Brave Book Tag

I was tagged by Novelties to do the Brave Book Tag (thank you!). This tag was started by Book Princess Reviews.

Scotland: Land of Magic, Castles, and will-o’-the-wisps

Name a Magical Book Setting

For this prompt, I’d have to go for the world of Caraval by Stephanie Garber! The whole premise of the world of Caraval is that everything is magical and you don’t know what is real.

There’s magical dresses, time that seems to slip away, people that end up trapped in playing cards, and villains who can end your life with just a kiss. What could be more magical than that?

Clan Dunbroch: Merida’s family clan

Name Your Favorite Bookish Family/Gang

For this prompt, I’d have to go with Kaz Brekker and his literal gang in Six of Crows. While they don’t all choose to be part of the group at first (Matthias certainly wouldn’t have chosen to begin this adventure with the rest of them) they all seem to belong together by the end. They all have faced hardship in their lives, and with the help of their friends, they become better people. I just love this group together.

Merida: princess, brilliant archer, and doesn’t need any man

Name a Heroine Who Doesn’t Accept Her Fate

Do evil people count as heroines? I don’t know, but I’m gonna go for it anyway. Adelina Amouteru of The Young Elites certainly doesn’t accept what fate was going to throw her way.

Her dad was going to sell her to a guy who was going to use her as a mistress and then probably throw her away, she runs away and is almost burnt at the stake, and then she ends up becoming one of the most powerful people in the world… I would call that not accepting your fate.

The Highland Games: Eligible Fight for Merida’s Hand in Marriage

Name a Book Where the Stakes are High

Literally, the fate of the world is at stake in City of Heavenly Fire. I can’t think of any higher stakes than that. We learn later, when reading Queen of Air and Darkness, just how high the stakes in this book really were. Thule (the world where they don’t win during this time period) is a complete nightmare. Good luck to these people, because I don’t want to live in the nightmare world where they lose.

Elinor: Mama Turned Mama Bear

Name a Character that Goes Through a Big Transformation

This particular prompt doesn’t say that it has to be a good transformation, so I’m gonna go with Catherine from Heartless. She goes from this sweet girl that just wants to bake to the ruthless Queen of Hearts. Is there any bigger transformation than that?

You have to feel sorry for her. And a little angry with her parents. But ultimately, we choose our own fates.

Bear Brothers: Adorable, Mischievous Baby Bears

Name Some of Your Favorite Scene-Stealing Characters

For this prompt, I’m going to have to go way back. I’ll nominate Tasslehoff Burrfoot from the Dragonlance Chronicles. He’s a mischievious kender who is innocent like a child, but at the same time, always manages to rob you blind (although he’d say he was just borrowing things).

While he’s not the star of this show, he’s definitely an important part of the story and these books just wouldn’t be the same without him.

Mor’du: Demon Bear, Secret Prince

A Villain with a Complex Backstory

There are actually multiple villains in Muse of Nightmares, and quite a few of them have complex backstories. One of the villain characters is Minya. She’s angry about what happened, and from her perspective, she has a right to be. But she also doesn’t see the full story.

One of the things I like about this story (in addition to the gorgeous writing) is that as readers, we see that both sides are harboring unnecessary grudges and have misunderstandings about the other side. And fortunately, it all works out.

So that’s the Brave Book Tag. If you’d like to do this tag, I pick you! If you decide to do this one, please let me know so I can see what you came up with!