30-Day Book Challenge

Hello, Internet! Today, I’m going to do the 30-Day Book Challenge. This is going to be short, but I found this online and it looks fun so I’m gonna do it. I’m not going to do it over a time span of 30 days because that would take too long and honestly, I’m not really ready for that kind of commitment. So, let’s get to it! (side note: my typing game is off today. It’s more like my fingers are fumbling around the keys instead of forming actual words.)

1: Best book you read last year

Easy, A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas. This is the second book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses series.

2: A book that you’ve read more than three times

If I’m being honest, I don’t re-read books. There are a lot of books that are super good, but I just don’t read books multiple times. I don’t know why, I just don’t.

3: Your favorite series

At the moment, it’s the A Court of Thorns and Roses series, but I tend to change my favorite series every week or so.

4: Favorite book of your favorite series

For now, it has to be A Court of Mist and Fury because I HAVEN’T GOTTEN A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN YET but I’m going to soon.

5: A book that makes you happy

Everything, Everything because it’s just a super fun book and I love Maddy and Olly’s relationship.

6: A book that makes you sad

Clockwork Princess because that ending…

7: A book that makes you laugh

Anything that Rick Riordan writes.

8: Most overrated book

The Maze Runner books (don’t @ me) I really just found them slow moving and boring. But like I always say, you’re entitled to your opinions and I’m entitled to mine.

9: A book you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving

I did not expect to like The Wrath & The Dawn, just because it didn’t seem like something I would be into, but I love it. A lot. It’s amazing.

10: A book that reminds you of home

Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins, because I have vivid memories of volunteering at my public library during the summer and reading that book while I sat at a booth helping people sign up for the summer reading program

11: A book you hated

Splintered by A.G Howard. Y’all know how much I disliked that book.

12: A book you love but hate at the same time

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. I’ve come to realize that this book doesn’t shed light on the mental-health issues that come with suicide, and that’s really bad. But at the same time, I loved the story and how it did bring up issues like suicide and sexual assault.

13: Your favorite writer

My girl, Sarah J Maas!

14: Book turned into a movie and completely desecrated

I’m going to go with two answers for this one: The Percy Jackson movies, for obvious reasons, and the Netflix adaptation of Thirteen Reasons Why (even though it’s a show [again, this is just my opinion])

15: Favorite male character

The High Lord of the Night Court and the High Lord of my heart, Rhysand *heart eyes*

16: Favorite female character

The amazing, spectacular, wonderful character that is Aelin Ashryver Galathynius.

17: Favorite quote from your favorite book

Although ACOTAR is my favorite series, I’m going to take this quote from my favorite book (as in a standalone book): “Just don’t forget that some of us watch the sunset too.” -S.E. Hinton, The Outsiders

18: A book that disappointed you

That Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter. I wanted to like this book, I really did, but I just couldn’t. It was so confusing, I didn’t know what was going on half that time.

19: Favorite book turned into a movie

I’m going to assume that this means the BOOK and not the movie, so I’ll go with Everything, Everything because dang, that was a good book.

20: Favorite romance book

Love Fortunes and Other Disasters by Kimberly Karalius. It was such a cute book, and the entire concept revolves around love so that just made the book even better.

21: The first novel that you remember reading

Okay, so in third grade, I found a copy of The Uglies on my sister’s minuscule bookshelf (she isn’t a book nerd like me) and I picked it up. Don’t ask me why third grade Ariana decided to read The Uglies because I honestly don’t know. I think I just needed something to read so I picked up the first book I could find.

22: A book that makes you cry

Heartless by Marissa Meyer. I bawled.

23: A book that you’ve wanted to read for a long time but haven’t

This is perfect, because I was just thinking about this. The Diviners by Libba Bray AND the sequel are sitting on my shelf, still untouched because I just haven’t gotten around to reading them, and I’ve been wanting to for the longest time. At this point, I don’t know if I’ll ever get around to it.

24: A book you wish more people would’ve read

Saving Hamlet by Molly Booth. It’s such an underrated book, but I think a lot of people would love it, so go check it out!

25: A character who you can relate to the most

I’m going to say Sadye from Dramarama by E. Lockhart. She doesn’t want to live a plain vanilla life in a plain vanilla place, and I can really relate to that.

26: A book that changed your opinion on something

I don’t really know.

27: The most surprising plot twist or ending

I’m going to say We Were Liars, for reasons that I cannot say (because spoilers) but let me just say, that plot twist was so unexpected.

28: Favorite title of a book

These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman.

29: A book everyone hated but you liked

Idk man.

30: Your favorite book of all time

I can’t answer this because there are so many. I fear that if I listed them all, we’d be here all day.

And that is it for the 30-Day Book Challenge! Just a little something that I felt like doing. Also, side note, Dear Evan Hansen is an amazing musical and you should go listen to it. Okay, that’s all. Thanks for reading,

-Ari