Unpopular Opinions Book Tag

The super awesome Cait of Paper Fury has tagged me to take part in the Unpopular Opinions book tag - created by The Book Archer. This makes me happy! I hardly ever get tagged in these things, and who doesn't like having the odd moan? This sounds like fun!


1. A popular book or series you didn't like.


Matched series by Ally Condie. Couldn't get past the first book, really unbelievable characters. The same with both The Demon's Lexicon and The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan. I found the characters so annoying. Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. Really don't understand why people like it. And don't get me started on the House of Night series by P.C. and Kristin Cast. Just not my bag.



2. A popular book/series everyone hates but you love.


So I find this question confusing. If everyone hates this book/series, how is it popular? I don't get that. So instead, just books I love that don't seem to get much love from anyone else.

Alex As Well by Alyssa Brugman; I really liked this LGBTQ YA story about an intersex character, but some feel there are some issues with how it seems that Alex may have a mental illness, as she thinks of there being a male self inside her as well as her female self, rather than her just being female. As there aren't many intersex books, and so little know much about intersex people, it's not a great image because intersex people don't have a mental illness as a rule - as in being intersex does not cause you to have a mental illness. But I really loved it. I didn't see this when I was reading it, and so only have fond memories of the book. I can't seem to think of anything else.

3. A love triangle where the protagonist ended up with the person you didn't want them to be with.


Someone please explain to me why Katniss chose Peeta? Because I really don't understand. Gale is better! It was fake with Peeta! And Peeta is boring. It's all about Gale!


4. Popular genre you hardly read.


I'm really not a fan of historical fiction or sci-fi. There are so many sci-fi books lately, They tend to have the most beautiful starry covers, but it's just not my bag. (For the record, although there are aliens, I don't really consider Jennifer L. Armetrout's Lux series to be sci-fi, but paranormal romance/urban fantasy.) And with Lydia Syson, Mary Hooper and Philippa Gregory, there's so much historical. Give me contemporary or a wonderful urban fantasy!


5. Popular beloved character you dislike.
I'm coming up with a blank here... Ok, going for a classic. Can I say Alice from Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll? Really not my favourite story. Really don't like Alice. Oh my god, that girl.

6. Popular author you can't seem to get into.


Maggie Stiefvater. Francesca Lia Block. Meg Rosoff. James Dawson.Yes, I know. I know. But just the thought of picking up one of their books has me wanting to climb back into bed and not get up. I just have no interest in Maggie Stiefvater. I didn't like Shiver, I don't want to read anything else. And what the hell is up with the Dangerous Angels books by Francesca Lia Block, huh? Weetzie Bat is insane. Meg Rosoff bores me to tears, and How I Live Now made me really uncomfortable. And James Dawson... his writing and I simply do not gel. These authors? Nope. No, thank you.


7. A popular trope you're tired of reading.
Instalove. No. No more. I am DONE. I am firmly of the opinion that it does not exist, so please stop writing it. Stop making your stories unbelievable and eye-rolly, and having me wanting to throw them across the room, because their eyes met across (a very likely crowded) room, and that was it. NO! Where is the romantic development?! THERE IS NONE! How am I supposed to root for a couple when I don't feel it?! I'm not going to believe it if there's nothing their feelings are based on. JUST STOP!

Not that it bothers me that much.

8. A popular series you have no interest in reading.


The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot - too much girliness for me. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - no explanation required due to above. Splintered by A.G. Howard - Alice in Wonderland, ugh. But I don't know. Persuade me, and maybe.

9. A show/movie adaptation you liked better than the book.


The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks. Ok, so I saw the movie before I read the book. BUT THE BOOK MISSES OUT HALF THE STORY! How are we supposed to root for them when we don't see the beginning of the romance. And it was just so boring. The movie is my favourite movie, so the book was such a let down. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It was good, but I was expecting more because of the buzz. But the movie, I loved. LOVED!

I'm not actually going to tag anyone,  because the people I would tag don't do tags, so that seems pointless. But if you want to do this, consider yourself tagged!

Any books I've mentioned you disagree with? Or agree? Because that would be nice. What would your answers be instead?

Find Me Tag: Book Photography

Find Me Tag

What with signing up to Instagram recently and seeing all the awesome #bookstagram photos, I've been really into taking photos of books lately. I'm still pretty much an amateur, but I'm enjoying it. So when Cait at Paperfury took part in the Find Me Tag, and invited anyone to join in, even if they weren't tagged, I decided to take part.

RULES:
1. Find a book in the 10 categories listed below, take a photo or post the cover.
2. Tag the next victims
3. Link back to Christy at Novel Ink!

A Book With a Sunset

I couldn't find a book with a sunset, unfortunately, so I cheated. Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance features a dawn, so the opposite of a sunset. Though, if we're being honest, it's probably just some clouds whose colour has been photoshopped to look like dawn. But it's supposed to be dawn. So I'm going to count it for this as it's opposite.

This is several books in to the Cassie Palmer series by Karen Chance, an adult urban fantasy series that is just amazing! So fast paced and action packed! I actually need to buy the next book in this series.

A Book With Water

Check out that ocean, and those waves! That's a whole lot of water on Raw Blue by Kirsty Eagar. This is such an awesome book, my review of which will be posted as part of Sex in Teen Lit II Month.

A Book With a Flower

Check out that beauty! Purple, pink and gold! It's pretty, but a little ostentatious. It's wow at first, but then becomes a bit sickly. Darkest Mercy by Melissa Marr is the final book in the Wicked Lovely series, though I'm still three books behind.

A Book With a Heart

I went for something a bit different! Not a fluffly cover! The Dead House by Dawn Kurtagich sounds seriously creepy, but exciting! I don't really do horror, but this sounds too good to miss!

A Book With a Gone in the Title

I had to go with Since You've Been Gone by Morgan Matson, like Cait did, because I simply couldn't find another book with Gone in the title. Sorry! I'm yet to read this yet, but I enjoyed Matson's previous books, so I'm looking forward to it!

A Girl in a White Dress

This might be a little obvious, but I couldn't find another quickly. I'm sorry! Rapture by Lauren Kate wasn't my favourite of the series, it seemed too easy to me. But I'm hopeful for Unforgiven!

A Couple Kissing

This has got to be the most bold, fantastic, awesome LGBTQ YA cover going! I love it! Two Boys Kissing isn't my favourite of David Levithan's novels, but I still feelit's a really important one! Read it, goooo!

A Book With Headphones

I couldn't find a book with headphones on! I did think of Playlist for the Dead by Michelle Falkoff, and went looking for it until I remembered I borrowed it, but didn't own it. So Tape by Steven Camden has to do. This is the proof cover rather than the actual cover, but that also has a tape on, which you can see if you click on the link. I've not read this yet, but it sounds really intriguing.

A Book With a Moon

You can see the moon so much clearer on the actual cover, it has all the details that show up when the light hits it in the right way. But the moon is still there! One Foot in the Grave by Jeaniene Frost is the first book in The Night Huntress series, an adult urban fantasy series and it's awesome! The series is over now which is so sad for me, but great for new readers - no having to wait for new books!

A Book With a Weapon

Look at that smoking gun! Whoop! Death's Mistress by Karen Chance is part of the Dorina Basarab series, a companion series to the Cassie Palmer series. It's also extremely fast paced and action packed. I do love Chance's books!

And I tag Michelle @ Fluttering Butterflies, Stacey @ The Pretty Books, Jim @ YA Yeah Yeah, Cynthia @ Afterwritten & Sophie @ So Many Books, So Little Time.

If any of you don't want to take part, fine. If anyone wants to do the tag who isn't tagged, feel free!

Have you read any of these books? What did you think?