Happy St. Patrick’s Day Bibliofriends!
Big thanks to Alex at Mybookworld24 for tagging me in this book tag! The original tag creator is Taylor and you can find their post over on YouTube.
I’m not Irish, nor do I live in Ireland, but St. Patrick’s Day is a bit of a celebration where we are for reasons that I’ll explain in one of the tag prompts below!
END OF THE RAINBOW – WHAT BOOK DID YOU HAVE A HARD TIME TRACKING DOWN A COPY OF?
With modern wonders such as eBay and the benefits of global shipping, it’s quite easy to grab a copy of anything nowadays. I’ve had to import several books from America because they haven’t been published in the UK (American Royals books 3 & 4 for example). One book that I’m desperate to find, is the original edition of The Secret by Byron Preiss. It’s about a global treasure hunt which is still unsolved to this day. First editions are available online but they will set you back about £400!
POT OF GOLD – WHEN YOU FOUND THAT BOOK, WAS IT WORTH THE QUEST?
Obviously I haven’t got a copy of The Secret yet, I may have to cave in and buy a reprinting! On the American Royals front – YES, it was definitely worth the quest! I love that series so much!
CELEBRATING A RICH HERITAGE – NAME A BOOK THAT CONTAINS A WELL-DEVELOPED CULTURE.
The City of Brass or Daevabad trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty is a seres which I feel transports me to a whole other world. It is so rich and vibrant in world-building and character-development that you cannot help but soak up the atmosphere and culture of this other land.
SHAMROCK SHAKES – WHAT’S YOUR FAVOuRITE FOOD TO SNACK ON WHILE READING?
I find it so difficult to snack whilst reading. It has to be something which doesn’t get mess all over the pages, therefore crisps and anything fruit related are out. Perhaps Maltesers or Haribo Starmix 😋
FOUR LEAF CLOVER – NAME A BOOK YOU THOUGHT WOULD BE ‘JUST ANOTHER GENERIC BOOK’, BUT TURNED OUT TO BE SOMETHING GREAT.
Back in 2017, I received a copy of Roar by Cora Carmack in a Fairyloot box. I fell in love with the storms and magic within the book. It’s a series which I’m desperate to reread and then finish one day!
IRISH WHISKEY – WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE TRADITION OF ST. PATTY’S DAY?
Where I live near Cheltenham in the UK, we have a massive horse racing festival for the Gold Cup every March at Cheltenham Racecourse (aka the home of jumps racing). This year, we have just finished Race Week which ran from 12th-15th March. It is a HUGE deal and people come from all across the UK and Ireland to be here. The Irish contingent and representation during this week is massive and due to the proximity of the event being close to the 17th March, the Thursday of the meeting is always known as St. Patrick’s Thursday! There’s always a lot of Guinness hats floating around and the atmosphere in town is buzzing! To add to this, the Saturday after the Gold Cup (i.e. yesterday!) is usually always the final day of the Rugby Union Six Nations tournament and is known as Super Saturday where all 6 teams (one being Ireland) play in three back-to-back matches. It literally takes up the whole afternoon and evening.
So I always associate St. Patrick’s Day with my two favourite sports! It’s quite a bust time with lots of atmosphere and excitement around the area I live in!
Do you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day? What traditions do you normally participate in? If you feel like having your own go at this fun tag then consider yourself tagged!! As always, drop me a comment to chat!
T xx
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