I love pancakes. I love food, really, but I am such a sweet tooth, give me anything sweet and I’ll cave. Like, pancakes.
Today, I thought I’d take part in this wonderful book tag that allows me to drool over pancakes while screaming about books. And boy, we all know how much I adore screaming about books…. So let’s get to here and here’s to hoping you will enjoy this as much as I had fun doing it!
☂️ The Rules
- Link back to the original creator in your post.
- Feel free to use any of my pancake graphics in your post, or create your own!
- Tag 5 other people at the end of your post, and let them know you’ve tagged them. ?
You can click on the book covers to go to the book’s goodreads page.
The Astonishing Color of After is a piece of art and I am in awe of how beautifully written it is. Some sentences just made me… stop and stare for a second to really swallow it whole because damn, I wish I could write like that. I sobbed, too, therefore I’d 200% recommend this.
“She was the color of home.”
? read my review
I have to go with these characters from Emily Wibberley & Austin Siegmund Broka’s books, because they write the BEST characters ever. I adored Megan in their debut, Always Never Yours and recently fell in love with Cameron in If I’m Being Honest. They tend to write the greatest characters, always so sharp and witty and confident and I feel so… empowered while reading about them, I love them.
? read my review of Always never yours
I feel like Morgan Matson’s books are always such comfort reads for me, I couldn’t pick one – well, maybe I’d leave out Second Chance Summer, because that one makes me sob okay. Other than this one, they all just… remind me of why I love contemporary books so much and I love them.
? review of the unexpected everything
I think I want to go with one of my latest reads for this one, We Set The Dark On Fire. This book, friends, THIS BOOK is just ahh and I loved it so much. The world-building is incredible, the characters are amazing, the romance is ALL THE FEELS EVERYWHERE. That ending completely destroyed me and I can’t wait for the sequel. Yes, I’m still a little bit hangover from it okay.
I feel like everyone should have this book on their TBR and read it and fall in love with it please and thank you. This book. THIS BOOK just gave me all the feels and Rachel Lynn Solomon did such an incredible job with it, tackling overwhelming, beautiful, complicated friendship and feelings and someone scream with me about the beauty of this book.
? read my review
I think that I want to talk about Holland for a second here, friends. I mean… I couldn’t stand this character for the entire ADSOM series, yet I can really applaud how incredibly well-built his story was and how we discovered his past, who he was and how he became what he is through the story, too. There’s so much to him when you peel the layers and I loved that so, so much.
? read my review
I’m going to go with Lauren James for this one and… I could mention many of her books, since she is quite gifted with plot twists and surprising events, but I’m going to go with The Loneliest Girl. This book surprised me so, so much and I devoured it just as well. Such a good book, filled with suspense and a thrilling read.
? read my review
When you first read Shatter Me, it’s kind of hard to… well, fall in love with Warner and the idea of Juliette and Warner. That being said, as the books went on and as we discovered more of Warner, too, I just fell head over heels for them and I love them way too much now. I need to read Defy Me as soon as possible.
I do like peanut butter, in small doses… but Avery from The Thousandth Floor…. well she really makes me recoil because she is just that terrible. That being said, I found this book and the life of these rich teenagers in a futuristic, Gossip-Girl-vibes New York way, way too entertaining and maybe I just want to hate Avery a little more in the next books, too. Is that terrible?
This book deserves way more hype, friends, it’s one of these underrated YA contemporaries I adored with a broken friendship at its heart and it’s just so, so, SO good. The characters in this book are wonderfully diverse, two of the three main characters are POC and we have one sapphic main character just as well and the softest, most adorable f/f romance. We also have POC side characters.
? read my review
☂️ I’m tagging…
- Beth @ Reading Every Night
- Alex @ The Paperback Piano
- Tiffany @ Read With Tiffany
- Xandra @ Starry Sky Books
- Caitlin @ Caitlin Althea
- No obligation if you don’t feel like doing this tag! And if you do and you’re not tagged, feel free to!
Okay, important question, friends. Do you like pancakes??
Did you read any of these books I’ve mentioned? Spot any you’d love to read? What is the latest book that gave you ALL the feels? I’d love to hear from you in comments!
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Thanks for the tag, lovely! I really enjoyed reading your answers ?
You’re so welcome! And no obligation if you don’t feel like doing it! 🙂
Thank you so much!! <3
Oh I definitely will! <3
I love this tag and great book choices! I need to read every single one of these books haha.
Thank you, Ashley! AND YES YOU DO! 😀 I would love to hear your thoughts, especially on Always Never Yours and If I’m Being Honest, I feel like you’d love these books 🙂
I do like pancakes! And this is a fun tag. I’m so with you on Holland from the Shades of Magic series.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
Yay for pancakes! I’m craving some right now ahah 🙂
Holland was such an interesting character, from beginning to end.
Thank you so much! 🙂
I do like pancakes! And I need to read The Loneliest Girl In The Universe. Everybody seems to love it.
Yay!
Ahhh yes, you should whenever you get a chance, I loved it so much. It’s a very quick and very surprising read 😀
Thank you so much! 🙂
I love pancakes and consequently, I adore this post!! I’m so glad you love Warnette too because they are one of my fave couples and I adore Warner SO MUCH. I was really excited for Defy Me, but I have to say it’s the weakest book in the series (aside from Shatter Me). It felt really rushed and nothing really happened…? I really hope “IMAGINE ME” (I can’t believe we have a title now??) is a lot better, and I think it should be since it’s the finale!! Seeing you gush about so many books genuinely wants to make me read them. I actually have Since You’ve Been gone at my library but I’m so daunted by its large size – I think I’ll want to read it in the summer holidays though! I’m so happy you adored We Set The Dark on Fire – it honestly sounds like my type of book?! and Eek, the astonishing color of after being on here makes ME SMILE SO MUCH!!! I adore the writing (and everything about that book) with my entire heart!! This was honestly such a sweet post, I loved it.
Oh well that’s so good to know. I haven’t had a chance to get a copy of Defy Me just yet, but I was so impatient to read it, I think I’ll lower my expectations a little bit then! BUT YES IMAGINE ME! I can’t believe we have a title and I am so, so excited about it already as well 😀
I hope you’ll get to read Since You’ve Been Gone soon – it’s a long contemporary, but I personally loved it. And We Set The Dark On Fire AH THIS BOOK I AM OBSESSED. I love it way too much <3 <3
Thank you so, so much!! <3
OMG, I love the idea of this Tag!. Pancakes and Book?, Yes please!?. I Adored you answers, there are many titles here that look so sweet, I need to read them ?✨?
Ahhh so glad you like it! Feel free to do it as well if you’re inspired, I’d love to see your answers! 🙂
I hope you’ll give some of these books a try, they were SO good 🙂
Ooooh I knew there was more about Holland! I finished the first book, A Darker Shade of Magic, and I’m just started to read the second book, so I’m really excited to see all the characters grow. Also, reading this tag during breakfast-time has made me super hungry & now I’m craving pancakes with butter and maple syrup! ? ? Thank you for these book recommendations, Marie!
Ahhh I’m so excited for you to read the next books in the series. The characters growth and development, as well as the expansion of the world is AMAZING <3
YES ahah I'm so craving pancakes right now just as well! <3
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Zoie! <3 <3
Food is the best especially pancakes,pasta or any thing edible and i’m there …this is such a perfect tag , i love Morgan Matson books especially the unexpected everything..definitely adding and bumping the others to the soon to be read pile
Ahh yay this makes me so happy! Hope you’ll love all of these 🙂
Thank you 🙂
First of all, this post made me sooooo hungry for pancakes 😀
Secondly, I haven’t read any of these (hides face in hands) but I’ve gone and put them ALL on my Goodreads TBR after reading this post! They all sound fabulous. Just like pancakes. Pancaaaakes… <3
Ahhhhh this makes me SO happy, Hannah thank you!! <3 I hope you'll love these books! And you're making me crave pancakes SO badly haha. 🙂
I gave up sugar for Lent, which was possibly needed (I’m a slight addict) but also a *real* challenge ? With the long Easter weekend, I can’t wait to just make stacks of yummy pancakes (pun intended) and cover them in chocolate and all sorts of other yummy sugary things! ? Hope you have a wonderful weekend! <3
AHHHHHHHHH. this makes me so, so hungry, now I want pancakes thank you ? ?
I hope you got a sweet treat! 😀
lskdjf I love this this post so much!!!!! I loved “Always Never Yours” with my entire heart, it made me feel empowered too because she was SUCH a confident person????? she just nurtured her friends and solved problems omg
Ahhhh thank you so much!! I know right, it was such an amazing book I LOVE IT SO MUCH <3 <3
This tag sounds like fun because of the pancakes.
It is a lot of fun, feel free to give it a try 🙂
Thank you for tagging me Marie!! I absolutely LOVE pancakes <3 They're one of my major cravings. I also really really loved your answers for all of these fun questions. I'm pretty sure that The Astonishing Color of After will be my answer for most beautiful prose as well, and Megan and Cameron I know will be easy favorites for witty characters 🙂 I can't wait to do this tag as well!!
You’re so, so welcome, somehow I knew you’d love this tag 😀 I can’t wait to see your answers and I’m so happy we have these in common. I love Megan and Cameron SO much <3
Well now I have to add Always Never yours to my TBR because pancakes with lemons sounds incredible. ?
AHH yes you should I love this book SO much!
Thank you so much Amber! <3
I am so grateful for the tag, and I’m so excited to do this! Your graphics are also so pretty and cute what even ?
Awww thank you I’m so happy you like them!! <3 I hope you'll love doing this tag 🙂
Love this tag and your answers! I totally agree with you on Warner! I haven’t read ADSOM yet but it’s on my TBR list!
Ahh thank you so much! <3 I can't wait for you to read ADSOM 😀
This is such a great tag; I have a huge sweet tooth too haha.
Ahh thank you so much, so happy you liked it 😀
Thanks so much for the tag Marie, I want to try and take part in this one soon because I LOVE pancakes (honestly they’re my favourite sweet food, I could eat them every day!)
I love your answers for this tag too; I could definitely read Morgan Matson’s releases over and over. Like you said maybe not Second Chance Summer but definitely The Unexpected Everything which has such a fun summer vibe and plenty of cute dogs too. Also Holland was a character I couldn’t stand at first either, I hated him at the end of ADSOM but by the end of ACOL I loved his character.
Great post, and again thanks for the tag. 🙂 <3
Ahhh yes you should, it’s such a fun tag to do 🙂
I loved Holland’s character growth as well, so interesting to read! and Morgan Matson’s books are the best <3
Thank you so, so much!! <3
I loved this post!! And now I’m hungry, even though I’m not sure I’ve ever eaten a pancake in my life
I didn’t like Holland either until I read ACOL. Now, every time I think about him… why is V.E. Schwab so cruel sometimes. Why.
And I’m with you in despising Avery! I despised everyone in that book, and the book itself (…the only thing I liked about it was how quickly I read it), but her and her brother more than everyone else.
Ahhhhh you should, pancakes are delicious and not that hard to make 😀
Ahah, Avery was quite an annoying character, I have to agree with you on that!
Thank you so much for your sweet comment! <3
I have read Shatter me and The Unexpected Everything and I agree with everything you’ve said!
Yay! this makes me so happy 🙂
thank you, Sophie! <3
Such a cute tag! Holland defiantly has a lot of layers. I had such a soft spot for him.
Feel free to take part in it! 🙂
Agree, Holland was such an interesting character!
Thank you so much for your comment! <3
Thanks! I may just do that! ☺️
This made me really hungry for pancakes! ? what a sweet tag! I have to agree with you, Morgan Matson is just the best at writing contemporary… and I say that after only reading The Unexpected Everything!
I enjoyed reading your answers! ☺️
Ahh I can’t wait for you to read ALL of Morgan Matson’s books next, she’s such a great writer 🙂
Thank you so, so much for your sweet comment! <3
So everyone keeps telling me, but I do have to agree just from the one book alone, I’m in love! ?
You’re welcome 😀
This post made me so hungry omg I looove it <3 I definitely agree with Astonishing Color of After and Shatter Me 🙂
Yay, so glad you agree! 😀 thank you so much for your comment!! <3
I LOVE pancakes! Recently one of my roommates had extra pancake batter from breakfast, so at 10 PM we had a pancake party with the remainder of the batter. It was amazing!
I also 100% agree with your answer of Always Never Yours! I loved how she was sharp and witty and can’t wait for a similar dynamic in If I’m Being Honest! And I read Shatter Me knowing Warner was endgame and somehow managed to like him in book one because of that. I’m honestly not sure how. I just went through it going “I’m sure you have a reason for every terrible thing you’re doing”, and then he did!
AHH pancake party, now that’s amazing, I want that too haha 😀
I can’t wait for you to read If I’m Being Honest, it’s such an incredible read just as well <3 <3 I guess you have a different vision of things when you're going in, knowing Warner will be endgame ahah 😀
Thank you so much for your comment, Malka 😀
I have to say, I went through the exact same thing with Warner and Juliette in Shatter Me but now I love them so much ♥ Such a fun tag! I of course love pancakes but the french in me can’t help but prefer crêpes to pancakes haha
Ahh I love them so, so much as well <3
AND YES! I prefer crepes as well, I can't help it ahah 🙂
Pancakes are glorious– I just found a recipe for ‘tiramisu pancakes’ the other day and being a massive tiramisu fan I was very excited.
I also love this tag– with the graphics and everything!! I’ve heard a lot of good things about the astonishing colour of after so I am glad you enjoyed it as well. Whenever I read beautiful writing I also wish I could write like that. But I think reading books with beautiful writing helps towards that!!
I really want to read the whole ‘A Darker Shade of Magic’ series– I have heard a lot of good things!! And ‘this is what it feels like’ sounds like a beautiful book too!!
Lovely post Marie!!! 🙂
Ahhh, thank you so much! Feel free to do this tag as well if it inspires you 🙂
I hope you’ll read and will love The Astonishing Color, it’s such a stunning book, really <3 and ADSOM and This is What It Feels Like are such great books, I loved them SO much 🙂
Thank you! <3
This is SUCH a CUTE tag, 100% will be doing it! x
Ahh yay can’t wait to see your answers! Thank you! 🙂
Love this tag! I haven’t seen it before and you have me wanting pancakes right now! I love your combos. 🙂
Ahhh thank you! I’m glad it did aha 🙂
Oh I love this tag! 1) because pancakes and 2) the questions! Morgan Matson is one of my go-to contemporary authors, especially during the summer. Her books leave you warm and fuzzy inside. Holland is one of my favorite anti-heroes of late. Schwab really knows how to navigate a gray character. I tried reading The Thousandth Floor but I couldn’t stand any of the characters, which I suppose is the point, but I was never really good at those types of dramatic stories. That’s why I could never get through Gossip Girl or the Luxe series haha. Anyways, great answers! 😀
I’m so glad you love this tag, feel free to take part in it if you enjoy it 🙂
I get that, the characters in The Thousandth Floor are pretty… well, hard to like but personally I love this kind of drama hahaha
Thank you!! <3
Thanks so much! <3
Well then I hope the rest of the Thousandth Floor series continues to be hella enjoyable for you 😀 Happy reading!
Thank you, let’s hope so! 😀
Oh that gif!! Yumm!
1000th floor was pretty good! So much teen drama and all. And yes, Avery was… ugh…
Agree on Since You’ve Been Gone! (Haven’t read the other one). It was such a cool, fluffy book <3
Ahah all the pancakes, so yummy 😀
I hope you’ll read more by Morgan Matson, I love all of her books so much! <3
This is such an incredible tag, Marie! I love it! Also, I definitely agree with Holland! He was such a treasure! I loved his hidden depth so much. Morgan Matson are also a huge comfort read for me as well, and never fail to put me in a great mood. 🙂
Thank you so much, Kelly, so happy you enjoyed it 🙂
Agree, Morgan Matson has such feel-good, amazing books <3
This Tag is amazing as I very much love pancakes ?? (and also peanut butter, I never had it when I was younger so now I’m making up for that ?) Warner and Juliette really were a couple that I wasn’t onboard with romantically at first but the third book was something! I still haven’t read Defy me as well ?
Ahhh, feel free to do this tag as well, Caro, it’s so much fun 🙂
I need to read Defy Me sometime, I can’t wait 😀
Thank you <3 <3
Ahhh! Thank you so much for doing my tag, Marie! You have no idea how happy this made me. 😀 😀 <3 I absolutely loved reading all your answers. I definitely agree with the choice of Since You've Been Gone as a comforting read, I adored that story and I really need to try some of the author's other novels because I have a feeling I will love them!
Thanks again for taking the time to do my tag (and I love the cool post header image!).
Oh you’re so welcome, Becky, this was such a fun tag, I loved doing it 🙂
Morgan Matson writes such great books, I hope you’ll love them all when you can read them 😀
I LOVE all your answers here! <3 Oh my gosh, Morgan Matson books are such a comfort read for me, too. Somehow she manages to always draw me into her amazing contemporaries. I recently finished This is What it Feels Like and I really loved it! I am now prepared to hype it for the rest of my days, haha. Great post! 🙂
I know, right? I love how Morgan Matson’s books always… well, somehow give me that fluffy warm escape I always need <3
AHHH yes so happy you liked it, it's such a great book 😀
Thank you!! <3
I love pancakes!! ? I haven’t had them in forever though so this is making me hungry haha, but I definitely will steal this tag ?And omg so many favourites here…Shatter Me is such a good series (although I need to read the newer books!) and I LOVED The Astonishing Colour and the Morgan Matson books! I seriously need to read We Set the Dark on Fire. And Holland asjfdkslad I have mixed feelings about him. Like he is bad but also not inherently bad? We stan a complex character (who is also terrible at times ?)
Ahhhh yes please do, I would love to see your answers for this one 😀
I hope you’ll get to read We Set The Dark On Fire soon, I love this book with all of my heart ahhh <3
EXACTLY, I have so many mixed feelings about Holland, but he's such a complex character I admire that so much. Schwab is soo talented! 😀
Aww what a fun tag! I love pancakes & especially with peanut butter lol. ? The Thousandth Floor sounds so good! Can’t wait to read that one!
Ahhh so glad you like it, feel free to take part in it if you’re feeling inspired 🙂
I LOVE The Thousandth Floor, if you love drama you should like it haha 😀
Thank you!! <3
This is such a fun tag and I loved reading your answers! Now I really want some pancakes!
I love beautiful writing so much, so The Astonishing Color of After sounds wonderful to me. And I’m so excited to read If I’m Being Honest and Always Never Yours, they look like the perfect spring/summer contemporary reads ?
Oh thank you, so happy you liked it! Feel free to do this tag as well if you’re inspired 😀
I can’t wait for you to read the astonishing color and both if i’m being honest and always never yours, they are INCREDIBLE books I love with all my heart <3 <3
I’m seeing this tag everywhere and I should seriously try it! It looks so fun! <3 And I think I'm more of a waffles person than a pancake one, but THAT GIF. *swoons* And The Loneliest Girl is definitely on my TBR but I didn't know about the twists! I thought it was a slow-burn slice-of-life read for some reason. ?
Ahhh yes you should it’s such a fun tag 😀 and waffles, ahh. I love waffles too ahah <3
Ohhh, I hope you'll give The Loneliest Girl a try then, I loved it so much and it surprised me SO much 🙂
Thank you for your comment, Kathy <3
Of course most of the answers are contemporaries! Staying on brand I see ?! If I ever want more contemporaries in my life I just read your posts and add like 20 to my tbr. I should probably get around to anything Morgan Madson in this lifetime right?
This post made me crave pancakes!!!!
Always ?? YES PLEASE read Morgan Matson’s books, she is a QUEEN of contemporary <3
Thank you so much!! <3
I love pancakes too!! And morgan matson writes such great comfort reads!! Holland definitely has hidden depths. Awesome answers!
Thank you so, so much!! And yay for pancakes 😀
I really need to read more Morgan Matson—I’ve only read one of hers. And We Set the Dark on Fire! Everyone RAVES about that book!!
AHH YES YOU SHOULD! Morgan Matson is one of my favorite authors, and We Set The Dark On Fire is just SO GOOD ahhh. I love it 😀