people want to read instant karma for Feb.(for the club) What if it’s not that good again?😰
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Ahhh!
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Not gonna lie, I’m not looking forwards to reading Instant Karma at all…it just doesn’t sound interesting to me and the cover sajlwketmlkan I dunno I just don’t like romance at all. And it doesn’t sound very interesting to me. Well, we’ll see what happens.
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🤦 I want to read the book…but I kinda get that feeling that it MIGHT be disappointing…so I don’t know. But I also know that most people will vote for it. So yeah.🤷
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Yeah, same.
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I guess we can agree to disagree skdjhfksjdfh
Yeah, this was my first read of hers that I haven’t liked, I love everything else I’ve read by her
Of course! If you do it, I can’t wait to see your answers! 🙂
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wait what’s the last book about (i’m curious bc ghost)
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i added it to my tbr but I wanna hear what you thought ;))
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Awwwww thank you
It’s phenomenal, I hope you enjoy it as much as I did 🙂
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Oh it’s great, it’s an interesting sort of sci-fi that takes place on a ship whose structure is basically like that of the Antebellum south (sharecropping, rampant racism, etc.) and one person’s exploration into their family and the inner workings of the ship. I highly recommend it, definitely an insightful exploration of racism as well as gender and sexuality
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Wow wow amazing tag…I love enola Holmes 😁😍
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Thank you! Enola Holmes is the best 🙂
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Thanks for the tag Madeline!!! I haven’t watched the movie, but I will try to watch it as soon as possible- it has been on my to be watched list ever since it came out, but I just haven’t come around to watching it.
I will do the tag as soon as possible too!
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Of course! I’d highly recommend the book series as well 🙂 I can’t wait to see your answers!
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i loved reading your answers, madeline!! enola holmes was a really fun movie; and millie bobby brown was the PERFECT person to play her, but it was sad that they changed a bunch of stuff from the books!! thank you so much for tagging me, i can’t wait to do it!! ❤️
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Awww thank you! I can’t wait to see your answers! 🙂
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Ooo this looks so cool! Do you mind if I try it as well? I’ll link back to this post of course.
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Of course! I’m so glad you like it! (just give the original creator a link back too!)
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ahhh thank you for telling me, I thought you created it, sorry about that.
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Oh no problem! 🙂
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