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The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. Binged the first three, read the fourth one, quit after that. Should have been a trilogy!
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone: Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Dinner List by Rebecca Serle. I hated it, but so many people loved it! (Runners Up: The Book Thief, Behind Closed Doors, and Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be)
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration: Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
My first thought is Neville, poor baby.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
One of my coworkers spoiled Anna Karenina for me when I was 60% through the book. Such a bummer!
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Lucy from The Light We Lost. I could not understand her obsession with Gabe... it was not a love story I was interested in.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings: Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
I'm going to come back to Lucy and Gabe from The Light We Lost. Runners up would be Sabrina and Tobias from The Dinner List, who were the same people as Lucy and Gabe but with worse names.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of: show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
8. Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Honestly still shocked that They Both Die at the End was a literal thing. The title actually spoils the book for you.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
Any series that go beyond trilogies (except for Harry Potter, obvi).
10. The Grinch: Name a main character you HATE (No villains again!)
Snape. Don't fight me on this.
This is tough! I am not sure I'll be able to answer all of them!1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.
Dune and Ender's Game I loved the first few books of these, but couldn't finish the complete series.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Ha. The first thing that popped into my head was The Macarena. Not a book, the song/dance. Its popularity exploded in the bar scene when it came out in 1995 and I couldn't stand it from the very beginning. I spent nearly a year ('95-'96) down under, and was hoping that by the time I got home people would have gotten over it. Australia and New Zealand at the time were blessed havens from that awful song. It still hasn't died. Bleargh.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Geraden in Stephen R. Donaldson's The Mirror of Her Dreams.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
I am sure there are others, but definitely Harry Potter. I had no interest in the books until a group of friends dragged me out to see the first movie. They were all disappointed about the movie (it was magical for me because it was all new) and I got the play by play about everything that the books had, but the movie didn't.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
The main character in Sophie Kinsella's My Not So Perfect Life. The fakest of the fake people trying to make people like them.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
I loved A Discovery of Witches and the rest of the series, but Matthew and Diana together just irks me. Deborah Harkness doesn't do romance well.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
I don't know how to do the book cover thing, so here are the titles:
Nostromo
The Wise Man's Fear
Middlemarch
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Game of Thrones. Sigh. Harry Potter.
A bunch of deaths in both series were pretty traumatizing.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long.
See answer to question 1.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Hate is such a strong word. I read Weir's The Martian last year and LOVED it. Because of this, I had such high expectations for Artemis and was so disappointed. Jazz as a character was not believable, and bore too much of a resemblance to the guy in The Martian. That's the best I can do.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.I didn’t mind Twilight but I feel like every book after just kept getting worse and worse.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Ready Player One I feel like I heard so many people talking about it this past year and I just couldn’t get into it. I didn’t end up finishing it.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Lula Mortiz in Bruja Born. She honestly didn’t have bad intentions but she had some bad ideas.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
My friend brought me The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus to work the other day and one of the paramedic students saw it and gave me the entire synopsis. Yeahhhhh didn’t read it yet.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Amanda in Fever Dream it was a very strange book and I was too busy trying to follow what was going on to connect with the character.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
I love love love the Harry Potter series but cannot stand Ron and Hermione together.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Honestly every single person who died in Harry Potter who isn’t Voldemort.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
I loved it when I was a kid, but The Babysitters Club series went on forever and there are only so many spins you can put on a group of teenage babysitters.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Bella in the The Twilight Saga
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.Ender's Game
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Great Gatsby
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Children's book character: Amelia Bedelia
TV show character: Hands down- Gilligan!
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
The 5th Wave - I saw the movie first.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Lisbeth Salander in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I loved the books and movies but really couldn't relate to her as a person! Who can??
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Book: ???
TV: Joannie and Chachi
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain and Quicksand were two of my first FB giveaways that I won several years ago. I was so excited to win them and there they sit...
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Several in the A Game of Thrones (series) but at least one character needed to die and I was happy for that!
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
SF and Fantasy series are what come to my mind, like, The Eye of the World (never read it for that reason); Dune; Ender's Game; Xanth; Stephen King's The Dark Tower series (I quit reading it because of the long time between publications. I lost interest!)
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villains again!)
Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter
Pam wrote: 9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too longSF and Fantasy series are what come to my mind, like, The Eye of the World (never read it for that reason); Dune; Ender's Game; Xanth; Stephen King's The Dark Tower series (I quit reading it because of the long time between publications. I lost interest!) .."
Xanth! Yes! I loved that series until I didn't. I'd probably just roll my eyes if I tried to read it now!
Love this but definitely not as easy as it appears at first glance!1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.
A disappointing book for me this year was The German Girl. It started out interesting but went downhill quickly.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Girls I loved the premise of this and with all the hype I expected it to be an interesting look into what it may have been like to be in the Manson Family but that's not what it turned out to be at all.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
I have to go with poor Neville Longbottom.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Wait, what?? Santa isn't real?? ;)
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Lo from The Woman in Cabin 10. For a journalist, she made a lot of dumb decisions that helped move the plot along.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
I have to go with Celestial and Roy from An American Marriage. I absolutely loved the book but couldn't stand most of the characters.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
Alexander Hamilton
Cane River
Purity
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
I'll get to them eventually!
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
I'm going with a TV death for this one (view spoiler). I thought it was well done and impactful but I still miss the character.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Robinson Crusoe
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.The Matched trilogy. I really liked the first book, but found the second one incredibly boring. The third one was a bit better, but it felt like a completely separate story that just happened to feature the same characters, not part of an overall story arc.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
I wouldn't necessarily say that these ones are everywhere, but I wasn't really a fan of The Underground Railroad, Love & Gelato and The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
The Cat in the Hat was the first one that came to mind. He causes so much trouble for the children.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
I'm having a hard time connecting with Cass from Keep Me Posted, which I am currently reading.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
I can't think of anything off the top of my head from a book, but I very recently finished watching the Gossip Girl TV series for the first time, and I really did not like Dan and Blair as a couple, nor did I like most of Nate's relationships.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
I have a really, really hard time getting rid of books in general, and I also have a hard time removing books from my TBR list. Here are a few that I can think of, which I've owned for a while but have no plans to read any time soon:
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Books: A specific character's death in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
TV: Tara on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
I have to agree with the person above who mentioned The Babysitter's Club. I absolutely loved that series, but it got very repetitive by the end.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Danielle from Saving Max and Beth from The Deep End of the Ocean. It's been a couple of years since I read either of these books, but these characters still both really frustrate me.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.The Maximum Ride series for sure! I loved the first 4, maybe even up to 5 books as a kid but then it got so shitty I've never been able to finish it.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Umm.. I never fully got into The Hunger Games I actually loved the first book but I didn't really feel the need to finish it and I definitely did not understand the obsession about it.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Dumbledore messed up a loooot. (view spoiler)
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Harry Potter but that's because I'm about 20 years late lol.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
I feel like I had a hard time connecting with the characters from the Heroes of Olympus spin off series. I never got past The Son of Neptune, probably due to that. I'm gonna try again next year though.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
JK ROWLING CAN'T WRITE ROMANCE!!! There!! I said it!! Like in theory, I could like Ron/Hermoine, but why Joanne thinks constant bickering is code for "they're in love" I'll never know.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Ugh my absolute BOY sirius. I miss him. And I haven't read it yet but everyone in Deathly Hallows hahah that's gonna kill me in a couple days.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
Again, Maximum Ride. Some others that I haven't read yet (or won't) that are for sure too long - Mortal Instruments, Throne of Glass.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Bella! That musty bitch
Oh and Snape. I have a weird thing with him where I definitely don't like him but I loooove reading/watching his scenes.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.The Maze Runner comes to mind. I enjoyed the first book, but the rest, just No.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Alchemist and Life of Pi.... and The Little Prince ( all of which I feel like are the same kind of book. Not my thing )
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
???????
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
I honestly can't think of one.... Oh wait Into the Water got spoiled for me this year :-(
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
I really don't care about the book Im reading now which makes me sad. Also I can't remember Temeraires owners name so there you have it. Not connecting. I love the dragons though.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Awww, I can't think of any I couldn't stand ... I can think of few I LOVE though.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
At the moment most of my Stephen Kings, these in particular:
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Harry Potter series (view spoiler)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
Outlander, for sure lol
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Bella in Twilight ( more so in the movies, please stop whining Kristin Stewart), also Edward Cullen. And that annoying girl in Shatter Me
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill. I am going to go with the Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris. I really enjoyed them at first but never then either I got over them or they went downhill because I never was able to finish the series.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Pride and Prejudice
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
I first thought of Elena Richardson from Little Fires Everywhere. Her meddling ways just made a mess of things.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
This one is hard, I think I am lucky not to hear books spoilers very often. Maybe heard some minor ones for a few of the Harry Potter books.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Nearly everyone in Hey Ladies!: The Story of 8 Best Friends, 1 Year, and Way, Way Too Many Emails
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Erin and Mark from Something in the Water
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
i got rid of most of my physical books but have one that fits this perfect:
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
This is a hard one because I think most of the time deaths make a story move forward and without them it might make thing less enjoyable. I was kind of mad at (view spoiler) death in vAll the Light We Cannot See
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long.
I will use the same answer as the first questions - Sookie Stackhouse books by Charlaine Harris.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Hate is such a strong word but I didn't really like Eadlyn from The Heir
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.The Lovely Bones
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and the one with the rabbits.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Charlotte's Web.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Bridget Jones... I didn't understand her and I didn't find her charming.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Miles and Tate from Ugly Love: Complete a**hole and a doormat!
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Moby-Dick or, The Whale
Outlander
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill. The Earth's Children series. I LOVED The Clan of the Cave Bear, but the next book was just okay and the third was plain bad.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Life of Pi
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Emma
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Madame Bovary
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Michelle in Black Wave.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
The Thenardiers in Les Misérables.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
The Riverside Shakespeare
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
(view spoiler)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long. Clifford the Big Red Dog. I had to read waaaaay too many of those when the kids were little.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Anna in The Golden Notebook.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.Divergent. I really liked the first book, but at the end I couldn't stand the main character. The Sookie Stackhouse was another series that I really enjoyed at the beginning, but I was so tired at the end, that it was really difficult to finish the series.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Twilight !!!! So many love it and I just finished because it was the series chosen by a book club .... but how I suffered.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Tom Sawyer. I know he is the hero, the smart guy, but I can't stand the way he abuse of the ignorance of Huck.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
It was one of the book of the series Tunnels and I spoiled the book myself, because I have this horrible habit to read random paragraphs ahead and once I just read the death of my favorite character way before I should!!! :'(
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Jason Dessen, the main character of Dark Matter
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Edward and Bella from Twilight ... and of course Christiand and Anastasia in Fifty Shades of Grey
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
It's not that I don't want to read them, it's just that I want to read others more :D ... Inkspell, Reckless, From the Earth to the Moon and others
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Conclusion of The Amulet of Samarkand series (view spoiler)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
Sookie Stackhouse series ... at the end it was difficult even to track what book I had already read.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!) Bella !!! from Twilight.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.Daenerys from Game of Thrones.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Everything that Sarah J. Maas has written.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Got to give this one to Harry. Specifically after events of the 5th book.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
The first book in Game of Thrones. My husband unfortunately got me with this one.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Most recently it was Spensa from Skyward by Brandon Sanderson. I had to DNF this book, despite how much I love Sanderson's writing due to this fact.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Any couple that has a mating bond/reason to be jealous built in. There are so many books like this, so I will just say that they all fit this one.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
I want to read it, I swear. It just takes that special kind of mood.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
SPOILERS!!!***
Prue from Charmed.
Glen from Walking Dead.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long.
Considering it hasn't even ended in book form and has been out for 20ish years, I will once again give this to Game of Thrones.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!
Dumbledore. Enough said.
Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Great Alone This book was so disturbing to me that I wanted to quit reading it.
Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Name a book you were spoiled for.
Gone Girl - I heard about this book when it came out in 2012 but didn't read it till this year. Consequently, the book just ended up feeling awful for me.
Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
Harriet Frean in The Life and Death of Harriett Frean
Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
Nick and Amy in Gone Girl
show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
The character who died at the end of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
I like the Chief Inspector Armand Gamache series by Louise Penny, but I can't keep up with the books she writes them so fast. Hoping to read 4 of the series in 2019.
Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Ernt Allbright in The Great Alone
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.-The Private Series by Kate Brian I really enjoyed the mystery aspect of the series but then it got too fantasy for me.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
-Twilight
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
-Delilah from The Solace of Water. I haven't finished this book yet but she definitely seems to keep making things worse for herself and her family so far.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. I spoiled it for myself by watching the movie first.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
-Hermione. Even in the first movie she was annoying. I'm even annoyed with the fact that her personality changed instantly about 170 pages into the first book.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
-Ridge and Maggie from Maybe Someday. Even before I found out everything that is going on with them I was frustrated by (view spoiler)
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
-The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
-A Girl Named Disaster
-The Scarlet Letter
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
-The TV show Nashville. (view spoiler)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
-Same as my answer to Number 1
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
-Lily from It Ends with Us
Laura wrote: "1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Nevada Barr's National Park Series used to be one of my favorite long running series. Somewhere along the way the books started getting really dark and just weird. They started feeling like thrillers rather than the innocent mysteries they started out being. It might not have been so bad if the thrillers were good ones, but alas, they were not.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Twilight, Fifty Shades of Grey and unpopular opinion but Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. One or more of those books seems to come up in conversation or on the internet every single day. I can't get away from them!
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Hm, I can't really think of one for this category
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Beartown, still one of my favorite books ever, but I felt like the blurb on the back really gave away one of the most shocking parts of the book.....well, it would have been shocking if we didn't know it was coming all along. Strange choice by the publishers for sure.
5. It’s freezing outside: War Storm...I read the entire series prior to this and then just couldn't finish the last in the series. I honestly by the last book was just so annoyed with all the whiny brat characters. I can't take it anymore!
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : I am not a fan of most romantic relationships in books, especially when they turn into love triangles or "I'm just a plain girl but every hot guy in town just can't stop falling in love with me, I don't get it" tropes. UGH, no, just leave the romance to harlequin and get on with the real story!
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of :
...but I swear I will read them....someday :/8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Charlaine Harris absolutely murdered the Sookie Stackhouse series with her follow up book where she briefly describes what happened to each of the series characters after the series ended. She was horrible to every character. Everyone the reader wanted to be happy died or had spouses die, they went on to live terrible lives.....every single one of them. She should have left the future to the imaginations of her devoted readers if she hated all those characters so much. :(
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: The Nevada Barr series I mentioned above for one, and most any series that goes on for more than 3 books. After 3, I am ready for something new thank you.
10. The Grinch : Other than War Storm and that series, I can't think of any characters that I hate. I guess some I am supposed to hate but I usually enjoy their part in the story anyway.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind
It is just getting to long. Confessor is the last book I have read in the series and do not plan on reading more.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
The Book Thief or any book by Stephen King. Sorry I just do not like his writting style.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
Charlie Brown or the MC in The Polar Express( He keeps losing things)
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
The MC in The Alice Network
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
YA love triangles. They are so cliche.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
This would have been the one if you asked about two weeks ago. The Diary of a Young Girl. It was not what I expected in a good way.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
I was not angry about the deaths, just terribly sad. Where the Red Fern Grows It was a book that we read in public school and the sadness still haunts me today.
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
"In Death" series by J.D. Robb It is the main reason I started on Goodreads. I could never remember which books I had read already.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
I can not think of a specific character, maybe I have successfully blocked that out, just a type. The whiny, social climber that fills every tropes possible.
1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
Gone Girl, I hated the characters and the ending.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
I'm going to say Lydia Bennet from Pride and Prejudice. Her actions cause a lot of headaches for everyone.
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
Any book that I saw the movie before reading the book.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
The mc from Gone Girl. Coupd not stand them!
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
Not necessaruly maf, but upset about (view spoiler)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
I would have to agree with Xanth having a ton of books. I think i read the first three and never went back to it.
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)
Anastasia Steele so annoying!
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1. Half of the lights on the Christmas tree are burnt out : Name a book/series/character that started out good but then went downhill.
2. Annoying Great Aunt Sally who will not leave you alone : Name a book that you didn’t enjoy, but everyone else seems to love so it never goes away.
3. Your pets keep knocking over the Christmas decoration : Name a character that kept messing things up for everyone else (can’t pick a villain!)
4. You hear your parents putting out the presents and learn Santa isn’t real: Name a book you were spoiled for.
5. It’s freezing outside: Name a main character you just couldn’t connect with.
6. Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ and it’s giving you anti-romantic feelings : Name a couple you couldn’t stand.
7. That scratchy homemade wool sweater you got for Christmas years ago but won’t get rid of : show some books that have been sitting on your shelves for a while, and you aren’t motivated to read, but you don’t have the heart to get rid of.
8. Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer: Name a character death you still are mad about (warn people for spoilers! You can also use TV or movie deaths)
9. The malls are overly crowded with holiday shoppers: Name a series that has too many books in it/went on too long
10. The Grinch : Name a main character you HATE (No villians again!)