I’m super excited to be a part of this hop hosted by Fic Fare & Swoony Boys. It’s our chance to talk about some of our favorite book boyfriends. Each stop has a different topic. There will be a hop-wide giveaway that will include a bonus entry to enter a quote at the end of each week. Each stop will have hidden words to make a well known swoony quote. There will also be an individual giveaway.
My hidden words are:
than you believe
Fictional Boy That Caught Me Off Guard
Okay, there are a few fictional boys that caught me off guard. These definitely aren’t in any particular order!
Morpheus (The Splintered Trilogy)
He is one big ball of contradictions. He loves but he doesn’t know how to show it without tricks and games. He struggles with trying to be worthy in Alyssas’ eyes. He’s awful at times, but I freaking love him.
The Darkling (The Grisha Trilogy)
Yes, I know I’m supposed to be all “No, the Darkling is evil!” But I can’t. He does some pretty atrocious things, and is crazy as hell at times, but I understand part of him. There’s a part that just wants to be loved.
Jackal (The Blood of Eden Trilogy)
Oh Jackal, I thought I was going to hate you. He’s the perfect narcissistic asshole. But I love him all the same. He puts on a big front, but he does have feelings buried somewhere under all his hatefulness.
As you can see, I definitely have a thing for the bad boys, but these are the really bad boys, and it’s so hard to turn them away.
Hop-Wide Giveaway
$20 Amazon Gift Card, Book Cover Bracelet, & Valentine-y Themed Swag
My Giveaway
Just comment below with which fictional boy caught you off guard and enter for a chance to win.
*1 winner will get their choice of either: Ensnared by A.G. Howard, Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo, or The Forever Song by Julie Kagawa
*Must be 18 years old to enter
*International as long as The Book Depository ships to you
*Winner has 48 hours to reply to initial email or another winner will be chosen.
*Giveaway ends at Midnight CST on February 15, 2015
14 Days of Fictional Swooning Schedule
- February 1st– Fiction Fare
- February 1st– Swoony Boys Podcast
- February 2nd– Literary, etc.
- February 3rd– Adventures in YA Publishing
- February 3rd– A Soul Unsung: Book Gossip for the Soul
- February 4th– Bookish Things & More
- February 5th– Books and Swoons
- February 5th– Love at First Page
- February 6th– Awesome Book Nuts
- February 6th– Mainstream Passionista
- February 6th– The Book Sphere
- February 7th– I Turn the Pages
- February 7th– Andi’s ABCs
- February 8th– Na’s Not So Newsworthy Thoughts
- February 8th– WhoRUBlog
- February 9th– Gun in Act One
- February 9th– We So Nerdy
- February 10th– What Sarah Read
- February 10th– Flutters and Flails
- February 11th– The Book Addict’s Guide
- February 11th– Effortlessly Reading
- February 11th– Lostbraincell’s Bookish Blog
- February 12th– GReads!
- February 12th– Books Equal Awesomeness
- February 13th– My Friends Are Fiction
- February 13th– Lee Kelly: New Write City
- February 14th– Fiction Fare
- February 14th– Swoony Boys Podcast
About Katrina @ Bookish Things
I'm a mom of two and love to read, listen to music, and rock out at concerts. Sometimes you can find me reading, or writing, in between sets at concerts. I read many genres, and have a TBR mountain.
Tobias “Four” Eaton from Divergent. Thanks for the great giveaway!
Four is such a great character. I <3 him so hard.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…14 Days of Fictional Swoon ~ Fictional Boy That Caught Me Off Guard *Two Giveaways*
Death from Kresley Cole’s Arcana Chronicles because he really cares about her!
thank you so very much 🙂
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I really need to catch up on this series. I loved Poison Princess.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…14 Days of Fictional Swoon ~ Fictional Boy That Caught Me Off Guard *Two Giveaways*
OMG! Morpheous, is a definite YES in the swooning and catching you off guard department. I absolutely love this mysterious maddening character to pieces. And, I totally need to finish reading Shadow and Bone and read the other trilogy you were talking about. 🙂
Suz @ A Soul Unsung recently posted…14 Days of Fictional Swooning: Favorite Bookish Boys + Giveaway
Morpheus is the best of all YA bad boys. 😀 I freaking love that moth!
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Book Blitz: End Note by Sonya Loveday *Giveaway*
So my choices are not guys that surprised me in your sense, but I was surprised by how hard I fell for them and how often I think about them now. My guys are Maxon from The Selection, Adrian from VA/Bloodlines, and my fresh-on-my-mind pick, Bishop from The Book of Ivy. Thank you! emandm2222(at)gmail(dot)com
I did like Maxon. I need to catch up on that series. I love Adrian too! I need to read The Book of Ivy.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Book Blitz: End Note by Sonya Loveday *Giveaway*
Ridge from Maybe Someday for definite!
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I sooooo need to read this. I love all of her books, but this is the only one I haven’t read yet.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Book Blitz: End Note by Sonya Loveday *Giveaway*
Adrian in Bloodlines! After the VA series, I didn’t know what to expect from him!
I’ve only read the first book in that series, and love him more than I did in VA.
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Perry & Roar (Under the Never Sky trilogy), Tucker ( Unearthly by Cynthia Hand), Dimitri (Vampire Academy). Looove them! 😉
Thanks for the giveaway!
All awesome book boys! And so many swoony moments with all of them.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Book Blast: Invaded by Melissa Landers *Giveaway*
Speaking of books in your giveaway, Jeb in the Splintered series definitely caught me off-guard!
I love Jeb. He’s my ultimate good guy. Have you read Ensnared. That one was a doozy with Jeb.
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Warner from The Shatter Me series!
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I still need to finish that series.
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Excerpt & Giveaway Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott
Warner from Shatter me series ! One of most complex male characters in YA world! Love him.
Warner from Shatter Me series!
Rush from Abbi Glines’ books
OMG How could I forget Rush. I love his character so much!
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Excerpt & Giveaway Salt & Stone by Victoria Scott
So many Warner fans. This means I need to finish this series asap.
Warner form the Shatter Me trilogy!
Park from Eleanor & Park
He is the perfect hand holder. I really liked his character in that book!
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I would have to say Death from The Arcana Chronicles. I was so not expecting to like him so much.
Yet another series I need to catch up on. I have a feeling I’m going to love his character.
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Adam Wilde from If I Stay, Ryder from Shutter and Cole St. Clair from the Shiver Trilogy!
I still haven’t read, or watched, If I Stay. I think I may need to remedy this.
A fictional boy that caught me off guard was Dante Hill in Talon by Julie Kagawa. I never thought Ember’s brother would be so UGHHH… haha if you haven’t read the book yet, I totally recommend if you like dragons and young adult fantasy! Thank you for this amazing chance!
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I have read it. And I felt the same exact way. He drove me nuts, and ticked me off at times.
Adrian from VA/Bloodlines and Death from The Arcana Chronicles.
Adrian is a favorite of mine too!
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I liked Peter Kavinsky from To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. He was nicer and funnier than I thought he would be.
I need to read this. I’ve seen so many great things about it. With the sequel coming out I need to get on that.
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derek in teh kate daniels series
thank you a lot for teh giveaway
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Four from Divergent. Thanks so much for the giveaway!
Maisha recently posted…14 Days of Fictional Swoon Blog Hop + Giveaway
I love Four!
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Blind Date with a Book Giveaway
I totally agree with everyone on your list!!
Thank you so much for participating in this blog hop!!
xo
jaime
I loved participating, and seeing everyone’s answers. 😀
Katrina @ Bookish Things recently posted…Blind Date with a Book Giveaway
Fictional boy who caught me off guard? Hmm, probably Sturmhond in The Grisha trilogy!! I didn’t think I’d fall in love with him more than any of the boys in that series. 🙂
Holly J recently posted…Be My Valentine
Oh my goodness, YES!!!! I freaking love the privateer. He’s so witty and sure of himself.