Today I’m doing The Totally Should’ve Book Tag, and it was so super easy. There was literally no searching for answers on this one, I immediately knew what books fit into each category. I think it comes from being an instinctive over-analyzer of everything. I’ve actually had conversations with myself about every single one of these questions. Now you get to hear my rambling thoughts!
Thank you so much for tagging me Meghan. Anyone who’s reading this, head on over and visit her at Whimsical Explorations & Reviews. You won’t be sorry!
1. Totally Should’ve Gotten A Sequel
Eleanor & Park!
As soon as I read the last page of Eleanor & Park I started googling to find out if there were plans for a sequel. Not only is the ending abrupt, but it ends right at a very pivotal moment! It’s like, a cliffhanger but without another book! It’s like, when a television show gets canceled mid-season! Ms Rowell! We need closure!
2. Totally Should’ve Gotten A Spin-Off Series
Lumatere Chronicles!
When I finished this trilogy, heartbroken it was over, I remembered a character from earlier in the series. He was from a different land and different culture, but same world. I want Melina Marchetta to write about him and his adventures so bad. It would be a wonderful way to maintain the world, but bring something new.
3. An Author Who Should Write More Books
Nora Sakavic!
So, seriously, I had so many problems with this series sometimes it’s baffling to me why I loved it as much as I did. In my review I said the story is so 100% character driven that you find you don’t give a crap about the plot, and it’s so true. Nora Sakavic made magic when she wrote this cast. I get why it’s probably hard to write something else, but I seriously hope she does.
4. A Character Who Totally Should’ve Ended Up With Someone Else
Bella Swan!
If you love this book, and you’re a giant fan of Edward, you may want to skip this question. I’m not a fan of this series, even a little. I think it glorifies an abusive, unhealthy relationship. The consequences that were laid out in the story ended up not happening, and it promotes the incorrect assumption that you can make all the wrong decisions, and still get everything you want. It’s terrible, and destructive. Now, with all that said, IF Bella had to choose between Jacob and Edward, it should have at least been Jacob. Jacob who trusted her to make her own decisions and keep herself safe. Jacob who made her feel like she was surrounded by sunshine (her words). If there was a slightly more healthy selection in the books, it was Jacob. (See, I’m passionate about this.)
5. Totally Should’ve Had A Movie Franchise
Gone by Michael Grant!
I’ve never in my life read a more perfect book series to be adapted into a television show/or movie if they could do 6. Each book would read as it’s own season, with a 6 book overarching storyline but individual seasonal stories. It would be perfect for something like the Sci-Fi channel, particularly because it would have to be gorier than anything currently playing on CW.
6. Totally Should’ve Kept The Original Covers
Flamecaster or Rebel of the Sand!
I’m not sure what the new obsession is with women who are walking, surrounded by the elements, gracing the cover of every single fantasy book out there. It’s like, after Throne of Glass had Celaena on the cover and sold so well, they had to make every new book look exactly like it. (Flamecaster in particular is almost identical! Especially frustrating when the original cover matched Seven Realms, the series it spun off from.) It reminds me of how, a few years ago, every Dystopia/Paranormal book had a girl in a ball gown on them. Both Flamecaster’s and Rebel of the Sand’s old covers were beautiful, and original.
7. Totally Should’ve Stopped At Book One
Mazerunner!
Mazerunner book 1 was really good. I was so excited when I read it. Unfortunately I deflated as I continued, and I was seriously upset when I read the conclusion. It’s always the first series I think of when asked this question.
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Obviously anyone that wants to do this tag is welcome to. Please ping me back so I can come read and chat with you about the books you chose.
I’m only tagging a few today, and if you don’t want to do this one feel free to ignore me!
Birdie Bookworm 
Great answers!! ❤ I totally agree with you on Eleanor & Park, Nora Sakavik and Twilight! Rainbow should write a sequel soon because it felt really anticlimactic.
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Exactly! It like, stopped right at the climax of the story. We need to know what happens next.
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So true!! Twilight simply promotes unhealthy relationship and dumb decisions. And I felt the same about Mazerunner. I eventually lost interest. I should try Gone!
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Gone is really good, in a fun action packed violent way. Like, Stephen King meets Xmen meets Lord of the Flies. 🙂
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Sounds cool👏🏼😄🙌
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UGH yessss. I hate when a book cover has an absolutely GORGEOUS cover and then they redo the cover and PUT A DANG PERSON ON THE COVER. I personally think people are way more talented if they can make graphics on covers so gorgeous that you would want to buy the book.. Putting someone on the cover, in my opinion, seems like the lazy way to make a book cover.
Great post!
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Yes yes yes! And, half the time they dont look like the character AND it ruins what our imagination would have created!
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Yes! Eleanor & Park NEEDS a sequel, I hated that cliffhanger of an ending! And I totally agree that Gone deserves a movie franchise! Great post!💗
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Thank you! I just feel like Gone is paced PERFECT for a movie or television show! I can’t believe nobody has nabbed it yet!
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Great answers. I totally agree about Twilight in general and Bella and Edward, I never finished the series but they always made me uncomfortable. Also I was so sad when the Flamecaster cover changed, the new covers don’t fit with the demon king series covers 😢
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Thats exactly why I haven’t bought them yet. The original covers would have been beautiful next to Demon King. Now I feel like they’re Throne of Glass copycats.
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Love the tag and your answers. Changing covers always bugs me especially if it’s in the middle of the series!!!
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Yes!
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I loved reading your answers! 😀 I have to say your little rant about Twilight, I loved it. I agree that whole series was not a very good representation to any kind of relationship.
I also agree with the Gone series, I would now love to see this as a TV show!
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Man yes, I get so passionate about it. I think I’ve ruined Twilight for my daughter forever. She has no interest in it at all.
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Haha, I think most people aren’t into Twilight anymore… or well I don’t think so anyways haha!
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Right on with the original book covers. I don’t know what is up these days with the sci-fi and fantasy covers. Take Karen Chance’s Cassandra Palmer series for instance. They’ve always had a female cover on them, but in recent books, it’s just …. Why?!
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I’ve never even heard of those books before! Now I’m going to check them out.
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I’ve heard about the Foxhole Court, and if I ever get over my weird refusal to read anything that isn’t sci-fi/fantasy, I may give that one a try. But I actually liked the other Maze Runner books! I agree that second cover of Rebel of the Sands isn’t as good though.
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Hahaha, I’m on a Sci-Fi/Fantasy kick right now too, but Foxhole Court is addicting. 🙂
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I need Nora Sakavic to write more books because no matter what happens in them, I’m pretty certain she’ll grab me with her characters again. And you are so right about Bella, I’m sad to say when I read those books I was an Edward fan, but now that time has passed and I’m MUCH older than Bella was when she…gave birth to a child….that relationship kind of horrifies me.
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It horrifies me too! It’s a terrible representation of love. And trust me, I was hooked at first too.
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