I take forever to do the tags I get tagged in, but rest assured that if you tagged me in something, I have a draft of it somewhere. By the way, shout-out to my sister for suggesting two songs for me to give as prompts. I had to ask for her help since I rarely listen to music.
Tag Guidelines:
- Link back to the tagger. Thank you so much, Arin, for tagging me! I love your blog so much!
- Credit to Daniel @ Page to Page
- Listen to the taggerโs song requests! After youโre done listening to the three songs the person who tagged you has chosen, choose a book that you think best goes along with that song and tell us why you chose it!
- Request 3 songs of your own! Give any three songs (and your corresponding book choices that think go well with said song) you want for your taggers to listen and respond to!
- Tag 5 people!
Arin’s song requests
๐ She by Dodie – Everything Leads to You by Nina LaCour

“And she tastes like birthday cake and story time and fall
But to her I taste of nothing at all”
The line above reminds me of what the main character, Emi, was feeling about her ex-girlfriend, Morgan, at the beginning of the book.
๐ What Do I Know? by Ed Sheeran – Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

“Love can change the world in a moment
But what do I know?”
This song is about the importance of love in a time of political turmoil and societal expectations, and I think that’s a perfect representation of Lazlo and Sarai’s love story which is set against a background of war and prejudice.
๐ Not Your Way by MisterWives – Moxie by Jennifer Mathieu

“No, it’s not your way, not your way
Not going to obey, to obey
This is my body, body
And you don’t have a say, have a say”
This song leans more toward body positivity, but I think the lyrics represent the whole feminist revolution going on in Moxie really well. This song is a bop too! Please listen to it!
My song requests
๐ Scrawny by Wallows– A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro

“Scrawny motherf*cker with a cool hairstyle”
I think this song is about a hipster boy who’s kind of a background character in his own life, and it’s about him being in the spotlight/getting the girl for once. That reminds me of Jamie Watson and his relationship with Charlotte Holmes, and I think that if the Charlotte Holmes series were a rom-com, this song would play at some point in the film.
๐ I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes) by The 1975–
Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang๏ปฟ

“But your death it won’t happen to you
It happens to your family and your friends”
This book is so hard-hitting, so please read the trigger warnings first. It’s about a popular mean girl at high school who attempts suicide and ends up in critical condition at the hospital. There are flashbacks throughout the book about why she decided to kill herself, and it also shows the perspective of her friends and family on her attempted suicide. Even though I read this book years ago, I still think about it sometimes.
๐ I Like Me Better by Lauv– To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han

“I like me better when I’m with you”
If you can’t tell, this is the song my sister didn’t help me pick. I only know of the really popular songs ๐ But how could I not choose TATBILB for this song? TATBILB is such a cute book with amazing food descriptions, and it has one of the best fake dating tropes I’ve ever read about. Confession: I actually haven’t watched the movie yet, though…
That’s all, folks! Fun fact: I finished drafting this post late at night, and I was so happy because I could finally go to bed… only for my laptop to hang while I was saving it and delete half of my work. I had to rewrite most of this from scratch, so I apologize if that shows.
Anyway, I tag Laura and Serena because they both wrote amazing music-based posts that you should check out. Click on their names to read them! I also tag Shri, Taasia and Alexia. What is a book and song that you think go really well together?
Thanks for tagging me! Your choices look interesting and I think I really should get around to Strange the Dreamer and A Study in Charlotte soon!
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Youโre welcome!! I wasnโt sure if youโd be fine with me tagging you, so this is good to hear ๐ Yes, you should and I hope you enjoyed them :))
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Loved your answers! And I’m a Caitlin too ๐
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Thanks!! And ahh, thatโs so amazing! Name twins :)) even though so many people misspell my name. Maybe people misspell yours too? Hahaha
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ALWAYS. wait, one more time, ALWAYS ๐. Caitlin is somehow the only spelling they never come up with haha.
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I know!!! Iโve gotten katelyn, Kaitlin, Kaitlyn and the closest was caitlyn but I donโt think ANYONE has gotten it right on the first try without me telling them. Actually, I read this article about our name, and caitlin is the original and correct spelling of the name. Because itโs an Irish (?) version of Katherine!
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I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW THAT. This just made my morning. Yes!! We have the correct spelling ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐ป๐๐
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Oh yess ๐๐
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Oh I loved reading this post! I have to go listen to all these songs now ahaha. I also NEED to read Moxie, Strange the Dreamer and Falling Into Place! I have all three of them, and Iโve heard such good things especially about Strange the Dreamer and Moxie. ๐ ALSO Iโm not sure if you know this or not since havenโt watched the TATBILB movie, it was in the trailer I think (omg you MUST watch the movie itโs adorable) but I Like Me Better was actually used in the movie!! ๐ So thatโs such a fitting choice haha ๐
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Aww thank you!! Moxie and strange the dreamer are A+ reads, but falling into place could be so hard to read at times, but I still remember most of what happens and I think about the main characterโs story to this day. Oh, actually, I knew it was used in the movie :,))) . Thatโs why I chose it even though I never watched it. I donโt think Iโve watched it yet just because I get so much second hand embarrassment from romance movies ๐
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Ahh Iโll definitely have to be in the right headspace for that one ahh, it sounds like a very difficult read ๐ Haha makes sense, it wouldโve been quite the coincidence! ๐ Ahahaha Iโve never thought about that omg!! This oneโs not bad though haha
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What a fun tag! I definitely agree with the books you chose for She by dodie and Not Your Way by Misterwives!
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Thanks! ๐
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This is such a fun tag, I’m going to have to give it a go myself! Also, that line from Scrawny is so funny, I had to give the song a listen haha. ๐
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It is! And actually the lead singer of wallows is the actor who play clay in 13RW. Iโm sorry if you already know this lmao. Heโs actually both a talented singer AND actor
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Omg thanks for tagging me โค This looks so fun! I totally loved your answers to this, and kind of want to go read all the books you mentioned ๐ Also lol, I love how you got your sister to pick songs for you ๐ Iโm excited to listen to them ๐
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Youโre welcome :)) I want to read every book mentioned in a post all the time, which is why Iโm drowning under my TBR pile ๐ yes, haha, thatโs how much of a music guru Iโm not. Happy listening and reading ๐
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Omg same. My tbr pile is crushing me atm, and my currently reading shelf is plotting my murder cuz I keep starting new books without finishing the old ones. But everyone gives such good book recs that I canโt help it! And lmao, Iโve listened to the same, like, 50 songs for the past 3 years now, so Iโm in the same boat ๐
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Great post! I totally agree with your pairing of Lauv’s I Like Me Better with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before!!
Also Falling Into Place by Amy Zhang๏ปฟ sounds like a really thoughtful read, I just added it onto my TBR ๐
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Thanks!!! Hope you love it ๐๐
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Wow wow wow, I can’t believe I never got around to commenting on this. I’m so sorry, school gets in the way of blogging sometimes and its very inconvenient. I loved seeing what books and songs you picked, I really need to get around to reading Everything Leads to You.
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Nah, itโs okay! School is so stressful, but I hope you get to relax some time soon, or at least survive :โ) thanks & itโs a perfect fluffy read!
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