2025 Reading Firsts Book Tag

Happy Monday, friends! I recently saw Pam @ Read Bake Create post the Firsts of 2025 Book Tag and it reminded me that this tag existed! I’ve done it for the past two years (see: 2023, 2024) and since I didn’t have anything planned for today, I thought I’d go for it! Before I get into it though, I want to say that I’m changing up the answers for the third & fourth questions because they’ll be the same as the first & second, and what fun is that?! I gotta make this a bit more exciting, lol! Now with that out of the way, let’s get to it. 😉

This tag was created by Tanya Patrice @Girlxoxo.

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The Bookish Alphabet Tag

Happy Thursday, friends! It’s time for another tag and I saw today’s Bookish Alphabet Tag on Alli @ Alli the Book Giraffe’s blog. The title feels pretty self-explanatory but you basically go through the alphabet and see if you own a book with a title that starts with every letter of the alphabet. It looked like a really fun and easy tag to do and I was very curious to see if I had a book for each letter… and I did, although I only had one option for X and Z! 🤣 I specifically focused on books that are still on my TBR but I hope to read some of these very soon. With that, let’s get to it!

The original tag is created by Fireheart Books.

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The Fantasy Book Tag

Hello, friends! Over the years I’ve seen (and been tagged in) several Fantasy Book Tags but I haven’t done any of them yet until now! I came across this particular fantasy book tag on Alli @ Alli the Book Giraffe’s page earlier this year and it seemed short and sweet enough to get done relatively quickly (I ate my words, it took me ages to decide on anything, lol)!

On that note, let’s get to it 🙂

What is the longest fantasy series that you’ve ever read?

This goes to Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas. I haven’t actually finished the series yet as I’ve still got the final book to read, but I did read all the others… But don’t ask me about any of them because I’ve got zero recollection of any of them! 😂

Favourite fantastical setting or world

Again, there are so many to choose from but one of the first that came to mind is the world from Elizabeth Lim’s The Blood of Stars and Six Crimson Cranes series. They’re not set in the same exact location but they are set in the same universe. It’s such a magical and whimsical Asian inspired fantasy world and I love it heaps!

Besides HP, what is your favourite fantasy book/series?

Nevermoor Series

If you love HP, there’s a high chance that you will love Nevermoor because it has many of the same qualities and it’s not written by a trash author (yes). This MG fantasy has easily replaced HP as my favourite, and I will never stop recommending it!

[check out my review]

What fantasy book do you wish was more popular?

Another MG fantasy, you say? Yes. Omega Morales only has 180+ ratings on Goodreads and I have no idea why because it’s such an amazing MG fantasy!

[check out my review]

Your favourite villain

This is surprisingly difficult as I’ve got two villains who I loathe & love but Holland from the Shades of Magic Series by V.E. Schwab has been my favourite for years. Ayt Mada (The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee) is a great contender even though it took me a minute to appreciate her villainy because she hurt my people. 😭

Art by Kiranight (L) and Mossillustra (R)

What’s the first fantasy book you have ever read?

I honestly have no idea but it might be Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl.

What is your favourite mythical creature?

…It’s a bit cliche to say dragons, right? But DRAGONS! But I also love werewolves, gumiho, vampires, faeries… So many mythical creatures!

Favourite female protagonist from a fantasy book?

This isn’t my only “favourite of all time” FMC but Matsuda Misaki is top-tier. I finished The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang this week and it was amazing! Misaki’s story was incredible and her character left me speechless/in awe so many times throughout the read.

Art by Tom Jilesen

Favourite male protagonist?

Same as above, while he’s not my only favourite of all time, Yin Nezha from The Poppy War series by R.F. Kuang is without a doubt a character that just … I have no words! 😂 His character wrecked me!!! Made me so unwell!! Just thinking about him makes me CRY!!! HELP. SO GOOD. SO SO GOOD!!!

Art by bland_apple

That’s it for The Fantasy Book Tag! I won’t be tagging anyone specifically but if you want to do this, feel free to link back so I can check out your answers! I want to know who your favourite fantasy FMC and MMC are! 😃