It’s Finally Fall! Book Tag

Hey everyone! Today is September 21st, meaning it’s the first day of fall! I love fall because;

• It’s my birthday month
• It’s getting cooler, and you can finally dig out your sweaters <3
• So many pumpkin and apple foods!

This morning I was watching Elliot Brooks’ video when she did the Finally Fall book tag, and I am officially considering myself tagged! I know today would normally be dedicated to the next installment of Fellowship of the Novel Characters, but I still have to get it written and edited. I could’ve rushed it, but this tag was calling my name. So here we go!

Question One: In fall, the air is crisp and clear. Name a book with a vivid setting.

The Glass Sentence by S.E. Grove is a really great book. It’s the first book in her Mapmakers Trilogy, and it’s set in Boston, 1891 after the Great Disruption, which is when the world drifted loose from time and then floated back. The world is now grouped by Ages, places that share the same timeline. Boston, now known as New Occident, is still in 1891 but the Prehistoric Snows are (obviously) in prehistoric times, while some Ages are far in the future. I love how S.E. Grove explores that in her books when her protagonist, Sophia, has to go to different Ages on her quest.

Question Two: Nature is beautiful…but also dying. Name a book that is beautifully written, but also deals with a heavy topic like loss or grief.

Yes, yes, another book in the Mapmakers Trilogy. Congratulations, Grace, now you sound like a broken record!

But really, I can’t recommend this series enough. The Crimson Skew deals with the topic of war and grief, as REDACTED FOR SPOLIERS. So yes, it does deal with heavy topics.

Question Three: Fall is back to school season: Share a non-fiction book that taught you something new

Breakthrough is a book about a boy named John Smith who fell through ice into a pond and stayed submerged for twenty minutes. After being rescued, he was for over an hour without a pulse or heartbeat. When his mother prayed over him, however, he came back to life! He spent a little while in the hospital recovering from something that would’ve killed anyone–including many medical setbacks–before coming out fully healed. This book taught me a lot about the power of prayer.

Question Four: In order to keep warm, it’s good to spend some time with the people we love: Name a fictional family/household/friend-group that you’d like to be part of

Wonder is a book about a boy named Auggie Pullman who has a terrible facial deformity. He starts his first year of school and is picked on, but also makes friends with a boy named Jack Will, a kind girl named Summer, and (eventually) three of the main antagonist’s friends, Miles, Amos, and Henry. That friend group is just so wholesome and sweet, and especially in the movie they make me want to be a part of them.

Question Five: The colorful leaves are piling up on the ground: Show us a pile of fall-covered spines!

Unfortunately my computer wouldn’t let me upload the image I took 🙁

Question Six: Fall is the perfect time for some storytelling by the fire: Share a book wherein someone is telling a story

Greenglass House is a book about a boy named Milo whose family owns an inn and several mysterious guests–who are seemingly interconnected–check in. When they get snowed in, the guests take turns telling stories to pass the time, and these stories play into the plot.

Question Seven: The nights are getting darker: Share a dark, creepy read

The Grim Grotto is not necessarily what you might think of as ‘dark and creepy,’ but it’s sooooo atmospheric and gives me shivers down my spine. Of course, if you want to read it, you’ll have to get through the ten books that come before it in the series, but they’re also atmospheric (and great fall/winter reads in my opinion).

Question Eight: The days are getting colder: Name a short, heartwarming read that could warm up somebody’s cold and rainy day

The Saturdays is such a fun read! I’ve read both this and And Then There Were Five in the Melendy Quartet series. The Saturdays follows the four children in the Melendy family; Mona, Rush, Randy, and Oliver. Bored of being unable to do anything with their small allowance, they decide to start a club and pool their allowances so that each week, one person can do something of their choice. Seeing the family and watching the escapades the kids get into is so fun!

Question Nine: Fall returns every year: Name an old favorite that you’d like to return to soon

I’ve only read the first two books in the series, but I love The Mysterious Benedict Society so much! The characters are so lovable, and it’s such a cozy read that gives me a vibe that I don’t find very often in books anymore. Another #PerfectFallRead!

Question Ten: Fall is the perfect time for cozy reading nights: Share your favorite cozy reading ‘accessories’!

A blanket and pillow is definitely a requirement. I also LOVE reading when I eat, so I’ll probably need an apple. Lastly I also will occasionally listen to music/ambience when I read, Ambient Worlds is a great YouTube channel for ambience and Novo Amor has great songs that fit perfectly into reading.

I am tagging…

Dekreel from the Inky Ramblebeast blog!

If you’d like to do this as well, consider yourself tagged! Hope to see you guys soon! Be blessed, and happy fall!

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