Hello, welcome back to another book tag. Raven @Dreamy Addictions tagged me for the Pastry Book Tag a while back – thank you Raven! So, let’s do this!
1. Croissant: Name a popular book or series that everyone (including you) love.
I will go with the most obvious answer in the history of books: The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling. I know a few of you haven’t read this – and that’s totally fine – but I’m yet to see anyone that has read it and didn’t like it.
2. Macaron: Name a book that was hard to get through but worth it at the end.
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux was a bit tricky to get through. It is a unique way of storytelling, and it was one of the first books I read in English – the book itself was first written in french. And to top it off, I read it while I was on vacation a few years back and my mind just wasn’t totally in it. I did love it though, so, totally worth it at the end.
3. Vol-au-vent: Name a book that you thought would be amazing but fell flat.
A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale by Liz Braswell. I had such high hopes for this book… but it fell more than flat, it actually opened a hole on the ground and buried itself. Not good…
4. Pain au chocolat: Name a book that you thought would be one thing but turned out to be something else.
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell. Ok, to be honest, I had no idea what it was about before I started, I assumed (because I didn’t read the blurb) that it was about someone fangirling about something. It is about that, but not exactly, it’s so much more.
5. Profiterole: Name a book or series that doesn’t get enough attention.
The One Thing by Marci Lyn Curtis totally deserves every attention out there. Why isn’t everyone talking about it? This book is fantastic and I think that everyone should be planning to read it… now!
6. Croquembouche: Name a book or series that’s extremely complex.
My default answer would be Game of Thrones, but I’m gonna go with the Throne of Glass series, by Sarah J. Maas. Each book gets more and more complicated, a lot of action, a lot of characters and a lot at stake…
7. Napoleon: Name a movie or TV show based off a book that you liked better than the book itself.
Hmmmm, not an easy one… I guess my answer will be New Moon by Stephenie Meyer. I wasn’t a big fan of the book – let’s face it, it’s a bit boring and all – but the movie is slightly better and the cinematography is actually pretty cool.
8. Empanada: Name a book that was bittersweet.
For this one I’m gonna go with More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, because it is more happy than not, but it still left me utterly heartbroken.
9. Kolompeh: Name a book or series that takes place somewhere other than your home country.
This one is easy… almost all books take place somewhere other than Portugal or Spain, so I’m going to go with The Infernal Devices trilogy, by Cassandra Clare, which takes place in Victorian London.
10. Pate a Choux: Name one food from a book or series that you would like to try.
Everything from Harry Potter, Throne of Glass and the The Wrath and the Dawn. The food is described so vividly that it’s impossible not to want to try every single thing they mention.
Ok… that’s it! I’ll tag EVERYONE that hasn’t done this one and would like to give it a go.
I might be doing this! Loved reading your answers! 😀
yes, do 😀
OH NO! ‘A Whole New World: A Twisted Tale’ wasn’t good?! That’s so disappointing. I have that on my TBR. *sigh*
Haha! I’d be totally game to try the food in Harry Potter, especially if the house elves made it because I’m the worst, laziest cook on the planet. :p
the food made by elfs would be great! it would be magical!!!
oh, i won’t tell you to have a look at my review of the book then… =/ (it wasn’t good at all)
NOOOOO!!! *sobs*
And I hardly ever actually read reviews before I read books because I like to form my own unbiased opinions. >.>
you should definitely give it a try then. it wasn’t for me, but you might just like it 🙂
I like your choices! Does Throne of Glass really have such good food?
I might do the tag as well 🙂
oh, Celaena is pretty much obsessed with everything food related, especially when chocolate is involved…
Uh, interesting! I know I’ve said it a million times, but I will read the books! I just don’t know when yet hahaha
take your time… there are still 2 more coming out…
So I’ve heard. But you all seemed so ecstatic about the recent release and you could all talk about it and I’m just like .. what?
lol, oh, i feel your pain. truly!
but worry not, when you FINALLY read the book, I’ll fangirl with u just as much
Okay, that is good to know :D!
PASTRIES I HAVE TO DO THIS I AM IN LOVE WITH CHOCOLATE….right, so I’ll stop there. I think I, you know, may do this tag. It sounds so much fun but I don’t know half of the pastries listed….and I especially don’t know how to say the fancy ones with all the dashes that sounds french. The Throne of Glass series is literally the first on my TBR! I picked up the first one around two weeks ago but then I put it down because it was so big and daunting.
Lovely post, Cristina!
Love and books,
Veda
I really like your answers! I haven’t read Phantom Of Opera but I’d really like to read it. I’ve seen so many people disappointed with A whole new world and I don’t think I would ever read that book. Thank you so much for participating! 😀
The Phantom is pretty great 😀 it gave me a whole new understanding of the musical.
yeah, i wouldn’t really recommend that book…
Oh my god I finished The One Thing in one sitting I just COULD NOT STOP READING IT! It is actually fantastic and your right waaay more people should be talking about it! I actually love when food is described in detail in books! I just read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell the other day and I swear ever time she went into detail about all the food I was like craving a snake myself! Great tag! I think I might do it! 🙂 🙂
i’m so glad you enjoyed The One Thing 😀 😀 😀 I couldn’t stop reading it either
oh, there’s food in Carry On? I need to get my hands on that book fast!
There’s SO MUCH food!! All Simon Snow does is eat I swear haha!
😀 did you like the book?
Yeah I really loved it! As all of Rainbow’s books it has amazing characters and heart melting romance. My one complaint against it through is that it was really hard to connect to the plot (since it’s meant to be the last book in a series). It kind of felt like reading Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows without having read the rest of the series first. If that makes any sense.
it makes sense 🙂 I’m really curious about it 😀
I put The One Thing too for that question!!
😀 because it’s so so GOOD!
Wow! I never thought Phantom of the Opera has a book. XD
I love your answers and I agree onto reading The One Thing. I haven’t read that one though but my best friend recommended it to me because of a super interesting blurb. I hope to grab a copy someday. 🙂
oh, The Phantom of The Opera, as a book, has been around for a long long time 😉 it’s a good read
You should get to The One Thing, it’s fantastic. 😀
I would really love to. Anyways, I’ve only seen the movie of The Phanthom of the Opera. It has a great storyline and great music. 😄
the movie is really good, I love it. And I love the musical too (though I already knew it by heart the first time I actually saw it…) 🙂
True! The songs are so beautiful. In fact, I listen to them often. 😄
me too 😉
Wonderful answers! I’m totally nodding in agreement to most of your answers especially the last question! Some of the food in Throne of Glass sounds so scrumptious!
Celaena/Aelin and her damn chocolate!!! 😀 lol
I would die to sit in the Great Hall and have a chicken wing in each hand Ron Weasley style. Oh god, now I want chicken so badly.
I wouldn’t mind eating whatever if Ron Weasley was there… I mean, eating in the Great Hall would be thrilling enough, but still… 😉