Hi, and welcome to a new Tag Thursday!
Today I wanted to do a tag in honor of my favorite day of the year: Halloween! So what better way to celebrate Halloween than to talk about the CREATURES OF THE NIGHT?
I love me some creatures of the night, and this tag allows me to talk about all of my favorites! So let’s get get started! These are all my favorite books featuring each creature.
This tag was created by Katytastic on Youtube. Watch her original video here.
Vampire
Have I mentioned how much I love this book already on my blog? A few times? Ok, well here’s one more: I LOVE THIS BOOK. But what I love most in this book, is Baz. Baz the vampire. He’s snarky and funny and so intelligent and he beats all other vampires for the title of my favorite vampire.
“How often do you have to drink?”
“Every night, to feel good. Every few nights, to stay sane.”
“Have you ever bitten anyone?”
“No. I’m not a murderer.”
“Does it have to be fatal every time? The biting? Couldn’t you just drink some of a person’s blood, then walk away?”
“I can’t believe you’re asking me this, Snow. You, who can’t walk away from half a sandwich.”
Werewolf
The Darkest Powers trilogy by Kelley Armstrong
Sure, the more obvious choice would be Bitten by Kelley Armstrong. And they are some amazing werewolfs and ALMOST made it to my number one spot. But I can’t help but like The Darkest Powers just a bit more. I’m not naming the werewolf in them, because it’s kind of a spoiler, but I can say that I loved his grumpy but caring personality so, so much.
“So I was right, wasn’t I? It’s still you even if wolf form.”
He grunted.
“No sudden urges to go kill something?”
He rolled his eyes.
“Hey, you’re the one who was worried.” I paused. “And I don’t smell like dinner, right?”
I got a real good look for that one.
“Just covering my bases.”
Zombie
I’m not a big Zombie fan, but I did LOVE Warm Bodies and the lovely R. And I must say that while I loved the book, I also absolutely adored the movie. Nicholas Hoult is amazing and really brought the character of R to life (no pun intended).
“I am Dead, but it’s not so bad. I’ve learned to live with it.”
Ghost
Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake
I just read this one and already Anna became my most favorite ghost ever. The contradiction between her two ‘personalities’: the brutal, murderous goddess of death and the sweet, innocent girl are so intriguing and make her a force to be reckoned with.
“I peek over the back of the couch and there she is, my goddess of death, her hair snaking out in a great black cloud, her teeth grinding hard enough to make living gums bleed.”
Witch/Warlock/Spellcaster
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Going with the obvious pick for this one. Honestly, Magnus Bane may come a close second, but no-one will ever beat the witches and wizards from the world of Harry Potter.
“Curious indeed how these things happen. The wand chooses the wizard, remember…I think we must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter… After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things — terrible, yes, but great.”
Fairy/Fae
A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas
This entire series counts actually, but A Court of Mist and Fury is where my favorite fae characters really shine. I love them all and there’s no way I can choose a favorite… just kidding, Rhys is definitely my favorite (even if I do love the entire Inner Circle).
“The Court of Dreams.
The people who knew that there was a price, and one worth paying, for that dream. The bastard- born warriors, the Illyrian half breed, the monster trapped in a beautiful body, the dreamer born into a court of nightmares…And the huntress with an artist’s soul.”
Demon
The Shadowhunter books by Cassandra Clare
I picked this series for the demons, but it could have been a favorite for almost every other creature of the night. It all starts with The Mortal Instruments, but honestly I love the Infernal Devices and Lady Midnight so much more.
“Demon pox. There’s always demon pox.”
Angel
Daughter of Smoke and Bone series by Laini Taylor
This series is so beautifully written and original and features some of the most intriguing angels ever! If you have not read it yet, I highly recommend it!
“Once upon a time, an angel and a devil fell in love.
It did not end well.”
Alien
Animorphs series by Katherine Applegate
This is one of the series that made me fall in love with reading. I loved the Animorphs series. It gave me my first bookish encounter with aliens and to this day they are some of my most loved and hated ones.
“Give me liberty or give me death.’ A human named Patrick Henry said that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew before they came to conquer Earth that humans said things like that. I wonder if the Yeerks knew what they were getting into.”
Superpowered human
The Shatter Me trilogy by Tahereh Mafi
I love me some superpowered human stories, so this was a difficult one. But I decided to go with the Shatter Me series, because I love the unique writing style and the amazing character development the main character Juliette goes through.
“I have a heart, says science, but I am a monster, says society.”
OMG DEMON POX. I AM NOW LAUGHING TOO HARD. I am three-fourths in Shatter me, I really like it so far. plus I have heard SOOO MUCH about daughter of smoke and bone, I think I should read it really soon. *goes to shuffle TBR*
The books in the Shadowhunter world are soo funny! I always tend to forget that, but when I’m reading them I laugh so much 🙂 Oh, I hope you’ll enjoy the rest of the Shatter Me trilogy! I loved every book, but I felt like they only got better with every book. And yes, Daughter of Smoke and Bone is sooo good! Sorry about the TBR shuffle 😉
I didn’t realize Carry On had a vamp? heh. My fav vamp of all time is Bones from The Night Huntress Novels, as for Werewolves – Richard from Anita Blake but the author had long destroyed his character for me, such a shame really cause he was amazing in the earlier books.
As for Witch, Werlock – Harry Potter and Harry from the Dresden Files.
Oh I didn’t know The Night Huntress Novels or the Dresden files, but I’ll have to check them out! I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of reading about vampires, werewolves or witches 😉