So Kat is one of my favourite vloggers and this tag is perfection, so here we go!
The Little Mermaid
[a character who is out of their element, a “fish out of water”]
The world of Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy is crazy enough for Karou and Akiva, but when Zuzana and Mik get thrown into the mix, it reaches another level of bizarre. Zuzana and Mik definitely begin as fish out of water, but they soon learn to accept and appreciate the fantastical world around them.
Cinderella
[a character who goes through a major transformation]
Tally Youngblood goes through multiple transformations in each book of the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld. Physical and psychological. Each book brings with it a new Tally, a new set of complications for Tally to face, and a new journey for the reader. It's probably my favourite part about the series.
Snow White
[a book with an eclectic cast of characters]
The Sweet Series by Wendy Higgins hosts a colourful cast: the children of sin. And those from the "seven deadly sins" offer the most amusement to the story, and the most dynamic. It's a truly unique set of characters, and it makes for a fantastic series.
Sleeping Beauty
[a book that put you to sleep]
I could rant about The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton until the cows come home, but I have better things to do, so I'll keep it short: I absolutely hated this book. It is the most boring, pointless, waste-of-time book, and I truly do not understand how people can enjoy it.
The Lion King
[a character who had something traumatic happen to them in childhood]
Four's childhood absolutely breaks my heart. His family life is so saddening and depressing. It makes me want to just reach into the book and hug him until it's all okay. Both his parents are horrible, and I will never accept either of them as valid human beings. And his childhood trauma just makes the whole ending of Allegiant all the more heart-breaking.
Beauty and the Beast
[a beast of a bookthat you were intimidated by, but found the story to be beautiful]
The sheer size and density of Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë absolutely terrified me, but once I started reading, it was a fairly cruisy read, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Aladdin
[a character who gets their wish granted, for better or worse]
Bella Swan spends the entire series hoping to fulfil her wish of being with Edward forever. I love the Twilight story, and I will love and defend it until my dying days. It's a beautiful story of love and hope and happiness, and I hate how people hate on such a happy story.
Mulan
[a character who pretends to be someone or something they are not]
Katniss Everdeen is one amazing character. Her strength is as undeniable as it is inspiring. The facade that she presented to Panem through the media was an amazing cover act that saved her butt a number of times, and this identity conflict was a truly wonderful element to the series.
Toy Story
[a book with characters you wish would come to life]
Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell is the ultimate story of real-life characters in real-life situations. I feel like these characters are already alive and on the university campus with me, but at the same time I desperately want to meet Cath and Wren and Levi and Reagan and just hang out with them.
Disney Descendants
[your favorite villain or morally ambiguous character]
Dolores Umbridge isn't the main villain from Harry Potter, but she sure is evil. Or at least morally ambiguous. No, evil. She's plain evil, through and through. Her character is disgusting and awful, and cannot be sympathised with in the slightest. Voldemort, sure, there's a tragic backstory and you can kinda see where he's coming from. Umbridge, on the other hand, is pure evil and the most vile character I've ever come across.
