{"id":996,"date":"2021-06-14T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2021-06-14T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/?p=996"},"modified":"2021-06-14T21:11:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-14T21:11:21","slug":"mid-year-book-freakout-tag-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readwithstefani.com\/mk\/mid-year-book-freakout-tag-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Mid Year Book Freakout Tag 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s June meaning it’s time for my favorite bookish tag: The Mid Year Book Freakout Tag! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Original tag: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X_Wh0…<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Best book you\u2019ve read so far in 2021<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor #1) by Jessica Townsend<\/a> and I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith<\/a>. These were both pleasant surprises for different reasons. Nevermoor gives Harry Potter vibes and makes my heart happy whilst Dodie’s characters and their humor were a lovely little gem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Best sequel you’ve read so far in 2021 <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Viscount Who Loved Me (Bridgertons #2) by Julia Quinn<\/a> – I breezed past the TV show and books in turn in just over a week, book 2 being my favorite by far. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. New release you haven’t read yet, but want to. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir<\/a> – I plan on listening to this soon, hope it lives up to my expectations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Most anticipated release for the second half of the year. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr<\/a> and The Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles<\/a> – both author of some of my all time favorite titles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Biggest disappointment. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout<\/a> – that went downhill fast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Biggest surprise. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke<\/a> – I’m yet to decide what to read this, but very surprised I liked it considering Jonathan Strange and Mr Norell took me a very long time to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Favourite new author. (Debut or new to you) <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Talia Hibbert<\/a>, I adore The Brown Sisters series and plan on reading more of Hibbert’s books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Newest fictional crush. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Darkling from the Grishaverse<\/a>. The handsome actor from the Netflix adaptation might be messing with my mind here \ud83d\ude00 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Newest favourite character. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Shae Kaul from The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Le<\/a>e – she’s beautiful, smart and kicks some a$$.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Book that made you cry. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

I’m not a crier really but this book by a Macedonian author got me real close: \u0414\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0442 \u043a\u043e\u0433\u0430 \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0435 \u0440\u0430\u0437\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0438\u0432<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

11. Book that made you happy. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a> – I decided to reread this and let me tell you, it may be one of my best reading decisions ever!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12. Most beautiful book you’ve bought so far this year (or received) <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The Puffin in Bloom Collection<\/a>, I’m now the proud owner of all 4 books. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

13. What books do you need to read by the end of the year? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There literally so many! For starters, I want to reduce my owned TBR substantially, Malice by John Gwynne<\/a>, Half a King by Joe Abercrombie<\/a> and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami<\/a> to name a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Favourite Book Community Member<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Definitely Jadeyraereads<\/a> on Youtube, at one point I was almost exclusively reading during her reading sprints and her intense Patreon ones are some of my very faves. I’m also exploring middle grade books thanks to her recommendations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What’s been your favorite read of the year so far? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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