The Board Game Book Tag | ORIGINAL

I love books and I love board games. I like creating tags. I searched YouTube and the general internet and didn't find anything like this so, without further ado, I present the Board Game Book Tag! Below are 8 games and prompts or questions that somehow relate to that game. Simple enough. I tag anyone and everyone! All I ask is that you link back to my blog for credit and that you comment on this post (or let me know on Twitter, Tumblr, whatever) that you did the tag. I would love to read or watch what you guys come up with! Without further ado...



CLUE | What book would you commit murder for? This could be an upcoming release you are salivating over or a favorite owned book that you would never let anyone borrow; the situation is up to you, as long as it is one that would elicit murderous actions.

• Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo. Hands down my most anticipated book of 2016 and I would do anything to get a copy right this second. I don't even care if it is finished. Just give it to me. Six of Crows was my favorite book of last year (and one of my all-time favorites) and I am so, so ready to see what happens next. At the same time, though, I kind of want Crooked Kingdom to never be in my hands. A duology of this caliber just isn't fair.

THE GAME OF LIFE | How would you plan your fictional life? Pick a job, a significant other, and a house or world to live in.

• Job: I want to teach Potions at Hogwarts. Or any of the other locations that were recently revealed. I took a quiz that said I should attend the Wizarding school in Japan so maybe I should teach there, too. I don't think I could handle being Headmistress or anything like that but Potions? That I could handle. I like baking and that requires mixing stuff and I also always liked chemistry which is kind of like making potions so it's a totally good fit.
• Significant Other: Raffaele from The Young Elites series by Marie Lu. Or Raven Reyes from The 100 (TV version, obviously). Honestly, I could pick a list 10 names long and still have more choices in my mind. I have a lot of fictional significant others.
• House/World: The world of The Bone Season series by Samantha Shannon. So, so cool and detailed. I can't wait to see how it expands in future books. I also didn't want to be predictable by picking the Wizard world or something (but, really, I would totally want to live there, too).

SORRY | Which book or character do you owe an apology to?

• I owe an apology to I'll Meet You There by Heather Demetrios. This book has been on so many of my TBRs since I have had it (March of last year) and I have always picked something else up instead. I will admit I am sort of hesitant to read it because I wasn't the biggest fan of the other book I have read by Demetrios (Something Real), although I really only see positive reviews. I promise, book, I will get to you sometime soon. You will find your way off of the shelf. I'm sorry.

MONOPOLY |  What is a book that you wanted to make last for days on end?

• Guilty of using the same book multiple times. Kind of. Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo. I did make it last for quite a long time (comparative to how quickly I read other books) and, when it was over, I instantly wanted to jump back in. Isn't it weird how a book can be so good that you don't want to put it down but, at the same time, you want it to last forever? That's Six of Crows. Honestly, I should be the publicist for these books.

CANDY LAND | What scene is so sweet that it could rot your teeth?

• This scene isn't necessarily sweet in the sugary, saccharine way, but it makes me smile (and cry) every time I read it. I don't want to be too specific because I think it would be considered a spoiler but, here we go. In Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz, there is a scene towards the end of the book where Ari comes to a realization. The language used and the emotion and, ugh, just everything about this part of the book means so much to me and makes me smile. Just thinking about it, I'm so happy and grateful that we are getting a sequel!

JENGA | What book had way too many pieces to it?

• Damage Done by Amanda Panitch. A school shooting, incestual twins, a new love, stalker-y therapists - it was all too much. Just when you thought it couldn't get more complicated, Panitch threw in another unnecessary element.

SCRABBLE | What is your favorite fictional language (or, in the case of something like Harry Potter, your favorite fictional words/phrases)?

• Trigedasleng, the language of the Grounders in The 100 (TV version). It's nothing elegant and oftentimes just sounds rough and tumble, but there is something about it that I love. Because it is derived from English, it's not hard to figure out what is being said, but it seems way more complicated to convert to Trigedasleng than the other way around. I also love hearing the stories of how hard it is for the cast to get a hang on it. This is a really cool website that explains the language in full (grammar and all!). Yu gonplei ste odon.

BATTLESHIP | What fictional character would you want as your second-in-command during war?

• Possibly Hector from the Fire and Thorns trilogy by Rae Carson. No, definitely Hector. He's smart, strong, a great fighter, and a hunk. Everyone needs a hunk.