It's December 25th, so Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! And Happy Holidays to everyone else! I hope everyone has not only a great day but a safe one.
Today I'm going to participate in The Cookie Book Tag. It's the only book tag we do annually on Our Thoughts Precisely, because it's a fun way to look back at the books we've read. It's a year to the day since Batch 5. Adri usually participates but, this year, she's decided to skip it. Before we begin, here are the more technical details about the tag.
The Cookie Book Tag was created by Nicole @ Sorry, I’m Booked. And you can check out the original tag post here: Sorry, I’m Booked, The Cookie Book Tag.The rules…
- Link back to the person who tagged you + the creator of this tag
- Pick a book that corresponds with the cookies theme
- Have fun
- Tag 1-3 people
Chocolate Chip: A Classic Book That You Love or Really Enjoyed (interpret classic how you want, it can be a classic written 100 years ago or 20 years ago)
Breana: I have to go with The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett. I went back to the very beginning of the Discworld series this year since, previously, I had read a couple of the Tiffany Aching novels.
Thin Mints: A Fandom That You Really Want to ‘Join’ AND/OR a Hyped-Up Book You Want To Read (your source(s) of a book being hyped can be from anywhere)
Breana: A hyped book I want to read is Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Suzanna Clarke. I've heard nothing but good things about it, plus Piranesi is one of my all-time favorite books.
Shortbread: An Author You Can’t Get Enough Of
Breana: It's honestly a tie between Katherine Arden, Leigh Bardugo, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, and Nghi Vo.
Samoas/ Caramel DeLites: An Emotional Rollercoaster (this cookie was hard … so any book that made you feel more than one emotion, strongly. The choice of emotions is up to you)
Breana: This one is easy: The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander. This book is dark, complex, and very sad. It's a tragedy that's inspired by the same history recounted in Radium Girls by Kate Moore. If you've read that book then you know what to expect from The Only Harmless Great Thing.
Oreos: A Book Whose Cover Was Better Than The Story OR Vice Versa, Where The Story Was Better Than Its Cover
Breana: I never really have a good answer for this question, because I don't typically judge books by their covers. If I had to choose one, it would In Search of Perfumes. It's nonfiction. The cover is nice, but, unfortunately, it just wasn't the right book for me in the end.
Tagalongs/ Peanut Butter Patties: A Book That Wasn’t What You Expected (good, bad, or just different, interpret how you wish)
Breana: Prior to reading Ninth House, I'd heard some stuff about it, so I wasn't sure if I would like it. But it ended up being one of the best books I read this year. So much so that I also read it's sequel, Hell Bent.
Snickerdoodles: A Book You May Never Stop Rereading/ Loving
Breana: I actually have a nonfiction book for this answer: The Cult of We by Eliot Brown and Maureen Farrell. It's such a good write up about what happened with WeWork. A couple of other books are Starling House by Alix E. Harrow and A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid. It hasn't been too long since I read them, but I already want to go back and reread them.
Bonus: Choose a cookie I didn’t list and make up a question!
Our question from 2018: Monster Cookies have bold flavors and a long and varied list of ingredients such as M&Ms, chocolate chips, peanut butter, oats, and even sometimes raisins. It’s like a handful of cookie types mashed into one monster of a cookie. So… Monster cookie: name a book with a bold and whimsical title or a book title with four or more words.
Breana: I have a couple of books for this one: Adia Kelbara and the Circle of Shamans; Bittersweet in the Hollow, Field of Screams, and Mammoths at the Gates.
That's it for today. We tag you to do the cookie book tag. If you're curious about our original take on the tag and our second, third, fourth, and fifth batch visit the posts HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.
