Playlist Book Tag

I haven't done a tag in AGES! I'm so excited to be doing this tag. I've wanted to do it ever since I saw it over at The Left-Handed Book Lover! I love books AND music so this is perfect. The tag was originally started by Little Red Reader on YouTube. 

How to play: Put your music on shuffle and pick a book for each song that comes on. I'm assuming you can pick as many songs as you want, but I just did five. 

*Click on covers to view on Goodreads.*

1. Californication By: Red Hot Chili Peppers 

Lyrics: 

Space may be the final frontier

But it's made in a Hollywood basement

Cobain can you hear the spheres

Singing songs off station to station

And Alderaan's not far away

It's Californication 

Even though I haven't read this book yet, the "Cobain" part in the song made me think of this one. 

2. Landslide By: Fleetwood Mac

Lyrics: 

I took my love, took it down

I climbed a mountain and I turned around

And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

'Till the landslide brought me down 

This song makes me think of life changes and growing older which instantly made me think of grumpy, old Ove. 

3. Forever Young By Alphaville

Lyrics: 

Forever young,

I want to be forever young.

Do you really want to live forever?

Forever, and ever

Lestat wants to live forever, but what about Louis?? This one couldn't go together any more perfectly in my opinion! 

4. I'll Make Love To You By: Boyz To Men 

Lyrics: 

I'll make love to you

Like you want me to

And I'll hold you tight

Baby all through the night

I'll make love to you

When you want me to 

And I will not let go

Till you tell me to

I always crack up at how the men in this book can go all night (if you get my drift, and I think you do) and I don't care if they are vampires. It still doesn't make sense to me and it's funny, even though I LOVE the series. So a song all about making love and making love all night made me think of this one. 

5. Chandelier By: Sia 

Lyrics: 

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 drink

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 drink

1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 drink

Throw 'em back, till I lose count 

Here's looking at you, Jack. My favorite fictional alcoholic. 

So that's it for the Playlist Book Tag! What do you think of the books I picked for the songs? Would you choose other books instead, if so which ones?! Also, as always I tag anyone who wants to do the tag. Also, I don't know why this is in a white box, but I can't figure out how to fix it. So OH WELL. Gah. 

Come Celebrate With Me! GIVEAWAYS For My 1 Year Blogoversary & 30th Birthday!

Happy 1 year blogoversary to Angel Erin's Book Obsession! 

I can't believe I started this blog one year ago today. On a whim, I decided to try doing a book blog and I did not expect it to be this hard. I have to admit I have thought about quitting a few times, but I'm glad I haven't. It's hard work, but so much fun at the same time and I love my bookish peeps. I have really enjoyed meeting people and being a part of the community. There are times I still feel like an outsider looking in, but at the end of the day I have made some great friends. Plus, I'm having fun doing my thing. That's all that matters! 

So to celebrate my 1 year Blogoversary today and my 30th birthday on August 11th I have decided to do a few giveaways!! 

GIVEAWAYS ALL BEGIN TODAY AND END ON MY 30th BIRTHDAY!!

Giveaways are from 7/10 to 8/11!

** Guys, please keep in mind that these are my own giveaways and I will be mailing them out. I am sorry that I can't have all the giveaways open worldwide. Also, I'm not responsible for any items damaged or lost in the mail. Please make sure you are 18 & Older or have your parents permission before entering any of the giveaways. **

US Only Giveaway for (1) ARC copy of Illuminae and (1) ARC copy of Bossypants:

 

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US Only Giveaway for (1) Willow Funko Pop and (1) Vaun Funko Pop:

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Worldwide Giveaway for (1) $25 Amazon Gift Card: 

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Thank you all for celebrating with me and good luck to anyone who is entering the giveaways!! Also, I want to say a special thank you to anyone that comes and reads my blog. It's very appreciated. Thanks for following Angel Erin's Book Obsession!!

You Can Do Whatever The F*ckety F*ck You Want Adult Coloring BookReview & GIVEAWAY!!

Thank you to Bad Words Books for providing a copy of You Can Do Whatever The F*ckety F*ck You Want: An Adult Coloring Book Filled With Swear Word Affirmations in exchange for an honest review! 

You may not know this about me, but I love swearing. I also really enjoy adult coloring. Something that these two things have in common is that they both help me to de-stress. So I was really excited when I saw this coloring book that combines both of these things and with affirmations! Coloring, swearing, and affirmations?! This is the perfect combo for de-stressing.

 #OhHellYesDeStress

When I received the coloring book in the mail one of the first things I noticed was that it's not very big. There are only 21 one sided pages and that's all. I was surprised that it's so short, but the coloring pages it does have are very excellent quality. 

#SmallButExcellentQuality

#YouAreAFuckingLion.Rawr. 

#FuckEveryoneElsesOpinions

I love the designs and the best part is that they aren't TOO detailed. The picture on top with the lion is detailed, but not overly so. The pictures don't get more detailed than that, which is good for those of us who don't have a lot of patience for SUPER intricate designs. *Cough. Me. Cough.* The one on the bottom is very simple and I completed it in one afternoon. There are a few more designs like that as well. I am very glad there is a mix of difficult to easy because I'm not always in the mood for just one or the other. 

#IDigTheMixOfDesigns

Overall I am loving this adult coloring book!! It's DEFINITELY for ADULTS. The affirmations are hilarious and this is such a perfect coloring book to relax and de-stress with. It's a lot of fun to color and I'm having a blast with it. I'll be posting more pictures on my Instagram account as I color more of the pages. 

#RelaxAndUnwindYouSexyMotherfucker

I recommend You Can Do Whatever The F*ckety F*ck You Want to adults who like to swear like an adult and color like a kid! You can find the coloring book for sale here on Amazon You Can Do Whatever The F*ckety F*ck You Want Coloring Book.

#ColoringAndCussingIsFun

The giveaway is for (1) copy of You Can Do Whatever The F*ckety F*ck You Want: An Adult Coloring Book Filled With Swear Word Affirmations. The giveaway is hosted by Bad Words Studio and valid for US Residents 18 & up only. 

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Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten Books I Feel DIfferently About After Time Has Passed

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at The Broke and the Bookish. This week's topic is Top Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed. 

There really aren't that many books that I end up feeling different about later, but it does happen. I have a few that later I realized I didn't like it as much and a few that I ended up liking even more.  So I decided to split them up into those two categories!

Books That I Didn't Like As Much After Time Passed: 

1. Breaking Dawn- Stephenie Meyer 

When I first read the Twilight series and Breaking Dawn came out I was not fully happy with this book. However over time and a few rereads I began to really hate this one. The more I thought about it the more I disliked it. Especially the big lead up to a battle at the end and NOTHING HAPPENED. I've since changed the rating for this one from like a three to a one star rating.

2. Perks of Being A Wallflower By: Stephen Chbosky

After I read Perks of Being A Wallflower I rated it five stars because I really enjoyed it. However, later a few things about Charlie and how people treated him bugged me and I brought it down to a three star rating. 

3. Evermore By: Alyson Noel 

On Goodreads I had Evermore rated four stars (the second book two stars), but now I can't even remember what happened in the book. I can recall that I didn't like the writing, but the story was okay in this one. I just don't remember anything that happened so I must not have liked it enough for four stars. I've since changed it to two stars. 

4. The Wedding By: Nicholas Sparks

I don't know why I liked this one after reading The Notebook. I literally don't remember ANYTHING about this book. I couldn't even recall who this one was about. I changed the rating on this one as well down to two stars. 

5. Mockingjay By: Suzanne Collins 

I don't know why, but I had this one rated five stars after I first finished it. I didn't really like it though after some time passed. It's okay, but I wasn't pleased with this book overall. So I changed it to three stars a while back. 

6. The Heir- Kiera Cass

This one is probably my least drastic change. I really enjoyed The Heir and I rated it four stars, but after some time I realized I didn't like it THAT much. I've since changed it to three stars. 

Books That I Like More After Time Passed: 

1. The Lord of the Rings By: J.R.R. Tolkien 

After I first read LOTR I think I was just so exhausted from it. I liked it, but didn't love it. Then later my love and appreciation for it really grew. It's very epic and J.R.R. is VERY wordy.  It was a struggle to get through, but the story is well worth the five stars I've since changed the rating to.

2. Ender's Game By: Orson Scott Card

Ender's Game is my husband's all time favorite novel.  So when we first got married all I heard for years was how I needed to read this book. I would tell him I'm not really into space type books and he would tell me that's not really what it's like. So I finally gave in and read it (We had some sort of deal we made and I'm sure I got something awesome in return haha!) and I did like it, but I didn't think it was the best book or anything. After some time I liked it more and rated it four stars, but it's still not my favorite book or anything. I have zero desire to read any more Orson Scott Card books. 

3. Partholon Series By: P.C. Cast

I should have put this book on my last TTT about picking up books on a whim, but I didn't think of it. I just randomly picked this one up at the library and read the first three books. I really enjoyed reading these and I rated them four stars on Goodreads. Now after some time I keep thinking about this series and wanting to know what happened. I want to reread the ones I have read and continue the series. I really need to buy these and I think this would go up to five stars for sheer enjoyment reasons. 

4. Vampire Academy By: Richelle Mead

I read the first two in the Vampire Academy series and I rated both three stars and then I had no desire to continue. However, during that time it seemed like all there was in YA was vampire books. Now that the vampire craze has died down a little and I'm not burned out I think I would enjoy these more. Over time I keep thinking about the characters and the story and I really want to see what happens. I think I would like this one more with a reread. 

So that's it for my Top Ten Books I Feel Differently About After Time Has Passed. Like I said, for me most of my book ratings and opinions stick. There is one every now and then that I do change my mind on though. What about you, do you change ratings often? What do you think of these books on my list? What books have you felt differently about after some time has passed? 

Top Ten Tuesday- Top Ten Covers I Wish Would Get Redesigned

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted here at The Broke and the Bookish. The topic for this week is Top Ten Childhood Characters You'd Love To Revisit As Adults. 

I wasn't really feeling the topic this week about childhood characters so I picked one from the list of previously done topics. I decided to to Top Ten Covers I Wish Would Get Redesigned. I wanted to do this topic because recently there have been some cover reveals that I really just LOVED (Beautiful Broken Girls, Caraval) and some that I didn't care for as much (A Torch Against the Night) and it got me thinking about covers in general. I am a sucker for a good cover. I know the saying don't judge a book by it's cover and I FULLY agree that you should not judge a book by it's ugly cover. However if the cover is gorgeous I will admit it makes me want to read it more. What's wrong with that?! So here are some GREAT books with UGLY covers that I really wish had better covers to match what's inside. 

1. Bossypants By: Tina Fey

I'm sorry, but those man hands have got to go. Bossypants is a really great book, but this cover just doesn't go well with it for me.

2. The Host By: Stephenie Meyer

I think this cover is just really blah and unexciting. The Host was a little difficult to get into in the beginning, but overall the book was pretty good. I think that cover would make some people put off on reading it. 

3. Divergent Series By: Veronica Roth

Sorry, but I hate the Divergent series covers. I think they look odd. I do think the one for Allegiant is the better cover (best of the worst) of the three, but I hated that book. :/ 

4. Playlist for the Dead By: Michelle Falkoff

The hardback cover for Playlist of the Dead is boring, but it isn't too terrible. It got worse with the paperback cover. I don't like the word in yellow and the rest is just a boring set of headphones. ZZZ...

5. Daughter of Deep Silence By: Carrie Ryan

I had to put this one on here just for this paperback cover. The hardback cover isn't bad. I actually kind of like it with the red and the font for the words. I don't know what they were thinking with the paperback cover though. Everything about it is hideous. The color is weird, it's dull, I don't like the color of the words on top of the blue. It's just bad. 

6. Interview with the Vampire By: Anne Rice

Can Interview with the Vampire get a good cover? Nope. 

7. The Notebook By: Nicholas Sparks

Okay so I picked The Notebook, but what I really mean is ALL Nicholas Sparks books. There's a trend here obviously and it's BORING. 

8. If I Stay By: Gayle Forman

If I Stay is such a good book! These covers are not good though. Bleh. I don't even know what else to say about them because they are so dull.

9. Mechanica By: Betsy Cornwell

Okay, the cover for Mechanica isn't THAT bad. I do like the writing and the colors. However, there is something kind of junky looking about it. I don't know. The book is really great and I would like to see a new cover for it. 

10. The Girl from the Well By: Rin Chupeco

I didn't like the hardback cover for this one. Maybe because I hate birds? I'm not sure. The paperback cover is better, but I'm pretty meh about it overall. Maybe it's the color of the letters because I like the cover for the sequel, The Suffering, just fine. 

Notable Mention: 

A Torch Against the Night By: Sabaa Tahir

This one is a notable mention since I haven't read it yet. The first one was so great I'm assuming this one will be as well.  So I'm sorry to all the people I know are going to hate me for this one, but I don't like this cover. I know, I know I saw everyone on Twitter raving about how good it is. I don't agree and it's not even out yet and I want it redesigned. Sorry. 

So that's it for my Top Ten Tuesday! What do you guys think about these covers? What covers would you just LOVE to see redesigned?