This week's topic is book settings I'd like to visit. I kind of did that topic already in October when the topic was related to food and I switched it up. You can find that post here. So therefore, I'm switching this one to 10 Book Settings There is No Way in Hell I'd Visit.
Matt Wallace's Sin du Jour universe - Killer Santas, cupids and Easter Bunnies, demons everywhere, blood and gore - while it's all a blast to read about, I wouldn't fare well in this world.
One word about this setting - SNAKES. I'm even amazed I was able to read it and sit through the movie. That should clue you in on how much I actually liked the story. No way would I be here!
I didn't even like reading about the New Mexico settlement called Little Heaven so I know it's a place I would never visit! Too many weird and creepy things. Plus, the book bored me so the setting might and just when I let my guard down, I'd end up dead.
You couldn't GIVE me an apartment in the Bramford.
Night Vale is too odd for even me, and that's saying something.
A creepy apartment next to a graveyard with only my family as the occupants - nope, no way.
Do I even have to explain?
So the apocalypse has arrived and I'm stuck with a bunch of high schoolers? KILL ME NOW!
I think the setting alone might be fun but if I had to spend any time with Alice, I'd be tried for murder or at the very least assault. So I better stay away from this one too.
I wouldn't do well in the Seven Kingdoms. I'd probably die pretty quickly. The only house I'd want to be a part of is the Stark's and have you seen how cold and crude it is there?
So there you have it - my list. Hope you enjoyed!
Ha, yes, I think there are far more book settings I'd like to avoid rather than visit. And yeah, I'd prob murder Alice too. Quite frankly I'd prob just murder everyone there. I hated that book lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to see someone else who feels the same way. So many people adore that book I really feel like an outsider :)
DeleteI love your twist on the theme. I was laughing when I saw Monument 14 on this - gah, that book was annoying. Not only were you stuck with a bunch of high schoolers, as I recall you were stuck with them on a bus (and then was it a mall?) Yeah, no thanks :)
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Yep, first a bus and then a mall. They drove me crazy and I think had I been with them, I would have sacrificed myself somehow.
DeleteI also do no think I would do well in the Seven Kingdoms. I'm not a very good liar, and my fighting skills are zero.
ReplyDeleteI know you said you would want to be a part of House Stark (stop reading if you are afraid of potential spoilers...), but don't they all die? Most of them? Plus, weird stuff happens there. WEIRD. The dragons would be pretty awesome, and being The Mother of Dragons might be interesting, but D has a HARD LIFE, and I don't want that, lol.
Yep, most are dead and don't worry - you didn't spoil me. But Jon is still alive...and I love wolves. And other than Dany, there's no other houses I really like.
DeleteLove this post! Great theme.
ReplyDeleteThanks Yvonne.
DeleteHaha, great take on the topic! I'd be tempted to visit the world of Game of Thrones, but let's be real, pretty much no one gets out of there alive.
ReplyDeleteI agree, no one is safe.
DeleteHa ha, love that you included Alice! I am NOT a fan of that story, so I totally agree with you. And The Graveyard Apartment was super creepy (even if I didn't like the book that much), I would never want to go there.
ReplyDeleteYea! Someone else who isn't in love with Alice - we are few and far between.
DeleteLove it.
ReplyDeletesherry @ fundinmental My TT
Thanks Sherry.
DeleteHAHA I love your take on it. Yes there are places in books we'd all like to go visit but then other books have interesting places but the idea of going on a visit is a hard pass! Love it.
ReplyDeleteThanks Eve.
DeleteYeah I don't think I would want to be in any of those places either and I haven't read all of those. :)
ReplyDeleteTrust me, I don't think you'd like any of them either.
DeleteHa I like that you did places you DON"T want to go! After reviewing your entries I have to agree- NONE of those places sound very safe lol. And I have to agree about Night Vale- very starnge place. :)
ReplyDeleteI know. So many people love the podcast, which I admit I haven't listened to. I was so excited for the book but I didn't find it enjoyable at all - and I like weird!
DeleteFun twist! I can think of so many I would not want to visit. Thanks for stopping by my Top 10 at Lisa Loves Literature earlier!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa - I enjoyed your list too!
Deletehahaha I don't think anyone would do well in the Seven Kingdoms.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you went with your list. :D
ReplyDeleteLynn
Yea, I had already done places I'd like to visit a few weeks ago when I couldn't think of food in books.
DeleteI like your spin on the topic. I sort of included the spin in my post as well. Have a great week. - Katie
ReplyDeleteYou too Katie. Having fun with your challenge!
DeleteYES!!! Awesome twist on this week's prompt!! Great list!
ReplyDeleteMy Top 10 Tuesday
Thanks Erica.
DeleteI'd pass on all of these too. Especially Night Vale and The Seven Kingdoms. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes, I don't think I'll ever understand Night Vale.
DeleteI like the twist! There are quite a few fictional places I would never go either, but I would love to go to Wonderland. I just imagine it as such a visual feast.
ReplyDeleteI think Wonderland would be okay if Alice wasn't there!
DeleteHaha, I love your twist on the topic. Westeros would kill me in about 5 seconds if I went there.
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
Yes, I would probably survive even less.
DeleteI'm with you on this... most of these places sound creepy! Would not want to visit.
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea for this week's post! :)
No doubt.
DeleteI haven't read any of these so I will have to trust you!
ReplyDeletePlease do :)
DeleteI love the spin you gave to this top ten! I have t agree Asylums are at the top of my most dreaded places! and yes to Rosemary's apartment! SCARY AS HELL!
ReplyDeleteI know...all those freaks in the building. And even her husband.
DeleteHaha, yeah Winterfell may sound nice, but the cold would be a big no! Not to mention those white walkers which aren't that far away...
ReplyDeleteLove your twist on this week's topic! I think I'd be deathly afraid to visit any setting in the Seven Kingdoms, lol.
ReplyDeleteI agree on Monument 14! Being trapped in the apocalypse with a bunch of kids would be my nightmare!
ReplyDeleteLOL I've not read any of these but just by the cover I think I'd be good not visiting them, too. Great twist!
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