Nope Trope Book Tag!

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And I've been looking for a new tag for what seems like the longest time, and just yesterday, one popped up on my YouTube feed! So, I decided to do!

As you can see from the title, it's the Nope Trope Book Tag!

Enjoy! 

TROPE: Eavesdropping and Miscommunication ~ 

Name a book that you heard about and expected to love, but then ended up hating it. 

I feel like this is kind of cheating because it's a sequel, and it was a follow on from Children of Blood and Bone, the crazy good first book in the series. But it counts for me! Like I stated before, I was absolutely blown away by the first book, so I had high hopes for this, believing that it would be just as amazing and fast paced (with fleshed out characters) as the first book. But even though I enjoyed a few aspects and plot points, I found myself forgetting half the characters the minute I moved on to my next read. I suppose I'll carry on with the series upon the release of the third book, (and who knows, I might even enjoy it the second time around), but Children of Virtue and Vengeance was kind of a let down for me. 

TROPE: Love Triangle ~ 

Name a series where you can't pick your favourite book 

I loved all of these for different reasons, but all the same amount. I can't believe how long it took me to finally pick this series up, but now that I have, and I've finished all of them, I want more! I'm not ready to leave this world yet, (even though I know I should move on, because it's unlikely they'll be any more books) but everything about this series is absolute perfection! Just the way it's structured, with text messages and reports, the characters, the plot, it's all absolutely fantastic. 

TROPE: I'm not like other girls & I didn't know I was pretty ~ Name a book that has a beautiful cover, but was boring as heck 

This definitely isn't the most beautiful book I've ever seen, but there's something about the cover that stands out above the covers that I'm usually drawn to. But I was expecting to enjoy it more than I did. Primarily, what I had problems with was the plot- the story never seemed to go anywhere. Also, there were long pages of description, and even though those were important- to understand the kind of world that the characters were living in, they just felt like they took up too much of the book. 

TROPE: All Consuming Love ~ 

Name a book that gave you a book hangover

Books rarely give me a hangover as much as they did when I was younger, but Skyward definitely left me reeling for a while, and the ending stuck with me for a while, after turning the final page. I'm so excited for October, when I can read Starsight (but also so I can re-read this masterpiece, and delve back into this phenomenally crafted world.) Although I've heard some people have misgivings as for whether to pick this series up (because it's a Science Fiction, instead of Sanderson's usual fantasy), I can say that he does Sci-fi just as well as he does Fantasy, so I recommend picking it up. 

TROPE: The Douchebag ~ 

Name a book that took you a while to get into, but then you ended up loving it. 

The Miniaturist is what I think sparked my love of historical fiction (though I'm still trying to read more books within this genre, because I still feel like a newbie). Going into it, I had no idea what to expect, and it took me a while to get into it, because everything was still being explained. But once I got the feel for the characters, the world, and delved deeper into the story, I couldn't put it down! The cover is beautiful, and the story matches. If you're looking for a historical fiction novel that will surprise you, then this is the novel for you. 

Share your favourite tropes, and least favourite trope! 

This might not be considered a trope, but I love it when sisters aren't competing with each-other to be noticed. I don't see many books when sisterly love is shown, and if you know of any, let me know in the comments cos I want to read more, where sisters are not competing! 

Another of my favourite tropes is the will they, won't they trope. It's sort of like the enemies to lovers trope in the aspect that you don't know whether they'll get together, but honestly, I don't care if it's enemies to lovers, or friends to lovers (just so long as it's not instalove straight away.) 

I guess, the trope that I dislike the most is instalove- which is a very popular disliked trope, but I still dislike it. 

Other than that, I hate it when I see women dragging others down to make themselves feel better. Rivalry is one thing, but reading about women dragging each- other down to make themselves look okay in books, just means it's more likely to be done in real life. 

Okay! That's the Nope Trope Book Tag! As always, if you want to do the tag, then feel free! 

That's it for today, so, I hope you enjoyed the tag, and I'll see you all soon! 

Byeeeeee! 

-Abi xxxx