The Joy of Christmas Book Tag

 Hey guys, this is Abi here, 

And today I'm doing The Joy of Christmas Book Tag! 

It's the last tag of 2020 (thank god the year's coming to an end) and it's a Christmas one! 

Enjoy! 

1. Anticipating ~ The Christmas excitement is real, what book(s) releases are you anticipating? 

For all my anticipated releases for January- March, you can search here, but the two books (out of the books mentioned) are definitely Be Dazzled by Ryan La Sala, and Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas. Be Dazzled is basically an LGBT romance that takes place at Comic Con- and it has designing, fashion and a competition- sort of like Project Runway. There's more to it than that, but for some reason I'm really excited about it. Concrete Rose is a prequel of THUG, and because Angie Thomas is an auto-buy author for me, of course I'll be devouring it as soon as I can get my hands on it! 

2. Christmas Songs and Carols ~ What book or author can you not help but sing it's praises? 

There are a couple of authors that I've discovered this year, but none of them stand out- they're all equal, and I love their books equally. Therefore, I'll list them here, and you can check out their books for yourself- 

Christina Henry- Written the Chronicles of Alice duology, The Girl in Red, amongst others

Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples- Most well-known for Saga 

Tiffany Jackson- Written Grown, Monday's Not Coming, Allegedly, amongst others. 

Absolutely loved all the books mentioned! Go and read them if you haven't already.  

3.Gingerbread House ~ What book or series has wonderful world-building?

 

The Nevernight Chronicle trilogy is the first series I thought of, to best fit the category. 

Darkdawn review is coming, I promise. 

It may have taken me a whole to get into this series, but the world-building is first class. 

4. A Christmas Carol ~ Favourite classic or one that you want to read 

I need to get back into the Classics! It's a genre I've longed to delve back into. I read a couple of my favourites just last year, Black Beauty, Heidi and Anne of Green Gables, but there are several that I'd like to try next year. Some examples are A Little Princess and Great Expectations, to name a couple. 

5. Christmas Sweets ~ What book would you love to receive for Christmas?

I already know what I'm getting book wise for Christmas! I asked my boyfriend to get me one of my Series' TBR picks and I have an idea for what I'm getting! As for the rest of my family, it'll be book vouchers to spend on whatever book I so desire. 

Click here to see what my Series' TBR picks are for 2021! 

6. Candles in the Window ~ What book gives you that warm fuzzy feeling? 

Any book with Nick and Charlie in it! I love these two so much- and I can't wait for Volume Four to be released in May! (I really hope this story doesn't end any time soon- or have a hiatus like Saga!)

7. Christmas Trees and Decorations ~ What are some of your favourite book covers? 

It's been a while since any cover's completely blown me away, but these covers are just beautiful: 

Under A Dancing Star just stood out in Waterstones when I saw it on display in my local Waterstones, (it shimmers under the light.) 

Punching the Air just looked so amazing and colourful that the cover drew me in (though I'd likely have read it even the cover was awful, because it was amazing.) 

I don't even know what to say about Kingdom of Back- even the photo on a screen is mesmerising. 

8. Christmas Joy ~ What are some of your favourite things about Christmas/ favourite Christmas memories? 

1. Christmas Day Parkrun- Done it four years in a row. 

2. Bacon bap after parkrun! 

3. Spending time with friends and family. 

What are some of your favourite memories? 

Okay! That's The Joy of Christmas Book Tag! 

As always, if you want to do this tag, you're free to. I tag you all! 

I hope you all have a wonderful evening and I'll see you soon- either with my Favourite Books of 2020, or my Darkdawn review! 

Comment below which one (or look out for a poll on Instagram.) 

Byeeee! 

-Abi xxxxx