Book Tag: Beauty & The Beast Book Tag

I am super excited to be completing the Beauty & The Beast Book Tag created by the lovely Kirsty @Kirsty and the Cat Read.  I was deeply honored to be one of the first book bloggers to be nominated for this tag!  Head over and check out Kirsty’s blog and give her a follow.  You can read the original tag here → Kirsty and the Cat Read: Beauty & The Beast Book Tag.

Rules:

» Thank the person who tagged you

» Mention the creator → Kirsty @Kirsty and the Cat Read

» Match a book to each of the songs/characters below

» Tag as many people as you like

“Tale As Old As Time” – A popular theme, trope or setting you will never get bored of reading.

 I will probably never get tired of historical mysteries that center around family drama/scandal.

Some of my favorites…

The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton

The Distant Hours by Kate Morton

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

You can read my review for June here → Book Review: June by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore

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Belle – A book your brought for it’s beautiful cover that’s just as beautiful inside too

 » The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron

The cover of this book is absolutely stunning!  However, the real beauty is WITHIN the pages.  It was such a beautiful story of hope, love, and faith.   You can read my review here → Book Review: The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron

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Beast – A book you didn’t expect much from but pleasantly surprised you.

 » The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

“I went into this book with low expectations, however I am happy to report that I was pleasantly surprised.”   A line from the first paragraph of my review for this book.  You can read the rest of my review here → Book Review: The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle #1) by Maggie Stiefvater

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Gaston – A book everyone loves that you don’t

 » Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Don’t even get me started on this series.  I will launch into a long rant.

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Lefou – A loyal sidekick you can’t help but love more than their counter part.

 »Fermín from The Shadow of the Wind

 I just loved Fermín even more than the main character, Daniel.  He was funny, loyal, and wildly inappropriate.  What’s not to love?  You can read my review here → Book Review: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

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Mrs Potts, Chip, Lumier & Cogsworth – A book that helped you through a difficult time or that taught you something valuable

 » The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

This was a inspirational book about life told in parable form.  I wrote a post about the life lessons this book taught me, which you can read here → 5 Things The Alchemist Taught Me About Life

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“Something There” – A book or a series that you weren’t into at first but picked up towards the end.

 » Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham

I thought the premise of this book was brilliant, however it fell flat for me.  If it weren’t for the last 25% of the book, this book would have been a total flop.  You can read my full review here → Book Review: Hanging Mary by Susan Higginbotham

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“Be Our Guest” – A fictional character you’d love to have over for dinner

 » Lou from Me Before You and Lila from A Darker Shade of Magic

I know, I cheated and chose two.  Wouldn’t this be the best dinner party ever?  I feel like alcohol would be involved…

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I’d like to tag the following bloggers to complete this book tag:

Ioana @booksreenchanted

Jess @The Mud and Stars Book Blog

Sammie @Bookshelves & Biros

Annelise @The Book Adventures of Annelise Lestrange

Lola @Hit or Miss Books

Lilly @LairOfBooksBlog

Sophie @Book Wish

And YOU!  If you want to complete this book tag, than I urge you to give it a go!