Image Credit: Tiana @ The Book Raven

Tiana is an awesome blogger! Most of you know that I love books, so I was immediately drawn to her blog. Please check out The Book Raven!

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Here’s the original link to the tag:

• Dreamy Book Covers Tag

The Rules:

1. Thank the lovely person who tagged you, spread the love!

2. Mention Tiana @ The Book Raven as the (insert adjective here) creator of this book tag!

3. Use the original tag image in your post. (However, feel free to add whatever other graphics your heart desires!)

4. At least tag one fellow blogger for this tag. Even if you’re like me sometimes and feel a bit lazy

5. List the rules.

The Tag:

“No Ideas But in Things” A book cover that perfectly expresses the novel inside it

Image Credit: Veronica Roth – blogger

I realize a lot of people have a love/hate relationship with this series, but I was drawn to the cover of Divergent almost immediately! To me, the cover captures mystery, intrigue, fire, and adventure – All key components of this first book!

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“Dark and Lovely” A book cover that is so creepalicious you just want to eat it up

Image Credit: Amazon

I remember the first time I saw several of Anderson’s books lined up on the local library shelf. This one gave me instant shivers. It took me a while to actually read it, but it’s an impressive fictional account of the late 1700s and the fight against disease.

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“Sugary Sweet” A cute cover that is so fluffy you want to give it a hug

Image Credit: Crawford Writing Blog

This one was hard for me. There was a book cover that I could picture in my head, but for the life of me, I couldn’t remember the title, or even the author! Yeesh. Fangirl is one of those books that I haven’t read yet, but I’ve heard many good things. This will be on my next TBR!

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“The Simple Aesthetic” A book cover that stuns with the most minimalistic of design

Image Credit: Metropolitan Musings

I can’t really write a post about a book tag without mentioning The Great Gatsby. This cover blew me away.

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“Cover Envy” A book cover you wish you had on your shelves, but don’t yet

Image Credit: Super Space Chick

The first time I saw this cover on a book blog (I can’t remember which one) – I fell in love. It pulled me in from the start. I didn’t even know what the book was about – I just knew that I wanted it. This cover is spellbinding. Now that I’ve heard amazing reviews about Caraval from several book bloggers, I definitely want to get my own copy!

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“Traveling Abroad” A beautiful book cover featuring a country outside of your own

Image Credit: Paste Magazine

I’ve loved Paris and France for a long time. This cover showcases a classic novel, and a country that’s seen its fair share of triumph and turmoil.

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“The Color Wheel” A cover that showcases one of your favorite colors

Image Credit: Adazing

 Purple has been one of my favorite colors, since elementary school. I love Sarah Dessen’s books, too.

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“Switching Gears” A cover change you absolutely adore

Image Credit: The Booklist Reader

While always attracted to Judy Blume’s books, I’m happy they’ve updated the cover for Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret. It’s more modern and fresh-looking. It’s a good way to grab the attention of readers today, since Blume’s books are still highly relevant and entertaining, years after being published.

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“Oldie but Goodie” A favorite cover of your favorite classic

Image Credit: Victorian Paris

I was assigned to read Madame Bovary in high school. It was a challenging read, but it’s stuck with me all these years. I love this cover – The woman just has this intrigue about her in this pose.

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“And the Winner is…” Which book cover mentioned above is your favorite?

Image Credit: Super Space Chick

Caraval wins, hands down. I’m going to look for this on Amazon this week!

I Tag: 

• Panic At The Bookstore
• Devouring Books and Lattes
• YA and Wine
• Kayla @ Kdrewthebookworm

I loved this tag!

As I get older, I find that I’m judging books more and more by their covers, but it’s hard to pick just one cover sometimes!

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂

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I found this tag on Thrice Read – They found it on Pirate Lady Pages!

Primer – Pick a book that left a lasting impression on you.

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Concealer – Pick a character you wish didn’t exist.

I don’t have a good answer for this one – I think most characters, if written well, should exist!

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Foundation – A favourite first book in a series.

Divergent by Veronica Roth.

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Powder – Pick your favourite last book in a series.

Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins.

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Eyebrows – Pick a book you think everyone should read.

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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Eye Shadow – Pick a book with your favourite colours on the front.

Insurgent by Veronica Roth – I love the combination of greens, blues, and a bit of yellow.

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Eyeliner – Pick a dark and mysterious book.

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews.

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Mascara – Pick a long book.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling.

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Blush – Pick a book with a cringe-worthy romance.

Amazing Grace by Danielle Steel.

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Highlighter – Pick a book that brightens your day.

I can’t pick just one. For this, I’ll pick anything with the American Girl historical characters. They give me such nostalgia!

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Lipstick – Your favourite book kiss.

The first kiss between Allie and Noah in The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. It makes me melt – Every. Single. Time.

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂

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The ladies over at Thrice Read did it again! Another fantastic book tag!

Here’s the link to their post:

• School Subjects Book Tag

Math- A book that left your head spinning in circles.

Allegiant. It was such a frustrating book!

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English – A book you think has beautiful written expression.

The Great Gatsby.

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Physics – Your favorite scientifically minded character from a book or film.

Dr. Victor Frankenstein.

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Chemistry – Your favorite literary couple?

Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice.

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Biology – Your favorite book/series/film character.

Harry Potter.

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French – Your favorite foreign book/film/program.

The Millennium Trilogy – Specifically, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

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Art – Have you ever judged a book by its cover, even if you weren’t meant to?!

Oh, yes. I’ve found that I’ve judged covers more as I’ve gotten older.

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History – The last historical book you read.

The War That Saved My Life – I highly recommend this one!

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Geography – A literary destination you would really like to visit (real or fictional).

Definitely Hogwarts!

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Drama – a book you think has a lot of over-dramatic hype

The Twilight series. I tried to read them, but I didn’t get a lot out of any of them.

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂

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The lovely ladies of Thrice Read did another awesome book tag!

Here’s the link to their post:

• The Birthstones Book Tag

They found it on Spines & Covers, another blog I love!

January (Garnet): Associate with warding off negative forces and dark energies – Name a book with the darkest/evilest character you can think of.

So far, I think Safe Haven by Nicholas Sparks had one of the most evil characters – Kevin. Erin worked so hard to escape from him. Kevin reminded me so much of my abusive ex-boyfriend – It nearly made me sick.

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February (Amethyst): Purple is associated with royalty – Name a book with regal qualities … You can base this off of characters, or choose the king of all books.

I loved The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot!

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March (Aquamarine): Washed out – Name a ‘wishy washy’ character, a character who is not strong or a follower.

Darienne from Flight #116 Is Down! by Caroline B. Cooney – She made me so mad!

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April (Diamond): A diamond in the rough – Name a book that you loved but is not well known.

Chosen Ones (Lost Souls) by Tiffany Truitt. Tiffany is one of my sorority sisters, and I’ve loved every book she’s published!

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May (Emerald): Said to balance energy – Name two characters who balance each other well.

This one was hard! But, my first instinct was Katniss Everdeen and Gale Hawthorne from The Hunger Games trilogy, by Suzanne Collins.

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June (Pearl): Associated with loyalty – Name a character who is loyal to the end.

Silas Marner from Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe by George Eliot.

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July (Ruby): Blood red – Name a book that made your blood boil, one that made you angry.

This one was also hard – Several books have made me angry! But, the first one I thought of that brought instant rage was Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States by Sister Helen Prejean. It was eye-opening to read her story and see her thoughts develop about the death penalty.

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August (Peridot): Pale green (It pales in comparison to other gems) – Name a supporting character who you like better than the main character.

Susan Pevensie, from C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia!

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September (Sapphire): Blue like the ocean which is calming – Name a book that had a calming effect on you.

The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin.

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October (Opal): Iridescent – Name an iridescent book, this can be a book with a beautiful cover (Shiny? Lots of color?) Or you can base it off of a character (Quirky? Colorful?)

Margo Roth Spiegelman from Paper Towns by John Green.

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November (Topaz): Associated with resilience – Name a book with a character who rises to the top in a time of adversity.

Katniss Everdeen.

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December (Blue Zircon / Turquoise): Associated with friendship – Name a book with a friendship you want to be a part of.

I’m naming two book series here – (1) All the girls (Kristy, Mary Anne, Stacey, Claudia, Dawn, Mallory, Jessi, Abby, Logan, and Shannon) from The Baby-Sitters Club series by Ann M. Martin, and (2) Nancy, Bess, and George from the Nancy Drew mysteries.

This was such a fun, different, and challenging tag!

Until the next headline, Laura Beth 🙂