Tags & Awards

Santa's Little Helper Tag

December 24, 2018

Merry Christmas Eve, to anyone celebrating it! In honor of the holiday, it felt fitting to do a Christmas-y tag, so it was perfect that Lorryn tagged me in this new tag made by our friend Bee! If you’re not following either of them already, you should fix that, because they are both lovely human beings! ♥

THE RULES:

  1. answer the prompts
  2. tag 3 people
  3. leave a link to your favorite blog post YOU have written this year!


D A S H E R
a novel you sped through:

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The Kiss Quotient! This was supposed to be a buddy read spread out over 3 days, and instead I just read the entire thing in one sitting. Oops.

D A N C E R
match a song to one of your favorite books:

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The first time I heard ‘I Dare You’ by The xx, I immediately thought of Rhysand and Feyre—most specifically, the time frame during the middle-ish part of ACOMAF, when Feyre is healing and figuring out her emotions. The lyrics feel like Rhysand talking:
“Go on, I dare you.”

P R A N C E R
post a picture of a book with a flashy cover:

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The Gilded Wolves. Ugh, all that gold filigree? Yes, please. Plus, it was SO GOOD.

V I X E N
your favorite “femme fatale” from a novel:

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Could I, in any reality, NOT choose Mia Corvere for this question? *swoon*

C O M E T
a book that’s on your wishlist:

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I have a whole Amazon Wishlist full of books (if anyone wants to send a Christmas present ??), but I wanted to mention some very special editions I am dying to get my hands on: the french Shades of Magic editions, and the Polish Captive Prince editions (of which only the first 2 have been revealed so far). Aren’t they beautiful?!

C U P I D
a book that you adore (and tell us why!):

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I’m gonna take a moment to plug A Girl Like Her for the billionth time, because this book is just so, so good. It’s got a fat, black, autistic heroine (I think that all of the rep is own-voice, if I remember correctly), the hero is inspired by Chris freaking Evans, the banter is HILARIOUS and witty and geeky as hell, the chemistry and romance are so sweet and well-crafted, and the sex scenes are steamy and fun without ever being “cringe-y” like some sexy books can be. It’s also only ONE DOLLAR on the Kindle store right now, which is such a steal. I can’t say enough good things about this one.

D O N N E R
your favorite premiere novel in a series:

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Every Heart a Doorway, first in the Wayward Children series, is one of the best series starters I’ve ever read. It does such a good job of introducing you to the cast and setting the stage, and is such a wonderful and diverse read, plus the whole series is phenomenal. I just reviewed book 4 if you want to see my thoughts—it has no spoilers for the first three books in the series!

B L I T Z E N
name an author who’s smokin’ hot:

I can’t even front because I think everyone who follows me on twitter has figured out my biggest author crushes by this point, thanks to my endless fangirling. ?

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(L-R: Jay Kristoff, Victoria/V.E. Schwab, Alyssa Wong)

T A G S

Since it’s Christmas Eve, I know a lot of people won’t have time to do this one for the holiday, but just in case, I’ll tag a few of my fellow tag-loving friends Heather, Avery, and Ellyn, plus anyone else who wants to be tagged—consider it done!

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19 Comments

  • Reply zoe attempts to read !!! December 24, 2018 at 3:34 pm

    the French Shade of Magic covers make me want to swoon lol! they’re so gorgeous! I hope you have a lovely holiday season and a nice new year!

  • Reply Avery @ RedRocketPanda December 24, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    Ooh this is a nice one to do tonight! Thanks for tagging me <3

  • Reply Book Tag | Santa’s Little Helper – Red Rocket Panda December 24, 2018 at 6:47 pm

    […] know it’s not a Thursday but Destiny tagged me in this great little Christmas tag today and it seemed like the perfect thing to post for […]

  • Reply Lorryn December 24, 2018 at 7:42 pm

    I knew I’d love your answers. The covers for those special editions are amazing.

  • Reply Kelly Brigid December 24, 2018 at 8:05 pm

    Such a cute tag! The cover is Gilded wolves is so stunning!! And I love love love VE Schwab! ❤️

  • Reply Octavia @MythicalReads December 25, 2018 at 1:46 am

    Oh my gosh, this is such a fun tag!
    I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU ON V.E. SCHWAB!!!! She’s so cute! (:

  • Reply Ellyn December 25, 2018 at 5:41 am

    Thank you so much for the tag, Destiny! Have you read The Gilded Wolves yet? I think I saw your review at some point but have completely forgotten your stance on it, I’ve heard good things about it so far and just added it to my tbr!

    • Reply Destiny @ Howling Libraries December 27, 2018 at 8:55 pm

      You’re so welcome, my love! I have, I loved it!!

      • Reply Ellyn December 27, 2018 at 11:07 pm

        I’m so glad, I just put it on hold at the library because I’ve heard such great things about it!

  • Reply tasya @ the literary huntress December 25, 2018 at 11:18 am

    This is a really fun tag! I love that cover for ADSOM and Captive Prince too! Merry christmas!

  • Reply thewasofshall January 9, 2019 at 4:47 pm

    “The hero is inspired by Chris freaking Evans” = a surefire way to get me to read a book! lol

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