Pokemon Go! Book tag

for those not familiar with 'Book Tags', a book Tag is a bit like a questionnaire with themes.

This is an original tag, meaning that I made it all up!
 (NB. video that accompanies this article is still in editing)

Pokémon Go Book Tag 

Just like Pokémon go features the original 151 Pokémon, we’re going back to the beginning! 

11.       Pikachu – what was the first book series you remember collecting?

22.       Bulbasaur – favourite made-up creature in a book?

33.       Charmander – favourite book where fire is present or important as a metaphor?

44.       Squirtle – the last book that made you cry?

55.       Pidgey – a book that got away (you lost or was never returned)

66.       Jigglypuff – favourite romantic/chick lit book or book with pink on the cover?

77.       Poliwag – a book you didn’t think you would enjoy, but surprised you?

88.       Golem – a book that scared you as a child?

99.       Slowpoke – which book did you feel like would never end but you really wanted to finish?

110.   Hypno – what was the last book that made you feel really bored or sleepy?

111.   Krabby – has a book ever made you angry? And if so, which one?

112.   Koffing – best death scene in a book?

113.   Togepi – a rare or hard to find book you wished you owned, but don’t?

114.   Eevee – the sweetest / cutest story you have ever read?

115.   Mewtwo – which standalone made you wish for a sequel?

Bonus Questions –

116.   Team Rocket – best phrase said by or used to refer to a villain?

117.   Team Instinct (yellow, Zapdos bird) – favourite team or group in a novel or series?

118.   Team Mystic (blue, Articuno bird) – favourite book that has magic in it?

119.   Team Valor (red, Moltres bird) – what series do you wish could be resurrected and continued on for one more title? 

220.   Gotta Catch ‘em all – which book are you most eagerly anticipating in the next year or so?

My answers

11.       First series brought for me was Beatrix potter, followed later on by chronicles of Narnia, but first I remember actively seeking out was goosebumps.

22.       Mr Tumnus, the lion, the witch and the wardrobe by C.S. Lewis Mr Tumnus is intended to be a pan like creature, a satyr, half man and half goat. We share a fondness for tea.

33.       Catching fire, Suzanne Collins, the hunger games. If you’ve read the book, this needs no explanation.

44.       The serpent king by jeff zentner …. Oh Travis, I still miss you and your staff that went everywhere with you.

55.       I thought I had lost my copy of the bloody chamber by angela carter, which of course was the basis for the film ‘the company of wolves’. So I brought the penguin 75^th anniversary edition, which is beautiful. Hurrah!

66.       Where have all the boys gone? By Jenny Colgan. This book reminded me that love can pop up in unexpected places. And Ewan McGreggor has a small cameo in it. He is absolutely gorgeous in his cameo, of course.

77.       Cabal by Clive Barker – I enjoyed the film, nightbreed, and knew the book would be the complete opposite of that, which it was in many ways, but still enjoyed it just as much.

88.       The exorcist by Peter S. Blatty – I remember finding a copy of it in a supermarket when I was much, much, younger, and reading the synopsis along with the opening chapter very quickly before my mum noticed what I was looking at… it really creeped me out!

99.       Breaking dawn by Stephanie Meyer. I did finish it, but it took quite a while, the middle of the book was so dull and kind of pointless to me that it could have been cut out, and the remainder would have still been a decent book for fans of the twilight saga.

110.   Middlesex by Jeffery Eugenides. I started it, I wanted to like it as I loved the virgin suicides, but I found myself bored very quickly, probably because incest as plot point has been done before (very common within Virginia Andrews’ books) but one day I will try again with it, just in case I wasn’t in the right mood for it, as it is rather a thick book.

111.   Can’t recall a book ever making me angry at the story itself. Angry on behalf of a character, the last time that happened would have been with The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner.

112.   The original ending of The little mermaid by Hans Christian Anderson. Go read it, it’s not a patch on what we know and love as the Disney story. Although Ursula made a much stronger villain than the sea witch in the original tale.

113.   The last unicorn & other stories by Peter S. Beagle. I have both the USA and UK dvds (there are differences), the graphic novel, a tattoo of the last unicorn herself, but have never obtained the book.

114.   Toss-up between Saddlebottom by dick king smith or the hen who dreamed she could fly by Sun-Mi Hwang. Both stories feature animals overcoming a challenge or obstacle and making their way towards attaining their dreams.

115.   It’s gotta be The Serpent King, I’d have loved to have seen Lydia and Dill several years later, to see how their careers have panned out.

116.   “He who shall not be named” – Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. This phrase is said numerous times throughout the books in reference to Lord Voldemort.

117.   I’m in Hufflepuff house, and proud of it, Hufflepuff pride! It has to be the houses in harry potter.

118.   The worst witch by Jill Murphy, multiple spells cast by Mildred Hubble always back fire in humorous ways, and is treated in a light hearted manner in the books.

119.   Grave (Harper Connelly series) by Charlaine Harris. I loved Harper’s quiet, serious nature and the way her relationship with her step brother (no physical relation) and would have liked a final visit with them.

220.   The 3^rd and final title in the sin eater’s daughter trilogy by Melinda Salisbury. I loved the first two books, and I know from following Melinda on twitter (and having met her in person) that the final book is well under way as a draft was submitted earlier this summer, and the cover art has been produced by the same artist who worked on her previous book covers, so now I am waiting for a release date!