the hozier book tag

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I was bored in quarantine, then I remembered how fun it was to answer The Would You Rather Book Tag a week ago and thought, well, what's keeping you from answering another one (besides that fact I have no friends to tag me, of course)? So, after one very quick research, I found The Hozier Book Tag! (made by Ra, from Retro Ra)

And why I picked such a specific tag, one might wonder. The short answer is: I've been obsessed with Hozier's both albums, Hozier and Wasteland, Baby! for a while now and I thought it would be fun to put music and books together and see what happens. The long answer is more of a rabbit hole involving Dua Lipa and Twitter. 

Without further due, let's begin.





Take Me To Church — Name a book wherever religion plays a key role in the story.
Love From A to Z by S.K. Ali is a very cute love story about these two teens that value their religion very much. I mean, the book literally starts with Zeyneb (righteously) mad at her islamophobic prick of a teacher, so one could say it plays a key role in the story.



Cherry Wine — Name a book about an abusive/unhealthy relationship.
The Wicker King by K. Ancrum. I already talked about this book while reviewing it, but the unhealthy relationship I'm referring to is August and Jack's codependence. It has a protagonist role in 
the story and the author wrote it perfectly (messed up). 



From Eden — Name your favorite forbidden romance.
I'm not into the 'forbidden love' trope, but I believe the Penryn & the End of Days trilogy has done it quite well. Penryn and Rafe's relationship is a great enemies-to-lovers story and I suppose it can also be called forbidden romance. 





Nina Cried Power — Name your favorite powerful female character.
I absolutely refuse to choose one favorite powerful female character, but I'll name a few at the top of my head. Mara Dyer from the Mara Dyer trilogy by Hodkin, Michelle Hodkin, Nova from Renegades by Marissa Meyer, Ruby from The Darkest Minds trilogy by Alexandra Bracken... Even Penryn (mentioned above) can be mentioned here. 



Movement — Name that one book that makes you want to get up and dance around every time you see it or hear about it.
Well, if I must answer: the Percy Jackson & the Olympians series by Rick Riordan. And, recently when the world received one of the greatest news of 2020 (the series adaptation), my sister and I were so happy we did almost got up and danced (we didn't, though, it's too cold for that type of thing right now).



Dinner & Diatribes — Name a character you love who is socially awkward or simply a character who finds socializing extremely tedious.
I'm tempted to steal Ra's answer and say Sherlock Holmes because I love him (as a character, I think I'll punch him if I met him in real life), but I'll say Lara Jean Covey from To All The Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han (even though I think she is more shy than socially awkward).





Sedated — Name a book that focuses on drug addiction or an addiction of some kind.
Looking for Alaska, by John Green. I have controversial feelings about this book (I read it once when I was thirteen/fourteen and I don't know if I like it anymore), but it's the only book I can remember right now that has substance abuse (not exactly on focus, but close enough I guess).



Better Love — Name a book that centers on a beautiful love story.
Is it weird that I want to choose Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secret of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz? I know it's not exactly centered on Ari and Dante's love story, but it was one of the first books I read in which a non-straight relationship was portrayed in the spotlight, so I'm totally biased. (also, I reviewed this book! Three years ago, but still)




Someone New — Name a book that revolves around the theme of loneliness, isolation, depression, etc. Or a book where a character is constantly looking for love in all the wrong places.
One great book that deals with depression (as well as other topics, of course) is Darius the Great is not Okay by Adib Khorram. I have previously reviewed it, but it's never enough to stress out how important the novel is. (also, it doesn't necessarily focus on romance, like the song does, but still).



Wasteland, Baby! — Name your favorite dystopian novel!
Again, it's very difficult to choose just one favorite, but The Darkest Minds (trilogy) by Alexandra Bracken will always hold a place in my bookshelf. I read the first book before in my native language, Portuguese, when I was twelve but the rest of the trilogy was never published in my country. So, two years later (at fourteen), I had the immense pleasure of reading all three books in English. I was so proud of myself! 



Well, that was the tag. Feel free to answer it too if you'd like (I tag anyone who wishes to do it). I'll just continue to repeatedly listen to Hozier's albums in my bedroom and pretend I'm in an Irish epic story. 

till next time!

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