The Coffee Book Tag!

The lovely Crystal over at Infinite Ink tagged me to do The Coffee Book Tag. To see Crystal's Coffee Book Tag you can click here!

I've seen a few people doing this tag lately and I really like the look of it. If you don't know what this is, the tag was originally created by BangadyBanz so you can check that out here!

So here are my answers!

Black: A Series that is Hard to Get Into but has Hardcore Fans

 

The Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss

This series I absolutely fantastic and I've anyone that reads it falls in love with it. The trouble is the first book is around 700 pages long the second is around 1000 pages long so they do seem to put some people off or some people find them hard to get into, but believe me they're definitely worth it!

Peppermint Mocha: A Book which gets More Popular Over the Holiday Season

 

Let it Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson and Lauren Myracle

 

I feel like this book just reappears in every bookshop around Christmas time, which isn't too surprising considering it's a book set around Christmas!

Hot Chocolate: Your Favourite Children's Book

 The Doomspell Trilogy by Cliff McNish and Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoeye

I couldn't possibly pick just one book for this topic and since  I've talked about Harry Potter and Enid Blyton's books before as my favourites, I thought I'd pick some different ones. The Doomspell Trilogy is easily one of my favourite fantasy series from my childhood; it's dark and complex and just A-Maz-ing. Time Stops for No Mouse was such a great children's book that I bought it again recently so I could re-read the series; I loved the writing style of this book and I found the story really thrilling.

Double Espresso Shot: A Book that Kept me on the Edge of my Seat

The Evolution of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodkin

Again, there are quite a lot of books I would've liked to pick for this but this book literally kept me on the edge of my seat. I love psychological thrillers and this book really messed with the readers head, making them doubt everything the narrator was telling them. It was scary, mysterious and downright creepy at times. I loved this book (despite not enjoying the finale of the series).

Starbucks: A Book You See Everywhere
 

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr and Us by David Nicholls

 

These are two books that I see in every bookshop and in loads of people's hauls. I feel like they're on display everywhere but I never quite get around to picking them up for myself.

Hipster Coffee Shop: Give a Book by an Indie Author a Shout Out

The Silent Deal by Levi Stack

 

I was approached by the author of this book last year who offered me the chance to read it in exchange for an honest review. I didn't expect much to begin with but the story picked up so, so quickly and it was so exciting and interesting that I couldn't put it down. It's set during the nineteenth century in Russia where a village is forbidden to have playing cards and none of the children know why, or what the mystery surrounding the cards is. This series is just so, so good and the characters are brilliant. I don't want to gush too much here but I have spoiler free reviews for the first two books on my review page. You can check out the review  for the first book here!

Decaf: A Book You Expected More From

Requiem by Lauren Oliver and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn

 

I think 'expected more from' is not a strong enough phrase for how I felt about these two books. I was bitterly disappointed with both of them. Requiem because it was probably the worst ending to a series that I have ever read; it was bitterly disappointing and you see my full thoughts on that here. Gone Girl I just expected so much more from because of all the hype surrounding it as the film came out, but it fell flat for me as a thriller. I've read a lot of thriller books and I sadly saw all the twists in this book coming a mile off. I can think of several better endings that I'd hoped for and I was just left feeling pretty bored with the book.

The Perfect Blend: A Book that was Bitter but Ultimately Satisfying

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman

 

This book. This. Book. I can't really explain how much I enjoyed A Man Called Ove. It was one of the most heart-warming yet sad books I have ever read. I loved it so much. The ending was so bitter sweet but it just worked so well with the story. I highly recommend picking up this début novel and I should have a review up about it on here  to talk more about it soon!

Green Tea: A Book which is Quietly Beautiful

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

 

To be honest, I don't feel like I need to explain how quietly beautiful this book is. It just is, and if you haven't picked this up yet then you need to. It's one of the most beautiful books I have ever read.

Chai Tea: A Book that Makes You Dream of Far-Off Places

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

This book feels like reading a dream in itself. Everything is so magical and on the edge of the real. The circus itself is described so beautifully and so mysteriously that it constantly feels like a shroud surrounds it. This entire book is just like a beautiful dream.

Earl Grey: Your Favourite Classic

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Since I talk about Dracula  and Jane Eyre all the time in my posts I thought I'd pick a couple of my other favourite classics instead. I really love Nathaniel Hawthorne's books and short stories in general but I especially loved The Scarlet Letter when I read it at university.

Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen

 

Also, I think Northanger Abbey was one of the first adult classics I ever read when I was about 11 and it's stayed with me ever since; I love it's parody of the gothic novel and Austen's writing is just so lovely and easy to read.

I hope you enjoyed this tag, if you liked it then let me know! If you've done this tag then link it below and I'll watch/read it! I tag anyone who hasn't done this yet (since I know a lot of bloggers and booktubers already have!).