Since today also happens to be my blog stop for Raybearer, I figured what could be more perfect than also doing a Tag Thursday featuring the original tag for this book made by the lovely Leelynn @ Sometimes Leelynn Reads?

Who, by the way, is a boss at making these original tags and always comes up with something fun and unique. Just saying. This time, the prompts are based on Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko, and specifically the 11 council positions, which I thought was really neat! She also happens to be the one who tagged me and the one who made the graphics, and since I’m a lazy scrub, I’m totally using them because making new graphics is haaaard and I don’t wanna.

The Rules

• Thank the person that tagged you and link to their post.
• Link to the original creator: Leelynn @ Sometimes Leelynn Reads! Please note that she used the artwork/graphics if you end up using them.
• Answer the prompts to the best of your ability. No wrong answers here!
• Tag some people you think would would have fun doing this tag.
• Copy-paste the rules and prompts.

This book absolutely crushed my soul and decimated all the little pieces … but it was kind of exactly what I needed at the time? I read this about two months after my grandmother died, and my daughter was the same age as Elsa, and there were just so many things that lined up perfectly between Elsa’s handling grief and mine and my daughter’s that this ended up being probably the best thing I could’ve read at the time.

I’m pretty sure something like 90% of the books I read include warriors of some sort, who I obviously love? So wow, way to not make the prompts easy. Basically everyone in this book is a warrior of some sort, but my favorites were definitely Drem, Keld, and Cullen. Listen, I narrowed it down to one book. I never said I’d narrow it down to one warrior. Keld is the old cranky mentor type, which is one of my favorite tropes. Cullen was a younger warrior, slightly naive, but adorable in how genuine he was. And Drem … what to even say about Drem? He was a bundle of emotions wrapped in a warrior fighting for his people.

I’m going to have to go with Paul on this one. He’s probably single-handedly the reason the Chop Shop hasn’t imploded at this point when, by all rights, it probably should have, give the large characters in it. Paul is really just doing his best, trying his hardest, and he deserves some props for that, because his team is not easy to manage, okay? Just saying.

I actually just lent this book to someone I work with, so maybe that’s why it’s top of mind. But an entire world/culture based off of dragons? Plus different races, all with different backgrounds, AND some magic? Yeah, pretty sure this world was made just for me. Thanks, I love it.

You mean there are magical libraries with magical books AND straight-up magic and sorcerers? PLUS hella charming demons you can make pacts with? Um, yes. I will not only be a character in this book, I will dominate this world.

This was the first thing that popped into my head. For me to buy a special edition, it’d have to be a book I really like with a special edition that looks amazing, and this fits both criteria. I’ve seen special editions of this book and drooled over them, but I never did buy any. I don’t tend to buy special editions in general, but if I did, this one definitely tempts me.

I actually can’t even say how the characters in this are strategic, because that would be a spoiler, but suffice it to say that there are some hella strategic characters. In the “I’ve maneuvered this entire universe to get the outcome I want” sort of way. It was pretty dang impressive. Guess that’s what happens when you’re dealing with intelligence that is a ridiculous amount of times wiser than we meager humans.

Not gonna lie, I normally don’t pay attention to food in books. That being said, C.G. Drews made me downright ravenous with all her foody scenes in this book. And a lot of them are things I can actually have without cheating, since they were gluten-free and healthy AND delicious, which is clearly some black magic nonsense going on.

I had to really think about this one, and it was such a hard choice to make. In the end I decided to go with SKELETON HORSE. Because first, horses, which are awesome creatures. But second, skeleton horse clearly fits my aesthetic. Although, I’m willing to bet that if I explored the Moors a bit, I’d probably find a creature that would put the skeleton horse to shame.

I read a lot of books that deal with deities, but I ended up going with this one because sure, there’s deities, but … it’s not quite what you think. I enjoyed the twist on the living god trope in this book and the way it became a mystery that unravels a little more as you read it. Also, Lightsong the Bold is clearly the best deity ever to grace the page.

I had to choose something middle grade for this, because the middle grade books I’ve picked up this year have just been off the charts. These authors are clearly onto something, because they’ve done such creative things with them! This book in particular is so hard to describe, because it does a little bit of everything, and it includes STEM and magic and puns and irony and a really fun, relatable voice. The book ended up being like nothing I expected, and I loved it!

Tag … You’re It!

• Dini @ DiniPandaReads
• Evelyn @ Evelyn Reads
• Bri @ Books and Shadows
• Susan @ NovelLives
• Keri @ Are You My Book?
• YOU!

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