March 21, 2018March 20, 2018 by PerfectlyTolerable

Kiss, Marry, Ciff Tag

Let’s take another trip down memory lane with “Kiss, Marry, Kill” (or cliff is the slightly less morbid version) Yesterday I played M.A.S.H and today I get to play “Kiss, Marry, Kill” Both were games we used to pass the time with when I was a kid and I love the bookish versions of both!

I first saw this game at Living the Caffeinated Bookworm Life and absolutely loved it! More recently I have seen it going around as a tag created by PerformingBookFelf. Anyway, I have seen a lot of other people do it, including Cat on the Bookshelf, and The Orangutan Librarian!

These are the rules:

Put names of characters, written on separate pieces of papers, in an empty jar or a pen holder.
Shake the jar.
Pull out three pieces of paper in each round and tell us which character you would kiss, marry, or cliff!

Instead of writing the names down and getting a jar, I just made a list, numbered it and then used a random number generator to pick my rounds.

I listed 45 characters but am only going to do 10 rounds (so 15 of the characters won’t get featured.) I tried to do roughly 2/3 rds characters I liked and 1/3 rd characters I didn’t. Here is my full list:

#	Character	Book	Round
1	Draxen	Daughter of the Pirate King
2	Riden	Daughter of the Pirate King
3	Four	Divergent
4	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
5	Brom	Eragon
6	Eragon	Eragon
7	Newt Scamander	Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them	Round 2
8	Joffery Baratheon	Game of Thrones	Round 3
9	Jon Snow	Game of Thrones	Round 4
10	Khal Drogo	Game of Thrones	Round 8
11	Tyrion Lannister	Game of Thrones	Round 5
12	Draco Malfoy	Harry Potter
13	Harry Potter	Harry Potter
14	Remus Lupin	Harry Potter	Round 4
15	Snape	Harry Potter	Round 1
16	Nate	Heroine Complex	Round 5
17	Aragorn	Lord of the Rings	Round 3
18	Frodo Baggins	Lord of the Rings	Round 7
19	Legolas	Lord of the Rings	Round 8
20	Charles Bingley	Pride and Prejudice
21	Fitzwilliam Darcy	Pride and Prejudice	Round 10
22	George Wickham	Pride and Prejudice
23	Sorrento	Ready Player One	Round 9
24	Wade Watts	Ready Player One	Round 2
25	Prince John	Robin Hood	Round 2
26	Robin Hood	Robin Hood	Round 1
27	Sheriff of Nottingham	Robin Hood	Round 5
28	Marko	Saga	Round 10
29	Prince Robot IV	Saga	Round 4
30	The Will	Saga	Round 6
31	Cardan	The Cruel Prince	Round 7
32	Aaron	The Fire’s Stone	Round 6
33	Darvish	The Fire’s Stone	Round 9
34	Arthur Dent	The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy	Round 3
35	Gale Hawthorne	The Hunger Games	Round 1
36	Peeta Mellark	The Hunger Games	Round 10
37	Han Solo	The Paradise Snare
38	Dorian Gray	The Picture of Dorian Gray
39	Count Rugen	The Princess Bride	Round 9
40	Inigo Montoya	The Princess Bride
41	Prince Humperdinck	The Princess Bride
42	Westley	The Princess Bride	Round 7
43	Edward Cullen	Twilight	Round 8
44	Jacob Black	Twilight
45	the Dragon	Uprooted	Round 6

Round 1: Snape, Robin Hood, Gale Hawthorne

A nice easy one to start with!

Kiss – Gale
Marry – Robin Hood
Cliff – Snape

Round 2: Newt Scamander, Wade Watts, Prince John

Tough Choice to Marry Newt or Wade but Newt wins because he is just so quirky and adorable

Kiss – Wade Watts
Marry – Newt Scamander
Cliff – Prince John

Round 3: Joffery Baratheon, Aragorn, Arthur Dent

Another super easy one!

Kiss – Arthur Dent
Marry – Aragorn
Cliff – Joffery Baratheon

Round 4: Jon Snow, Remus Lupin, Prince Robot IV

This was tough but I think Remis would make a much better husband than Jon Snow.

Kiss – Jon Snow
Marry – Remis Lupin
Cliff – Prince Robot IV

Round 5: Tyrion Lannister, Nate, Sheriff of Nottingham

Again super easy!

Kiss – Tyrion Lannister
Marry – Nate
Cliff – Sheriff of Nottingham

Round 6: The Will, Aaron, the Dragon

I don’t want to kill any of them!!!! I love them all! But The Will is a mercenary so he probably deserves it most 😦

Kiss – Aaron
Marry – the Dragon
Cliff – The Will

Round 7: Frodo Baggins, Cardan, Westley

I don’t want to kill any of these either! I guess I will have to go with Cardan because he is the most evil.

Kiss – Frodo Baggins
Marry – Westley
Cliff – Cardan

Round 8: Khal Drogo, Legolas, Edward Cullen

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezey

Kiss – Kahl Drogo
Marry – Legolas
Cliff – Edward Cullen

Round 9: Sorrento, Darvish, Count Rugen

This is the first one I have wanted to “Cliff” two characters! I guess I will have to kiss Count Rugen *shudders*

Kiss – Count Rugen
Marry – Darvish
Cliff – Sorrento

Round 10: Fitzwilliam Darcy, Marko, Peeta Mellark

Noooooo! This is by far the hardest. All three of these are such amazing men. RIP Marko 😥

Kiss – Peeta Mellark
Marry – Fitzwilliam Darcy
Cliff – Marko

March 20, 2018 by PerfectlyTolerable

M.A.S.H Book Tag

I saw this tag at Journey Into Books and immediately knew I needed to participate! I used to play M.A.S.H all the time. It brings back great memories of giggling in class and wishing the game would predict an amazing life with the guy you happened to have a crush on, at the time. It was silly and fun game and this tag is amazing!

THE RULES:

Link back to my original post on Kyera’s Library so I can see all your answers! (Be sure to do this via pingback, I don’t get notified if you just tag my URL)
Thank the person(s) who tagged you… show the community some love!
Obviously, come up with your wonderful answers!
Don’t forget to tag others to keep the tag going!

If you don’t know how to play M.A.S.H then head on over to Kyera’s post, or just google it 🙂 I am not going to try and explain it.

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My memories of playing this game include writing out everything in our notebooks, so for nostalgia’s sake I did it on a piece of paper! We also always used to do “3 Positives and 1 Negative” so the first three things, in every category, are ones I want and the last 1 is one I don’t.

Please ignore my penmanship and any spelling errors! Also drawing a spiral with your eyes closed is really hard.

The Results:

Genre – Horror
Love Interest – Wesley (Princess Bride)
Setting – Hogwarts (Harry Potter)
Best Friend – Elizabeth Bennet (Pride and Prejudice)
Villain – Boba Fett (Star Wars)
Pet – Scabbers (Harry Potter)
Job – Slave
Transportation – Walking
Power – Wizard
Trope or Twist – The Chosen One
House – Apartment

Here is my book blurb:

Sold into slavery at a very young age, Brittany has spent her whole life living in the tiny apartment of her bounty-hunter master, Boba Fett. Brittany, doesn’t know anything about who her parents were or where she came from, but she does know that she is a Wizard. Taking only her pet rat, Scabbers, Brittany escapes the apartment in search of the rumored Hogwarts, a school for witchcraft and wizardry. She is determined to find it even if she has to walk there. Along the way she meets Elizabeth and Wesley, and together the trio faces unspeakable horrors as they fight to evade Boba Fett and find Hogwarts. Little does Brittany know, Hogwarts is cursed and she is the one destined to break it. And for some reason her rat seems determined to stop her.

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Haha that was fun! I am not going to tag anyone but if you are interested please consider yourself tagged!!! Let me know if you do it!

What do you think of my book blurb? I am kinda proud of it 😀

March 13, 2018March 13, 2018 by PerfectlyTolerable

Liebster Award

Liebster

I was nominated for this award by Misty at Misty’s Book Space! Thanks Misty 🙂 I appreciate it! If you haven’t checked out Misty’s blog then you should! Its awesome 🙂

The Rules:

Acknowledge the blog who nominated you and display the award.
Answer the 11 questions the blogger gives you.
Give 11 random facts about yourself.
Nominate 11 blogs.
Notify those blogs of the nomination.
Give them 11 questions to answer.

Misty’s Questions:

Describe your personality in 3 words?

Introverted, Loving, Strong

Do you have a guilty pleasure read? If so what is it?

Pride and Prejudice!

What are your favorite blog posts to write?

It depends on my mood, but in general I like to do tags and memes. Especially ones that involve adding gifs or pictures. I also like writing about exciting things that happen in my life 🙂

If you were a witch/wizard would you be good or evil?

Definitely good!

What is your favorite time of day?

Night! I am a night owl and I hate mornings with a passion!

What is one item that you have to have with you 24/7 that isn’t your phone?

Pony Tail Holders! I hate it when my hair is down but I have to let it dry before I put it up, so I always keep some on my wrist!

Recommend a book/series that you think I should read?

Oooh this is super hard because everyone has different tastes in reading. I don’t know what you like so I can’t really make an educated recommendation, but my go-to’s are Pride and Prejudice, The Princess Bride, and Heroine Complex.

Are you happy?

Yes, I think I am happy most of the time.

If you could give everyone one piece of advice what would it be?

Read! (I don’t know if that is a good answer or not haha giving general advice is hard)

What fantasy world would you like to be the queen of?

Star Wars! (That might be more sci fi than fantasy? but I would love it!)

Who is your favorite author?

Jane Austen

11 Facts about me:

I have a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics and Computer Science with a specialty of Applied Mathematics
I love playing sports, especially softball and volleyball
My high score in bowling is 187
My favorite candy is skittles
I am a cat person but I still love dogs
My favorite superhero is Wolverine
I surprised myself when I honestly answered yes to the question “Are you happy” above because I suffer from depression
I do most of my blogging at work when I am supposed to be working
My favorite color is blue
I am eating Thin Mints right now (I used to be in Girl Scouts so I always buy a box when I see girls selling them)
I am a natural blonde.

Thanks again Misty for tagging me!!

I am not going to tag anyone because I just did the Sunshine Blogger Award and it is very similar. I love getting tagged and participating in memes and awards but I worry that I will annoy others by tagging them. I hope you understand!

November 8, 2017 by PerfectlyTolerable

Book Scavenger Hunt

Disclaimer: All Amazon Links are affiliate links. If you purchase any of these books through one of my links I will get a small commission! All the thoughts/opinions in this post are mine and in no way influenced by Amazon.

I saw this scavenger hunt done by Bookworm Book Club and it was really cool, so I decided to do it too! I tried to find the original poster and as far as I can figure out it was originally created by The Library of Sarah, but her video post has been deleted.

If you read my last Lit Cube Reveal I said I was going to start trying to take “cool” pictures (often refered to as “Bookstagram” pictures) So this post is also my first attempt at that. I didn’t try that hard, it was more just a quick dip to see high level what works and what doesn’t.

1. Find an author name or title with a Z in it.

Maze Runner

I ran out of room using my bookshelf traditionally, so some of my stacking gets a little creative

2. Find a classic.

There are at least two classics in my picture for #1. Can you find them? Here is another classic I have:

Great Expectations

3. Find a book with a key on it.

Skeleton Key

I cheated a little with this one. The closest I could find was the word “Key” but no picture. I added my Pirates of the Caribbean key so technically it has a key on it.

4. Find something on your bookshelf that is not a book.

I have lots of things on my bookshelves that are not books, but here are all my funko pop figurines:

5. Find the oldest book on your shelf.

Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra

Silver Doll

I am not sure which one is actually older. Egypt’s Queen was published in 1963, but my copy is a third printing from 1964. (I got it from my Great Grandma) Silver Doll was published in 1952, but my copy is a re-print. I couldn’t figure out what year it was printed in. (I got it at a garage sale)

6. Find a book with a girl on it.

The Selection

The Crown

Happily Ever After

I thought these looked cool with the girls on the spines, so I chose all three of them.

7. Find a book that has an animal in it.

The Golden Compass

There are lots of animals in this one! Also I like using my Funko Pops in the pictures. I like how it turned out.

8. Find a book with a male protagonist.

Indiana Jones

Indiana Jones is awesome! I even dressed up as him for Halloween once:

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9. Find a book with only words on the cover.

Webster’s Dictionary

This was my Mom’s dictionary in college. It is the 9th edition, I believe the newest edition is the 11th.

10. Find a book with illustrations in it.

Saga

This is one of my favorite graphic novels. Its got really cool illustrations.

11. Find a book with gold lettering.

True Believer

I tried to add all the gold things I could find into the picture. All I could find is Gold $1 coins and Dr. Strange.

12. Find a diary, true or fictional.

American Diaries: Janey G. Blue

American Diaries: Nell Dunne

I really liked how this picture turned out even though it was super simple.

13. Find a book written by and author with a common name (like Smith).

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

Both “Stephanie” and “Meyer” are common names.

14. Find a book with a close up of something on it.

The Chronicles of Narnia

These were all next to each other and I couldn’t decide which one to use so I used them all.

15. Find a hardcover book without a jacket.

The Tale of Despereaux

I think this was my Sister’s book. I have no idea what happened to the jacket.

16. Find a teal/turquoise colored book.

The Tin Princess

Funny story about this book. I have no idea where this book came from. I don’t remember ever having seen it before. But when I pulled it out because of the color I got really excited because it is the same author that wrote The Golden Compass. I guess it was super silly of me, but I didn’t realize he had written anything else.

17. Find a book with stars on it.

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Disney On Ice Coloring Book

I love to color and I love Disney so I love this book! Also coloring books totally count as books.

18. Find a non YA book.

I bet everyone else does boring old adult books for this one, but I went the opposite way and picked a children’s book. Also the book has nothing to do with trains, but it was a toy that I had handy for the pic and I didn’t have a train book.

In case you guys were curious, here are pictures of my “Library” where I took all the pictures:

And yes, that is a giant bean bag that is great for reading on!

Let me know if you do this tag! It was a lot of fun, and I discovered some books on my bookshelves that I didn’t even know I had.