The Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag ❤️🐍

Good day, good evening, good night, good gracious!

Hello all, I hope life is treating you kindly. It’s time to get sinful with The Seven Deadly Sins Book Tag. Let’s dive in…

💸 GREED 💸

What is your most inexpensive book? What is your most expensive book?

‘Things I Wanted to Say’ by Monica Murphy cost me the least because – drum roll please – I got a Kindle! (I love it but still think you can’t beat that lovely book smell and turning the pages) … And so I had a free trial of Kindle Unlimited so that baby was free! And all the sweeter (spicier) for it.

The most expensive book I have is a hardback (anyone surprised by that? No? OK), it’s ‘Heroes’ by Stephen Fry… I still haven’t read it but also won’t give it away because I love the subject matter (so why don’t I read it 🙃).

🤬 WRATH 🤬

What author do you have a love/hate relationship with?

Colleen Hoover. I rode the ‘Verity’ wave and absolutely flew through it, I was hooked! But then I have since seen snippets of other CoHo books with lines such as ‘We both laugh at our son’s big balls’, which, for me, shows another not-so-magnetic side of her writing that doesn’t draw me in – so I’d say it’s a definite mixed bag with this missy!

🍗 GLUTTONY 🍗

What book have you devoured over and over with no shame?

‘Beyond the Deepwoods’ by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell. This is a young uns book but the only book I have re-read several times because I loved it so much when I was in primary school and the story stuck with me. I love the creatures and illustrations in the book.

🦥 SLOTH 🦥

What book have you neglected reading due to laziness?

‘The Housemaid’ trilogy by Freida McFadden purely because it’s a trilogy and I prefer the lack of commitment that stand-alones provide – but never say never, I’ve heard good things about these books!

🪞 PRIDE 🪞

What book do you talk about in order to sound like an intelligent reader?

This is a tricky one because my reading journey has gone from fantasy to romance so I’m not what’s traditionally known as an ‘intelligent reader’, more here for whimsical good times. BUT, my degree was in Ancient History so I have read decent chunks of ‘The Iliad’ and ‘The Odyssey’, so I would say this certainly counts, Homer don’t mess around. D’oh.

❤️ LUST ❤️

What attributes do you find attractive in male or female characters?

Ladies first, the female characters that I love the most are strong but not obsessed with doing everything themselves, she’s complicated as all people are and a bit rough around the edges, she’s the sort to inspire without meaning to in her kind and happy way.

And men, emotionally intelligent.

🐍 ENVY 🐍

What book would you like to receive as a gift?

I hope you’ll excuse me using the same response twice here but my honest answer would be an original version of ‘Beyond the Deepwoods’ by Paul Stewart & Chris Riddell, which had all the creatures on the front – I think you can only buy them second hand now so finding one in good condition for old times would be cool.

What is your favourite sin?