Siobhan at Siobhan’s Novelties tagged me, thank you! I’m currently at a really cute cabin hanging out with my friends who all are too good at karaoke (I can honestly not compete with this) and having a great time.

Favourite Shows?

I’m here for this, the whole list is already on my phone.

• MR ROBOT!!!
• Orphan Black
• American gods
• Hannibal?? I’ve talked a lot about it to people recently as something I would never recommend anyone to watch, but I do like it too much.
• How to get away with murder
• Jessica Jones
• Daredevil season 3
• Sense8

Favourite Genre?

I guess it’s fantasy-ish stuff, I like everything with like genuinely good fight scenes, to the point where I might skim through the plot if it’s boring enough (cough, most superhero stuff). I do also really like the psychological thriller/drama tv series though, but it’s harder to find good ones.

Least Favourite Show

Siobhan had harsh words for 90 Days Fiance and I completely agree. with her, it’s awful.

But – here’s a more controversial one. I really hate Friends. My bestfriend and dad was both loving watching it, I couldn’t get away and I just don’t find it remotely interesting or funny. I’ve tried so hard, believe me.

Most Re-Watched Show/Favourite Show to Binge Watch?

The first season of Orphan Black! I’ve made the bestfriend (and dad) mentioned above watch it, sitting through the season with them and it’s so satisfying and just so much details you don’t get the first time watching it.

I haven’t watched the last episodes yet. Like I’ve been on S5 E7 for so many months, I just can’t bring myself to watch the last four episodes.

Do You Prefer Watching Things Week-by-Week or Binge-Watching?

Binge-watching. I know that when I start a season of a tv series, if it’s a good one, I’m going to be too drawn in and have no choice. So I don’t usually watch too much Netflix, and no TV at all. Just that one weekend when I’ve finished all important tests and deserve it. Hah, there’s been a couple mistakes of course.

Favourite Television Characters?

Jessica Jones, I just love her so much. My biggest pet peeve is when tv series or movies have the characters with the perfect morning/night routines, no matter how much shit is going down. From the moment I saw Jessica Jones just roll out of bed, and go to track down bad guys I was like YESS.

Favourite Television Ships?

I don’t usually ship people that hard?

Show You Could Never Get Into?

Many. Friends, of course. The vampire diaries, even though I loved vampire books at the time.

Show You Fell Out of Love with?

Every single one that have more than four seasons, including the beloved Orphan Black.

Cancelled Too Soon?

THEY AREN’T RENEWING THE PUNISHER FOR A THIRD SEASON. WTF IS WRONG WITH THEM. Did they see even see Giorgia Whigham as Amy? And the punisher’s fun banter with her? AAHH.

Guilty Pleasure Show?

Like the shows finding the wedding dresses, we’re all critiquing the shit out of that like we know anything about fashion. (I really like couture fashion shows in general though, like that new Paolo Sebastian show for SS19? Watched it three times, excellent.)

What Are You Currently Watching?

Nothing, because I haven’t had time. See binging problem.

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I Tag

This tag was so much fun, but I feel I’ve just tagged people in other things. So if you want to do it, feel free to link to me so I see it!

I do not remember where I first saw this book tag, I’ve had it saved as a post idea for a while, but you’re welcome to do it if you want to! The Harry Potter Book Tag was created by Trang and Lashaan at Bookidote. 

A book you found the theme interesting, but you’d like to rewrite it.

This is most books I don’t like, because they usually had something special in their synopsis that made me read them.

The first book in a series that got you hooked.

A Living Nightmare by Darren Shan is the first book of a series called Cirque du Freak and absolutely got me hooked not only that series and the more gruesome Demonata series, but vampires, monsters and demons in general as a (way too young haha) kid. People ask me if X book is appropriate for their eight year old? I’m like “YES and also I’m not the right person to ask because I mostly say no to only game of thrones and lord of the rings (for different reasons)”

A book you wish you could have right now.

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Like every collector’s edition. Six of crows collectors edition is even cheap, but I can’t bring myself to buy it because I move next year for uni and what then? I don’t need books that I’ve already read? But I want them all, so badly. A dedicated library is my dream in whatever apartment or house I live in as a “real adult”.

A killer book. Both senses. Take it as you like.

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga.

A book that you found really confusing.

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami. I knew I liked it, but I didn’t understand it at once. I still don’t get all of it after one read through, but firstly I know who Kafka is now. I expect a tiny applause and lots of gasps at that, I know it’s weird. Murakami answered 1200 questions about it allegedly and I’m going to delve into it after some more readthroughs once because:

In an interview posted on his English language website, Murakami says that the secret to understanding the novel lies in reading it several times: “Kafka on the Shorecontains several riddles, but there aren’t any solutions provided. Instead, several of these riddles combine, and through their interaction the possibility of a solution takes shape. And the form this solution takes will be different for each reader. To put it another way, the riddles function as part of the solution. It’s hard to explain, but that’s the kind of novel I set out to write”.

A dark twisted book.

The tv series “You” on netflix. Book-wise is harder. The torture and physical and psychological conditions Kaladin is put under in The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson really struck me as so amazingly written and utterly terrifying because it’s such a cruel play on having to work together as a team, but everyone dying before trust can be built. 

Your spirit animal book.

I don’t know what this means, but the answer is “Graceling” by Kristin Cashore. I need to reread it and review it as an adult, but it was so precious to me growing up. Katsa is a really fierce, violent warrior who has emotions, but doesn’t let any hardships she’s put through stop her. I love her so much and would carry her in my mind like she could give me strength. 

A book that surprised you in a great way, reveals more than it is

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins seems like such an average title, cover and synopsis, but it went freaking MAD. It built up forever, both the world and the character with their interactions, and then ascended in chaos as worlds were torn down and Gods missing and the main character isn’t as unassuming as she’s been the whole book. It’s one of those books that sticks in your mind afterwards and has become one of my favourite, but I can’t promote it to people without SPOILING THE WHOLE DAMN THING. It’s just plot-twists!! But they’re not really plot-twists, they’re just a twisted plot. Led by twisted characters? I love it and I think a lot more would as well, if they picked it up.