tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post1595401685848458065..comments2024-03-28T20:07:41.073-06:00Comments on Read All The Things!: This Or That Tag (The Stressful Edition)Aj @ Read All The Things!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-76521523968917681022018-07-30T15:21:31.450-06:002018-07-30T15:21:31.450-06:00Why can't I choose both? I love heroes going b...Why can't I choose both? I love heroes going bad and villains going good! I want a series that does both at the same time!!<br /><br />I just wanted to let you know I nominated you for this award tag: http://literarylion.ca/2018/07/29/the-sunshine-blogger-award-book-tag/Dani @ Literary Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01911713001214360524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-12152567254216896102018-07-29T12:29:48.385-06:002018-07-29T12:29:48.385-06:00This is such a fun tag, I loved reading your answe...This is such a fun tag, I loved reading your answers! I'm with you about standalones, I much prefer these to series and, whenever I start a new series, I tend to forget about the next books or get to them only years later, so... standalones it is aha. I also prefer friends to lovers! :)Marie @ Drizzle & Hurricane Bookshttp://www.drizzleandhurricanebooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-49793477560279676382018-07-29T11:45:24.179-06:002018-07-29T11:45:24.179-06:00Yeah, love triangles are awful. You’re right that ...Yeah, love triangles are awful. You’re right that it’s usually obvious who the character is going to choose.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-50613723140904085912018-07-29T11:44:31.360-06:002018-07-29T11:44:31.360-06:00That was one of the harder questions. I like compl...That was one of the harder questions. I like complex villains AND complex heroes. I don’t want to choose one!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-4514957865148172252018-07-29T11:38:47.792-06:002018-07-29T11:38:47.792-06:00Love triangles are a huge turnoff for me. Most of ...Love triangles are a huge turnoff for me. Most of the time they just seem cruel. I want the character to pick someone and stop leading the other person on.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-54457227922805193012018-07-29T11:37:13.929-06:002018-07-29T11:37:13.929-06:00Yeah, I’ve definitely read a few standalones and t...Yeah, I’ve definitely read a few standalones and thought, That’s it? I need more!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-47312800062470619502018-07-29T11:36:13.534-06:002018-07-29T11:36:13.534-06:00I haven’t heard of those books, but I need more hi...I haven’t heard of those books, but I need more hilarious banter in my life. I'll look them up.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-89924926100054202652018-07-29T11:35:09.728-06:002018-07-29T11:35:09.728-06:00That was the hardest question for me. I hate mean ...That was the hardest question for me. I hate mean parents and dead parents. Why can’t kids just have average parents? Not perfect, but not dead or dreadful.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-76721323512740343642018-07-29T11:33:32.906-06:002018-07-29T11:33:32.906-06:00Haha, I think that’s the point. All the choices ar...Haha, I think that’s the point. All the choices are horrible!<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-14187010018019520312018-07-29T11:32:55.748-06:002018-07-29T11:32:55.748-06:00George RR Martin needs to get his butt in gear. I ...George RR Martin needs to get his butt in gear. I have 2 more books to read in that series, and then I’m going to need the next one. <br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-48181187311524836292018-07-29T11:30:24.245-06:002018-07-29T11:30:24.245-06:00Good luck with your project! I wouldn’t consider r...Good luck with your project! I wouldn’t consider real words and names to be keyboard-smash. English probably looks like keyboard smash to people who can’t read it. <br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-44265515503490888302018-07-29T11:28:21.912-06:002018-07-29T11:28:21.912-06:00I avoid series, too. There are so many of them, an...I avoid series, too. There are so many of them, and a lot of them are way longer than they need to be.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-54173912108974875002018-07-29T11:27:01.201-06:002018-07-29T11:27:01.201-06:00Most of the books I read are sad. A book has never...Most of the books I read are sad. A book has never made me cry, and making me laugh is difficult. Basically, I have no emotions and am hard to please.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-36968073818805977222018-07-29T11:25:59.607-06:002018-07-29T11:25:59.607-06:00I think I’d be more okay with faces if the faces a...I think I’d be more okay with faces if the faces actually looked like the characters. A lot of times, they don’t.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-22610487621911114442018-07-29T11:24:02.598-06:002018-07-29T11:24:02.598-06:00YES! If the banter truly is hilarious, it’s the be...YES! If the banter truly is hilarious, it’s the best thing ever.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-222125969056568032018-07-29T11:23:02.356-06:002018-07-29T11:23:02.356-06:00That was the hardest question for me. Rebecca is a...That was the hardest question for me. Rebecca is a fascinating dead character. I wish more authors wrote dead people like that.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-90761044530412640762018-07-29T11:22:05.017-06:002018-07-29T11:22:05.017-06:00If you write characters like that, I’d read your b...If you write characters like that, I’d read your book. I spend about 97% of my life trying to figure out what the hell is going on.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-13948717456898311802018-07-29T11:20:06.658-06:002018-07-29T11:20:06.658-06:00I don’t read a lot of fantasy, either. I don’t lik...I don’t read a lot of fantasy, either. I don’t like the keyboard-smash names or all the tropes.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-27962264249120906452018-07-29T11:19:00.682-06:002018-07-29T11:19:00.682-06:00Exactly. I agree.
Aj @ Read All The Things!Exactly. I agree.<br /><br />Aj @ <a href="http://ajsterkel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Read All The Things!</a><br />Aj @ Read All The Things!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02860483414620371093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-75439903339704902642018-07-28T22:09:00.574-06:002018-07-28T22:09:00.574-06:00This tag wasn't stressful at all lol, just ful...This tag wasn't stressful at all lol, just full of your opinions. I don't like love triangles though, because 9 times out of 10, I've never known anyone who was ever in one, so I don't take them that serious in fiction. I know it's supposed to dramatize the story and characters, but if you look closely, you can easily tell who the female (or male) MC ends up with. Great blog post! I caught this from the Spread the Love meme from As Told by Tina. Dani (PoetryBooksYA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06046550309629301048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-30144822890533511222018-07-28T10:48:43.815-06:002018-07-28T10:48:43.815-06:00You're right, these are tough choices! I think...You're right, these are tough choices! I think I'd choose a villain with hints of good rather than a hero turning bad. Villains like Loki or Magneto or even Gollum/Smeagol are more interesting than a Sauron or a Voldemort, whose villainy is all there is of them. (OK, we do get some background with Voldemort, but he's still a Dark Lord through and through, even as a child.) <br /><br />Oh, and I love your Daenerys Targaryen meme; it made me laugh. And I haven't even seen the series!Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-79196867769108806112018-07-28T07:00:11.729-06:002018-07-28T07:00:11.729-06:00Ooh, the last question is amazing - I would gladly...Ooh, the last question is amazing - I would gladly take both! I love when a character's development can shock me, but still stay realistic. <br />Tbh, I feel the same way about most of these as you do, with the exception of love triangles, which is something I detest. Generally I *hate* drama in books, and love triangles usually cause a loooot of unnecessary angst and tension. With that being said, I don't like insta love either, so... <br />Great post!<br /><br />Veronika @ <a href="http://reading-is-dreaming-with-open-eyes.blogspot.hu/" rel="nofollow">The Regal Critiques</a>Veronika @ Wordy and Whimsicalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813427718618609226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-50848093511380845722018-07-28T00:34:45.642-06:002018-07-28T00:34:45.642-06:00I can deal with standalones as long as I'm not...I can deal with standalones as long as I'm not too emotional invested in them. Or else it'll kill me (which would not be pretty). Great post!Anne @ The Reading Lifehttps://www.thereadinglifeblog.com/single-post/2018/07/21/Book-Review-Warcross-by-Marie-Lunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-87991605954476366522018-07-27T23:15:29.445-06:002018-07-27T23:15:29.445-06:00I haven't seen this tag, but it was interestin...I haven't seen this tag, but it was interesting! There were some where my answer would be neither. I dislike love triangles and insta-love (though I loved the GIF with the pizza). I don't like mean or dead parents. It's a rarity with a character has both. The audiobook I'm listening to is about an adopted character, and one of the physical books I'm reading is about a child from foster care. Hilarious banter--you should read he Age of Legends series by Kelley Armstrong. Ohhh, wait! Silver Silence by Nalini Singh.<br /><br />𑁋 Lindsi @ <a href="http://www.doyoudog-ear.com/" rel="nofollow">Do You Dog-ear?</a>Lindsi https://www.blogger.com/profile/13480991226741687503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8193309628838073849.post-36205604265846623812018-07-27T15:39:45.441-06:002018-07-27T15:39:45.441-06:00Wow this IS stressful! I would prefer dead parents...Wow this IS stressful! I would prefer dead parents I think because I'm over the storylines where the characters have to go against their parents to save the world. And help me God if one of them works for an evil corporation!Amber Elise @ Du Livrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18300971303892555161noreply@blogger.com